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The #BTSSyllabus is a global resource fueled by an ARMY of experts

  • Written by Candace Epps-Robertson, Assistant Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
imageBTS performs at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles.Billboard Music Awards 2021 via Getty Images

My journey began with a question from my then 13-year-old daughter in November of 2018: “Do you know BTS?”

I didn’t.

But in the months that followed, she guided me through the maze of music, history and fan content...

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