The Story of Save Me

Save Me is a 15-episode webtoon that BigHit released in April 2019. The webtoon was announced on a Twitter account called Smeraldo Books and is currently available for free on the Naver webtoon app and website.  

The HYYH story of the Bangtan Universe features seven main characters, one that takes the name of each BTS member. Even though we’ve got all seven as main characters, the HYYH storyline does focus a bit more on Seokjin’s character as the protagonist. This webtoon follows him and his actions, and he’s the only character we have real insight into here.  

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A Close Read: Singularity

The idea for this new series in which I examine some of BTS’s songs came to me while thinking about literary analysis and how oftentimes students of English/literature are asked to perform “a close read.” A close reading of a text is an analysis in which the writer reads and analyzes only what is available in the given text. No outside influences are taken into account; it’s just a close analysis of what we’re given on the page.

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#Channel9Apologize: Your Defamation Isn’t a Joke

On June 19, BTS’s fandom found itself amidst controversy on Twitter. Those who are active in the fandom know this is nothing new; we’re used to watching fights with other fandoms, news outlets, and even internal fanwars. While a lot of the fighting and arguing that takes place online isn’t important — and is only carried out by a small fraction of the fandom — yesterday’s battle was a different beast.

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[Review] BTS Love Yourself in Seoul Concert Film

Following the cinematic release of BTS’s Burn the Stage documentary, a film version of their Love Yourself concert saw a limited release on January 26, 2019. The film played in theaters across the U.S. (as well as many other countries) in regular theaters as well as some Screen X theaters, where the 270-degree screen upped the immersive quality of the experience. Regardless of what type of theater the film is viewed in, watching BTS’s concert on the big screen is an enveloping, moving experience.

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Burn The Stage The Movie Offers Wholesome and Uplifting Experience to Fans

Never in a lifetime did I dream that I’d be sitting at my local theater watching a documentary-style film on a Korean artist. 10 years ago, when I first became interested in Korean music and culture, anything Korean-related was hard to come by in most places in the U.S., outside of large Korean-American communities. In my smaller city, there wasn’t even a Korean restaurant or grocery store. K-Pop concerts came to us only once in a while, and when they did, it was only to New York City and Los Angeles. Needless to say, times have definitely changed.

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