For International ReadersJ-Hope’s Drum Dance and Jungkook’s Mask Dance: When BTS Turned the Stage into a Korean FestivalEnglish summary: At the 2018 Melon Music Awards, J-Hope, Jimin, and Jungkook opened BTS’s “IDOL” with drum-, fan-, and mask-dance-inspired solos. This article focuses on J-Hope’s multi-drum sequence and Jungkook’s mask dance, showing how Korean communal rhythm and the playful s..
