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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 8h

South Korea's State Council has approved a law allowing #Kpop agencies & platforms to self-rate music videos, matching rules for games. It is optional to protect small labels making 5 to 8 clips a year. The rule cuts release delays and starts in a year with strict safety checks. #musicsky

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 9h

Former #ADOR CEO #MinHeejin has been forwarded to South Korean prosecutors on defamation charges. The police decision, revealed on 14 October 2026, follows a complaint by Belift Lab. Min publicly claimed #ILLIT plagiarised #NewJeans, an accusation that their team strongly denies. #DS_HYBE

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 20h

The only moment I will ever say BTS = 8. Celebrities with the Highest Average Engagement on Instagram Right Now (via HypeAuditor): #BTSBam #BTS #방탄소년단 #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

NEW 📊 The official entry numbers are out, and the Recording Academy’s new Asian pop category has completely missed the mark. With just 116 entries and no submissions from #BTS, this attempt to categorise global artists has laid bare the #Grammys’ deep structural flaws. #DS_BTS #musicsky #방탄소년단

The Grammys' empty box: why the new Asian pop category completely backfired.
* Paul Grein's new Billboard report reveals a shockingly low turnout of only 116 entries for the Asian division.
* Harvey Mason Jr. defended the figure as robust, but admitted the ongoing category debate is far from over.
* The official data exposes a clear double standard, letting Western names in through language loopholes.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I today binge watched ‘Teach you a lesson’. Great #Kdrama. www.netflix.com/us/title/819...

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

ARMYs please read this. It’s about the #BTS situation in 🇵🇪Peru. The stalking and some context. #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

BTS is nominated at the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Favorite Album : 'ARIRANG' Favorite Song : ‘SWIM’ Favorite Music Group/Duo : BTS Vote on kca.nick.tv. See the voting rules. #방탄소년단 #BTS #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Korean Intellectual Property Office has rejected 14 of 54 "NJZ" trademark applications filed by #NewJeans members due to similarities with #ADOR trademarks. The remaining 40 applications are still under review but face the same outcome. #DS_HYBE #NJZ

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📊 The traditional Korean music industry tried to package a unique #BTS miracle as an everyday baseline. The truth behind the #FANOMENON parliament hearing, showing how Bang Si-hyuk and BTS built the infrastructure that others are now trying to claim. #DS_BTS #방탄소년단 #Kpop #musicsky

The Fanomenon audit: The myth of the lone pioneer. Where the old K-pop fairytale died and the actual blueprint for modern success was really born.
* Park Jin-young used a romanticised 2009 bus tour story to defend his festival plans at a government audit.
* Representative Kim exposed that the festival model artificially inflated its metrics by free-riding on unique BTS stadium numbers.
* The modern global infrastructure was built by Bang Si-hyuk, who abandoned the old system to create a separate digital empire.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📊 Negotiations for #BTS to headline #Coachella 2027 have collapsed, proving global megastars no longer need traditional festivals. The group grossed 465.8 million dollars on their latest tour, outperforming Western icons and creating their own stadium economies. #DS_BTS #방탄소년단 #musicsky

The power shift in live music: why BTS does not need Coachella. The collapsed negotiations that prove modern megastars have officially outgrown the traditional festival model.

* BTS outgrossed Coachella financially.
* BTS creates independent city economies.
* AEG and Live Nation corporate friction.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wondering if I have enough time to write 📊 analyses on all that is going on: - The Coachella news. - Tomorrow’s FANOMENON audit. - Still busy with 3 other BTS related subjects Let’s write ‘The power shift in live music: why BTS does not need Coachella’ first. #BTS #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Following public anger over footballers boasting about skipping military service, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense plans to phase out sports exemptions. Many citizens feel the current system is unfair, noting that 🇰🇷 global pop icons #BTS completed their duties. #DS_BTS #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📊 This new deep dive breaks down the #Fanomenon update. It untangles a chaotic timeline, looking at whether the trademark fiasco was a case of genuine government panic or raw corporate privilege before the major audit next week. #JYP #ParkJinyoung #ChaeHwiyoung

The curious case of K-pop’s state festival: poor planning or bureaucratic panic? Fanomenon update.
* Core analysis: JYP Entertainment secured the trademark due to legal gridlocks.
* Government hurdles: Anti-monopoly laws delayed the joint entity creation.
* The reality: Intense public pressure forced massive accountability.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

j-hope’s A-B-C Colgate ad: "Army! They are the biggest reason I keep smiling." "Bts of course! They always find a way to make me smile." www.instagram.com/reel/DeGurs3... #방탄소년단 #BTS #jhope #DS_BTSjhope

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📊 #FANOMENON update out today, in about 11 hours. ‘The curious case of K-pop’s state festival: poor planning or bureaucratic panic?’ It sounds like a storyline straight out of a political drama. #JYP #ParkJinyoung #Kpop

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I not long ago started a Reddit account, I now ended the Reddit account. Not a place to go to for a good conversation on #BTS related topics. ARMY receives so much hate there.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#BTS topped the August Billboard Boxscore Top Tours chart by grossing $171.7 million with their Arirang World Tour. This achievement marked a massive single-month gross in Boxscore history and set new records for group earnings and attendance. #DS_BTS #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The birth of the Grammy Awards in 1958 was not a celebration of musical evolution, but a panic response. Driven by middle-aged Hollywood executives, the Recording Academy was established with an explicit, defensive mission: to halt the cultural tide of rock-and-roll. #GRAMMYs #musicsky

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My latest breakdown of the battle over the new #GRAMMYs Asian pop category. A sharp cultural critique in TIME versus the October 1 Recording Academy corporate PR response in Variety shows how the industry spins systemic exclusion as progressive inclusion. #musicsky #DS_BTS #BTS

Why the GRAMMYS' October 1 defense of their new Asian pop category doesn't add up.
• Stephanie Choi exposes the structural language trap and cultural monolithing in TIME.
• Variety reveals a corporate PR defense trading public boycotts for anonymous, private praise.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“RM has made a name for himself as collector of Korean art from the 13th century until now.” Is RM already that old already? 🤣 #BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

❗️ This video is not from #BTS in Bogotá Colombia. It shows a large crowd welcoming SVG x THECAPCITY (a Malaysian collab/event) in Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia. An Instagram post (purposely?) misattributed it to ARMY outside BTS’s Bogotá hotel. After that it was also placed on X by others. #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Mayor's Office of #Bogotá, led by mayor Carlos Fernando Galán, declared the members of #BTS as honorary guests in the capital. #방탄소년단 #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One year ago now: MIN YOONGI CENTER Open! ✨ Established with a ₩5B donation from #BTS’ #SUGA (Min Yoongi), this center supports the growth of children and adolescents with #autism spectrum disorder through music-based programs that enhance language, behavior, and social skills. #DS_BTSSUGA

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

San Fransisco Museum of Modern #Art: AUDIO TOUR - Explore the Exhibition with #RM of #BTS RM reflects on the themes of each gallery, everyday beauty, and questions of human existence. In English or Korean, from two separate unscripted interviews. www.sfmoma.org/rm-audio-tou... #Artsky #DS_BTSRM

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#BTS leader #RM has donated ₩ 100M through the Friends of the National Museum of Korea, a nonprofit supporting the museum's development. Acting as its global ambassador, he noted his satisfaction in funding the acquisition of new cultural artifacts to promote Korean culture. #DS_BTSRM #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2026.09.26 UPDATE: Park Jin-young makes a sudden tactical choice to upgrade his standing to a formal witness at the upcoming National Assembly audit. This piece dissects the legal mechanisms, the trademark timeline, and the real friction over the public fund for #Fanomenon. #Kpop #JYP

2026.09.29 Update: Park Jin-young alters audit status for K-pop’s FANOMENON claims.
* Park Jin-young upgrades his role to full witness to face perjury risks directly over Fanomenon.
* Focus shifts to eleven American trademark applications filed on a state-funded trip.
* The choice forces lawmakers to present hard legal evidence rather than rhetoric.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There’s an interesting update on the #FANOMENON and #JYP audit. I’m almost done with writing my view on it. Out soon! #Kpop

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You can read my latest analytical essay ‘Part 2: The hidden layers of the #Fanomenon alliance’ on Substack too. bangtananalytical.substack.com/p/part-2-the...

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📊 Part 2 of the analysis breaks down the raw power politics behind the state-backed #FANOMENON festival. From manipulated budget metrics to exclusive global trademark grabs, find out why the other three of the Big Four should choose a path of mutual economic self-defence.

