Bts This Week

On this week’s show: BTS roars into their eight year with a record-breaking livestream, ARMY matches BH/BTS donation, and more. Intro song: We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal (Spotify) Featured image: Bang Bang Con: The Live end screen Data Drop News ARMY matches BH/BTS donation Bang Bang Con: The Live breaks record New MV brings ARMY to tears Festa 2020 is in the books MOTS: The Journey update BTS-themed Samsung Galaxy S20 and earbuds on the way Next Week Last Word: Bang Bang Con PCD is real Data Drop Learn Korean with BTS Ep 15: Happy Birthday (Weverse) BT21 UNIVERSE 3 EP.05 - Trials and Tribulations (YouTube) Chart Links BTS Member Suga’s Mixtape Made History On The Billboard 200 Last Week (Forbes) 9 Ways BTS Member Suga Made History On The Song Sales Chart With His New Mixtape (Forbes) RM From BTS Is The Third Korean Solo Musician To Score Several Hits On The Sales Chart (Forbes) BTS’s RM Is Now The Fifth Korean Solo Musician To Land A Top 10 Hit On The Sales Chart (Forbes) BTS Member Suga’s Solo Mixtap

On this week’s show: BTS supports Black Lives Matter, D-2 makes chart history, and more. Intro song: Still With You by JK (Soundcloud) Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash Data Drop News BTS supports Black Lives Matter D-2 makes chart history worldwide Jungkook releases original solo Festa has started Next Week Last Word: Taking time for yourself Data Drop Break the Silence Ep 06: Now and Tomorrow (Weverse) Break the Silence Ep 07: We Walked Together (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 13: Who Are We? (Weverse) BT21 UNIVERSE 3 ANIMATION EP.03 - COOKY's Fight Night (YouTube) BT21 UNIVERSE 3 EP.04 - Crisis 2 (YouTube) BT21 UNIVERSE 3 ANIMATION EP.04 - MANG's Rematch (YouTube) Chart Links Etc The World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2020 (Forbes) the revolution will look like a k-pop fandom (Medium) How K-pop band BTS is helping fans a world away navigate identity and hardship (CBC) The "Break The Silence" Docu-Series Is An Emotional Look At The Life of BTS (Buzzfeed) K-Pop Fans Defuse Racist Hashtags (New Yorker) Ne

On this week’s show: Agust D is back, and he’s taking over the world. And other stuff. But mostly Agust D. Intro song: Daechwita (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Arrigo Lupori on Unsplash Data Drop News Agust D is back and taking over the world Taehyung breaks a huge records More metal for BTS BigHit makes another business move Next Week Last Word: Gossip vs. News Data Drop Break the Silence Ep 04: Speak Yourself (Weverse) Break the Silence Ep 05: The Opposite Side (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 11: Eyes, Nose, Mouth (Weverse) Chart Links BTS Official TikTok Suga Is The First Member Of BTS To Chart More Than One Solo Hit In Canada (Forbes) 3 Ways BTS’s Suga Made History On The Canadian Sales Chart With His New Single (Forbes) 3 Ways BTS’s Suga Made History On The Song Sales Chart Last Week (Forbes) BTS’s ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ Advances Again To Become The Third-Longest-Charting Korean Album In U.K. History (Forbes) New BangtanTV Videos 200522 SUGA (+ENG) [EPISODE] Agust D '대취타' MV Shooting Sketch New

On this week’s show: Get ready for Bang Bang Con pt 2, a mysterious countdown begins, and more. Intro song: Tonight by Jin (Soundcloud) Featured image: Photo by Ignat Kushanrev on Unsplash Data Drop News Festa to bring another Bang Bang Con Break the Silence debuts Mysterious countdown begins Good news from the UK BH restructures leadership Next Week Last Word: A word of warning Data Drop Break the Silence Ep 1: Still Going On Together (Weverse) Break the Silence Ep 2: You Can Call Me Idol (Weverse) Break the Silence Ep 3: Way to Work (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 10: I Purple You (Weverse) BT21 Universe 3: Crisis 1 (YouTube) Chart Links Suga Is The Third Member Of BTS To Hit No. 1 On The World Chart (Forbes) BTS’s Suga Has Now Scored Hits On The World Chart Under Three Different Names (Forbes) Etc Missing the Acts You Love? Spare a Thought for These Superfans (NY Times) IU interview on 1theK (YouTube) New BangtanTV Videos 2004** BTS [BANGTAN BOMB] Jung Kook's Art Class - BTS (방탄소년단) [BANGTAN BOMB]

