On this week's show: Permission to Dance takes over no. 1, SK president honors BTS, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Permission to Dance hits #1, Butter stays in Top 10
  • SK president names BTS Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture
  • BTS to appear on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
  • Taehyung makes cameo in Peakboy's new video
• Next Week
• Last Word: Be a discerning consumer of information

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro song: Permission to Dance, R&B Remix (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

[BT21] KOYA's NAP TIME ASMR; Fastest Way to Fall Asleep (YouTube)

The Power of BTS' Music (Weverse)

Jung Kook: "I think we'd better not ever stop" (Weverse)

Chart Links

This FRIDAY!🕺💃 Stay tuned for #BTS #PermissiontoDance challenge only on @YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

210720 SUGA (+ENG) (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' Anywhere (YouTube)

Dance your 💜 out to #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

I wanna dance! Join RM in the #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 Challenge. Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

Roll in like we're dancing fools! Dance to #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 with Jin. Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

The music's got me going! Join SUGA in the #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 Challenge. Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

Show j-hope what you've got! #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 Challenge only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

Let me show ya😘 Join Jimin in the #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 Challenge. Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

There ain't no one to prove! Join V in the #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 Challenge. Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

The time is now so let's dance to #PermissiontoDance 💃🕺 with Jung Kook. Only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) P. to. D PROJECT (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (BTS focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (RM focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (Jin focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (SUGA focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (j-hope focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (Jimin focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (V focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' Stage CAM (Jung Kook focus) @ P. to. D PROJECT - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

Keep dancing! 🕺💃 #PermissiontoDance Challenge only on YouTube #Shorts (YouTube)

I'm In The Studio~ (VLIVE)

Eating Broadcast (VLIVE)

늦은 시간 호비 라이브 (VLIVE)

210726 hobi Vlive Playlist by voirebunn (Spotify)

The Woman Who Co-Wrote BTS's 'Butter' Shares How It Came Together: 'We Probably Did Like 50 Rewrites' (Forbes)

BTS Become The First Group To Replace Themselves At No. 1 On The Hot 100 In Over A Decade (Forbes)

BTS Blasts Onto Hot 100 at No. 1 With 'Permission to Dance,' The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Bow at No. 3 With 'Stay' (Billboard)

BTS' Suga says he feels "a bit dazed" over the success of 'Permission To Dance' (NME)

Permission to Dance, R&B Remix:

• Spotify
• Apple Music
• iTunes
• Amazon US
• YouTube Music

BTS Launches 'Permission to Dance' Video Challenge Exclusively on YouTube Shorts (Variety)

BTS Sets Worldwide 'Permission to Dance' Challenge on YouTube Shorts (AdWeek)

BTS Appointed As Special Presidential Envoys For South Korea + To Attend UN General Assembly In New York (Soompi)

President names BTS as Korea's special envoy for public diplomacy (The Korea Times)

BTS appointed South Korea's special envoy, to attend UN General Assembly (Rappler)

SBS appearance:

• (ENG) 빌보드 8주 연속 1위에 빛나는 BTS, 오늘밤 'SBS 8뉴스' 전격출연합니다 / SBS (YouTube)  'Butter' · 'Permission to Dance'... 'The Icon of 21st Century' BTS Full Interview / SBS (YouTube)  [Exclusive] 'Permission to Dance' Billboard 1st place, what does it mean to BTS? / SBS (YouTube)  방송에선 보지 못했던 BTS 8뉴스 출연 비하인드 영상 / SBS (YouTube)

BTS: 'We want to help future generation with public role' (The Korea Times)

BBC One to broadcast first ever BTS special (BBC)

BTS @ Radio 1's Live Lounge

Peakboy - GYOPO HAIRSTYLE [Music Video] (YouTube)

27 Jul, Tues: BTS performs on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, 12PM BST/6AM CDT 28 Jul, Wed: Interview on BBC One, 10:35PM BST/4:35PM CDT

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On this week's show: Butter goes for 7 while Permission to Dance begins its ascent, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter goes for 7 while Permission to Dance begins its ascent
  • BTS shines on the Tonight Show
  • Memories of 2020 on the way
• Next Week
• Last Word: Celebrate!

