The amazing move of the "National Representative" group BTS continues. Following the dream 'Billboard Chart', he made his first speech at the United Nations for the first time as a Korean singer, and extended his performance to the New York subway last time by performing at City Field, the home of the United States of America Major League New York Mets.
BTS, which has been continuing its wide-ranging career with World celebrities beyond idol, was once again surprised by The times cover Model. As a result, there is a growing curiosity about the Korean people who decorated the time cover Model in the past.
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The first Korean to decorate The times cover is former President Rhee. Lee has been on the cover of The times global edition twice in 1950, when the Korean War broke out, and 1953, when the armistice agreement took place. In particular, the time cover in March 1953 featured the phrase "Deep are the roots of freedom (how deep is the root of freedom)", which represented the situation on the Korean peninsula.
Then, in June 1975, former President Park Chung Hee, and in September 1984 and June 1987, former President Chun Doo Hwan became The times cover Model. The cover phrase in June 1987 reads "Korea's crisis" - which is interpreted as concerned about the collapse of Korean democracy, citing the June uprising.
Former President Roh Tae-woo (July 1987), former President Kim Young-sam (June 1995), former President Kim Dae-jung (June 2000), former President Roh Moo-hyun (March 2003), and former President Park Geun-hye (December 2012) were selected as The times cover Models in turn, and most recently President Moon Jae-in (May 2017) was selected as the cover Model as the presidential candidate.
On the other hand, former President Lee Myung-bak has never been named The times cover Model. Instead, it was featured in The times, published in May 2006, in an article titled "Green Dream". The photo, which was released to The times at the time, showed Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak sitting on the bridge of Cheonggyecheon and soaking his feet.
▲ Pak Se-ri to Son Heung-min...Sports stars also have the main decor of The times
Many of the sports players representing Korea have put their faces on The times cover. In August 1998, 'Golf Empress' Pak Se-ri became the first sportsman to become The times cover Model, and then Ahn Jung-hwan (football, May 2002), Yoon Mi-jin (Archery, August 2004), Song A-ri (Golf, October 2004), and Park Ji-sung (football, October 2005) became The times cover Model. Most recently Son Heung-min has graced The times main ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Meanwhile, many sports fans have also questioned Kim Yuna, who is a 'figure actress', not being the time cover Model. Kim Yuna won the World Record with 228.56 points in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics women's figure skating, and was named the second most influential 100 people in World by The times in May of that year. First place was former President Bill Clinton United States of America, so you can guess how much Kim Yuna's influence was. However, it has never been selected for The times cover Model. ▲ BTS cover decoration after 18 years since Jang Dong-gun
Actor Jang Dong-gun is one of the cultural and artistic figures who named The times cover Model. The times were interviewed in October 2005 by representatives from various fields such as Dr. Hwang Woo-suk, Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon, and interviewed Jang Dong-gun as a representative in the cultural industry.
And The times once again named the Korean Artists Welfare Foundation of Korea as the cover Model in 2018, 13 years later. The times released a photo of BTS, which will be the latest cover on the 22nd, while shed light on the BTS phenomenon on the 10th (local time) in an article titled "How did BTS receive World?"
The cover cover of the released time shows seven BTS members dressed in suits in a light blue background looking down at the camera, with the phrase "BTS" in the middle of the cover and "Next Generation Leaders" on the top.
This is an example of the status of BTS, which has been named "Top Social Artist" for the second consecutive year at the Billboard Music Awards and has won the American Music Awards (AMAs) and has won two of the United States of America's top three music awards.
In particular, BTS's The times cover Model has a meaning that it has decorated the 'global version' cover, not the 'Asian version'. This is the first record for the Korean Artists Welfare Foundation in Korea, so its weight is different.
In addition, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung (June 1994), North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (January 2003), North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun (February 2012), and Washington DC Superintendent Michelle (December 2008) were selected as The times cover Model.
Meanwhile, The times, which was founded in 1923, is considered the largest weekly magazine in World and the most influential magazine in the former World.