BTS

2022 - 4 - 7

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Las Vegas Strip Completes Its Covid Comeback (Thank the NFL, BTS) (TheStreet)

Caesars, MGM, Wynn, and the rest of the big Las Vegas casino operators appear to finally have turned the corner after the covid pandemic..

That event, which airs on Walt Disney's ( DIS) - Get Walt Disney Company Report ESPN and ABC, will show off that Vegas has returned to its former glory as the party capital of the world. Now, the NFL will lead the Las Vegas comeback as the league's draft will take over The Strip for three days to close out April. Just a few months later, however, March Madness and the end of mask mandates have led to a Las Vegas revival. Las Vegas Boulevard wasn't completely devoid of people, but the homeless seemed to outnumber tourists and it felt a bit like a world post-zombie apocalypse. Now, as Sin City heads to spring, the crowds have returned and Caesars, MGM, and Wynn investors can celebrate some major catalysts. Las Vegas had a bleak 2020 with the pandemic forcing Sin City to close.

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What Is BTS's Net Worth? The K-Pop Group Is Very Wealthy (Distractify)

The obsession with boy bands has been real since the beginning of time.The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC dominated the music industry in the 90's and early ...

As of writing, The Wealth Record reports that BTS has earned a net worth of $100 million so far. I don’t wanna see your four f--king’ a-- come from the audience and then link up like Voltron and do all of the 98 Degrees moves. BTS is also the second artists overall to make that feat — the group follows behind rapper NBA Youngboy. If BTS keeps up the momentum, the group will see their net worth continue to rise over time. Not to mention, the boys have been able to collaborate with many of the music industry’s elite, including Megan Thee Stallion. Additionally, the boy band scored their first Grammy nomination for the 2022 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Since it appears that the music world has become BTS’s oyster, fans are wondering how the group is doing financially. The obsession with boy bands has been real since the beginning of time.The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC dominated the music industry in the 90’s and early 2000s. Then, the K-Pop group, BTS, that includes RM, Jin, J-Hope, Suga, V, Jimin, and Jungkook, took off in 2013 and has since become one of the most successful boy bands to date.

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BTS and their ARMY take over Las Vegas Strip with 'Permission to ... (KTNV Las Vegas)

BTS, the Korean pop group with a massive global following, brings their "Permission to Dance on Stage" tour to Las Vegas this month, and the city is showing ...

That exhibition is open now through April 17 in the A-Lot at AREA15. A pop-up merchandise store will also be open at AREA15 on those dates. Check out the special BTS remix stages from best DJs in town! - Excalibur Hotel - Luxor Hotel - Vdara Hotel - Bellagio Hotel

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S.Korea's incoming president faces backlash from BTS fans (Reuters)

Unhappy fans of South Korean boy group BTS accused President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of trying to use their idols to boost his ratings after his transition team ...

A Gallup poll last Friday put optimistic respondents much ahead with 55% to 41%, whereas other recent incoming presidents had ratings around 80%. Yoon's transition team said it was undecided over whether to invite BTS to play, having initial denied there was any such plan. They are global artists who promote Korean culture," said one post.

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Joe Budden Under Fire For Saying He 'Hates' BTS, Misstates That ... (Billboard)

Joe Budden under fire for saying he 'hates' BTS, misidentifying them as being from China on his podcast.

He gets a rise out of people for a living. — sammelsurium (@sammelsurium7)April 6, 2022 — Jo🌱 (@Serendipity3412)April 6, 2022 — thal𖧷ia (@namcheols)April 6, 2022 you would think that a grown man would have enough sense and maturity to recognize his own blatant xenophobia. I hate them n—as. I don’t have to divulge my reason to you, I just hate them n—as. I don’t wanna hear that s–t, I don’t wanna see them dance moves, I don’t wanna see you come down in the sky in a little umbrella.

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BTS Las Vegas concerts 2022: Where to buy last-minute tickets, best ... (nj.com)

The four-show stint at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium kicks off on April 8.

Cheapest floor tickets: $935 on Vivid Seats Cheapest floor tickets: $461 on Vivid Seats Cheapest lower-level tickets: $168 on Vivid Seats

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Bellagio Fountains to debut special BTS-themed show (FOX5 Las Vegas)

Fans of BTS are in for quite a treat Thursday night, as Las Vegas will light up for the beloved KPOP group.

