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Over the past decade, BTS have become ideal boyfriend and husband figures for millions of people around the world, seemingly possessing every quality one could hope for: good looks, wealth, fame, talent, and outstanding character. It is not only ordinary fans who admire them—even many internationally renowned female celebrities have named BTS members when asked about their ideal type of man to date or marry. From Japanese model Shuzo, who has served as a face for luxury brands such as Gucci, Celine, and Louis Vuitton, to Game of Thrones  actress Maisie Williams, as well as some Indonesian artists like Furry Citra, Vanesha Prescilla, Luna Maya, and Tiara Andini, Miss Universe Korea Hanna Kim, and Victoria's Secret Angel Gizele Oliveira, many have spoken about BTS with admiration. Meanwhile, after spending around eight years living together in the dorms and more than thirteen years working side by side almost 24/7, the BTS members are frequently asked playful questions about one anot...

BTS ARMYs filled every seat in the stands at the massive stadium in Los Angeles, USA. The city of Los Angeles even officially declared this week "BTS Week" to give the group a grand-scale welcome. BTS once again demonstrated their far-reaching cultural influence by selling out all four nights of their concert. The lightsticks in the stand shifted from red to blue before once again bathing the stadium in a magical purple glow, following the rhythm of the songs, In the heart of Los Angeles, the melody of "Arirang" echoed through the voices of 70,000 fans singing along. Notably, the opening night also fell on the birthday of the group's youngest member, Jungkook. Even though many fans were not yet fluent in Korean, they still prepared a heartfelt birthday song while lighting up the stadium with a golden glow. Although the first concert night came to an end with many beautiful and memorable moments, an undercurrent of tension emerged among some groups of fans on soc...

  Over the past decade, the world has found a new way to encounter Korea: through the music, stories and ideas of BTS.  Young people across continents have learned Korean lyrics, searched for their meanings and exchanged interpretations with strangers thousands of miles away. People of different nationalities, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds have found common ground in songs written in a language many of them did not initially understand. That is why BTS's global influence cannot be measured by chart positions, streaming numbers or the size of their concert stages alone. At the heart of their work has been a recurring set of ideas: learning to love oneself, finding the courage to speak in one's own voice, accepting difference and discovering ways to remain connected despite it.. Taken together, these ideas amount to something broader—a language of peace. This is not peace in the traditional political sense. It is something more intimate and, perhaps, more difficult to ach...

  It has been a year since all of the BTS members were discharged from the military. Both the idols and their fans are now enjoying what feels like the happiest period after such a long wait. Although military service under modern peacetime conditions is not as harsh as it once was, everyone knows that military life is still far more disciplined and difficult than ordinary life—especially compared to the lifestyle of global K-pop idols. Most of the members have avoided talking too much about their time in the military after completing their service because, despite the good memories, it was genuinely a traumatic experience in any ways. Jimin once explained that he felt neither he nor the fans really wanted to revisit the topic too much during the period immediately following their return. It was only recently, during a livestream after a concert and with encouragement from the other members, that Jimin felt comfortable enough to share a few stories—including one that revealed Jungk...