Sunday - Showcase Sunday
We know how talented BTS are, but we also know just how talented ARMYs can be. It's your time to shine ARMY's, send in anything you like to be featured on our blog. You can send in art, poems, short stories; you can also send in video clips of you either singing or dancing, or any other talent you have. Showcase Sunday is dedicated to you. - Shinara
October/November 2018
Having to take a break last month I am back with some more stunning work from our talented ARMY's
Our first piece is this gorgeous edit by @mindales
Next up we have these from Chilean illustrator Mao.
"I mostly draw BTS fan art and I make designs for different merchandise related to kpop. I also help to admin a community of older armys who want to share the BTS love without being discriminated."
Twitter: @mao__chu
Instagram: @mao__chou
Next we have a UK artist/designer, Daisy...
"As an artist I wanted to create a series of drawings inspired by each of the 7 members. These drawings are being sold in my shop and 25% of my monthly BTS product sales will be donated to the UNICEF Love Myself campaign."
Twitter: @Daisy_abena
Instagram: @daisyabenadesign
Etsy shop: DaisyAbenaTextiles
These following 2 pieces are by Raf.
"I recently went back to my first and unconditional love, art, just after graduating. I'm not a full-time artist, but I don't lose hope to make my own job out of it someday. Discovering BTS by chance, whilst listening to BlockB's song, a BTS video kept coming up, and in the end I caved in and started watching them, so I fell into it neck deep. Their music and shows helped me through a very hard moment, so it felt natural to pair them with the only thing that kept me going was painting...and they kind of became my muses."
Twitter: @RetroVirago
The next two J-Hope pieces are by 25yr old Bee; a national art academy graduate from Bulgaria.
"Making art has been my passion and mission since the very beginning, my one true purpose. I faced difficulties and over time I was slowly starting to lose hope, never feeling I was good enough. Until finding Bangtan in 2015, they slowly transformed my perspective on life. Hoseok became my muse, and endless source of inspiration; his hard working, humble and optimistic nature gives me hope and strength."
Twitter: @thewildestbird
Instagram: @thewildestbird
This next piece is the purest and sweetest work I've seen representing Serendipity by @DianaZDance on Twitter. Diana is a self-taught artist from Latvia, whose biggest inspiration is BTS.
"They push me out of my limits and make me want to try out myself in most styles. This time it was chibis, and Serendipity was about exploring feelings, so my art is like next level possibility."
Twitter: @DianaZDance
Tumblr: dianazdanceart
"I discovered BTS in 2015 through their Bangtan Bombs, they had me with their personalities then and the minute I heard their music, read their lyrics that was it for me. With such a powerful message I felt an instant connection. They made me realise that I should fight for my dream, so I picked up my brush and started doing art again."
Twitter: @klein_pykon
Tumblr: kleinpykon
That's all for this month's showcase... I promise not to leave it next time, until then take care 💜
October/November 2018
Having to take a break last month I am back with some more stunning work from our talented ARMY's
Our first piece is this gorgeous edit by @mindales
"When I first started editing, I was only seeing it as a way of combining Photoshop practice with my love of being a BTS fan. But I came to realise that it has brought me so much more, as it was constantly fuelling my creative and thinking process. For this edit of Taehyung for example, I had been wanting to make a playing card edit for a long time (probably because I read House of Cards on ao3 not so long ago) but it was not until I came across those beautiful fan site photos that I immediately realised how both concepts could fit together. But first and foremost, my edit account brought me lots of wonderful friendships and interactions. The amount of support that I have been receiving made me realise what an incredible family ARMY is, and that’s what I’m most grateful for."
Twitter: @mindales
"I mostly draw BTS fan art and I make designs for different merchandise related to kpop. I also help to admin a community of older armys who want to share the BTS love without being discriminated."
Twitter: @mao__chu
Instagram: @mao__chou
Etsy shop: hallyumagicshop
Redbubble: Maonoona
Next we have a UK artist/designer, Daisy...
"As an artist I wanted to create a series of drawings inspired by each of the 7 members. These drawings are being sold in my shop and 25% of my monthly BTS product sales will be donated to the UNICEF Love Myself campaign."
Twitter: @Daisy_abena
Instagram: @daisyabenadesign
Etsy shop: DaisyAbenaTextiles
These following 2 pieces are by Raf.
"I recently went back to my first and unconditional love, art, just after graduating. I'm not a full-time artist, but I don't lose hope to make my own job out of it someday. Discovering BTS by chance, whilst listening to BlockB's song, a BTS video kept coming up, and in the end I caved in and started watching them, so I fell into it neck deep. Their music and shows helped me through a very hard moment, so it felt natural to pair them with the only thing that kept me going was painting...and they kind of became my muses."