The fun doesn’t stop there, though. According to a news release, properties across Las Vegas Boulevard will light up with signage welcoming BTS. The LVCVA says resorts will also illuminate purple — “the group’s color representation of love between BTS and the group’s fan club ARMY members.” The LVCVA says that lights and marquees on the Las Vegas Strip will celebrate BTS on Thursday night ahead of the group’s sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium.

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BTS members witness more than 700% surge in Google search post ... (Web News Observer)

BTS has taken over the world again! It was just a few days ago that the septet made their much-awaited Grammys appearance. Not only did they amaze everyone.

The Grammys proved to be a boon for the Déjà vu singer as she bagged not one but three awards in the ceremony. For the unversed, the mega international event was held on April 4, 2022. It won’t be wrong to say that the K-pop group was the MVP at the mega event that was held a few days ago.

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BTS Las Vegas concert tickets sold out, but you can buy seats for as ... (masslive.com)

Tickets for the BTS show have already sold out but there are still ways to see the band live.

Tickets for the simulcast can also be found on StubHub, VividSeats, and TicketNetwork. Resale ticket vendors such as StubHub, VividSeats, and TicketNetwork still have available tickets so fans can shop around for the best seats and prices. There are still other ways to get tickets to the four-concert tour.

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SOUTH KOREA BTS at Yoon inauguration? k-pop controversy ... (AsiaNews)

The staff of the new conservative president is allegedly courting the popular Korean band. Also on the table is the question of exemption from compulsory ...

But the distance between Yoon and fans of the image group of K-pop may simply be unbridgeable in the current climate of polarization across South Korea. Back in 2020, a special law allowed BTS to delay conscription by two years, but the oldest of them is expected to report for enlistment by this December. If the explosion of the South Korean music industry were to have a face, it would undoubtedly be that of BTS, the boy band that has climbed the music charts around the world.

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Las Vegas welcoming BTS with marquee takeover, Bellagio fountain ... (News3LV)

Las Vegas is welcoming one of the biggest music groups in the world with some flair Thursday night. A citywide marquee takeover will come one night before ...

The Bellagio Fountain will also have a special water display starting at 8 p.m. featuring the band's hit songs, including "Butter" and "Dynamite." Marquees and landmarks, including the High Roller and Luxor light beam, will be turning purple for BTS starting at 8 p.m. A citywide marquee takeover will come one night before the first of K-pop supergroup BTS' sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium.

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Joe Budden On Blast After Claiming He Hates BTS 'For No Reason ... (Music Times)

Joe Budden faces a lot of heat from BTS fans after claiming he hates the K-pop sensation. #JoeBudden #BTS.

I don't wanna see none of this shit." I don't want to see them dance moves. I don't want to see you come down in the sky with a little umbrella." I don't want to hear that shit. "I don't want to see Korean-Sync," he went on to say, throwing 90s boy band reference N-Sync. He went on to rant, "I don't wanna see [you]...come from the audience and link up like Voltron and make all of the 98 Degrees moves.

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Who is BTS and how did Las Vegas play a role in their rise to ... (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Who are the “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”? Why are they so popular? Here's everything you need to know before their sold out shows in Las Vegas.

“The first, most important thing is their appearance,” Kim Min-seok, who runs a South Korean idol training center, explained in a 2016 interview with Vice magazine. (To be fair, the same could be said of the pro forma approach of creating teen pop stars on these shores). The single would go gold and then platinum, making BTS the first Korean group to have a song certified in the United States. BTS was already a sensation when it came to Vegas in 2017 as the first Korean act to be nominated at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home the trophy for top social act. The song became a crossover hit in the States, debuting at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first Top 40 entry by a K-pop act. Beginning with the June 2018 release of its third Korean-language album, “Love Yourself: Tear,” BTS became the first act since The Beatles to earn three No. 1 albums on the Billboard Top 200 in the span of a year — as well as the first Korean act to top the chart. In the group’s homeland, BTS is literally one of the engines of the national economy. What makes BTS unique is that while it, too, came from this world, the group also sought to rewrite some of its rules — and does so in its own penmanship. The group’s 2020 single “ Dynamite” was the first K-pop song to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with BTS joining Aerosmith and the Jonas Brothers as the only other bands to have a song land atop the chart its first week out. Yet that’s where BTS got its start, dropping a rap version of the tune as part of a clutch of songs the group released on Soundcloud in December 2012. BTS stands for the Korean phrase “Bangtan Sonyeondan,” which translates to a nod to the aforementioned youth organization. Who is BTS and how did Las Vegas play a role in their rise to stardom?

