BTS (band): Difference between revisions

* ''Butter / Permission to Dance'' (2021, their second full-English single and its B-side)

* The '''BU / BTS universeUniverse''' (also called the "Bangtan Universe" or "HYYH Universe" until the current name was revealed in 2017), an alternate universe that has been unveiled through several video clips and short films, a couple of novels (''The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: The Notes 1'' and ''2''), notes included in their albums booklets (most of them compiled in the before-mentioned books), a webcomic (''Save Me'') and a mobile game (''BTS Universe Story''); a drama based on this storyline (not starring the band members) was announced for a late 2021 release. The plot, told in [[Anachronic Order|non-linear fashion]] and with [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|a great amount of symbolism]], depict the group members in an [[Alternate Reality]] as a group of friends with dysfunctional lives, who had to confront their traumas and anxieties to get to the future. A great generator of [[Epileptic Trees]] within the fandom, and even when the webcomic clarified some things about the plot by telling what's going on {{spoiler|(a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]], it turns out)}}, it still left more questions than answers.

* The '''BT21''' project, a collaboration with the messaging service LINE where the group created [[Mascot|cutesy animal and pastry-based characters]] inspired on themselves to be used as stickers for said messaging service. It has generated [[Merchandise-Driven|a great amount of derivative merchandise]], including plushies, clothes, makeup and skincare products, snacks, a cellphone game, a special menu in a Korean cafe, and even an [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvteA1S67AOPGd1C_YLoY832kcRvG-s2l animated web-series] in [[YouTube]] starring the characters, ''BT21 Universe''.

* The ''Tiny Tan'' project, a [[Super-Deformed]] and [[Fun Size]] animated rendition of the band, who was first introduced in the advisory videos previous to online performances and DVD releases, and whose looks are based in the outfits the band members wore in the MV for "MIC Drop" (they also had art of them based in the looks from other MVs). Mostly [[Merchandise-Driven]], and invoking [[Rule of Cute]] at its most shameless. They star in the third Korean-learning package, ''Learn KOREAN with TinyTAN''.