BTS' Jimin created a new record with his solo album MUSE. Most recently, the K-pop idol’s independent record emerged as the first and only K-pop soloist album to spend 70 weeks on the Billboard World ...

BTS' Jungkook once again drew attention after he emerged as the most streamed K-pop male soloist on Spotify for this year.

BTS' V has just made Instagram history! The singer and actor, whose real name is Kim Taehyung, has become the first Korean male idol to surpass 69 million followers on the platform. With this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Huntr/x’s “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters spends a third week at ...

On December 1, 2025, Forbes Korea released its annual Korean idols of the year report, placing BTS' Taehyung in fifth place, making him the highest-ranked male Korean idol on the list. He was also the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Huntr/x becomes just the third K-pop group in history to score ...

BTS leader Kim Namjoon, widely known as RM, has achieved yet another milestone by becoming the first K-pop idol ever to address the APEC CEO Summit. The annual global business forum gathers world ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Fans of the K-pop band BTS have known for years that a day would come when its seven members would all be doing mandatory service in the South Korean military. That day arrived on ...