Are KPop Idols considered celebrities in the West? (1 Viewer)

[TWICEVELVETPINK]

For example would someone like BoA or a member from SNSD be considered a celebrity for the West as someone like Beyonce or Britney would be?

 

[Panda]

define what you mean by West lmao

 

[Ahsoka]

BTS sure
I doubt people have heard of most others

 

[kuro]

BTS sure
I doubt people have heard of most others

exactly what I was going to say. BTS are definitely considered celebrities, grammys and all

 

[PWSwan]

From an American perspective, BTS as a collective and probably Psy. I don't know how many people are familiar with BTS as individuals.

 

[raymondchouku]

Maybe Lisa because of her modeling... But even if we are to say Jimin or other individual idols; let's face facts. Idols who become proto-celebrities within the west tend to have a short shelf life... What I mean is that, yes, while Gangnam Style was huge (for some reason) in the US, it did not propel him into further success. He had some works with Snoop Dogg, but outside of Gangnam Style he is not known well is the west... So an Idol or Group may gain some popularity for a time, but is usually based on specific things and when it ends people tend to forget.. While I could bring up Gangnam Style and everyone will remember it, the subsequent work by Psy, most likely won't be known by the majority in the west. Plus K-Pop in general, in the west, is stigmatized [to an extent] based on many factors ranging from image to thirsty fanbases and target demographic.

 

[amourpinks]

bts probably, and that's it. maybe bp but they're still pretty new to the market. they're the only ones I could see as celebrities. but even then, Beyonce is at a caliber of her own, her eras are probably some of the biggest eras in music for not only her fans but the gp as well, shes been selling out stadiums for a while now. and Britney impacted pop culture heavily in the early 2000s with multiple hits and she's still very much in demand as a performer as she performs in vegas all the time. her first residency as a performer in vegas grossed over $138 million with 234 shows. really I don't think any kpop act will be at the level of these two.