BTS’ comeback album Arirang is topping the charts – but fans are divided over the lack of Korean lyrics. Is this a necessary sacrifice for chart success?
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The documentary is not the triumphant comeback narrative that fans may have been anticipating.
This South Korean boy band is the first act ever to debut at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart with its first six entries. It has a very devoted fanbase to thank.
New K-pop groups comprised entirely of North Americans, Korea’s ‘K-culture training visa’ to attract international participation and K-pop auditions in Canada are all signs of a K-pop evolution.
In telling the story of BTS, Beyond The Story also tells the story of K-pop and how its dynamics have changed over the years.
There is one element that is rarely talked about, despite its pivotal contribution to the success of shows like Squid Game: translation.
More countries are using ‘national service’, whether they are military or civic programmes.
Military service is compulsory in South Korea and many deem it unfair that the band’s members have been allowed to put it off.
A professor who researches BTS is building a diverse archive of media and analysis about the pop icons.
A new wave of Korean music and cinema can play a powerful role in changing perceptions and stereotypes of Asian people.
Few of those in the K-pop industry have donated or even spoken out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Their compilation album Love Yourself: Answer sold 2.5m copies – that’s twice as many as One Direction’s last album.
Five years since they burst on to the scene, and BTS is still fighting for social rights through catchy K-pop tunes.
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Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield
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Researcher, international and comparative law, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Professor in Brazilian Studies, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting at Macquarie University, Macquarie University
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Professor of Human Geography, Loughborough University
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Sessional Lecturer & PhD Candidate, East Asian Culture, University of British Columbia
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PhD candidate, Media and Communication, University of Leeds
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PhD Researcher in Human Geography, Loughborough University
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Instructor, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University
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Assistant Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Associate Professor, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate, University of Leeds
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PhD Candidate, Adelaide University