Big Hit Entertainment sheds more than 22 percent
K-pop sensation BTS’s management agency Big Hit Entertainment saw its stock price plummet more than 22 percent on the second day after its listing on the Seoul bourse.
Big Hit finished 200,500 won...
Global Times readers rap anti-BTS sentiments
Over the past week, controversies swirled about K-pop superstar BTS leader RM’s remarks on the Korean War (1950-53) after receiving the General James A. Van Fleet Award.
On Oct. 7, RM said, “We will always...
Korea set to delay military conscripts of BTS members
The South Korean government is expected to allow BTS members to delay their military scripts as a mounting number of the country's lawmakers are urging the measures.
Mo Jong-hwa, the chief of...
Big Hit IPO draws more than $50 billion from individual investors
Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind K-pop superstar BTS, drew more than $50 billion in a retail subscription, four South Korea brokerage houses in charge of the bid said...
K-pop superstar delivers 'message of hope'
K-pop megastar BTS spoke at the 75th UN General Assembly this week to deliver a “message of hope” at a time when the world suffers from the spread of the virus pandemic.
The seven-member group...
Music label's estimated value keeps rising
The popularity of South Korea’s boy band BTS prompts analysts to raise the estimated market capitalization of its management company Big Hit Entertainment ahead of its initial public offering (IPO).
Up until now, the value...
New devices will come up with iconic purple heart design
Samsung Electronics on June 15 took the wraps off the BTS-themed smartphones, dubbed the Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition, to attract global fans of the seven-piece K-pop superstar.
The Seoul-based company also...
'It's not about his sexuality, but about his music'
One of the most frequently asked questions about K-pop superstar BTS is about the members’ sexual orientation. People tend to ask whether the seven-piece boy band has gay members.
The Korea News...
Boy band member apologizes related to coronavirus
Big Hit Entertainment, a management company of K-pop superstar BTS, made an apology for band member Jungkook’s outing at Itaewon where the resurgence of the new COVID-19 coronavirus started of late.
The Seoul-based label...
Boy band helps a beleaguered firm turn around
In early 2019, Kyung Nam Pharm, one of South Korea’s oldest pharmaceutical companies, ran the risk of being ousted from the country’s stock market on suspicion of accounting fraud.
Understandably, the Seoul-based company...
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