i think part of the discussion around the lasting damage the boycotters did that isn’t being mentioned enough is how much they contributed to the trivializing of a 70+ year genocide and 100+ year occupation, and how it was turned into another toxic “gotcha” card for fanwars.
SO URE TELLING ME THEY DIDNT RING THE BELL ON NO. 29 ANYMRE BEC ITS SO OLD& MIGHT GET DAMAGED BUT THEY RANG IT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 22 YRS & NOW BTS HAS A TRACK FOR IT SO THE SOUND IS PRESERVED FOREVER & EVRYONE CAN HEAR IT NOT JUST IN KOREA BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD?? WOW 🤯
“No. 29” by BTS debuts at No. 11 on the Spotify Global chart with 6.50 MILLION streams, despite having no lyrics.
— It surpasses all K-pop debuts this year, excluding themselves.