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A Response to Roman Kemp: Capital Radio or Capital Punishment?

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As BTS return to the music scene with a brand new album Love Yourself: Tear, the boys have seen massive chart success across the globe making their debut performance of hit song 'Fake Love' at the Billboard Music Awards where they received the award for Top Social Artist for the 2nd year running. As the success of BTS has grown over the past year, the boys have received increasing radio airplay around the world and have been interviewed by some of the biggest names in showbiz including Ellen DeGeneres & James Corden. Leading up to BTS' latest comeback, the BTS Radio UK project was formed in order to promote UK radio airplay whilst forming connections with the stations. As a group we have worked tirelessly behind the scenes contacting stations & encouraging fans to get involved through the official twitter account. The project has seen a number of successes since its launch last month & has plenty more aspirations to fulfil. Through Twitter we've campaig...

UK Radio Request Shows Schedule

Here at BTS Radio UK we feel it's important that together we should encourage radio stations all across the UK to share the love for BTS by playing their music. In order to get BTS the airtime they deserve, we encourage ARMY to send in their song requests to each of the stations listed below. Request shows are scheduled to take place so, in order to make the job a little easier, we've collated a list of shows and times. So all ARMY need to do is get texting, calling and tweeting! In order to keep up to date with each request show be sure to pop on over to the BTS Radio UK Twitter accounted for daily reminders by clicking here ! Request shows A1Radio ( @A1OnlineAnytime ) Request: www.a1radio.co.uk Absolute Radio ( @AbsoluteRadio) Sundays at 6pm Request:   https://absoluteradio.co.uk/schedule/absolute-radio-request-show-204/ BBC Radio 1 ( @BBCR1 ) The 10 Minute Takeover Monday-Thursday at 6pm Twitter: @BBCR1 BBC Radio 1Xtra ( @1Xtra ) ACE: Test The Request ...

BTS PLAYED ON BBC RADIO SCOTLAND!

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It's been a very exciting evening for ARMY all over the UK as our dream came true when BTS were played live on BBC Radio Scotland for the first time ever! Monday night's theme on ' Get It On ' with Scottish DJ Bryan Burnett was a ' Freeplay Frenzy ' allowing listeners to send in requests for any song they could possibly think of! BTS fan & Radio Scotland listener, Emily Laird (@itsemmalaird) has sent in numerous requests for BTS over the past few weeks and got in touch with the BTS Radio UK team earlier this evening to tell us that the ' Get It On ' team had finally played her request; BTS' ' DNA' !!!  It just goes to show that if BBC Radio Scotland can play BTS, so can any other radio station across the country! You can catch up on tonight's show via the link below or skip straight ahead to hear BTS take over the radio around the 1 hour 42 minute mark!  If you hear BTS played on your local radio station please get i...

Admin Bio: Robyn

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Name: Robyn Age: 19 3 Random Facts About Yourself:   I’ve hosted my own radio show ever week on 3TFM since I was 16 years old. My nickname is ‘The Hat Hippie’ due to my very large collection of hats. I play bass guitar as a hobby and have been learning for nearly 5 years. Bias: V Bias Wrecker: RM How Did You Discover BTS?  My little Sister introduced me to the world of K-Pop in 2016 and one of the first groups she recommended was BTS. I soon became engrossed in their music, unique music video, incredible dance routines and their fun and relatable personalities. Fav BTS Song: Spring Day What does BTS Mean To You? Becoming an ARMY and a fan of BTS has been an incredible experience. Watching them grow particularly throughout the last 12 months has been amazing, making me realise that dreams can come true! I really admire them as artists, performers and most importantly people. The friendship between the members is extremely special and is one of the reasons why the...

Admin Bio: Marsha

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Name: Marsha Age: 30 3 Random Facts About Yourself: I have been listening to Kpop since 2005. I’m the lead singer in a band. I have a Hello Kitty tattoo on my arm. Bias: Jimin Bias Wrecker: V How Did You Discover BTS? Saw ‘No More Dream’ on its release date and was hooked. Plus Jimin abs… Hello Fav BTS Song: This is too hard! Can I have 2? Spring Day & Mic Drop! What Does BTS Mean To You? What makes them stand out from other current artists is their lyrics. They write about current events and deep topics that help people get through their day. Production wise they are next level. They are unique to me with just the right amount of swag. What Other Bands/Artists Are You A Fan Of? Kpop wise: DBSK/TVXQ - SHINee - 2NE1 - Vixx - Black Pink - SuJu - Taemin - BigBang & soooo much more! Western music wise: Foo Fighters - Red Hot Chilli peppers - The Beatles - The Who - Some Chart Music - Ed Sheeran & more! What Are Your Aspirations For The Project? I’m hoping that we ca...

Admin Bio: Shinara

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Name: Shinara 🦋 Age: 42 3 Random Facts About Yourself:  Amateur photographer, amateur editor, full-time mum & wife. Took a leap and went back into education after 20 odd years. Bias: Well that’s an impossible question for me to answer Bias Wrecker: No bias means no wrecker… who am I kidding, they all wreck. How Did You Discover BTS? My genius daughter left them playing on YouTube on the TV and it played them non-stop for several hours in the background as I was working on the laptop. I stayed up all night watching Bangtan Bombs that night, learning their names, watching the goofballs. I was a goner! Fav BTS Song: That’s not fair how can I have only 1 favourite song?!?!? See answer for bias, however Spring Day has a special place in my heart because it brought me out of a very dark time. It made me hopeful. What Does BTS Mean To You? An inspiration. They have an amazing work ethic, and work very hard for their achievements, nothing came to them easily, but they di...

Admin Bio: Faisa

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Name: Faisa Age: 19 3 Random Facts About Yourself:   I enjoy photography, I have a really big sweet tooth & I speak multiple languages. Bias:   Yoongi Bias Wrecker: Hyung line How Did You Discover BTS?   I was watching a SuJu performance, when I saw their 'No More Dream' performance. Fav BTS Song:   Boy in Luv What Does BTS Mean To You?   A sense of reassurance. What Other Bands/Artists Are You A Fan Of?   The Rose What Are Your Aspirations For The Project?   To prove to people that fans work just as hard as artists and to show BigHit how big of a fandom there is here in the UK.