Meaning of changing Billboards chart, but in Korea
First of all, there is a lack of understanding of the current Billboards chart. The recent Billboards charts reflect streaming services such as Spotify, the number of downloads of sound sources, and the number of YouTube video views beyond simple record purchases. Therefore, songs that perform well on the current chart, or albums show a combination of numerous variables, diversified music tastes, and consumption forms, unlike the past, which only had simple sales volume. It is said that the status of the Billboards 200 chart is different from the past, and that many artists who are unfamiliar with the single chart appear.
The Billboards album chart number one suggests that BTS has a fandom that can sell 100,000 albums in the US market, where real album sales are getting smaller. This means that the special culture of K-pop fandom has spread to international fandom solidarity through SNS, and this has been named mainstream. The single chart top 10 debut implies that fans' massive streaming and downloading overlap with massive promotions such as attending the Billboards Music Awards and appearing on the "Ellen Show" in the first week of release, and can also lead to a high Airplay (Radio Selection) index.
This level of background knowledge is built up with a certain understanding of the pop market and charts at present, but recent media reports often fail to distinguish even misinformation. 'Billboards Hot 100 is an indicator of the now-fashionable song, and the unfounded claim that Billboards 200 is generally recognized as a song, artist, to lead the trend is consumed as an 'in-depth analysis'. Since there is no prior understanding of the chart status, the Billboards 200 chart is often used as the "most core chart" or "the first album chart is harder than singles". This is close to personal appreciation that is not based on analysis.
Foreign media criticize variously, but why are we?
In Korea, the country of BTS, critics can not read serious album criticism or comments. Apart from commercial performance, it can derive meanings from various topics such as the completeness of individual songs and albums as a whole, and the style change of BTS after the world has paid attention, but only the original comment on the Billboards chart performance. It is not the area of criticism to answer questions such as 'How great is the success of bulletproof' and 'How many Fake love will be on the chart next week'. The criticism of the same thing is confined to the domain of 'various genres, stable appearances, messages representing youth' and repeats only the same words. It also needs a role in chart analysis and the secret to success, but it is also important to form serious discourse.
However, watching this trend in recent years raises concerns that unconditional acceptance without criticism is spreading out of control. No matter what performance and power there is, there should not be a "sacre". Moreover, if it is a poorly balanced view, it is even more dangerous. The artist is on his way silently, and many people seem to use him.
BTS' new album has a song called 'Airplane pt.2' which is as popular as 'Fake love'. Above the exciting Latin pop rhythm, you need to engrave the boney next lyrics of this song, which wittyly unravels the world star's busy routine and proud accomplishments.
"You got it to be a media benefit. You guys are better at playing ya selops, we're still the same as we were."
Media and critics' dereliction of duty .. BTS's bone-thin lyrics should be engraved.