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BTS and Old Town Road: Asserting Asian Identity in America
UGC
"The only clear take-away from BTS’s involvement at the Grammys, however, is that the awards are not as prestigious as they pose to be. Not only does the voting committee lack diversity and integrity in the voting process, but the entire idea of the Grammys is at odds with BTS and their global impact."
AlapadmaMusic
2020
BTS and the Future of the Fan Economy
UGC
"How the cultivation of an extraordinarily engaged fanbase propelled BTS to unprecedented success."
Knows, J.
2021
BTS and Army Grow Together, Fighting Against Prejudice | JiYoung Lee, Professor
Official Content
"JiYoung Lee is a Professor of Sejong University and the Writer of ‘BTS Art Revolution’. As a BTS fan ’Army’, she mainly explains the message that BTS spreads. Let’s check the message of BTS and how the fans are linked to that message to change the world."
세바시 강연 Sebasi Talk
2019
Black K-Pop: Racial Surplus and Global Consumption
K-Pop
"On the one hand, the performance of racial variants by K-pop idols and fans has functioned as a visual means of deconstructing racial purity in Koreans, but on the other hand, it has problematically internalized the view that divides races into an imagined order, which has plagued US society and politics."
Kim, S. Y.
2020
Borasaek Vision
Serials
Borasaek Vison, created and led by fans, release magazine issues and blog posts that discuss a wide range of topics on BTS and ARMY.
Multiple Writers
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