ARIRANG is BTS’s first studio album in four years. At the height of their fame in 2022, the group announced a hiatus in order to complete their mandatory military service: Jin enlisted in December of 2022, with the others in 2023. JungKook and Jimin were the last to serve their terms, finishing June 11th, 2025….
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Explosive and Exuberant Debut: CORTIS Shout Their Arrival on the K-Pop Scene with “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES”
CORTIS is a five-member idol boy group. The members are Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho, and are the first boy group to debut under BIGHIT MUSIC in six years. They are a young group, all teenagers: 17-year-old Martin is the leader, 16-year-old Keonho is the maknae, and the oldest member is James, who is 19….
Creativity and Artistry in Jimin’s “MUSE” – EP Review
Originally conceived in classical Greek Mythology, nine muses were born from the union of Zeus and Mnemosyne, one for each night the couple slept together. However, it was Apollo and the nymph Eufime who raised them, thus literally and metaphorically giving birth to the association between the muses and the arts. While traditionally the muses…
Slow Dancing with V: “Layover” Album Review
V is the final member of BTS to officially debut as a solo artist. Like the other members, he has participated in solo projects, both as part of BTS – “Stigma” (Wings: 2016), Intro: Singularity” (Love Yourself Tear: 2016) and Inner Child (Map of the Soul: 7: 2020) – and on his own or as…
VIEW OF THE ARTS 