Asian Games
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| First event | 1951 Asian Games |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | |
| India | |
| Last event | 2018 Asian Games |
| Indonesia | |
| Occur every | Four years |
| Purpose | Asia |
| Abbreviation | Asiad |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 803260 |
About Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games.
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BTS: What will military service mean for their future?
... Tottenham striker Son Heung-min secured military exemption, along with his South Korea teammates, after winning gold at the 2018 Asian Games A lot of fans were saying they deserve an exemption, says Taylor Glasby, a freelance music journalist who has written a lot about K-pop over the past decade...
North Korea v South Korea: Match was 'like war', says South
... Then, at the Asian Games, a unified Korea boating team won a historic gold medal...
North v South Korea: Welcome to the world's strangest football derby
... The team has won or drawn almost every fixture since the first match in the Asian Games in 1978, with the 1990 friendly in Pyongyang being the only time the North triumphed, winning 2-1...
K-pop group BTS to take 'extended' break from performing
... Exemptions are occasionally granted - Tottenham forward Son Heung-min avoided military service for South Korea last year after helping his country beat Japan 2-1 in the Asian Games football final...
K-pop group BTS to take 'extended' break from performing
BTS is one of The World 's biggest K-pop acts
K-pop superstars BTS have announced that they will be taking an "extended" break from performing following a concert in Seoul on Sunday.
Their agency Big Hit Entertainment said the seven members would be undergoing a "period of rest and relaxation".
It added that The Break would "provide them with a chance to enjoy the ordinary lives of Young People in their 20s, albeit briefly".
This is the First Time BTS will have taken time off since their 2013 debut.
It is not clear how long The Break will last but they are scheduled to perform in Saudi Arabia in October as part of their world tour "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself".
It's possible their break is necessary because South Korean males still have to complete two years of compulsory military service between the ages of 18 and 28.
All of the BTS band members fit this age bracket.
Exemptions are occasionally granted - Tottenham forward Son Heung-min avoided military service for South Korea last year after helping his country beat Japan 2-1 in the Asian Games football final.
A gold medal at The Event , along with an Olympic podium finish, is the only automatic way for a South Korean footballer to be excused a call-up.
BTS is one of The World 's biggest boy bands, and boasts a huge and devoted fanbase.
Comprised of members RM, Jungkook, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin and V - earlier this year.
Known for their meticulously choreographed dance style and boyish good looks, they were The First K-pop group to reach Number One on the US album charts.
On Twitter, many BTS Fans - who call themselves ARMY - said The Boys deserved the hard-earned break.
The Band has been performing since 2013. In 2017, their album Love Yourself: Her was The First K-Pop album to crack The Top 10 US album charts, rising to number seven.
It also hit The Number one spot on iTunes in More Than 70 countries.
K-pop was conceived in South Korea in the 1990s as a Western-Asian hybrid and is now a multi-million dollar industry with many bands winning audiences around the Globe .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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