On this week’s show: Yoongi proves again he has the magic touch, 7 continues breaking records, and more. Intro song: eight by IU ft SUGA (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Milo Milk on Unsplash Data Drop News Yoongi proves again he has the magic touch 7 continues breaking records Japanese album details announced Superstar BTS soon to be no more Next Week Last Word: Move in silence You can now listen to the podcast on YouTube! Data Drop Run BTS Ep 103 (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 09: Our ARMY (Weverse) BT21 Universe 3: Busking Chimmy (YouTube) Once Again, BTS’s Album Sales Rise In The U.S. Following Their Online Concert Series (Forbes) BTS Claim Four Of The Five Bestselling World Albums This Week (Forbes) Etc BTS, ‘Parasite’ and Now Baseball: South Korean Pop Culture Is Having a Moment (Wall Street Journal) [Herald Interview] Designing cover of BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ (The Korea Herald) New BangtanTV Videos BTS (방탄소년단) ‘BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES’ Message from BTS 200506 SUGA 200506 SUGA 2 [CO

On this week’s show: Coronavirus claims the tour, but it doesn’t keep BTS away from ARMY, and more. Intro song: DNA (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Edwin Hooper on Unsplash Data Drop News MOTS tour put on hold indefinitely The members continue to reach out to ARMY virtually 7 still riding the charts IU + Suga collaboration teased on social media Break the Silence trailer released Next Week Last Word: Avoiding online drama Data Drop Run BTS Ep 102 (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 08: Numbers: One, Two, Three (Weverse) BT21 Universe 3: Face Reality (YouTube) Once Again, BTS Owns Half Of The World Albums Chart (Forbes) Complete List of Winners for 'Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together' (Billboard) Etc. 7 Takeaways From 'Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together' (Billboard) Welcome to the Delightfully Chaotic World of Run BTS (MTV) Every BTS song ranked in order of greatness (NME) BTS Army: Fans Show Love with #ConcertForBTS Hashtag After Canceled Tour (Heavy) 4 Reasons BTS’s Online Concert

On this week’s show: A new Yoongi collaboration is coming, BTS keeps in touch with ARMY, and more. Intro song: Filter (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash Data Drop News Yoongi to feature on new IU single BTS reaching out to ARMY virtually Break the Silence details announced BTS appearing on Kids' Choice Awards Next Week Last Word: Let the guys know you're watching Data Drop Run BTS Ep 101 (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 07: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Weverse) BT21 UNIVERSE 3 - Shopping Host RJ (YouTube) BTS’s Latest Album Is Outselling The No. 1 Title Of 2020 In The U.S. 32 Times Over (Forbes) BTS’s ‘Boy With Luv’ Has Now Spent A Full Year On The World Songs Chart (Forbes) BTS Improves Their Standing On The World Songs Chart Just Before Bang Bang Con (Forbes) Etc BTS’s Online Concert Event Was A Massive Success (Forbes) How BangBangCon made my fandom feel new again (Medium) What Brought Beyoncé, U2, and BTS to Amish Country? (Esquire) New BangtanTV Videos BTS (방탄소년단) 방.방

On this week’s show: Bang Bang Con takes over YouTube, a new album is planned, and more. Intro song: Let Me Know (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Allie Smith on Unsplash Data Drop News Bang Bang Con takes over YouTube Namjoon teases new album Tour merch to go on sale Next Week Last Word: Waking up to a post-Bang Bang Con world Data Drop Run BTS Ep 100 (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 06: ARMY-ya (Weverse) BT21 Universe 3: The Grind (YouTube) Only Six K-Pop Albums Have Charted For A Full Year In The U.S., And They’re All By BTS (Forbes) Big Hit Labels YouTube channel BangtanTV YouTube channel DNA (YouTube) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube) Fake Love (YouTube) Boy In Luv (YouTube) Filter Audio (YouTube) UGH! Audio (YouTube) Pied Piper Audio (YouTube) Wings (Spotify) Fake Love (Spotify) Anpanman (Spotify) Make It Right ft Lauv (Spotify) Dream Glow (Spotify) Love Maze (Spotify) ON (Spotify) MAMA (Spotify) Interlude: Shadow (Spotify) BUTTERFLY (docskim interpretation) (Soundcloud) Etc BTS Is The Only Artis