Twitter: @RetroVirago
The next two J-Hope pieces are by 25yr old Bee; a national art academy graduate from Bulgaria.
"Making art has been my passion and mission since the very beginning, my one true purpose. I faced difficulties and over time I was slowly starting to lose hope, never feeling I was good enough. Until finding Bangtan in 2015, they slowly transformed my perspective on life. Hoseok became my muse, and endless source of inspiration; his hard working, humble and optimistic nature gives me hope and strength."
Twitter: @thewildestbird
Instagram: @thewildestbird
This next piece is the purest and sweetest work I've seen representing Serendipity by @DianaZDance on Twitter. Diana is a self-taught artist from Latvia, whose biggest inspiration is BTS.
"They push me out of my limits and make me want to try out myself in most styles. This time it was chibis, and Serendipity was about exploring feelings, so my art is like next level possibility."
Twitter: @DianaZDance
Tumblr: dianazdanceart
"I discovered BTS in 2015 through their Bangtan Bombs, they had me with their personalities then and the minute I heard their music, read their lyrics that was it for me. With such a powerful message I felt an instant connection. They made me realise that I should fight for my dream, so I picked up my brush and started doing art again."
Twitter: @klein_pykon
Tumblr: kleinpykon
That's all for this month's showcase... I promise not to leave it next time, until then take care 💜
September 2018
We have some stunning and inspiring work from our Army's this month. Let's just get right into it!
First up we have this gorgeous sketch of Jimin, you can see the process that was uploaded by 22 year old Bella from Singapore. Asked about why they like BTS
"I love their music. I love how their songs are so relatable and comforting. They all also have amazing personalities."
Twitter: @bbluebellies
Instagram: @bbluebellies
Tumblr: @belladraws
This beautifully delicate overlaid watercolour is by 25 yr old Luli from Brazil.
Instagram: @for__infinity
"I’ve always loved galaxies and milky ways and all about the universe. It's what I’ve been wanting to study hence why I took extra year science and maths. I just realised although I love those starry night skies, I’ve never once painted it. So just out of curiosity and maybe a bit of a coincidence that yesterday was the Serendipity anniversary, I tried to paint the night sky in one of the many beautiful scenes from the MV."
"I am personally encouraged to do better whenever I see how hard they’re working and how excellent they’re doing. Most especially, I love how the boys stay grounded and humble despite the huge popularity that they have right now." 
The artwork was created on a 4x8-foot 1 inch thick plywood. Made with colorful crochet thread laced through 8 kilos of 2" long nails. It took 12 days to finish the piece.
"At first, I was doing everything by myself but I’m blessed that I had my family and friends, and churchmates help me."
First up we have this gorgeous sketch of Jimin, you can see the process that was uploaded by 22 year old Bella from Singapore. Asked about why they like BTS
"I love their music. I love how their songs are so relatable and comforting. They all also have amazing personalities."
Twitter: @bbluebellies
Instagram: @bbluebellies
Tumblr: @belladraws
This took about 20 minutes to sketch. "They inspire me everyday to keep going and become a better person."
The finished piece:
The next piece is from @_KiarAka who we have featured before.
"Since I can't stop listening to IDOL, I decided to draw these colourful scenes of our worldwide handsome; together with his beautiful and attractive gaze." 💜
This beautifully delicate overlaid watercolour is by 25 yr old Luli from Brazil.
"I got into BTS back in I Need U era and I've been obsessing over them ever since! Their passion inspires me so much, not only for art but also in other life aspects." 💖
Twitter: @artbylul
These next two pieces were created to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Serendipity.
Inspired by the galaxy scenes from the music video the pieces were painted by Chi who turns 21 next month. A Science and Maths graduate from Saint Lucas Art school they are contemplating their next step in education... Art or Science?
Twitter: @for__infinity Instagram: @for__infinity
These next two digital art pieces are by 21 year old Kiara, originally from Italy she now lives in Yorkshire.
Twitter: @KawaiiTentacles
"This was an anime piece I did right after the Fake Love comeback because I was feeling so many emotions and had no idea what to do with them. So I decided to turn it into a cool anime scene feat. Yoongi"
"This is my latest. I fell in love with Tae's aesthetic in the IDOL MV and thought he straight up looked like a cute candy anime boy so I decided to express that cuteness onto paper. Digitally." 😂
Our final showstopping piece is by 21 year old Jasmine Roranes from the Philippines.
