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= BTS A.R.M.Y = A.R.M.Y (아미) is the name of 7-member Korean boy group BTS’ fanbase. It is often referred to in Western media as the BTS ARMY to avoid confusion with the English word for army. A.R.M.Y was founded on July 9th, 2013 and is an acronym for Adorable Representative MCs of Youth. This name was chosen to go along with the band’s Korean name, meaning bulletproof boy-scouts. The name army is meant to signify body armour and military are always together the same way the boys and their fans will be. The band name and fandom name have been trademarked by the band's managing entertainment company, BigHit Entertainment.

Growth
The BTS A.R.M.Y started at about 300 fans during the band’s first fan meeting to now having over 19M fans worldwide on their twitter alone. Their Instagram following has 16.4 M followers while their vlive channel has about 13M fans subscribed.

Economic Impat of A.R.M.Ys
When compared to the average sized company in south korea, BTS’s steady revenue contributes 26 times more. Exports of BTS-related products make up 1.7 percent of total South Korean consumer goods exports equaling $65.2 billion in 2017. BigHit Entertainment went from earning $10 million in 2015 to approximately $82 million in 2017.

ARMYPEDIA
ARMYPEDIA launched on February 25th, 2019. ARMYPEDIA is a compound combining the name of the official BTS fanclub “A.R.M.Y” and Wikipedia where internet users can log on and edit info on their own. Armypedia is meant to be a reservoir of digital records allowing fans to record their memories of the group by archiving the 2,080 days since the group’s debut on June 12, 2013  to February 21st, 2019.

ARMYPEDIA reported 540,000 participating fans by the end of the month's campaign. The campaign also brought 10,000 fans to Seoul for a meetup and to watch new BTS content together despite the artists themselves not being present at the event.

Charity and Advocacy
BTS members donate often and are philanthropist, pairing with UNICEF to create the Love Myself campaign for violence against women and children. BTS and UNICEF: Love Myself campaign raised over US $1.4 Million. A.R.M.Ys donate to various charities for events and on a monthly basis.

Occasion-based Donations/Projects
A.R.M.Ys prepare birthday projects for each member and have fanbases and fans pick a topic (often related to the particular member) to choose an organization or charity and donate money towards it. For example, BTS' RM, often tweets about nature so his birthday projects are often donations to wildlife and nature.

Other times, the birthday donations are simply made after discussions between fans. The following are some examples of fan donation projects for members' birthdays :


 * On December 3, A.R.M.Ys donated 344 sets of feminine hygiene products altogether valued around US $5400 to the city of Gwacheon in Gyeonggi Province for member Jin’s birthday. The products will be distributed to 86 female students from low-income families through a social welfare centre in the city.
 * $3,600 was raised by fans for member J-Hope’s birthday to provide treatment for children in Peru who suffer from facial and oral malformations like cleft-lip.
 * Fans across 40 countries raised $4,000 for member Jimin’s birthday for Rwanda initiative MindLeaps which educated children in areas impacted by conflict.
 * A.R.M.Ys made a $9,720 donation in October, 2018 reported the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan.
 * Thai A.R.M.Ys donated 200,000 cc of blood in May 2018 in celebration of the group's debut anniversary. The donated blood will go to over 1,500 individuals in need.
 * During a collaboration between star wars and  UNICEF’s #RoarForChange BTS’s fanbase, A.R.M.Y’s unfited on twitter and rasied $1 million in just over 24 hours

Celebrity A.R.M.Ys

 * John Cena
 * Ansel Elgort
 * Halsey
 * Dylan O'Brien
 * Maisie Williams
 * Steve Aoki