Prince Michael Jackson, son of the late music icon Michael Jackson, praised the K-Pop boy band and global sensation BTS for the latter’s subtle tribute to some of his father’s biggest hits.
Celebrity interviewer Liam McEwan spoke to Prince Thursday about his charity work for the Heal Los Angeles Foundation and in part of the interview, asked the late pop icon’s 24-year-old son about his thoughts on “Butter” and dancing. steps from another BTS track, “Dynamite”.
McEwan started the interview saying: “Obviously, they have had a great influence from your father like ‘Dynamite’, the choreography was very influenced by MJ and… one of his last songs, ‘Butter’ begins with ‘smooth as butter, like a criminal. undercover ‘, which already has that’ Smooth Criminal ‘reference there, when you see acts like that doing their thing and contributing to your dad in such a nice way but doing it in their own way, that should excite you. ”
Prince immediately agreed with McEwan and said, “Definitely. Their music transcends culture and all that.
They are interesting.” He added that BTS is a “once in a lifetime act.
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The young philanthropist also mentioned the “rewarding” and “moving” way that BTS members pay respect and homage to the legacy of his father through his music.
He also pointed out that, like his father, the Bangtan Boys are pioneers in the modern age.
“And also, it’s great to see that my father was a trendsetter and that you can see how those trends continue, but they also adapt them to the modern age and then do it in their own way.
It’s really cool to continue that creative flow,” he said. Prince.
“It’s really cool, especially when they’re so talented,” McEwan said at the end of the song.
McEwantu tweeted a snippet from the interview of him talking about Major Jackson’s influence on South Korean superstars.