One In An ARMY responds to the egregious journalistic errors in a recent article that interviewed ARMYs under misleading pretences.
Big Hit's Bang Si-hyuk speaks to holding both discontent and happiness together to drive change and make a meaningful life. Many BTS themes are in this 2019 speech.
Brian Rolli reports for Forbes on "Dynamite" crossing the 2 million unit sales milestone.
An Explosive Key Change: Diatonic Pivot Modulation in BTS' "Dynamite" | Rebel Music Teacher explains what's so phenomenal about BTS' Dynamite
Why the Normalization of BTS in America Is a Necessary Victory | Odie spills her trademark tea in this early 2020 article that becomes more relevant every day.
Weverse Magazine: "Why Dynamite Is Phenomenal" explains the Billboard Charts and the significance of BTS' achievement. Login required.
Excellent article by S. Nathan Park for Foreign Policy highlighting China's retreat from criticizing BTS and the moves by South Korea to create effective soft power.
The Lainey Gossip column discusses the first concept photo for BE: "[BTS'] leadership in their art is in tandem with their leadership in their business."
"Global crossover sensation" has a nice ring to it, because it's true. Mary Siroky writes for Consequence of Sound why 2020 is drawing in fans for BTS.
BTS drew almost 1,000,000 paid viewers for their livestreamed Map of the Soul ON:E concert. Yonhap News reports on the details.
Dr. Colette Balmain overviews the larger-than-life Map of the Soul ON:E concert and deftly delves into the symbolism of the music and the sets.
T.K. Park and Youngdae Kim discuss the misunderstanding that BTS is merely a "boy band," and they incisively analyze the factors that place BTS on another level.
In this article for USA Today, Hannah Yasharoff details that BTS will be releasing their second studio album for 2020 and gives a little more history on BTS' past releases.
Bryan Rolli recaps the saga of BTS achieving a second Hot 100 number one in 2020 in addition to capturing the number two spot in the same charting week.
What's it like to design an album for one of the deepest musical artists? Yim Hyun-su takes us behind the scenes with the cover designers for Map of the Soul: 7.
BTS' efforts don't always attract praise. Bryan Rolli explains what keeps the group buoyant in the midst of challenges including racism and xenophobia.
Riddhi Chakraborty discusses Indian ARMYs helping BTS break records and delivers an excellent interview with BTS for Rolling Stone India.
Brian Cantor crunches numbers on the record-breaking BTS Week featured on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
Lea Salonga gives a delightful take on why falling for BTS is perhaps one of the healthiest activities of 2020.
The BBC highlights the Jungian themes in Map of the Soul and includes an interview with Dr. Stein.
Paper Magazine's phenomenal mashup of Lisa Frank and BTS embroiders their trademarked Break the Internet edition, which celebrates the groundbreaking work of BTS.
ARMY Twitter witnessed an overwhelmed Bangtan when the results of the Billboard Hot 100 went live. Ellie Bate captured the historic moment for BuzzFeed.
Fatima-Tul Farha reports for USA Today from BTS' "Dynamite" press conference. The group discussed their chart-topping single and their future plans.
Lenika Cruz peels back the layers of why BTS' single Dynamite achieving a number one is more than what it may seem on the surface.
Bryan Rolli lays to rest the idea that BTS is doing anything unsportsmanlike to achieve their milestones. He details why BTS and ARMY are merely smart about playing the game.
My Time is a breathtaking track. The process of how the masterpiece came together is delineated here.
Inner Child is a jubilant tear-jerker. Yim Hyun-su talks with Arcades, who have also worked with BTS on Mikrokosmos and Jamais Vu, about the process.
Dominic Punt delves into BTS' world record for most viewers for a concert live stream for Bang Bang Con: The Live on the Guinness World Records website.
Before Dynamite, BTS was nearly always shut out of radio play. Brian Patrick Byrne and Ahir Gopaldas critically take a look at the factors.
Sales from Map of the Soul: Persona were underreported to IFPI, and IFPI's lack of correction raised a lot of ARMY eyebrows.
Billboard went into atypical detail to explain BTS' third number one, but they still haven't accounted for the lost streams from ON. "Billboard Recalculate" is explained here.
With great metrics come great responsibility? BTS ARMY found themselves in a battle with YouTube's algorithm change. Brendan Wetmore reports on it for Paper Magazine.
Black Swan hasn't nearly received its due yet. Michele Mendez gets right to the heart of the song in her article on one of the biggest surprises from BTS in 2020.
Raisa Bruner with Time Magazine gives us a jewel of an interview in late 2019 with Bang Si-hyuk, the creative force who risked nearly everything to launch BTS.
Jae-Ha Kim details why 2019 was an important year for BTS and also introduces readers to a favority ARMY pasttime of streaming as an act of protest.
Yim Hyun-su overviews Map of the Soul: 7 and an ever-increasing list of firsts for BTS.
Ikran Dahir and Ellie Bate report on the historic Wembley Stadium concert appearance by BTS and include a celebration of ARMY Selca Day in the article.
From T.K. Park of @AskAKorean and Youngdae Kim, author of BTS: The Review, is the sublime article "Your Guide to BTS and Their Musical Universe in 25 Songs."
Lenika Cruz chronicles her journey into ARMY--and how it started with simply wanting to learn their names after seeing an endearing performance.
Jenna Guillaume introduces readers to the individual members of BTS and eloquently reviews their album eras and performances.
Emma Kelly discusses the first BTS Conference which took place at Kingston University in January 2020.
Jae-Ha Kim sheds light on the fine line that BTS walks between cultural pressure and being open about important topics, and how honesty and compassion frame their art.
Elliot Sang deep dives into just how groundbreaking and brave BTS are in challenging society's harmful holdovers.
T.K. Park and Youngdae Kim team up to explain why BTS embracing their Korean heritage has assisted in their growth.
Jae-ha Kim writes for Variety what made Bang Bang Con, the record-breaking livestream concert, so different and so succesful.
Amanda Vargas explores the intersection between BTS and education through the lense of Paulo Freire and offers a wealth of BTS ARMY resources.
Jason Pham for StyleCaster discusses BTS, toxic masculinity in America and the concept of "kkonminam." Dicussions with Professors Saeji and Anderson are included.