This chapter explores how BTS became a global hit group, discussing their initial popularity in South Korea and Southeast Asia before gaining fans worldwide. The hosts also emphasize BTS's impactful music, empowering messages, and their involvement with UNICEF's End Violence program.
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Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Sohee Kim join this episode to talk about Bang Si-Hyuk, South Korea’s enormously successful music mogul. The billionaire has built a K-pop empire with bands like BTS and New Jeans, and he’s now looking to expand on that model with a new, global act based in the US.
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