Europe 1 with AFP 10 p.m., June 14, 2022
The K-pop group BTS, one of the most influential on the planet and which was recently received by US President Joe Biden, announced on Tuesday a break so that each of the seven young men in the group can focus on their own careers. .
In 2021, BTS recorded annual revenue of over $1 billion.
The K-pop group BTS, one of the most influential on the planet and which was recently received by US President Joe Biden, announced on Tuesday a break so that each of the seven young men in the group can focus on their own careers. .
The announcement, which had the effect of a bomb, was made during a dinner broadcast online to mark the anniversary of the boy band formed by seven South Korean artists in their twenties, considered as ambassadors of a part of the youth of the whole world and extremely popular, in particular in the United States.
A turnover of more than one billion euros
In 2021, BTS recorded annual revenue of over $1 billion, driven by online content and album sales.
One of the seven, "RM", 27, explained that after several nominations for the Grammy Awards, the music industry awards, they "didn't know what group they were" anymore, adding that some members were " exhausted".
"I always thought BTS was different from other groups (...) but the problem with K-pop and the whole star system is that you don't have time to mature," continued the young man to millions of fans and the global music industry.
“RM” pointed out that as a group, BTS “must keep producing music and doing something.”
"In ten years, I have changed and I need to reflect and have time for myself", concluded the artist.
One of his co-stars, 26-year-old Jimin (Park Ji-min), didn't say anything else, saying at that dinner that he and his six young co-artists were "little by little trying to figure out" what happened to them and to "reflect on the memory that each wanted to leave to their fans".
Received at the White House
The group had been invited on May 31 by President Biden to the White House to denounce racism aimed at Asian people in the United States.
The US presidency said it sees BTS as "ambassadors of youth who spread a message of hope and optimism" to the world.
The septet has already been invited twice to address the United Nations, in 2018 and 2021, in particular about climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.