Foundation for Economic Education | BTS and the Staggering Human Costs of Conscription #shorts @FEEonline | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
If you haven’t heard of “BTS” by now, they’re an internationally famous boy band from South Korea. Despite comprising 1/13 of South Korea’s tourism industry and producing $4.7 billion for their economy, the group might be halted for a few years. Why exactly? Watch this FEE short to find out.
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CREDITS:
Written by Maggie Anders & Sean W. Malone
Narrated by Matt Tabor
Produced and Edited by Michael Ozias
Assistant Edited by Abby Richardson
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LINKS:
twitter.com/jimnshimochi/status/1582439798886711296?s=20&t=guHkxZ5F9Wa9tg8GeJZF3w
twitter.com/yujktae/status/1582418509044150278?s=20&t=guHkxZ5F9Wa9tg8GeJZF3w
npr.org/2022/10/17/1129429178/bts-announces-upcoming-korean-military-service
theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/17/bts-k-pop-members-military-service-south-korea
90daykorean.com/military-service-in-korea
prestigeonline.com/my/pursuits/wealth/bts-military-service-and-south-korea-economy
kpopwise.com/2022/06/why-online-concerts-are-future-of-k-pop.html
nypost.com/2022/10/07/bts-members-face-possible-south-korean-military-conscription