how the bts army changed fandom culture 

It takes maturity, self control and loads of respect. I’m also amazed that Tae was able to complete his filming of Jinny’s Kitchen safely with little to no disclosure of where the filming was during the filming. Fans who went to eat at the eatery during the filming were so respectful. I was particularly touched to see a young fan left a note for Tae to express her adoration after eating at the eatery and left without making a scene. So cool.

It still blows my mind that no one went to see Jin during his enlistment!! Love this fandom!! I just want to add a cute story, after seeing the yet to come concert at the movies , an older army requested a photo with everyone, I believe she's an organiser for fandom activities, but she also reminded everyone to pick up their own rubbish because "ARMY clean up after themselves". Iv never had this experience in any other fandom!

My sisters and I talk about this ALL THE TIME. Joining the BTS fandom completely changed our expectations for other artists and started putting other artists we used to be big fans of into a poor light. The way BTS communicates with their fans (one example out of a million others) is far superior to any other group or artist I have ever come across or been a fan of and I’ve been around for a while.

For those reading this, this is also a reminder that ARMYs should NOT go to J-Hope's enlistment ceremony. Thank you in advance!

army can we make this video go viral??? i really think all armys should see this and be reminded what being an army really means.

THANK YOU for this video. I'm so tired of how people love to highlight the toxic side of our fandom but never talk about the good one. I know that our fandom is far from perfect but can we stop giving the spotlight to the fu*ked up one and actually give some credit to those who do things well. Let's keep the positivity my ARMY friends, FIGHTING!

Even now we’re trying to course correct the fandom after Namjoon came on live disappointed in the lack of meaningful discussion in the chat because lives have been overrun by fans seeking a reaction from the members, shippers, and flags. He said “we changed” and that was all that was needed to enact a serious change in how we can do better for them on Weverse since it’s now their primary means of communication with us. International Twitter ARMYs have taken the lead of using Papago and Google translate so we can talk to them (and K-Diamonds think our efforts are cute lol) instead of them being met with walls of spam in every live. We don’t just self-police for the fandom’s health, but also for BTS to continue feeling connected to us. We grew side by side as fans and artist, and we don’t want to lose that no matter how big either of us become.

I am a 68 years old BTS fan & I did experience the generosity & kindness of the the army when I went to their concert in Las Vegas.

Being part of the BTS ARMY has really made me feel like I'm a part of something bigger you know? Like it's rare nowadays that you can watch history being made in music but that's truly what the tannies are doing. armys are somewhat just as famous as bts themselves which is what j-hope said in a recent interview, so it's nice to know that we are following in their footsteps and impacting pop culture in a positive way x

I'm literally one of the first members of ARMY back in 2013 and seeing our fandom getting this big makes me so proud 💜

a visitor at my school was a sofi ticket operator who works for ticketmaster, he said he's never seen a fandom more organized than army because people were passing out water and helping each other out even inside the venue.

even as of recent, armys have been proactive in encouraging other armys to post nice comments in Korean on weverse lives and translators posting different phrases we can use to flush out the spam and weird comments. so, yes to everything in this video!! I'm so happy to be a part of this bts journey with all of you.💜💜

I will be celebrating my 10th year Anniversary as Bangtan's fan on May 26 and honestly, I don't have the privilege and luxury to buy BTS merchandise so I help with vote counting and streaming. I occasionally, when I have enough savings, buy BTS albums. Even though my room is not full of merch, my love for these seven boys extend way beyond the human eyes can see. It's deep. I am happy to be part of this fandom and I love being ARMY 💜

The first night concert in LA (Nov 27 2021) was soo disorganized it was nuts. We were packed like sardines outside but all were nice and courteous, helping each other find gates, understand other languages. We even moved closer together when an ambulance had to get through for someone. My husband was very new army but has been to many concerts and was shocked by the peace and helpfulness of everyone. He commented that any other concert he had been to with this setup would have been a disaster and that ARMY was on another level.

