BTS sat down with USA TODAY on how they are feeling as first time Grammy nominees and performers, what ARMY can look forward to during their performance and what "Dynamite" means to them now.
Watch the full interview here:
Jungkook from
@bts_bighit
said: "We still feel surprised that music created by South Korean artists reaches so many people around the world, transcending languages and cultural barriers. We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things."
“We're really excited, it still feels surreal,” Jimin told USA TODAY via an interpreter. “We're still figuring out what to make of it. But we do know this is a great honor and we're deeply thankful."
@BTS_twt
.
@BTS_twt
spoke to us about their upcoming single, sung fully in English (a first for the K-pop group!), the challenges they faced and what they've got in store for the rest of the year.
#BTS_Dynamite
#BTS
debuted with a small record label, without much pull in the K-pop industry, and the band once had to hand out fliers to get people to attend their free concerts.
That's not the case six years later.
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@usatodayopinion
: Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyone cross our border. We must win this.
A security expert says intelligence reports indicate most of the hard-core protesters in Minneapolis are far-left or anarchists, and that far-right groups have not yet made a significant appearance.
A Catholic high school in Kentucky is facing backlash after a video showed a tense exchange between indigenous marchers and a group of young men in D.C.
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@BTS_twt
's latest song "Dynamite" is blowing up in the best way. The group talks about the challenges and inspiration behind their first all-English song:
Joe Biden won the race to 270 electoral college votes. Today he picked up 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania and six in Nevada, according to the
@AP
.
There are still 34 electoral votes up for grabs:
K-pop superstars BTS have raised $3.6 million and generated millions of tweets during four years of teaming with the U.N. children's agency to fight violence, abuse and bullying and promote self-esteem in young people, the agency will announce Wednesday.
The mother of Mollie Tibbetts has taken in the son of Mexican immigrants who worked with her daughter's accused killer, according to a Washington Post report.
Jill Biden will be historic in her own way, or at least that's her plan: She intends to be the first FLOTUS in the role's 231-year history to pursue her career and keep a paying job while living in the White House and serving as first lady.
"For BTS, music transcends language, and nothing shows this more than the sheer diversity of the Army fan base," writes
@fatimafarha_
, a member of the
#BTSARMY
.
Conquering U.S. charts faster than any female K-pop act in history, Blackpink (
@ygofficialblink
), has the potential to become one of the country’s biggest girl groups.
Texas and Mississippi said they're lifting COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates, a day after CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned states that "now is not the time" to do so.
Jennifer Lopez belts out her version of "This Land Is Your Land" during the inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Game show legend Alex Trebek, the beloved "Jeopardy!" host who showed dignity and perseverance in dealing with a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis in March 2019, died Sunday.
He was 80.
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande teamed up for "Rain On Me," an upbeat dance track where each singer takes a turn with a verse. They also sing together on some of the choruses.
Darius Sessoms, 25, faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 5-year-old who, according to local media reports, was riding a bike in his neighborhood.
"(Britney Spears) has informed me that she is afraid of her father," Spears' lawyer Samuel Ingham told the judge. "She will not perform again if her father is in charge of her career."
When a thief tried to steal this woman's laptop at a London restaurant, she yanked on the power cord and reeled him back in while fellow patrons rushed to her aid, armed with chairs.
The Clooneys are donating $500,000 and joining Parkland, Florida, students on March 24. A statement from the couple says their children’s lives "depend on it."
"All Republican leaders must put the American people ahead of fealty to Trump by acknowledging the results of the election," writes former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman (
@GovCTW
) for
@usatodayopinion
.
Oscar voters have their nomination ballots in hand. But hear us out: We've got some dark horses for their consideration.
Here are 10 performances from deserving folks we hope are remembered in this year's Oscar race.
"There's a racial division in this country that's being instigated by the president," Le Batard said. "And we here at ESPN haven't had the stomach for that fight because Jemele (Hill) did some things on Twitter, and you saw what happened after that."