I have to say that South Korea has done a great job in cultural export. When most countries in the world are competing for large and medium-sized industries such as automobiles, by the 1970s, Europe, America and Japan have occupied a large part of the automobile industry, but there is one area in the world where they can exert their strength, that is, a complete and very open space, and no one is staring at it. They keenly turned their eyes to "cultural industries", including Korean dramas and Han Ying. And my beloved "Korean Wave" focuses on "cultural trafficking", focusing on the music industry (Kpop), television industry and film industry, so that people can easily focus on their own fields of interest and let others consume their own culture, including their own culture. Whether BTS was invited to Grammy twice or Parasite won a big fat piece in the Oscar, they didn't come out for no reason. This is a unique effort of the Korean government and Koreans. ? Of course, Kpop has also been criticized by many people because of the slobber songs and flashy surface packaging produced by the assembly line. This is really an obvious problem.

I hope it will be better and better with more "personality" and cultural elements.

"Everyone can make excellent music and hear excellent music. I hope that era will come. " -Kim Seok Jin

——————————— This is the dividing line.

The following is an excerpt from the British Telegraph translated by myself.

It is worth mentioning that BTS has a very clean record in endlessly tracking superstars, and the innocent criminal record makes S Club 7' s flirting with marijuana look relatively dangerous at the beginning of 2 1 century. But they have also achieved a certain degree of success, which makes them afraid in other aspects, especially when it comes to their corporate overlords.

BTS has a very clean record among superstars who are endlessly tracked by the media. In contrast, their spotless records made it dangerous for S Club 7* to eat marijuana occasionally in early 2000. But at the same time, BTS's achievements now make them slightly fearless on another level, especially when facing business owners.

Soul Map: Personas are full of the band's disinterest in weightless pop music ("Born as a Korean pop idol, reborn as an artist," Suga Yoshihide sang in the album closer Dionysus), and their awareness of drawing a clear line between the personas shown to the public and the personas behind closed doors (Introduction: Persona, RM sings, "I want to be the' me', and people want me. )

Soul map: The mask has repeatedly mentioned that BTS is not interested in pop songs with empty content ("Artists born as Kpop idols", recorded in the Suga Rap part of the album Dionysus), and their consciousness of clearly distinguishing the personality mask facing the public from the private one ("the one I want to be, the one people expect ... the one who laughs and the one who cries occasionally").

At the press conference before the concert, RM talked about the band's psychological dependence on their stage names (he is actually Kim Nam Jun, Jeong Ho Seok is Zheng Haoshi, and so on). He talked about the importance of existentialism and legal opinions of philosophy students in terms of their survival.

At the press conference before the concert, RM talked about the psychological dependence of group members on stage names. (His real name is Kim Nam Jun, and Jhope's real name is Jeong Ho Seok, etc.) He combined existential philosophy with real personal opinions, put forward unique views, and expounded the importance of these stage names to their survival.

"When you grow up, when night comes and the sun goes down, a person's shadow will become longer," he began. "So if I get taller, the shadow will get longer. Sometimes it is too much, too difficult and too big for us, but as an artist, a person, a person who trusts and loves himself, we need to be friends with the shadow. Our new album is called Masks. I have my role RM, and I have my other role Kim Nam Joon, an ordinary 25-year-old Korean. We must keep these two roles and two names. "

"When you grow up, night falls and the sun sets, a person's shadow becomes longer." He said. "So, as I get taller, the shadow becomes longer and longer. Sometimes it is too much, too difficult and too big for us, but if we want to live as an artist, a person, or a person who believes in and loves ourselves, then we must learn to live with the shadow. Our new album is called Masks. I have my role, RM, and I have another role, Kim Nam Jun, an ordinary 25-year-old Korean. We must keep these two roles and two names. "

Whether you are inclined to accept this wisdom or roll your eyes, it is a kind of thoughtful beyond the traditional expectations of pop stars, which is further reflected in the energy brought by BTS to their concerts, the elaborate myths of their works, and the empathy and introspection that directly adapt them to the needs and needs of today's pop fans.

Whether you are inclined to adopt this wise remark or roll your eyes, the deliberation in this sentence really exceeds the public's expectation of traditional pop stars. This is further reflected in the strength brought by BTS to the concert, the elaborate and complicated metaphor stories in music production, and the empathy and introspection for the needs of the majority of pop fans.