(CelebrityAccess) – The members of Korean boy band BTS have renewed their contracts with Big Hit Entertainment and it looks like the group will remain with the company until 2026.
Announcing the news in a statement released Wednesday (Oct. 17), BTS said: “We respect our mentor, producer [and Big Hit founder] Bang Si-Hyuk who has continued to show us a vision for our future from even before debut and have helped us form our perspective of the world and music. With Big Hit Entertainment’s support, we’ll continue to strive to give our best for fans all around the world.”
“It is our philosophy that we should cater the best to artists who’s achieving an unprecedented global success,” Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement. “After the thorough discussion with seven members of BTS, we decided to renew the contract before the world tour to ensure more stable, long-term activities.”
Shortly after the news broke, fans of the Korean pop phenoms pushed the hashtag “7MoreYearsOfBTS” to the top Twitter’s Worldwide trends list. BTS is currently on the road across Europe as part of their Love Yourself world tour.