Popular South Korean boyband BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan or Beyond The Scene)will be getting a star on Dubai’s Walk of Fame, The Dubai Star announced.
“A Dubai Star is now dedicated to the popular South Korean boy band from Seoul—@bts_bighit. Will you be cheering for them at our launch event this October?” the tweet read.
BTS is the first Korean act to be included in the UAE’s star-studded Hollywood-like Walk of Fame landmark at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard when the tributes are launched in October.
Other recipients to UAE’s Hollywood-like Walk of Fame are Lebanese designer Elie Saab, footballer Lionel Messi, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Saudi Arabian singer Abdul Majeed Abdullah and Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
BTS–consists of rappers RM, Suga, and J-Hope and vocalists V, Jin, Jimin and Jungkook— was first formed in Seoul in 2013.
It is the first K-pop group to win a Billboard music award in 2017.
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Im excited. I have to get Ready.!!