The meeting was concluded by the Producers, CEO of BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment, who has respected Akimoto's world view and has led to steady exchanges.
Yakimoto is the birthplace of akb48, a project girl group that leads to Japan's "national idol." It is a big hand in the local entertainment industry. Recently, he joined forces with cable channel Mnet to add strength to the Produce 48 project to form a Korean-Japanese joint girl group.
In addition to 'Bud', BTS's Japan single also features existing songs 'Fake Love' and 'Airplane Part Two' Japanese translations.
BTS has emerged as a new Hallyu group in Japan. The third full-length album "Face Your Self" released in Japan last April was ranked 43rd on the United States of America Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200" even though it was a Japanese album, and received great attention from Korea, Japan, United States of America popular music.
Meanwhile, starting with Tokyo in November BTS, Japan Dome Tour will be held nine times in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka Prefecture.