How many times have we heard that about so many groups? People think that just because they like this one group who isn’t big yet, they’ll be big like bts. Basically saying if bts could do it, why not them?
Some K-pop fans are really gullible, forgetting that this is real life and not a fantasy
I think people also forget BTS was always building up their domestic and international fandoms side by side.
2015 - INU was their first song that did pretty well in Korea.. that same year was their first BB200 entry with HYYH pt 2.
2016 - Fire/BST (and the entire album in general for HYYH:YF) both did well on kcharts, they won MMA Album of the year & MAMA Artist. At the same time this was when they started topping the Social 50 (what would get them to the BBMAs in 2017) and became the first kpop act to chart in the top 30 of BB200 with WINGS at #26 and it charted for more than 1 week.
2017 - Spring Day -- do i even need to say anything about this song in korea...all i'll say is MMA SOTY in 2017. It also charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. this year was their "break out" internationally where they as a group actually started to decide to try giving themselves a push there. BBMAs 2017 happened. AFter this DNA was released with LY HER... which did insanely well in both KOREA & internationally with the only reason DNA not peaking at #1 in Korea being because they released alongside an IU release, and well DNAs international success is known (Hot 100 + 4 weeks charting), followed by Mic Drops (#28 peak with 10 weeks charting) and this continued.
So one can see... BTS always built up both their international and domestic success together side by side. and many forget it