Major issues in society covered by B.A.P throughout the years:
Going Crazy (It’s sung by Song Jieun but features Bang Yongguk, who is often involved in B.A.P’s lyrics): About obsession, harassment, abuse and being the victim of stalking
Never Give Up: Working hard to achieve your dreams despite the obstacles and societal expectations (sound familiar ARMYs? Well this song was released in 2011)
Warrior: Corruption of both the government and society
Power: Greed, oppression, income inequality, the power of a majority working towards a shared goal
Fight for Freedom: Freedom of choice, freedom of expression, being trapped in societal expectations
What the hell: Lies in politics, anarchy, capitalism, class warfare, cowardice of bystanders, speaking your opinion
Punch: The pain and repetitiveness of 9 to 5 jobs
One Shot: Hints at race relations, living your dreams, fighting societal expectations, The sacrifices and effort required to achieved your dreams, laziness, self-victimisation and making excuses for giving up
Coma: Alcoholism and anger-related illnesses, suicide, depression
Badman: crime, corruption, being a bystander to crime
1004/Angel (mostly the mv tackles these issues however): Depression, loss, suicide, pain
Ribbon in the sky: Censorship, inequality, political and media corruption
Confession: Suicide, depression, self-acceptance
AM 4:44: Depression, suicide, anxiety, stress, guilt and alcoholism
Proof of B.A.P reaching a “large audience” before ARMYz start ignorantly saying that B.A.P has no fans:
B.A.P had a world tour in 2016, visiting 24 cities and 15 countries, with many of these locations being sold out
Has received 52 awards since debut
Not only did their latest album hit no.1 on the billboard albums chart but they are the first and only Korean act to have four albums reach no.1 on the billboard albums chart
Only a few of the awards that they won in the past year ONLY include hot trend of the year, best entertainer of the year, as well as and Korean act for the EMAs.
I understand that you love your group, but they aren’t the first Kpop group to be popular internationally, nor are they the first ones to have songs with social commentary, and they CERTAINLY aren’t the only ones to have done so. Also, I’ve only touched on what B.A.P have done, I hadn’t even mentioned until now popular artists that have released songs which touch on societal issues like Sistar, Sunny Hill, K.Will, TVXQ, Miss A and 2NE1.
People keep blaming CL for 2NE1′s disbandment, and they assume she stopped caring about her group once she got her solo gig in the U.S. But she never stopped caring, ever. So she’s saying, “Does anyone see how affected I am by this? Do you know how hard I fought to keep 2NE1 together? Or do you all just see me as some two-faced bitch who let the group fail?”
Dara: Will I be able to go on without you?
People always say that she has no talent and is just a pretty face, and sometimes I worry that she genuinely believes it. It’s absolutely not true, but how many times can you hear “you’re worthless” until you start to internalize it? She might honestly wonder if the end of 2NE1 means the end of her career, and the end of the fans’ love for her.
Bom: Don’t trust the broken stories. Don’t lose faith.
Some people honestly still think she’s a drug smuggler. Antis and netizens twisted the story so damn much that she’s been demonized solely for taking a prescribed medication…. But Blackjacks know the truth, and I think she sees that now. But she’s still saying “Please don’t believe those messed up rumors. My story is so different from what they’re telling you. Please believe me, and please believe in me.”
SKYBANG is my life :3
