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BTS lands a three project deal with Disney+

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Washington [US], July 14: K-pop boy band has partnered with Disney+ to come up with three exclusive projects on the streaming platform.


Swati Bhat

As per The Hollywood Reporter, the Walt Disney Company and BTS' studio home Hybe revealed a new global content partnership that will see the companies work together to produce five streaming titles, including three projects featuring BTS members.

One forthcoming project is 'BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA', which will be an exclusive cinematic 4K concert film featuring BTS' live performance in Los Angeles' Sofi Stadium in November 2021.

Performing Billboard hit songs "Butter" and "Permission to Dance," this was the first time in two years since the pandemic that the band met fans in person. 'In the Soup: Friendcation' is another project that has been touted as an original travel reality show with a star-studded cast including V of BTS, Itaewon Class' Seo-jun Park, Parasite star Woo-shik Choi, Hyung-sik Park and Peakboy.

The show features the five friends venturing on a surprise trip and enjoying a variety of leisure and fun activities.



BTS' new album 'Proof' tops the Japanese Oricon chart

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Seoul [South Korea], June 28: Global K-pop group BTS' new album 'Proof' has topped the Japanese Oricon 'Weekly Album Ranking' chart.


Swati Bhat

According to the latest Oricon chart which was released on June 24, BTS' album 'Proof' has earned 546,373 points between June 13 and June 19, and topped the 'Weekly Album Ranking' chart, as per Global Economic.

Their agency Big Hit Music said, "BTS' 540,000 points were the highest points for the Oricon weekly album chart." BTS has topped the weekly album chart with a total of six albums, including their latest album 'Proof.' This is the largest number of albums ranked on the chart. 'Proof' is an anthology album containing BTS' 9-year history since their debut in 2013.

Since its release, it has topped Oricon Weekly Album Ranking chart by selling 514,000 copies in Japan. It also topped the Weekly Digital Album Ranking chart for two consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, the South Korean boy band BTS will hold a global concert to support the nation's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. HYBE's Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk and CEO Park Jiwon, and Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City Park Heong-joon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this morning at the Busan Metropolitan City Hall to promote Busan's bid for the World Expo 2030. As part of the agreement, BTS as ambassadors will hold the Global Busan Concert in efforts to bring the World Expo 2030 to Busan. The memorandum covers joint initiatives for Busan to succeed in its bid as the host. It includes BTS to "act as the ambassadors, hold global concert in Busan, organise activities to appeal to the members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE); and personally introduce the proposed site for the BIE Enquiry Missions.

"They also have to "serve as the ambassadors at South Korea's presentation session, be present on the election day to support the bid, provide photos and videos for the city's digital campaigns, and spread promotional videos via official social media channels." The news comes days after BTS members announced they will be taking a break to focus on their solo projects. BTS consists of 7 members - RM, Jin, Suga, J. Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkok - with Rm as their leader.

The first artist announcement for a solo album after the group confirmed their disbandment, came from BTS band member J-Hope on Saturday, revealing that he will release the solo album called 'Jack in the Box' on July 15.


BTS unveils tracklist of upcoming anthology album 'Proof'

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Seoul [South Korea], May 10: The wait is finally over-- BTS members have unveiled the track-list of their new album, titled 'Proof'.


Pritish Bagdi

Pic Courtesy: BTS Band Instagram


The K-pop band shared the second part of the tracklist of their upcoming anthology album 'Proof' as per the official social media handles of the band. The group's agency Big Hit music shared two tracklists of their upcoming album. The tracklist CD 1 was released on May 8 including big-hit tracks like Born Singer, Dynamite, Butter and fake love.


Later, on Monday Big Hit Music released the second part of the tracklist, listing tracks like Euphoria, Filter, Intro: Persona, Moon and Outer: Ego




Adding to this, BTS Label, Big Hit Entertainment, also gave more information about the album via a statement. "The BTS anthology album that embodies the history of BTS will be released as they begin a new chapter as an artist that has been active for nine years to look back on their endeavours," the statement read. According to the label, the anthology album 'Proof' reflects the "thoughts and ideas of the members on the past, present and future of BTS." 'Proof' is set to be released on June 10


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