[theqoo] BANG SIHYUK “THROUGH BTS AND MY EFFORT, WE CHANGED THE PREJUDICE AGAINST ASIAN CULTURE”

HYBE’s Chairman Bang Sihyuk has expressed his confidence in K-pop’s success on the global stage.

“I never imagined that,” he said in an Asia Society video released on the 23rd, when asked if he ever imagined that his work would lead to the spread of K-pop and Korean culture. “When I was younger, the U.S. music market, which represents global music, seemed so far away, and I didn’t think it was possible to get close.When I started my journey with BTS, I didn’t think that the path would lead to where it is now,” he said.

“About two and a half years after BTS debuted, I had a premonition that I would be able to do something that had never been done in Asia before.”

“Chasing the dream in front of me has brought me to this point, and even now, when I look back, I often feel like what I’m doing is unrealistic,” he said.

“I think the clash of cultures is a huge thing that can lead to world tragedies,” he said, adding, “When we actually understand each other, and that understanding is based on culture, the world can develop more peacefully and pursue prosperity. More broadly, I think we need to recognize our differences and write about them,” he said.

“Before BTS became a global success, people’s understanding of Asian culture was very narrow or narrow-minded, and people who liked Asian culture were seen as people with very peculiar tastes,” he said, adding, “I think people around the world have come to understand the things I’ve been trying to do through BTS as hot. I believe that imitating Asian culture and trying to develop it further in the U.S. and globally is not just a cultural exchange, but a contribution to world peace and human development.”

When asked, “How do you make music that works in both the Korean and global markets,” Bang said, “Balance is always important. Rather than making a distinction between global and Korean, I think there are universal values that humans are all different and pursue. I am looking for things that I have learned as a Korean and things that I can mix with global music by being exposed to American music. I’m focusing on whether I can create a strong director that is not just a mixture of two cultures, but a content in itself.”

1. What is he sayingㅋㅋㅋ and the plagiarism? And negative virality?

2. He’s f*cking pushing himself forward

3. What is he saying?

4. This fraudulent f*cker sure has a lot to say

5. ㅗㅗ

6. Ah shut up

7. Ahjussi, when are you coming back to Korea?

8. I bet that even BTS hates how he’s mentioning them like thisㅋ

9. Can he even call stepping on others as “hard work”?

10. ㅇㅇ you sure changed it, in a negative way