09 August 2020: We are on DYNAMITE lockdown

On this week’s show: We’re on comeback lockdown, a new movie is coming, and more.

Intro song: Epiphany (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by MILKOVÍ on Unsplash

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News
- Dynamite comeback schedule released
- New movie announced
- TinyTAN makes their animated debut
- In the SOOP pre-order begins
- The Notes 2 goes on sale
- BTS wins prestigious Van Fleet award while still breaking records
Next Week
Last Word: We are on comeback lockdown.

BTS This Week is now available on Gaana!

Data Drop

Run BTS Ep 111 (Weverse)

Learn Korean with BTS Ep 22: Negative Prefix: 못 (Weverse)

BT21 Universe 3 Ep 09: Fatherly Advice (YouTube)

Chart links

BTS Chill Music playlist (SoundCloud)

New BangtanTV Videos

[TinyTAN l ANIMATION] – Magic Door

[BANGTAN BOMB] ‘MAP OF THE SONG : 7’ Behind the Scenes – BTS (방탄소년단)

Etc

Baskin-Robbins Korea:

Jin, Hobi, & Taehyung “Word Chain Episode” ad (YouTube)
Jimin & Jungkook “Playing Dumb Convo Episode” ad (YouTube)
Making Of video (YouTube)

FILA X BTS ‘Go beyond’ (YouTube)

BTS ‘Your eyes tell’ (Movie “Your Eyes Tell” Special Video) (YouTube)

Articles

War of Hormone: In Defense of Screaming Fangirls (Lucy Ford @ Medium)

With Four No. 1 Albums To Their Name, It’s Highly Unusual That BTS Hasn’t Charted A No. 1 Hit… Yet (Forbes)

News

DYNAMITE Promo Schedule

Promo	KST	EST
Teaser Photo 1	11 Aug 12AM	10 Aug 11AM
Teaser Photo 2	13 Aug 12AM	12 Aug 11AM
Teaser Photo 3	16 Aug 12AM	15 Aug 11AM
Official MV Teaser	19 Aug 12AM	18 Aug 11AM
Countdown Live, YouTube	21 Aug 12:30PM	20 Aug 11:30PM
Dynamite merch preorder	21 Aug 1PM (global store)	20 Aug 9PM (US store)
Single and Official MV Release	21 Aug 1PM	21 Aug 12AM
Comeback Spot Live, VLIVE	21 Aug 7PM	21 Aug 6AM
MTV Fresh Out Live interview	22 Aug 6AM	21 Aug 5PM
NBC Today Show interview	24 Aug 9PM	24 Aug 8AM
Dynamite (B-Side) MV	25 Aug 12AM	24 Aug 11AM
MTV Video Music Awards performance	31 Aug 9AM	30 Aug 8PM

Dynamite Pre-orders (US) tracking site by @btschartdata

DYNAMITE Pre-save links:

DYNAMITE Official BTS Music Store (where you can pre-order digital copies)

BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ Vinyl And Cassettes Sell Out (Again) Amid Massive U.S. Radio Campaign (Forbes)

Ahead of BTS’ New English Track, U.S. Merch Store Sells Out Limited Edition Releases Within an Hour (Variety)

BTS Bus Bonanza Builds Buzz, Buddy (HITS Daily Double)

BTS: Explosive New Developments (HITS Daily Double)

Bryan Patrick Byrne’s Twitter thread on BTS historical radio spins

2020 VMA Voting

BTS, Doja Cat, J Balvin to Perform on MTV’s VMAs (Variety)

BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin Set to Perform at the VMAs (Billboard)

BTS, J Balvin & Doja Cat Performing At 2020 VMAs In Promising Initial Steps For A More Diverse Show (Forbes)

Break the Silence information and tickets

A New BTS Movie Is Coming to a Theater Near You (Vulture)

[TinyTAN l ANIMATION] – Magic Door (YouTube)

빅히트, 방탄소년단 캐릭터 ‘타이니탄’(TinyTAN)’ 론칭 (Naver)

In the SOOP Official Twitter

In the SOOP Official YouTube

[In the SOOP BTS ver.] Official Teaser 2 (YouTube)

The Korea Society 2020 Annual Gala

BTS To Receive James A. Van Fleet Award From The Korea Society (Soompi)

BTS’s New Album Has Been Certified Triple Platinum In Japan In Less Than One Month (Forbes)

BTS smash record for best-selling album in South Korea with Map of the Soul: 7 (Guinness World Records)

Goud en Platina – Albums 2020 (ULTRATOP, Belgium)

Next Week

10 Aug, Mon: Learn Korean with BTS Ep 23, 9PM KST
11 Aug, Tues: Dynamite Teaser Photo 1, 12AM KST
11 Aug, Tues: Run BTS Ep 112, 9PM KST
11 Aug, Tues: Notes 2 pre-order ends, 11:59PM KST
12 Aug, Wed: Memories of 2019 DVD release
13 Aug, Thurs: Dynamite Teaser Photo 2, 12AM KST
13 Aug, Thurs: 2020 Soribada Awards
14 Aug, Fri: Global Fanclub membership renewal/sign-ups begin, 2PM KST
14 Aug, Fri: BTS on I-LAND, MNET & YouTube, 11PM KST
16 Aug, Sun: Dynamite Teaser Photo 3, 12AM KST