BTS Juxtapose Their Global Success With Rise In Violence Against Asians: тАШWe Are OutliersтАЩ
By .
BTS is not allowing their extreme global success to distract them from the realities of violence and hateful rhetoric against Asian people.
BTS touch on the parallels between their career trajectories and anti-Asian sentiments in a new Rolling Stone cover issue.
RELATED: BTS, Duran Duran & Pink To Perform At 2021 Billboard Music Awards
тАЬWe are outliers, and we came into the American music market and enjoyed this incredible success,тАЭ says RM. тАЬNow, of course, there is no utopia. ThereтАЩs a light side; thereтАЩs always going to be a dark side. The way we think is that everything that we do, and our existence itself, is contributing to the hope for leaving this xenophobia, these negative things, behind.тАЭ
тАЬItтАЩs our hope, too, that people in the minority will draw some energy and strength from our existence. Yes, thereтАЩs xenophobia, but there are also a lot of people who are very accepting,тАЭ he adds.тАЙтАЭThe fact that we have faced success in the United States is very meaningful in and of itself.тАЭ
Jin, the groupтАЩs oldest member, shares his thoughts on BTS potentially moving on while he completes his mandatory military service once he turns 30.
тАЬI have no doubt that the other members will make a good decision,тАЭ Jin says. тАЬBecause, you know, this is not something that I can tell them what to do. If BTS does spend time as a six-piece. IтАЩll be sad, but IтАЩll be watching them on the internet and cheering them on.тАЭ
RELATED: BTSтАЩ J-Hope Apologizes After Calling Conan OтАЩBrien тАШCurtainтАЩ
To that effect, group member┬аJimin canтАЩt imagine not being part of BTS.
тАЬI donтАЩt think IтАЩve ever really thought of being not a part of this group,тАЭ he says. тАЬI think when I become older, and I grow my own beard, I would like to think that at the end, when IтАЩm too old to dance, I would just like to sit on stage with the other members and sing and engage with the fans. I think that would be great, too. So IтАЩd like to keep this going as long as I possibly can.тАЭ
