[talk] Do you know the Japanese copycat BTS <Bulletproof Boy Scouts>?

 

2018 year 6 month 1 Day

Large Japanese entertainment agency LDH Entertainment is ' Ballistic Boy Scouts ' The formation was announced .

 

2018 At the time of debut in 1998 , Similarity of team names ( BTS vs Ballistic Boy Scouts ),

7 artificial composition , English abbreviation (BTS vs BTZ), Due to style etc.

Controversy arose in Korea and Japan over the imitation of BTS. .

 

The producer's side " Bullet-fast images " I tried to express it, but ,

2018 At the time, the Korean media and others mentioned these similarities. ' counterfeit ' raised controversy .

 

But at the time of debut announcement, Bulletproof Boy Scouts (at that time Average age 18.8 count ) silver

Even before their official debut ' BTS fake ' It was receiving harsh criticism. .

 

First of all, BTS and the number of members 7 The name is the same and the group name is also very similar .

Like BTS in the early days, they put forward hip-hop music , It is said that each member is talented in both vocals and performance. .

Also vocals 4 number of people , rapper 3 It is said that the roles of the members are the same as well. .

 

Some say that the debut teaser image of Bulletproof Boy Scouts

BTS songs DNA It is pointed out that it reminds me of a promotional concept. .

 

1 At the point when years had passed

' BTS's imitation group ' Japan's debut amid controversy ' Ballistic Boy Scouts '(BTZ) this

They say that in Japan, they are as popular as BTS. .

 

2019 At the time, in the Japanese Oricon weekly album rankings, etc.

gun 7 The album of Bulletproof Boy Scouts that includes the song 1 was occupying the top .

 

Accordingly, Bulletproof Boy Scouts received harsh criticism from BTS fans even before their debut. ,

Even within Japan "K I thought they were a pop group " I received a lukewarm response. .

 

But now that time has passed , The reaction in Japan is said to be quite enthusiastic. .

K There is an analysis that the main fan base is the younger generation who have an aversion to pop music. ,

K There are also some positive reviews about the Japanese localization of the pop idol success formula. .