BTS — One Of The Most Popular Bands In The World — Is Taking A Break: Here's Why
BTS — One Of The Most Popular Bands In The World — Is Taking A Break: Here's Why
Popular Korean pop group BTS announced news it was taking a break Monday, a move that came as a bit of a surprise and will likely have some fans saying "Life Goes On," like the band's hit song.
受欢迎的韩国流行乐队 BTS 周一宣布了休息的消息，此举有点出人意料，可能会让一些歌迷像乐队的热门歌曲一样说 “Life Goes On”。
What Happened: K-pop band BTS saw its managing agency Hybe Co. go public in 2020 and the company could now face a setback. BTS announced Monday its members were reporting for military service in South Korea.
发生了什么： K-pop 乐队 BTS 看到了自己的管理机构 Hybe Co. 在2020年上市，公司现在可能面临挫折。防弹少年团周一宣布，其成员正在韩国报到服兵役。
"The members of BTS are currently moving forward with plans to fulfill their military service. Group member Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October," Bighit Music said, as reported by Variety.
“防弹少年团的成员目前正在推进服兵役的计划。据《综艺》报道，Bighit Music说，乐队成员金将在10月底个人发行日程结束后立即启动这一进程。
Other members of the group will also follow a plan to complete mandatory military service for the country.
该组织的其他成员也将遵循一项计划，完成该国的义务兵役。
The band will be inactive for several years due to the commitment.
由于这项承诺，该乐队将在几年内处于不活跃状态。
"Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment," Bighit Music said.
Bighit Music表示：“公司和防弹少年团的成员都期待在2025年左右再次以团体形式重新开会，” Bighit Music说。
Related Link: BTS Managing Agency Hybe's Stock Slumps Below IPO Price For First Time
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Why It's Important: The move to complete military service follows several solo projects from the band and will now leave fans waiting until 2025 for the band to get back together.
为什么它很重要： 完成兵役的转变是在乐队的多个个人项目之后进行的，现在将让歌迷们等到2025年，乐队才能重聚。
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) announced a collaboration to globally distribute titles from BTS. The band has also partnered with $McDonald's (MCD.US)$ and other brands to help bring international audiences to companies.
沃尔特·迪斯尼公司 (NYSE: DIS) 宣布合作在全球发行防弹少年团的作品。乐队还与 $麦当劳 (MCD.US)$以及其他品牌，以帮助公司吸引国际受众。
"'Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)' is more than a track from their latest album, it is a promise, there's much more yet to come in the years ahead from BTS," Bighit said.
比吉特说：“'Yet to Come（The Most Beautiful Moment）'不仅仅是他们最新专辑中的一首曲目，更是一种承诺，未来几年防弹少年团还有更多曲目要发行。”
As Variety reports, the requirement for all males under 30 years old to complete military service has been a bit controversial with athletes and classical musicians able to be excused for exceptional service to the country. Pop artists have not typically been excused.
正如《综艺》报道的那样，要求所有30岁以下的男性服完兵役一直存在一些争议，因为运动员和古典音乐家可以借口为国家提供卓越服务。流行歌手通常不会被原谅。
K-pop music has surged in popularity around the world thanks in big part to BTS hitting the big time. A K-pop-themed ETF was recently launched called the Exchange Traded Concepts Trust KPOP and Korean Entertainment ETF (NYSE:KPOP). Hybe Co. is the fifth largest holding in the ETF at 9% of assets.
K-pop音乐在世界各地的受欢迎程度激增，这在很大程度上要归功于防弹少年团的大放异彩。最近推出了一只以 K-pop 为主题的 ETF 交易所交易概念信托基金 KPOP 和韩国娱乐 ETF （纽约证券交易所：KPOP）。Hybe Co. 是该ETF的第五大持股公司，占资产的9％。
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