This conference brought together academics, fans, and music and media industry practitioners in a supportive and inclusive space to talk, debate and share ideas about BTS. In addition to presentations of scholarly research,  workshops. videos, a fan art exhibition, and a charity raffle were also featured.

Topics included:

• Participatory culture and fandom
• Music Studies and Music Education, including Hip-Hop and Hybridity
• Dance Studies
• Connect, BTS
• Identities and Intersectional practices: gender, sexuality, race, age, dis/ability,
• National and ethnic identities
• Music Videos: Aesthetics and Attributes
• Documentary and Reality Television
• Mental Health awareness
• Citizen Politics
• International Relations
• Education and Educational Psychology
• Human Development and Family Studies
• BTS and Online