KUALA LUMPUR: It’s one thing for fans to wax lyrical about their favourite pop stars, but it is a whole new level when a fellow artiste is in awe with another, just like how South Korean actor Joo Ji-hoon is when talking about the hugely-successful band, BTS.
In a news report today, Soompi quoted the 36-year-old award-winning actor of having mentioned the group several times during his interviews and how he was very proud of the various accomplishments achieved by the boys globally.
“Look at BTS. I feel so proud of them. They’ve already proven that (globalisation) is a good thing.
“BTS is really amazing. It’s unbelievable what they’re doing. They’re already receiving a lot of awards, but they really deserve to be given (more) awards,” he said when asked about his view on the trend of Korean television shows increasingly moving to Netflix.
“Right now, (networks may) feel that they’re losing (shows) to Netflix, but from a broader perspective, I think it may actually be a win-win situation.
“I feel like it’s better for us to share and spread our best Hallyu (the Korean Wave) content far and wide, instead of watching it all by ourselves,” said Joo who added that BTS’ success abroad had given him hope that the Korean film industry could expand to have more impact overseas in the future.
Joo is currently starring in both MBC’s fantasy thriller The Item and the new Netflix series Kingdom.
The first season of Kingdom, available since Jan 25, is available in 190 countries.