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@TMZ,
I was listening to your podcast โGet to the Hookโ and wanted to respectfully point out some incorrect information about BTS.
BTS absolutely has a history of addressing political and social issues in their music, but those topics are often specific to South Korea. For example, โSpring Dayโ is widely understood to reference the Sewol Ferry tragedy, and โAm I Wrongโ directly critiques societal and political issues. RM has publicly spoken about feminism and gender equality, and BTS has spoken at the United Nations three separate times about youth empowerment and global responsibility.
They may not engage in U.S. partisan politics, but that does not mean they avoid meaningful or conversational political themes. Their work consistently reflects social awareness within their own national and cultural context.
I also keep hearing them being lumped in with Kpop as if it is a single genre. Kpop is not a genre. It is an industry model that produces integrated multimedia content, but musically it spans hip hop, R and B, pop, rock, EDM, and more. BTS in particular has a diverse discography that does not fit into one narrow sound.
It is totally fair to critique or analyze artists, but accuracy matters, especially when discussing a group with a long and well documented history of social commentary.