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We don’t need The Grammys, we have BTS

We don’t need The Grammys, we have BTS

There are so many blessings we could’ve gotten for these eight years, but I guess for the whole journey the best luck we ever had is that…
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Yessenia Herrera
BTS — MUSIC TO CHANGE THE WORLD

BTS — MUSIC TO CHANGE THE WORLD

There is no denying that BTS, the seven-member group, have taken the world by storm.
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Samyukta Iyengar
“Filter”: Examining Our Ever-Changing Masks in Society

“Filter”: Examining Our Ever-Changing Masks in Society

Pick your filter, which me do you want?
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Lily Low
UGH! — an experience and lyrical exploration

UGH! — an experience and lyrical exploration

“I get outraged at malicious anger, anger that had to be put down”
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Lily Low
Storytelling and intertextuality with Min Yoongi

Storytelling and intertextuality with Min Yoongi

Understanding connections between songs and lyrics from BTS’ Suga.
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Swaksha Krishnakumar
Fly To My Room: Curated Spaces as Coping Mechanisms

Fly To My Room: Curated Spaces as Coping Mechanisms

Earlier this year I moved into a new apartment. A seemingly mundane event had it been any other year; except it’s not any other year…
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Yessenia Herrera
2020 MMA & MAMA Award Shows: Another Year Another Daesang Sweep for BTS

2020 MMA & MAMA Award Shows: Another Year Another Daesang Sweep for...

While COVID-19 has seen the cancellation of many traditions, it hasn’t slowed down the production and spectacle of awards shows.
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Yessenia Herrera
The Dynamite strategy earns ‘BE’ and ‘Life Goes On’ #1 debuts

The Dynamite strategy earns ‘BE’ and ‘Life Goes On’ #1 debuts

At first glance, it was almost as if BTS and Big Hit were bending to Western pressure to release a song entirely in English. However, this…
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Wallea Eaglehawk
Someday finna find my time

Someday finna find my time

How Jungkook’s journey to finding his time helped me find my own.
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Ria Leonardo
Healthy stanning in the BTS ARMY can help you rediscover yourself

Healthy stanning in the BTS ARMY can help you rediscover yourself

BTS fandom develops safe spaces to love their idols have discussions, create and share passions when you engage in the proper circles.
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Veronica Bastardo Vera
A look inside Telepathy: for a moment, BTS and ARMY are together

A look inside Telepathy: for a moment, BTS and ARMY are together

The question that I had before Telepathy was released, whether or not BTS could see inside our minds has been well and truly answered.
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Wallea Eaglehawk
A Little Funk & Seoul at The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards

A Little Funk & Seoul at The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards

The lucky number seven continues to precede celebration for BTS in 2020. What better way to top off their 7th year since debut than with…
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Yessenia Herrera
Jung Kook’s My Time: The Performing Body As Text

Jung Kook’s My Time: The Performing Body As Text

I must risk myself toward others. - Sondra Horton Fraleigh, Dance and the Lived Body
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Ayushi Singh
Comfort in the New Normal

Comfort in the New Normal

Consolation in BTS’ newest MV, Life Goes On
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Somte Ralte
Life Goes On but You Never Walk Alone

Life Goes On but You Never Walk Alone

The relationship BTS and ARMY share is an undeniably vigorous one
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Yessenia Herrera
BTS is BTS: Not Any Other

BTS is BTS: Not Any Other

They didn’t think to be the next anyone when they started — they thought to be BTS.
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Jc
Borahae & Purple

Borahae & Purple

I found BTS quite by accident this year, when Facebook threw out a recommendation for The Graham Norton Show in which BTS were guests…
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Snjeguljica33
The Blood is Purple : ARMY In My Own Words

The Blood is Purple : ARMY In My Own Words

I used to be a die-hard fan of Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan. I owned their albums and cassettes, bought magazines featuring them, had…
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Precilla Martin
When the doors to the Magic Shop close

When the doors to the Magic Shop close

Finding my way back to BTS
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Manilyn Gumapas
We Gon’ Change: How V’s Inner Child Helped Me Heal Mine

We Gon’ Change: How V’s Inner Child Helped Me Heal Mine

I’m already tearing up as the set fills my screen- a brightly lit carousel against an amusement park backdrop- the ultimate symbol of…
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Fatima Ahmad
How BTS saved my friendship

How BTS saved my friendship

Loving her through BTS
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Bita
Sweet Serendipity — A personal essay on becoming ARMY

Sweet Serendipity — A personal essay on becoming ARMY

Becoming ARMY: How BTS re-set my life
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haanikhan
Prejudices Surrounding Idols, Fandom, and BTS

Prejudices Surrounding Idols, Fandom, and BTS

Prior to BTS, the only knowledge I had of the K-Pop industry were the prejudices surrounding its practices. Subconsciously, I added to…
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Lily Low
BTS’ Paradise: to dream is scary

BTS’ Paradise: to dream is scary

To dream is scary but to have fulfilled those dreams are worth more than all the scary things.
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Jc
RM, a cultural reset of this generation’s music writing

RM, a cultural reset of this generation’s music writing

RM is a cultural reset of the modern-day songwriting. Because his words don’t just inspire — they are reality checks.
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Jc
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