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BTS leader RM and SE SO NEON’s lead singer So!YoON! – AKA Hwang So-yoon – have released a teaser for their upcoming collaboration, ‘Smoke Sprite’.‘Smoke Sprite’ will be the lead single from So!YoON!’s upcoming second studio album, ‘Episode1: Love’, which is due out on March 14 at 6pm KST. The record will be released alongside a music video for ‘Smoke Sprite’.Yesterday (March 8), So!YoON! released a teaser for the music video of ‘Smoke Sprite’.

RM, the leader of K-pop boyband BTS, has opened up about how he’s getting to know himself again now that the group is on an extended break.BTS have been forced to go on a temporary break due to South Korea’s mandatory military service for all able-bodied males. But RM has taken advantage of this pause for the boyband to release his debut studio album ‘Indigo’ and travel the world.RM was recently in Spain in search for inspiration for a possible follow-up record.

Big Hit Entertainment has issued a statement following reports that an employee of the Korail transport system had accessed RM’s personal information nearly 20 times over the course of three years.On March 1, SBS reported that a Korail employee, referred to only as A, had accessed RM’s personal information – including his mobile number, address and more – 18 times and had helped their friend book a train seat close to the BTS leader.The employee reportedly said of their actions: “I simply looked at it because I was curious. I am reflecting on my mistakes.”Korail, or Korea Railroad Corporation, said that the employee was in charge of IT development and had the authority to access customer’s personal data, reported the Korea Times.

Jimin has today (February 24) revealed the tracklist for his debut album, ‘Face’, with two songs featuring his fellow BTS bandmate RM as a collaborator. Jimin’s debut solo album is set for release on March 24. The tracklist includes six songs, two of which – ‘Face Off’ and ‘Like Crazy’ – credit RM as a contributor.

BTS leader RM has dropped a video for the song ‘Closer’ that features scenes from Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed mystery-romance film Decision To Leave. The music video was officially released yesterday (February 21) via BTS’ BANGTANTV YouTube channel and a clip from the video was also simultaneously shared on RM’s personal Instagram page. “I added some lo-fi arrangement to go with the video! It’s an honour to be part of a movie I love,” the K-pop idol’s caption read.The ‘Closer’ video features snippets lifted from Decision To Leave, starring Tang Wei as Song Seo-rae and Park Hae-il as Detective Jang Hae-jun.

Balming Tiger have shared their experience working with BTS‘ RM on their latest collaborative single ‘Sexy Nukim’.The alternative K-pop group recently sat down for an interview with DIY Magazinewhere they discussed the process of creating their most recent single ‘Sexy Nukim’, which features BTS leader and rapper RM.When asked about their experience working with the K-pop idol on the new track, which marked their first song with a featured artist, Balming Tiger shared that they had a “belief that RM could express it better than anyone else in this song”.“Until now, there has never been a principle that all songs should be completed only by our members. There was no feature in the songs so far because we thought it was our members who could understand and express our songs the best,” the group explained.

BTS rapper RM will be a featured guest on Balming Tiger’s new single ‘Sexy Nukim’, due out next week.The new collaboration was announced via BTS’ official Twitter page on August 24, which noted the single’s release date of September 1. The announcement also included a preview of ‘Sexy Nukim”s accompanying track art – an illustration of Balming Tiger’s eight members as colourful, animated characters set against a funky, psychedelic orange-themed backdrop.Other information about the new track, including a preview of ‘Sexy Nukim’ and whether an accompanying music video will be released, has yet to be shared.SEXY NUKIM (feat.

BTS‘ RM has shared a much-anticipated update on his next solo material in a recent livestream.The K-pop idol held a livestream on fan community platform Weverse on July 21, where he shared several updates on the progress of his approaching solo record. “I’m just turning on the live to say… look out for my album, stay tuned,” he said in a mix of English and Korean, as translated by Koreaboo. RM also shared that a vast majority of the work for his as-yet-untitled project had already been completed.

BTS have officially been announced as the ambassadors for the World Expo 2030 in Busan, Korea by the expo’s Bid Committee.The appointment was announced by BTS’ management HYBE’s headquarters in Seoul on July 19. BTS leader RM also made a statement in a press release to Billboard, saying: “We are honoured to be appointed ambassadors for World Expo 2030 Busan.

BTS‘ J-Hope has revealed the reactions of his bandmates RM and Jungkook to his debut solo album ‘Jack In The Box’.The South Korean singer-rapper spoke to Rolling Stone upon the release of his debut solo record ‘Jack In The Box’, where he recalled the reactions he got from RM and Jungkook when they first listened to the record.“The first person I shared the album with … it’s always the same for me. I always share with RM first,” J-Hope said. “When RM heard the album, he said, ‘Wow, I didn’t think you’d do music like this.

BTS leader and rapper RM has shared his thoughts on the group’s next steps following their historic Grammys performance earlier this year.In a recent interview with Weverse Magazine, the K-pop idol opened up about feeling as if he had “hit a wall” after BTS’ performance at the Grammys earlier in April. RM shared that while he believed the act had “astonished” people with their performances, it was time for them to shift their focus to their message as a group.“It’s something I felt when I looked at artists like Lady Gaga or H.E.R.

