y’all don’t understand context and keep trying to make this a literal argument about who did kpop first. no one’s erasing 2nd gen or earlier groups, but it’s a fact that bts opened doors that made kpop what it is today.
i’m also a kpop fan from the 2000s, and what people don’t get is no one said bts created kpop. their global accolades paved the way because they broke barriers that made kpop more mainstream and accessible to international audiences. previous/other groups didn’t do that. ++
the way you can see yoongi's cheek rise at the sound of the min yoongi chants without even seeing him from the front you know he's making his :] face oh i need to be put down