BTS is NOT “the first kpop act” to appear in America, and not the first to sign under an American label.
STOP DISCREDITING THE REST OF KPOP JUST BECAUSE OF A FEW “MEAGER” ACHIEVEMENTS.
🔹️Wonder Girls, BoA and Se7en, SNSD and later Psy are the first kpop act to debut in America and Psy actually won a music-related award in the AMAs.
🔹️Psy has also performed in the VMAs, the AMAs, The American Idol, The Ellen Show. He’s also the first to debut on American TV, CL was on Late Late Show first too.
🔹️SNSD signed a contract under Warner Music and they released an English version for Run Devil Run alongside other of their hits. 🔹️Psy, CL, 2NE1, Bigbang and SNSD are one of the artists that won at the YouTube Awards in America and also all around Europe. 🔹️BIGBANG was featured on CNN.
🔹️2NE1 won an award at the MTV IGGY.ad Best Band in the World.
🔹️The very first kpop group to win outside Korea was Super Junior.
🔹️Epik High was invited to perform at Coachella.
🔹️Psy, Bigbang, BoA, Se7en and CL are the firsts to sign under an american label.
🔹️ The Hallyu Wave reached Japan through DBSK (TVXQ) and later followed by the huge second gen groups.GDRAGON was featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30.
🔹️ 2NE1 was featured in one of CNN’s Documentary talking about the “Hallyu Wave”. 🔹️Microsoft made 2NE1 their honorary ambassadors. 2NE1 performed on America’s Next Top Model.
🔹️They were featured on an episode of The Bachelor. BIGBANG won at the MTV EMA. 🔹️GDRAGON won World’s Best Entertainer at the World Music Awards in 2014;
🔹️BIGBANG was nominated as Best Band and Best LIVE Act.
🔹️2NE1 was nominated as well on the Best Group, Best LIVE Act, Best Video and Best Song Category.
🔹️BIGBANG featured on Grammy’s webpage twice during their succesful US tours last 2012 and 2015 and also Psy, WG and Shinee too. BIGBANG winning not just once in MTV Italia.
🔹️ BIGBANG winning SONG OF HE SUMMER beating TS’s BAD BLOOD in MTV US. 🔹️G-DRAGON being the guest performer in Justib Bieber’s Believe Tour in SoKor last 2013 and many more
You want to talk about charity?
🔹️The first artists in kpop that worked with UNICEF is Jinusean but before that there’s Bigbang that supports UNICEF as a solo and as a group, also SNSD, SuJu, TVXQ, Epik High, 2ne1, F(X), Shinee and much more.
You want to talk luxury brands?
🔹️GD had a partnership with Giuseppe Zanotti, he is the face of Chanel, he is a close friend of Karl Lagerfeld (Godfather of Fashion),
🔹️CL is Jeremy Scott’s muse,
🔹️DARA, CL, TOP and GD attended the Milan, New York, Paris Fashion Week on exclusive invites.
🔹️BIGBANG’s BLACK CARD and YG’s reputation allows them to take hold of luxury items OFF THE RUNWAY, BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE GETS THEM.
You want to talk influences?
🔹️GD is close acquaintance with Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Flo.Rida, Jaden Smith, Will Smith.
🔹️CL is signed under Scooter Braun, The manager of Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and the likes.
🔹️Diplo, Skrillex and Martin Garrix are close acquaintances of CL and has at one point collaborated.
🔹️ Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.am has collaborated with 2NE1.
🔹️CL’s song is in the movie, My Little Pony. 🔹️GDRAGON has performed with Missy Elliott.
🔹️YG artists has not only taken selfies but has actually PARTIED with Justin Bieber.
🔹️GD had his own private party after the New York fashion week, attended by Bella Hadid.
🔹️TVXQ created the biggest Hallyu Wave in Japan and in Asia before they got divided into a separate unit.
🔹️TVXQ are the first Korean idol group invited to perform at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen, Japan’s most prestigious New Year Eve’s music festival. They performed there three times, from 2008 to 2011. TVXQ are the first Korean music group to headline their own concert at the Tokyo Dome (The Secret Code Tour in 2009), the first foreign group to embark on a five-Dome tour in Japan (Time Tour in 2013), and the first foreign artists to perform at the Nissan Stadium (Time Tour).Their 2017 Begin Again Tour was the highest-attended tour ever held by a foreign music act, bringing over a million people.
🔹️BoA and Se7en were the very first Korean artists who stepped into the western music scene.
🔹️2NE1 was the VERY FIRST GROUP to catch the international music market’s attention because of their edgy style.
And this facts are only few of them the list is sooo long
The Hallyu Wave has been happening for a decade. IT DID NOT BEGIN LAST YEAR.
So don’t act like superiors saying that BTS introduced Kpop Worldwide because the artists above lead and they just followed. These artists opened the gates of opportunity for so many Kpop artists and BTS happened to be one of those who hopped on that train.
You’re hurt? We stepped on your ego? We’re just telling the truth.
These are FACTS. Look them up, kids.
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