@billboard .@billboard once again posting OT6 content while excluding #JIMIN is extremely disrespectful. Please correct the photo and fix his name properly — his name is PARK JIMIN. Add JHOPE to the list. A global artist deserves basic professionalism and respect from media outlets this big
.@CBSNewYork Jimin was excluded from a BTS group photo in your recent coverage of the FIFA Halftime Show.
Whether intentional or not, removing a member from a seven-member group is disrespectful and reflects poor accuracy from a major media outlet.
This is not acceptable and we expect this to be corrected with the professionalism expected from a leading media outlet.
BTS IS 7
RESPECT JIMIN
#RespectJimin
There seems to be a surge of backlash toward BTS lately from people clearly rattled by how massive and successful their concert tour has been so far. The usual insults are back again. Questions about their masculinity. Mockery of ARMY. The same tired assumptions.
It reminded me of something that happened a few years ago. One of my male students, after finding out I was a huge ARMY, asked me if I was gay.
Now, in Korea, the relationship between teacher and student is traditionally built on a fairly rigid hierarchy. Students usually do not speak casually to teachers, challenge them, or ask personal questions. But I have always been a different kind of teacher. I treat my students warmly and as equals, and tell them to ask me anything. They do not even call me seonsaengnim. They call me saam, a more casual and affectionate way of addressing a teacher.
So when he asked me that question, I did not see it as hostility. He was curious, not malicious.
I told him that I support gay rights and equal marriage, but loving BTS does not make me gay. I told him that I love BTS because of their extraordinary writing, rapping, singing, and dancing talents. That I love the sincerity and meaning in their lyrics, and the way they consistently treat people with kindness, warmth, and positivity.
And of course, because I am me, the poor student then had to sit through a very long lecture from me about masculinity and how narrow definitions of it can limit people.
To this day, I still find it strange that some people think appreciating artistry, emotional honesty, beauty, or kindness somehow threatens masculinity. If anything, BTS helped expand the idea of what masculinity can look like for millions of people around the world.
And then there is the mockery of ARMY itself. Some people keep repeating this stereotype that ARMYs are lonely women with no lives who pour all their money into BTS. The assumption is not only lazy, but honestly disconnected from reality.
First, there are many male ARMYs, like me. On Korea’s music streaming platform Melon, around 35% of BTS listeners are male. I even checked the listener statistics for “Swim” today (May 12, 2026), and men made up 37% of the listeners.
Futhermore, the ARMYs I have met are some of the most socially active, accomplished, and creative people I know. They have vibrant family lives, meaningful careers, and talents of their own in writing, art, music, design, education, and countless other fields. One ARMY friend from America who visits Korea often holds a major executive position while also involved with multiple organizations.
No, people do not love BTS because they are lonely. We love BTS because they represent the kind of humanity we want to see more of in the world. Empathy. Hard work. Vulnerability. Kindness. Emotional honesty. Growth.
Being ARMY has enormously enriched my life. Without BTS and ARMY, how would I have ended up with close online and offline friends across the United States, Americas, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and Asia? The fandom opened doors to human connections I otherwise never would have experienced.
And it is funny to watch some men mock women for passionately following BTS when those same people spend enormous amounts of time, money, and emotional energy on football in America or soccer in Europe. Nobody calls them lonely for flying across countries to watch matches, memorizing statistics, wearing jerseys, or centering weekends around sports. Human beings naturally gather around the things they love. Music is no different. BTS is no different.
As for Jimin’s hair, which is somehow also causing backlash, I love it. It immediately reminded me of Brad Pitt’s hair in Troy, where he played Achilles. Achilles was supposed to be a Mediterranean Greek warrior, yet nobody complained that Pitt had flowing Swedish blonde hair down to his shoulders. People accepted it because he looked charismatic and amazing on screen.
That is exactly how Jimin looks with his long blonde hair. I hope he keeps it throughout the entire concert tour.
1 BTS ticket for sale :
📍Munich, 11 July 2026
Free seats standing
Original price (with insurance): 180.50 euros
DM if interested 💜
#BTS_ARİRANG#BTS_ARMY#BTS#875ticketsale
1 BTS ticket for sale :
📍Munich, 11 July 2026
Free seats standing
Original price (with insurance): 180.50 euros
DM if interested 💜
#BTS_ARİRANG#BTS_ARMY#BTS#875ticketsale
BTS' 'ARIRANG' becomes the longest running #1 album by a group on the Billboard 200 since Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' in 2013.
'Babel' spent five total weeks at #1 and won the GRAMMY for 'Album of the Year'.
Great POV from Forbes:
“BTS members years ago had to subject themselves to potentially adversarial or problematic traditional press to stay in the conversation, today the same outlets will write about them anyway — whether the group participates or not.”
Today marks 3 years since Jimin made history as the first K-soloist to hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100 and Artist 100!🌟
Thank you Jimin for your music. We are proud you are our artist.
#LikeCrazyNo1Hot100#JiminNo1BillboardArtist#지민아_핫백1위3주년_축하해
JIMIN BILLBOARD HISTORY THREE YEARS
FLOWERS FOR OUR FLOWER JIMIN