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro song: Euphoria (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Lyle Hastie on Unsplash

Chart Links

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' Jacket Shooting Sketch (YouTube)

[CHOREOGRAPHY] BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' Dance Practice (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ FNS MUSIC FESTIVAL (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) ARMY MEMBERSHIP Renewal Message (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Permission to Dance' MV Reaction - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[PREVIEW] BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' Balance Game #Shorts (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' Balance Game (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) '봄날 (Spring Day)' @ A Butterful Getaway with BTS (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ A Butterful Getaway with BTS (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' @ A Butterful Getaway with BTS (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' @ ONGAKUNOHI 2021 (YouTube)

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' MV Shooting Sketch (YouTube)

[PREVIEW] BTS (방탄소년단) 'BTS MEMORIES OF 2020' DVD PREVIEW SPOT (YouTube)

Sudden Live~~ (VLIVE)

BTS, Doja Cat, and More to Perform at Global Citizen Live 2021 (Rolling Stone)

BTS on teaming with Ed Sheeran for their new single 'Permission to Dance': 'We just couldn't resist it' (Entertainment Weekly)

BTS Gets a Pat of Love From American Butter Institute For Spreading 'Butter' Joy (Billboard)

Did 'Butter' Butter Butter? (Rolling Stone)

How K-Pop Conquered the Universe (Washington Post)

BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Returns to Top Five (Billboard)

Olivia Rodrigo & Morgan Wallen Lead MRC Data's 2021 Midyear Charts (Billboard)

The Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) (Esquire)

BTS's 'Butter' CD Earns The Largest Sales Week In Korea For An Album Released In 2021 (Forbes)

The Buying Power Of BTS Fans Is, Once Again, Unrivaled In The American Music Industry (Forbes)

Permission to Dance Focus Photo Sketches (Weverse):

• Namjoon
• Jin
• Yoongi
• Hoseok
• Jimin
• Taehyung
• Jungkook

Short PTD Videos:

• Feel the rhythm of your heart. What do you hear? (OT7) (Weverse)
• And to that feeling, we're just getting started (Namjoon) (Weverse)
• Just dream about that moment (Jin) (Weverse)
• Just keep the right vibe (Yoongi) (Weverse)
• Don't need to talk the talk, just walk the walk tonight (Hoseok) (Weverse)
• We don't need to worry (Jimin) (Weverse)
• And live just like we're golden (Taehyung) (Weverse)
• Ain't nothing that can stop how we move (Jungkook) (Weverse)

BTS Dishes on Touring and Working with Ed Sheeran | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (YouTube)

BTS Responds to Rumors About Their Fan Base and Potential Stage Names (Extended) | The Tonight Show (YouTube)

BTS: Permission to Dance (TV Debut) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (YouTube)

BTS: Butter | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (YouTube)

BTS Will Make You Sweat Like That Performing 'Butter' On A Massive Bridge (MTV)

BTS from the Bridge (Lainey Gossip)

[안내] [BTS MEMORIES OF 2020 ] DVD 출시 안내 (+JPN) (Weverse)

[안내] [BTS MEMORIES OF 2020 ] BLU-RAY 출시 안내 (+JPN) (Weverse)

[PREVIEW] BTS (방탄소년단) 'BTS MEMORIES OF 2020' DVD PREVIEW SPOT (YouTube)

20 Jul, Tues: Memories of 2020 pre-order begins, 11AM KST 23 Jul, Fri: Permission to Dance challenge begins, YouTube Shorts 25 Jul, Sun: BTS Pop-up in Bangkok ends 25 Jul, Sun: Peakboy video release (Taehyung cameo), 6PM KST

Celebrate!

