A lot of K-pop fans tend to react to what is shown on the outside due to appearances, and influenced by Sia, I wanted my fans to see that what I bring on the inside is more important than the outside. Though Korean music's presence is growing internationally, the momentum can't last forever, according to the artist. Our aim should be to develop K-pop in a way that makes it more stable and less inclined to fluctuate musically. Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In.
Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. Interview With Yotuel and Beatriz Luengo. By Tamar Herman. Copied to clipboard. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Lee Tae-min is by no means the first K-pop star to be forced to put his career on hold to fulfill a mandatory obligation to join the South Korean military, but still, this enlistment feels different.
People outside South Korea like to compare K-pop idols to Western artists pretty much all the time—but especially when explaining the South Korean enlistment process to nonfans. Weird, right? Remember that terrible Netflix movie with Will Smith , set in the modern world but with fantasy creatures living among humans?
Where orcs were police officers and elves were walking around in suits talking on cell phones? Not natural, right? They get it. Instead of releasing simple, radio-friendly bops or perfecting easy-to-follow TikTok dances, the dark prince of K-pop has spent years cultivating a particular, instantly recognizable brand that combines the occult, high fantasy, and intricate, often overtly sexual choreography.
Concertgoers see him shirtless, blindfolded, or tied up as often as not —sometimes all at once. What a flex, to drop a Haunted Girl Summer anthem just before changing into fatigues. Maybe everyone could use a minute to cool down. But how is this all-powerful creature of the night supposed to turn around and do something as mundane as shave his head and go serve in the military band? Sounds fake, but OK. When a recent Mnet live stage saw him casually bend a no-shirtless-performances rule thanks to some tasteful nipple paint , it raised the question once more: Which rules does Taemin actually have to follow?
Well, apparently just the big one. Obviously, fans—including myself, despite what this blog thus far would have you believe—are fully aware that year-old Lee Tae-min is, as the kids say, just some guy.
He breaks things a lot. He has a cute cat.
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