21 March 2021: Continued success despite the haters

On this week’s show: BTS continues to set records, Big Hit becomes HYBE, and more.

Anti-Asian Violence Resources
Data Drop
News
- Dynamite sets more records
- ARMY Census released
- Grammy fallout continues
- Big Hit become HYBE
Next Week
Last Word: Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Featured image: Photo by Yohan Cho on Unsplash

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

If You’re Surprised by the Anti-Asian Violence in Atlanta, You Haven’t Been Listening. It’s Time to Hear Our Voices, by Eric Nam (Time)

Eric Nam on CNN talking about anti Asian sentiment in America (YouTube)

Jeremy Lin Speaks Out About Attacks On Asian Americans, Racism On Basketball Court (YouTube)

Rise in Anti-Asian Violence with Actors Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wu | Race in America (YouTube)

‘This is Not New’: Anti-Asian Xenophobia has a Long History in the U.S., San Francisco Chronicle (YouTube)

Stop the Hate: The rise in violence against Asian Americans, ABC News (YouTube)

Data Drop

Run BTS Ep 133 (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 133 Behind the Scenes photos (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 133 Behind the Scenes video (Weverse)

[BT21] COOKY’S LEG DAY ROUTINE: 5 MIN WORKOUT (YouTube)

[SUB] Take a picture of me jumping. | Learn! KOREAN with BTS | Bon BORAge #21 (YouTube)

Fans, Their Voyage in the room (Weverse Magazine)

Chart Links

New BangtanTV Videos

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) @ 2020 MTV VMAs (YouTube)

Articles

“There Are 250 Vocals in ‘Dynamite’”: How BTS’s Hit Song Was Written in Record Time (GQ)

BTS’s Grammy’s Stage Brought “Dynamite” Full Circle (MTV AU)

News

The worst kept secret in history ????@BTS_twt‘s record for the ‘most simultaneous viewers for a music video on YouTube Premieres’ has now been confirmed, with the 2020 single Dynamite clocking up over three million viewers.

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— Guinness World Records (@GWR) March 16, 2021

끝없는 BTS의 기네스 기록 경신 (Billboard Korea)

BTS make history at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Guinness World Records)

BTS ARMY Census

BTS ARMY CENSUS RESULTS [2020] (YouTube)

Brutally honest reviews of every Grammys 2021 performance, including ‘WAP’ and ‘Dynamite’ (USA Today)

Grammy Chiefs Tell the Inside Story About the Show, BTS, Beyonce, Van Halen, Ratings and More (Variety)

The Grammys Once Again Did The Bare Minimum For BTS (Forbes)

The Grammys Used BTS As Eye Candy & Everyone Saw Right Through It (Refinery29)

BTS’ Grammy Treatment Draws Attention To Award Show Legitimacy (iHeart Media)

Racist BTS Garbage Pail Kids sticker accelerates #StopAsianHate movement (The Korea Times)

To our readers: We deeply regret and wish to apologize for a tweet that went out earlier today referring to those abhorrent Garbage Pail Kids as “wacky.” While some artists in the collection were greeted with “wacky” designs, we’re horrified by the violent depiction of BTS.

— PopCrush (@PopCrush) March 17, 2021

美 카드 제작회사·빌보드, 풍자 빙자한 방탄소년단 인종차별 논란 (Newsen)

Why BTS Runs the World (WSJ Magazine)

HYBE: NEW BRAND PRESENTATION (YouTube)

빅히트, 오늘 용산 신사옥으로 이전 ‘하이브 시대’ (Naver)

Excellent Twitter thread by BTS ARMY Bar Association:

As ARMYs and lawyers, we’ve seen a lot of confusion on the TL about the business relationship between BTS, HYBE (formerly BigHit Entertainment) and BigHit Music (BTS’ label). We get it! Corporate and securities law is no joke!

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— BTS ARMY Bar Association (@BTSARMYBarAssoc) March 21, 2021

Next Week

23 Mar, Tues: Run BTS Ep 134, 9PM KST
24 Mar, Wed: You Quiz on the Block appearance, 8:40PM KST
24 Mar, Wed: NTV’s Premium Music 2021 appearance, 7-10:54PM KST
25 Mar, Thurs: Run BTS Ep 134 Behind the Scenes, 9PM KST