Twitter: @jasmineroranes
"BTS inspires me because of their passion and excellence in their craft. I admire how much value they put into their work as artists, and how they themselves are reflected in their music. They don’t just make music, too, but they always make sure to create songs and concepts that inspire, encourage & lift others up."
Truly an extraordinary piece of work...
"The string art I created was part of my final requirements before I graduated from college (I took up a 4-year course called Multimedia Arts). My reason for choosing Yeontan as my subject was simple — I am an ARMY who loves dogs (We have 5 at home!)"
"The string art I created was part of my final requirements before I graduated from college (I took up a 4-year course called Multimedia Arts). My reason for choosing Yeontan as my subject was simple — I am an ARMY who loves dogs (We have 5 at home!)"
"At first, I was doing everything by myself but I’m blessed that I had my family and friends, and churchmates help me."
"Everyone says I was being super extra for creating such a huge Yeontan out of nails and strings, but that’s what ARMY is…'extra + ordinary'” 
That's all for this month, please come back next month for some more inspiring talented Army's. And if you know anyone who deserves some attention for their work let me know!
August 2018
We have some stunning Army talent for this months showcase, and I would like to sincerely thank all the people who have allowed us to share their work with you. 💜
We start this month's showcase with this piece which is inspired by Jin's intro from Love Yourself: Answer - Epiphany.
Produced by Helen, an 18 yr old from Australia. An Army for 2 years they are interested in pursuing a career in graphic design and started producing fan art late last year. "I hope to provide people happiness and euphoria with my artwork. Art has always been a passion of mine, but BTS brings me joy, so creating BTS fan art has always been fun and exciting. They motivate me, they inspire me, they are my safe haven. They are my happiness."
Twitter: @yianxgg
These next two pieces were sent in by Mari, a 21 yr old college student studying Art History, Architecture, and Studio Art in Boston. Originally hailing from Japan she was introduced to BTS by her best friend.
"Everything about their music and their general being inspires my work and I really hope that my artwork does the boys’ music and work justice and maybe even brighten or inspire other people, especially my fellow ARMY's"
Next up we have a video from Jordan Lemon, a 22yr old English working musician who has been performing on stage behind a drum kit since he was 13. Introduced to BTS by his girlfriend his passion for them initially stemmed from his love for her, "but in time I've grown to love them in my own right!".
We start this month's showcase with this piece which is inspired by Jin's intro from Love Yourself: Answer - Epiphany.
Produced by Helen, an 18 yr old from Australia. An Army for 2 years they are interested in pursuing a career in graphic design and started producing fan art late last year. "I hope to provide people happiness and euphoria with my artwork. Art has always been a passion of mine, but BTS brings me joy, so creating BTS fan art has always been fun and exciting. They motivate me, they inspire me, they are my safe haven. They are my happiness."
Twitter: @yianxgg
These next two pieces were sent in by Mari, a 21 yr old college student studying Art History, Architecture, and Studio Art in Boston. Originally hailing from Japan she was introduced to BTS by her best friend.
Twitter: @marzisketchart
"Their passion and endless efforts towards their dreams always gives me strength and belief that if I push through hard enough there will come a day that my dream will come true."
Next we have Jamie, a Korean American living in Louisiana, USA! "I love BTS and wanted to buy the BT21 merch, but I live nowhere near a Line Friends Store. I thought it would be fun to make the BT21 characters myself!" Still a beginner, it took them 2-3 days to make each character. "RJ took almost double that time due to all his fluff!"
Turning out better than expected they shared pictures on Facebook they received requests to sell them, "so I ended up opening my own Etsy shop." BT21Jams
This piece is by Chiara, from Italy. "Thanks to these seven boys, I discovered a beautiful side of the music and of my life and I meet an amazing and precious family: ARMY."
Twitter: @_KiarAka
Instagram: @_kiaraka_
She cites BTS as a continuous source of inspiration, and that they are "the most beautiful moment in my life", she also states "I also learnt to love myself and help others to do the same".
"My fanarts are my thanksgiving message to them, they are done with deep love and because sometimes is difficult to express what someone thinks by words."
This oil painting is called "I'm mine", their graduation exam piece; representing the passage from childhood / adolescence (symbolised by Kim Taehyung) to adulthood (symbolised by Vincent van Gogh’s work “Wheat Field with Crows”). For this artwork, I was really inspired by their music, especially their beautiful album “Wings”.
