DK NEWS AFTERSHOW 0904

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I feel like, as a non-Korean, i really don't have any say in the military exemption case lol. As fan of K-Pop in general, not just as a BTS ARMY, I've come to accept that military service is just something that comes with the culture and society in South Korea. I've been following K-Pop for a LONG time. I've seen many of my fave groups and celebs go through their service, I was fully prepared for BTS to go as well, but I wasn't out here demanding that South Korea change its laws just because I want to continue seeing my fave groups in action you know? So, I don't have any problem whether they decided to pass military exemption or not, as long as the decision is made with great and clear consideration on the side of the Korean people. Us international fans shouldn't really have a decisive say here, in my opinion 😅

Abby Pasion

If billboard #1 had your friends tweeting about them and people talking about exemption (again) I wonder what will happen if they get the Grammy nomination in Nov.. and then win one... Not a fan of the Recording Academy anyway but "if" this happens i wonder if that will change things again..

LeAnn

I wonder how much of the "sensationalism" of this story and shame obviously felt by the CEO is because it was gay porn. Do you guys think this is the part of the story that people are hyper focusing on? Is there still some anti-LGBTQ sentiment since the Covid gay club incident?

Eri

Ok caution I have a huge BTS bias... BUT I was looking at other individuals who qualified for exemptions/delay and I have absolutely no idea why BTS exemption/delay is such a controversial idea, for example athletes winning medals would allow them to qualify as well as classical musicians winning awards. BTS have broken so many records, won so many awards, sold so much music & lastly introduced korean culture to so many people! I would consider that “raising the national profile.” Alas I am not Korean so my opinion does not matter that much, and I understand that enlistment is very important in S. Korea... so I personally I have a disconnect. 🧘🏾‍♀️

Cassandra Carithers

After rereading my comment, I realize how hardcore army I sound. I understand if they were denied an exemption because it would be extremely difficult to propose a criteria for artists in pop culture. Like Hana commented I think they should definitely consider their contribution to the Korean economy.

RJ

Honestly, if it's just a two year delay and not an exemption, I don't know if that's really a good thing at the moment. I'm skeptical how fast we will get a Corona-vaccine, so right now I'm not really hopefull for a BTS World Tour in 2021. I would rather have them enlist all together while we still deal with Corona-restrictions, I'm sure BigHit has enough content to keep us entertained for 18 months. But all going together might not be what the Members want.

Daniela Dittrich

Nah, they don't have more shares than anyone else. They each have 68385 shares from a total of 7.13 million stocks.

Daniela Dittrich

While everyone is talking about BTS, I'm still focused on the porn that was accidentally uploaded.. LOL!!!

Alesia Montes

Any thoughts on BTS shares in the bighit? I think if you put all 7 of their shares together they have more shares than anyone else. Suddenly their enrollment in business school makes sense. Will this impact the direction/management of bighit as a company in a significant way? Or do you feel like it’s just a gesture and more about “paying” bts for their job?

Eri

I wonder how BTS would react if they were given the exemption. If they were to accept it, would they get a lot of backlash from South Korea? Could you do an update street interview (but I don’t think it’s possible because of the pandemic T^T) about how Koreans feel about it? In the street interview I could see that a lot of people still doubted their impact on an international scale and just undermined their achievements. But from that time, they’ve been breaking records, bringing in bank and given S. Korea more exposure at an exponential rate.

RJ

After this episode I wonder how proud koreans were when Parasite won 4 oscars?

Moni Que

Music awards in general are largely subjective, no matter the genre. How do you quantify cultural relevance? I feel like the only fair and objective way to determine eligibility for delay or exemption could possibly be to base it on the person or groups *sustained* impact on the GDP. Over the course of years, have they maintained a consistently significant financial impact on the country. Feelings, opinions, and relevance are all subjective and will be hard to set a standard for, numbers aren't.

Hana Park