BTS returns to the World Digital Song Sales chart with "First Love," which hits the top 10 almost a decade after its release. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) J-Hope, SUGA, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. BTS launches Arirang and fills the iTunes Top Songs chart, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This ...

Burt is a contributor for TIME. BTS returns with new album 'Arirang' Burt is a contributor for TIME. It’s been a while since we saw BTS in proper fighting form. Launched in 2013 as a hip-hop idol ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Released March 20 via BigHit Music/Geffen/Interscope Capitol, the LP launches at No. 1 on the ...

Get ready for a brand-new song from BTS! On April 3, BIGHIT MUSIC announced that a surprise new track by BTS would be included on the Deluxe Vinyl edition of “ARIRANG,” which is set to be released ...

Just days before its release, BTS teased that they had a surprise song headed to fans. On Friday, the group dropped the anticipated track, “Come Over,” but it’s only available on the deluxe vinyl ...

The group’s first concert in nearly four years — held in the historic center of Seoul — was heavy on songs from its new album. They also played a few old hits. IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO The group’s ...

BTS did double duty on The Tonight Show, performing a second track in the Guggenheim Museum for the late-night show. The night after the group took over the show with a performance of “Swim” and a ...

The concert in Seoul’s historic center was a grand homecoming for a pivotal force of South Korean soft power. RM, the group’s leader, performed through an ankle injury. Jin Yu Young Yan Zhuang Jeff ...

‘Arirang,’ the group’s fifth studio album, opened with 641,000 equivalent album units, while 'Swim' opened with 15.3 million streams and 154,000 sales. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor BTS has scored ...

In this op-ed, writer Jiye Kim explores the question some fans are asking—is the BTS album Arirang Korean enough?—and how we think about cultural identity. Last month, a friend of mine asked how I’d ...