Overtaking Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez to spend 27 consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s “Social 50” chart, which tracks popularity across different platforms, would be an impressive feat for any artist. It’s especially so for BTS, a Korean boy band — the full name, Bangtan Sonyeondan, loosely translates to “bulletproof boy scouts” in English — whose seven members have managed to cultivate a virtual fanbase that could give the Beyhive a run for its money. In 2016, the so-called BTS Army propelled Wings to No. 26 on the Billboard 200 — the highest-ever debut for a K-pop album — and earlier this year, they helped BTS win Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards. During their acceptance speech, band member Rap Monster (real name: Kim Nam-joon) gave credit where credit was due: “This award belongs to [everybody] around the world who shines the love and light on us,” he said. —Raisa Bruner
I honestly don't know where to start with but after I saw the Mama Awards and BTS speech for winning Artist of the year for the third time in a row i really got so emotional and I first of all wanna congrat you my 7 boys you deserved to win the award again because you really worked hard for it! But second of all i thought a lot about the speech, which is why it took me so long to say something. What I knew for sure was that I wanted to share my thoughts.
First of all towards BTS. You are my 7 angels to me. To be honest it broke my heart to hear that you were so mentally exhausted that you even considered disbanding...the work that you do is very very difficult. Being in the public all the time, having packed schedules, having barely time for yourself, having barely privacy or getting all those harsh and hurtful words from some people out there is not only physically but also mentally very exhausting and some of you also didn't had enough time to grieve...and because of these reasons I can understand that you felt like you were on a point were you all couldn't anymore, were you considered disbanding but at the same time I am so very happy that you guys decided to go on to be still with us but although I'm very happy about it I want you to know i will always support any of your decisions no matter what and I will always purple you 💜 the most important thing for me is that you are healthy and happy to fullest and that you 7 will always stay together! You 7 were the reason for me to go on, I have a lot of times in my life where I want to give up on everything but then I see you 7 working so hard and never giving up no matter how difficult it is or how exhausted you are always trying you best when I see you like that it gave me strength and i get even more strength when I see you beautiful smiles the ones that are honest and from the bottom of your heart because this one's show me that you are truly happy. 😊 thank you for being my angels, my strength, my hope and my music to my soul! Thank you for teaching me and so many other people how to love ourselves! I don't know if you will ever read this but thank you my 7 angels! Thank you to the 7 humble, sweet, dorky, fun, caring, talented, hardworking, handsome, lovely and inspirational boys that i wish that I could embrace with all my love and warmth! Thank you for filling me with happiness all the time just thank you for everything! I purple you a lot!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
보라해~ 사랑해요~
For me it's still the 18th of december so I am gonna share what I wanted to share.
I can't believe it's been already a year that you have left us...time sure flies fast but also its sometimes still very unreal to me that you really left...but I also know that you not entirely left us. You are there with all of us in our hearts I'm happy you are happy and I hope you still sing a lot :) I hope you will always look out for us and especially for your family and your members^^
You were already beautiful but you became even more beautiful as one of the brightest stars at the night sky! ☆
Thank you again for all the love you gave and for all you hard work! You did great!
수고하세요 그리고 고마워요~☆
Ps: thank you to person who made this wonderful drawing of him! Thank you so much it's so so beautiful~
Less than two hours until Day 2 BTS Love yourself Concert begins~ This time seated 😊 #btsconcert2018 #btsloveyourselftour #btsberlin2018 #bts❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCe76YhgJV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6kpahldiu02x
2016 KBS 가요대축제
This men is my death!!! An angel who can be so rude at the same time and I have no idea how I am gonna survive this next month live in front of my eyes and I have a floor ticket so veeeeeery close! Heelp...but at the same time I will live the time of my life!! 😍😍😍😍
사랑해요 태태~💜
Ok Rude.
