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(fandom slang, uncountable) The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS. quotations
ARMY are clever, too: they urged fans not to buy J-Hope's mixtape Hope World on its release date, having worked out that delaying by a day would result in a higher ranking in the Billboard charts.
2018, Adrian Besley, BTS: Icons of K-Pop, page 170
In this manner, ARMY gives charity in the name of BTS, and BTS responds by returning charity back to society in the name of ARMY.
2019, Jeeheng Lee, BTS and ARMY Culture, page 163
The BTS boys love telling ARMY how important they are to them—without ARMY's unwavering love and support, BTS wouldn't be where they are today.
2020, Becca Wright, The Unofficial BTS Fan Book: For the Bangtan ARMY, page 25
(fandom slang, countable) An individual fan of the K-pop boy band BTS. quotations
Entering the theater, I expected the room to be filled with ARMYs decked out in their BTS merchandise.
2018 December, Ashley Chen, “BTS film rallies a large army”, in The Union, page 13
It began when an ARMY tweeted something along the lines of: “If there are so many of us everywhere in the world, shouldn't we make a change and help people?”
2019, Jeeheng Lee, BTS and ARMY Culture, page 160
As of this writing, the Philippines is not included in the tour but Filipino ARMYs are hoping the group will eventually perform in Manila for a fourth time.
2020 February 2, Rachel Anne Macarandang, “BTS To The World”, in BusinessMirror, page 4