Next up we have a video from Jordan Lemon, a 22yr old English working musician who has been performing on stage behind a drum kit since he was 13. Introduced to BTS by his girlfriend his passion for them initially stemmed from his love for her, "but in time I've grown to love them in my own right!".
Twitter: @LemonDrumming
Youtube: Jordan Lemon Drumming
"I love their versatility. When I make my videos, the reason I can do cool things with their songs is because they’re interesting musically."
Next up we have a series of 4 pictures that represent the 4 intros from the Love Yourself series by Saga from Indonesia. A freelance illustrator, they have been with BTS since the Run/INU era. "Because of BTS, I myself to improve my art skill and keep creating art to show them that I love and support them all."
Twitter: @CLCBNY
This cute little animation was produced by 19 yr old college student Mari from USA. They spent 20 hrs a day for four days making this video as an entry for the #Draw_BT21 competition. "I've always been into different animation styles, but just haven't had the time or confidence to put my work out there."
Twitter: @AAlba1117
Approximately 62 drawings were used and 434 frames shot. "I hope to create and produce more art in the future."
Here we have a piece by an artist who uses an unconventional source as paint...COFFEE! Nuria is a Spanish architect and an art enthusiast. Discovering BTS earlier this year she was instantly drawn to their message. When she first started painting them it was just for fun; today she paints them as a way of saying thank you to all ARMY's who have shown her so much love and support.
Twitter: @nuriamarq
This following rotoscope is by Niko, a 22yr old ARMY from the Philippines. A recent Engineering graduate, she uses her breaks and weekends to produce artworks, especially rotoscope animations of BTS. They continuously inspire her to move forward and do what she loves best - drawing.
Twitter: @Niikochu
YouTube: Niikochu
These following sketches of Jimin are by 21yr old Lari from Canada. "I got into BTS about 3yrs ago; and they've been a source of happiness and motivation for me ever since. I'm happy to be growing with them."
Twitter: @rspbrie
And last but not least, we have this piece by Anne, a freelance illustrator from Taiwan. "Their music and lyrics always trigger my inspiration and give me pure passion. I'm trying my best to tell my own version of stories by colours and strokes. If you're willing to get inside of my world, I sincerely welcome every visit. Thank you so much."
Twitter: @Sa__PPhirE9497 (safe0226)
Instagram: @safe0226
Weibo: safe0226
July 2018
We have some gorgeous talent to showcase for this month, thank you so much to all the Army's who have shared their work with you all. 💜Sent in by Tabby, 20yrs old, non-binary, and an animation student at university in the UK. BTS is a huge inspiration to them, especially Suga with his dedication to work and how open he is to share his struggles with mental health.
About BTS Tabby says, "BTS have really helped me keep going these past few years and I owe so much to them. Fan art is one of the ways I can repay them".
Twitter: @CatonTabby
Twitter: @pxrastoo
Instagram: @anders_pandas
Mimei got this tattoo in December 2017, inspired by BTS' LY: Her album art. Originally hailing from New Zealand, Mimei is now a YouTuber based in Japan with a following of over 165,000. There are links in her vlog to the tattoo studio and the tattooist.
Twitter: @mimei
YouTube:MIMEI LAND
This next piece was produced by Varsha; a 19 year old student in India who is doing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation. She has been an ARMY for 2 years and started drawing them around last year December. "I started to stan BTS after i heard Save Me and Spring Day; their story inspires me to go on and keep chasing my creative dreams".
Of this piece she says "For all the Armys who love Bangtan and their fellow Armys unconditionally".
Twitter: @iamnotRain
Inspired by the Rap Line's now iconic Festa performance of Ddaeng, this was created by @JJ_0495 on twitter, the artist hails from Thailand. of their fan art they said "I do fan art because BTS push me, and I want to present the beautiful ambience and feelings of the members to those people who watch BTS".
Twitter: @JJ_0495
Finally, Lilja Sigurðardóttir started this project in February 2018; it took her 5 months to complete. Becoming an Army only last October/November after being introduced to them by her 18 yr old daughter; she was inspired to crochet her own Bangtan set after seeing some BTS amigurumi. Most of the work went into making Jimin's jacket, but through trial and error she finally has her own cute Bangtan Boys standing on her shelf.
Twitter: @sigur_lilja
Twitter: @sigur_lilja
Thank you to everyone for sharing their talent with us. If you have any work, such as fan art, music/dance covers, poems, or short stories etc that you would like to share on our blog please send it in to btsradiouk@gmail.com. Label it as Showcase and leave your details so we can credit your work on the blog.
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