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Rapper Joe Budden slammed for saying K-pop band BTS is from ... (NBC News)

BTS fans are calling out rapper and media personality Joe Budden, who on a recent episode of his podcast referred to the K-pop band as being from China. “I.

"I hate them ...," he said. I don’t wanna see you come down from the sky in a little umbrella.” Some even thought his name was a typo for Joe Biden.

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Stanning BTS: BTS at the 2022 Grammys (Consequence)

Stanning BTS talks everything Grammys, from BTS's red carpet looks to their dazzling performance of "Butter". stanning bts grammys butter ...

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Exclusive: BTS Almost Didn't Perform at the Grammys, and Five ... (Rolling Stone)

BTS performs "Butter" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP. The Grammys aren' ...

“I would meet artists on this journey over the last couple of years and they’d be like, ‘well, the Grammys have done this and the Grammys have done that and it’s time for it to change,'” says Winston. “And I’m like, yeah, yeah! “As for the Astroworld victims, I think that’s a really fair point. “We would’ve loved a bit more hip-hop,” Winston says, while pointing to the numerous rap performances at last year’s ceremony as evidence of his goals for the show. We lost a couple of artists in the [show’s] move from L.A. to Vegas. So, you know, shit happens. I was actually so excited by that one, not because it was better than anyone else’s, but simply because I knew what those seven guys had been through to get it to that level… Winston and Raj Kapoor, the show’s executive producer and showrunner, joined the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast to delve into behind-the-scenes secrets of this year’s ceremony, address criticisms, and much more.

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BTS, fans taking Las Vegas by storm ahead of sold-out Allegiant ... (KLAS - 8 News Now)

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Smooth like butter, and pulling Las Vegas in like no other, K-POP group BTS will perform their first of four sold-out concerts at ...

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BTS to begin four live concerts in Las Vegas on Saturday - The ... (The Korea Herald)

The septet will hold four "Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas" shows on Friday-Saturday and April 15-16 (US time) at Allegiant Stadium, about a month ...

The world-famous Fountains of Bellagio debuted a BTS-themed fountain show on Thursday for the group and its fans. The septet will hold four "Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas" shows on Friday-Saturday and April 15-16 (US time) at Allegiant Stadium, about a month after it had its first concerts before a live audience in Seoul since 2019. Las Vegas is going to turn into a city of BTS with the start of the K-pop supergroup's four sold-out concerts this weekend.

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BTS Take Over Las Vegas With Food Emporiums And Themed Hotels (Harper's BAZAAR)

The same weekend that festival-goers rock up to Coachella, the BTS "ARMY" will be flocking to Sin City for their own festival.

Hotels will also sell discounted BTS merchandise, and exclusive keepsakes. This month, BTS brings its “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour to Las Vegas — but as one of the most popular boy bands currently, it’s not your average stadium show. From BTS-themed rooms at some of Las Vegas’ most popular hotels including the Bellagio Hotel, MGM Grand and The Mirage to food emporiums set to give a literal taste of the band’s favourite Korean meals; the ARMY will be floating in BTS heaven.

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Excitement builds around BTS in Las Vegas (KTNV Las Vegas)

The BTS Army has arrived and like "the Beatles' British invasion" almost 60 years ago, Las Vegas is at the center of a K-pop invasion.

BTS is the talk of Las Vegas right now. Borahae, meaning “purple love” in Korean, a motto of the band. This massively popular Korean pop group is the hottest ticket in town and is set to perform four sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium.

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BTS arrives and the Las Vegas Strip turns purple (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Ahead of BTS' four sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium on April 8-9 and 15-16, Las Vegas has turned purple.

— Borahaegas⁷ (@Vegas)April 7, 2022 LAS is excited to help welcome #BTSARMY! #BTS_THE_CITY_LasVegas #PTD_THE_CITY_LV #PTD_ON_STAGE_LV pic.twitter.com/mtFLslFwnp — Bellagio Las Vegas (@Bellagio)April 8, 2022 — jjksgirl (@jjksgirl_io)April 7, 2022 — James Schaeffer (@jamesmschaeffer)April 8, 2022 — B⁷ 브렌다 (@SeesawLoveDance)April 8, 2022

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BTS: Jin's performance to be limited at PTD concert due to surgery ... (Hindustan Times)

BTS will soon start their four in-person concerts--Permission To Dance On Stage, in Las Vegas. They will perform at the Allegiant Stadium on April 8-9 and ...

