BTS’ J-Hope donates ₩150million to charity on his birthday

EXCLUSIVE: Hope springs eternal, at least Raising Hope does.

While BTS' fandom ARMY boasts of millions and millions of fans from across the globe, there are many celebrities who are also major fans of the popular South Korean boy group. From John Cena to Shawn Mendes, everyone has nothing but praises to shower upon the global superstars.

Breaking and making records is in BTS' DNA and with 2020 being as monumental as it was for the South Korean septet, it comes as no surprise that RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook were announced as the winners of 2020’s IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.

BTS have been announced as the 2020 winners of the Global Recording Artist Of The Year award from worldwide record industry trade group IFPI.The first South Korean act to ever win the accolade, they are also the first winners who primarily perform in a language other than English.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMichale Boganim (“Odessa, Odessa,” “Land of Oblivion”) is directing “Tel-Aviv/Beirut,” a historical drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict in 1982 and 2006.Set in Northern Israel, the film tells the journey of two families on each side of the border whose fate intertwined because of the war raging in Lebanon.

row over “white saviours”, focused particularly on presenter Stacey Dooley. The charity has since said it will stop sending celebrities abroad or using images of starving people or ill children to portray Africa.

BTS member J-hope has surprised fans with a new version of ‘Blue Side’ on the third anniversary of his debut mixtape ‘Hope World’.The K-pop idol shared the reworked version of the ‘Hope World’ outro yesterday (March 2) on the official BTS Twitter account, alongside new cover art designed by Korean contemporary artist Eddie Kang.

BTS have joined the lineup for Music On A Mission, an upcoming virtual concert and fundraiser by the Grammys’ MusiCares Foundation.The Recording Academy announced yesterday (March 1) that the South Korean boyband will feature a never-before-seen set at the upcoming charity event, which will “honour the resilience of the music community, which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19”.The lineup will also feature performances by Haim, H.E.R., Jhene Aiko and John Legend.

Halsey has defended BTS after a German radio DJ was accused of making racist comments about the K-Pop giants.Matthias Matuschik faced criticism when he discussed the Korean band’s cover of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’ while on air at Bavarian radio station Bayern3 last week.While talking about the track, he appeared to compare the group to coronavirus, saying he hoped “a vaccine will be available soon” for the band.He continued to insist that he had “nothing against South Korea” and was not xenophobic

Big Hit Entertainment, the entertainment company responsible for South Korean pop sensations BTS, has invested $4 million KRW (close to $3.6 million USD) into the A.I. firm Supertone, according to a report in Music Business Worldwide.

A Bavarian radio station is apologizing.

A Bavarian radio station apologized Friday for a host’s comments comparing popular South Korean K-pop band BTS to the coronavirus, saying his choice of words had gone too far but was in no way meant to be “hurtful or racist.”

BTS has defended his remarks, saying the group’s nationality had nothing to do with his words.Matthias Matuschik discussed the Korean band’s cover of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’ while on air on Bavarian radio station Bayern3 earlier this week.While talking about the track, he compared the group to the coronavirus, saying he hoped “a vaccine will be available soon” for the band.He continued to insist that he had “nothing against South Korea” and was not xenophobic because he has “a car from South

coronavirus, saying his choice of words had gone too far but was in no way meant to be “hurtful or racist.”The statement came after legions of fans accused the station's Matthias Matuschik of racism for his comments on the band's cover of Coldplay's “Fix You,” taking to social media using the hashtags #Bayern3Racist, #Bayern3Apologize and #RassismusBeiBayern3 which translates as “racism at Bayern3.”“Racism is not an option,” wrote one user, @Vroseeeee1 in a blunt tweet in English, German, Korean

Coldplay have reacted to K-pop sensation BTS’ cover of their 2005 hit ‘Fix You’, calling the boyband’s version of the song “beautiful”.Yesterday (February 24), the band shared the video of the MTV Unplugged performance on their social media pages.

BTS have performed a slew of songs for their highly anticipated MTV Unplugged appearance.The special performance premiered on MTV earlier today (February 24) and was filmed in South Korea.

BTS star J-Hope has donated â©150m (roughly £100,000) to charity on his birthday today (18 February). The money has been given to ChildFund Korea to support children with vision and hearing disabilities, as per NME.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBig Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company that brought BTS to the world, and Universal Music Group today announced an expanded strategic partnership that will see the two companies working together to “increase opportunities for artists through innovation and technology, whilst expanding the global reach of K-pop music and culture around the world,” according the announcement.