Proud to be part of the ARMY fandom, it is not perfect but all the true ARMYS out there are always the most dedicated, passionate, loyal and united in our love & support for each and every member of beloved Bangtan. There is no one like them, the connection we share with them is a very special thing that only Armys can understand. That's what makes them so loved, they are different from other Artists in the relationship they have with their Army which is so sincere and honest. BTS deserve everything for all that they do, they are always there for us, as we are with them. They have entertained & comforted us in difficult times. The impact they have made in ppls lives cannot be underestimated, they have been the biggest inspiration and we are thankful and blessed to have them xo

This made me cry so much 😭 I'm a baby ARMY but I'm so proud to be a part of this community, thank you for this video 💜

The true Army's support the artistic career of Bts without invading their privacy, because these guys have brought us LIGHT, HOPE, HAPPINESS with their songs and that is what we all must be to them FANS AND THAT'S IT. Unfortunately in the fandom there are toxic people, people who only have a stan or bias, who don't follow the whole band but I'm convinced that REAL ARMY's are more. Thank you for this.💜💜

The truth is that before being an army in 2015 I was never a fan of another group or another artist like I am of BTS, the things that the army does that no one ever knows about I have never seen them do to another fandom, such as donations, being involved in different charitable items and being very concerned about the safety of the boys and their privacy before anyone thing The people who go to the places where the boys are must understand that before celebrities are people and as people, no matter how famous they are, they deserve their privacy and their time.If you want to see the boys, we always have different official activities, but please don't go looking for them, don't warn them and let them be the ones to share things with us honestly.

I really want to meet BTS one day, not to violate their privacy, but to say THANKS. I swear I've never found anything that made me as happy as they do in my life. Not only for the amazing music, but thanks to their strong message behind the songs Bangtan created this kind of community that our world NEEDS. You army for me are not just other fans, but a second family that reminds me how beautiful this world can be. and I really hope that the general public learns to open their minds and find out more about us, like this boracity channel I love more and more. Borahe💜

I'm not an official card carrying ARMY, but I am one at heart. Over the years, I have found myself amazed at the generosity, creativity, humor, and general positive energy of this group of people. They beautifully reflect what I feel is the true essence of BTS & I hope that their positive demeanor continues to outshine the few negative crazies out there. Thanks for reminding me how lovely this fandom is 💜.

Even though I dont know yall or BTS personally, you guys still feel like a family to me. Yall really bring me so much comfort. Thank you for being you, BORAHAE 💜

I've never been a fan of an artist. I only listened to music without caring about the artist, but when I got to know Armys and BTS everything changed. They became a part of my life, they became my friends, my role models, my support, my happiness.. I'm really proud to be part of this fandom that I'm really proud of, we need this video after Namjoon's live..We must remember who we are!! Thank you for your hardwork Bora City 💜

I don't have too many ARMYs around me to really talk about things and I am also not the type that is active online. But I am so glad that early on I realised what being an ARMY is. I will ever be thankful to the ARMYs who indirectly taught me to be the ARMY I am today and how proud I am to represent myself in front of everyone, including BTS. I wish that baby ARMYs get into the fandom understanding these facts and respecting these boundaries and making it a pleasant experience for themselves, as well as the other ARMY fellows they come across. Thank you for reminding timed again to be positive and smile at every criticism with so much grace and knowledge 💜🫂

The amount of power this holds like just saying ‘’I’m an army’’ makes you sound so…….. Powerful. as if a singular person = ARMY ARMYs are the most humanitarian fandom I have ever witness The fact that almost every birthday or celebration, ARMYs donate to organizations or come up with projects to help out their community or around the world, is amazing. So many kpop fandoms and locals don’t even see that! They are so focused on the negative side of things and refuse to see the positive things the fandom has done for others. Someone who is attracted to drama only, says a lot about kpop stans of other groups.

This video should be mandatory viewing for baby ARMYs, so they can understand our mindset and help keep it alive! I can't lie and say I never get frustrated with this fandom, but I think the fact that we often have these discussions about how we should act and what's right and think about what's best for the members, rather than our own selfish desires, is why I am proud to call myself an ARMY 💜

We/BTS Army are proud of ourselves but it is VERY important - even more important - for BTS to be proud of us. We KNOW we are a reflection of them in the broader community…so we work hard to live the message they want to deliver into the world.

