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"We wanted to make music that can give people more strength," says J-Hope, in the first of our digital cover stories starring each BTS member.

How seven young superstars rewrote music-biz rules and became the biggest band in the world.

To be in a stadium of BTS fans is to feel a lot of love: from the guys, who clearly enjoy what they do, and from the fans, who helped them build all of this in the first place.

But for many, the message of BTS’ lyrics is a major draw, even when delivered almost entirely in Korean. What resonates for fans not fluent in Korean? Their candor and honest reflection with issues like depression and societal pressure as well as ideas like the importance of self-acceptance.

With four sold-out concerts in Los Angeles, the pop superstars proved their timelessness to critics, fans, and themselves.