Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

After an incredibly tight race for the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100, a winner has been declared. BTS singer Jung Kook debuts his song “Seven” atop the tally thanks to massive consumption across almost ...

Jung Kook of BTS has become the No. 1 streamed K-pop act on Spotify, beating out his own band. Per CasinoAlpha.com, Jung Kook garners 35,407,241 monthly listeners, while BTS is just under that with 35 ...

In an email interview with Variety, Jung Kook acknowledges the summery vibe but sounds almost surprised to hear a hit-status projection for the tune, as if this crossed his mind about the Andrew ...

The rollout for Jung Kook‘s debut solo album, Golden, continues! The BTS vocalist’s label, BIGHIT Music, released a trio of concepts for the album on the group’s respective social media pages, much to ...

BTS‘ Jung Kook has joined the 2023 Global Citizen Festival lineup just weeks before the live music event is scheduled to take place at Central Park’s Great Lawn in New York City. The musician will ...

Jung Kook of the K-pop group BTS is set to release a new documentary called “Jung Kook: I Am Still” — said to be a video diary of the singer’s “eight-month journey” to his solo debut — in theaters ...

After days of lining up to see BTS’ Jung Kook serenade Central Park, crowds that had congregated along several blocks of Fifth Avenue had to pack it in Friday when the K-pop star’s performance was ...

The weather may not have been in Jung Kook‘s favor, but the BTS member still lit up the stage on Friday, kicking off Good Morning America‘s 2023 Summer Concert Series. This rainy concert came just ...

The B in BTS stands for "buff" ... 'cause three members of the massive K-pop boy group proved they've got muscles to go along with their pipes -- putting their ...