Music20 October 2026
ATEEZ and P1Harmony Tear Up Los Angeles at First-Ever 82WORLD Fest
By Imani Okafor
ATEEZ headlined the debut 82WORLD festival in Los Angeles alongside P1Harmony, treating fans to surprise teases and a nostalgic BTS throwback.
Pop group and boy band
BTS
Best known for Global chart-topping hits like Dynamite and Butter and record-shattering stadium tours
- From
- South Korean
- Working since
- 2013
- Also known as
- Bangtan Boys, Bangtan Sonyeondan, Beyond the Scene
Seven guys from Seoul didn't just break the pop mold. They smashed it to pieces. RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook conquered global music on their own terms, singing mostly in Korean and turning stadiums into oceans of purple lights. Let's be honest, nobody saw that coming when they debuted back in 2013 with a tiny agency that was drowning in debt.
Then came the chart-toppers, the Grammy nods, and a fan army ready to move mountains. These days, life moves a little differently. Mandatory military service in South Korea paused the group gigs, and the members rolled out solo records that racked up their own massive numbers. But don't count them out as a seven-piece. The world's biggest boy band plans to pick up right where they left off.
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BTS in brief
- —First all-South Korean act to top the US Billboard Hot 100 with Dynamite.
- —Scored six Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in just over a year.
- —Packed stadiums across the globe, selling out Wembley Stadium in ninety minutes.
- —Landed five Grammy Award nominations, performing on music's biggest night twice.
- —Addressed the United Nations General Assembly three times on youth and hope.
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