[instiz] WILL THE DAY COME WHEN A FOREIGN MALE IDOL WILL BECOME POPULAR WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC?

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It occurred to me after seeing the popular posts that fangirls tend to be too obsessed with Korean members. In the case of girl groups, there are many popular foreign members as well

1. Nobody aside from Nichkhun and Henry….

2. The public actually seems to be prouder of groups filled entirely with Korean members. They are incredibly proud of BTS, since they are all Korean

3. Nichkhun, Henry, Kangnam… and recently, it seems like there isn’t anyone other than Felix… but since you said Koreans are excluded, I can’t think of anyone

4. I thought of Kangnam, just because his idol image was stronger for me, but he’s also naturalized

> Kangnam is partially Korean, he’s mixed

5. Maybe Nichkhun in the past?

6. Not really anyone since Nichkhun? Since Kangnam is mixed, it’s hard to consider him a complete foreigner… But in Korea, it seems difficult for foreign members to even become popular, let alone mainstream. Even if they generate some buzz because they’re funny due to their looks or language, it seems they don’t really have a long career in the entertainment industry

7. It seems that, given the sentiment in our country, many people feel a bit of aversion to overly exotic appearances

8. It might be possible if you perform exceptionally well on a high-rated variety show, but I don’t think there are any shows generating that much buzz these days

9. If you think of public recognition, maybe only Nichkhun 

10. No matter how you look at it, their foreigner vibe is just too strong, so it can’t be helped