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Over the past few months, I have written numerous articles about BTS and reported about their latest achievements and developments quite extensively. However, during this time I have not had the opportunity to explain why I like to write and report about BTS and their fans.
As this year – and decade – is coming to a close, this is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on just some of the reasons why I adore writing about the award-winning K-POP band. If I was to list all of the reasons then I would actually have to write a short book about it. Therefore, I have chosen to mention my top three reasons below.
Firstly, an obvious reason why I am fond of writing about BTS is the fact they are amazing, not just subjectively but in an objective manner. Almost every fandom can claim that their idols are the best, but only the fans of BTS can prove that their idols are, in fact, the best. One only has to do a quick Google search to unearth the mountains and mountains of awards BTS has won so far.
Even more amazing is the fact that they have won awards in countries that are far, far away from the Korean peninsula. This essentially means that they are universally amazing, their fame and awe not just being confined to a single country, region or continent.
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This links on to my second reason: all seven members of BTS act in a very modest and humble manner in spite of the fame and achievements they have gained so far. If any other band or solo musician had won as many awards as they have then they would have become somewhat arrogant and aloof. On the other hand, BTS act in a very down-to-earth, relatable way.
Another reason why I like to write about the seven legendary men is because of the overwhelmingly positive effect they exhibit on their fandom. All seven members lead by example. They do this by caring about the world they live in. This was most emphatically highlighted by their partnership with Unicef’s “End Violence against children and teens” campaign.
This campaign has had countless effects on their fandom, one of which is that it highlighted the importance of social and charitable.
Of course, it is a very well known fact that Muslims and Pakistanis tend to be highly charitable and altruistic people. Now, Pakistani fans of BTS have found even more reasons to be charitable as a group of young BTS fans donated money to the Abdul Sattar Edhi Foundation, a welfare organisation that helps millions of less fortunate people. They did this noble act of kindness to mark Kim Taehyung’s birthday, who is also known by the stage name ‘V’.
It is these aspects of BTS and stories from their fans that make writing and reporting about BTS a heartwarming exercise. These were just three of my biggest reasons why I cherished writing and reporting about BTS and their fandom in 2019.
In 2020 and beyond, I look forward to writing about them even more.
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Muhammed Raza Hussain is an award-winning writer: the Extra-Mile winner of the News Quest Young Reporter Scheme 2014 and the recipient of the ‘Talent for Writing’ certificate by Young Writers. Twitter:@raza_hussain01
