It was a rare Saturday off from work in the early part of 2019. My kids were 14 and 12 years old, and in middle school at the time. The oldest was watching television and my youngest was reading scanlations of their favorite manga on the computer. I was scrolling through Twitter while making breakfast, and I saw that something called “BTS” was trending. I called out to my children, “Hey! What is a BTS and why is it trending so much on Twitter?”
Both laughed at me. “Mommy,” My youngest began in their trademark dry tone. “BTS is not a ‘what,’ they’re a ‘who’ and they’re always trending on Twitter.” They punctuated that with an eye roll. My oldest, a little more sympathetic to their mother being out of touch, filled in the blanks. “They’re a K-pop group and they just released a new song with Halsey.”
This is how I was introduced to K-pop, but it wasn’t until the late summer of 2020 that I fell completely down the rabbit hole. As the joke goes within BTS and other K-pop fandoms, “I only wanted to know their names.”
It is no secret that I am a huge BTS fan, and that I enjoy doing Teen arts and crafts programs. This Friday I will be combining both my loves with a K-pop-themed arts and crafts day to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of BTS’ debut. Whether you’re ARMY, a Once, a Blink, a Stay, a Shawol, a Carat, an ATINY, a MIDZY or a member of any other fandom, you’re welcome to join us this Friday at the Central Library at 4 p.m. We will be making bias bracelets, decorating photocard top loaders, listening to music and much more!
Let us know in the comments if you follow Kpop and who are your bias groups or fill out our survey.
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