{"id":378021,"date":"2026-04-13T22:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/378021\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:42:05","slug":"bts-is-just-a-boy-band-from-korea-says-rm-in-new-rolling-stone-interview-wjjy-106-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/378021\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS is \u2018just a boy band from Korea,\u2019 says RM in new \u2018Rolling Stone\u2019 interview \u2013 WJJY 106.7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BTS, \u2018Rolling Stone\u2019 May 2026 cover (Credit: Pak Bae)<\/p>\n

BTS\u2019 reunion this year following their hiatus to serve in the South Korean military has been a massive success: Their new album,\u00a0ARIRANG, has been #1<\/a> on the Billboard 200 for three straight weeks. But to hear the group talk, you wouldn\u2019t think that they\u2019re arguably the biggest band in the world.<\/p>\n

In their new cover story for Rolling Stone<\/a>, BTS member RM doesn\u2019t agree when the publication suggests their only competitors at this point are pop megastars Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Bruno Mars.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are greater artists than us,\u201d he argues. \u201cWe\u2019re just so small. We\u2019re just a boy band from Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, but most boy bands from Korea don\u2019t have a string of #1 hits and #1 albums on the U.S. charts, or launch sold-out world tours. They also don\u2019t seriously consider their chances of performing at the Super Bowl one day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t do it unless we\u2019re invited,\u201d Jimin tells Rolling Stone, but Jin admits he\u2019s \u201calready imagining what their show would be like,\u201d as per the magazine. RM, however, is hedging his bets when it comes to halftime.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe if time goes by, and the thoughts in the people change,\u201d he says. \u201cAll of the people in the world are watching\u00a0Parasite,\u00a0all these great things in Korean culture, so if there\u2019s a chance, we definitely want to, some day.\u201d<\/p>\n

But group member J-Hope thinks that a milestone like the Super Bowl pales in comparison to what BTS has already accomplished. All seven of them reunited after several years apart and released a commercially successful, critically acclaimed album.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so amazing that we got back together at all and that we\u2019re still making music as a group,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I think about that, goals don\u2019t matter as much anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

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