[음악중심M] 40세 박재범, '자식' 롱샷 앞길 막는 극성父 행보
#박재범#롱샷#LNGSHOT#아이돌#믹스테이프#iMBC연예
박재범의 행보가 심상치 않다. 잘 자라고 있던 자식 롱샷(LNGSHOT)을 백댄서로 전락시키고 팬들과의 소통마저 단절하는 극성 아버지 행보로 자식들의 앞길을 제대로 막아서고 있다.
데뷔부터 압도적인 존재감을 드러내며 상승 궤도에 오른 롱샷. 대기업 출신이 아닌 1년차 그룹인 만큼 아직 국내 인지도가 높다곤 할 수 없지만, 가만히만 둬도 무럭무럭 성장할 게 분명했다.
하나 이때 박재범이 등장하며 변수가 생겼다. 새로운 앨범을 내놓고 팬미팅, 버스킹 및 대학 축제를 다니며 무대 경험과 인지도를 쌓기도 바쁜 황금 같은 타이밍에 돌연 콜라보 믹스테이프를 내놓은 것이다. 믹스테이프는 주로 아이돌 업계보단 힙합 신에서 쓰이곤 한다.
문제는 이번 2집엔 박재범이 끼었다는 점. 편곡과 작사에만 이름을 올렸던 1집과는 달리, 이번엔 전곡의 작사, 작곡, 편곡 작업에 참여하며 영향력을 키웠다. 바로 이 부분에서 롱샷표 믹스테이프의 장점은 전부 사라진다. 심지어 박재범은 이번 콜라보 믹스테이프를 핑계로 음악 방송은 물론 온갖 챌린지 영상에 센터로 등장하며 롱샷이 조명받을 기회를 빼앗고 있다.
활활 타는 여론에 기름을 부은 건 박재범의 해외 투어 소식이었다. 데뷔 1년도 안 된 롱샷과 함께 9월 3일부터 10월 28일까지 북남미와 유럽에서 공연을 진행한다는 것.
문제는 이런 합동 공연을 롱샷 팬들은 물론, 박재범 팬들도 반기지 않고 있다는 점. 박재범을 보기 위해 비싼 돈을 들여 공연장을 찾았는데 굳이 롱샷의 무대도 함께 봐야 하냐는 이유다. 그럼에도 박재범은 두 귀를 막고 "인터넷 가십들은 내 계획에 어떤 지장도 주지 않는다. 누구의 말이 맞을지 지켜봐 달라"라고 반박하며 비판 여론을 키우고 있는 중이다.
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constantly reminding the boys to be humble yet this is how you response with criticism from the fans that wanted to help your artist to reach their goals 😅 pls don’t make me hate u
Refusing to adress the Tory Lanez thing and letting a minor go through a horrible hate train with no support whatsoever just to use that same thing to defend your shit management and probably contribute to more hate against🐕#JayParkIsSelfish
Middle finger picture, tory lanez, facetime music video, Serenades & Bodyrolls tour 😫😫
100,000’s of albums sold, 4 projects out, 300 mill + plays on spotify, thousands of fans singing along at shows, booked and busy all while being able to be themselves from a “nugu” company 😎 debuted 5 months ago. These boiz are gon take over.
So after watching the latest episode of Jay & Lngshot on ‘ Hiphopplaya’ and as one of the Jwalkerz & a Shottie that’s fine with their tour announcement, I urge everyone who haven’t seen it to watch the episode once it gets released with subs (it’ll probably be out in a week to 2 weeks?) for a better understanding as to why the boys are going with Jay on his tour cause they talk about it.
Don’t get me wrong, I get both sides from the unhappy Jwalkerz and the unhappy Shotties. And I get some Shotties just being genuinely concerned for the boys overworking and all but they’re in it for themselves. They’re doing it cause they like it and they knew they’ll be hustling when they signed up for Jay’s company. Also as a long time fan of Jay what Jay’s doing is nothing new his always been like this. He always did this with his khh artists. It’s interesting how the kpop stans are thrown off by the ways Jay and the boys are moving & doing things but it’s understandable since it’s unusual from your typical kpop ways. But Lngshot is not your typical kpop group right? They said that from the start.
My understanding as to why they’re going on this tour was that
1. Jay is trying to teach & let the boys experience many things while they’re still together & they’re still rookies for the last time cause Jay will be taking a long break ( he never had one) after this and timing wise, it’s now or never cause once they get bigger and famous in the future they can’t do it then.
2. The boys are actually not focused on the fans rn per se. They’re focused on their artistic growth. They know they’ll gather more fans in the future so as of right now they’re just working & hustling for themselves & their music.
3. For the love of god, the boys are NOT prioritizing on the awards or the ROTY. It’s their wish but that’s not their priority. There is a difference. Some of these shotties are either mixing that up or thinking that is the boys priority but it’s not. It’s YOURS.
The boys are not your typical kpop group, they’re more than that. They’re trying to be real artists so I’m hoping people can see that and support their ways even if you don’t like it or understand it.