You are my biggest angel together with the other members!^^ 사랑해요 태형아 ♡ 방탄소년단 thank you for giving me always my smile back even when I am tired or not in a good mood you and my other favourite kpop group are my everything even when I am struggling with my depression I start to listen to your music and right away I am feeling so much better thank you! You guys deserved your two awards! You are working so hard for what you want and for what you dream and because I see that how hard you are working for you dreams I feel more motivated! You give me more power to go on to make my own dreams come true! Thank you for that!^^ 정말 감사합니다 ♡ Let’s fly together with our beautiful wings in 2017 to make our dreams come true!^^
161203 Taehyung’s Tweet
이세상 가장소중한사람 아미야 늘곁에있어줘서 정말고맙고 항상 많은응원과 사랑으로 우리들을 지켜주고 보라색으로 꽉차게 만들어주어서 정말고맙고 이런 큰상받게해줘서 고맙고 받고도 우리 진심으로 축하해줘서고맙고 방탄사랑해 라는말도 너무고맙고 사랑합니다!!💜💜💜
To the most precious people in this world, ARMYs. Thank you for always being by our side and for always protecting us with your many cheers and love and thank you for making (us) full of purple. Thank you for allowing us to receive this kind of big award. Even though (ARMYs) received this (award) as well, thank you for sincerely congratulating us and thank you so much for saying “I love Bangtan.” I love you!!💜💜💜 [T/N: During the second day of Muster, Taehyung said in his ending ment (after seeing the purple ARMY bomb ocean project) that purple means to trust and love each other for a long time. He made that meaning up himself ^^]
Trans cr: Kylie @ bts0726 © Please credit when taking out
I Agree! Think first before you do something! If you are a true fan of someone then respect that person not only as celebrity but also as a human being! They are all humans so don't claim or hurt them! Let them have their privacy they are doing already enough for us fans so this is the least we can do giving them space in their free time and support them in anyway! Also respect their love lifes too! They are once again humans and they can't do anything about their feelings! No one can do anything about it because it's our heart that decides who we fall in love with so just be respectful. We are beautiful human beings in our own way and it shouldn't matter who we love because the most important thing should be if you are a true fan and if the person you are fan of is in a relationship that you are happy for him or her! Because isn't that the person you like and don't you want him or her to be the happiest? So just have respect and be happy for him or her! Don't take away his or her smile, don't take away the happiness of him or her and don't make it even more difficult for him or her. Think about it.
Day2 BTS LoveYourself Concert was as lit as Day1!!! 😍 I had so much fun so here is part one of my experience from Day2~ I apologize on advance for the sound and my phone quality but I tried my best~ 💜 #btsconcert2018 #LoveYourself #suga #jin #jungkook #jimin #taehyung #namjoon #jhope https://www.instagram.com/p/BpEm3gghC7K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ckr45htjh8v2
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At times like this, the hate that gets thrown at BTS really gets to me. And it makes me sad. It’s sad that people choose to talk bad about them without getting to know how amazing they are and how much they’ve been through to be where they are now. So many people choose to ignore the fact that they deserve the good things as well and so many people choose to join the BTS hate bandwagon just because everyone else is doing it. And as a fan it’s frustrating because I look at Bangtan and see 7 talented guys who are trying so hard to achieve their dreams. Seven amazing people who, like others, deserve the best. I really try not to respond to hateful comments but please, please: try to at least get to know them and stop judging them based on what everyone else is saying. They are a group who really had to start from the bottom, had to leave their families behind and sacrifice most of their childhood to be able to make music and perform. They had very little to nothing and I’d like to think that if not for their determination and hard work, they’d still be like that. They love what they’re doing and it shows in their music, when they’re performing on stage and when they’re interacting with fans. They’re genuine people and they’re brave because they choose to tell their stories through the songs they make. Seriously, listening to Bangtan is an eye-opening experience. They don’t only sing about love, but also of societal and personal issues and emotions that a person experiences. They always give their best when performing. And they love their fans. I’m an international fan and to be honest, I’ve never felt like I truly belong to a family until I decided to stan Bangtan. And I don’t regret it, not even a little. Their group is built on brotherhood and trust. And it’s beautiful.
And just like other idols, they don’t deserve the amount of hate that they’re getting. And I’m sure there were times when they thought it’s too difficult, that it’s best to just stop but they’re still here, making music, inspiring people and making us happy.
So thank you, Bangtan. For showing me what true friendship is and for showing me that there will be hardships along the way and it will hurt, but it’s okay. Thank you for loving us despite our differences. For making us smile. Thank you. For everything.