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It’s a bit of a burden to be called The Beatles of the 21st century, but we are BTS. We want to be the BTS of the 21st century.

Yoongi, on BTS being compared to The Beatles

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When you’re in a room with BTS, and you see them together as friends, you can tell they really care about each other. I didn’t feel for a moment that there was even a bit of tension between them. You can tell they’re best friends, and you can tell that they really, really love what they do.

Inside BTS’ “Celestial” Saturday Night Live Performance

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I can’t just tell you to gain strength no matter what, but I do wish that within the hard times you face, you can find things that make you happy. […] I will always be by your guys’ side.

Jungkook on Fancafe

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When I naturally meet eyes with Jimin and high-five him after a concert. I feel like I’m especially connected to Jimin in some ways on stage, off stage too.

Jungkook, “A moment that made you feel mentally connected to the members?”

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2019 TIME 100 Most Influential People BTS By Halsey

How exactly does one accomplish world domination? Surely it takes remarkable talent, charm, kindness, altruism and dedication. But you’d still be missing a key component: a devoted community to uplift your efforts, soften your stumbles and shoot light from their eyes into the sky in your name every single night.

By these parameters, BTS has reached the top. Over the past few years, the K-pop group has taken the music industry by storm—shattering sales records, gathering accolades and performing across the globe for head-spinning audiences—all the while remaining exemplary ambassadors for their Korean culture. But behind those three letters are seven astounding young men who believe that music is stronger than the barriers of language. It’s a universal dialect.

With positive messages of self-confidence, intricacies of philosophy hidden in their sparkly songs, true synergy and brotherhood in every step of their elaborate choreography, and countless charitable and anthropological endeavors, BTS have put their 14 best feet forward as role models to millions of adoring fans and anyone else who finds themselves drawn to BTS’s undeniable allure.

I have known “the boys”—as I and other fans affectionately call them—for years and had the pleasure of traveling to Korea to hang with them on multiple occasions. Outwardly, they are polished and professional, but hours of laughter, secret handshakes and gifts exchanged show those around them that underneath this showstopping, neatly groomed movement are just some guys who love music, one another and their fans.

For BTS, world domination is just another 8-count in the contemporary dance of life. But if you think that’s easy, you haven’t seen the love and effort these young men put into each and every step.

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Asked whether they found it harder or easier as celebrities to put their private pain out there in songs and on social media, Suga was adamant: “We feel that people who have the platform to talk about those things really should talk more, because they say depression is something where you go to the hospital and you’re diagnosed, but you can’t really know until the doctor talks to you.” “So I think for not just us but other celebrities,” he goes on, “if they talk about it openly — if they talk about depression for example like it’s the common cold, then it becomes more and more accepted if it’s a common disorder like the cold. More and more, I think artists or celebrities who have a voice should talk about these problems and bring it up to the surface.” RM elaborates: “That’s why we have the concept Love Yourself. We don’t want to preach ‘Do this or don’t do that,’ because that’s not the way that we want to spread our message. Like for example, say, Anna from New York or Marc from Rio or me or you, we have different looks, different races, different parents and backgrounds, different weather, whatever. Everything’s different.” “We’re born with different lives,” he continues, “but you cannot choose some things. So we thought that love, the real meaning of it, starts with loving ourselves and accepting some ironies and some destinies that we have from the very start. But we never chose that, so instead of preaching or [giving] orders, that’s why we committed to loving yourself and that’s why I started with ‘I’m just an ordinary boy from city near Seoul in South Korea’ at our U.N. speech.” For the band, the music is the message, too — and it goes both ways: “Our greatest influence,” says Suga, “and where we draw our strength and our comfort and our joy is the fans, so we always have that in mind when we make our music, and I think our fans are also able to get that same strength or joy.”

BTS’ RM and Suga talk mental health, depression, and connecting with fans

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Mikrokosmos talks about our interest and love for the world around us and the people around us. You see buildings with their lights on late at night and that's someone working hard at something, and each one of those lights is what gives us these beautiful nighttime city views. The song is about giving courage and comfort to listeners by talking about this warm attention and praise for all those people.

Hoseok, on Mikrokosmos

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Hello, ARMY! This is bangbangtan's Jungkook. Last 2018, there were days which were hard for both ARMY and me. I don't know every detail in your life. But I do know that everyone carries some type of burden. There will definitely be constant hardships happening in the future!… What I want to say is, do not resist the difficulties. Have strength. I'm not telling you to look for small happiness in the hardships. The method I use made it less difficult for me. If you keep living and looking for happiness, you will eventually realize it for yourself! More than anyone, I wish for ARMY's happiness. Let's all find happiness from time to time!!! JK

Happy New Year to Dear ARMY

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