The story of BTS webtoon and webnovel 7FATES: CHAKHO, which takes place in the corrupt city of “Shinsei” in the near future, about an event that occurred on January 16 of the lunar calendar. Where 24 people were found dead in different places of Mount Inwangsan. The victims sustained long and deep wounds that looked as if a monster had attacked them. But the only survivor of the massacre. He returns to Inwangsan and discovers something surprising. This work, with the idea of BTS (BTS) as a component, has received a lot of attention, but among Korean fans, there is a voice saying “there is no BTS in the BTS webtoon”.
According to Industry on Day 20, this webtoon and web novel, a webtoon story in which Naver Webtoon collaborated with BTS, has exceeded 15 million views within two days of publication. Previously, this work was simultaneously released in ten languages around the world by Naver Webtoon Global Service. And in Korea on January 15th. An episode will be released every week at 11 am. The idea was derived from”Chakhogapsa “, a soldier specially selected for tiger hunting during the Joseon Dynasty. It is the story of 7 heroes fighting a tiger.
BTS was chosen from among these seven. It is the concept of appearing in a web novel or web novel such as a movie or drama. The official promotional video featuring BTS has received a lot of attention as it has exceeded 50 million cumulative global views. However, the current webtoon intro and first episode is rated 6.82 and 7.59 out of 10, respectively. Episode 1 of the web novel also has a score of 7.29. The work itself earned a 9.88 in the US, which is a different reaction from South Korean ARMYs. As a previous event, a webtoon was released for each member under the title Supercasting: BTS and it received 2-3 star ratings. At the time, voices were voiced, whose unfortunate content consisted only of images of members and speech bubbles.
Even after the official webtoon was released, the main criticism was “I don’t know what that has to do with Bangtan.” It is indicated that there must be some relationship with BTS’s use of propaganda, regardless of likes or dislikes on the work, such as the story; material and graphic. Although the actual webtoon characters look similar to the BTS members, it is difficult to find any other connection with BTS. In the case of web novels, images of members are attached at the beginning and end of the content, not just illustrations. When it became known, that HYBE had persuaded BTS for over a year, fans began to,”interrupt the call.”The situation still suggests that HYBE, including webtoons, has launched excessive commercialization with BTS.
Since the non-fungible token (NFT) , which is not directly related to the music business, which is their main business, continues to operate, there is a lot of dissatisfaction from the fans. Various goods such as BTS pajamas (119000 won) and BTS mask (35,000 won) have also been embroiled in the controversy over their high prices. An industry official said: “In order to increase profits, they have no choice but to diversify their profits by using BTS’s IP (intellectual property). But he said, “If the business continues to expand randomly, artists and fans will get tired. You have to work hard.”
Read netizens’ comments about BTS ‘ webtoon story.
- Hybe just had to earn that guy the games to break BTS’ legacy like this Let’s be real, Bang Shi Hyuk doesn’t have any interest in any of this, he just happened to get lucky with a group like BTS.
- He has no hope of ever landing another hit like this, so he’s just trying to milk BTS all he can with a straw right in their backs. The company has gotten greedy ever since they turned into HYBE… BTS is no longer on a massive scale where anything can drop them to rock bottom, but I hope their company knows they’re slow chopping away at that.
- Hybe never thinks about keeping something as good as BTS, all they care about is getting all their fan’s money out.
- The members should start talking and saying no to things instead of believing everything Hybe says to them like “This will be good for you”, “This is for the fans.” BTS, you are now in a situation where you can talk about your opinions.
- We don’t hate BTS. We hate their company Nobody wants to be associated with such low quality and the web like this… ㅜ. I wish they would come back on Korean TV. I loved the old days when they prioritized their music shows… now they’re in all kinds of commercials, they even produce home shopping videos to promote their products… It makes me wonder if BTS gets along with Hybe’s ways.
- Give me another album. New songs and new choreography. I want to see BTS, and they are just BTS.
