ARMY has a gift for BTS on 7th anniversary as DNA MV hits 1 billion views; 1st Korean boy group to achieve it

BLACKPINK is gearing up for their long-awaited comeback as BLINKS have been demanding for one, for more than a year. Their last released work was the super successful Kill This Love EP, which was a massive chart-topper and increased the Korean girl group's international fanbase.

If you're a fan of BTS, these past few months have been exciting as the septet is rolling out so much new content for us to be entertained by. Whether it be their docuseries, Break The Silence or even the celebrations for the 7th anniversary, i.e.

BTS is back!

One of the most beloved K-dramas to come out this year was definitely Crash Landing on You starring the gorgeous pair of Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin. For the unversed, the storyline of CLOY centered around the star-crossed love story between North Korean Ri Jeong-hyeok, a captain in the Korean People's Army and South Korean Yoon Se-ri, heiress to the Queen's Group.

If you are picking boys over flowers (see what we did there!), here's Lee Min Ho giving you the option of picking a boy with flower. The King: Eternal Monarch may have ended.

As though we don't adore the Wooga Squad enough, BTS singer V has given us another reason to shower the gang with love. For the unversed, the friends' group includes Bangtan Boy Kim Taehyung, Itaewon Class star Park Seo Joon, Korean artist Peakboy, Parasite actor Choi Woo Shik, and singer Park Hyun Sik.

BTS is currently one cloud nine as their album Map of the Soul: 7 has been breaking records one after the other. The septet’s latest creation has been receiving tremendous response from music lovers all over the world.

James Corden is showing his appreciation for BTS fans. During an episode of The Late Late Show, he paid tribute to the passionate fanbase for coming together to raise $1 million in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

BTS have certainly put their money where their mouths are when it comes to supporting Black Lives Matter, having donated $1 million to the international human rights movement. As protests in support of the initiative – and its core ideals – continue all around the world, the hugely popular K-pop band teamed up with Big Hit Entertainment, their Korean record label, and transferred the hefty sum on Friday, June 5.

BTS continues its FESTA 2020 celebrations with new set of family portraits. The Korean pop band, which celebrates its seventh anniversary this year, has been showering the ARMY with love via new songs, choreography videos, and aesthetic family portraits.

The Korean boy group has joined the long list of celebrities showing full support to the Black Lives Matter movement amid fierce protests all over the world. BTS undeniably has massive social and international influence and has been for a long time, which is why the members standing in solidarity with all the victims of police brutality and racism in general was only a matter of time.

In support of Black Lives Matter, BTS released a statement in which the members declared that they “stand against racial discrimination” after the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee and other unarmed Black Americans. The band took to their Twitter on Thursday, June 4, with a statement in Korean and English about how the K-pop group condemns systemic racial violence and discrimination.

BTS released a rare political statement on Wednesday (June 4), standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Park Seo Joon climbed another step on the ladder of success this week. The actor has had a memorable year until now. Seo Joon has received love for his act in Itaewon Class. As he dives deep into his upcoming flick with IU, the actor revealed he has received the YouTube Gold Play Button. The actor received the honour after his YouTube channel surpassed the one million subscriber mark. The actor took to YouTube and did a special unboxing of his Gold Play Button. 

Last year, BTS scored the most-liked tweet courtesy Jungkook. Kookie posted a video on the band's official Twitter account where he was dancing to Billie Eilish's Bad Guy. The ARMY showered him with love and as a result, the "Duh" tweet made history. However, he wasn't the only Korean celebrity who was hooked to the English song last year. We've discovered a video on Lee Min Ho's official Instagram account that shows the lead of The King: Eternal Monarch that shows he also enjoyed the song. 

A Pinkvilla reader by the name of Riya Chauhan pens her journey from BTS' DNA to exploring K-Dramas: 

Korean entertainment, in a nutshell, has taken over on a global scale. Whether it be their addictive tunes or their content-driven yet guilty pleasure K-dramas, there's something in store for everybody.

The wait was long but it was absolutely worth it! BTS singer Suga has finally dropped his mixtape, Agust D, and a music video of the song from the album. Titled Daechwita, the music video of the Agust D2 song took no time to set the internet on fire.