On this week’s show: An online concert weekend is announced, BTS makes South Korean history again, and more. Intro song: Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool ft DJ Fiz (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Kon Karampelas on Unsplash Data Drop News Online concert weekend announced BTS makes South Korean history again New ARMY bomb coming Next Week Last Word: Should we care about radio play anymore? Data Drop Run BTS Ep 99 (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 5: Numbers (Weverse) BT21 Universe Animation - BTS Reaction (YouTube) BTS Debut Five Songs On The World Chart This Week—And They’re All Seven Years Old (Forbes) BTS’s ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ Is Already The Fourth-Longest-Charting K-Pop Album In U.K. History (Forbes) Blood Sweat & Tears (YouTube) ON Kinetic Manifesto Film (YouTube) Chicken Noodle Soup ft Becky G (YouTube) No More Dream (YouTube) ON Official MV (YouTube) Black Swan Official MV (YouTube) Outro: Ego (YouTube) Who (feat. BTS) Official Visualizer by Lauv (YouTube) Love Yourself: Tear (Spotify) Love Yourself:

On this week’s show: BTS performs from quarantine, radio play inequities are revealed, and more. Intro song: Euphoria (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash Data Drop News BTS performs from quarantine Radio play inequities are revealed BigHit rakes in the big bucks ARMY revisits BTS’ debut BigHit Shop USA closing BBMAs postponed Next Week Last Word: Trying to stay positive Data Drop Run BTS Ep 98 (Weverse) Learn Korean with BTS Ep 4, Thank You (Weverse) [BT21] BT21 UNIVERSE 3 TEASER 2 (YouTube) DNA (YouTube) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube) IDOL (YouTube) Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) (YouTube) Save Me (YouTube) Agust D (YouTube) Intro: Persona (YouTube) Make It Right (audio) (YouTube) My Time (audio) (YouTube) We are Bulletproof: the Eternal (audio) (YouTube) On Kinetic Manifesto Film (YouTube) No More Dream (YouTube) Map of the Soul: 7 (Spotify) Wings (Spotify) 2 Cool 4 Skool (Spotify) Silver Spoon (Spotify) Pied Piper (Spotify) Cypher 4 (Spotify) ON ft Sia (Spotify) Moon (Spotify) W

On this week’s show: the North American tour is postponed, a Japanese single is announced, and more. Intro song: Intro: Persona (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Dale Nibbe on Unsplash Data Drop News North American tour postponed BTS to appear on Corden primetime special Japanese single and album announced Learn Korean with BTS begins Next Week Last Word: When are you consuming too much news? Data Drop Run BTS Ep 97 (Weverse) [BT21] BT21 UNIVERSE 3 TEASER 1 (Spotify) BTS, Drake And Fleetwood Mac: 5 Big Moves On This Week’s Billboard 200 (Forbes) Three Members Of BTS Have Now Scored Top 10 Hits On The Sales Chart (Forbes) BTS Member V Scores The Second-Bestselling Song In The U.S. With ‘Sweet Night’ (Forbes) BTS Member V Scores The Second-Bestselling Song In The U.S. With ‘Sweet Night’ (Forbes) BTS Own Half Of The World Albums Chart—Again (Forbes) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube) Fake Love (YouTube) ON Kinetic Manifesto Film (YouTube) Run (YouTube) ON Official MV (YouTube) Lights (YouTube) Make It Right

On this week’s show: 7 is still king, Taehyung’s single is a hit, and more. Intro song: 00:00 (Zero O’Clock) (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Simon on Unsplash Data Drop News 7 still performing well worldwide More trophies for the bag BTS makes 2019 IFPI Global Album Chart Taehyung has a hit with Sweet Night More changes to tour Learn Korean with BTS to launch on Weverse Next Week Last Word: Passing your days in quarantine Data Drop Run BTS Ep 96 (Weverse) BT21 UNIVERSE Official Recap (YouTube) Only 10 Non-English Albums Have Hit No. 1 In U.S. History, And Many Of Them Are By BTS (Forbes) For The Third Week In A Row, BTS Controls More Than Half Of The World Digital Song Sales Chart (Forbes) DNA (YouTube) IDOL (YouTube) Not Today (YouTube) ON Kinetic Manifesto Film (YouTube) For You (YouTube) Black Swan Official MV (YouTube) Dream Glow (audio) (YouTube) Dope (Spotify) Burning Up (Fire) (Spotify) Black Swan (Spotify) Epiphany (Spotify) Let Go (Spotify) ON (Spotify) Old Town Road (feat. RM of BTS) - Seoul

