the evolution of boybands and their impact on society
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2022
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I’m a Korean-Canadian and my hypothesis on why there is more longevity and prevalence of kpop boy and girl groups partly has to do with cultural differences. Korea is a very collectivist culture that values social harmony. There are definitely disputes between members but I think they value the group experience and are more inclined to want to remain in the group setting. A lot of prominent solo acts in kpop had some exposure to the west through living abroad or schooling like Jay Park, Tablo, PSY, Jessi, CL etc. Kpop also has extremely intricate group choreography which looks phenomenal with a large number of people. Finally, a practical reason is that Korean men have to serve in the military so with a large number of group members, they can remain active and create sub groups while certain members are away. Part of the charm of groups is seeing their friendship, group interactions and you can see how they lean on one another during hard times. A big part of korean culture is “Jeong”which is a kind of familial love which is reflected in the language where members calls their older members “older brother” or “older sister” instead of their names. After such an isolating period like the pandemic, everyone is craving togetherness, celebrating life and social interaction which kpop does so well.
One of the things that impresses me the most about BTS' success is that their "father", Bang Sihyuk, doesn't seem to be interested on replicating what he created with BTS, and in the interviews he has done regarding the "secret formula" of creating a global phenomenon as massive as BTS, he explains he doesn't know what he did but he atributes the success of the group on their ability to tell the members' own stories in a music form which is so refreshing. Is not so often that we see the man "behind" the success of a certain artist not trying to somehow steal all the credit to himself.
would love a video on stray kids and their career so far, everything about them is so interesting to me especially the fact they didn’t follow the typical mould where a company puts together a group but instead their leader picked and formed them into the group they are today, idk i just love them, their relationship with their fans and of course their music so would be interested to see a video on them :)
I think a big reason behind the lack of western boy bands now is that the one direction fandom is still so strong and would rather stay as Stan’s of 5 solo careers than jump ship to a new boyband because they know that eventually that boy bands gonna split up and they don’t wanna have to deal with that again
as a (kinda new) directioner I'm glad that you talked so honestly about the 1D boys
the stray kids in the thumbnail shocked me for some reason
Westlife AREN'T a UK boyband, both they and their manager Louis Walsh are from Ireland. Completely different, independent country and to say that they are from the UK is disrespectful - just wanted to point this out as you've mentioned them a couple of times throughout your videos and each time you refer to them as British or from the UK.
stray kids world domination !!
Thank you for someone finally regonizing New Edition. I feel like alot of people foeget about them because.......REASONS. However,their impact for ushering in the modern era of boy band is often overlooked. Thank you💖
I haven't watched the full video yet but thank you so much for putting Stray Kids on the thumbnail!! They deserve all the love and success in the world
ALSO just to add, it’s still crazy to me how to this day boybands are STILL looked down upon. i mean, im a 20 year old with a few posters and albums in my room, and every time i say i want to buy more i always get comments like “again??” or whenever they’re brought up it’s always with this mocking tone like.... obviously my close ones have no malicious intent but it’s rather interesting. like yes, i am a fan of this group, i want more albums/merch and attend their concerts, idk what’s weird. my dad thinks me owning 3 bts albums is a lot lol (there’s also an added layer of the boybands i like being asian.... which i do get comments on as well but that’s another thing)
BTS’ impact is so weird to me, it’s the first time I’ve seen a boyband fan base have not only a good chunk of male fans but also have the MAJORITY of their fans be in their 20’s 30’s and 40’s. They definitely helped break the “boyband fanbases only consist of young female audience” that’s been used to discredit boyband as artists for such a long time (which it shouldn’t btw, why are artists with a “
thank you so much for putting stray kids on the thumbnail, as a person who was a really hardcore directioner and still is, it was such a delight to see stray kids and one direction side by side on the thumbnail
I just love one direction. I know other great boy bands exist, but no other boybands quite get to me like one direction have. So now I just follow their solo careers and thankfully they all seem to be doing well.
thank you for putting stray kids on the thumbnail, i love them and everyone should check them out. let me watch the video now
i think the lack of boybands is due to, like you said, the overuse of the formula but also just because the music industry has changed so much since then, and it’s a bit... outdated?
Just so you’re aware, Westlife is from Ireland, not the UK. That is an important distinction for Irish people :)
When you said Stray Kids I had to rewind haha they got me into kpop! Been a Stay for 3 years now
i noticed you mentioned The Wanted on here for 1d rivalries, but i feel like they deserve more appreciation (as i’m a the wanted stan myself) - since they kinda brought popular boybands back after the 90s.