Display MoreIt kind of annoys people are pressed about one "bad" performance. I mean, it wasn't that bad for the reasons you said- this setup was hard to work with to begin with, and they did the best they could, but one okayish/bad performance isn't the end of the world.
People over here who aren't familiar with Kpop have been finding it weird since forever. Obviously with the global expansion of Kpop, it's a bit less stigmatized, but there are always people who find it cringe. Older folks usually wouldn't get it as they don't listen to it, so I wouldn't expect aespa in this one performance to like... change people's minds on it.
Like idk I kind of feel like people pointing fingers at aespa being "a bad representation of kpop" are being a bit much.They weren't a bad representative of kpop at all, but even if the performance was "good", idk life would probably go on. Like you said, middle aged people watching this might find it odd anyways since Savage is an experimental track and these people probably don't care for kpop to begin with tbh...
Sorry, the point I'm getting at is one awkward performance isn't the worst thing to happen. Aespa will live and we'll live, y'know?
Yes. Feeling this 100%.
No individual group bears the responsibility of representing an industry. K-pop itself is very diverse despite the stubborn attitudes of those who view it one-dimensionally.
It really isn't the worst thing to happen. It's all about putting things into perspective. All American greats had mediocre or less-than-mediocre performances, but in the grand scheme of things, viewers don't really care that much.
They had fun interacting with fans who recognized them and whoever else was in the audience. I'm sure that's the one thing they'll bring back with them, not the K-pop stratosphere's scrutiny that already happens all the time.
