Fallen Kingmaker: How Radio Gambled With BTS, Lost & Hopes Nobody Noticed (Part II)

If you haven't already read it, you can check out Part I of this thread series: https://twitter.com/sweetbtstea/status/1246637084061941761

As I said near the end of Part I, "the fact that we're even having a conversation about BTS's treatment by radio at all is the dog whistle that some probably don't want you to hear."

I'll be elaborating on that point in this second thread.

III. Breaking Through To The Breakthrough

For many years, US radio was the major gatekeeper to national fame alongside television appearance. Therefore getting your song played by a radio station was a crucial sign that you'd made it.