Group BTS was the first Korean singer to be named "50 People of the Year" by United States of America Bloomberg News.
Bloomberg published an article on the official website on the 6th (local time) on the Bloomberg 50, which selected 50 teams of people and groups that achieved the most remarkable results in 2018 in business, entertainment, finance, politics, and science and technology.
The list includes Fed members including BTS, Ben van Boerdon, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, Jerome Powell, chairman of the United States of America, and the United States of America, the Time's Up, chief financial officer of Microsoft, Amy Hood, who is engaged in sexual violence and gender discrimination throughout America. CFO), Nobel Prize winner Donna Strichland, and United States of America singer Taylor Swift.
BTS is the first Korean singer to be named "Bloomberg 50" and the only Korean to be named on the list released this year.
Bloomberg said of BTS: "In June, I was the first place on the Billboards album chart with "Love Yourself Former Tier" (LOVE YOURSELF Tear). It is the first K-pop band to reach , and once again charts first place with "Love Yourself Reason Answer" (LOVE YOURSELF Answer) in August "We have achieved unprecedented success in United States of America."
"The huge popularity of BTS is due to the fact that the younger generation is a favorite genre, but has been willing to talk about social problems, mental health and politics." BTS' first World Stadium tour tickets sold out in a few minutes, which is a sign that the world's audience is ready to accept a band with Korea's sensibility. "
"BTS's Big Hit Entertainment is expanding its content area to movies, games and original YouTube based on the success of BTS," Bloomberg said. "In March, the company's sales doubled to $ 86 million from the previous year."
The Bloomberg 50, which was released on the day, will also be published in Bloomberg Business Week.