BTS “Secret to global popularity? Bromance between the members” (interview)
Last year, as BTS sang about the burning youth, they became one of the top idol groups. And they started the new year on a good note.
On the 17th, BTS won World Hallyu Star Award at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards.
On the day of the ceremony, they won with last year’s release of 화양연화 pt.1 and 화양연화 pt.2.
After the ceremony, BTS had an interview with Starnews and expressed their thoughts: “I think this award is not only given by our fans in Korea, but also our international fans. We will come back with better performances in the future.
“Our biggest strength is expressing reality through music.” They continued, “Our fans feel close to our music as if it’s their own stories and receive emotional comfort. And we want to satisfy our fans with our music.”
When they were asked about this year’s (activity) plans, they replied: “We haven’t pinned anything down yet. We just want to keep emphasizing that we’re still young.” This year, BTS’ maknae Jungkook (1997)’s Korean age is 20 years old but they still emphasized that they are (young) boys. Leader Rap Monster expressed: “our maknae is still a minor because of his international age. We are not old. We will continue to be young boys for this year (laughs).”
BTS is not only getting attention within Korea, but also internationally. Their mini album 화양연화 pt.2 released last year November achieved #1 place on the Billboard World Albums chart for 4 weeks, which set a record for most weeks atop of World Albums by any K-Pop act.
BTS is getting attention from all over the world, when they were asked about what’s their charm? BTS replied: “teamwork and friendship.” And continued, “The love and friendship between our members. Our bromance or brothership is strong. The fans probably like the way how we are attached to each other. This is our strength. Also, our music and performances are cool so that’s why they like us. It’s a bit embarrassing to say this ourselves. Haha.”
Ever since the trainee days, they’ve been living in a dormitory. BTS said that they’ve been living together for about 7 years, they can tell what the other member is thinking about just by listening to their breathing. When they were asked about the secret to their teamwork, BTS replied with the affections for each other.
“We’re well aware of what each member lacks. No one is perfect among us. We know each other’s weaknesses so we work hard. We’ve been living together for a long time, we know each other very well and we’re like siblings. We feel happy when we’re together.”
BTS is not only representing K-Pop idol group but they are also becoming a popular group globally. They expressed that they want to try acting, variety shows and other fields this year. Leader Rap Monster also expressed his hope to release some of his solo work this year.
“Nothing is confirmed yet, but we want to show our various sides. We hope that this year will be filled with different activities depending on our member’s abilities. We won’t be too ambitious and we will go up gradually (steadily and orderly). We’re always thankful to our fans.”
Coming from a small idol company, BTS is rising to the top with their talents. We look forward to how they will bring happiness through music and performance to their fans in the future.
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