In the past 10 months, that V Live clip has been viewed over 7.6 million times. Using tongs, he pulls a noodle to his mouth. In one clip, singer Jungkook makes instant ramen in a modest kitchen.
The band also posted vlogs on YouTube and shared the minutiae of their lives on Korean livestreaming platforms AfreecaTV and V Live. Stan: A massive fan of an idol or group, a word derived from rapper Eminem’s song “Stan,” about an obsessive fan.īTS were one of the first K-pop groups on Twitter, says Michelle Cho, a professor of East Asian Studies at University of Toronto.Bias wrecker: The member of a group who makes you question your devotion to your bias.Visuals: A member whose role is being the eye-candy.Hyung: Korean for “older brother.” To a maknae, all other members are “hyungs.”.Golden Maknae: A nickname given to BTS’s Jungkook – the youngest member – that celebrates his talent for singing, rapping and dancing.Maknae: Korean for “the youngest.” The maknae in a group is often treated protectively by older members.The aggressive, rap-heavy track urged young people not to be defined by their parents’ aspirations. The group, comprised of Kim Tae-hyung (better known as V), Jung Ho-seok (J-Hope), Kim Nam-joon (RM), Kim Seok-jin (Jin), Park Ji-min, Jeon Jung-kook, and Min Yoon-gi (Suga), presented itself as rebellious “bad boys,” sporting gold chains, bandannas and heavy black eyeliner.
Six years ago, when BTS released their music video debut “ No More Dream” in June 2013, it wasn’t obvious that they would be K-pop’s breakout success story in America. Most of BTS’s songs are in Korean, the group only has one fluent English speaker, and they were selling Americans a distinctly Asian brand of sex appeal.
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But that the South Korean stars had managed to crack the American market was perhaps an even greater achievement.
Like the Beatles, BTS had traveled from another continent to perform for their enormous American fan base. The next month, BTS became the first group in Billboard history to spend five weeks at number one on the Billboard Artist 100 chart. In April, BTS became only the third group in 50 years to have three number one albums on the Billboard 200 charts in less than 12 months, joining the ranks of The Beatles and The Monkees.
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