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On this week's show: Butter sitting pretty, Permission to Dance is here, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter stays on top
  • Permission to Dance released
  • LV show is unusual yet stunning
  • BTS returns to Fallon
• Next Week
• Last Word: Video stream counts in context

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro Song: Permission to Dance (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Arisa Chattasa on Unsplash

Run BTS Ep 144 Behind the Scenes video (Weverse)

What BTS achieved in the US (Weverse Magazine)

Chart Links

[BANGTAN BOMB] Butter in 노래방 Behind the Scenes - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) ARMY Playlist (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Album Unboxing - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[단독] 방탄소년단 뷔X박형식, 픽보이 신곡 뮤비 동반출연..'최초 시너지' (Daum)

Spotify Executive Calls Artist 'Entitled' for Requesting Payment of One Penny Per Stream (Digital Music News)

Why won't American radio play more K-pop? (Vox)

BTS' 'Butter' Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Ed Sheeran's 'Bad Habits' Debuts at No. 5 (Billboard)

BTS' "Butter" Officially Enters Top 10 At Pop Radio (Headline Planet)

Butter CD:

• Spotify
• Apple Music

BTS Achieves 1 Million Copies with the New Release on the First Day of the Release (Hanteo News)

Permission to Dance:

• YouTube
• Spotify
• Apple Music
  • Song
  • Video

BTS's 'Permission To Dance' Scores One Of The 10 Largest Debuts In YouTube History (Forbes)

BTS's "Permission To Dance" Debuts At No. 2 On Spotify's Global Top 50 + No. 1 On Oricon's Daily Digital Singles Chart (Soompi)

BTS' 'Permission To Dance' cements their status as kings of the feel-good summer smash (NME)

The Radical Hopefulness Of BTS's "Permission To Dance" (Buzzfeed)

The Gift of Disability Inclusion: How BTS Embraced Disabled ARMY in One Simple Dance Move (Kate Ringland/Medium)

Men's Fall-Winter 2021 Show in Seoul with House Ambassadors BTS | LOUIS VUITTON (YouTube)

Backstage with BTS at Virgil Abloh's Men's Fall-Winter 2021 Show in Seoul | LOUIS VUITTON (YouTube)

BTS hits the runway, modeling new looks in Louis Vuitton's latest menswear show in Seoul (USA Today)

BTS and Louis Vuitton's New Fashion Film Is a Game Changer (Vogue)

BTS Returns To Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' For Two-Night Musical Event (Deadline)

12 Jul, Mon: Butter x PTD global listening party, 3PM EDT 13 Jul, Tues: Butter x PTD global listening party, 5PM EDT 13 Jul, Tues: BTS on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, during 11:35PM EDT show 14 Jul, Wed: 2021 FNS Music Festival Summer performance, during 6:30 JST show 14 Jul, Wed: Butter x PTD global listening party, 7PM EDT 14 Jul, Wed: BTS on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, during 11:35PM EDT show 15 Jul, Thurs: ARMY Membership renewal year starts, 2PM KST 15 Jul, Thurs: Butter x PTD global listening party, 9PM EDT 17 Jul, Sat: TBS Ongaku no Hi performance, during 2PM JST show (7 hours long)

Video stream counts in context

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On this week's show: Butter dominates another week, there's an organizational shakeup at HYBE, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter dominates another week
  • BTS will be part of LV Seoul show
  • Bang PD steps down as HYBE CEO
  • Dynamite Funko Pops available for pre-order
• Next Week
• Last Word: Practicing comeback compassion

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro song: DNA (Spotify)

Photo by ANIRUDH on Unsplash

Run BTS Ep 144 (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 144 Behind the Scenes photos (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 143 Behind the Scenes video (Weverse)

BT21 ORIGINAL STORY EP.09 - YouTube Challenge: Behind the Scenes (YouTube)

Stories After #StopAsianHate (Weverse Magazine)

Autograph Time for BTS - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ SiriusXM Hits 1 (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite' @ SiriusXM Hits 1 (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (BTS focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (RM focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (Jin focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (SUGA focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (j-hope focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (Jimin focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (V focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Butter' Stage CAM (Jung Kook focus) @ SiriusXM - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ THE MUSIC DAY (YouTube)

