To begin and be brief, what I really want is for you to help me understand what BTS means, because I can't get a timely response to this group. First of all, BTS is a South Korean K-pop group that stands for Beyond The Scene, which refers to "the youth who open the door and walk towards their dream". In Korean his name is Bangtan Sonyeondan.
Since 2013, the group has seven members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook. Their fans or true fans are known as BTS Army, they have a website called FANCLUB Café and are able to do anything for their heroes, including moving to Korea to live near them, trying to speak their language, among other crazy things.
As I was able to read, it is very difficult to belong to your club and there is even a waiting list to be accepted. The requirements to be admitted include that they must have several objects identified with the BTS mark, such as albums, various photos. In fact, they must know more about Korean culture than they do about their own country of birth. I sometimes see this as dangerous because it can be seen as a search for dominance, or as a Korean weapon for the rest of the world.
And you may wonder why I know so much about this group? As a father, I have taken on the task of investigating, because I am concerned that my 14-year-old daughter is under a spell with it. I must say that my daughter is doing very well in her studies, she is excellent in everything, but I find it very interesting, for example, that she has to be picked up on working days to go to class, but it is enough for BTS to make a presentation and because of the time change she plays at 3 am, or very early in the morning, so that she gets up without much effort to see the group. Or prefer, for example, to stay at home without sharing with anyone and live close to the computer.
I know that every teenager goes through a stage where they fall in love with singers, with a group, with a sportsman, but I feel that my daughter is an exaggeration. Perhaps you will say that it is jealousy or unjustified concern and perhaps you are right, but I feel that the fascination that these 7 Koreans cause is not normal.
Well, I have to leave them because my daughter is asking me for my computer so she can connect to a chat where they will exchange BTS stories. What these guys really do is like hypnotizing their fans. The power they have in the so-called Armys impresses and even scares me.