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Los Angeles Declares 'BTS Week' Ahead of Sold-Out Concerts

Los Angeles declared 'BTS Week' to honor K-pop group's upcoming sold-out stadium concerts.

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Los Angeles officially designated September 1-8 as 'BTS Week' to mark the K-pop supergroup's upcoming concerts at SoFi Stadium. [1] Jeon Jungkook of the K-pop group BTS stated on his 29th birthday that he would rather die than live without passion. [2] Mayor Karen Bass said the declaration reflects a belief in the power of arts and culture to foster mutual understanding and unite communities. [3] The City Council said in a resolution that BTS has become one of the most influential artists of its generation since its 2013 debut. [4] The group's agency BigHit Music stated that Los Angeles is the latest city to bestow such honors on the group. [5] At age 14 in 2011, Jungkook auditioned for the third season of the South Korean talent show Superstar K while a student at Singu Middle School in Seoul, but the judges rejected him. [6] Jungkook accepted a contract offer from Big Hit Entertainment, where he met RM, who later became his bandmate in BTS. [7] Jungkook, a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, celebrated his 29th birthday on September 1, 2026. [8] Jungkook first shared this quote during a 2013 interview when he was 15 years old, before BTS became a global phenomenon. [9] After his rejection from Superstar K, seven entertainment companies contacted Jungkook to offer him contracts. [10] Jungkook released his debut solo album Golden, which topped charts worldwide. [11]
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  1. Los Angeles officially designated September 1-8 as 'BTS Week' to mark the K-pop supergroup's upcoming concerts at SoFi Stadium. · Yonhap News Agency
  2. Jeon Jungkook of the K-pop group BTS stated on his 29th birthday that he would rather die than live without passion. · Hindustan Times
  3. Mayor Karen Bass said the declaration reflects a belief in the power of arts and culture to foster mutual understanding and unite communities. · Yonhap News Agency
  4. The City Council said in a resolution that BTS has become one of the most influential artists of its generation since its 2013 debut. · Yonhap News Agency
  5. The group's agency BigHit Music stated that Los Angeles is the latest city to bestow such honors on the group. · Yonhap News Agency
  6. At age 14 in 2011, Jungkook auditioned for the third season of the South Korean talent show Superstar K while a student at Singu Middle School in Seoul, but the judges rejected him. · El Universal
  7. Jungkook accepted a contract offer from Big Hit Entertainment, where he met RM, who later became his bandmate in BTS. · El Universal
  8. Jungkook, a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, celebrated his 29th birthday on September 1, 2026. · El Universal
  9. Jungkook first shared this quote during a 2013 interview when he was 15 years old, before BTS became a global phenomenon. · Hindustan Times
  10. After his rejection from Superstar K, seven entertainment companies contacted Jungkook to offer him contracts. · El Universal
  11. Jungkook released his debut solo album Golden, which topped charts worldwide. · Hindustan Times
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