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■ Broadcast: Kim Sung-joon's current affairs observatory (FM 103.5 MHz 14:20 ~ 16:00)
■ Progress: SBS Kim Sungjun anchor
■ The broadcast date and time: Wednesday, April 17, 2019
■ Audience: Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic

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- CNN in the bullet-comer comeback "There was no such fandom since the Beatles"
- Britain and the United States charts Dong Seok Kwon, transatlantic hit
- Global critics and international critics
- Bulletproof boys fan club Ami, enormous solidarity, supporting power

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

7 Boyfriend Boy Group Bulletproof Boys has been playing various pop charts in an instant after having comeback stage in America recently. This is Billboard's No. 1, loved worldwide. If you hear the sound of these sounds, even if you are thinking about how level is this. We know, for example, how boldly with the famous singers besides the BTS. Or I can not figure out whether it's better than that. So today, I will take a look at the music critic of Lee Dae Hwa and see how great the history of K-Pop is written by this BTS. You are in this studio. Welcome to.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

Yes. Hi.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

The popularity of bulletproof boys, is it really great?

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

of course. You previously spoke at the SNL stage, and this Saturday Night Live is one of America's most beloved shows. I was even benchmarked in Korea and even came in. It's no exaggeration to say that most of the pop singers we know appeared here. It's really great just to be here. Also, when I watch the report, I am changing the guest every week. I was attracted to him more than his host, Emma Stone. The trailer also focused on bulletproof boys.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

The actors who host SNL also change weekly, and this week was Emma Stone.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

Yes. Emma Stone was the voice to introduce the BTS. However, despite the fact that the main character is Emma Stone, the focus was on the bulletproof boys who had a musical stage. And some fans say that they waited for four nights. This is almost upsetting.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

That's great. Local response That's what you said. Are there some local media reactions?

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

Yes. In the case of Esquire, he said that the BTS had a history of starring in SNL for the first time in K-Pop. CNN has not had such a fandom since the Beatles. The BTS made fans crazy.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

It's a great evaluation. What happens to the popular people who stabbed the real sky after the Beatles? What happens to Michael Jackson?

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

It's actually a mix of exaggeration. It needs some explanation, but it's a little tradition to mention the Beatles abroad. So when the Beatles first appeared, they were very popular with teenagers. The term pop hysteria came about. So if you enthuse teenagers, they will think of the Beatles automatically from abroad. So I like to compare. That's how it was mentioned.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

It is point that point of ten enthusiasm, point is taken.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

right. I like to compare the Beatles abroad, my brother's brother in overseas, as if they are coming out like the children of Cho Pil, Seo Taiji.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

But if you compare it to the Beatles. If I were, then I would be very proud. In the end, there are various charts that measure popularity. The charts are actually a bit complicated. Could you tell us what charts you once won and what charts are different?

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

I have a Billboard article that says it will be No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. I told you that I would do this. The actual chart will be announced on the 21st. Billboards are expecting to be in first place. But if you do not have 1st place, you will not be able to do it. And I got the first place on the UK album chart. American pop charts, billboard charts in pop music history. And if you take the British charts at the same time, you say it is a transatlantic hit. This is a privilege to enjoy only the people at the peak of popularity at that time. I have rewritten the history of K-Pop this time, but I think it will be important in the history of pop music. It is such an important event.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

It is now that you are making new records in the history of world pop out of the edge of K-pop.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

No other music journalist in the world can deny that bulletproof boys are popular now. It's amazing.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

You mentioned the trans-Atlantic. This is not the first time on the Billboard charts, is it?

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

Yes. I was in the first place for the third time. Even three consecutive.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Successively. That's a meaningful record too.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

It's a sensational record, not a meaningful one. For example, it is a world-class rock band, but Imagine dragons. I really have a name. Only one of the four regular albums released so far has been ranked number one. And I'm really a hot singer these days and I'm in the R & B of Khalid. It is really famous these days, and it was the first place in this album for the first time. So you can say that it is incredible. However, I need to look a little deeper into how the Billboard album charts are calculated. There are few people who listen to music with hands-on record these days.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

right. The music has become a souvenir.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

This is also the case in the United States. So I tried to change the billboard album chart too. Simply put, it is not a form that can be held in the hand, but it is consumed in digital form, or even if it is consumed by a piece of music, it is weighted and is hit by album. So if you download 10 songs, you will buy one album and you will buy 1 stream if you stream 1,500 times. So, it is easy to say that the enthusiastic fans to buy one album is the same as 1,500 of ordinary people streaming. Something funny is happening. Earlier this year, Backstreet Boys, an American idol group, came back in a long time.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

You are famous there.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

It's amazing. So the first week's sales were 230,000 pieces, and I ended up in the top of the album charts. Of the singles, there is only one thing in the billboard chart. It was only 63rd place. What is the difference between this and 230,000 copies of a total of 220,000 copies of the traditional album purchase. But now it's a pop star that's getting a lot of popularity. If you look at Ariana Grande, you'll see that the first week has a total of 360,000 copies, but the traditional sales volume is less than half a dozen. So if fans like Backstreet Boys, they came back after a long time, so they made an enthusiastic purchase. So it was possible to win 1st place. The bulletproof boys show similar fandom consumption. The first album recorded 185,000 copies in the first week, among which 140,000 copies of traditional albums sold. So you need to look carefully at this.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Okay. It's a contradiction that we talk about BTS's world-renown in about ten minutes. In a word, what would you say if you summarize why you are listening to the BTS and why it is the best in the world?

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

Before I give you my answer, I would like to share a story with foreign critics and experts. In conclusion, I do not know if I speak frankly overseas. They are also embarrassed. A critic named Guardian Alexis said this. The secret to the popularity of bulletproof boys is the mystery and I do not know why they are so popular. Everyone has deep lyrics, there is a message that represents the times, I'm talking about this. A local critic in the UK says he can not agree. I have already told you that there is no definite conclusion in the field.

There are usually things to talk about. The first one would have been something new in the pop music market once brilliant dancing. In addition, serious and social words would have seemed to be the voice of teenagers. And I was able to interact with my fans through social media and video sites. That's what they say. I think.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Yes. The words of this critic are important.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

I already had signs of K-Pop abroad before the Bulletproof Boys. These and other singers have gained popularity. However, Ami, who is a bullet-proof boy's fan club, does not know K-Pop a certain degree. It has a great solidarity and support power. Through these friends, K-Pop's popularity starts to fizzle. For example, a prize is awarded at a ceremony.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Online voting, etc.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

right. Because the numbers that are acceptable in the mainstream pop up, everyone is starting to get interested in who they are. Not a few, but now many of these records are coming out because they are beginning to get interested. You can see this.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Okay. I have a feeling that I do not know why it is so popular. It is a great BTS that does not really know why and is popular.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

I do not know in the local.

▷ Kim Seong-joon / Host:

Yes. That's it. I talked with a music critic Lee Dae Hwa. Thank you.

▶ Lee Dae Hwa Music Critic:

Yes. Thank you.