[📰] PAPER MAGAZINE — BREAK THE INTERNET: BTS
BTS GRACES THE 2019 COVER OF PAPER MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL “BREAK THE INTERNET” ISSUE.
PAPER’S annual BREAK THE INTERNET issue, featuring BTS, honors the digital disruptors, social influencers, celebrities, brands, and apps that have made the biggest impact this year.
— Paper Magazine
About the Style and Design of BTS’s Break the Internet moment:
For PAPER's 2019 Break the Internet moment, we combined three cultural powerhouses: BTS, our cover stars; Lisa Frank, who created custom artwork; and Virgil Abloh, whose Spring 2020 collection for Louis Vuitton Men appears on the group. BTS is the biggest music group on the planet and since the beginning, they have championed youth empowerment. PAPER is particularly inspired by their "Love Yourself" campaign and speech at the UN last year when RM urged young people, "No matter who you are, where you're from, your skin color, gender identity: Just speak yourself. Find your name and find your voice." For decades, iconic American artist Lisa Frank has similarly empowered young people to express themselves freely and think creatively. Her art is the ultimate symbol of "Love Yourself." Finally, there is simply no one better at communicating with younger generations and breaking barriers in fashion than Virgil Abloh, artistic director for Louis Vuitton's menswear as well as the founder and creative director of Off-White. Separately, their contributions to pop culture are enormous, together they Break the Internet.
— Editor’s note, Paper Magazine
