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u/lightnewworlds · 16 pointsr/popheads

A couple of key things that can make a difference here: finding songs that fit your personal taste, and reading informative translations.

With the lyrics, you can miss out on a lot if you don’t know the full context, meanings, wordplay, etc. For annotated translations that explain these things, I recommend Muish and Doolsetbangtan. There is more intricacy and depth to many of their lyrics than people often realize.

Speaking of their lyrics, if you’re interested in lyrical analysis and/or psychology, you can check out this podcast episode of Jungian analyst Murray Stein analyzing the translated lyrics of BTS’ most recent album Map of the Soul: Persona, which was inspired by his book about the theories of psychologist Carl Jung, also called Map of the Soul.

As for song recommendations, I suggest checking out this 25-song guide co-written by Kim Youngdae, a Korean music critic who knows their discography very well and wrote an extensive book analyzing their music. The guide includes a few sentences about each song’s style and content, so you can look through the list, see if anything catches your eye, and give it a listen. BTS’ discography is pretty diverse, so even if some songs aren't for you, you might find others that are. If not, of course that's okay too.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

u/FakeuLarb · 2 pointsr/videos

Uh, no. I was giving you a very easily available example that people think differently from you.

Your main, uninformed point is that this group was created just to make money, is objectively bad, and doesn't care about music. That's false.

One member, Suga, is a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association. He has released a self-produced solo album that speaks of his mental illness and personal struggles with family and society. He said he writes approximately one song a day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Suga

Min Yoon-gi (Hangul: 민윤기; born March 9, 1993), better known by his stage names Suga and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Managed by Big Hit Entertainment, he debuted as a member of the South Korean pop idol group BTS in 2013. In 2016, he released his first solo mixtape, Agust D. The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 77 songs to Suga as a songwriter and producer, including Suran's "Wine", which won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.[1] In January 2018, Suga was promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.[2]

Another member, Namjoon, has written dozens of songs, and he has released two self-produced solo albums. He was an underground rapper who admired NYC rappers before becoming the first member of BTS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_RM

Another member, Hoseok, has helped write multiple songs and released a self-produced album beloved by John Cena of all people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_J-Hope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy8WLVBuNmI

This is a list of all of BTS' awards and nominations. It will take you a while to scroll through it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_BTS

BTS has won awards from the Korean equivalent of the Grammy's, the Korean Music Awards, even though "idol" groups are never nominated for such awards.

Korean Music Awards
The Korean Music Awards is an annual music awards show established in 2004 that honors music artists for excellence in music based on the recommendations of a panel of judges consisting of industry professionals. BTS are the first Korean pop group to receive the grand prize for Musician of the Year. BTS have received 4 awards from 11 nominations.

BTS' success and music is considered so remarkable that a music critic has released a book reviewing every song by the group. They have dozens of songs.
https://www.amazon.com/BTS-Review-Comprehensive-Look-Music-ebook/dp/B07QJZ1WFZ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bts+the+review+english&qid=1555356319&s=books&sr=1-1

Below is a speech by the founder of BTS' management company, BigHit. He speaks of his determination to create a new company to focus on music and quality rather than deal with the corruption and mediocrity in the existing industry at the time.

https://doyoubangtan.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/bang-pds-graduation-address-at-seoul-university/