Here are the main things you need to know about how K-pop differs from Western pop music.
So the global success of BTS is pretty cool, especially considering that they were ~underdogs~ of the industry for so many years.Ī post shared by BTS official a lot of K-pop distribution is the same as Western music (they… release music), some of the terminology and timelines are a bit different.
In fact, BTS was the first group to debut entirely under BigHit’s management, and they currently manage just three acts. We won’t get too in the weeds about specifics of the K-pop industry, but there are three massive entertainment companies (YG, SM, and JYP) that produce a lot of talented and prolific acts. Sometimes they’re called Bangtan Boys, but we (the fanbase, aka “Army”) usually just call them BTS.īTS is a seven-member group that debuted in 2013 under the management of BigHit Entertainment. They later tried to backronym BTS to mean beyond the scene, but that didn’t really take well with fans… I have honestly never heard someone who wasn’t a 70-year-old cable news reporter use this term. Let’s begin.īeing a BTS fan has ruined my brain in that anytime I see “BTS” I automatically assume it is about my K-pop boys and not the term “behind the scenes.” Regardless, in the context of K-pop, BTS stands for Bulletproof Boy Scouts, or “ bangtan sonyeondan ( 방탄소년단) ” in Korean. Their infectious tunes combined with their truly precious group dynamic turned me into a full fan, and now I’m here to usher you, dear reader, into the wonderful world of BTS.
They were on SNL, they sold out a world tour, their albums are in Targets across America, but… They’re a K-pop group? This is BTS’ history explained Listen, I was just as disoriented as you may be when my roommate forced me to listen to their music a few summers ago. You’ve heard the name BTS so many times you’ve started to confuse it with “behind the scenes,” but you’re still not sure what they’re all about.
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