Radio Station Apologizes After Host Compares BTS to COVID-19

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Brave Girls say they didn’t expect to perform again after they ended promotional activities for their 2020 single, ‘We Ride’.The girl group recently returned to South Korean music shows in order to perform their 2017 single ‘Rollin’’, after the song went viral earlier this month. ‘Rollin’’ has since topped the charting of several South Korean streaming services, including Bugs!, FLO and Melon.

BTS gave their first solo performance at the Grammys 2021 tonight (March 14) – scroll down the page to watch their performance now.The Grammys 2021 took place in Los Angeles with Beyoncé taking home the most awards of the night, followed by Megan Thee Stallion and Billie Eilish.BTS previously performed at the Grammys last year with Lil Nas X on his ‘Old Town Road’ stage.Filmed in South Korea, the band performed ‘Dynamite’, on a set that recreated the Grammys stage.

BTS is taking over the 2021 Grammys stage – but not from Los Angeles!

The BTS ARMY is speaking out about the group’s loss at the 2021 Grammys.

BTS fan.The South Korean septet became the first K-pop act to be nominated for a Grammy in November and, at the 2021 Grammys on Sunday, they’ll be up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their No. 1 hit “Dynamite.”And you can bet that the members of the BTS ARMY will be pulling for RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — who will also be performing at the Grammys — with all of its explosive might.ARMY stands for Adorable Representative MC for Youth.

BTS kicked off Grammys weekend last night (March 12) with a performance at MusiCares’ ‘Music On A Mission’ virtual benefit concert.Taking to the stage at the Peace Hall at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea, the K-pop giants performed their Grammy-nominated (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance) song ‘Dynamite’, with band member Jungkook on drums.The ‘Music On A Mission’ benefit was put on to help raise proceeds for members of the music industry severely impacted by the coronavirus

BTS' impact on a global scale is so phenomenal that everyone can't help but take notice.

BTS has made a generous donation to support the treatment of children suffering from cancer.Yesterday (March 11), South Korean media outlets Yonhap and Korea Times reported that the Big Hit Entertainment artist donated ₩100million (roughly £63,300) to Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital on his 28th birthday on March 9.

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.

Day6 has announced that he will be enlisting in the military.The musician, who is the leader of Day6, surprised fans earlier today (March 8) when he suddenly announced on South Korean broadcasting app V Live that he would be starting his mandatory military service on the same day.The livestream, which Sungjin titled ‘Salute!!!’, was held in a car as the singer made his way to the military training centre where he would begin his service.

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.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe end came quietly with the humdrum announcement of a deal between two state-owned TV groups, China Central Television (CCTV) and South Korean public broadcaster KBS.

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 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.”