ARMY

army Army English Etymology From an acronym/backronym based on en army ("Adorable Representative MC for Youth"), suggesting a large, devoted fanbase.Jeeheng Lee, BTS and ARMY Culture, page 10Bina Lee, K-POP A To Z: The Definitive K-Pop Encyclopedia, page 21 Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ARMY.wav US Noun 250px|right|thumb|ARMYs showing their enthusiasm for the group at a concert in California. ~ en fandom slang uncountable The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS. en 2018 Adrian Besley BTS: Icons of K-Pop https://books.google.com/books?id=QcxmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT170&dq=%22army+are+clever%22 170 ARMY are clever, too: they urged fans not to buy J-Hope's mixtape Hope World on its release date, having worked out that delaying by a day would result in a higher ranking in the Billboard charts. en 2019 Jeeheng Lee BTS and ARMY Culture https://books.google.com/books?id=YEe5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT163&dq=%22army+gives+charity%22 163 In this manner, ARMY gives charity in the name of BTS, and BTS responds by returning charity back to society in the name of ARMY. en 2020 Becca Wright The Unofficial BTS Fan Book: For the Bangtan ARMY https://books.google.com/books?id=zaTGDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22army%22 25 The BTS boys love telling ARMY how important they are to them—without ARMY's unwavering love and support, BTS wouldn't be where they are today. en en fandom slang countable An individual fan of the K-pop boy band BTS. en 2018 Ashley Chen BTS film rallies a large army The Union December https://issuu.com/mhstheunion/docs/page_1-merged-compressed 13 Entering the theater, I expected the room to be filled with ARMYs decked out in their BTS merchandise. en 2019 Jeeheng Lee BTS and ARMY Culture https://books.google.com/books?id=YEe5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160&dq=%22an+army+tweeted%22 160 It began when an ARMY tweeted something along the lines of: “If there are so many of us everywhere in the world, shouldn't we make a change and help people?” en Rachel Anne Macarandang BTS To The World BusinessMirror 2 February 2020 https://issuu.com/businessmirror/docs/businessmirror_february_02__2020 4 As of this writing, the Philippines is not included in the tour but Filipino ARMYs are hoping the group will eventually perform in Manila for a fourth time. en References Anagrams en amry Mary Mayr Myra Yarm mary yarm en Fans (people) Music South Korean idol fandom