At 78 I have never been a real part of any other fandom, even some of the “Greats” though I loved their music. But I am ARMY! Thank you for another great video discussing the differences! 💜

Agreed 100%, we argentinean armys had a situation when Jin arrived but after that we left him alone. I remember the majority of us didn't know where he was stayingand after he left most of us found out that a host had twitted the location the 2nd day but the armys who saw it didn't say anything until he left so it wouldn't get viral. The host was heavily criticed from us, we didn't want the info at all.

I've always felt really uncomfortable with how people treat their favorite artist in their private time. We don't have a right to what they don't want to give. Consent is a very important thing in any relationship, including artist and fans, including parasocial relationships. Seeing the respect from ARMY made it so much easier for me to be a part of the fandom. Their generosity moves me. I went to the Las Vegas concert to feel a part of something bigger. I wanted to hear the chants. i wanted to feel the energy. I didn't expect gifts. i didn't expect the girl in front of me with the now famous Jhope "WOW" sign to let me know ahead of the concert that she had it and that she would not have it up for long and to apologize for the few moments she would hold it up. I did not expect the kind of community I saw. I still have the fanmade bracelet and photocard on my desk. its as precious to me as any of the merch i've bought (more so in some cases). The fans really are the other half of bts. there's something special there

Real ARMY prioritize BTS safety, happiness and privacy, that’s it! 🤷🏼‍♀️ maybe our fandom is different because we don't speak empty words, when we say we love them we really do and we will treasure them forever with all our heart

I've been involved with my community and donating my time, money, and energy since the early 2000s. Right before the pandemic, the politics in the states got so bad that I started hating people and shifted all my donations toward canine organizations only. It wasn't until I found BTS at the end of 2020, that my heart softened again and I reshifted back to donating to the goodness of mankind. I haven't missed a donation for any of the boys' birthdays, comebacks, and OIAA campaigns. BTS and ARMY have restored my faith in humanity. I can't imagine myself in any other fandom. I love us. Thank you, always, for such an insightful video. Borahae!

I LOVE ARMYs. This is such a beautiful fandom. Thank you for this video.

When I went to the cinema to see the yet to come concert, two army were giving gifts to everyone that came in. They gave us a bts poster, a purple balloon, bts photocards and a purple lollipop

I’ve never really been a fan of a group, I’ve liked artists and their music, watched interviews, regular stuff. But when BTS came along, I was in awe, shocked, I loved their music, their message, them personally, them as a group, then was impressed with ARMY. I now, LOVE them and ARMY! And proud to call myself ARMY. I’ve only cried while listening to songs a few times, but from BTS!😭😭😭 multiple, multiple times, happy tears, emotional tears, proud tears, all of it. I love when I see new videos up on anything BTS/ARMY related. I love these guys, and I love ARMY!! I’m ARMY, and I’m still amazed at what we/they do. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Thank you for this, especially the ending. I can say when I became ARMY I was truly shocked that it was militantly, self-regulated about not consuming paparazzi content. It wasn't until that moment that I realized I had been conditioned to normalize it. It always makes me sad that people think that ARMY sit around all day fighting with everyone... no... actually no. 😂 If all you see are ARMY fighting with you? Congrats, you have found your mirror image and you are also part of the problem. 95% of us are sitting in ARMY spaces talking music, performances, pictures, upcoming activities, various other content and yes, a decent amt of time fighting it out with each other about music opinions and ARMY actions. We really do not sit around all day talking about other musical acts and fandoms unless they infiltrate that space. It's just not interesting to us. We don't hate your k-pop band, but we also don't care about them, sorry.

This channel is a treasure!!! Each video is so well articulated! I feel so proud to love BTS! Thanks!

i've been an army since 2015 and before that i was a directioner for years, and let me tell you.... armys are nowhere toxic. it doesn't matter how many times people say otherwise, or how some armys act, armys AREN'T and i'm sure we'll never be toxic. we have our problems, but these problems are minimal compared to how other fandoms act towards their faves and other people. we try our best to act in a way that would make bts proud, and i think we're achieving it.

Im a really old ARMY, and seeing all these achievements laid out makes me really proud to be apart of such a fandom Genuinely if we were a country,I think we could be the best :)

We really needed this video after Namjoon’s live. ARMY is special and good. A loud minority of toxic people can never change that.

BTS values us (ARMY) so much, that's why we love them so much!

