On August 5, Yuya Tegoshi held a press conference on the publication of his photo essay ŌĆ£AVALANCE.ŌĆØ In his essay, he cited the Korean governmentŌĆÖs full support as the key to the popularity of BTS and TWICE. He stated, ŌĆ£Everywhere you go, K-POP, not JohnnyŌĆÖs music, is gaining popularity. Korea supports the overall cultural and artistic activities as a national project.ŌĆØ He then mentioned BTS and said, ŌĆ£They shine in both album sales and charts in Billboard. TheyŌĆÖre so popular that it has a special performance on the Grammy stage.ŌĆØ This assessment can be inferred that the current status of K-POP is attributable to the success of government policies. He also analyzed the reason for TWICEŌĆÖs success, saying, ŌĆ£They are a multinational group. Not only do they have Koreas, but also Taiwanese and Japanese members so that they can perform live anywhere in the world, including English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£If we (idols from JohnnyŌĆÖs) studied English and other languages like BTS and entered the world as a multinational member like TWICE, NEWS or JohnnyŌĆÖs idols would have become the number one Asian group,ŌĆØ he stressed. Besides, Yuya Tegoshi drew attention with an essay that was close to revelation. The essay is known to have revealed secret stories about famous idol groups, female celebrities, etc. Source (1)
