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K-pop boy band BTS perform onstage during comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square on 21 March, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee - Pool-Kyodo)

BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix

The Seoul comeback concert by K-pop stars BTS drew an estimated 18.4 million viewers worldwide, streaming giant Netflix has said.

Music • 25 Mar

BTS fans react as they watch the comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on a screen at the venue in Seoul on March 21, 2026. South Korean megastars BTS reunited on 21 March for their first show in nearly four years. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

'BTSnomics' - breaking down the fans' spending power

For Maria Herrera, a utility employee from Vancouver, the trade-off to watch a performance by Kpop supergroup BTS on Saturday in Seoul was simple: weeks of extra shifts at her job and roughly 5,000 Canadian dollars (€3,140) for a week in Seoul.

Music • 24 Mar

(EDITORIAL USE ONLY) K-pop boy band BTS perform onstage during comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. The free concert is the band's first performance in nearly four years. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee - Pool-Kyodo)

BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after hiatus

South Korean megastars BTS reunited for their first show in nearly four years in front of enormous crowds in Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza livestreamed to millions more worldwide.

Music • 21 Mar

(L-R) V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope of BTS attend the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on 3 April, 2022

BTS say they are still 'country kids' in new documentary

K-pop megastars BTS still see themselves as "country kids from South Korea", according to a trailer for a new documentary released on Tuesday ahead of their huge comeback concert this weekend.

Music • 17 Mar

BTS live concert and documentary to stream on Netflix

K-pop superstars BTS will launch their comeback with a live reunion concert on Netflix, as well as a documentary.

Music • 03 Feb

BTS to kick off world tour in April

K-pop megastars BTS will kick off their first world tour in four years in April, their label has said.

Music • 14 Jan

BTS return with first album in five years, world tour

South Korean pop group BTS are to return from hiatus with their first studio album in more than five years and a world tour.

Music • 05 Jan

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope of BTS attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Five things to know about the K-pop juggernaut BTS

All the members of South Korea's most lucrative boyband BTS are set to finish their military service this month, paving the way for the K-pop super-group to release new music.

Music • 10 Jun 25

Suga made a "grave mistake", and he is "painfully sorry"

BTS's Suga fined for drunken e-scooter incident

A member of the K-pop group BTS has been fined over €10,000 - almost the maximum possible - for driving an electric scooter while drunk, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency has reported.

Music • 30 Sep 24

BTS member Jin (left) is greeted by fellow BTS member RM after being discharged from his mandatory military service outside a military base in Yeoncheon, South Korea

BTS star Jin finishes South Korean military service

K-pop star Jin from BTS ended more than 500 days of South Korean military service on Wednesday, crying tears of joy - with bandmates embracing him and one belting out a group hit on the saxophone to celebrate.

Music • 12 Jun 24

Final two members of BTS start military service

The last two members of K-pop superstars BTS to enlist for mandatory military service, Jimin and Jungkook, are set to begin their training resulting in the entire group being on hiatus.

Music • 12 Dec 23

A billboard for Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS in Seoul, South Korea

BTS bring fans Beyond the Story with memoir

K-pop megastars BTS have published their hotly anticipated memoir, marking their 10th anniversary as a group.

Music • 09 Jul 23

(L-R) V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope of BTS

BTS agency employees accused of insider trading

Three employees at HYBE, the agency behind K-pop megastars BTS, have been accused of insider trading by South Korea's financial watchdog over share sales before the group's bombshell "hiatus" announcement.

Music • 01 Jun 23

J-Hope of BTS to begin South Korean military service

BTS star J-Hope is due to start his mandatory South Korean military service on Tuesday making him the second member to report for duty since the K-pop juggernaut went on hiatus last year.

Music • 18 Apr 23

Jin reported to a frontline boot camp in Yeoncheon in South Korea on Tuesday

Jin from BTS begins military service

BTS star Jin started his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band's first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop juggernaut's uncertain future.

Music • 13 Dec 22

BTS' Jin will begin his mandatory five-week training at Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi province before being deployed to a "frontline unit", the Yonhap news agency reported, citing military and industry sources

BTS star to begin military service next month - report

The oldest member of the K-pop phenomenon BTS will begin his military service on 13 December, becoming the first in the group to enlist, South Korean media has reported.

Music • 24 Nov 22

BTS (pictured at the Grammys in Las Vegas in April) - Music stars' agency said "the members of BTS are honoured to serve"

BTS 'moving forward' with military service

The members of the K-pop supergroup BTS will enlist in the military, their agency has said, putting an end to a years-long debate on whether the stars deserved exemptions from mandatory service.

Music • 17 Oct 22

BTS (pictured at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in April) - The spectre of conscription has long hovered over the boyband

BTS military service nixers a possibility - minister

K-pop sensations BTS may be allowed to continue performing and preparing for international concerts even while they undertake their mandatory military service in South Korea, the country's defence minister has said.

Music • 01 Aug 22

Emotional BTS tell fans they're taking a break

K-pop megastars BTS told fans they were taking a break from the supergroup to focus on their solo careers, citing exhaustion and the pressures of stratospheric success in an emotional video appearance.

Music • 15 Jun 22

BTS perform onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

BTS flirt but take a tumble during Grammys performance

They may have failed - yet again - to take home a Grammy but BTS delivered a Grammys performance featuring mid-air acrobatics and an unexpected stumble on Sunday night.

Grammys 2022 • 04 Apr 22

Jimin of BTS is currently recovering in hospital

BTS member Jimin in hospital for appendicitis and Covid

BTS bandmember Jimin has undergone surgery for "acute appendicitis" and also tested positive for coronavirus, his label has said.

Music • 31 Jan 22

Dwayne Johnson congratulates Make-A-Wish recipient Shushana

Dwayne Johnson melts hearts at People's Choice Awards

There wasn't a dry eye in the house at the E! People's Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Tuesday night as triple winner Dwayne Johnson gave his People's Champion Award to a Make-A-Wish recipient.

Entertainment • 08 Dec 21

The K-pop superstars won Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop Duo or Group and Favorite Pop Song (Butter)

Big night for BTS at American Music Awards

BTS were among the big winners at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, winning in three categories.

Music • 22 Nov 21

Ed Sheeran - Won Best Artist and Best Song

Ed Sheeran, BTS the big winners at MTV EMAs

Ed Sheeran and BTS were the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Budapest as stars joined together to celebrate the LGBT community.

Music • 15 Nov 21

Coldplay and BTS announce new bilingual collaboration

Coldplay have announced their new song My Universe, a collaboration with South Korean boy band BTS sung in both English and Korean.

Music • 13 Sep 21