On this week’s show: sales and streams keep BTS on the charts without the help of radio, Taehyung releases a sweet ballad, and more. Intro song: Sweet Night by V (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Kolar.io on Unsplash Enter our first anniversary giveaway on Rafflecopter! Data Drop News Sales and streams continue chart domination Radio play still nonexistent Show wins continue Taehyung releases solo for Itaewon Class Namjoon discusses making 7 on VLIVE New docuseries coming 5th Muster DVD goes on sale Next Week Last Word: Things to do while isolating Data Drop Run BTS Ep 95 (Weverse) BTS Has Now Charted As Many Hot 100 Hits As All Other K-Pop Artists Combined (Forbes) BTS Owns The Entire Top 10 On The World Digital Song Sales Chart ... Again (Forbes) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube) Mic Drop (YouTube) Blood Sweat & Tears (YouTube) ON Official MV (YouTube) Black Swan Official MV (YouTube) Sweet Night (YouTube) Map of the Soul: 7 (Spotify) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (Spotify) Hope World (Spotify) Dimple (Sp

Intro Song: A Brand New Day (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Nicolas Tissot on Unsplash Thank you to my listeners! I purple y’all so much! This is a short episode where I talk about becoming ARMY and starting this podcast. Also, sign up for the first anniversary giveaway! (1) BTS This Week First Anniversary Prize Pack (Map of the Soul: 7 v4, Yoongi print by starrynas, Agust D sticker by kharys, tote bag, and magnets) shipped worldwide! ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!

On this week’s show: chart domination continues, surprise video released, and more. Intro song: Who (feat. BTS) by Lauv (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Felipe Belluco on Unsplash Data Drop News 7 dominates the charts, but where’s the radio play? BTS makes IFPI global artist chart Surprise Black Swan video released The show wins continue Collaboration with Lauv released Taehyung to contribute to OST Next Week Last Word: US Tour: hoping for the best but preparing for the worst Data Drop BTS’s New Single ‘On' Debuts As The Bestselling Song In The U.S., Selling Over 85,000 Copies In One Week (Forbes) BTS Claim Seven Of The Top 10 Bestselling Songs In The U.S. (Forbes) BTS Is The First Korean Act To Score 10 No. 1s On The World Albums Chart (Forbes) BTS Owns 21 Of The 25 Spots On The World Digital Song Sales Chart, Including The Entire Top 10 (Forbes) Fake Love (YouTube) ON Kinetic Manifesto (YouTube) We Are Bulletproof Pt 2 (YouTube) ON Official MV (YouTube) BTS’s ‘On’ Scores The Seventh-Largest YouTube D

On this week’s show: BTS outsells the world, late night appearances are the talk of the Internet, and more. Intro song: Hope World, j-hope (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash Data Drop News BTS outsells the world BTS takes over the Tonight Show Carpool Karaoke airs ON Official MV released BTS rocks SK show appearances SK tour dates cancelled BTS wins at Japan Gold Disc Awards Animated video for Winter Flower released Next Week Last Word: Take care of yourself Data Drop DNA (YouTube) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube) Dope (YouTube) ON Kinetic Manifesto Film (YouTube) ON Official MV (YouTube) Outro: Ego (YouTube) Filter (Audio) (YouTube) Inner Child (Audio) (YouTube) My Time (Audio) (YouTube) We are Bulletproof: the Eternal (Audio) (YouTube) Make It Right ft Lauv (YouTube) Idol ft Nicki Minaj (YouTube) Not Today, Choreography Version (YouTube) BTS Scores The Fifth-Largest Debut In YouTube History With Their Latest Video (Forbes) Map of the Soul: 7 (Spotify) Boy With Luv ft Halsey

