Kings of Kpop

I was watching a video on YouTube on counting how many views per Kpop music video before I scrolled through the comments. The comment I replied to was about Big Bang being kings of Kpop. A few replies later there were comments saying things like: "Big Bang are no longer the kings of Kpop, groups like EXO and BTS are becoming the kings because of how many views they are getting." Some comment went as far as bringing up them being inactive and not making music videos so they won't be gaining as many views (just because they aren't making music video, doesn't mean that they are not going to stop gaining views). They even said they liked Big Bang (To me, you can not like Big Bang and say those kinds of things).


To me this is like telling Elvis Presley that he is no longer the King of Rock, Elvis is long dead, but his legacy lives on in the world of rock. Newer groups are great and all, but in my opinion they will never live up to Big Bang's and other older generation kpop groups' legacy in the Kpop world.

To me, this is rather disappointing. I love a lot of the newer generation of Kpop artist, but a lot of the time newer Kpop fans tend to look over the older generation of idols who paved the way for the newer generation.

EDIT: Big Bang was more of the group I was in a discussion about.
Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@Aryala I started off as a Shawol and VIP, then I became an ARMY, I'm not so much into the newer groups as I am the older groups.
Aryala 7 years ago
Nah BB will be kings forever. They've been around for more than 10 years and are still huge. everyone looks up to them. They virtually transformed all of kpop. THAT'S what makes you kings, not views.
and i like BTS a little bit, but the fans are a bit crazy. They don't seem to realize the impact of a ton of other older groups bc they only really look at them, even when they're not looking at them. it upsets me that such genuine boys have such insane fans, bc it seems to me like the crazy ones are constantly riding their and then shoving them down everyone else's throats. idk they need to chill...even BTS knows they're not at that level yet, or if they'll ever reach it
Aryala 7 years ago
Nah BB will be kings forever. They've been around for more than 10 years and are still huge. everyone looks up to them. They virtually transformed all of kpop. THAT'S what makes you kings, not views.
and i like BTS a little bit, but the fans are a bit crazy. They don't seem to realize the impact of a ton of other older groups bc they only really look at them, even when they're not looking at them. it upsets me that such genuine boys have such insane fans, bc it seems to me like the crazy ones are constantly riding their and then shoving them down everyone else's throats. idk they need to chill...even BTS knows they're not at that level yet, or if they'll ever reach it
Aryala 7 years ago
Nah, BB will be kings forever. They've been around for more than 10 years and they're still HUGE. Everyone looks up to them. They virtually transformed kpop. THAT'S what makes you kings, not views.
Also, i like BTS to some degree, but the fans are a bit insane. i don't even think they're aware of the impact of a ton of other older kpop groups bc they really on look at BTS. It upsets me that such genuine boys have such crazy fans, bc it seems to me like the crazy ones are always riding their and then shoving them down everyone else's throats. idk, they need to chill. I mean, even BTS knows they're not at that level
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Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@Armyster Very true.
-hyphen- 7 years ago
Bigbang are the kings of kpop, because they became so big. Once you're a king, you'll be king forever. Even when you don't rule anymore. Like Henrik VIII is still called as king tho he died so long ago. But unlike in real life royals, in music there can be only one king. Or in kpop we have 5. BUT NOT MORE THAN FIVE!

And you respect that. Bigbang isn't my bias group (tho my lovely Kang Daesung is my ultimate bias) but you really shouldn't question this kind of things, it's a serious business :'DDD Bigbang are kings, EXO are universal superstars (also those one of them, who no longer belong to the group, we miss u guys) and BTS is bunch of idiots we all love for some reason.
Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@General To me the newer generation are princes, Big Bang and other groups helped Kpop become famous internationally so they deserve the title of king.
General 7 years ago
+I tried to say, no one can really decide who's the 'king' based on the views, awards and so on because every group is there where it is because of a reason and it's snobbish to call faves 'kings' (especially if they're basically still newbies)
General 7 years ago
'King' and "Queen' groups are personal preference. Big Bang achieved so many things and that will never be taken away from them. Same goes to TVXQ and SuJu. EXO had a rough start where they compared them with an established group and were called SuJu's bad copy, BTS came from a small(ish) company and managed to get on top of the charts through hard work. Shinhwa had a bomb comeback after many years.
Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@mirrue No clue.
mirrue 7 years ago
who created this 'king' or 'queen' terms? XD
Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@Emilieee It really isn't, I am just rather disappointed in what the kpop fandoms have come to
Emilieee 7 years ago
@Oreoyumyum304 Tbh, it's nothing really shocking. Because honestly, while VIPs may not have as many bad apples in the fandom, there are fans who'll do the same. Just ignore it and move on. Probably your best bet.
Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@Emilieee True true, I just find it shocking with the newer generation of kpop fans.
Emilieee 7 years ago
Honestly, I think the "kings of Kpop" is really something that's just a personal preference. Because there were kpop boy groups before Big Bang that other people wold consider "kings", so really, it's something you shouldn't fret about. I find it annoying when one person's praising their group and someone else has to in and say that the group they like is better, but there'll always be people like that.
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leaderdino 7 years ago
i think this whole thing is always, forever, overreacted. nowadays people get mad at others for calling newer groups the kings, the legends, etc and they claim that bigbang/suju/dbsk are the 'true' kings of kpop. this is only because most kpop fans either got into kpop during the 2nd gen kpop groups or during the 4th gen/end of the 3rd gen. people will always claim that the group they love the most/the group that got them into kpop is the best and so on.
however, everybody tends to forget about the 1st gen groups, like hot and shinhwa who made it possible for the others to succeed. if we really want to call groups kings, then it should be them.
whatever, it's all dumb, there were, there are and there will be great and talented kpop groups and all of them deserve the fame for their hard work.
Oreoyumyum304 7 years ago
@blank_expression I mean, it's not only upsetting me, it's upsetting many others in the comment thread. I am more disappointed than I am upset.
blank_expression 7 years ago
I understand how you feel, and I'm deeply sorry that this is what's happening to the kpop fandom. Kpop shouldn't be taken this seriously. It's supposed to be something that people enjoy. Honestly, all I can really tell you is to ignore those people: block them, mute them, anything. It's not worth arguing with them because you'll only waste your own time.