BTS, the highest stage of K-pop
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20046543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Lie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 118-128 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Soft Power of the Korean Wave (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003102489-10 |
| OpenAlex | W3178454068 |
| ISBN | 9781003102489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
BTS has emerged as a premier band of the early twenty-first century, even evoking comparisons to the Beatles. This chapter provides the broad background of South Korean popular music, and in particular K-pop, whence BTS debuted in 2013. As identifiable as the group is as a K-pop specimen, it is also important to observe its distinguishing qualities. First, unlike other K-pop acts, BTS takes an active role in artistic decisions and airs its opinions, thereby rebutting the common charges against K-pop groups that they are automatons and therefore inauthentic. Second, the outsized role of the fan group ARMY is noteworthy. Indeed, as much as BTS draws on the received K-pop formula, it disrupts the standard model that has proven to be spectacularly successful
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |