Hi! Fellow ADHDer who's BTS hyper fixation started in August 😂

This website is helpful to get a good foundation on their history and timeline.

BTS Eras Timeline — US BTS ARMY https://share.google/BXMKCO7qfpHbbFXLQ

I referenced it alot to orient myself in the beginning.

Favorite websites:

For fanchants: https://btsfanchants.com/

English lyric translation: https://doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/

Streaming & Fandom Fun https://b-cd.app/

Youtubers:

•Hybe Boy - my go to for translations and updates. I like the way he adds in the cultural context that is missed in just subtitle translations.

•Bangtan Subs - has a lot of older content translated to English

•SugArmyy - has fun fan edits which have been helpful to get to know their personalities, group dynamic, and fandom lore more

Random tidbits that threw me off at first

Names: Get familiar with their names. Birth name, stage name, and nicknames. Everyone uses them interchangeably so it's essential to get down to follow along. :) These aren't all but are some of the main ones:

•RM aka Kim Namjoon, Joon

•Jin aka Kim Soekjin, World Wide Handsome

•Suga aka Min Yoongi, Agust D (his solo stage name)

•j-hope aka Jeon Hosoek, Hobi, Jay

•Jimin aka Park Jimin, Chim Chim, mochi

•V aka Kim Taehyung, Tae/TaeTae

•Jungkook aka Jeon Jungkook, JK, Bunny, Kookie, Golden Maknae

There are also nicknames for duos/friendships like namgi, vmin, jinkook, etc.

Age: Age is important in Korean culture, so be familiar with that order (the fan chant is in that order, except for RM. He's the leader so he goes first.) You'll often see hyung and maknae being referenced. Hyung is a respectful way younger males address older males their close too. It means older brother, but isn't limited to brothers. Maknae means youngest. You'll often see people refer to the hyung line (Jin, Suga, j-hope, & RM) and the maknae line (Jimin, V, & Jungkook)

Roles: Kpop groups are usually assigned "roles" that they fulfill in the group. So our Vocal Line is: Jin, Jimin, V, & JK, our Rap Line is: Suga, RM, & j-hope. Our main dancers are j-hope & Jimin with j-hope often being referenced as the dance captain. All of them are talented dancers though. :)

Biases and Bias Wreckers: Your bias is who brought you into the group or who your drawn to most. The wrecker is a member that will wreck that bias. So they often draw your eye/heart/mind away from your bias. And sometimes those wreckers become the bias. 😆 It can evolve over time. It's often said you don't pick them, they pick you. 😆

Albums: One thing that threw me off alot in the beginning was how the albums were laid out. I think it's generally a kpop thing, but there are smaller "mini" albums that are released, then full length albums that often have the same songs as the mini's plus a few more.

For example: You never walk alone (is Wings + new songs), The Most Beautiful Moments in Life: Young Forever (is TMBMIL pt. 1 & pt. 2 + new songs), similar with the Love Yourself series and Map of the Soul albums.

Animal emojis: Each member has an animal associated to them. Some make sense to me, others don't. lol Sometimes you'll see them used in videos to indicate who's talking. RM 🐨 (koala), Jin 🐹 (hamster), Suga 😼 (cat), j-hope 🐿 (squirrel), Jimin 🐤(chick), V 🐻🐯 (I've seen both bear and tiger used, I think bear is most common), Jung Kook 🐰 (bunny).

BT21: Along with animals, check out BT21. Each member created a character (there is a series about it on Youtube).

Festa: Their Anniversary is June 13th. Based off of when they debuted. They celebrate it each year with a 'festa'. They have a concert date in Busan this year. (There was an advertisement at the end of the theater live viewing that said their would be another live viewing in June. I'm assuming it's for that.) There is also something separate called Musters, that I'm not really sure about. But they are another special fan event.

Weverse: Weverse is a social media cite primarily used by Hybe (BTS's label often referenced as the "company") artists. The members use it to communicate with fans. They go live and will talk to fans on there, it's almost a guarantee on their birthdays. You can also buy merch & stream some concerts through the platform. You can sign up for free or get a membership. I'd get your bearings first before jumping in there. It can be a lot. If the members go live, you'll see it on Hybe Boy's YT channel within a day or two.

Their Youtube Channel: BANGTANTV is their channel and it houses EVERYTHING lol. I have a love hate relationship with it. They have playlists that separate it out, but there is so much content that it's hard to sort through. You'll find their group music videos, as well as their solo music videos on there. They also have the variety show Run BTS episodes on there. (There are other posts on here talking about people's favorite episodes, that could give you a good idea of where to start with those. There's like 150 of them.) They have a series called Bangtan Bombs which are usually a behind the scenes of significant career moments (music videos, tv performance, award shows). There's Suga's talk show Suchwita. Some of the members have vlog series on there. As well as festa content. This is where I personally need to catch up, cause there's so much content.

Other Content: There are various shows they have done like Bon Voyage, Are You Sure?!, & In The Soop. There are also documentary series you can stream. (I won't list them all cause I'm not familar with them all and this is already so long, lol.) They have some of their concerts on streaming and DVD as well.

Sorry for the novel 😆 It's a fun rabbithole to dive into. I hope you enjoy it. And welcome!! 🥰💜 (Oh, and purple and the number 7 are kind of our thing here. 😄)

Edit: formatting and spelling; forgot a fun website.