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In a recent interview ahead of his long-awaited comeback, artist PSY talked about BTS’s international reach and recognition.
He said, “I saw that BTS is very famous overseas. I’m very proud of them and think they are very worthy of that attention.”
As someone who has also experienced a great deal of unexpected fame overseas, PSY said, “I’m a very unique example of success and so is BTS. In a way, it seems like the artists that people don’t expect these kinds of results from are the ones who experience that sort of unprecedented success.”
The artist complimented the group and said, “I remember seeing [BTS] at music programs a few times at the time of their debut. Seeing them work so hard made me proud. I think BTS will continue to grow into an even more recognized group moving forward.”
Finally, PSY shared some advice for BTS and said, “I want to tell them, that regardless of how long they promote overseas, to not feel burdened. They’ve already established that they are artists worthy of recognition in Asia.”
Meanwhile, PSY’s eighth album “4X2=8” will drop at 6 p.m. KST tonight.
Source: Nate via Soompi
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Date: 2017-05-10 08:23 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-05-10 09:23 am (UTC)I guess that's why so many people are rooting for them/are excited they'll be at the bbmas. Like yeah it's an awards show the general public probably doesn't care about/lacks prestige but to be invited and getting all the positive press they did with their tour without actively trying to break into the American market is pretty cool.
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Date: 2017-05-10 09:54 am (UTC)Also, BBMAs was watched by almost 10M people last year and will be live streamed online for the first time ever this year, it's more exposure than BTS have gotten for their whole career, I don't think it's as meaningless as ppl make it out to be. So hopefully they gain some fans, meet people they admire and it gives them some relevance in SK.
I have to say tho, PSY is such a nice guy, it's sad that he wasn't taken seriously in the west because he's a great performer. But I mean, the western's opinion isn't all that valuable imo, he's doing good enough in SK.
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Date: 2017-05-10 06:08 pm (UTC)psy was kind of regarded as a gimmick in the west and i'm sure he knows that. at the same time, get money. asian people just can't seem to win in the western music industry. although i'm happy and proud that bts is going to the bbmas, they face the same risk (although their music is completely different): people are quite prejudiced about the whole asian boy band/girl group scene
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Date: 2017-05-10 06:17 pm (UTC)170510 V’s Tweet
@psy_oppa https://youtu.be/Xvjnoagk6GU Really, sunbaenim, your song is honestly yes that’s right yes oh yes* it’s daebak!!❤️❤️🐯
(T/N: * From the lyrics of PSY’s new release called “New Face”)
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170510 PSY’s reply to V’s Tweet
Oh oh oh, thank you~~~~^____^ ❤️ https://twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/862247506385657856
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Ah, I just saw your comment in the other post.
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