It's Butter 5~!!🧈 (VLIVE)

The 57 Best BTS Songs Everyone Should Listen To At Least Once (BuzzFeed)

Hyundai x Boston Dynamics | Welcome to the Family with BTS (YouTube)

BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Becomes Most-Heard Radio Hit (Billboard)

BTS Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 5th Consecutive Week with Butter, Breaks Aerosmith's Record (News 18)

BTS's Enduring Success Is Forcing People To Rethink The Charts (Forbes)

Butter CD:

• Concept pics v2
• Concept pics v3
• Concept pics v4
• Pre-save links for Permission to Dance
• Tracklist
• Concept Photo sketch

We are excited to be part of the upcoming #LouisVuitton show in Seoul! 💜 this tweet to set a reminder to watch on July 7th at 7pm (KST). #BTS #방탄소년단 #LVMenFW21 pic.twitter.com/mZggkzaG0o

— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) July 5, 2021

Men's Fall-Winter 2021 Fashion Show in Seoul (Louis Vuitton)

HYBE CEO Bang Si-Hyuk steps down to focus on music production in new company restructure (Bandwagon)

BTS's HYBE Has a New C-Suite, Including Scooter Braun (Rolling Stone)

Bang Si-hyuk Steps Down as CEO of BTS Powerhouse HYBE; Scooter Braun Takes on U.S. Co-CEO Role (Variety)

Funko Releases New Line of BTS 'Dynamite'-Themed Pop Figures (Rolling Stone)

06 Jul, Tues: Run BTS Ep 145, 9PM KST 07 Jul, Wed: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2021 Show in Seoul featuring BTS, 7PM KST 08 Jul, Thurs: Amazon Music Interview, Twitch, 10AM KST 08 Jul, Thurs: Run BTS Behind content, 9PM KST 09 Jul, Fri: ARMY Anniversary!!! 09 Jul, Fri: Butter CD release, 1PM KST/12AM EST 09 Jul, Fri: Permission to Dance release, song + MV, 1PM KST/12AM EST 09 Jul, Fri: A Butterful Getaway, Special Talk Show + Performance Stage, NAVER NOW, 9PM KST 09 Jul, Fri: A Butterful Getaway, Performance Stage, HYBE LABELS YouTube, 9:30 KST

Practicing comeback compassion

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On this week's show: Butter continues its reign at #1, Ed Sheeran can't not share spoilers, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter continues its reign at #1
  • Is another Ed Sheeran co-written track coming?
• Next Week
• Last Word: Pick Your Battles

Run BTS Ep 143 (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 143 Behind the Scenes photos (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 142 Behind the Scenes video (Weverse)

Chart Links

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' in 노래방 (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ CDTV Live! Live! (YouTube)

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) @ 2020 MMA (YouTube)

Concerts in Quarantine: On BTS Bringing Stages to Screens and Connecting Fans Around the Globe (@LaurenJP68/Medium)

BTS Found Mega-Success by Flouting Gender Stereotypes and Embracing Individualism Through Beauty (Fashionista)

Scooter Braun Talks BTS and His Company's Future With Korean Entertainment Giant HYBE (Forbes)

BTS' 'Butter' Tops Hot 100 For Fourth Week, Becoming Group's Longest Leading No. 1 (Billboard)

IMI International Top 20 Singles Chart

BTS Dominate India's First-Ever Ranking Of The Biggest International Singles (Forbes)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' in 노래방 (YouTube)

Photo booth videos (Weverse):

• Jungkook
• Taehyung
• Hobi
• Jin
• Namjoon
• Jimin
• Yoongi

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' Concept Photo version 1 (Weverse)

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits [Official Video] (YouTube)

Ed Sheeran reunites with BTS for new song: "I've just written a song for their new record." (Bandwagon)

