A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BTS

Fri, 26 Jul '24
"The world's biggest band," per a 2021 Rolling Stone cover
Mon, 3 Jun '24
Boy band with members such as J-Hope and Jungkook
Sun, 12 May '24
Boy band that went on hiatus in 2023 for army service
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Pop group with an "army"
Thu, 15 Feb '24
Group whose full name translates as "Bulletproof Boy Scouts"
Wed, 1 Nov '23
"Dynamite" K-pop group
Fri, 25 Aug '23
Band whose fans are known as "ARMY"
Wed, 19 Jul '23
"Dynamite" hitmakers, 2020
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Band with the 2021 #1 hit "Butter"
Sat, 3 Jun '23
Big act in K-pop
Fri, 2 Jun '23
Group with 26-Down in Korean, Japanese and English
Wed, 24 May '23
Group whose "Butter" video was the fastest to reach 100 million views on YouTube (2021)
Wed, 15 Feb '23
K-pop megastars
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Seoul singers?
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Seoul singers
Sun, 5 Jun '22
South Korean "Princes of Pop"
Fri, 13 May '22
Group with the 2020 #1 album "Be"
Wed, 23 Mar '22
"Dynamite" boy band
Fri, 18 Feb '22
First K-pop group to perform at the Grammys
Tue, 1 Feb '22
"Dynamite" K-pop band
Mon, 30 Aug '21
First K-pop group to have a #1 Billboard hit
Sun, 20 Jun '21
World's best-selling musical artists of 2020
Sat, 12 Jun '21
Best-selling K-pop group