By Honorary Reporter Oshini Navodya Jayamuni from Sri Lanka

Photos = Johanna Grunert, Crystal Lee, and Andreia Gonçalves

K-pop megastar group BTS recently released its three-CD anthology album "Proof," a reflection of the first nine years of the boy band's career.

BTS fans worldwide marked the event with excitement, with some expressing their feelings through creative methods. 

The following are three fans who created works to mark the album's release in interviews conducted from June 15-16 via direct messages and email. Among the fan art I've seen, these stood out when I first saw them on Instagram. This is the second of two parts.

Illustration by Johanna Grunert from Germany

This freelance artist from Germany has drawn fan art featuring BTS for over two years. "Being their fan is the most enjoyable and an amazing experience," she said.

Her illustration based on the music video for "Yet to Come" includes details from other BTS songs that Army members can immediately recognize. "BTS has shown lots of different colors and genres throughout nine years in the industry, and I hope that my piece can portray that," Grunert said. 

Johanna Grunert's illustration is based on a key scene from the music video for the BTS song "Yet to Come."

Journal spread by Crystal Lee from UK

This Briton keeps a diary on K-pop and BTS and tries to make it creative. Taking a long time to make one journal spread with pop-ups and drawings, she said she keeps the design simple to capture a song's overall mood. 

"I usually focus on the music video of a song. I decorated it with colors in the music videos of BTS songs and lettering based on the lyrics of 'Yet To Come,'" she added. "It's nice to be part of Army. This community makes me feel at home. We can cherish all memories together."

Crystal Lee creates journal spreads inspired by BTS.

Polymer clay ornament by Andreia Goncalves from Portugal
Though a worker in the export industry, this craft artist in her free time works mainly with polymer clay and also embroiders and sews clothes. After hearing about BTS in 2019 through a friend's daughter, she said she discovered the boy band about a month later on the radio and joined Army.

"As an adult, I feel that life has become only about work and family. But BTS brought back excitement to me," she said. 

Goncalves made an ornament inspired by the lyrics of "Yet to Come" to symbolize the group's past and present. "Not only has BTS brought me happiness and comfort through music, but also incredible people to my life. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me," she added.

Andreia Goncalves made this clay ornament inspired by the music video for the BTS song "Yet To Come."

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