BTS is currently basking in the fame and success that its fans around the world have bestowed upon it. Members of the K-pop group include RM, Jin, Jimin, Suga, Jungkook, V, and J-Hope. Many Indian celebrities and people are huge fans of BTS, including the daughter of popular actor Pankaj Tripathi. Pankaj Tripathi, a Bollywood actor, revealed that his daughter and wife are big BTS fans, and that his daughter is an Army- BTS’s official fandom name. The actors also revealed that her daughter only watches BTS and Korean actors and does not watch any Indian actors. Mridula Tripathi, the actor’s wife, and their daughter both enjoy K-Drama and BTS.
Pankaj told a leading daily in a recent interview, that, “These days, she is only into BTS and Korean actors; Hindustan mein uska kaha mann hai (She doesn’t like watching any Indian actor),” meanwhile talking about her wife he added, “She also watches Korean shows with my daughter now.”
Further Pankaj said, “My wife and daughter want to go to Korea to meet those K-drama actors and K-pop singers. I don’t know why but they are very famous. I tell them both that they are heroes of a smaller country; we are the heroes of a bigger country, they should focus on us (chuckles),” as quoted by Hindustan times.
BTS fans are gaining a lot of love from Indians, and their Indian fan base is growing by the day. Earlier, in an interview with the Hindustan Times, BTS assured fans that they would try to visit India once the pandemic situation stabilised. Jin said, “We cannot be thankful enough for you listening to our music. We truly hope that the situation gets better soon. Please stay strong and we hope you get some energy from listening to our music! If we can see each other safely and the opportunity comes, we’d of course like to perform in India.”
