Public broadcaster NHK announced Wednesday the lineup for its annual New Year's Eve music extravaganza, but K-pop group BTS, under fire for a controversial T-shirt worn by one of its members, was not included in the list.Popular groups like DA PUMP and Ikimonogakari, which got back together this month after a two-year break, will perform in "Kohaku Utagassen," when the acts compete as red and white teams.Also known as the Bangtan Boys, BTS, a seven-member South Korean boy band that debuted in 2013 and released an album that topped the U.S. Billboard 200 last May, will not be participating a…READ FULL ARTICLE
