Competition: The root of the rivalry<\/p>\n
Around 2017\u20132019, BTS and Blackpink were breaking records across the board, especially on YouTube, and both were dominating the Western market. Naturally, fans became territorial. ARMYs wanted to prove BTS was the biggest, the best, the ultimate K-pop ambassadors, while BLINKs flexed Blackpink\u2019s global dominance. Every music video, fashion show appearance, and award sparked comparisons\u2014and arguments. Who swept more awards? Who looked best on the runway? Which concert had louder screams? Fans meticulously tracked it all.<\/p>\n
Shipping and rumours: K-Drama in real life <\/p>\n
Then comes the soap opera element. Rumours about Jennie and Taehyung, whether true or imagined, fueled the flames. Fans argued over alleged dating or interactions, turning a music rivalry into a full-blown K-drama. Jennie fans protested she deserved better, while ARMYs griped about Taehyung\u2019s \u201cchoices.\u201d It\u2019s exhausting, dramatic, and, for outsiders, kind of hilarious.<\/p>\n
Lakshana is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist with over a decade of experience. She covers a wide range of stories\u2014from community and health to mental health and inspiring people features. <\/p>\n
A passionate K-pop enthusiast, she also enjoys exploring the cultural impact of music and fandoms through her writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Competition: The root of the rivalry Around 2017\u20132019, BTS and Blackpink were breaking records across the board, especially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":{"0":"post-242033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}