How Did BTS Marketing Change The Game?

A fascinating case study on the power of K-pop, a new paradigm in promotion, and the psychology of an undeterred fandom

Kushaan Shah
Better Marketing
Published in
12 min readJun 3, 2021

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I have to start this piece with an embarrassing confession.

Before 2021, I had never heard a song by the boy band BTS.

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