In its more than 20-year history, кσяєαn idol culture has made great strides. Now, Kpop is not just a music genre but has become an industry that is of interest on a global scale.
Kpop entertainment companies always maintain a strict and systematic trainee training system. When these "products" meet the standards, they will debut as idols, engaging in fierce competition to win the love of "customers" who are called fans.
One of the most successful "products" of this industry must be BTS - Kpop superstars are not outside the similar production process of the harsh Kpop training system.
Having experienced it, BTS members themselves have the clearest perspective on this system and RM does not hesitate to frankly comment on it, despite having to face opposition from the company. His honest and detailed answer also quickly became a hot topic, receiving praise from netizens.
Specifically, in an interview, RM received a difficult question: “K-pop stars go through years of intense training under a highly competitive survival system, and even after debut, they continue to push themselves to the limit. What are your thoughts on this system?”
RM gave a surprisingly straightforward answer: "My company doesn’t like it when I answer questions like this, because I do acknowledge parts of it. Some reporters are going to write headlines like, “RM calls it a нσяяιвℓє system that destroys young people!” But I think that system has, in its own way, played a role in shaping this unique industry. A lot has improved over time, too, things like contract terms and training мєтнods have changed significantly for the better".
Later in the interview, RM was asked whether the pressure for perfection and competitiveness so common in K-Pop reflected кσяєαn culture. His response added further depth to the conversation and earned him tons of praise from netizens.
“Westerners don’t understand. кσяєα is a country that was invaded, devastated, and then divided in two. Just 70 years ago, we had nothing. We were a country that needed help from the IMF and the UN. But now, we’re a nation the whole world is watching. How was that even possible? How did this happen? It’s because people worked like crazy to move forward. Then people from countries like fяαи¢є or the UK, nations that colonized others for centuries, come here and say things like, “Wow… you guys are way too hard on yourselves. Life in кσяєα is so stressful!”
But those things are what it takes to make it. And they’re also what make K-Pop so captivating. Sure, there’s a gray area when it comes to judgment, but anything that happens too fast or too intensely is bound to come with side effects.
It might be frustrating that Spotify lumps everything we do under ‘K-pop,’ but the effect is undeniable. It’s a premium label, a seal of quality built on the achievements of those who came before us", he continued to neatly handle the question.
RM's smart, tactful, yet honest and neutral response has netizens admiring him. His thoughtful answers to a series of difficult questions about the K-Pop industry have garnered over 30,000 views and hundreds of comments on TheQoo, becoming a trending topic:
- As expected, he’s my president.
- RM has always been consistently likable…
- A label that guarantees the quality earned by those who came before us.
- Wow… what an amazing line.
- Someone, please, hurry up and discharge my president from the military.
- That last sentence really нιт me in the heart…
- That...is him....He is the leader of BTS, so proud of him
- I'm curious about RM's genius brain. How can he generate such a perfect, flawless answer?
