# BTS-have you heard of them? The ads have officially turned sentient **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426 "2019-05-03T16:00:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/21 "2019-05-03T17:51:29Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > I have never heard of them. The rock that I live under is apparently even more impenetrable than I thought. Hey, we must be rockmates! That’s gneiss! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/22 "2019-05-03T17:54:34Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > Obligatory Simpsons quote: “I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I’m with isn’t it, and what’s it seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you, too.” > > I listen to KPop and I’ve known BTS for a few years now. They’re alright and have a few catchy songs, though as far a boy bands go I prefer VIXX and Monsta X, and my all-time favorite was Big Bang. > > I’m more into acts like Taeyeon or BOL4, myself. Taeyeon is great and of course she was, and still is, a part of Girls’ Generation. I’ve just started to hear some of BOL4. I like their most recent comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/23 "2019-05-03T17:56:54Z")
BTW, if you want to get a little ahead of the curve (or less behind, as the case may be), look up Blackpink. They’re a KPop girl group that’s following BTS and also trying to break into the western market. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/24 "2019-05-03T18:02:57Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > BTW, if you want to get a little ahead of the curve (or less behind, as the case may be), look up Blackpink. They’re a KPop girl group that’s following BTS and also trying to break into the western market. They’re on a North American tour right now where they just played four sold out arena shows, with two left: Atlanta, and Ft. Worth. Not at the level of BTS, but very popular. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/25 "2019-05-03T18:31:16Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > They’re on a North American tour right now where they just played four sold out arena shows, with two left: Atlanta, and Ft. Worth. Not at the level of BTS, but very popular. I like Blackpink, but their latest song is… not bad, but just kind of average. Not up to the same level as “Whistle” or “Playing With Fire”. Another comeback I really like right now is Park Bom, and her comeback song features Sandara Park! It’s half of 2NE1, another of my all-time favorites! ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/26 "2019-05-03T18:33:49Z")
Don’t need. Don’t want. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/27 "2019-05-03T18:38:49Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > I like Blackpink, but their latest song is… not bad, but just kind of average. Not up to the same level as “Whistle” or “Playing With Fire”. > > Another comeback I really like right now is Park Bom, and her comeback song features Sandara Park! It’s half of 2NE1, another of my all-time favorites! Oh yeah, 2NE1, another great one. I was almost going to see Minzy in concert this past November, but it got canceled. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/28 "2019-05-03T18:39:27Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > [https://youtu.be/MBdVXkSdhwU](https://youtu.be/MBdVXkSdhwU) No melody, no beat, no hook, no thing. Utterly unmemorable ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/29 "2019-05-03T18:39:53Z")
It was like the Lakers Girls cut their hair off and made a video. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/30 "2019-05-03T20:09:53Z")
I mean, I get it: it’s just the boyband thing with the pretty boys, except crossing the language barrier. We already crossed to international with some other bands, but now it doesn’t even have to be English. Unlike some of the 1990s songs, however, I have to admit that I don’t really like any of it. Other Kpop has some appeal, like baby metal, or, of course, Gangnam Style. But none of the boybands appeal to me. It’s like trying to watch anime without the subtitles. (And, yes, I know anime is Japanese. It’s a simile.) ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/31 "2019-05-03T21:56:36Z")
Never heard of them. Even having read this thread I _still_ haven’t heard of them. The rock I’m under is goddamn impenetrable. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/32 "2019-05-03T22:03:42Z")
Forgot to mention that it’s typical Korean “ultra flashy” style, which feels very trippy, and honestly I’d be worried about seizure warnings. I can see how that can feel unsettling (or even seizure inducing in photosensitive people). But this is the generation that liked Fred the annoying orange, so that sort of thing is big now. But they’re guys “singing” with male voices (even though the lip synch is really, really bad). And they look like typical pretty boys. They just don’t have the one older looking manlier dude with the facial hair, like the old US boy bands. I’m more into a more laid back, natural sounding style, or at least a more treble sound with tons of rich, close harmonies. I’m not into dubstep, either, which the song clearly borrows from. But I’d think the psychedelic looks might be great for those of you who grew up in the 1970s. Especially with a little augmentation. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/33 "2019-05-03T22:16:08Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > Obligatory Simpsons quote: “I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I’m with isn’t it, and what’s it seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you, too.” You realise - that very quote now marks you as an old 'un. My daughter recently had to \*research \*‘The Simpsons’ for a school project ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/34 "2019-05-03T22:32:33Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Aw man, you went and blew it! > > Why is it “Scary thoughts”? ??? I give up on you dude. Smh ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/35 "2019-05-03T22:35:23Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > BTW, if you want to get a little ahead of the curve (or less behind, as the case may be), look up Blackpink. They’re a KPop girl group that’s following BTS and also trying to break into the western market. Its…THE SAME GROUP!!! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/36 "2019-05-03T23:04:21Z")
I’m with them other fellers, bts is what sorta soda pop? K-Pop? Is that anything like Shasta or RC Cola or is it more like Tab? Sorry, couldn’t resist, it was just hanging there BEGGING to be plucked. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/37 "2019-05-03T23:05:13Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Its…THE SAME GROUP!!! 😮 Try Twice, the other hugely popular girl group right now, with a very different style from that of Blackpink. Twice just announced their first ever US tour, with three stops. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/38 "2019-05-03T23:08:09Z")
It’s Spice Girls for the twenty-teens ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/39 "2019-05-03T23:10:18Z")
This is a great example of the fragmentation of the Internet. On this message board, kpop is barely known, and to the extent it is known it is disdained. By contrast reddit/r/kpop has over 350,000 members, and there are much much bigger kpop sites out there. Many sites with millions of members. ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426/40 "2019-05-04T00:10:00Z")
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