I have thought long and hard about this... And I have come to a decision.
I agree that BTS isn't kpop.
And I also think that is why I fell out of love with them.
I love kpop, I love the kpop sound and style, I love the variety shows and humour and everything that comes with it.
And now I looked at BTS and thought about what makes kpop well... kpop for me... and realized BTS doesn't fill most of those categories.
They don't promote like kpop groups do any more.
They don't have the kpop sound any more and have switched it for a much more western and in my opinion generic sound.
They don't clothe like kpop idols and for quite a while now have worn suits or quite simple but trendy clothes for performances.
In my eyes BTS are no longer kpop.
But if I have to ever see the word BTS-pop again I am honest to god burning my eyes out. They are just pop. if the fucking beatles weren't Beatles-pop, if MJ wasn't MJ-pop neither does BTS get their own genre!
I agree that BTS isn't kpop.
And I also think that is why I fell out of love with them.
I love kpop, I love the kpop sound and style, I love the variety shows and humour and everything that comes with it.
And now I looked at BTS and thought about what makes kpop well... kpop for me... and realized BTS doesn't fill most of those categories.
They don't promote like kpop groups do any more.
They don't have the kpop sound any more and have switched it for a much more western and in my opinion generic sound.
They don't clothe like kpop idols and for quite a while now have worn suits or quite simple but trendy clothes for performances.
In my eyes BTS are no longer kpop.
But if I have to ever see the word BTS-pop again I am honest to god burning my eyes out. They are just pop. if the fucking beatles weren't Beatles-pop, if MJ wasn't MJ-pop neither does BTS get their own genre!