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South Korea’s hugely successful music export, BTS, are suspending their world stadium tour over worries about the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Map to the Soul Tour , was to build on the back of the success of their latest album, Map to the Soul:7, one of this year’s biggest selling albums in the world and, underlining the achievement, its mostly in Korean. The 7 member band had already postponed the North American leg of the tour. The tour was scheduled to kick off on April 25 with a Seoul stadium concert, but was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Last year’s L ove Yourself tour grossed US$115,749,000 in ticket sales. RM, Jin, V, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin and Jungkook had expressed their sincere disappointment over not being able to go ahead with the tour. Its have become seasoned live performers following 7 years of intense performance practice and are recognised as one of the most prolific and hardest working group of performers in the world. They recently ... » Learn More about South Korean supergroup BTS suspends their world stadium tour

Music supergroup BTS has been named Entertainer of the Year by Time Magazine, capping another year ascending through the bamboo ceiling of the world’s music industry. The South Korean K-Pop group, who debuted in 2013, has become the world’s most popular band thanks their meaningful lyrics, themed albums, an army of adoring fans (who are actually called ARMY), positive messages and a broad scope in musical styles. Time Magazine writer Raisa Bruner wrote in the BTS profile… “BTS isn’t just the biggest K-pop act on the charts. They’ve become the biggest band in the world – full stop.” BTS is RM, J-Hope, Suga, V, Jimin, Jin and Jungkook. Last month, the 7 members earned the first major Grammy Award nomination for a K-Pop band, BTS had the summer bop of the year with the retro-styled “Dynamite”, which was the band’s first single to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Their recently released “Be” album is their 2nd to reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 200 Album chart ... » Learn More about BTS are the Time Magazine Entertainer of the Year 2020

Smart lands Grammy-nominated music act BTS for new campaign Telecom giant Smart Communications Inc. pulled off a coup on Monday at exactly 5 p.m. when Grammy-nominated music act BTS simultaneously appeared across its social media accounts to announce they are the newest brand ambassadors of the brand’s “Live Smarter, Live with Purpose” campaign. Greeting local fans, “Hello Philippines!” in unison, BTS members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook also proudly delivered the now familiar one-liner, “Simple, SMART Ako,” all together after main man RM declared, “We’re here to support SMART’s goal to inspire our Filipino fans to live their lives with passion and purpose … no matter the challenges that lie ahead.” Earlier in the day, company CEO Manny Pangilinan teased netizens over Twitter, “You asked for it, we’re giving it to you. Watch out for the event partnership of the year at 5 PM” @iamMVP, fanning rumors that the telco has indeed landed the world’s most famous ... » Learn More about Ph ARMY’s dream-come-true

IN CONJUNCTION with International Women’s Day (IWD), Maybank is hosting its third Women Artists Exhibition series titled RRRAWRRR! 2021: Nafas - Maybank’s Emerging Women Artists Exhibition. The Nafas exhibition is the first Maybank Women Artists series to be showcased in a virtual gallery space, following the launch of the Maybank Virtual Art Gallery @ Balai Seni last year. ‘All Purpose Flower’ by Nadirah Zakariya and ‘Fibre and Textile’ by Hanisah Johari (below) are among the works showcased in the Nafas exhibition. The artworks focus on subject matters that highlight the qualities of creative women, with inspirational and vibrant perspectives on their worldview. They also provide an immersive contemporary artistic experience and offer a journey to the frontier of Malaysia’s art scene. The exhibition is part of Maybank’s commitment in celebrating diversity, as well as the advancements of women and the interpretation of fine arts through the eyes of female artists. ... » Learn More about Breath of fresh art in celebration of diversity

Passion. Excitement. Intensity. These are some of the emotions that art lovers and the public will experience at Maybank’s latest virtual art exhibition entitled “Semangat: Maybank’s Art Collection Volume 1”. Following the launch of the Maybank Virtual Art Gallery @ Balai Seni Maybank in 2020, Maybank has now put together a selection of artworks that encapsulate the meaning of the Malay word, semangat (spirit), which sends a valuable message to the public on the importance of maintaining a high spirit, especially during these unprecedented times. The exhibition showcases 17 artworks by eight renowned Malaysian artists, namely Abdul Latiff Mohidin, Yusof Ghani, the late Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal, the late Datuk Ibrahim Hussein, the late Khalil Ibrahim, Datuk Tajudin Ismail, Ismail Abdul Latiff and the late Mohamed Din Mohamed. Accompanied by soothing sounds of jazz music, visitors will get to experience artworks from 1972 to 2010, which were created in mediums such as mixed media on ... » Learn More about Lifting spirits through art

Art meets politics again, this time with hundreds of thousands of K-Pop fans raising funds in support of the growing student protest movement in Thailand. So far they’ve raised more than 3 million baht (as of 10am this morning) but the amount is rising quickly as Thai and overseas K-Pop fans respond. The most popular band in Thailand at the moment is BTS, the South Korean septet which is currently the most popular band in the world (as of today BTS commands the Number 1 and Number 2 positions on the US Billboard singles chart). BTS fans have so far been the largest contributors donating funds to the protest cause. The BTS Thailand page, not to be confused with the BTS Skytrain, is urging K-pop fans to stop the practice of paying for billboards in support of their favourite idols and to celebrate the birthdays of the 7 members. RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook issued a statement on their fanpage asking fans to stop funding the BTS and MRT “inconvenienced protesters and ... » Learn More about K-Pop fans show their support for the young Thai protesters, donate 3 million+ baht