very odd how bts was grouped into the k-pop category despite not singing in korean, yet billie eilish and rosalía were grouped into the latin category for singing in spanish despite not being latina artists. begs the question- which one is it? language or ethnicity?
@yatisanghvi
The question is CONVENIENCE. The question is GHETTOIZATION. The question is putting them into little boxes so that their enormous impact is sidelined and tokenized.
@yatisanghvi
This conversation dates back to the world vs. worldbeat music controversy, specifically with Paul Simon's "Graceland" winning Album of the Year after breaking a UN order to embargo South Africa at the height of Apartheid and its musical artists, who were featured on the album.
@yatisanghvi
This makes me thinking, maybe bts doing these english song for experiment to solve whether singing in english will pass the kpop boundary, guess not. These mistreatment just ew. They do be afraid of bts taking over the industry, wbk.