King & Prince goes to English School! Johnny Kitagawa's dream to enter the world
They also work hard behind the scenes to adapt their songs for overseas audiences.
"They all go to an English conversation school and have regular study sessions with other members. On the official Kinpuri Instagram, they always post messages in English, so they are aware of their overseas fans. (Entertainment industry insider)
It seems that the reason behind their aim to expand into the world is the wishes of the dead Johnny Kitagawa and Yasuko Fujishima Mary.
"Kinpuri was Johnny's last group to debut in his lifetime, and Mary was also involved in their music production. The two grew up in the U.S., and I'm sure they wanted to make their mark in the country where they were born. They were like a father and mother to Kinpuri, and I think they are trying to fulfill their dream" (The same, entertainment industry insider)
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2. Looking at BTS and others, I think English is a must if you want to enter the world
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3. Even if you say "the world," it doesn't seem like they are very popular in the West... What region would you go to? Asia?
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5. What part of the world?
Asia? America?
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6. Can anyone spend 18 hours a day practicing? They can't
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7. I hope there will be artists who can go out to the world.
I want artists who can go out into the world to be born from Japan!!
I don't care if it's Johnny's
I hope you do well, Kinpuri!!!
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8. You're free to go
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9. It's not that I don't like Kinpuri, but if they want to go global, I think they need to make their singing and dancing a little more mature.
It's a little too idol-like.
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10. That's a lot of work
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11. I think it's better to let Kinpuri go with a straightforward, idol-focused route like the Johnny's of the past.
If it's all in English, why not just use SixTones or someone like that?
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12. I basically don't believe anything I read on Shujo
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13. Another one of those "let them bash Kinpuri" topics.
Girl channel really hates Kinpuri, doesn't they?
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14. Foreign countries don't like Johnny's image.
They report the news without consideration
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16. I think it's a good idea to learn English, regardless of whether you want to go global or not
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17. I wonder what people outside of Japan think about the prince-like style of Kinpuri
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20. If they don't change their names, won't foreign countries just look at them in shame?
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25. Well, it's not gonna happen
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27. Hirano should study Japanese before English
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28. I think Johnny-san is Japanese-American and he created this agency out of his admiration for Broadway?
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30. If you're trying to make your mark in the world with music, you should spend less time on dramas and variety shows!
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31. Don't young Johnny's say "overseas" a lot these days?
Is that the policy?
Did they always say that?
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32. Let's make sure they sell in Japan first
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33. English is important, but you should study more.
There are only fools in this group.
In Japan, that may be cute, but overseas, it's laughable
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35. What the h*ll was up with Arashi getting Bruno Mars to write a song for them?
Were they trying to expand overseas?
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39. From a fan's point of view, I'd rather have them voice train
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