BTS Named One of TIME Magazine's Most Influential People On The Internet
Date: June 26, 2017
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BTS has been named one of TIME Magazine's most influential people on the internet! To compile its unranked list, TIME looked at "their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news."
See full list HERE.
Overtaking Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez to spend 27 consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s “Social 50” chart, which tracks popularity across different platforms, would be an impressive feat for any artist. It’s especially so for BTS, a Korean boy band — the full name, Bangtan Sonyeondan, loosely translates to “bulletproof boy scouts” in English — whose seven members have managed to cultivate a virtual fanbase that could give the Beyhive a run for its money.
— Raisa Bruner, TIME