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BTS' new album 'BE' tops iTunes charts in 90 countries
Entertainment 11:31 November 21, 2020

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS has topped 90 regional iTunes charts with its latest album titled "Be," the band's agency said Saturday.

 

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Released the previous day, the band's fifth Korean-language studio album debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums charts in 90 countries, including the United States and Britain, according to Bit Hit Entertainment.....

 

BTS' new album 'BE' tops iTunes charts in 90 countries | Yonhap News Agency

 

 

(LEAD) Defying pandemic, BTS drops much-anticipated album 'BE'
K-pop 17:12 November 20, 2020
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By Lee Minji

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop megastar BTS, which has emerged as one of the biggest pop groups in the world, on Friday released its new album, "BE," an intimate record of messages the septet wants to share with the world during the pandemic.

 

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The eight-track album, the band's fifth Korean-language studio album, kicks off with the lead track "Life Goes On" and ends with the chart-breaking single "Dynamite," which propelled BTS to become the first K-pop act to top the Billboard Hot 100.....

 

 

(LEAD) Defying pandemic, BTS drops much-anticipated album 'BE' | Yonhap News Agency

 

 

BTS returns with simple, strong truth that 'life goes on' in new album 'BE'
K-pop 14:34 November 20, 2020
By Lee Minji

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) - The year 2020 has been one of the most dismal years for many around the globe, jolting people to face a harsh new reality where the most mundane things in life have become a luxury.

 

"Life goes on" 

BTS, the K-pop act that has grown into one of the biggest pop groups in the world, is no exception. Carefully planned concerts were indefinitely postponed, and the band's seven members began to question what it means to be musicians when they can't perform in front of fans......

 

 

BTS returns with simple, strong truth that 'life goes on' in new album 'BE' | Yonhap News Agency