Since the regime quashed China’s version of the K-pop industry in 2021, an underground ‘alt-idol’ culture has emerged, championing freedom and experimentation Over the past decade, “idol” culture has ...

Last week, a No. 1 debut for BTS's Arirang seemed as inevitable as the tides: The K-pop boy band didn't have much competition ...

The BTS concert on April 9 in South Korea kicked off the "ARIRANG' world tour in 2026. Here are the songs that BTS performed ...

Burt is a contributor for TIME. BTS returns with new album 'Arirang' Burt is a contributor for TIME. It’s been a while since we saw BTS in proper fighting form. Launched in 2013 as a hip-hop idol ...

BTS released the music video for 2.0, a track from their fifth full-length studio album ARIRANG, at 2 a.m. KST on March 2, 2026, via HYBE Labels’ official YouTube channel. The video drew inspiration ...

In our cover-story interview, BTS' powerhouse singer talks about his rock-influenced solo work, loving Coldplay, and what ...

BTS’ highly anticipated fifth studio album, Arirang, is finally here. For the past five and a half years, the group’s members have either worked on solo releases and/or served his mandatory military ...

The K-pop sensation BTS reunited for their first concert in nearly four years after completing their mandatory military service. Their return to the stage was celebrated by huge crowds of cheering ...

Swarms of BTS fans and curious onlookers from around the world descended on Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday to attend BTS’s highly anticipated comeback concert, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Two BTS members — Jung Kook and J-Hope — return to the same chart ...

The K-pop superstars’ new album, “Arirang,” comes with huge commercial expectations. The group made room for artistic experimentation, too. By Jon Caramanica After a four-year hiatus, the powerhouse K ...

The first thing BTS ask for on Arirang, the group's long-awaited fifth studio album, is simple: "Put your phone down." It sounds almost cliché in an era of screen fatigue, but coming from BTS, it ...