People know BTS, but can't sing along

    Insightful interview.


    Click bait title.

    While it attracts attention, causes fans(hardly open minded in the first place), to shut down the minds quickly and not bother reading the full thing.


    In any case, BTS is maybe 10% of the article, yet BTS is so significant in K-pop, that no opinion piece can be written without mentioning them.



    [CRITICALLY SPEAKING: K-POP] Critic explains why people know BTS but can't sing along
    K-pop acts are topping international music charts, selling millions of albums and racking up billions of views on YouTube, and yet many Koreans confess that…
    koreajoongangdaily.joins.com


    I agree with almost everything said in the interview. And many of this has already been discussed in AKP

    Edited 2 times, last by bbgc ().

    I agree with a lot from this article but I feel that it's a little biased.


    "Before “Dynamite” (2020), BTS’s songs like “DNA” (2017), “Boy With Luv” (2019) and “On” (2020) did enter the Billboard charts, but most of their ranks dropped after a couple weeks. That suggests that rather than being organic hits, those songs were boosted on the charts thanks to the power of its fandom, ARMY."


    Why is there no mention of Spring day, the korean gp knows it.

    Fire and Blood sweat and tears were also pretty iconic that even non fans recognise it, nit sure about the gp tho.

    They are talking about hot100 charting not korean charting here...so non fans arent gp and neither are fans soooo confirmed the gp doesnt exist!


    A "little biased"? There is so much misinformation I dont even know where to start, cant even be unbiased when talking about the korea music industry - what a joke


    "All these bgs selling 2-3million!" Only 1 bg sells 3+ million and only 2 others hit 2 million, cant even have simple facts right lmao

    I think that paragraph was specfic to Billboard.


    In Korea, they do have GP popularity, though not to the extent projected by Physicals, views/likes etc.

    Quote from kiwijoon

    They are talking about hot100 charting not korean charting here...so non fans arent gp and neither are fans soooo confirmed the gp doesnt exist!


    A "little biased"? There is so much misinformation I dont even know where to start, cant even be unbiased when talking about the korea music industry - what a joke


    "All these bgs selling 2-3million!" Only 1 bg sells 3+ million and only 2 others hit 2 million, cant even have simple facts right lmao

    Any time you see an article on kpop with an intro saying something like, "it's not just BTS hitting global success, other groups are making waves on international charts, etc" you just know that's it about to be full of biased bs lol

    Quote from kiwijoon

    They are talking about hot100 charting not korean charting here...so non fans arent gp and neither are fans soooo confirmed the gp doesnt exist!


    A "little biased"? There is so much misinformation I dont even know where to start, cant even be unbiased when talking about the korea music industry - what a joke


    "All these bgs selling 2-3million!" Only 1 bg sells 3+ million and only 2 others hit 2 million, cant even have simple facts right lmao

    I actually didn't bother reading the rest of the article.

    Quote from visualkei4402

    I actually didn't bother reading the rest of the article.

    That's the problem with click bait titles,


    While the attract attentions, the also cause fans(hardly open minded), to shut down the minds quickly and not bother reading the full thing.


    In any case, BTS is maybe 10% of the article, yet BTS is so significant in K-pop, that no opinion piece can be written without mentioning them.

    Quote from Nefelibata

    Someday I'll read an interview with a critic and agree with what they say :pepe-pray:

    More relevant is whether your agreement/disagreement will be solicited by a major media platform and published.


    If singers are relevant for their popularity, irrespective of whether you like their songs or not.

    Similarly professional critics for their reach, irrespective of whether you agree or not.


    That's the deal.

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