29 Jun, Tue: Run BTS Ep 144, 9PM KST 30 Jun, Wed: BTS x McDonald's merch pre-order ends, 11:59PM KST 01 Jul, Thurs: Run BTS Ep 143 behind the scenes, 9PM KST 02 Jul, Fri: Jimin on BH Music Records, Melon Station, 1PM KST

Pick Your Battles

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On this week's show: Butter can't stop, won't stop; BTS The Best is released; and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter can't stop, won't stop
  • BTS The Best is released and immediately breaks records
  • Muster Sowoozoo viewership numbers are released
  • What is Smash City?
• Next Week
• Last Word: Using BTS for clout

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro song: Black Swan, Japanese version (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Run BTS Ep 142 (Weverse)

Run BTS Ep 142 Behind the Scenes photos (Weverse)

[BT21] RELAXING CAMPING MUSIC & ASMR (YouTube)

EP.5 "V's Waste Sorting" Learning the "Batchim" - Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN (Weverse)

EP.6 "j-hope's Farm" Learning Compound "Batchim" - Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN (Weverse)

EP.7 "Jimin's Making a Cake" Learning Linked Sounds - Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN (Weverse)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Film out' @ CDTV Live! Live! (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ MUSIC BLOOD (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Film out' @ MUSIC BLOOD (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] Live Guitar Show at the Roller Rink - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

Music Streaming - If You Don't Know, Now You Know | The Daily Show (YouTube)

BTS, The Best

• Spotify
• Apple Music
• Amazon US
  • Amazon Music
  • Standard ver pre-order

"아미 빨리 만나고파" 방탄소년단, 데뷔 8주년 팬미팅→7월 9일 신곡 발매(공식) (Newsen)

BTS break own world record with 1.33 million paid viewers for online concert MUSTER SOWOOZOO 2021, earn over $71 million in tickets and merch (Bandwagon)

BTS Smash App: How to Watch Smash City (Den of Geek)

21 Jun, Mon: Butter performance on CDTV Live, 9PM KST 22 Jun, Tues: BTS The Best online showcase, 6:30PM KST 22 Jun, Tues: Run BTS Ep 143, 9PM KST 24 Jun, Thurs: Run BTS Ep 142 Behind the Scenes, 9PM KST 24 Jun, Thurs: Run BTS Ep 143 Behind the Scenes, 9PM KST 25 Jun, Fri: Taehyung on BH Music Records, Melon Station, 1PM KST 26 Jun, Sat: BTS Japan Exhibition The Best starts 26 Jun, Sat: BTS content release, Smash City, 8AM KST

Using BTS for clout

the RA can actually suck it pic.twitter.com/Ljfh17GS4T

— sanjana⁷ NJFAO (@namkookerz) June 17, 2021

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On this week's show: Butter continues to rule the world.

• Butter rules the charts worldwide
• Promise rules SoundCloud
• Muster was amazing!
• Butter CD single coming July 9th

A quick recap to the week. I'm a bit under the weather and hope to have a full, normal episode this weekend

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

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Intro song: Promise, Jimin (SoundCloud)

Featured image: Photo by Rex Pickar on Unsplash

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On this week's show: Butter claims the top, Festa gifts abound, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter claims the top of the US charts
  • Festa gifts abound
  • Namjoon releases Bicycle
• Next Week
• Last Word: Haters gonna hate

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro song: Bicycle, RM (Soundcloud)

Featured image: Photo by Alejandro Lopez on Unsplash

What do you call "Eyes, Nose, Lips" in Korean? - Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN (Weverse)

Play Hangeul Games with MotiPen 2: Sound Game | Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN (YouTube)

What do you call "Eyes, Nose, Lips" in Korean? | Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN Video (YouTube)

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[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) 'MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E CONCEPT PHOTO BOOK' Shooting Sketch (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite (Tropical Remix)' @ Good Morning America (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' @ Good Morning America (YouTube)

[2021 FESTA] BTS (방탄소년단) '방림이네 사진관 (Mission! BTS 4 Cuts)' Teaser #2021BTSFESTA (YouTube)

