As K-pop group BTS celebrates 10 years, the industry's future rests with its diehard fandom

Nowadays, he performs in the Edmonton-based K-pop dance cover group Apricity. © Provided by cbc.ca BTS fans from around the world gather during an event to celebrate the group's anniversary at a public park near the Han River in Seoul on Saturday. Other K-pop idols like Moonbin and Hae Soo died this year, both before the age of 30. "K-pop idols are professional, highly dedicated, highly trained artists," not unlike Olympic athletes, Oh said. Some fans question whether a song by a K-pop group that's sung completely in English is still K-pop, said Cifra.