First, I'm gonna talk about how BTS has grown until today. Bang Shi Hyeok held an audition to recruit new members for a hip hop group called BTS in 2010 September 2nd. As a result 7 members were recruited. RM being the leader, Suga, Jin, Jhob ,Jimin, V, and Jung gook were recruited as they were all talented in rap, singing and dancing In 2013, BTS was awarded for the album 《2 COOL 4 SKOOL》 and the mini album 《O!RUL8,2?》 at the Melon Music award as the best new artist. In 2014, they were awarded with various titles such as Golden Disk's new artist award, Gaon Chart of this year new artist award. They have also formed their own official fan club called ARMY. In 2015, they released their 3rd mini album《화양연화 pt.1》 which topped them with various music broadcasts for the first time. They were also placed #1 in 5 music broadcasts and were able to rank #171 among the billboard 200. This was the frist historical moment for BTS to rank in the billboard top200 and have left a lot of achievements on their journey. 2016 was the year they broke records for the album sales of their album, hitting number #1 on the 인위에타이 chart and the American Apple Music chart. Throughout their career they have shown consistent growth and currently they are the nominees for the best R&B album in the Grammys. And now, in 2019, they have released their mini album《MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA》. As you can see they've worked hard and grown extremely fast.
Second, The reaction from the audiences to BTS 2 days prior to the concert, people started to camp in the area. Some purchased tickets for 1000 dollars, some got a huge group of people to get the tickets. Why were people so eager to watch BTS? According to Maya( American). she says that the artists' lyrics were so hopeful and self- assuring. Elena(American) says " I didn't have friends in high school, I was so depressed to the point that I almost killed myself. But one day I listened to BTS's [I need you] and watched it all night long. Soon after, the thought of suicide disappeared. BTS saved my life" BTS's song have hope that touches people's hearts which lead them to their popularity.
Third, Praise from the foreign press. UK's BBC and NME stated that BTS created a new historical moment as they have probed to be the biggest pop group in the world at their Wembley Stadium Concert. They have also pointed out that the group was able to touch 60,000 fan's hearts by performing 24 songs live. Wembley is the place where top stars like the Beatles, Ed Sheeren and Cold Play have performed. Among those top stars, BTS became the first Korean group to headline at Wembley that.
Lastly, The article that compares them to the Beatles. CNN uploaded a newsletter with the title "How did Korea's BTS become the world's best group singers" Below is what is said in the article. "The Beatles made their debut in the US in, February 1964, and the fans went wild. 55 years past and another group from Korea made their debut in 2019 and now they are the best group out there." "BTS ranked no.1 which only took 3 months on the Billboard 200 chart last April. They are the first artist to remain no.1 In the history of the Bilboard top100 chart. AS much as the Beatles had a strong fan base, BTS is setting the fundamentals with their growing fan base." And also BBC said "BTS has surpassed the Beatles"
Conclusion: BTS is greater than we thought they were. We are able to know how they are making Korea proud. What can we say when the British National BBC stated that BTS is greater than the Beatles? I hope they can spread that positivity around the world with greater impact.