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Here’s something to look forward to this weekend: South Korean megaband BTS has released their latest album BE and will perform the new single “Life Goes On” remotely for the 2020 American Music Awards tomorrow.
The video for the new single, in BTS’s signature style, garnered an incredible number of views in the first 24 hours on YouTube.
The seven-member boy band is at the forefront of South Korean pop music and has helped build a global K-pop fan base since its debut in 2013.
This year, BTS achieved their first number one single on the Billboard charts in the United States with “Dynamite,” which is also among the eight tracks on the new album.
The group’s leader and rapper RM said the group’s next goal is to be nominated for a Grammy Award. Nominations will be announced on November 24.
“We are nervous, but we are looking forward to the nomination,” RM told a news conference.
Jin, one of the lead singers, said that the album BE reflected a year that has been tragic and fortunate for the band, describing the success of “Dynamite” in the United States as “beyond our expectations”.
SUGA, another rapper in the band, was unable to attend the press conference because he recently underwent shoulder surgery.
Management company Big Hit Entertainment said it was not sure if BTS’s performance of “Life Goes On” for the American Music Awards would be live or prerecorded.
BTS will perform live in South Korea on December 31, their first concert since canceling a world tour in April due to the pandemic.
Jin, the eldest of 27, is due to enroll in mandatory military service by the end of next year, and said that all members of the band intended to serve.
Big Hit Entertainment’s stock price rose as much as 7.2% on Friday, before cutting earnings to stand 3.9% above Thursday’s close on the Seoul Stock Exchange.
