I will give my 'premonition' like feelings and opinions that I have bottled up for sooo long, but finally must express. I just need to know that my feelings are not crazy and that I am not the only one feeling this way.
In all +/-12 years of being a Korean music fan, NEVER have I EVER been musically intimidated before. The first time I was introduced to BTS was their Dope mv, I immediately thought to myself: 'This group is it. Period. They will finally be the catalyst for kpop to be mainstream in America.' As arrogant as my spontaneous assumption may have seemed at that moment, I tried to be rational about my feelings, but it was like my musically-inclined soul if you will (i'm a singer/songwriter myself btw) was 'aware' that I was in the 'presence' of true musicians and had better show some damn respect where it's due. That feeling, however was fleeting due to the fact I didn't want to come off as biased, unfair and foolish to the rest of you guys. It felt rude to the other amazingly gifted idol groups in K-Pop. But, I resurfaced and this group will forever be revered by me, regardless if I leave K-Pop or not. And they get my respect in 2 FUCKING MONTHS! HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN! Obviously, a testament to their talents.
So, I continued to listen to their discography and finally decided that TMBMILpt2 will be BTS' 'Magnum Opus'. of their careers. This album is an absolute masterpiece, in terms of K-Pop standards I feel this album out of all is 'grammy' worthy if they were in the states. They have proven to me that they don't belong in the 'idol' world and demand to be labeled 'artists' in their own right. The final nail to my coffin was when they walked the red carpet of the 2015 MAMA, AGAIN my breath hitched in their presence and I was absolutely pissed at myself for acting so damn vulnerable. My spirit is screaming at the top of it's lungs that 'these guys are not to be fucked with in the Korean music industry' and Leader Rapmon is fulfilling his promise for his group. *hats off to you sir from one artist to another* lol
*sigh* This is all I can really express in words. It is hard to explain why I feel so gravitated towards one group so much. It is bizarre what these boys are doing to me and sometimes get scared that they are 'consuming' my life like no other Korean group has (I actually cried one night because I was scared that I was getting emotionally attached to people I don't know. Isn't that insane?!). Idk, can anybody relate to me? Or am I losing my shit?
In all +/-12 years of being a Korean music fan, NEVER have I EVER been musically intimidated before. The first time I was introduced to BTS was their Dope mv, I immediately thought to myself: 'This group is it. Period. They will finally be the catalyst for kpop to be mainstream in America.' As arrogant as my spontaneous assumption may have seemed at that moment, I tried to be rational about my feelings, but it was like my musically-inclined soul if you will (i'm a singer/songwriter myself btw) was 'aware' that I was in the 'presence' of true musicians and had better show some damn respect where it's due. That feeling, however was fleeting due to the fact I didn't want to come off as biased, unfair and foolish to the rest of you guys. It felt rude to the other amazingly gifted idol groups in K-Pop. But, I resurfaced and this group will forever be revered by me, regardless if I leave K-Pop or not. And they get my respect in 2 FUCKING MONTHS! HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN! Obviously, a testament to their talents.
So, I continued to listen to their discography and finally decided that TMBMILpt2 will be BTS' 'Magnum Opus'. of their careers. This album is an absolute masterpiece, in terms of K-Pop standards I feel this album out of all is 'grammy' worthy if they were in the states. They have proven to me that they don't belong in the 'idol' world and demand to be labeled 'artists' in their own right. The final nail to my coffin was when they walked the red carpet of the 2015 MAMA, AGAIN my breath hitched in their presence and I was absolutely pissed at myself for acting so damn vulnerable. My spirit is screaming at the top of it's lungs that 'these guys are not to be fucked with in the Korean music industry' and Leader Rapmon is fulfilling his promise for his group. *hats off to you sir from one artist to another* lol
*sigh* This is all I can really express in words. It is hard to explain why I feel so gravitated towards one group so much. It is bizarre what these boys are doing to me and sometimes get scared that they are 'consuming' my life like no other Korean group has (I actually cried one night because I was scared that I was getting emotionally attached to people I don't know. Isn't that insane?!). Idk, can anybody relate to me? Or am I losing my shit?