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This is the Bulgum and Early Years discounts that deliver cultural news every week.
Although it is impossible to stand on the overseas stage due to Corona 19, Korean songs are attracting attention from people all over the world through online.
Detailed Story Let’s talk with music critic Kim Young-dae. (Hello?)
Q. Unfortunately, BTS didn’t receive the Grammy Award, what did it mean?
◀ Youngdae Kim/Music Critic ▶
The Grammy is an award that the nomination itself is meaningful. Rather than not receiving an award, you will remember that you were nominated and performed. I want the Grammy to show an open appearance like an Oscar.
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Q1. BTS is also BTS, but these days, Black Pink member’Rosé’ is continuing the new K-pop record march?
◀ Youngdae Kim/Music Critic ▶
Recently, when you read articles related to culture, there is a lot of content related to’Rosé’. This is because’Rosé’, the main vocal of Black Pink, has achieved new records every day by releasing his first solo single album since his debut. Pre-release album pre-orders only 500,000 copies worldwide. As a female solo singer, she recorded the highest number ever in a single album. The title track was ranked on iTunes in 51 countries at the same time as the album was released. China’s largest music site, QQ Music, topped five charts, including the music video and trend index.
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Q2. There was a story that the new song went beyond Psy’s?
◀ Youngdae Kim/Music Critic ▶
On the 12th, the music video was released on YouTube, and it recorded 41.6 million views in 24 hours. On the day of its release, it was ranked #1 on YouTube most watched videos. Psy’s Gangnam Style has updated 36 million views in 8 years, and as of the 19th, it has achieved 95 million views. Foreign media also reported their reactions, but the music medium’Billboard’ officially published the music video and praised the artist’s character, and it was a successful debut, which set a tremendous record as a solo artist in the UK. On the 16th in local time, the stage video was released at the NBC’Jimmy Fallon Show’ in the United States.
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Q3. What does it mean to introduce this new song on the American’Jimmy Fallon Show’?
◀ Youngdae Kim/Music Critic ▶
‘The Jimmy Fallon Show’ is America’s premier talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon. So far, it’s a show featuring superstars like Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama, influential politicians like Hillary Clinton, and Leonardo DiCaprio. In Korea, BTS and Black Pink have appeared. On the 16th, we released an introduction to Jimmy Fallon’s “Rosé’s New Project Debut Stage” and a pre-recorded Rosé performance video. + Local reaction description.
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Q4. It seems that the power of people around the world to pay attention to Korean singers is tremendous. What is the background?
◀ Youngdae Kim/Music Critic ▶
Universality in music. In general, there are many songs that contain messages that are sound and hopeful in K-pop songs, and they pay attention to high-level music and brilliant performances. It seems to be responding to the unique artistry and trendyness that only K-pop has.
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Q5. What should be reinforced in the future of K-pop’s global advancement?
◀ Youngdae Kim/Music Critic ▶
In the past, in the 2010s, there was a prejudice that Korean idols were music without souls or made music, so there were evaluations as factory idols. Currently, various Korean singers, such as Psy, BTS, and Black Pink, are showing success in entering foreign markets, but as a music artist, I hope that they will be able to acquire more of their own thoughts and humanities literacy.
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