SEVENTEEN say that it “sounds so cringe” to be called “pop stars”
nme.comSEVENTEEN recently spoke about how they feel about being called “pop stars”.The boyband recently sat down with fashion publication NYLON to discussed their careers and lives as K-pop idols, during which the interviewer referred to the 13-member group as “pop stars”.However, the boyband’s members did not seem to find description as fitting, with member Vernon sharing that the moniker “sounds so cringe” to him.
When asked why, he added that it’s “because I don’t really wake up and look in the mirror and think of myself as a pop star [laughs].
I’m just a member of Seventeen and we’re just doing our thing.“I’m just a member of SEVENTEEN and we’re just doing our thing,” Vernon added.
His sentiment was quickly echoed by members Hoshi and Joshua, the latter of whom noted that the members of SEVENTEEN just see themselves as ordinary people.“We’re all the same people,” Joshua explained. “We think of ourselves as just regular, normal people, that’s why I think the term ‘pop star’ is awkward for us.”Last week, SEVENTEEN make their comeback with their fourth studio album ‘Face The Sun’, featuring the title track ‘Hot’.
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