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• Filipina Actress Arci Muñoz Names Plot of Land After BTS Park Jimin As a Gift for Idol’s Birthday

  On Thursday, Filipina Actress Arci Muñoz proved her love for the K-pop superstar BTS Jimin as she unveiled her gift to the idol who recently celebrated his birthday on October 13 – and fans, as well as netizens, are truly amazed by her present!

  10.15.20 | 10:44PM EDT

• BTS's "Airplane Pt.2" Allegedly Plagiarized by Indian Artists

  On October 6, 2020, VYVRL Originals dropped the song "Hum Tum", allegedly composed by Sukriti Kalar, Prakriti Kalar, and Lost Stories, with lyrics written by MellowD. However, upon analyzing the track, ARMYs are claiming the song is a rip-off of BTS's song "Airplane Pt.2".

  10.15.20 | 10:03PM EDT

• BTS Wins Top Social Artist at The Billboard Music Awards

  On October 15, Thursday, the Billboard Music Awards announced on their social media accounts that BTS had won the Top Social Artist award.

  10.15.20 | 3:02AM EDT
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  ChoA Returns With Sweet Cover of BTS "Dynamite"

  Fans of K-Pop have been jamming out to BTS' award-winning song "Dynamite" for quite some time now! However, it seems that the song isn't just loved by the average person but also celebrities as well!

  10.15.20 | 1:55AM EDT

• Big Hit Entertainment Just Dropped The Weirdest BTS Merch Ever... Here's What People Think of It

  On October 14, Big Hit Entertainment just dropped a teaser for a new piece of BTS merchandise, available for purchase on October 15 at the BTS WeVerse Shop Global. Upon the reveal, people couldn't help but comment on how weird it is.

  10.14.20 | 9:52PM EDT
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  Here Are K-Pop's Top 10 Male Visuals, According to Korea's Strict Beauty Standard

  South Korea is infamous for having one of the world's strictest beauty standards. In the country, there are very specific features that are considered attractive and even the slightest deviation from it can be considered unattractive. While beauty is subjective, most entertainment agencies select trainees and who gets to debut with those standards in mind. Knowing this, here are the top 10 male visuals in K-pop that have visuals in line with South Korea's strict beauty standards.

  10.14.20 | 8:08PM EDT

• Chinese Version of YouTube Illegally Distributing Video of BTS's Online Concert

  On October 13, Tuesday, it was confirmed that the entire duration of BTS's latest online concert, which was held over the weekend, was illegally downloaded and distributed online in China.

  10.13.20 | 9:40PM EDT

• Chinese Netizen Allegedly Beaten Up for Having a BTS Phone Case

  Amidst criticism from China over BTS member RM's speech from the Van Fleet Awards over his usage of the "two nations" phrase, it has been reported that a Chinese netizen who was seen using a BTS phone case was beaten up on the street.

  10.13.20 | 9:28PM EDT

• China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Speaks Up on BTS' Controversial Speech That Angered Chinese Netizens

  On Monday, BTS was caught in a controversy following RM’s speech that tackles the relationship of South Korea to the United States during the Korean War. Several Chinese netizens express their anger towards the alleged insensitive message; thus, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released their stand about the growing issue.

  10.12.20 | 11:21PM EDT

• BTS Tops Billboard Hot 100 With "Savage Love" Remix

  BTS has topped the Billboard Hot 100 once again, this time with the "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat" remix, which they made in collaboration with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo.

  10.12.20 | 9:38PM EDT
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  These 8 Male K-Pop Idols Don’t Seem to Age

  It is no new information that Korean idols have flawless skin, beautiful hair, and fit bodies. This makes it very hard to guess how old some of these idols may be. While some look older than they are because of their mature personality, some look exceptionally younger than they are.

  10.12.20 | 10:29PM EDT
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  Here’s the Genealogy of 1st to 4th Generation of K-Pop — Which Lineup is Your Favorite?

  You surely heard of the “Generation of K-pop” that includes the first, second, and third-gen groups. However, are you aware that we are currently in the fourth-gen K-pop?In this sense, IDOLOGY, one of the longest-running critic website-magazines in Korea, had a full analysis of the genealogical theory of the K-pop’s four generations based on the paradigm shifts overseas of these K-pop groups, trends, and many more.

  10.12.20 | 10:21PM EDT

• BTS Online Concert Almost Reaches 1 Million Viewers from 191 Countries + Approximately 50 Billion Won Sales

  BTS just made another achievement! On Monday, the agency of the group Big Hit Entertainment announced that the second online concert of the group BTS has reached almost 1 million viewers worldwide.

  10.12.20 | 10:15PM EDT

• BTS Under Fire Following RM’s VFA Speech + Samsung & FILA China Delete BTS Contents

  On Monday, the world-renown K-pop group BTS faced immense backlash from Chinese netizens, following recent leader RM’s speech for the annual James A. Van Fleet Awards held on October 7 through a virtual broadcast.

  10.11.20 | 11:19PM EDT

• BTS Jimin Shed Tears During Encore Stage of Online Concert

  On October 10, Saturday, BTS held their long-awaited online concert, "BTS Map of the Soul ON:E". During their encore stage, member Jimin couldn't help but shed tears as he was giving his final comments.

  10.11.20 | 10:06PM EDT
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  Here Are The Top 10 Most Popular Boy Groups for September

  The Korean Business Research Institute released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop boy groups for the month of September. To determine which boys groups make the list, they analyzed consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.

  10.11.20 | 8:01PM EDT
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  Which K-pop Idols Do You Think Should Debut as Actors/Actresses? Here Are Netizens’ Answers

  Do you believe that K-pop idols should just become idols and don’t interfere with the acting industry? Well, most of the time, idols who are debuting as actors or prominently known as idol-actors are criticized tremendously for their alleged bad or weak acting, mostly by Korean drama fans and viewers.

  10.12.20 | 12:48AM EDT
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  Military Manpower Association Announces BTS Will Not Be Exempt From The Mandatory Military Service

  Following speculation that BTS could have the chance to be exempted from their mandatory military service, the Military Manpower Association (MMA) announced on October 9, 2020, that they would not be allowing BTS to be exempted.

  10.09.20 | 9:18PM EDT

• Here Are The Top 10 Most Popular K-Pop Songs For September According to the Gaon Digital Songs Ranking

  On October 9, Friday, the Gaon Chart released which digital singles garnered the most point within the month. The Gaon Chart is the most reputable and popular music hart in South Korea and is equivalent to the United States' Billboard charts. Want to know what were the top 10 most popular K-pop songs for September? Then keep on reading.

  10.09.20 | 7:48PM EDT
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  Jin's Song "Moon" is The Longest-Charting BTS Solo Track on The MelOn Charts

  We have another BTS member making history! On October 8, Thursday, it was announced that Jin's solo song, "Moon", is the longest-charting BTS solo song to chart on the MelOn charts in MelOn history!

  10.08.20 | 11:30PM EDT