BTS fans (aka ARMY), we get that you love the group with every fibre of your being and their meteoric rise over the last few years is nothing less than incredible.
But we’ve once again hit a point where some of you have crossed the line and need some reining in. Listen very closely and very carefully: You don’t own the term “BTS”.
Those three letters stand for more than just the group and not everyone is using it to “gain likes” from their fans.
For those who are unaware of what I’m getting at, certain pockets of group’s fanbase get super pissy and start throwing accusations of “using BTS to gain likes/retweets/shares/attention” whenever anyone (correctly) uses “BTS” as an abbreviation for “behind the scenes”, which is something that’s been happening well before the K-pop septet were even an idea.
For example:
Now this obviously doesn’t apply to all of ARMY, but to all those people who are unironically getting annoyed at people using “BTS” when referring to things unrelated to the group, please just stop it because it’s embarrassing.
You don’t own the term and you have no right to get mad when people use it when referring to behind-the-scenes stuff. Spring-loving people don’t get mad at you or the group for using ‘Spring Day’ to gain likes and retweets, nor do you see Snow Patrol fans getting annoyed whenever you’re going on about the song ‘Run’.
And besides, it’s pretty obvious when people are actually “using BTS to gain likes” so your anger is misplaced anyway.
There’s a line between respectful fan and obsessive crazy person, and complaining about people using “BTS” for behind-the-scenes falls firmly in the latter category.
Be better, all you “don’t use BTS for likes” people, because ARMY are capable of great things and you’re letting everyone, including BTS, down with your antics.
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