"Put your hands down" I think they definitely understood, you can see Jin lower his hand right away, and what they didn't show in that clip is that Taehyung started walking away right after that. He doesn't put up with bs

As a fan who came from 2nd generation kpop I saw first hand how those idol groups failed to enter the american market. At the time DBSK were huge in japan and korea. When DBSK (5 members) split the 3 members became JYJ. They thought they still had huge popularity in the west so they booked a concert at the prudential center in NJ. Of course I attended along with other die hard DBSK/JYJ fans. They never sold out the venue. In fact only 1/3 of the entire venue was sold and the idols in person didn't even interact with the fans in a good manner. They look at us like we were crazy fanatics. I just remember because of that experience I never listened to them again even tho I had been a supporting fan for 10 years already. I soon began leaving kpop entirely as I entered my mid 20s. This is when in 2015 I heard I Need U, an instant hit to my kpop ears so much so that I listened to it over 200 times while completely ignoring who the artist was. It was only in 2017 when BTS went to the billboards that I finally opened my eyes to them and gave them a chance because their performances were unlike anything I've seen until that point plus the way they treated their fans was on an intimate level. I instantly felt a connection to them all and stuck by their side ever since. I've never regretted becoming a fan of BTS, I always have huge pride that I listen to their music. I ended up returning back to university because of a song Suga wrote (So Far Away) and now I'm a proud graduate of biomedical sciences and a loving ARMY at the age of 31 =D

What I always found amusing was when BTS military exemption came up and a large number of kpop labels petitioned the government for the exemption for kpop artists specifically mentioning BTS that most notably the one company that did not participate was bighit.

The reality is that right now that they are enlisted, the Korean media is going hard in trying to bring them down by trying to ruin their reputation with false accusations. Even so they are still at the top and will continue to be at the top to their dismay.

Boracity - good stuff!

I don’t consider BTS to be a K-pop group or a westerner style boy band. The are 7 geniuses who worked their asses off to become a global phenomena. It must be so disheartening for them not to be fully accepted in their own homeland. ie those that have power. This is why Army are so protective and supportive of BTS and why they pay homage to Army whenever they can.💖

The guys still are friends with idols from other labels they befriended when they were rookies. Suga has featured idols from other labels on his show Suchwita. Bang is an innovator a visionary. His vision was bigger that the big 3 labels. Now, HYBE is number one and the big three are 2, 3, 4.

It’s really fandoms, media, etc. BTS is friends with several artists-some have their “line” (birth year~ ‘95-line, ‘97-line, etc) friends. They’ve gotten bolder over the years-showing themselves with those outside friends, at random. JK is especially bold about this! When SUGA does SUCHWITA, his talk show, he made a safe space for his brothers to promote their solo work. But, then, he expanded it to a safe space for actors/idols to talk freely about things. SUGA is such an old soul~so much older and wiser than his 31 yrs. He invited the younger artists to be his friend/eat meals/come to his house/talk to him… because he understands the pressure they’re under. SUGA said, “I have two dreams, and one is to be an old, white-haired man still standing onstage and playing his guitar and singing, and the other is to become a licensed psychological therapist.” They’ve spent their career and were created to make music for healing. This would just be an extension of what he’s already done so far. 💜🥰💜🥰💜🥰💜🥰💜🥰💜🥰💜

Suga once said it in a nice way. There is no "next" BTS because they are BTS. And they weren't the next XY because they did their own thing. There will be big other groups but they will reach it because they are them and not the "next BTS"

YOU SHOULD SEE THE FULL REACTION WHEN THAT WOMAN TOLD HIM TO PUT HIS HAND DOWN, V RIGHT AWAY WALKED AWAY WITH OUT LOOKING AT THE WOMAN AND THE OTHERS FOLLOW AND YOU CAN SEE RM BEING PROUD OF V FOR NOT TAKING THE WOMANS DISRESPECT.

I saw a host, think it was a business program, in Korea speculate that because BTS had to develop independently of the Big 3 system and connections they got hate because they showed you didn’t need them to become the most famous group in the world. THAT’S the threat to their power and control

There is no next bts. - Suga

BTS have ALWAYS spoken of other Kpop groups with respect, but sadly few other Kpop groups have done the same for BTS. Some even try to put them down by implication and without naming them, especially Blackpink. Personally I suspect that is driven by their companies controlling what they are ALLOWED to say so i dont blame those individuals.

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In conclusion: BTS PAVED THE WAY 💜

The main thing that does separate BTS is that they are not a traditional idol group. They are 💯 original. They were always encouraged to write their own songs and make their own messages. Idol groups just dont do that. They ARE cookie cutter. Sad but true. Now other groups say "we write music too" to try to convince others. You can't duplicate talent, charisma and humility. That's what sets BTS apart.

Also BTS agency allow BTS to have the freedom to write their music, produce their own beats, to be creator. Even if someone else wrote a song for BTS they was always part of the writing especially RM, Suga and JHope.

They did pave they way because they had to make their way without any major backing.

I’ve known bts for a long time. But I didn’t start watching their videos and listening to their music until the early of this year. I thought I won’t and will never like something because it’s in a different language but I was wrong.

BTS paved the way and that's a fact !!!