BTS will soon start their four in-person concerts--Permission To Dance On Stage, in Las Vegas. They will perform at the Allegiant Stadium on April 8-9 and April 15-16. However, the ARMY took it in stride and sent best wishes to Jin. His fans said that Jin's health is a priority for them and his presence alone at the concert is enough. In disappointing news for the BTS Army, it has been revealed that Jin will have a limited performance at the band's Permission To Dance concert in Las Vegas due to an injury.

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Big Hit Music to crack down on "unauthorised" BTS merch ahead of ... (NME.com)

Big Hit Music will be cracking down on the sale, production and distribution of unofficial BTS merchandise ahead of their Las Vegas concerts.

In addition, the entertainment company has also released a promotional TV spot and poster for the upcoming concerts. Moreover, the final day of their residency will also be streamed online worldwide, per Billboard. We ask for your understanding and support from all our fans,” Big Hit Music wrote.

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Joe Budden slammed for assuming BTS are from China, says he ... (NME.com)

Rapper Joe Budden is under fire from BTS fans after expressed his "hate" for the group and assuming that they're from China.

— Jo🌱 (@Serendipity3412)April 6, 2022 They are more successful than you will ever be. — thal𖧷ia (@namcheols)April 6, 2022 you would think that a grown man would have enough sense and maturity to recognize his own blatant xenophobia. I don’t wanna see none of this shit.” I don’t wanna see your four [indecipherable] come from the audience and then link up like Voltron and do all of the 98 Degrees moves.

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BTS nearly missed out on performing at the Grammys 2022, says the ... (NME.com)

Executive producers and showrunners of the recently held Grammys 2022 have revealed that BTS almost didn't perform at the ceremony.

“I was actually so excited by that one, not because it was better than anyone else’s, but simply because I knew what those seven guys had been through to get it to that level,” he added. And he wasn’t allowed to fly until Saturday, the day before the show. They also recalled how the boyband were unable to rehearse with all seven members until a day before the ceremony.

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Jin to minimise participation in BTS' Las Vegas concerts due to injury (NME.com)

Big Hit Music announced that BTS' Jiin will be minimising his participation in the group's upcoming Las Vegas concerts due to an injury.

Moreover, the final day of their residency will also be streamed online worldwide, per Billboard. In addition, the entertainment company has also released a promotional TV spot and poster for the upcoming concerts. We ask for your understanding and support from all our fans,” it wrote.

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2022 Grammy Awards Producers Were 'Very Nervous' About BTS ... (Billboard)

BTS almost missed their performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards after producers say they couldn't all rehearse together before the broadcast.

Fellow Grammy nominee Olivia Rodrigo was even a part of the global superstars’ performance, resulting in a flirty moment with her and V before the spectacle commenced. Jungkook was in Vegas with COVID, but then unless he got two negative tests, he wasn’t allowed to come.” And he wasn’t allowed to fly until Saturday, the day before the show.

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Keep BTS in your pocket with new TinyTan Tamagotchi (The Verge)

BTS fans can now preorder Tamagotchi devices inspired by the South Korean band. Owners will be able to feed, cook, and dance with animated characters ...

I don’t think as such, but the press release does contain a thinly veiled threat: “Keep your character’s stress barometer low or they will go back to Magic Door.” This is presumably a reference to the TinyTan video, Magic Door, in which the animated group pops into a cafe through a mysterious portal and performs to cheer up a frazzled barista. “The TinyTan characters add a really fun spin on the Tamagotchi play pattern fans know and love.” If you’ve ever wished you could spend all day long serving food to BTS... well, you probably can’t. But you’ll soon be able to do the next best thing: be solely responsible for keeping miniature versions of them alive on a Tamagotchi device.

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Samyang Foods sponsors BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON ... (PRNewswire)

Part of global promotion campaign of K-spicy to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the launching Buldak. SEOUL, South Korea, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ ...

He added, "We will continue to make every effort through Samyang America, which was established last year, so that Buldak can successfully settle into the US mainstream." The English advertisement Firely and Greatly released in Korea and China, will be shown to local fans at the concert. The 10-year-history since the debut of Buldak will be introduced and the event in which fans can directly participate will be held.

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