K-pop sensation BTS have been forced to deny any involvement in a Michael Jackson tribute album following a report in a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper. The Irish Sun on Sunday reported over the weekend that County Westmeath-based music studio,

K-pop band BTS have denied reports they are due to appear on a Michael Jackson tribute album. The group were also said to be in line to record an unreleased track written by the singer at an Irish recording studio during a stay in the country in 2006.

On Tuesday, BTS' agency released a statement denying the group's participation in Michael Jackson's tribute album.

BTS found itself in the middle of a controversy after a report claimed that the K-pop group has recorded an unreleased song by Michael Jackson as part of the King of Pop's upcoming tribute album. , Korean,

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Over the last two days, speculations were rife that South Korean band BTS had been involved in recording a song for the unreleased tribute album for iconic singer Michael Jackson. According to reports,

A BTS tribute to Michael Jackson, as claimed by a news report, is not happening. BigHit Music has clarified that the K-pop superstars are not involved in any project dedicated to the King of Pop. Fans of the South Korean boy group were beginning to get excited,