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BTS to launch program to help fans learn Korean language
BTS’ agency Big Hit Entertainment has revealed that there will be an official “Learn Korean with BTS” program.
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Jungkook, V, Suga, Jin, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope (left to right) of music group BTS attend the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Jan. 26 in Los Angeles, California, the United States. (AFP/Frazer Harrison)
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ith the global popularity of South Korean group BTS, a number of fans have taken up Korean. Numerous blogs and fan sites have long been dedicated to the study of the Korean language with the aid of the group’s content.
To make it more fun, BTS’ agency Big Hit Entertainment has revealed that there will be an official “Learn Korean with BTS” program.
The announcement was made during its latest corporate briefing on Tuesday, as reported by The Korea Herald.
“We are preparing Korean language education content for our fans,” said CEO and producer Bang Si-hyuk at the briefing. “There are many fans who can’t enjoy Big Hit content to the fullest due to the language barrier. Foreign media point out that there is ‘more demand for learning Korean thanks to K-pop,’ but there are only limited ways our fans could learn Korean with ease.”
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“Learn Korean with BTS” is set to launch in March over a series of stages with the program featuring artist content and providing a “more rewarding and immersive experience” for fans.
In the briefing, Big Hit also revealed that it is working on a new novel, a series of illustrated books and a drama series based on BTS.
They shared that the group’s "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" tour, which was held from August 2018 to October 2019, reportedly “reached 2.06 million fans at 62 concerts around the world including Asia, Europe, North and South America”.
Updates on other popular groups included that Seventeen will join the fan community platform Weverse and TXT’s very first world tour is coming this year. (mad/wng)
