'It just feels like we’re easy targets because we’re a boy band, a K-pop act, and we have this high fan loyalty.”
Hot 100. That all tracks for a group that brought in 756,600 viewers across 107 regions for their 2020which earned the biggest global audience for a paid virtual concert ever, per HYBE.
That feels crucial, the idea of “easy targets." BTS fans are far from the only fandom to leverage their collective power to support the artists they love, though perhaps they are the most organized. It's an ironic question coming from the outlet that sets up the chart formats, to be sure, but it also provoked a compelling answer from RM.
It seems like there should be some other questions asked of the situation, too, like why does the chart system exist? What good comes from relentless competition and pitting artists against each other? Again RM has a word for this: “I don’t think we could ever be part of the mainstream in the U.S., and I don’t want that either,” he says, focused on the group's love for performing. “Our ultimate goal is to do a massive stadium tour there. That’s it.
No one stays at the top of the charts forever. But you can build a legacy that outlasts discourse and no. 1 songs — and BTS is clearly doing that, has done that.Let us slide into your DMs.
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