After Namjoon's live watching this video def hits different! Positive and non cringey comments on lives please - hold each other accountable! It hurt to hear Joon say we changed 😭

We’re the best fandom on earth because we respect each other and the musicians that craft our fave jams. I 💜 ARMY.

This video made me cry, I’m so proud of army, I stan them as much as I stan BTS

Before being ARMY I always looked down on the celebrity fandom culture due to the futile tone that was always presented to me but when I met them it was impossible not to be an ARMY and be proud of what our entire organization has already done I won't deny that I've tried to be a fan of other artists (kpop or western) and it never worked because nothing held me back like bts' music, sincerity and passion for what they do

Speaking of loud minority toxic fans, just the other day Namjoon had to call out cringey comments he saw when he went Live. I know majority of the sensible ARMYs don't even look at the chat because it's enraging and embarrassing to see all the spams and nasty little comments but I highly encourage to go leave some nice messages the next time a member goes live. doolset has made a list of nice things you can say in Korean on their twt account. And also pls help flag spam messages like 'speak in English' or 'Yoongi marry me' or 'I'm [member's] wife.' I wasn't even online for Joonie's live but just seeing the clip of him saying the fandom's changed made me feel sad and embarrassed. :(

I’m 33, from Indiana and have been an army since 2018. It changed my life. Saved me. I’ll always be forever grateful for the love they helped me give myself. 💜

in a way, it's like the way bts are and treat other people respectfully, it's just attracted people who have become army because bts are genuinely good people themselves. they influence us in so many ways it's practically visible. all this fandom has is love and groundedness. every fandom has its downsides, but we come back together each time. people who talk bad about us are simply trying to make the "crazy, insane, demented fangirls" thing happen when it's not going to. the only people like that are ones that simply are not real fans and we call them out because we know who we are and that's why we're so big.

Another great video! Right around the time I started getting into BTS I also thought that ARMY would be toxic to the point I was afraid of engaging with the fandom, but I quickly found that the vast majority of armys are loving, caring people who support one another and do AMAZING things. As I've been in the fandom for over a year now, I'm starting to realize that much of the toxicity comes from s0l0s, casual fans who just want attention, or antis...Being a part of this fandom changed my perspective about celebrities as well, I no longer see the invasion of privacy of celebrities as something we are entitled to as public. BTS and ARMY taught me that and I'm so grateful to be a part of this fandom!

Thank you so much for this. After the last few days, I really needed to see this. I have always called myself Army proudly. I have so much love for the absolutely amazing people in this fandom and everything we stand for. Thank you for making this. And thank you to Army for creating the kind of community that breeds authenticity and positivity. The world is a better place because each one of you are in it.

THANK YOU for always speaking on important topics within our fandom especially since it's grown exponentially that past few years!!! Your videos and channel should be spread everywhere with ALL armys 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 EVERYTHING mentioned in this video (and others) is so important to armys core values and needs to be constantly talked about and kept in the forefront in our minds and conversations (with no leniency in them); and ofc share this info to new fans since it's new and different to other fandom cultures!!

So proud to say that I'm an ARMY and I stand by the messages BTS' trying to spread through their music. It's like they are reminding us of a very famous quote which is "Be The Change You Wish To See In The World".

joining BTS ARMY is the one and only decision that I will never regret in my entire life. Even though I have never been able to buy their album because of my financial condition but I always feel proud to be a part of an ARMY and BTS borahae💜💜💜💜💜

The ARMY culture is primarily the result of BTS being the most non-celebrity celebrities in the way they treat each other, view other artists, their art, and of course, how they respect their relationship with ARMY. When any member says, "trust us," we do, because they display integrity, gratitude, conscientiousness, and accountability for the impact they have on each other and on others.

Woohoo!! I'm planning on bulk-buying energy bars to hand out to those in line at the Suga concert next month!! I love being an ARMY

SUGA is releasing his solo album "D-Day" on Apr 21, 2023 at 1 PM KST. He is set to release a song on Apr 7, 2023 at 1PM KST as pre-release. Armys pls be ready to STRE@M, BUY, and SUPPORT.

