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Vol. 2 Save ME of the GRAPHIC LYRICS Series is about two boys who struggle with their painful past & recurring nightmares. Their will to overcome the pain & the comradery they discover in their common passion for dancing are illustrated in pictures done in a secretive & lyrical style using tracing papers.

This roundtable brought together academics, fans, and music critics to unpack the term K-pop, and to reflect on why this conversation mattersto so many.

RM's comeback interview for the BE album.

"To truly understand the success and popularity of BTS, one has to recognize their creative genius– collectively as a team and also individually as remarkably talented rappers, vocalists, writers and performers. RM’s Mono is one of these many brilliant compositions."

2020 began with a bang for the Korean pop group, BTS. But, as the pandemic worsened, BTS and its powerful fandom called ARMY had to shelve their plans to gather on the group’s tour, forgoing the excitement of the mass spectacles that have become a feature of live, K-pop performance. Instead, the group’s international fandom was left to cling to the digital intimacies that the group has fostered through a steady and robust stream of social media content on Twitter, VLive (South Korean tech company Naver’s celebrity live-streaming app), and the proprietary fandom platform Weverse, developed by the group’s management company Big Hit Entertainment. The period of pandemic self-isolation has not only heightened digital connections between fans and their favorite groups, but has also brought new initiates into the fold.