Multiple Korean news stations reported on BTS being named one of the 25 Most Influential People On The Internet by TIME Magazine.
Not only did entertainment news programs report on their new feat, but so did mainstream news programs.
#방탄소년단 ,美타임 선정 ′인터넷서 가장 영향력있는 25인′#랩몬스터 #진 #슈가 #제이홉 #지민 #뷔 #정국 #BTS #RAPMONSTER #JIN #SUGA #JHOPE #JIMIN #V #JUNGKOOK #防弾少年団 #防彈少年團 #防弹少年团 pic.twitter.com/siZ1qpGMeH
— 방탄소년단 동영상 (@btsmove) June 27, 2017
YTN, Yonhap, OBS, MBC, and SBS all reported on the news as soon as word got out.
연합뉴스TV 방탄소년단, 美타임 ‘인터넷서 가장 영향력 있는 25인’ pic.twitter.com/sp0XFQ0G5j
— 진저 (@ginger4him) June 27, 2017
They made sure to mention that they made it on the list next to figures like Donald Trump, J.K Rowling, and Katy Perry.
170628 MBC 연예투데이 방탄소년단, 타임 선정 ‘인터넷 영향력 인물’ pic.twitter.com/1d6emmv63d
— 끙끙 (@comely_jin) June 27, 2017
They also mentioned that BTS will be making a special appearance at Seo Taiji’s 25th-anniversary concert as “Seo Taiji and Boys” this September.
SBS 모닝와이드 타임 선정, ‘인터넷서 가장 영향력 있는 25인’ pic.twitter.com/7sDRk7cq5C
— 진저 (@ginger4him) June 27, 2017
While there may have been rumors of BTS’s media blackout in Korea, these reports prove again that there’s no such thing.
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