I was never a fan of any big artist before BTS, I thought that Directioners and Beliebers and every other fan of mainstream artists were crazy and out of control. When I was first introduced to BTS by my friends I did not instantly become a fan, I thought that they were like all the other singers who were shallow and only sang about girls and money. I was so surprised and shocked when I learnt that they are everything but that, they are the first famous people I have ever loved because they are so sincere. They are so talented, hardworking and passionate and kind and they inspire me everyday. These seven men taught me so much and I'll always be grateful to them, becoming ARMY was the best thing that I've ever done for myself and growing up with them is an honour. I'm so proud of the artists that I love and support and I'm so honoured to be part of ARMY who is kind and so involved with making the world a better place. ARMY is not like other fandoms, we are powerful and we are a force of good. Everyone please remember that no matter what anyone says, we are good and everything we do is to support BTS and each other. Do not spread hate because we are better than that, although we face constant opposition and hate, remember that you are not alone, you are part of ARMY and you will never walk alone. I love you all so much!! Borahae, BTS and ARMY forever!!

Really even on twitter the pool of toxic armys is so small. It’s literally just the same 100 people every time. We are not half a a toxic as everyone likes to think we are. And I’ve also noticed that often times, bad behaviour from solo stans get pushed onto us.

An example that's happened recently is when some weverse ARMY were spamming Namjoon on live to get his attention and a lot of twitter army banned together to figure out how to improve chat and the weverse experience in general. They figured out how to translate what they type into Korean and even gave each other phrases to copy/paste to chat. It's been a little over 24 hours an weverse is already a better place imo.

The private life of the guys has never been any of our business and I'm super glad that most Army get it and respect it. Although I have seen in passing recently that JK asked to be left alone while training because some fans tracked him down. I hope they saw the video and learn from it. When they are on stage or at official events they are BTS, when they are off stage they are just 7 guys with private lives.

I'm rewatching this and I'm once again crying because I am so proud of us ARMYs!!! For sure the boys are proud of us too 💜💜

Omg, thank you so much for creating this. This is melting my heart. Thank you BTS Army!!

Im new army i joined in 2021 and my perce3of fandom culture changed i always thought abiut crazy fandoms ,but when i started interacting with army j found that they themselves condemne acts that are harmful and hateful and encourage well mannerers and kindness I love you army borahe 💜💜💜💜

It's 3am in my country! I will watch tomorrow!! And im still waiting about the video Hanteo sabotaging Jimin's sales, explanation and 700k they own us but silence... Great job!

This video made me feel so so proud. I had a constant smile on my face and feeling astonished. you see we always see how army are generous , caring , loving , respectful etc but like on different occasions but when you comply this in a video which you did it made me realise like wow we are really amazing and it's not for the name sake. no wonder we are so respected by our BTS. thank you for making this video and also for giving me a proud moment as a fan.

Honestly this video completely changed how I viewed the BTS fandom. I thought it was a toxic fandom full of people who harass Bts, but hearing the fandom do all these things are so sweet and considerate I can’t-

it hurt when the real fans get exploit just because of the toxic one

this is all true i have experience this so many times. armys are helpful caring and supportive of a fellow army. we are also hard on those who dont follow the rules. but luckily majority does. i have never seen a fandom do all of this before. and the translators who works everyday for free just to share BTS words with others. it´s truly amazing to see and be a part of.

BTS always felt like best friends to armys .. the way they spread the message of love yourself and so many inspiring things that helped army .. it all gave the bangtan boys the exceptional love and respect from the fandom 💜

I'm so proud of our community for looking out for each other and the members.

You want to make me cry again, don’t you?! So proud of BTS AND ARMY. It’s so amazing what has transpired from this union of souls. 💜 thank you for this lovely video!

12:28 OMG this is so true when I went to Hobipalooza Army's started randomly gifting everybody photo cards & banners. I remember one girl in my circle had a bunch of Hobi & JK snapshot photos, and she handed me it so I could pass them out to everyone. Idk but I really liked handing it out and seeing Army's be confused at first but instantly light up (especially if it was their bias). 🙂

We are the best fandom btw

I love you boracity. Thank you for making me feel validated. As a Covid ARMY it is so reassuring to know I am part of such a wonderful community. Be healthy and continue the great work on these video essays...

