"k-pop"

It would give listeners here access to around 60 million tracks and over 4 billion playlists, according to the Swedish firm. It also expected the move to help Korean artists of various music genres to reach their fans here and abroad

While US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden topped the list, BTS was one of two musicians to be among the top 10 most tweeted about global figures, with the other being American rapper Kanye West.

The livestream will include first-time performances of several songs from 'The Album,' which was released earlier this year in October.

"The world wasn't easy with us when we started. They didn't let us in so easily. But we didn't stop. The world has more than one path."