BTS & Kpop

Big Hit Music recently announced the preorder for RM's new album, "Right Place, Wrong Person" for April 26. “Right Place, Wrong Person is an 11-track album that captures some of the universal emotions we all experience at some point in life, such as the feeling of being an outsider who doesn’t fit in." The alternative-genre album will be released May 24.

After J-Hope celebrated his 30th birthday last February 18th, Big Hit Entertainment announced the preorder of his new album "Hope On The Street Vol. 1" the next day. It will be released on March 29. It is also the OST for his similarly-titled documentary on Prime Video, due to be shown beginning March 27, 2024.

Read more on clashmusic.com.

Video teaser here.

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Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) has announced the 2024 full members list & Jungkook has been included as a full member.

Only 25 people are can be promoted every year, as a member Jungkook will able to attend summits/meetings & cast his vote during these conferences.

Jungkook is the fourth BTS member after Suga (2018), RM & j-hope (2020) to be promoted to a full KOMCA member. KOMCA full membership is given to its members who have engaged in substantial musical creation as measured by the cumulative amount of royalties from copyrighted works.

Jungkook is now credited as songwriter of 22 songs and versions on KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association) with the latest addition being “Dreamers” and “Dreamers (Live Version)”

• Dreamers (22-11-20) • Dreamers (Live Version) (22-11-20) • My You (22-06-13) • Run BTS (22-06-10) • I NEED U (Demo Ver.) (22-06-10) • Still With You (Acapella) (22-06-10) • Film out (21-04-02) • Stay (20-11-20) • Telepathy (20-11-20) • SKIT (20-11-20) • In The Soop (20-08-19) • Your eyes tell (20-07-15) • OUTRO: The Journey (20-07-15) • Still With You (20-06-05) • My Time (20-02-21) • Magic Shop (18-05-18) • INTRODUCTION: YOUTH (16-11-09) • Love Is Not Over (16-05-02) • Run (15-11-30) • Autumn Leaves (Go Yeop) (15-11-30) • OUTRO: Love Is Not Over (15-04-29) • OUTRO: Circle Room Cypher (13-06-12)

From Weverse:

“Closer Than This” is a heartfelt fan song that encapsulates Jimin’s genuine feelings for ARMY. As we approach the final days of 2023, we hope that “Closer Than This”, with its lyrics conveying Jimin’s love and affection for his fans, will bring you hope and warmth.

Release Date: 2 PM, Friday, December 22, 2023 (KST)

Koreaboo reports that BTS' Spring Day has dethroned Mariah Carey's perennial holiday charttopper All I Want For Christmas Is You on US iTunes today, December 12, 2023. This coincides with the military enlistment of the last two BTS members, Jimin and Jungkook, who applied under the buddy soldier system. This may also be a result of organic ARMY action as a result of their reactions to the military enlistment. The 2017 hit has been the longest-charting song on the Melon Chart since its release 6 years ago. As of this writing, Spring Day is #1 on iTunes in 68 countries (photo below, from music charts aggregator kworb.net).

V's track Rainy Days from his Layover album is #58 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2023.

Rolling Stone ranks SUGA’s ‘D-DAY’ among the 100 best albums of 2023 (at number #69).

"D-DAY, the third release BTS’ Suga has put out as Agust D, is a tight 10-track collection that lyrically and musically probes the concept of freedom — what it means, whether it’s a blessing or a curse. Take the double-entendre title of the thundering “Haegeum,” which wraps around a drone from the two-stringed traditional Korean instrument of the same name. “Haegeum” also can be translated as “liberation,” and Agust D unpacks that idea in knotty, spat-out rhymes that take aim at conformity, the trappings of “success,” and information overload. Meanwhile, “Life Goes On” hints at a brighter future, or at least one where life’s big questions loom a little less ominously."

Previously in 2022, Rolling Stone ranked J-hope's Jack In The Box at #9.

Looking at Namjoon's photos from the W Korea Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign event, his eye injury seems to have healed. Or did he attend before he got injured? #bts #BTS

It was announced on Weverse on November 22 that the remaining 4 BTS members RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook will be proceeding with their military enlistment some time in December 2023. They are expected to be back in June 2025.

