the BTS rabbit hole: mastering fandom cultivation

at this point you could almost say that bts have turned fandom cultivation into a bit of an art form. but how do they do it? and why are bts fans in particular a little…intense? https://stopaapihate.org https://www.stopasianhate.info https://blacklivesmatter.com hmu twitter (main): @ohmyispy twitter (bts fan account): @ohmyanotherspy instagram (currently inactive): @ohmy_ispy discord: https://discord.gg/BD7p2NyUw2 ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ohmyispy '3' timestamps 00:00 intro 02:40 attack on bangtan: the underdog narrative 15:25 "music transcends": bts in the west 25:08 pied piper: bts fomo 35:47 "it‘s worth envying": public personas and parasocial relationships 43:39 the dumpling incident: storytelling across mediums 50:28 "bts don‘t have bad songs": musical vulnerability 01:00:01 "teamwork makes the dream work": the ot7 agenda 01:06:47 hwa yang yeon hwa: the eras 01:09:28 the bts model: pretentiousness and performative advocacy 01:17:04 conclusion lyric translations by genius.com and doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com. generally if you‘re interested in lyric analysis and context i‘d recommend doolsetbangtan @rubberdeokkies on twitter instrumentals by numero, ly, honeycrisp, zk, remxgirl, teannah rose, zsunder, koreanpopinst, kail, linker, mdp, all≡xy