96 - The Rise of BTS Stanning BTS

What makes BTS so successful? It's a question with no simple or single answer. Join Kayla and Bethany as they discuss the multitude of components that have contributed to the rise and popularity of BTS worldwide, regardless of linguistic  and geographical barriers.
Let us know what you think has led to the rise of BTS!
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Sources:
Youtube video “Psychologist analyzes why BTS is so Popular” by Psychologist watches 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26IaIL_RLOE 
Youtube video “How BTS Became a Huge Moneymaker for South Korea” by CNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpNlwap2YoQ 
CNN article “How a boyband from South Korea became the biggest in the world”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/01/asia/bts-kpop-us-intl/index.html 
TIME article “The Mastermind Behind BTS Opens Up About Making a K-Pop Juggernaut” by Raisa Bruner
https://time.com/5681494/bts-bang-si-hyuk-interview/ 
Billboard article “BTS' Most Political Lyrics: A Guide to Their Social Commentary on South Korean Society” by Tamar Herman
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8098832/bts-lyrics-social-commentary-political 
The Diplomat article “BTS and the Global Spread of Korean Soft Power” by Wantanee Suntikul
https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/bts-and-the-global-spread-of-korean-soft-power/ 
NPR’s Cod Switch Podcast episode “How the South Korean Government Made K-Pop a Thing”
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/13/399414351/how-the-south-korean-government-made-k-pop-a-thing 
Wikepedia page on the Korea wave
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Wave 
Kim, E. M., & Ryoo, J. (2007). South Korean culture goes global: K-Pop and the Korean wave. Korean social science journal, 34(1), 117-152.
http://www.kossrec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kssj최종PDF수정5.pdf  
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Lie, J. (2012). What is the K in K-pop? South Korean popular music, the culture industry, and national identity. Korea Observer, 43(3), 339-363.
Jung, S. (2010). Korean masculinities and transcultural consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop idols (Vol. 1). Hong Kong University Press.
Aisyah, A. (2017). Korean-English Language Translational Action of K-Pop Social Media Content: A Case Study on Bangtan Sonyeondan’s (BTS) Official Twitter. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature®, 23(3).


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