It’s actually funny how some of the same locals who used to mock K-pop ended up becoming fans because of “Arirang.” That alone proves BTS’s music transcends borders, fandoms, and stereotypes.
BTS isn’t making disposable songs that trend for 48 hours and then get forgotten. They make music people genuinely connect with and keep coming back to. So forgive me if I don’t take K-pop stans’ music opinions seriously they’re probably the last people I’d trust to judge artistry.