BTS Discuss Staying True to Themselves & Breaking Into American Market | Billboard News
Written by contributors on March 29, 2019
BTS are on the latest cover of Entertainment Weekly, and they were joined by an EW writer in Seoul to explore the behind-the-scenes look at their’ career ahead …
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Meherin Tinni On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
That's why BTS is special to us!!!♥️
Hiat Kark On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Every single bit of BTS fame is achieved by themselves, they didn’t have any company reputation or other things like that to rely on. I’m so amazed by their genuineness and humbleness. Since they worked so hard to achieve this fame, so they respect it. They won’t change themselves for the sake of awards but I’m sure if they will eventually achieve their goals.
dora theexplore On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
how to unloved BTS ?
YOU CAN'T
Moon Child On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
I love them
btbtbts ok On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
PERSONAAA WHO THE HELL AM I
Z Abs On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Great ! they shouldn’t change their colour for others we loved them for their colour, if they sang songs fully in english they might gain some attention in america but they have as well fandoms in the Arab world and latin america and France and Germany and india, etc.. we are not interested in english songs , we loved them for what they are and preferred them over american singers so it’s clear they shouldn’t change
Saniya Mallick On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Of course they wouldn’t change, thats what makes them BTS
Vilde Discohaven On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
That’s why we love them😩😍💜
Queen Minzy On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
BTS💜
melody queen melody queen On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
"There's no need to live you Life based on the standards of others"
– Kim Namjoon(RM)
Underrated person On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
My boysss
I hate Snakeuu On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Comeback is 3 days prior to my bday 😍I wish it was on the 15 It would be amazing but still so excited 😍
y setiawa On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
I don't understand why some people keep asking them to sing in full English. They're Koreans, who were born and live in Korea. Is there any American artist who sings in Korean? Fyi Nowadays, there is English subtitle available on youtube. If not, there is a thing called google.
Ellese Scheppers On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
If your a true fan of bts or Kpop in general
Take the time to learn a bit of korean, basic korean maybe even you don’t have to speak fluently
Or turn the captions on so you understand them, I do understand some music video don’t have captions that’s why some fandoms make the English translation lyrics so look up the lyrics and their will be some English there so you know what their saying
And things like how it sounds like their saying the B word or N word
Take the time to look it up or ask someone who knows korean well enough to know what their actually saying
Also
DO NOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE!!
Sometimes google translate doesn’t always work very well and sometimes that’s not the actual meaning
Google translate kinda sucks honestly
Or as I find helpful as I used this website during school for translating some things from Spanish to English is WordRefrence, it’s very helpful website in my opinion at least
Akhilesh Tanuku On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
It's clear, Billboard in an Army ☺
Nick Hawj On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Huge thank you to Bighit/Bang PD too for allowing BTS to be themselves and allowing them to be loose as well as letting them take part of the music production side. Bang PD knows what's up. But yeah. Glad they're aware that they don't need to change just to fit into certain standards or what have you. BTS are great just by genuinely being themselves. That's what makes them them.
y setiawa On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Agreed!! That is the reason i fell in luv with bts. They shouldnt force themselves to make english album, cuz that is not bts, well said Nam Joon. 👍 their lyrics so beautifully written. Only in their own languange they can express themselves best!
Sazia Samad On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Guys Namjoon just told us directly what to do. So even if they don't get to perform for the grammy than don't get upset.
SugA_gustD Min On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Alguien que me traduzca!!!!!
Preslava Kamenova On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
That's our boys…I'm really wondering if they will come to Romania
MidnightEkaki On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Namjoon has said before "I respect them (Western artists) but I don't want to become like them". This is why I trust BTS with their music, they respect themselves as artists and don't want to conform but do their own thing.
Also, unpopular opinion time. I think its really great we try hard to get them to number 1 on the charts, but as Namjoon said they don't really care that much if they get number 1 or not. Its fine to try and get them number 1 to show our appreciation, but I see fans actually dissing other fans for not trying hard enough to stream their music all the time there's jokes like "why do _ when you could be streaming (song name)". I think its harmful to pressure other fans like that into spending all their time only on Bts. If you want to do so its fine but if not then you're not any less of a fan.
R to the Rin On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Thank you Namjoon for staying true and BTS will still be how they are when they first debuted in my heart. Purple you!
Lambda Nossaku On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
BTS is real.
That's it, guys.