Part 2: The hidden layers of the FANOMENON alliance.
• Park Jin-young used hyper-inflated solo attendance metrics to secure a 15 billion won state budget.
• JYP split domestic rights with the ministry but quietly filed to hold lucrative overseas trademarks exclusively.
• Rivals HYBE, SM, and YG stay in the alliance to freeze scheduling, pressure JYP, and protect their own global intellectual property.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

BTS Jimin’ first TikTok video - ‘Be Mine’ vt.tiktok.com/ZSbMsSo28/ #Jimin #BTS #지민 #방탄소년단 #DS_BTSJimin 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘 🌑

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The court is pulling in international legal frameworks to fully investigate the cross-border financial and contract claims from #NewJeans’ former member #Danielle. Judges demand overseas bank logs to audit damages and want to verify if global brand deals were legally binding.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

BIGHIT MUSIC has updated its legal actions against malicious activities violating BTS’s rights. Culprits posting defamatory content on Threads, X, Instagram, and domestic forums face criminal penalties and fines. A ticket scalper making over KRW 2 billion was also detained. #BTS #방탄소년단 #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This year’s VMAs 🏆 Song of the Year - ’SWIM’ 🏆 Best K-Pop - ‘SWIM’ 🏆 Best Group - BTS Triple win for #BTS! #DS_BTS #방탄소년단 #VMAs

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Major #BTS events drew massive waves of international tourists, creating a strong four-month surplus for South Korea. However, as the BTS events wound down, a summer holiday travel shift caused a deficit, prompting calls for urgent infrastructure upgrades. #방탄소년단 #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📊 JYP Entertainment's Park Jin-young’s stealth filing of eleven American trademarks for state-backed #Kpop festival #FANOMENON created a damaging paper trail that undermined collaborative efforts with rival agencies HYBE, SM, and YG, ultimately triggering a state audit. #DS_HYBE #musicsky

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anita B Queen is confirmed to support #BTS for their 3 Argentina shows in La Plata. DJ/producer Catalina Schwarz will open the 3 gigs at Santiago's Estadio Nacional in Chile. Both bookings follow local regulations requiring domestic support acts for foreign performers. #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This The NY Times list gives Grammy vibes by ignoring global TV. Masterpieces like Attack on Titan, Crash Landing on You, Money Heist, and Dark are omitted. The reasons: a voting pool restricted to Hollywood, a massive Western bias, and the total erasure of brilliant foreign dramas.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I had to read this statement on BTS twice. 🤣 www.instagram.com/p/Ddo51ooiWb... #방탄소년단 #BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📊An analysis of how #BTS and #HYBE changed the global music market. By looking past spreadsheets, it reveals a shared counter-cultural philosophy where raw vulnerability bypassed traditional filters, forcing the industry to adapt to them and their fans ARMY. #DS_BTS #방탄소년단 #musicsky

This Is How Bang Si-hyuk, BTS, and HYBE Rewrote the Rules of the Music Business: A Counter-Cultural Philosophy
* BTS bypassed industry filters via social media raw honesty.
* ARMY evolved into an independent global collective.
* HYBE scaled this bond via Weverse.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest analytical essay will be out in about 6 hours: This is how Bang Si-hyuk, BTS, and HYBE rewrote the rules of the music business #BTS #HYBE #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Remember when everything shifted? In 2017, the bulletproof vest became a doorway, transforming how we connect. We look back at the visual overhaul that defined an era and merged the identities of BTS and ARMY forever. bangtananalytical.substack.com/p/the-door-t... ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ #방탄소년단 #BTS #DS_BTS

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Kakao founder Kim Beom-su faces a 15-year prison demand in an appeal trial over SM Entertainment share rigging. Prosecutors allege Kakao executives inflated prices to block a rival buyout bid from #HYBE, though Kim denies the charges and awaits a court verdict on 20 November.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Several prominent #Kpop groups are actively touring during Q3, but there are absolutely no other K-pop groups or K-artists on the Pollstar Q3 2026 Worldwide Top 100 Touring Artists chart. They did not make the absolute gross-revenue cut. Just #BTS & #Twice.

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The official reasons why #BTS performed 4 songs on #iHeart and why the broadcast was cut short. #방탄소년단

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 ⦿ ☰ ☲ @dbyd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

200 people sing BTS’ ‘Permission to dance’ in the Asian Art Museum. www.instagram.com/reel/DdJ5Ymd... #방탄소년단 #BTS #DS_BTS #musicsky

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