BTS : By the Book

BTS Bookworm
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BTS : By the Book

A weekly podcast focused on BTS, through the lens of books about the group...one chapter at a time. Hosted by a university librarian (aka, BTS Bookworm) whose appreciation for BTS was born, not through the group's music, choreo, or all-around good looks, but through books. If you love BTS & love books too, this is the podcast for you! Email: BTSbythebook@gmail.com Also on Facebook!

  1. 09/22/2021

    18. BTS: Icons of K-Pop (Chapters 7 & 9)

    In this episode, we consider two smaller chapters from Adrian Besley's 'Fully Revised & Updated' book from 2020. We pick up (more or less) where we left off in episode 6, looking at the next ‘chapters’ in BTS’s early history (from 2014 to 2015).

    54 min

  2. 09/16/2021

    17. BTS and ARMY Culture (Chapter 2)

    This episode features another chapter from the 2019 book by Jeeheng Lee (BTS & ARMY Culture). Dr. Lee's chapter on ‘Voting Culture’ provides a behind-the-scenes look at ARMY’s involvement with votes-based awards in the music industry.

    1h 3m

  3. 09/14/2021

    16. The Soft Power of the Korean Wave (BTS Chapter 10)

    The episode focuses on one of the 5 chapters/essays devoted to BTS in this brand new book from Routledge. The three pop culture aspects explored in the edited work are: the 2019 movie Parasite, K-Drama, and BTS.

    52 min

  4. 09/08/2021

    15. Philosophizing About BTS (Section 4, Part 1)

    This week, the 'BTS Bookworm' considers Section 4 of Cha Minju's book, Philosophizing About BTS. The section focuses on BTS + Art + Philosophy.

    45 min

  5. 09/01/2021

    14. BTS: One (Chapters 6 & 7)

    The chapter-length focus of this episode is from Katy Sprinkel's 2021 book, BTS: One. The two back-to-back chapters highlight the group's success in business terms & their use of that success to support important causes & make the world a better place.

    39 min

  6. 08/28/2021

    13. Blood, Sweat & Tears (Chapter 14)

    The focus of this episode is chapter 14 from Tamar Herman's 2020 book,  BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears. It's a chapter that explores BTS's social media efforts (e.g., Twitter, YouTube, V Live) & how those efforts have helped the group become the global sensation they are today.

    39 min

  7. 08/26/2021

    12. The Unofficial BTS Bible (Chapters 5 & 6)

    In this episode, we look at two back-to-back chapters from Dianne Pineda-Kim's 2020 'BTS Bible.' The chapters provide a wonderful look at the pop/cultural context out of which BTS was born & gives credit (where credit is due) to Big Hit's Bang Si-hyuk for his unique vision.

    55 min

  8. 08/24/2021

    11. Burn the Stage (Chapters 3 & 4)

    The focus of the episode is on Marc Shapiro's 2018 book, Burn the Stage: BTS and the Rise of Korean Boy Bands. Since the chapters are short, we're looking at two...both of which focus on BTS before they were officially a group.

    31 min
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A weekly podcast focused on BTS, through the lens of books about the group...one chapter at a time. Hosted by a university librarian (aka, BTS Bookworm) whose appreciation for BTS was born, not through the group's music, choreo, or all-around good looks, but through books. If you love BTS & love books too, this is the podcast for you! Email: BTSbythebook@gmail.com Also on Facebook!

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