K-pop has been taking over the world like nothing before. Despite none of the lyrics being in English so the majority of the world’s population not having any clue what these people are talking about, the catchy tunes and stunning visuals have managed to turn the genre into a border-crossing phenomenon.
There’s a lot of elements to K-pop, but it mostly draws from classic pop music tropes combined with some dance and rap influences. Because why not, right? One of the biggest K-pop bands right now is BTS. Let’s get to know them!
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That’s what BTS stands for, in case you were wondering. It means “bulletproof boy scouts”, which I guess isn’t the worst thing to name your band. Naturally, they abbreviated it so the English-speaking fans could still know what to call them. Oh, that clever marketing!
They Release Trilogies
Much like Lord of the Rings, but with a lot less at stake, BTS has been known to release EPs in trilogy form. They’ve had EP themes around the life and hardship of students, as well as a trilogy about the life of young adults. It’s not exactly Dark Side of the Moon, but then again – what is?
They Have Insane Fans
First of all, they call themselves the BTS ARMY. Yes, that’s all in caps. Despite being so aggressively named, all their fans really seem to do is heavily vote for them on whatever online contest pops up and artificially increase the YouTube views. There’s no actual combat training involved, as far as we know.
