K-pop phenomenon BTS will meet with global fans with the new album BE 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.

Source: Bangkok Post October 02, 2020 10:41 UTC