What makes BTS so successful? It's a question with no simple or single answer. Join Kayla and Bethany as they discuss the multitude of components that have contributed to the rise and popularity of BTS worldwide, regardless of linguistic and geographical barriers. Let us know what you think has led to the rise of BTS! We hope you enjoy! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! Patreon: www.patreon.com/stanningbts PayPal: www.paypal.me/stanningbtspodcast Follow our Social Media! Facebook: Stanning BTS Twitter: @stanningbtspod Instagram: @stanningbtspodcast Sources: Youtube video “Psychologist analyzes why BTS is so Popular” by Psychologist watches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26IaIL_RLOE Youtube video “How BTS Became a Huge Moneymaker for South Korea” by CNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpNlwap2YoQ CNN article “How a boyband from South Korea became the biggest in the world” https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/01/asia/bts-kpop-us-intl/index.html TIME article “The Mastermind Behind BTS Opens Up About Making a K-Pop Juggernaut” by Raisa Bruner https://time.com/5681494/bts-bang-si-hyuk-interview/ Billboard article “BTS' Most Political Lyrics: A Guide to Their Social Commentary on South Korean Society” by Tamar Herman https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8098832/bts-lyrics-social-commentary-political The Diplomat article “BTS and the Global Spread of Korean Soft Power” by Wantanee Suntikul https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/bts-and-the-global-spread-of-korean-soft-power/ NPR’s Cod Switch Podcast episode “How the South Korean Government Made K-Pop a Thing” https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/13/399414351/how-the-south-korean-government-made-k-pop-a-thing Wikepedia page on the Korea wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Wave Kim, E. M., & Ryoo, J. (2007). South Korean culture goes global: K-Pop and the Korean wave. Korean social science journal, 34(1), 117-152. http://www.kossrec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kssj최종PDF수정5.pdf Find the PDFs of these papers for free on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/stanningbts Lie, J. (2012). What is the K in K-pop? South Korean popular music, the culture industry, and national identity. Korea Observer, 43(3), 339-363. Jung, S. (2010). Korean masculinities and transcultural consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop idols (Vol. 1). Hong Kong University Press. Aisyah, A. (2017). Korean-English Language Translational Action of K-Pop Social Media Content: A Case Study on Bangtan Sonyeondan’s (BTS) Official Twitter. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature®, 23(3).