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BTS Documentary Series, Concert Coming to Disney Streaming Services

Walt Disney Co announced a deal on Monday that will bring a documentary series and concert featuring K-pop band BTS to the company's streaming services. The series will debut next year and include music and footage of the South Korean group from the past nine years. Called "BTS Monuments: Beyond…

Asharq Al-Awsat

BTS lands a three project deal with Disney+

K-pop boy band has partnered with Disney+ to come up with three exclusive projects on the streaming platform. Read more on Dynamite News:

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BTS’ J-Hope accidentally gives Jack in the Box free marketing boost with new album

J-Hope of BTS is releasing a solo album this month titled “Jack in the Box” — not to be confused with the fast-food chain of the same name.

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BTS Rekindle Debate about Military Service in South Korea

A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat. Military service is hugely contentious in South Korea where all able-bodied men…

Asharq Al-Awsat

BTS label enlists fans to protect band from ‘personal attacks and defamation’

‘Our company regularly initiates legal proceedings against perpetrators of malicious activities related to BTS,’ record label says

The Independent UK

BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea

Reuters

No more Blue Line fare rises for this year

Fares on the MRT Blue Line will remain unchanged, at least until the end of this year, after the cabinet approved a hike on Tuesday, according to the Transport Ministry.

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City Hall needs a much larger budget

This article is a welcome gift to Bangkok's new governor, Chadchart Sittipunt.

Bangkok Post

S.Korean leader's informal media events are a break with tradition

South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol has departed from years of tradition by holding informal daily media events to field questions on topics ranging from inflation and ties with neighbouring North Korea to the first lady and even boyband BTS.

Reuters

We Finally Know Who John Cena Will Be Playing In The Barbie Movie I… Did Not See This Coming

The role he was born to play TBH.

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Skytrain offers hair advice

The skytrain authority's advice to passengers to beware their long hair has drawn support and sparked complaints about riding during rush hour.

Bangkok Post

'Mind your hair': Passengers say riding the skytrain is a slap in the face

The skytrain authority's advice to passengers to beware their long hair has drawn support and sparked a litany of other complaints about the perils of ridership during rush hour.

Bangkok Post

Violence against women in China: Footage of restaurant attack sparks outrage

A violent attack on several women in northern China earlier this month has raised questions over gender-based violence in the country. CCTV footage from a restaurant in the city of Tangshan showed a man getting rebuffed after he put his hand on the back of a woman. He then slapped…

France 24

BTS' new animated music video for 'Yet to Come' is too cute to handle

BTS proved the best was yet to come Sunday by releasing a second music video for the lead single off its new album.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

For K-Pop Supergroup BTS, Questions Remain about its Future

The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many questions about the K-pop supergroup’s future. HYBE, the company behind the band, denied the group was taking a hiatus…

The Conversation

BTS take a break: world’s biggest K-pop group is caught between Korea’s soft power ambitions and national security

The decision by K-pop sensations, BTS, to take a hiatus is breaking hearts globally. But, unlike the Beatles or One Direction, their decision is tied to Korean peninsula politics and the challenge of balancing national security and Korea’s soft power ambitions.

The Independent UK

BTS break sparks debate on activism, military exemptions

Numerous questions remain about BTS and its seven members after last week's surprise announcement that the group was going to spend more time focusing on solo projects

The Guardian - US

Everyone relax: K-pop superfans say BTS hiatus is NBD

News of the Korean boy band’s plans for a temporary break sparked a media frenzy but that doesn’t mean the end is nigh

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The New Daily

K-pop super group BTS share meal and discuss spending ‘time apart’

K-pop sensation BTS have shocked fans in a video celebrating their ninth anniversary, telling fans they need a break and want to pursue solo projects.

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s no time left for growth’: why BTS have paused their career at its height

They became the world’s biggest pop group, and a multibillion-dollar asset in their native South Korea. But by taking a break, BTS are refusing to lose their selfhood in a tough industry

The Times of India

Bolly Buzz! The trailer of Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer 'Brahmastra' unveiled, Exclusive details about Deepika Padukone's increased heart rate condition from hospital in Hyderabad

From the makers of the Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer ‘Brahmastra’ finally unveiling the much-awaited trailer of their film to the latest health update from team Deepika Padukone and a special star-spotting at the Hyderabad airport, here are all the biggest headlines of the day.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: More than 100m Americans urged to stay indoors amid extreme heat

Heatwave expected to stretch from Gulf coast to Carolinas, reaching 100F in some cities. Plus, the 67-year-old crowd surfer

Asharq Al-Awsat

K-Pop Pioneers BTS’ Time-Out Leaves Fans Tearful, Investors Irate

K-pop pioneers BTS faced tears and sympathy from fans but anger from shareholders in their management company on Wednesday, a day after the band, pleading exhaustion, announced a break from group musical activities to pursue solo projects. Many in South Korea reacted with shock and dismay at Tuesday’s news that,…

Reuters

K-pop pioneers BTS's time-out leaves fans tearful, investors irate

The Times of India

BTS announce break to focus on solo projects; here’s why they believe it is a positive decision

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