I made a Spotify solo focus playlist for each member, for streaming. This includes tracks from their solo albums. Here they are, in fanchant order:

RM

Jin

Suga

J-hope

Jimin

V

Jungkook

If you'd like to share your playlists (also Apple Music and Youtube), please post here.

We've abandoned this space a little lately, but it's not forgotten. Over the summer months (in Australia), while I'm not quite so busy with work, I'm planning to upgrade and consolidate our various community spaces.

So what do you think? Should we revive this space? Should we experiment with a Kpop-dedicated KBin instance? Perhaps a wiki is a better fit for building a repository of the good things our community shares. Tell me what you think!! 💜

This thread is for news about new music/comebacks expected in August 2023.

How exciting. Jungkookie's solo release 'Seven' is coming on @ 1 PM, Friday, July 14, 2023 (KST)

Message from BigHit as follows:

\_Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC.

We are pleased to inform you about the release of “Seven,” the solo digital single by BTS member Jung Kook.

“Seven” is an invigorating “summer song” that is sure to have you experience the full breadth of Jung Kook’s charm. We hope that “Seven” will bring your summer fun to the next level.

As Jung Kook kicks off his official solo activities, we ask you to extend your utmost anticipation and support for his digital single and many other activities to come.

Release Date: 1 PM, Friday, July 14, 2023 (KST)

Let's use this thread to keep track of 'his digital single and many other activities to come'.\_

from: https://weverse.io/bts/notice/14227?hl=en

Squee!

Weverse has added photos from the filming of the Lilith MV. You can find the photos on Weverse here: https://weverse.io/bts/media/2-121194204

This thread is to share news about new music (not just BANGTAN) dropping during July. If there's a release you're looking forward to, share it with everyone here!

Whether it's a playlist for a particular release or just a fun one you'd like to share, it's always cool to check out what moots are listening to!

Add yours - whatever platform you like - Spotify, Apple, Youtube, Analogue list .. and go!

An analysis of what makes Jimin's singing voice unique. #BTS #Jimin

https://twitter.com/chim131313chim/status/1669124488469053441

\#BTS

I know lots of us have other favourite artists, and eagerly await their new releases, so I thought it might be cool to have a place to celebrate those too.

Add the details of your fav's upcoming releases and where we can watch / listen!

This is a thread to share content relating to the 2023 Festa.

Official links for the live shows for:

1. It's 5 PM and this is Kim Namjun (5PM KST)

Weverse

TikTok (Delayed streaming)

1. 10th Anniversary Fireworks show (Narration by Jungkook) (8.30-9PM KST)

Weverse

YouTube

TikTok

Testing the microblog section of Kbin.social. Hopefully I will be able to access this post from my other Fediverse accounts. #BTS

Here's my Take Two Spotify playlist.

\#BTS

This thread is for news and discussions of the upcoming BTS 10th anniversary book.

‘BEYOND THE STORY: 10-YEAR RECORD OF BTS’

The First Ever Official Book Published in Celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary

CHAPTER 1 SEOUL CHAPTER 2 WHY WE EXIST CHAPTER 3 LOVE, HATE, ARMY CHAPTER 4 INSIDE OUT CHAPTER 5 A FLIGHT THAT NEVER LANDS CHAPTER 6 THE WORLD OF BTS CHAPTER 7 WE ARE

📖 Original Edition Pre-order: 23. 6. 15. 11:00AM (KST) Release: 23. 7. 9. 7:09AM (KST)

We're about to get J-Hope's first solo LV campaign! see WWD article here.

I've attached the first photo we have from the article. Thanks @moonchildontheblueside for the original share.

Reply to this thread with more content related to this campaign as it comes out.

Edit: posting multiple photos here directly doesn’t work very well. I’ve shared a folder with the photos I’ve collected so far here: J-Hope LV Campaign 202023

This is a thread to discuss ideas for how we could use this space and make it fun/informative. Contribute your thoughts below and vote on others.

Hi all, this is a thread to discuss KBin, including our general thoughts on the platform and features that are missing or not working. I am hoping this will help us determine KBin's long-term viability for ARMY as well as keep each other informed about what might not be working correctly at the time (as this is alpha software and wobbly).

Note: the developer's issue tracker is here: KBin Issues