BTS: More than a Boy Band

BTS released “Boy In Luv” in 2014 on the album Skool Luv Affair. The MV shows their early swag as they tell the story of a teenager who does not know how to handle his feelings for a girl. Even in this early era their charisma, energy, and stage presence stand out. #bts #army #arirang #kpop

Jungkook performing “Euphoria” live on Good Morning America, July 14, 2023 in Central Park, opening the GMA Summer Concert Series. The song is his BTS solo from Love Yourself: Answer (2018): he performed it alongside “Seven” and “Dynamite.”#trendingreels #bts #ARMY #Kpop #arirang

Let’s move forward, ARMY.
Our best moments are “Yet to Come…”. #army #bts #kpopnews #arirang #btscomeback2026

Yes to all of this! Thanks for your sane perspective.

There’s so much going on with the comeback. Netflix promotions, release of Arirang song list & writing credits & some fans’ reactions to writing credits-that I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. I’m surprised that controversy has seemingly spontaneously generated from writing credits. #bts #army #kpop

BTS perform Spring Day, released Feb 13, 2017 on You Never Walk Alone. The song speaks to longing and separation and is widely connected by Korean listeners to the grief after the 2014 Sewol ferry tragedy. In Korea it remains BTS’s “eternal charting” song. #BTS #ARMY #Kpop #Arirang

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K-pop's Big Three Spent Millions on TV Promotion While BTS Used Cell Phones, Twitter, and YouTube to Find Fans BIGHIT was broke so BTS had to Promote Itself. Part 2 of the four-part series: BTS Started in a Broke Company - A Joke to the K-pop Industry

Part 2. Up on Substack. Ignore app download tab. Just click on “read” to see the article. 🙌🏽 #bts #army #kpopnees #arirang #bangtaboys

“No More Dream” (2013).
A throwback to the beginning when BTS was in its fledgling Hip-Hop era. The sound and styling have all evolved, but that core swagger still resonates. They really are compelling no matter the era. The bass is nice & jazzy in this piece. #bts #army ##kpopnews #btscomeback2026

BTS Love Yourself World Tour
BTS performed “Not Today” during the Love Yourself tour stop at Tokyo Dome in November 2018. The song originally appears on You Never Walk Alone, the 2017 repackage album that followed Wings.

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Hitmaker Benny Blanco produced #1s for Rihanna, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Marion Five He also produced top 10 “Bad Decisions” with BTS and Snoop Dogg. Here he describes BTS and a BTS concert. It’s so amusingly accurate! #btsBenny #army #kpop #arirang

Jimin! It looked like sine kind of roundhouse contemporary dance kick… How’s that for a bad description. So much talent and stage command in that man! When I saw Jimin in ON and Black Swan, it was over for me, I went down the BTS rabbit hole and built a best!

This song and this performance along with ON sealed the deal for me. I just couldn’t believe I was watching a “Boy Band.” They are incredible artists and their performances and performance diversity is second-to-none. A contemporary
contemporary dance solo and dance theme executed perfectly! #bts

“Black Swan” was released Jan. 17, 2020 as a pre release from Map of the Soul: 7. The song introduced a darker, contemporary dance driven concept centered on artistic fear and loss of passion. Jimin’s featured dance performance is a striking visual anchor for the song.

#BTS #ARMY #Arirang

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BTS Started in a Broke Company - A Joke to the K-pop Industry The Beginnings of Greatness Started With Seven Boys Sleeping on Stacked Beds in One Room

New SubStack!
See link in bio & below.
“It started with a teenager named Kim Namjoon. In 2010, Bang discovered Namjoon through Seoul’s underground hip-hop scene, where he performed under the name Runch Randa. At fifteen, Namjoon already had a vocabulary that made adults…”
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It was like a BTS concert!

This is when the separation and elevation to the top began.

MAMA 2016: BTS performed “Fire.”

“Fire” was released in 2016 as lead single from The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever. The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart in the US marking a major step in BTS’s global breakthrough year.
#BTS #ARMY #Arirangu

Exactly.

It’s dumb to play the race game. My father’s side is almost 100% W. African, my mother’s 80% European and 20% West African. Me and my siblings range in shade from light-light to rich brown. Same parents. Manon could have been born dark brown with her same parents. Would she then be “black enough?”

What’s his IG. Parents need to control themselves. Katseye PR is very messy, right now.

Have you seen their Wonderland debut MV? So excellent. Ice on my Teeth/- check out the videos but also the M Countdown live performances,

This!

Me too. This song and performance demonstrates their artistry and diverse talent and chemistry at the highest level. Jimin featured along with the contemporary dance-based choreography, just hits at a different level. It quiets the naysayers pretty quickly too. They are not just a boy band.

BTS performed “IDOL” on September 29, 2020 during BTS Week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The stage was filmed at Gyeongbokgung Palace where they will perform their comeback concert
March 21st.
Deleted this by mistake 2 days ago. Sorry. #bts #army #arirang #kpop

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