BTS aka Bangtan Boys, the world-famous South Korean boy band, will perform as special guest on America’s Got Talent (AGT) on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
The American talent show competition, America’s Got Talent, is now on the semifinals round of its Season 13 edition and airs on NBC.
The announcement for the appearance of BTS on America’s Got Talent made everyone of the BTS Army (the collective name for BTS fans) excited.
Before the announcement though, the current AGT host, American TV producer and former model Tyra Banks (age 44), already gave a hint on Twitter about BTS as special guest on America’s Got Talent 2018.
Tyra Banks tweeted: “I’m not giving up, so I need some help from the #BTSarmy (BTS Army)! Retweet so we can get #BTSonAGT (BTS on AGT)! @BTS_twt @agt!”
Tyra Banks @Tyra Banks
September 5, 2018I’m not giving up, so I need some help from the #BTSarmy (BTS Army)! Retweet so we can get #BTSonAGT (BTS on AGT)! @BTS_twt @agt!
It was retweeted more than 22,000 times.
Two hours after the said tweet, she asked BTS fans to watch America’s Got Talent on NBC for a special announcement. And indeed less than an hour later, AGT announced that BTS will be a guest on the show next Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
America’s Got Talent @America’s Got Talent
September 5, 2018Screaming!!! ? ? @bts_bighit is blessing the #AGT stage next Wednesday. Retweet if you are freaking out about #BTSonAGT (BTS on AGT)!
Tyra Banks is a certified BTS fan, posing for a picture with the band back in May 2018 during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
Tyra also shared on Twitter, a homemade music video where she jammed to BTS ‘Fake Love’ song, in May 2018.
What @BTS_twt is accomplishing is amazing! First K-pop group in the #Hot100 Top 10! I spent the day jammin to #FakeLove as I got ready for the @agt premiere! The love I have for them & K-pop takin over the USA is real. Watch my homemade fierce music video scene & hair flip! #ARMY pic.twitter.com/ig2We5VChg
— Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) May 30, 2018
BTS is quite busy with their 2018 world tour titled “BTS World Tour : Love Yourself“.
The BTS ‘Love Yourself: Answer‘ album is currently number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, becoming their second album to debut at number one on the said chart, after ‘Love Yourself: Tear‘ which was released in May, 2018.
The BTS band’s music video ‘Idol‘ broke American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift‘s YouTube record of gaining the most views on YouTube within 24 hours of its debut. ‘Idol’ gained 45 million views in 24 hours compared to Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do‘ which had 43 million views.
The BTS members include:
– Kim Tae-hyung aka V (age 22)
– Jeon Jeong-guk aka Jungkook (age 21)
– Park Jimin aka Jimin (age 22)
– Min Yoon-gi aka Suga (age 25)
– Kim Seok-jin aka Jin (age 25)
– Jung Ho-seok aka J-Hope (age 24)
– Kim Nam-joon aka RM formerly Rap Monster (age 23)
