BTS are winning hearts the world over – but we are still wary of language diversity
- Written by John Hawkins, Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra

In 2017, Toni Watson was busking on the streets of Byron Bay. A couple of years later, using the moniker Tones and I, her song about that experience would become the world’s most played track.
Dance Monkey has now been streamed a billion times. It was the most popular track last week in Israel, Malaysia and Switzerland...