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BTS

The Bangtan Boys debuted in 2013 and quickly became the Kings of K-pop. They've been called some of the most influential artists in the world and their fans span generational and language divides.

Tourists in Seoul pose in costumes from the Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters. Photo: Seoul Metropolitan Government

Reading Comprehension

Study Buddy (Explorer): Love of K-culture drives South Korean tourism boom

29 Mar 2026

BTS will release its fifth album, Arirang, on March 20. Photo: AP

Listening Practice

Listen Up: K-pop superstars BTS to make a dynamite return with a world tour

01 Feb 2026

You might be surprised to learn that the girl group topping the charts is a fictional band from the film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’. Photo: TNS/Netflix

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, Cantonese opera and student mental health (letters)

16 Aug 2025

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, recently completed his mandatory military service. Photo: AP

Asia

BTS member Jin to take part in Paris Olympics as a torch-bearer

04 Jul 2024

The last four members of K-pop band BTS have begun the process of enlisting in the military. Photo: AP

Lifestyle

BTS’ 4 remaining members begin process to enlist in the military: agency

22 Nov 2023

BTS group member Suga pictured in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2022. He will being his mandatory military service on Friday. (Photo: The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images

Entertainment

BTS’ Suga starts military service this week, and his label wants fans to stay away

19 Sep 2023

BTS member Suga attends an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks on January 12, 2023 in Los Angeles. Suga has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service. Photo: AP

News

K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service

08 Aug 2023

Malaysian BTS fans Aiudrey (L) and Aqilah (R) hold copies of the BTS memoir “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” at a bookstore in Seoul on July 9, 2023. Photo: AFP

Great Reads

‘Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS’ is a love letter to the group’s fans

11 Jul 2023

They may be on hiatus, but BTS fans still have something new to look forward to when the band drops its memoir in July. Photo: Getty Images for The Recording Academy/TNS

Entertainment

K-pop megastars BTS to release memoir in July

12 May 2023

J-Hope performs in Times Square during the first New Year’s Eve event without restrictions since the coronavirus pandemic began in New York City on December 31, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Entertainment

J-Hope of BTS to begin mandatory military service in South Korea

18 Apr 2023