This year is definitely BTS' year. The current top-grossing K-Pop group has made some massive record breaking achievements from album selling to the sold-out world tour. Just recently, BTS has successfully taken over New Jersey, Chicago, and Anaheim in their 2017 "Wings Tour".
Not many K-Pop groups are able to fill up the stadium venues in the US, but BTS might just be one of those special ones. According to Billboard, BTS kicked off their "Wings Tour" in Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, with sold-out tickets. This has proven that Rap Monster, Jungkook, Suga, V, J-Hope, Jimin, and Jin have broken the barriers to climb the ladder to the center of world's entertainment industry.
Even though language could be the ultimate barrier that every foreign entertainer should face in order to start off their international journey, the language of music itself has emerged to be the savior. Just look at BTS concertgoers in Newark who don't think they should understand the lyrics first to enjoy K-Pop music.
Burlington County Times asked some of BTS fans that came all the way to Newark from out of town just to see their biases perform in front of them. A lot of them revealed that listening to K-Pop simply makes them feel much happier and energetic to the point they don't even need to understand the lyrics to feel the emotions of the song. As for the language barriers, they said they can easily look up for the translations on the internet to give them some insights about the song.
Meanwhile, teenaged girls are not only the ones who are engrossed at BTS phenomenon. Numerous renowned musicians have sent their appreciations to BTS as well. Recently, "Harlem Shake" producer, Baauer, showed an interest in BTS' Rap Monster through his Instagram story, in addition to the list of celebrities including Kehlani, Charlie Puth and Kylie Rogers who turned out to be BTS' rookie fans.
With all the booked-up venues and recognitions from famous artists, it's probably safe to say BTS has successfully shown the world that they're no longer an underdog in the industry. Once again the boys proved that they deserve every little bit of global recognition they're receiving right now.
