BTS later apologised to its fans for not being able to make an appearance. The "atomic bomb" T-shirt also featured Korean independence slogans. It was seen by some in Japan as celebrating the bomb ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. BTS is one of the biggest artists on the planet undoubtedly in part ...

While he may now be a part of the army—in addition to the ARMY, which BTS fans have named themselves—it seems he won’t be serving on the front lines, should there be a real battle.