“At the time of our debut, we had achieved nothing and everything was up in the air. We talked about working together for a long time, hitting number one on the chart, winning awards, and more,” Kai replies, tone contemplative as he leans closer. “Personally speaking, when we eventually achieved all those goals, I realized, yes, winning awards and being successful is important, but more importantly being able to perform happily as an artist is what mattered the most. There were times when I obsessed over our sales record, stages, and something tangible, but now my goal and dream is to be a happy artist, being satisfied with what I do.” “We can’t face a national crisis every time a vacancy occurs on the Supreme Court…. No president should be able to shift the ideology of our highest judicial body by mere chance.” "Gorgeous" and just a few weeks before the release of her album,ReputationEither way, we are SO ready for it.Instagram contentView on InstagramRelated: As stated above, these appropriative practices are not new in popular culture and the K-pop industry is no exception. KQ Entertainment and ATEEZ are playing intoÂa long tradition of cultural appropriation