HELLO, NEW TO BTS?
Welcome!
About
Hello! You're probably just diving in into the BTS rabbit hole and are kind of unsure of where to go, or how to navigate so much content. This is a place with some basic resources to help you know BTS and their story better.
If there's any mistakes or anything you think it would be valuable to add, please dm me and let me know!
TRANSLATIONS
The best way to know BTS is to listen to them and to read their lyrics.
We're lucky to have amazing translators in our fandom who work hard to make content more accesible for us, wheter is lyrics, vlives, interviews, etc.
I will link some of them below, but I am sure there are many more.
A piece of advice: read at least a couple of translations because therms and interpretations may vary between them.
(Please note that these resources are in English, so I encourage you to find accounts and translators in another languages if that's more convenient for you)
Note: You will find many lyrics videos on YouTube. Please try not to watch them, their views do not count towards the official BTS videos. You can always read the translations and play the songs on the official sources on YouTube, Spotify, etc.
HISTORY
BTS debuted in 2013, and their journey is both amazing and inspiring. You will eventualy become familiar with their story, and help them write it in years to come. However, if you are already in the rabbit hole, may as well some of it now!
Many wondeful armys have already made wonderful startes guides, so I'm linking them below
First time with BTS has general info about the group and members
Introduction to BTS is a really complete guide about them, with many resources to navigate
BTS archival project collects various pieces of information about the group's history
BTS guides an introductions is a great playlist of YouTube videos that will help you learn their names
The rise of Bangtan is an army made documentary about BTS journey
xCeleste is a YouTube channel with compilations and theories about BTS content
SUPPORTING BTS MUSIC
This is quite obvious, but we like to support BTS as much as we can by buying and streaming their music constantly. Don't worry if you don't have the funds to buy their songs, we have funding accounts that can help you.
Note: Don't forget to check if there are trustable funding accounts for your country!
We also like to stream! Choose your favorite playlist and platform and just enjoy BTS' music!
Here are some helpful streaming guides for different platforms, specially useful for when the boys release new music:
Guides made by: @MissSnarky1
CHARTS
How is BTS doing on the charts?
We have accounts that will keep you updated:
BTS CONTENT
BTS release a lot of content constantly that is hard to keep up sometimes, here are some accounts that update about it:
BTS content index is a great resource, organized and constantly updated with all of BTS content. Visit it here
ARMY
ARMY has created a wonderful community around BTS, with accounts that go from checking news articles, helping armys with school and even charity. It is a lot to cover, so take your time, check every account and follow those you consider interesting and trustwhorty.
BTS inspire us to give back to our communities, check One in an Army
Keep updated with current votings at BTS Voting Board and BTS x ARMY Voting Team.
Army health center and Army Protection Squad are great sources on how to keep you (and BTS) safe.
Interested in the BTS and ARMY impact? Check Research BTS and Bangtan Scholars.
BTS is constantly on the media, make sure to check BTS Press to see which articles are relevant and accurate.
Stay safe on the internet and don't fall into scams, check BTS ARMY Safety
While this are some basic accounts, you can also go to this wonderful twitter thread that mentions a lot of helpful ARMY accounts!
SOCIAL MEDIA
While I may suggest some twitter fan accounts for specific types of BTS related content, the ones you definitely have to follow are BTS official accounts.
You'll notice two different twitter accounts. The first one is managed by company staff (they share news, annoucements, official pictures, etc.) and the second one is managed by the boys themselves.
Besides tradicional social media, the boys also have a Weverse account (final link). We consider Weverse a safe space both for them and armys and we try to keep it free from negativity, since we know they are constantly active there.