From 2022: In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania. How BTS Became One of the Most Popular Bands in History How BTS Became One of the Most Popular Bands in History In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania.

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From 2022: In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania.

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