Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
BTS says they want to express love on new album, as single smashes YouTube record
South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS on Wednesday (April 17) held a news conference in Seoul on their new album "Map of The Soul: Persona", after one of their new songs smashed a YouTube record.
BTS, a seven-member band, released seven songs on April 12 including a track featuring U.S. singer-songwriter Halsey and another song featuring British musician Ed Sheeran.
Their new title song "Boy With Luv" -- featuring Halsey -- recorded the most-viewed music video debut in YouTube history, with 74.6 million views in its first 24 hours, according to YouTube.
BTS, together since 2013, has gained a worldwide following, winning over fans across continents and helping popularize the K-pop music genre further afield from Asia. The band is nominated for the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in the top duo/group and top social artist categories. (Reuters)