Big respect to every army who respect bangtan’s privacy 💜

Absolutely loved every second of this video. So well done. ARMY is the most advanced civilization on planet Earth. Thank you for highlighting why. 💜

This made me cry… we have been through a lot. This magic shop really our safe place

Thank you for this!!!!! Always good to be reminded of what we really stand for especially in those moments and I think important for baby ARMYs💜💜 Definitely the most beautiful and intelligent community I've seen and I'm now proudly a part of!!!

Thank you! I really needed this so much - I was really starting to feel that I suck as an ARMY cause I can't keep up and do as much as I want and I can't defend them against so much hate, and this reminded me of all the good we all do all the time. Truly, thank you for making this for us💜💜💜

Great, inspiring content as always. - It took me awhile to commit to being Army after I fell in love with BTS, because I had heard that Army was toxic. I was wary. But after delving deeper into the fandom, I started to fall for Army as well. I took my son to the theater to see Yet To Come and he was SO touched by the sweet little gifts and the overall friendliness & respect. For me, Army is the icing on the cake.

❣️As ALWAYS ... another well made video! I had to share it! You really understand every concept of telling the facts and wanting to spread a POSITIVE message about BTS with every video you create. Thank you! ARMY Proud, ARMY Strong! Purple friends... Spread the message! 💜

This is a blessing for me to know about BTS and be a part of them ; part of our family ARMY .Being a part of this fandom is an emotion which only ARMYs can understand . Thank you for this amazing video to let people know ARMY and BTS are much beyond their penny thoughts. APOBANGPO💜💜

its the way i learnt more about xenophobia and racism/discrimination through this fandom....

I feel so proud ,I'm literally tearing . Let's continue this great culture and spreading it. Even sometimes I feel so embarrassed by toxic armys ,it feel so good to know that there are more fans who really care for them.

Thank you so much for posting this video❤ In the recent live namjoon told that we have changed looking at those weird comments that was bothering me so much as mentioned in this video because of the few ppl who pretend to be army our fandom is always portrayed as crazy fangirls/boys... since the day I became army ppl around me use to tell your fandom is so toxic so you are crazy fangirl too I even know ppl who listen to bts watch all their contents but they never want themselves to call army as they think the fandom is toxic and they don't want to be called like that but I never listened to them for me all 7 members are so precious they helped me a lot to get out of the dark phase in my life... and I really love our fandom they are funny understanding helpful I'm proud to be an army and I will always be an army APOBANGPO💜

I've warned some new reactors that they will probably run into haters posing as ARMYs in an effort to insult them out of the fandom. K-pop has a fairly justified rep for toxicity- helped by the fact that most companies foster and condone the competitive jealousy. Which is just one more reason why BTS doesn't fall into the K-pop category, in my mind; Big Hit not only doesn't condone that behavior, they punish it! I regretted seeing RM's comments about the behavior during his Weverse-live, but I still feel a little awed by the ARMY response to it. I've never seen a fandom react so quickly and positively to a situation like that- most fandoms would take the, 'who does he think he is, how dare he not want to interact, it's all part of being a celebrity, he should expect things like this' attitude. Yet there was ARMY practically spamming the Weverse feed with guidelines and suggestions of what needs to change and how we can do better. Amazing. I'm really proud of the fandom, and proud to be part of it.

Definitely like your presentation of thought, many fans should pay attention to your channel (not only ARMY)! I always happy to see new video notifications, borahae 💜

Os seus vídeos me fazem sentir ainda mais orgulho de ser Army🍷💜

I just recently had an internet conversation with a former Army that left bcs they had a few negative encounters with other Army’s online. And yes there are also toxic and fake Army’s but the majority of our fandom doesn’t want to be assigned to that crazy behaviour. Also most encounters I had with other Armys online & in person were so positive and respectful. But it‘s so sad how the media often wants to shape the picture of our fandom so negatively and wrong. But as long as we don’t let it faze us we will be unstoppable 🥳

This video is so informative especially now that we are in serious need of self reflection as a fandom and what we really stand for

We really are super big that it gets me that ppl will treat us like a monolith and think we all know what's going on in every aspect of our fandom. But we actually don't know what's going on in *every* sub-community (I mean, communities separated by socmed platforms), so it always gets me that outsiders will go onto a 2nd socmed platform to address an issue they have involving ARMY from a completely different platform and the majority of ARMY on that 2nd platform will have no idea what that person is talking abt.

