Tag: K-pop

News / World - 7 years ago

BTS performance axed by Japanese TV show over atomic bomb T-shirt

A TV network in Japan has cancelled an appearance by the popular K-pop band BTS, after a photo emerged of one of its members wearing a T-shirt that appeared to celebrate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The seven-member boy band, who have built a hu...

News / World - 8 years ago

K-pop stars to perform in North Korea for first time since 2005

South Korea has said it will send K-pop singers to perform in North Korea for the first time in more than a decade. More than 150 artists, including K-pop stars, are to visit Pyongyang from 31 March, Seoul said on Tuesday, in what will be a reciproc...