BTS, Korean pop titans who conquered the West

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While the music industry has seen its fair share of boy bands over the years, from The Jackson 5 to One Direction, BTS -- short for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which translates as Bulletproof Boy Scouts -- is the first K-pop group to top charts in the US and Britain. (AFP/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt)

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(JP/AFP/Charlotte Mason)