Such a beautiful representation of what ARMY is and hopefully will continue to be in the future! 💜 You have taken a lot of time and effort to put this together and I commend you on your hard work yet again! I have such pride in ARMY! I love all that they represent on behalf of BTS and the fandom itself! I have received nothing but kindness from fellow ARMY! 💜💜💜♾☮️ #Borahae

Being proud is an understatement. I am so so much proud to be a part of this amazing family. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

no matter what respecting their privacy and their safety is always important

thank you for making this video. our fandom has grown exponentially since the pandemic and i feel like we're quickly losing the original values army had. videos like this help newer fans understand what is acceptable, and what isn't. their safety, above all. if you see a member, no you didn't. if you know where they are going to be somehow, no you don't. our boys show nothing but gratitude and grace, and we must do the same. period.

This made me cry.The amount of times we were called toxic is immeasurable. As an Army i learnt many good things from BTS also from the senior Armys of ours. The older Armys educate baby Armys alot and I'm one of the baby army who got to know about bangtan more deeply and also I've witnessed how Armys used to support bangtan from the start, used to motivate other Armys to support BTS. This shows how sweet Armys are, because Our idols are kind and generous so does we are. BTS raised us (ARMYS) very well. Thank you so much for making this video, letting everyone know what Armys are in actual. And if you are still here reading this, Armys lets always be down to earth and spread positivity like our Boys. Borahae all 💜

I love you ARMY. So proud, so glad to be apart of ARMY. We are all so awesome. 💜💜💜

I really hate how people have the mindset that toxic Armys are toxic because they are Armys. It doesnt make sense. I feel like the people that are labling the whole fandom Toxic are doing it because they want to. for some reason they dont want to admit that the fandom is different (In a good way). If they really wanted to know how many "Toxic Armys" there is they would acually try to find out if the "Armys" they meet are acually Armys or not /Like you said)

Esto es tan cierto.. hace unos meses escuche un podcast mexicano y hablaban de los fandoms, la chica era directioner y contaba como antes era de las personas que seguía a los chicos a todos lados cuando tenían un concierto o evento en su ciudad y contaba como funcionaba la logística para enterarse donde estaban y lo publicaban entre ellos para poder llegar a donde iban a estar y lo decía abiertamente y con orgullo.. y yo pensé.. wow si esto lo hiciera hoy una army seria tan funada.. y me puse a pensar si era una cosa exclusiva de army o si las cosas habían cambiado con el tiempo, porque yo no forme parte de ningún fandom en mi adolescencia entonces no se como funcionaba antes pero viendo este video me asegura que no son los tiempos, es el fandom y army es realmente especial.. así que orgullosa de pertenecer a ARMY, mi primer y único fandom con 32 años 😊💜

I was waiting for this since I saw you asking in twt about the video of the market experiment. As and old directioner I can't agree more with everything you said. Till today, most fans feel proud of all this privacy invasions. Also, at the time they were active, we cared more about music than to check if they were healthy; almost seeing them as products. When I grew a little more and reached maturity, I realised how wrong that was, and I felt ashamed of being part of that. Since joining ARMY, I've been teached about multiple issues but especially about this one. I learned how a healthy relationship between us and our artists really is, and how much respect should be going around; for the first time ever, I felt like a person, not as a cd buyer. I'm grateful for finding BTS because now my knowledge is bigger, and I finally feel like I'm being sensitive about others people concerns. I improved in a lot of aspects I wanted, and I feel proud of it. For YTC concert on cinemas, I handmade purple bracelets as a freebie to anyone watching the film in my same room and, even though I was shy to hand them so I let that work to a fanbase that was giving freebies too, I was really happy to see everyone liking them. BTS and other army's have the power to motivate your generosity and want of good actions, and that, apart from incredible, is something to feel proud and to proof how different we are from others. Thanks for your amazing content💜

Ive been a Army since 2019 even though I've never been to a concert or met them before my love for them grows deeper everyday. I mostly only listen to there music, hardly miss a live, support them as much as I can. Joining this fandom is the best decision I made and I dont regret a moment of it. I purple you BTS And Army 💜💜💜💜