ARMY Magazine Issue 16 February 2022 | Page 42

PTD - LA RECAP

What turns a performance into a spectacle ? What marks the shift between mere popularity and the development of a

Written by : Mariko Edited by : Dae Designed by : Katalytic global phenomenon ? Why , as the talented writer Lenika Cruz put it , does attending a BTS concert feel like “ coming home ?” The emotional and structural synergy between BTS , HYBE , and ARMY at the “ Permission To Dance On Stage - LA ” concerts continue to re-imagine the temporal and affective bounds of a “ concert experience .”