Their eighth week in the military is now complete. It's time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2020.
BTS was in Phase 2 of their Map of the Soul 7 comeback......
...starting with the first single release Black Swan on 17th January.
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They flew to the US on the 18/01/2020....
..where they performed Old Town Road with Lil Nas X at the Grammys on 26/01/2020.
Cr. to Minkook Eclipse
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During the week 30/01 to 06/02 they were still in the US and doing the rounds of the talk shows. These videos of them at iHeart Radio came out on the 01/02 and 06/02.
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Everyone was in high spirits excited about the release of the album and the Map of the Soul tour which we now know was not to be. They returned to South Korea the next week on 10/02/20.
BONUS
On 30th January, BTS released the 2020 Winter Package in Helsinki with all these amazing Jikook photos. I've also included JK's GCF Helsinki which was released at the end of December 2019.
K-Pop Idols have normally had a close relationship with the camera. Being called ‘Idols’ instead of artists or musicians is helpful in itself, as it gives more insight to what they actually are (a long conversation for another day).
They don’t start when they are on stage and stop when they are off. Their work involves a lot more than just the music.
The camera is constantly with them, their behind the scenes, their video live chats with fans, their daily vlogs, their variety show appearances, advertisements etc.
BTS are no different from the majority of kpop groups who have YouTube shows, televised series etc.
BTS have now been active for over 10 years and so it’s unsurprising that they have a long list of television appearances outside of just performing a song or two.
I’ve tried my best to put together a masterlist of just docs shows, series, episodes etc that are from Big Hit and later HYBE for the group or the members.
(Please let me know if I’ve missed something so I can update this)
Pre-debut the members would give insights into who they were and how they spent their days with short logs on YouTube, they also had different formats of keeping connected to fans and sharing their journey through Bangtan Bombs and Bangtan episodes. Starting their formatted series journey off…
Their first televised show ‘Rookie King’ in their debut year 2013
American Hustle Life & Go! BTS (2014)
BTS Memories (from 2014)
BTS Gayo & Run! BTS (from 2015)
Summer Packages & Winter Packages (from 2015)
Bon Voyage (from 2016)
Burn The Stage (2018)
Bring The Soul (2019). There is also a movie version.
Break The Silence (2020). There is also a movie version.
In The Soop (from 2020)
Youtube Shows
Tour DVDs
Tour DVDs with behind the scenes and candid clips
Not to mention their lives on both Vlive & Weverse
It’s already the 10th anniversary since we’ve debuted..
for 10 years, our members thank you for being healthy and making good memories together
ARMYs thank you so much and thanks to you, we’re able to do this while gaining strength!