[CHOREOGRAPHY] BTS (방탄소년단) 'N.O' Dance Practice (MOS ON:E dance break ver.) #2021BTSFESTA (YouTube)

[CHOREOGRAPHY] BTS (방탄소년단) 2020 MMA 'Black Swan' Intro Performance Dance Practice #2021BTSFESTA (YouTube)

[CHOREOGRAPHY] BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite' Dance Practice (Cute & Lovely ver.) #2021BTSFESTA (YouTube)

[2021 FESTA] BTS (방탄소년단) '방림이네 사진관 (Mission! BTS 4 Cuts)' #2021BTSFESTA (YouTube)

RM - Bicycle #2021BTSFESTA (YouTube)

BTS ft. Sakshma Srivastav [Full interview 2021] | Indian Interview | E NOW | Exclusive (YouTube)

Why the Grammys are right to not add a Best K-pop category – and why it should stay that way (NME)

Hyundai x BTS I Hydrogen Documentary (Full vr.) (YouTube)

'You know we don't stop': BTS tops Billboard charts (again), breaks world records with 'Butter' (USA Today)

Butter Cooler Remix:

• Spotify
• YouTube MV
• Apple
  • Song
  • MV
• Amazon US

Butter Sweeter Remix:

• Spotify
• Apple
• Amazon US

Butter w/Rapline Focus Playlist (Spotify)

Butter w/Vocal Line Focus Playlist (Spotify)

2021 BTS FESTA OPENING CEREMONY [FAMILY PORTRAIT] (Weverse)

BTS Festa 2021: Pop band mark anniversary by recreating classic photos (BBC News)

BTS 8TH ANNIVERSARY FAMILY PORTRAIT 2 (Weverse)

2021 BTS Profile (Weverse)

Profile translation thread by @studio_0613 (Twitter)

Bicycle, RM (Soundcloud)

Bicycle (2021) (BTS Blog)

doolsetbangtan translation of Bicycle lyrics and letter

Hope by John Eun (YouTube)

BTS' RM reunites with singer-songwriter John Eun for new FESTA song, 'Bicycle' - listen (Bandwagon)

08 Jun, Tues: 2021 Festa BTS Photo Collection 2021 release, 12AM KST 09 Jun, Wed: 2021 Festa 2021 ARMY Profile release, 12AM KST 10 Jun, Thurs: 2021 Festa Examination release, 12AM KST 11 Jun, Fri: 2021 Festa BTS ROOM LIVE, 12AM KST 11 Jun, Fri: BTSxMcDonald's Lunch Party #3 12 Jun, Sat: 2021 Festa BTS Stage Clip, Let Us Shine Again, 12AM KST 13 Jun, Sat: BTS DEBUT 8TH ANNIVERSARY 13 Jun, Sun: 2021 Festa ARMY General Store 13 Jun, Sun: 2021 Muster Sowoozoo Day 1, 6:30PM KST

Haters gonna hate

BTS Aren't Ruining The Billboard Charts. They Were Already Broken. (Forbes)

BTS: Their success is organic, you refuse to admit it (Celeb Mix)

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On this week's show: Butter dominates worldwide, Festa 2021 schedule announced, and more.

• Data Drop
• News
  • Butter dominates worldwide
  • Festa schedule announced
  • McDonald's meals available
• Next Week
• Last Word: BTS makes the local news

How to Support India Right Now (Conde Nast Traveler)

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Intro song: Butter - Hotter Remix (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash

28 May 2021: Butter Streaming Numbers (Special Episode)

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[BT21] MUKBANG - CORN DOG EATING SHOW ASMR (YouTube)

[BT21] Camping in the woods with you - BT21 THE GREEN PLANET (YouTube)

[BT21] Making of Miniature Forest-BT21 THE GREEN PLANET (YouTube)

EP.4 "Jung Kook's Exercise Time" Learning the Consonants 2 - Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN (Weverse)

'How are "ㅂ" and "ㅍ" different? | Learn! KOREAN with TinyTAN Video (YouTube)

