I don't find it weird at all. American top 40 has, for several years, probably over-represented the more dreary songs. In 2019 (when Boy With Luv was released) the most upbeat top 10 song was Sucker by the Jonas Brothers. In 2020 (when Dynamite was released), it's probably Adore You by Harry Styles. In 2021 (when Butter was released), it's the increased tempo version of Levitating by Dua Lipa. They stand out a lot in the market with their bright, upbeat songs when so many other artists are releasing midtempo or moody songs. I like moody BTS too, but if they tried to release an introspective song, well them and everyone else. (It's not surprising that Dynamite's year-end chart performance on the Global 200 was 5, and Life Goes On was 133.)
RE: Do you find it weird that BTS’s biggest hits in America are all bright, bubblegum songs and not their emo/hiphop songs?
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Everyone just wants a fun song they can groove along to
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I'm not surprised because those bubble gum songs happened to be in English.
I believe it's still an issue about the language. Majority still want to listen to something they can easily understand or sing along to. It's a sad thing but that's the way it is, at least, as far as most Americans are. I bet if the songs like Dope or Blood Sweat and Tears were written in full English and only get released now, they would be a hit with American GP.
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I was too lazy to look up data from previous years, lol. But they're both fun songs so I think the theme still fits.
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Everyone just wants a fun song they can groove along to
not me! bring on edgy bts!!!
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Those songs are all easy listening. I actually want another Boy With Luv song. The serotonin I felt when I first head it is so good.
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Mic drop was their biggest hit in Us before Dyna happened
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yes!! i've gotten to appreciate their cheery songs more, but their hip-hop songs will always be the most killer for me
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People who know nothing about BTS' history, aka non -Armys, say this.
Mic Drop remix charted for 10 weeks on BB Hot 100 and this was late 2017 - early 2018, mind you when Armys were not even half the size they were in 2020
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Mic drop was their biggest hit in Us before Dyna happened
It was actually Boy with Luv. It got certified Platinum in 2 months, Mic Drop took almost an entire year.
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Those songs were like the Trojan horses but the rest of their discography is what make people stay
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It was actually Boy with Luv. It got certified Platinum in 2 months, Mic Drop took almost an entire year.
i think they're talking ab popularity-wise and if it was known
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Those songs were like the Trojan horses but the rest of their discography is what make people stay
This!! I was intrigued by bubble pop DNA, smitten by Mic Drop and Not Today but stay for the rest of their discography (my favs with meaningful lyrics are Nevermind, Pied Piper, Baepsae, Paradise, Dope - at the top of my head)
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