I
EveryAvery day On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Simply NAMJESUS
blackpink dance rose Jennie lisa y jisoo On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
BTS 😍😍 alguien es army y habla español estoy en foreve alone 😭
Lyss :D On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
I can’t tell you how proud of them I am! They truly are amazing! And even though they are pretty popular the are so humble and kind and sweet! Also, they are not striving to beat everyone! They just want to so the world it’s okay to be yourself! 💜
BTSARMY4LIFE On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
BTS is literally the reason I haven't killed myself. Yes, that's dark but true. They've helped me through so much. BTS and ARMY are some of the nicest people EVER. I purple y'all 💜💜💜💜💜💜
GotBangtan !!! On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
You are humble kings
We respect you and care you and will always support
But plzz don't be so humble that others will take benefit of it
Love you guys💜💜💜💜
Alyssa Marie Panopio On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
💓💓💓
Jo Juan On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
This is the exact reason why I'm an army.
Lara Colney On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
im so so proud of them love yoo bts
Iveth López On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
That's why I love them and Namjoon said it, the leader spoke and that it's enough for me BTS I unique and that's why they are so special 👑❤
Cristal Chav On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Lang Chao On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Yes! Keep us updated. Super stoked!
tric bumo On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
They cross all boundaries of age, race, nationality, gender, etc. with their music. They are the best ambassadors for South Korea there is. People are eager to learn the language, history and culture, all because of them.
BTS RM: Music and performance transcends, language and countries,and races.
YE~!! True.
taekook love On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
I stan god💜💜💜
BANGTAN SOYEONDAN #BTS4EVER On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
🎉KIM NAMJOON
VOTE FOR V PRES
🎉KIM SEOKJIN
VOTE FOR SEC.
🎉MIN YOONGI
VOTE FOR TREASURER
🎉JUNG HOSEOK
VOTE FOR AUDITOR
🎉PARK JIMIN
VOTE FOR BUS. MAN.
🎉KIM TAEHYUNG
VOTE FOR P.I.O
🎉JEON JUNGKOOK
VOTE FOR SRG. AT ARMS
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉ARMYS
Tara Hosseini On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
I never expected BTS to produce English songs after the song “Idol”.
The MV represents Korea and the lyrics are “Whatever the reason for your criticism is
I know what I am (I know what I am)
I know what I want (I know what I want)
I never gon’ change (I never gon' change)
I never gon’ trade”.
If ARMYs are upset that they are not making English Songs, ask yourself what song made you a fan of BTS.
Music transcend language and culture.
minjung joominjung On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
There is a reason so many people all over the world loves them even though they are singing, rapping in a language that most of us don't understand, and we have to search for ENG TRANS.. They are GORGEOUS , but it's not just their looks.
They are heavily involved in the production of their own music. The members(specially the three rappers) are excellent song-writers, composers, producers. Their lyrics are beautiful, and intellectual, talks about social issues, mental health, female empowerment, is inspiring, even their love songs don't have those cliche' lyrics [no songs about bedding women, partying, alcohol, drugs], their music is very versatile [ Hip-hop, R&B, Pop , EDM etc] They have pretty vocals [my fav is V's voice], they have 3 excellent rappers (all 3 of them have their own mixtapes) , they are excellent dancers( 3 of them are trained in Modern dance, Street dance, Hip hop, Popping-locking, and B-boying), their dances are extremely well- choreographed.They are excellent performers, with great stage presence [search MAMA 2016, 2017 BTS LIVE ] their voices are very stable even when they are dancing such an intense choreo, some of them can even play instruments (guitar, piano, drums, saxophone), the aesthetics of their M/Vs are insane, with lots of hidden messages, and theories and has references to literary works [ like Demian by Hermann Hesse] , their concepts are very creative [ like some BTS M/Vs are connected to each other and has a parallel world of their own]
On top of that, they are humble, sweet, lovely guys, with beautiful, charming personalities,they are extremely likeable, funny, amazing human beings who love their fans and always try to interact with them . And ARMYs have to be one of the most fiercely passionate, dedicated fanbases in the world, we love our boys.
S Anne On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
President Namjoon has spoken.
Gabriela Hernandéz On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Bangtan♡
Anis Khairunnisa On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
I will go to south korea! That's my goals💜
Resma army On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
persona
Resma army On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
bts is the best
Pardon my grammar On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
#NamjoonForPresident
Радина Жубайханова On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️😍
pan con Mermelada /AMO A MIS OPPAS BTS On March 29, 2019 at 7:38 am
Es enserio no entiendo nadaaaaaaa
Que alguien me explique