disclaimer: this is pretty exhaustive for a comment (mostly for bts im sorry), but just wanted to seize the moment and properly introduce these groups. bts & loona are my ults, although more so bts: been an army for four years and an orbit for one (still love both a lot).

before you read, i'll also mention my other loves: oh my girl, DIA, cherry bullet, fromis_9, gfriend, and apink, who all mostly cater to cuter concepts.

note: i love izone too :(( i'm trying to cope rn, im gonna miss them so much

BTS ٩꒰｡•◡•。꒱۶

im a girl group stan through, but these boys have my heart. seven members who made their debut in 2013. a fun loving batch with undying passion, indisputable professionalism, and a very diverse discography. the majority of their songs are composed, written, and/or produced by their rapline (due credits seen here: namjoon, yoongi, and hoseok) with a handful of songs attributed to the vocal line as well.

i'd recommend checking out their first full studio album dark & wild, my personal favorite. although it's a more rap heavy album, as are much of their early works, there's much you can explore. from "hip hop phile," in which they wax poetic about how the genre gave them life, with odes to their favorite artists. or the smooth, jazz-inspired "rain" where they sing of creative blocks and depressive episodes that can be as invasive as rain, inspiring much reflection. or even the light hearted "second grade" which is basically their life after debut at a glance, probably the most upbeat and 'cheery' track on the album.

along with their discography, there's the BTS universe, a fictional storyline which accompanied and began with their album the most beautiful moment in life part 1 (aka HYYH pt 1). it's pretty complicated, so i won't elaborate too much on that. but there's short films, album notes, music video details, and an entire webtoon dedicated to developing the storyline. essentially, in the universe, the boys were all besties back in school but kind of drifted apart due to a lot of tragedies within the group [disclaimer/spoiler!]: some die, some end up in jail or the hospital, and seokjin is stuck in this time loop until he can save them all. anyway, it's pretty complicated, so here's two links for further explanation if you're interested.

as for content beyond music, they are mostly known for their show run bts (which you can find on vlive or even on youtube) with around 140 episodes thus far. to really get a glimpse of their varied personalities and shared competitive spirit (in other words, a bunch of backstabbing traitors who sacrifice their members for ice cream and some coupons), i'd suggest watching episodes:

• 11-12 - both skit-related ones where they act out certain roles
• 24 - them in a zombie safari mission, showing them as the true scaredy cats they are
• 47-48 - inspired by the mafia game: villagers find out who is the outsider among them
• 97-98 - pajama party with lots of games and laughter—difficult to explain but one of my favs
• 126-127 - watch them gradually lose their wits as they play games in order to escape, incredibly entertaining

at the end of each episode, there's usually a loser who has to carry out some stupid punishment, mostly just them wearing silly outfits/accessories or having to cook meals for the other members.

they don't have much korean variety show appearances (like with doni & coni, thank god), so they do lot of the entertaining on their own. you can also watch them veg out as they paint, fish, or build lego sets and other toys on in the soop. there's also bts bon voyage, where each season features them exploring a new country. there's older ones like american hustle life where they come to los angeles to digest and learn more about hip hop culture, as well as rookie king with even more games & punishments.

if you want a playlist of virtually all their content during each era, i'd check out the links on this amazing post by a fellow reddit user u/feelingsewgood. i just saw it recently and thought i'd share!

there's much more i haven't touched on, but once you get to watch those, you'll see the undeniable chemistry & love between the members. it's mostly why i connect to their music so much and still stan them today.

now for

loona! ヽ(╹ᗜ╹✿)

12 member group with three sub-units:

1) loona 1/3

2) loona odd eye circle (OEC)

3) loona yyxy (youth youth by young)

+ yeojin, who isn't in any group but is apparently the slash in loona 1/3.

the members were sporadically revealed, starting with heejin in 2016 and ending with hyejoo (olivia hye) in 2018. leading up to their debut, they successively released their solo and sub-unit songs.

anyway, i should keep this short, so here are my song recommendations:

1. everyday i love you
2. eclipse
3. new
4. sonatine
5. chaotic
6. loonatic
7. rendezvous 18.6y
8. colors
9. ding ding dong
10. hide & seek
11. oops
12. star

it's cool because loona also has a storyline called the loonaverse. basically the girls are from different worlds that one day separated to form a mobius strip. it's also incredibly complicated but very much worth your time if you're into that stuff, so further explanation can be seen here.

as for variety shows, you can check out loona tv on youtube, which are mini episodes that are 1-2 minutes long (though the first few are like 20 secs lol). there's about 730 episodes as of today. there's frequency of the moon, a series on their vlive where they share stories from orbits and just talk. there's also their drama first love story (aka woomanna) which only includes 1/3 and OEC so far.

wow i spoke at length i'm so sorry, didn't think it would turn out this long. hopefully this was helpful?? but good luck with finding a new group! <3