K-pop sensation BTS performed on the season 16 finale ofThe Voice Tuesday, delivering their hit single Boy with Luv. The group sans Halsey sang, rapped and elaborately danced their way through the track, eventually getting doused with confetti and joining a pyramid formation of dancers on theVoice stage.
On the back of their burgeoning stardom in the U.S., BTS have made several American television appearances over the past few months. They serenaded the audience and paid homage to the Beatles onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, kicked off theGood Morning America Summer Concert Series, were guest musicians on Saturday Night Liveand performed Boy With Luv with Halsey at the Billboard Music Awards. They also were named inTimemagazines 2019 Most Influential list.
In reviewing BTS latest albumMap of the Soul: Persona,Rolling Stone writer Elias Leight noted: Since major labels have largely abandoned artist development in favor of amplifying acts that are already buzzing, BTS and other like-minded K-Pop groups have an open freeway: As they play with the sound and acrobatic showmanship of big-budget R&B and pop from 20 years ago, they can be confident that few American artists will even attempt to compete.