There's no denying that BTS really captures the world's attention. They have a huge and diverse fan base, including some of the biggest names in entertainment worldwide.
One of these famous ARMYs is none other than British actor, writer and producer Simon Pegg! Not only him but his whole family are ARMYs.
Simon Pegg is the co-founder of Stolen Pictures but is perhaps best known for his roles in popular series like Star Trek and Mission Impossible and hit classics like Shaun of the Dead. Simon Pegg is a familiar name to ARMY as he constantly shows his love for the group.
Simon Pegg often uses BTS songs on Instagram or constantly fights in the selection of bias. All BTS members are equally attractive and like us, it's hard to choose the one we love the most.
He and his family, especially his daughter Matilda (also known as Tilly), are such big fans that they even flew to Las Vegas to attend PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE. They had photos taken with BTS behind the scenes.
Recently, Simon Pegg was a guest on BBC's The One Show. Here, he answered related questions and told the story of where he fell in love with BTS.
He revealed that he discovered BTS through his daughter Tilly, a K-Pop lover. Chris Martin of Coldplay, Tilly's godfather, previously revealed that it was she who suggested their collaboration with BTS.
He told: "I have a daughter, Tilly. She’s 13 tomorrow. Happy birthday, Till. She’s very much into K-Pop. She knows her K-Pop inside out. She sat me down… She knows I’m a bit of a grumpy old Indie kid, you know what I mean. I’m a bit of an old rocker. She said, ‘Listen to this,’ and I listened to it. And it was really great."
Although he had different musical tastes before that, he also became a fan. By the time BTS held their PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE concert, Pegg was such an ARMY that he was just as excited as anyone who got to see them.
He ever said: "So, we took her to see them recently, and we got to meet them and I was as starstruck as she was."
So Tilly definitely converted both her father and godfather well into the BTS fandom!