K-pop phenomenon BTS will meet with global fans with the new album <i>BE</i> due out on Nov 20, its producer Big Hit Entertainment has announced. (Yonhap via Reuters photo)The label said pre-orders began on Monday and general release is due on Nov 20, adding the highly anticipated album contains “the most ‘BTS-esque’ music yet”. "Big Hit is classified as a kind of global export firm," said Park Sung-ho, analyst at Yuanta Securities Korea. With plenty of liquidity in the market, some analysts predict gross bids from retail investors could hit 100 trillion won ($85 billion). Institutional and retail investors' subscriptions are due on Oct 5-6 and Big Hit is expected to list on the KOSPI on Oct 15.
