{"id":483523,"date":"2026-06-04T23:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/483523\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:45:13","slug":"niall-horan-praises-bts-explains-how-k-pop-band-is-different-from-1d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/483523\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Horan Praises BTS, Explains How K-Pop Band Is ‘Different’ From 1D"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDoes it ever drive you crazy just how fast the night changes? Not too long ago, One Direction was the biggest boy band on the planet \u2014 a title that BTS<\/a> now objectively holds \u2014 and in a new interview, Niall Horan shared his thoughts.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 1D alum opened up to Jake Shane on the Wednesday (June 3) episode of Therapuss about the similarities and differences between his former boy band and the Bangtan Boys. \u201cNone of our bit was super choreographed or right or anything like that,\u201d Horan said on the topic of K-pop groups on the podcast. \u201cSo they\u2019re very different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEach generation seems like it\u2019s got boy bands, but they\u2019re all kind of different to each other,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe didn\u2019t wear all white outfits and do routines and things like, say, *NSYNC or Backstreet [Boys]. We just kind of walked around [on stage]. The K-pop thing is I guess more structured \u2014 but they look like athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Irish singer-songwriter went on to praise BTS specifically. \u201cWhen you watch BTS dance, you\u2019re like, \u2018OK, honestly, I have no idea how to do anything you\u2019re doing, but it\u2019s kind of crazy what you\u2019re doing it.\u2019 It\u2019s pretty intense, but it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso comprised of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and the late Liam Payne, One Direction may not have done much dancing, but the group still dominated pop culture for years. The X Factor quintet scored 29 entries and six top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 <\/a>before BTS picked up the baton, with the K-pop superstars now boasting seven No. 1s to date.<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere on the pod, Horan gave flowers to another dominant force in music: Taylor Swift. Saying that her 2019 Lover track \u201cMiss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince\u201d \u201cmight be her best\u201d song, the former Voice coach said, \u201cThe melody is so good \u2026 I love that line, \u2018Play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAnd \u2018Me!’\u201d Horan added. \u201c\u2018Me!\u2019 is a good song, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHoran\u2019s new album, Dinner Party, arrives Thursday (June 5). Check out his full interview on Therapuss below.<\/p>\n


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