The Map of The Soul era has brought a whole new universe with it and the psychology aspects running deep in the MVs got all ARMY theorists thinking… even harder! Jessica will help us understand the different archetypes and we will deep dive into Persona, Shadow and Ego MVs. Selene will give us her ideas […]
Theory
Bangtan Universe… We need help to understand!
Now that we have gone through the stories of BU, let’s try to understand what all of this means. Callista will explain to us the idea behind The Hero’s Journey and how it connects to BU Jin character. Sarah will give us a deep dive into her interpretation of Black Swan’s storytelling through the MVs. […]
Bangtan Universe, The Beginning – What is BU all about?
Let’s take a look at the different pieces of this huge puzzle that BTS Universe is. Together with Courtney, we will walk through the contents in the MVs, the Notes, the Smeraldo Blog and the Save Me webtoon. We will also check other parts of BTS Universe that are different in terms of storytelling and […]
We, like BTS, are revolutionaries: exploring the concept of BTS as participatory revolutionaries
Watch the Replay Writers from the publication Revolutionaries, along with author and Director of Revolutionaries Wallea Eaglehawk, will explore the concept of “participatory revolutionary.” Eaglehawk coined the term “participatory revolutionary” in 2020 after a year of studying and writing about BTS as revolutionaries. The “revolutionary trajectory” was first explored in Eaglehawk’s book Idol Limerence: The […]
Exploring a universe of connection with Connect, BTS
Watch the Replay Join Revolutionaries Director and author Wallea Eaglehawk, film scholar Andrew Ty, and art scholar Alice Van Pelt on a deep dive through global public art project Connect, BTS. Eaglehawk has spent three months working with ARMY from around the world to write about the exhibits and examine what forms of connection have […]