The seven-man K-pop sensation isn't going anywhere. BTS_twt recently signed a seven-year extension on its Big Hit contract, meaning its seven stars could rule K-pop into their 30s BTSxTHR
The seven-man K-pop sensation, which accounts for $4.65 billion of South Korea's GDP and rivals The Beatles on the charts, invites The Hollywood Reporter to Seoul and opens up about their future, performing in Saudi Arabia, looming military service and a possible Grammy nomination:"An absolute dream come true.”
Over a 13-hour trans-Pacific journey, here's what I learned. There are seven of them, all in their 20s — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — and they've been singing and dancing together since 2012, when 47-year-old South Korean music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, aka "Hitman" Bang, pieced the group together at his Big Hit Entertainment factory, one of the pillars of the K-pop industry.
"All of them had a strong passion for music and a story they wanted to talk about," notes Bang, who considered several names for his new boy band, including Big Kids and Young Nation. But BTS — short for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which translates in English to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" — was his favorite. It conjured up a generational battle pitting millennial sensibilities against the conservative expectations of Korean society.
If the boys ever bristle at their super-controlled lifestyles, they keep it to themselves. Indeed, whenever the conversation turns to anything controversial — or just slightly provocative — their answers have all the spontaneity of a Disney animatronic figure. For instance, when asked if they have any reservations about resuming their tour in America during such a politically fraught period, a switch seems to flip in RM's brain.
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