What are some groups that never sought out western validation?

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Since this is such a hot topic

For me it’s a silly question lol but for kpop fans everything is serious and they want to drag everything so name some groups that never “sought” out western validation

Let me pull out my textbook "Music of the Joseon Dynasty" and I will try to find you an answer.

Maybe Astro?

let's see from my favs

BP - nope

Twice - nope

RV - ??? have they sought western validation?

Itzy - nope

IVE - nope

LSFM - nope

Gidle - nope

Aespa - nope

so Red Velvet???

Izone for sure. Not a single unbroken English sentence to be found in their library of content, which spans countless thousands of videos.

Another group (whom you will soon see me start to shoot for and spam) is also renowned for never seeking Western validation...

SHINee. Not a single song in English and they don't tour outside of Asia (except for that one time and those few festivals)

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let's see from my favs

BP - nope

Twice - nope

RV - ??? have they sought western validation?

Itzy - nope

IVE - nope

LSFM - nope

Gidle - nope

Aespa - nope

so Red Velvet???

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Rv have bad boy english version lol

Oooh that's interesting, I think some of my groups have (I even saw EVNNE with a Fox News Interview? I heard their company in the USA/News channel is not the greatest..),

And I think Pentagon would have if Cube would actually focus on their international fans, but thankfully since they left I hope to see more promotions. The members seem to have their attention focused on Japan and Korea rn.

I don't think B1A4 has, as some of their content/livestreams don't even have English subs yet. 😅 (I'll watch them for Sandeul though lol)

+What would qualify as Western validation? I always kinda wondered.

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Rv have bad boy english version lol

damn well all my favs are sellouts I guess!!!

I haven't followed much of RAINZ career, but I don't think they have very much since they never got that popular and members going onto different things, + appearing in Produce 101. My bias Hong Eunki was formerly apart of the project group MARS, he debuted as an actor and has appeared on Idol The Coup, SingAgain2, and SomeAir.

You might recognize RAINZ/ him for these.

Izone and Wannaone because they are just temporary group, why waste their time with western validation? The rest are hoping and some just don’t know how to do correctly (*cough* most SM groups lol)

Seventeen?

If I sell processed food and attempt to get GMP and SQF certifications to export my products to EU, do I seek EU validation?

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Red Velvet even when western validation was seeking them

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Seventeen?

RV have released English versions of two of their songs and toured in the West. It isn't a matter of them not seeking popularity in the West, it's a matter of SM being too incompetent and too half-hearted to give them that. They could've been as big as any other girl group here if SM had held up their end of the bargain.