Afternoona Army: Thinky and Thirsty BTS Takes

In February 2020, BTS featured on James Corden's Carpool Karaoke - after the Late Late Show host had over a million Twitter requests for the members to be featured in his popular segment. What happened next is history...BTS drove into the hearts of millions of Western viewers and inspired a new generation of memes. Join Tonya, Megan, Alison and Lia in the clown car as we unpack the impact of some of the happiest sixteen minutes of television history.

Show Notes

In February 2020, BTS featured on James Corden's Carpool Karaoke - after the Late Late Show host had over a million Twitter requests for the members to be featured in his popular segment. What happened next is history...BTS drove into the hearts of millions of Western viewers and inspired a new generation of memes. Join Tonya, Megan, Alison and Lia in the clown car as we unpack the impact of some of the happiest sixteen minutes of television history.

SHOW NOTES

Colbert - Hand gestures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEFDiQOVL9k 
Colbert - There are many others: search “Colbert BTS” in YouTube

Corden - Carpool Karaoke: https://youtu.be/T4x7sDevVTY
Corden - Crosswalk Concert: https://youtu.be/A8KQhwmdZIw
Corden - Hide & Seek: https://youtu.be/JPS3QC86Jio
Corden - Flinch: https://youtu.be/jLM2ibaRbrk
Corden - Papa Mochi & Baby Mochi Reunited: https://youtu.be/pRl2tawentY

News story about BTS appearance on Carpool Karaoke: https://www.etonline.com/bts-to-appear-on-carpool-karaoke-with-james-corden-141659 

Fallon - Butter: https://youtu.be/dnpC9YaosIY
Fallon - revealing he is Jimin biased: https://youtu.be/W4mmfzFazoI 
Fallon - There are many: search “Jimmy Fallon BTS” in YouTube

O’Brien - “Curtain” name running joke with j-hope: https://youtu.be/h7eNFpz4EZE 

Other English-language talk show appearances to search on YouTube:
Ellen BTS, Graham Norton (BBC)

Jimmy Carr incident: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/australia/nine-bts-apology-intl-hnk/index.html

More of BTS singing in cars! These are fan-made videos:
https://youtu.be/gx8E09d4TxA
https://youtu.be/p061RkBZym0
https://youtu.be/-g6_ZoRuXRA

BTS shaking the stage during Idol: 
https://youtu.be/VKr12E4840Q
https://youtu.be/q9heWaYtu1g

On Kinetic Manifesto MV: https://youtu.be/gwMa6gpoE9I

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Think. Thirsty. Over Thirty. Welcome to Afternoona Army, a safe place for grown-up Army to dish and discover BTS. We are four ladies who just wanted to know their names and now can explain the meaning of Lachimolala. New to ARMY? No problem, join us as we, and various correspondents, explore all the important businesseu that Bangtan throws our way.

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