BTS leader RM has addressed disbandment rumours in a recent post made to fan community platform Weverse.Earlier this week, the K-pop titans announced that they would be “[taking] time to explore some solo projects” during a live broadcast celebrating their ninth anniversary. The boyband are set to embark on an extended break in order to pursue solo work.In a recent post shared to the band’s Weverse page, RM addressed rumours of the band’s disbandment and so-called “hiatus”, which he described as “aggressive keywords taken out of context”, as translated by Koreaboo.“I fully expected this to happen.

BTS leader RM has shared his thoughts on having haters and what that means for the boyband’s career.In a recent V Live livestream session held on April 9, the 27-year-old rapper had opened up about his thoughts on the group’s haters, and his advice for the group’s fanbase (officially known as ARMYs) for when they encounter hate targeted towards the K-pop group.“Of course, there have always been the haters. Always,” he said. “Perhaps that’s our fault, but sometimes it’s not.

BTS‘ RM has revealed that he has plans to release new solo music this year.The K-pop idol hosted a V Live livestream session on April 9, following the second night of the boyband’s ongoing residency in Las Vegas, during which he teased the arrival of new music from both himself as a soloist and BTS in the coming year.“About the new playlist [mixtape], I’m getting ready and I’m working on it,” RM said, in what seems to be a reference to a new solo album from the rapper. “I’m inviting really interesting and unexpected people to my album.”Later during the livestream, RM read out a comment left by a fan who asked if they will be dropping a “new song” this year. “You bet,” he briefly and cryptically responded, however, he did not specify whether this new song will be a solo or BTS endeavour.Later on during the live session, RM circled back to music and shared that he has been working on something new.

Tablo of South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High has voiced his appreciation for BTS and their leader RM.On the evening of Valentine’s Day (February 14), BTS’ leader RM shared several screenshots on Instagram Stories of himself listening to ‘Gray So Gray’ and ‘BRB’, two songs from Epik High’s new studio album, which dropped on the same day.“Oh they’re here..,” he captioned on a screenshot ‘Gray So Gray’, which is the lead single of the new record. In the Instagram Story, Rm also tagged the members of Epik High and featuring vocalist Younha.A fan soon posted a screenshot of RM’s Instagram Story on Twitter, which was later noticed by the Korean-Canadian musician.

BTS member RM has teased what appears to be behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming music from the group.RM had taken to his personal Instagram page yesterday (February 3) to upload a series of Stories hinting at the current progress of what appears to be new music from BTS.One such post included a black-and-white shot of an in-progress audio project, named in his files ‘Record Record This One’, while another Story included a selfie photo of the idol with a caption that read: “Getting off work”.RM’s posts also coincide with similar posts from bandmate V on his own Instagram page where he was spotted in the studio, as archived by Koreaboo. HYBE had revealed last month that they were in the midst of crafting a brand-new album that will be the start of a “new chapter” for the group, however further details have not been disclosed as of writing.Despite new music from the group being on the way, BTS are currently on an “extended period of rest”, which had been in effect since early last month following the conclusion of the boyband’s in-person ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ concerts at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, as well as their appearance at the 2021 Jingle Ball Tour. In other BTS news, member Jimin has shared an update on his health following his recent COVID-19 diagnosis and surgery.

Emily In Paris actress Ashley Park has opened up about what her reaction to BTS reposting her cover of the boyband’s hit single ‘Dynamite’.During her recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actress revealed that she has been in “shock” after finding out that BTS members RM and V shared clips of her rendition of the group’s 2020 hit, which she performed in an episode of the Netflix series.A few days after the episode was released leader RM took to Instagram Story, where he reaction to the peformance. Meanwhile, vocalist V showed love for the cover by reposting the scene on his personal Instagram account.“The whole rest of the day after [they] had posted that I couldn’t think, I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t get up.

BTS‘ RM has opened up about the pressures of representing South Korea at the United Nations General Assembly earlier this year.Speaking to Vogue Korea, the 27-year-old musician reflected on the experience and shared how he felt about it.When asked whether the group’s role as representatives of the country was a limitation to their music or if it was a source of artistic inspiration and new opportunities, RM replied that it was “all of those things”, per a translation by Soompi.“At times, representing the nation feels great, and at other times, it can be a lot of pressure,” he admitted, before explaining the reality of such a huge responsibility.

BTS have sold some of their shares of HYBE for over US$8million.According to Bloomberg, BTS members J-Hope, Jin and RM recently sold a combined 31,986 shares of HYBE stock, which had netted the trio a total of approximately US$8.4million per regulatory filings.The sale of the shares took place between October 13 and November 9, a week before stock in the entertainment company had peaked at all-time-high on November 16.

We're just one episode away from bidding farewell to In the SOOP BTS ver. Ep 7 saw the boys continue with their cooking adventures as they try their hands at making fried chicken.

Brightening our weekends with his ever charming presence is our BTS leader RM, who took to Twitter to treat BTS ARMY with two aesthetic photos of himself while going on a hike. In the pictures, you see a dark blue tee, light grey smiley pyjamas and white sneakers wearing Namjoon sitting on a mountain top with his back to the camera while he enjoys the gorgeous city view with the clear blue sky ahead of him.