The Hangeul Study Challenge with BORA is on Sunday! | Study with me | Study with BORA (YouTube)

"Butter" through the eyes of the music industry (Weverse Magazine)

Talking Music with "Butter" (Weverse Magazine)

This is BTS-pop! (Weverse Magazine)

Chart Links

[CHOREOGRAPHY] BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' Dance Practice (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' Special Countdown (YouTube)

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' Special Performance Video (YouTube)

BTS Deliver Special Video Message During 2021 iHeart Awards Post-Show (iHeartRadio)

BTS Wants You To "Fall For Us For Good" (Bustle)

K-pop band BTS shares special message for Indian fans in Hindi (India TV)

How a Band Becomes a Happy Meal (Rolling Stone)

Butter Hotter Remix:

• YouTube
  • Video
  • Audio
• Spotify
• Apple
• Amazon US

BTS single "Butter" breaks five world records across YouTube and Spotify (Guinness World Records)

BTS Tie Their Own Record For The Highest-Charting Hit In U.K. History By A Korean Group (Forbes)

BTS' "Butter" Erupts As Pop Radio's Most Added Song (Headline Planet)

BTS' 'Butter' Is All Over Top 40 Radio — Like, Literally on Every Monitored Station (Variety)

BTS Is Ready To Break The Internet With These New Hand Gestures (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) (YouTube)

BTS "Butter" - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (YouTube)

Did BTS Invent Star Trek? (Den of Geek)

I can agree with that logic!😉🖖🏻 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/wpJ3tw6qp5

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) May 26, 2021

2021 #BTS FESTA Timeline#2021BTSFESTA #우리의축제시작 #FESTAisComing #BTS8thAnniversary pic.twitter.com/vOxZu2MKhn

— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) May 28, 2021

BTS Announce Two-Day Event Next Month, 'Muster Sowoozoo' (Variety)

McDonald's BTS meal is here through June 20 with McNuggets and spicy dipping sauces (USA Today)

Would you like a side of K-pop disappointment with that new BTS Meal from McDonald's? (Los Angeles Times)

02 Jun, Wed: 2021 Festa Opening Ceremony, 12AM KST 02 Jun, Wed: Muster merch pre-order starts, 11AM KST 03 Jun, Thurs: 2021 Festa BTS Profile, 12AM KST 04 Jun, Fri: 2021 Festa Choreography Videos, 12AM KST 04 Jun, Fri: McDonald's BTS Meal Lunch Party #2 05 Jun, Sat: 2021 Festa Mission! BTS 4 Cuts, 12AM KST 05 Jun, Sat: Hyundai x BTS Hydrogen Documentary, 12AM KST 05 Jun, Sat: Exclusive BTS Interview, E Now 3:30PM IST

#BTS_Butter on US news. Kudos to the scriptwriter that added all the @BTS_twt puns!!! This anchor deserves praise for perfect delivery. (it's still wild seeing #BTS on mainstream US TV... WILD and BEAUTIFUL.) GET IT. LET IT ROLL. pic.twitter.com/zCmZinHoMY

— 🧈Lulu ⁷ᴺᵒ¹ ⟭⟬ BTS ⟬⟭ connected to 7G since ²⁰¹³ (@lsgrlr) May 23, 2021

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Friend of the podcast Monique joins me to discuss the Butter streaming numbers and how they seem a little wonky. Also companies wanting to create the "next BTS," military enlistment, concerts, and all about Stationhead.

Bottom Line: KEEP STREAMING

Spotify Hires Former Interscope CFO Jeremy Erlich as Head of Music Strategy (Billboard)

Spotify listeners slather themselves in BTS's 'Butter,' breaking single day streaming records (Mashable)

"Butter" through the eyes of the music industry (Weverse Magazine)

A STATEMENT FROM THE BHF DA TEAM pic.twitter.com/1S1rgrXyFa

— BHF Data Analytics⁷| Butter is Here🧈. Spread it. (@BorahaeFunds_DA) May 26, 2021

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