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[News] BTS’ Japanese album ranks 4th in Oricon album chart for first half of 2018 | Yonhap News [180625]

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SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) — BTS’s Japanese album “Face Yourself” took fourth place in the Japanese Oricon album chart for the first half of 2018, and the K-pop septet were listed as the 6th best-selling act in the Japanese record industry, their agency said Monday.

The results were released in the first-half tally of Oricon charts, which was announced on Monday. Continue reading “[News] BTS’ Japanese album ranks 4th in Oricon album chart for first half of 2018 | Yonhap News [180625]” →

[News] Lotte Duty Free taps BTS as new model [171113]

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SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) — Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s top duty-free operator, said Monday it has tapped K-pop boy band BTS as its new model, as local retailers aim to attract more foreign customers amid a normalization of ties between Seoul and Beijing over a U.S. missile defense system.

Including BTS, Lotte Duty Free has 58 K-pop celebrities, including actor Lee Min-ho and K-pop girl group TWICE, as its model, according to the company.

The duty-free operator’s move to expand its presence in the global market comes as local retailers are gearing up for a potential inflow of Chinese customers. The number of visitors from the neighboring country had sharply dropped in the past months following a diplomatic row between the two countries over the deployment of U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system here. Continue reading “[News] Lotte Duty Free taps BTS as new model [171113]” →