BTS has slayed the Oricon chart in Japan with the release of their second album “Youth”! According to their agency Big Hit Entertainment, their album recorded a total of 44,457 copies sold on the first day of its release on September 7, topping the Oricon Album Daily Chart. “Youth” is their second full Japanese album… Continue reading BTS’s Japanese Album Overtakes Top Spot On Oricon Chart
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Watch: BTS’s V Stars In 3rd Part Of “WINGS” Short Film
BTS has released the third part of their “WINGS” short film! On September 8 at midnight KST, BTS shared the third part of “WINGS,” entitled “STIGMA,” this time starring member V. The second part was titled “LIE” and starred Jimin, while the first part was “BEGIN” and starred Jungkook. The short films are teasers for the… Continue reading Watch: BTS’s V Stars In 3rd Part Of “WINGS” Short Film
BTS’s Rap Monster Joins Pilot Variety Show
On September 7, KBS 2TV revealed a teaser for their upcoming Chuseok special which is also a pilot variety show. The show is titled “Gu Ra Cha Cha Time Slip – New Boy” (tentative title) and its cast members include Kim Gura, Cha Tae Hyun, Kim Byung Ok, Eun Ji Won, and BTS’s Rap Monster.… Continue reading BTS’s Rap Monster Joins Pilot Variety Show
10 Favorite Moments From “Show Champion” In Manila
Who loves a good K-pop concert? We here at the Soompi team sure do! In fact, we were recently at the MBC Show Champion in Manila concert where the ever popular Show Champ shot their 200th episode! Wow, 200. That’s a lot, isn’t it? The Soompi team had a blast at the show and we’ll… Continue reading 10 Favorite Moments From “Show Champion” In Manila
33 Times K-Pop Groups Sang Another Group’s Song And It Was Amazing
Special stages are fun ways to see groups outside of their normal image, and it can lead to some of our favorite performances. In no particular order, here are a collection of some of the extremely entertaining times K-Pop groups switched things up and performed another group’s song. Wonder Girls & BIGBANG: “Tell Me” &… Continue reading 33 Times K-Pop Groups Sang Another Group’s Song And It Was Amazing
BTS Receives Massive Interest In Large-Scale Fan Meeting
Following news of their upcoming large-scale fan meeting, BTS has unsurprisingly sold out tickets already. The fan meetings will take place on November 12 and 13 at Gocheok Sky Dome. Ticketing started with official fan club members on September 1 and opened up to non-fan club members on September 5 through Interpark. Due to the… Continue reading BTS Receives Massive Interest In Large-Scale Fan Meeting
Watch: BTS’s Jimin Stars In 2nd Part Of “WINGS” Short Film
BTS has now released the second part of their “WINGS” short film! Big Hit Entertainment caused quite a stir on September 5 when they suddenly released part one of a BTS short film entitled “WINGS,” starring Jungkook, which left fans puzzling over the video’s meaning and how it relates to the group’s previous or future… Continue reading Watch: BTS’s Jimin Stars In 2nd Part Of “WINGS” Short Film
Watch: Members Of BTS, EXO, VIXX, TWICE, And More Go Head To Head In “Idol Chef King” Preview
MBC’s upcoming chuseok special “Idol Chef King” has shared its first trailer! The show held its preliminary competition last month, featuring 216 idol applicants from 62 groups in total, with the goal of discovering the best cook within the idol world. Applicants who battled it out in the preliminaries in an attempt to grab a spot… Continue reading Watch: Members Of BTS, EXO, VIXX, TWICE, And More Go Head To Head In “Idol Chef King” Preview
Homme Had No Idea BTS’s Rap Monster Would Write Ballads So Well
Homme (Lee Hyun, Lee Changmin), who recently returned with the song “Dilemma,” written by BTS’s Rap Monster, talked about what it was like working with the idol group leader. Lee Hyun said, “At first we were worried that Rap Monster would be too cautious, because he would have seen us as seniors since 2009, when… Continue reading Homme Had No Idea BTS’s Rap Monster Would Write Ballads So Well
BTS To Release 2nd Full Album Entitled “WINGS”
BTS’s mysterious video that was shared at midnight KST on September 5 has been confirmed to be a glimpse of the concept for the hit group’s upcoming full album! The nightmare-themed video starring member Jungkook is entitled “WINGS Short Film #1 Begin,” and left fans puzzling over its symbolism as well as its relation to… Continue reading BTS To Release 2nd Full Album Entitled “WINGS”