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Korean pop superstars BTS will be taking what’s being termed an “official and extended period of rest and relaxation,” according to a Twitter post by its entertainment company. The K-pop ensemble ends its run today at the Lotte Duty Free Family Concert in South Korea. It is the group’s first break since its 2013…

No one in music was happy this week, or so it seemed, as the best of intentions blew up in several faces in the industry. BTS fans claimed segregation, Taylor Swift fans screamed collusion, and A$AP Rocky fans lashed out at the Swedes over their decision to prosecute the street-brawling rapper. Meanwhile, a few…

#BTSxSNL was trending big Saturday night during the K-pop band’s debut on Saturday Night Live. But that did not translate to TV ratings. The April 13 telecast of Saturday Night Live, with host Emma Stone and musical guest BTS, averaged a 3.9 Live+Same Day household rating in the metered markets, and a 1.5 adults 18-49…

K-Pop mania hit Saturday Night Live tonight when BTS became the first South Korean act to perform on the NBC sketch comedy series. Even the show’s host, Oscar winner Emma Stone, in her fourth time emceeing, conceded the spotlight in her opening monologue, which she started with a “check of the sound levels” by saying…

Kit Harington’s walk of shame in last week’s Saturday Night Live promo is a tough act to follow, so if the new Emma Stone spot doesn’t meet the challenge at least it does a slick job of cluing in the show’s demo about this week’s musical guest. Surrounded by posters and pin-ups of the South Korean boy band BTS, Stone…