"Personally, I don't agree with [the statement] that 'idols are different from musicians', or 'idols are different from artists'. I don't think idols are less serious than artists or musicians. Thus, if someone says one is above the other, or below the other, then I want to say that I don't agree with that. An idol is something good."
Source: https://www.allkpop.com/video/…entary-pieces-29th-winter
To me it's just annoying when people create a division between idols (and non idols musiscians) saying one is an artist and the other isn't because of xy dumb reasons. It just feels cocky and uncalled for. I'm referencing here to the discsussion that happened here as well. Some of you guys said that certain idols qualify to be called artists while others don't, please.