'Dear Class of 2020' will take place on June 6
K-pop superstar BTS will team up with former U.S. President Barack Obama, American pop star Lady Gaga, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai for a YouTube event slated for early next month.Big Hit Entertainment, which manages BTS, said this week that the seven-member boy band will perform during a virtual commencement event named “Dear Class of 2020.”The streaming event will take place on June 6 to celebrate graduates, their families, and their communities online at a time when the world struggles to deal with the new COVID-19 coronavirus.On top of Obama, included in the speakers’ list are 2014 Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.BTS is scheduled to play in an after-party following the YouTube ceremony alongside other artists.BTS has released its fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7” this February to gain global popularity.The album has sold more than 500,000 pure copies in the United States, which is the first exploit by a K-pop group, according to the Forbes.The idol group was initially set to go on a global concert tour but indefinitely delayed the schedule due to the outbreak of COVID-19.이 기사를 공유합니다
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