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BTS’s Japanese studio album, Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey, was released on July 14, 2020. It includes Japanese versions of songs from three previous albums, as well as four new, original Japanese tracks: ‘Intro: Calling,’ the lead single ‘Stay Gold,’ ‘Your eyes tell,’ and ‘Outro: The Journey.’ And the previously released 2019 single ‘Lights’ is also included. Those tracks, and more, are the subjects of the talk.

Murray Stein, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst and author in Zürich, Switzerland. He returned to the podcast on Dec. 2, 2020 to discuss the new BTS​ album BE​, released on Nov. 20, 2020.

This article aims to analyze the BTS phenomenon, as group and brand, from the SWOT Matrix.

This article examines how BTS embodies the ethics of care, a feminist moral theory, through lyricism that builds and maintains the group's relationship with fans, as well as lyrics that criticize society.

As K-pop groups like BTS and others sweep the fandom of millions worldwide, Korean soft power has expanded. One powerful result of this trend is a rising interest in learning the Korean language. Dr. Sahie Kang, director of the School of Korean at the Middlebury Language Schools, explains the influence of K-pop in expanding Korean soft power.