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Jimin Reveals What Jungkook Hated So Much That He Even Objected to It During Military Service

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  It has been a year since all of the BTS members were discharged from the military. Both the idols and their fans are now enjoying what feels like the happiest period after such a long wait. Although military service under modern peacetime conditions is not as harsh as it once was, everyone knows that military life is still far more disciplined and difficult than ordinary life—especially compared to the lifestyle of global K-pop idols. Most of the members have avoided talking too much about their time in the military after completing their service because, despite the good memories, it was genuinely a traumatic experience in any ways. Jimin once explained that he felt neither he nor the fans really wanted to revisit the topic too much during the period immediately following their return. It was only recently, during a livestream after a concert and with encouragement from the other members, that Jimin felt comfortable enough to share a few stories—including one that revealed Jungk...
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[Translate] "Arirang Earning Dollars"... BTS World Tour Has Already Earned 600 Billion Won in Tour Revenue

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2.3 million tickets sold across 38 shows Revenue of 598 billion won—more than double their previous record Earned 140 billion won from just eight shows Group BTS has set a new personal record with its latest World tour, ARIRANG, generating approximate KR₩600 billion(approximately UD$435.549.555) in revenue. With the tour scheduled to continue through the first half of next year, its final revenue is expected to far surpass the group's previous record. According to Billboard, a U.S.-based music publication on the 27th (local time), BTS held 38 Arirang tour shows through the 11th of this month, generating a total of US$433.2 million (approximately KR₩598 billion) in revenue. The tour has sold approximately 2.3 million tickets This is more than double the revenue generated by BTS' previous highest-grossing tour, LOVE YOURSELF, which brought in US$213.9 million (approximately KR₩295.3 billion). In other words, BTS has already set a new all-time record despite the tour not yet being...
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Jin's Message to His Future Wife Goes Viral, Leaving ARMYs Bushing at the Thought

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  All seven members of BTS possess talent, striking visuals, and admirable character—not to mention their global fame, highly successful careers, and immense wealth. Notably, they are now in their 30s, an age often considered ideal for men. These qualities make them the ultimate boyfriend material in the eyes of millions of woman arount the world. Naturally, they receive no shortage of dating offers, yet dating and marriage still seem quite distant for them at the moment. Not long ago, during a livestream featuring Seokjin, Namjoon, and Taehyung , BTS leader Namjoon pointed out a reality he has been facing: "My friends are starting to have kids one by one. I myself am still a kid." Continuing the conversation, he reflected more deeply: "It's amazing finding your partner so quickly... We'll be able to do well too someday?" Jin then responded pragmatically: "Life is unpredictabe." Fans realized that even top K-pop superstars experience the same conce...
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2-Year Fraud Investigation into HYBE Chairman Bang Sihyuk Reaches Verdict, Bringing ARMYs to Tears of Joy

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  As fans know, HYBE Chairman Bang Sihyuk has been facing legal allegations related to illicit gains stemming from the listing of his K-pop empire earlier this year. Police accused Bang of deliberately concealing or mispresenting information in order to personally profit 190 billion won IPO (approximately $131 million) through a fraudulent deal with a private equity fund before the IPO.  If the allegations are proven true, his actions could constitute securities fraud or investment fraud under South Korean law, which could carry a prison sentence ranging from five years to life imprisonment. For a period of time, Bang PD had almost disappeared from the public eye and rarely appeared at HYBE-related events. However, recently, fans have started spotting him more frequently at places associated with the company’s artists, including BTS’s concert in Goyang in April, CORTIS’s birthday pop-up, and the group’s concerts. These appearances quickly caught the attention of the fan commun...
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[Translation] "Companies Around the World Are Coveting Him"... Japanese Media Analyzes the "BTS V Effect"

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 V of BTS has had his brand power highlighted by a Japanese business magazine. As numerous cases have emerged in which his work as a global ambassador has directly influenced product sales and brand awareness, anaysts are suggesting that V himself functions as a brand. The Japanese comprehensive business weekly Weekly Toyo Keizai analyzed HYBE's business structure, artist deveopment strategy, fan platform Weverse, and its expansion into the Japanese and U.S. markets in its August 15-22 issue under the theme "The Ambitions of Entertainment Empire HYBE." In particular, a separate article titled "Exclusive Coverage! 'Oshikatsu' (Supporting Your Favorite): BTS V Sells" focused extensively on V's influence as a brand. The publication evaluated HYBE as having established a structure in which artists are not treated simply as entertainers but are analyzed as data connected to fans' consumption behavior, which is then leveraged across various businesses....
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[Translate] BTS's Jungkook Targeted in ₩38 Billion Heist Attempt; Hacker Ping Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison at First Trial

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Charged with violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, the Information and Communications Network Act, and other offenses The leader of hacking organization who was indicted for allegedly stealing approximately ₩39 billion (US$26 million) by impersonating BTS member Jungkook and the chairmen of major corporations has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term at his first trial. On August 20, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Division 31, presided over by Chief Judge Park Jun-seok, sentenced A, a Chinese national, to 20 years in prison for fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, violations of the Information and Communications Network Act, and other charges. The court stated, "A sought out wealthy individuals in South Korea as targets and stole their assets." It pointed out that, unlike victims of typical voice-phising scams,"the victims in this case had their assets stolen while compl...
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BTS Members' Current Stock Net Worth Rankings Revealed by Korea CXO Research Institute

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  The Korea CXO Research Institute published a report titled "Status of Individual Equity Valuations in the Cultural and Content Sector," revealing that a total of 27 individuals currently hold stock assets worth more than 10 billion KRW (approx. US$7.062.996) each. The combined stock value of these 27 individuals increased from 5.9994 trillion KRW (approx. US$4.237.076.250) during the first three months of the year, marking an increase of approximately 127.6 billion KRW (approx. US$90.117.500), or 2.1% Among them, Bang Si-hyuk holds the undisputed top spot, with stock assets valued at approximately 4.8 trillion KRW (approx. US$3.390.000.000). He currently holds 13,151,394 shares of HYBE, accounting for 78.3% of the total stock valuation represented in this list. Thanks to recent gains in HYBE's stock price, his wealth increased by approximately 249.8 billion KRW (approx. US$176.402.540), or 5.5%, compared with the beginning of the year. The second position belongs to Par...
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