Hip hop is flourishing in the current music industry. On the day of “Show Me the Money,” “Unpretty Rapstar,” and other program broadcasts, the online searches are dominated by hip hop artists. Names of hip hop artists on various charts are fixed in the first few places. Naturally, there are now more and more artists doing hip hop. Not only to the culture, but there is also a great leap in quality. It can be called the “Korean hip hop renaissance” now. These artists that are leading the “under” and “over” is here to meet us through “Meeting Hip Hop”.
“Honestly, doing this interview is scary”
Through the stories told by Bangtan Boys’ Rap Monster, who is the most talented ‘hip hop idol’ in today’s music industry, we find out the reason why he’s “scared”. It’s because they receive disparaging criticisms as idols. We feel a bit shameful about this.
Of course in the past there are those that debut before finishing their music or idols that doing music activities after being packaged together like fast food. But over the past 20 years, the idol market has already become mainstream. While seizing the position, their standard of music has greatly improved. Certain promising young idols have appeared, and there are also groups that have achieved results with distinct music. “Bangtan Boys’ hip hop,“ because they are an idol group, they have to continue facing criticism.
How will the public view change in the future? But what is fairly clear is that the question of "are they idol” absolutely cannot be distinguished from “is it hip hop”. Also, Bangtan Boys are cool “idols” and also a “hip hop group” - this is an undeniable fact.
(This interview is done by Suga and Rap Monster.)
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