Lanny Nutil (43), a professor and writer who taught literature at a famous U.S. university, was introduced on CNN on the 22nd to praise and fan sentiment for BTS (BTS), which released its new song "Butter." The title of the article is "I'm proud to be a fan girl at 43. You should, too". Introducing himself as an ARMY (Fan Club of BTS) for six months, he criticized BTS' view of disparaging global flag as colonialism and revealed his experience that his impoverished state of mind was healed by BTS' music.
Nuthil, a second-generation Indian immigrant, has taught Asian American English literature and creative writing at leading universities such as Harvard University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University and Emerson College. His writings were introduced in leading media such as The New York Times and Elle. After mentioning that BTS's new single "Butter" recorded 21 million views in an hour, he introduced himself as an enthusiastic ARMY, saying, "30 of them are what I saw."
He did not "fan" Bangtan like any other young man from the beginning. It was said to be crooked at first. Last fall, Nutil heard several students continue to talk about BTS in his Asian-American literature and film class. Students said that the perception of the Asian community in the mainstream American culture has been narrow and fixed through some characters, but BTS has positively changed such negative perception.
Nutil only knew about K-pop and BTS at first glance, but never intended to hear it. They also disparaged their popularity as a fandom of immature teenagers who were enthusiastic about simple boy bands. However, as the students' "BTS praise" continued, I decided to listen to it once. So the song I found and heard through Google search is "Dynamite." Nutil wrote his first review. "Six boys popped up on the screen. Six people walked out and one stretched out his finger. The finger shot gently through my heart. I was dancing to the beat and guitar. I was smiling when the music was over."
He also said he had an amazing experience of watching the 3:43 music video and forgetting all the bad things that happen in the world. Nutil also said that BTS' music healed him. "In fact, I am suffering from nervous breakdown and bipolar disorder, and this K-pop boy band's songs and dances have become an ointment to heal my heartache," he said. He then asked back, "Should I feel ashamed or guilty to be a fan (at this age)?" and said, "The answer is never."
He, who became a freshman ARMY, presented his own results, saying, "I've been trying to figure out what made BTS' fandom so special over the past six months. For those who want to escape from reality at this moment, BTS seems to have created an alternative world. It was a surprising and amazing feeling," he said. He searched the Internet in earnest and learned that BTS had donated $1 million to the BLM campaign, a black human rights movement, and addressed the U.N. to "love yourself. With the opportunity to become a "fan," he made social media friends, and graduate students included themselves in the meeting to exchange information and news related to BTS.
He said, "Without lying, I dance in the kitchen following their dance moves, and at this time, I'm 13 years old, and I'm back." "As I once did, many people disparage the popularity of BTS music because it is not English," Nutil said. "BTS has been a target of racism." As an example, a German radio host recently criticized BTS's rock band Coldplay cover song as a "sacred insult" and criticized it for showing an abhorrent attitude toward Asians. He also said that it shows the criticism that BTS has faced and the colonial attitude in the disparaging music industry. Citing the name of Bad Bunny, who emerged as a Latin pop star from Puerto Rico, he said, "The way BTS and Bad Bunny lead the music chart tells us that the change has begun."