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They investigate the music group BTS and its fan community, ARMY, as a case study to better understand how music fans interact with commercial music services. This work aims to fill the gap in prior MIR user research by: 1) Investigating the contextual factors that influence users’ engagement with music services 2) Attending more closely to music fans as an important subset of users.

This article analyzes mainstream media coverage of the Korean Wave from 2009 to 2019, including an examination of overall trends in K-pop framing over time.

This article examines the album BE and Jin's solo song "Abyss" in terms of how they intersect with mental health and healing.

Go behind the scenes with the duo of Sparks Edition as they talk about BTS' Map of the Soul: 7 cover that captures the group's history and identity.

Take a look at RM’s top artists in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art.