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BTS break sparks debate on activism, military exemptions

The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label’s stock price and leaving many questions ...
AOL

BTS announces they're taking a break: How the group is changing 'cutthroat' K-pop culture

After racking up Grammy nominations and numerous No.1 hits, BTS is taking a much-needed break. "This period of rest will provide the members of BTS, who have tirelessly committed themselves to their ...
KREM

Here's what we know about the breakup of BTS

SEOUL, South Korea — The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label's stock price and ...
Bustle

Did BTS Break Up? Members Explain Their Hiatus & Promise To “Return Someday”

BTS ARMYs the world over are processing a lot right now. Just days after K-pop sensation BTS released Proof — a three-CD anthology of new songs as well as demos of past chart-toppers — the group made ...
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BTS Announces Break to Focus on Solo Careers

This news isn't going down smooth like butter. BTS's band members—who include RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook—announced they are taking a break in a video posted to social media on June ...
People

BTS' RM Says He Struggled with His Identity After Band's Temporary Break: 'I Didn't Know Who I Was'

The K-pop star, 28, says he's spent the last year reflecting on who he is as an artist, and thinks that BTS "will make it" through their break BTS' RM is using the band's extended break as an ...