BTS Member Suga Is Preparing to Enlist in Mandatory Military Service

BTS‘ V and NewJeans have met up to dance to the girl group’s hit single ‘Hype Boy’.NewJeans recently shared a new clip of BTS member V joining them in the practice studio to dance to their 2022 hit single ‘Hype Boy’ across their social media accounts.The video opens with the BTS singer posing for the camera before it pans out to reveal the NewJeans members around him as they begin to dance to the song’s choreography.Notably, both acts’ labels are under the same parent company, HYBE. V also recently teamed up with NewJeans’ label ADOR’s CEO Min Hee-jin to work on the creative direction of his upcoming debut solo record ‘Layover’.In a recent interview with W Korea, the BTS singer explained why he had decided to work with Min for his album, revealing that he was inspired by her work on girl group f(x)’s 2013 album ‘Pink Tape’ during her time under SM Entertainment.“I wanted to show a different side of my music compared to my past works and collaborating seemed like the best way to achieve that,” V shared.

V of boyband BTS has revealed the K-pop girl group that inspired his upcoming solo album, ‘Layover’.BTS’ V will officially make his solo debut in September with his first studio album ‘Layover’, which will include the songs ‘Rainy Days’ and ‘Love Me Again’. The K-pop idol’s record will be led by Min Hee-jin, the CEO of NewJeans’ label ADOR.In a new interview with W Korea, V opened up about ‘Layover’, why he decided to work with Min Hee-jin and the K-pop girl group that was the impetus for the record.“f(x)’s ‘Pink Tape’ was a big inspiration,” V revealed.

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LOONA member Chuu in her contract lawsuit against Blockberry Creative.Today (August 17), several South Korean news outlets reported that the 23-year-old idol has won her lawsuit against the K-pop agency over her exclusive contract. Chuu had initially filed for a provisional injunction to suspend her contract with Blockberry in January 2022, which was accepted by the court.The 12th Civil Division of the Seoul Northern District Court has now officially nullified her contract with the agency.

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BTS member RM has assured fans that everything is on track for the group to reunite in 2025, once they’ve all got solo projects and military service out of the way.Speaking during a WeVerse livestream, he added that the hiatus was “just like a vacation”, and that each member working away from the group was “a very important journey” in order for them to come back stronger.“What I’m thinking these days, when I’m doing my solo projects, is [that] this is just like a vacation to get back to where I was, which was BTS and Army”.Army as in the BTS fanbase, of course, not the actual army. Even though the actual army is currently keeping some BTS members away from the Army.

RM has stated that boyband BTS will make their long-awaited return in 2025.Over the weekend on August 12, BTS’ RM hosted a livestream on the fan community platform Weverse where he opened up about the boyband’s plans for the future. Notably, BTS have been on an extended break since mid-2022 to “explore some solo projects”.During the livestream, RM spoke about how he recently spoke to Suga about the latter’s world tour and what he had learned from that experience.

BTS member V has shared a new solo single called ‘Rainy Days’ – listen below.The stripped-back song serves as the latest preview of the South Korean singer’s debut solo album ‘Layover’, which is due for release on September 8 via Big Hit (pre-order/pre-save here).Opening with piano and iPhone sound effects, the track leans into the worlds of alt-pop and R&B, combining vintage percussion and modern electronic drum sounds across its three minutes.“Rainy days/ I’m thinkin’ ’bout you, what to say/ Wish I knew how to find the way/ Right back to you, on rainy days like/ Rainy days,” V sings in the first verse as he longs to be reunited with a romantic partner.Later, the artist expresses lingering feelings of loneliness while “staring at [his] phone” and hoping to “go back to that moment again“.The official music video, directed by Shin Dongle, follows a gloomy V going about his day on his own in his apartment. You can watch it above.Earlier this week, V shared the single ‘Love Me Again’ from his upcoming first album.V has worked with Min Hee-jin, the CEO of NewJeans’ label ADOR, on ‘Layover’, with Min leading the project, including elements such as the music, choreography and promotion style.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hybe, the Korean music and entertainment firm, achieved record revenues in the first half of the year as album sales climbed and live performances took off. This was achieved despite the hiatus being forced on BTS, the company’s most famous K-pop act, by its band members’ military enlistment. On Tuesday, Suga, who had his first solo music tour earlier this year, became the third member of BTS to begin his compulsory military service.

Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service.

BTS member V has officially announced his debut solo album, which is being titled ‘Layover’.Announced today (August 8), Big Hit Music took to social media to confirm the album, which is due for release in September. In the visualiser below, the album will be available from September 8 onwards.From V'Layover' Release23. 9.

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Wes Anderson will be honored with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, running from August 30th to September 9.

BTS‘s Suga were the cause of a recent commotion on a Seoul subway train.Yesterday evening (August 6), South Korean police received several reports from passengers on the Seoul Subway Line 9 express train to Gimpo airport. This included over 20 reports of people allegedly getting hurt, a riot, as well as a strange smell on the train, leading to an investigation by police and firefighters, per Yonhap News.According to SBS News, panicked passengers rushed out of the train upon its arrival at Sinnonhyeon station, causing at least seven passengers to suffer “cuts and bruises” in the evacuation.

BTS’ RM recently performed an upcoming solo song at his bandmate Suga’s solo concert in Seoul.Between August 4 to August 6, Suga held three encore shows for his ‘Agust D’ tour at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. During his final show on Sunday (August 6), fellow BTS member RM joined him to perform their song ‘Strange’, as well as an unreleased solo track.‘Strange’ was originally released in 2020 as part of Suga’s mixtape ‘D-2’, and the recent concert marked the first time the pair performed it live.

BTS rapper Suga has begun preparations for his military enlistment.Today (August 7), Big Hit Music released a statement announcing that the rapper had terminated his enlistment postponement and is currently beginning the enlistment process.Under South Korean law, all able-bodied male citizens are to serve for 18-21 months by the age of 28. The BTS members had previously been granted exemptions to defer their enlistments until they turned 30 after receiving an Order of Cultural Merit in 2018 by then-president Moon Jae-in.“We would like to inform our fans that Suga has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement,” Big Hit Entertainment said in its statement.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) member Taehyun has dropped his cover of ‘Seven’ by labelmate Jungkook of BTS.Yesterday (July 31), TXT’s Taehyun released his cover of Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ on the community fan platform Weverse. For his version, the K-pop idol sang along to an instrumental version of the original.“A masterpiece, a godly song, a great song, congratulations on Number One,” Taehyun wrote in the post’s caption.

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Despite an ongoing SAG strike, which could mean that the event features no major stars, the Venice Film Festival announced an incredibly star-studded slate of films for 2023. Seriously, even by Venice standards, the festival features an absolutely ridiculous number of major films that will have an impact on the rest of the year, especially during awards season.