On this week’s show: All news is comeback news. Intro song: ON (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Drew Graham on Unsplash Data Drop News Everything about the album and single release Next Week Last Word: The comeback is in fine shape. Data Drop BT21 Universe Animation Ep 08 - Mang (YouTube) BTS Earns Their First Certified Single In The U.K. With ‘Boy With Luv’ (Forbes) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube) Idol (YouTube) Spring Day (YouTube) BTS’s “Spring Day” Becomes Their 12th MV To Hit 300 Million Views (Soompi) Chicken Noodle Soup ft Becky G (YouTube) Singularity (YouTube) Airplane Pt 2 (YouTube) ON Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima (YouTube) Interlude: Shadow (YouTube) Boy Meets Evil (YouTube) Winter Bear (YouTube) Outro: Ego (YouTube) Boy With Luv ft Halsey (Spotify) Mikrokosmos (Spotify) Butterfly (Spotify) Dionysus (Spotify) Intro: Serendipity (Spotify) Jamais Vu (Spotify) Black Swan (Spotify) Etc How Korean Sensation BTS Became the Most Popular Boy Band in the World (Thrillist) The big business of B

On this week’s show: the tracklist is released, the comeback stage is set, and more. Intro song: Singularity (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Waldemar Brandt on Unsplash Data Drop Comeback News 7 tracklist released MOTS: 7 comeback stage is Fallon Today Show appearance announced More concept photos released North American tour dates sales through the roof First SK appearance announced Hyundai debuting BTS story in Times Square News BTS reaches 24M Twitter followers New partnership with Samsung? Next Week Last Word: We’re on the homestretch. Data Drop 3 Ways BTS Has Made History On The Pop Chart In 2020 (Forbes) Can BTS Catch Up To The All-Time K-Pop Record On The Pop Chart? (Forbes) BTS’s ‘Black Swan’ Is The Fifth-Highest-Charting K-Pop Song On The Canadian Sales Chart (Forbes) Fake Love (YouTube) Ego (YouTube) Black Swan audio (YouTube) Epiphany (YouTube) Love Yourself: Her (Spotify) Airplane Pt 2 (Spotify) Singularity (Spotify) Make It Right (Spotify) Make It Right ft Lauv (Spotify) Black Swan (Sp

On this week’s show: North American tour tickets go on sale, BTS breaks Social 50 record, and more. Intro song: Intro: Boy Meets Evil (Spotify) Featured image: Photo by Nico Frey on Unsplash Data Drop Comeback News North American tour tickets go on sale First 7 concept photos released BTS to appear on Jimmy Fallon Ego is well received Last Connect, BTS project unveiled Yoongi reveals major 7 theme News BTS breaks Social 50 record BigHit holds corporate briefing Next Week Last Word: Comeback Self-care Data Drop Run BTS Ep 94 (Weverse) [BT21] CRUNCHY SQUAD - SHOOKY SHOOKY (YouTube) [BT21] #SHOOKYdancechallenge (YouTube) Chart Links BTS Has Now Spent Over Three Years On The Billboard 200 (Forbes) BTS Now Claims All 5 Of The Highest-Charting K-Pop Songs In The History Of The Sales Chart (Forbes) BTS’s ‘Make It Right’ Is Now The Third-Highest-Charting K-Pop Hit In The History Of The Pop Chart (Forbes) BTS’s ‘Make It Right’ Is Now The Second-Longest-Charting K-Pop Song On The Pop Chart (Forbes) BTS Has Now

On this week’s show: Hobi rocks Ego, BTS is the talk of the Grammys, and more. Intro song: Outro: Ego (YouTube) Featured image: Photo by Ron Smith on Unsplash Data Drop Comeback News Current view/stream numbers Outro: Ego released Late Late Show appearance is a huge success The guys discuss 7 at iHeartRadio appearance News BTS is the talk of the Grammys More wins at the Seoul Music Awards BH marks 15th anniversary with family photos BTS on cover of Time for Kids BTS collabs on Lauv’s next album Next Week Last Word: Trust Data Drop Run BTS Ep 93 (Weverse) [BT21] BT21 UNIVERSE ANIMATION EP.07 - SHOOKY Part 1 (YouTube) [BT21] BT21 UNIVERSE ANIMATION EP.07 - SHOOKY Part 2 (YouTube) Chart Links BTS’s ‘Black Swan’ Debuts As The Second-Bestselling Song In The U.S. (Forbes) BTS Ties Justin Bieber's No. 1 Record on Social 50 Chart (Forbes) BTS Ties One Of Justin Bieber’s Most Impressive Billboard Records (Forbes) BTS Sets A New Record For Longest-Charting Release On The World Albums Ranking (Forbes) Only Five