BTS‘S RM He is once again gaining widespread praise … not for a theatrical performance or a new track, but for his honest and nuanced response during a previous interview that has recently become viral.
His weighted answer to a difficult question about the K-Pop industry has gained over 30,000 views and hundreds of comments on Theqoo, becoming a trendy topic.
When he was asked of the K-pop internship system notoriously intense, RM gave an unexpectedly candid response.
Interviewer: K-pop stars pass through years of intense training sessions under a highly competitive survival system and even after the debut, they continue to go to the limit. What do you think of this system?
RM: My company does not like when I answer questions like this, because I recognize parts. Some journalists will write titles such as “RM calls him a horrible system that destroys young people!” But I think the system has, in its own way, played a role in modeling this unique industry. Much has improved also over time, things like the terms of the contract and training methods have changed significantly for the better.
Later in the interview, RM was asked if the pressure for perfection and competitiveness so common in K-Pop reflected Korean culture. His response added further depth to the conversation and tons of praise from the Netizen earned him.
Interviewer: The youth of K-Pop, is the obsession with perfection and constant tension something unique for Korean culture?
RM: The Westerners do not understand. Korea is a country invaded, devastated and then divided into two. Just 70 years ago, we had nothing. We were a country that needed help from the United IMF and Nations. But now we are a nation that the whole world is looking at. How was it possible? How did it happen? It is because people worked like crazy to go on. So people from countries like France or the United Kingdom, the nations that have colonized others for centuries, come here and say things like “Wow … you guys are too hard for yourself. Life in Korea is so stressful!”
But those things are what you need to do it. And they are also what makes K-Pop so captivating. Of course, there is a gray area when it comes to judgment, but everything that happens too quickly or too intensely is destined to come with side effects.
The fact that Spotify Rampari could be frustrating everything we do with “k-pop”, but the effect is undeniable. It is a premium label, a quality seal based on the results of those who preceded us.
His words are now widely praised for their honesty, depth and deepening not only k-pop, but also Korean culture.
- “As expected, it is My president. “
- “Rm has always been constantly nice …”
- “” A label that guarantees the quality earned by those who preceded us. “Wow … what an extraordinary line.”
- “Someone, please hurry and download my president from the military.”
- “The latter phrase really struck me in my heart …”
