"I respect them in art," Jackson Wang Says of BTS and BLACKPINK

Jackson Wang has expressed his appreciation
for his K-pop contemporaries, namely BTS and BLACKPINK. During a recent
interview with Variety, Wang discussed his brand-new single 'Blow' and upcoming
album 'Magic Man,' during which he also expressed his pride and admiration for
fellow idols BTS and BLACKPINK.

“Music is music. What does it have to do with nationality?” the soloist shared on releasing music in languages other than English. “Fuck man, water is water. If it’s good, it’s good. If it’s bad, it’s bad.”

“entertainment has nothing to do with any
other stuff, because entertainment is entertainment and is supposed to make
people happy,” said Wang, who is also a member of K-pop boyband GOT7. “Artists
like BTS, like BLACKPINK, I respect them in art. The direction that they’re
going, me as an audience watching, I’m proud.”

“K-Pop is not good because it’s K-Pop. K-Pop is good because it’s good music,” Wang continued, adding that he believes K-pop will “definitely” last forever. “To me, I personally think it’ll keep evolving.”

Last month, Wang released a brand-new
English-language single called ‘Blow’. That song came shortly after Wang
dropped the mixtape ‘LOST & FOUND’, which comprised eight old songs he had
previously recorded but left unreleased.

According to a press statement, ‘Blow’ is the first look at Wang’s “Magic Man” persona, as hinted at the end of the music video. The persona will act as the main inspiration for the creation and direction of his forthcoming album of the same name.

---Silviya.Y