Netizens were hugely divided.
Koreaboo
10 minutes ago
Earlier in the year, BIGBANG Taeyang was bombarded with comments after an interview, with many speaking about how “BTS paved the way.”
BIGBANG Taeyang’s Instagram Bombarded With “BTS Paved The Way” Comments After Hotly Debated Interview
Daesung has recently sparked hugely mixed reactions with his comments about fellow member G-Dragon.
Daesung | @d_lable_official/Instagram
During a recent show, Daesung said that he thought that since 2006, G-Dragon had “paved the way” for everything, seemingly referring to his influence on the K-Pop sphere.
🦦: I think GD paved the way for everything!
🦦: Everything since 2006 right??? 🙂↕️ I’m sure of that
EXACTLYYYYYYYY 😭😭😭!!!!!!!!!!#BIGBANG #빅뱅#CosmosInSingaporeD2 pic.twitter.com/z0Rrhmin3m
— 𝓀𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒶 ❤︎ (@jiyongvamp) October 18, 2026
Some praised Daesung for his comment about G-Dragon and his influence on K-Pop.
Daesung saying in front of everyone that he thinks “G-Dragon paved the way for literally everything since 2006”. Iconic. pic.twitter.com/OtUwjxcJDZ
— GAARA 愛 (@D4DDYDRAG0N) October 18, 2026
louder aşkım louderr
GD PAVED THE WAY FOR EVERYTHİNG pic.twitter.com/i5acMiLops https://t.co/qykF3bbCBC
— büşra 🌼🏵️ (@Fromygyg) October 18, 2026
I suddenly thought about the possibility of Daesung coming across online fanwars of “who paved the way” because to me this is such a fandom statement that I only see on stantwt 😭
But yes Daesungie tell them who paved the way 😌🤍 https://t.co/XdMM8Mh2Y1
— lucky ⭐️ BiiiG IS BACK (@jesislucky) October 18, 2026
Yet, it also sparked backlash from some fans, who thought that Daesung’s comments were “embarrassing” and brought BTS into it.
This is embarrassing pic.twitter.com/6usumWu1k3
— addi – semi ia (@gucclforjoon) October 19, 2026
not only kpoppies were bitter af about bts success but even their faves too 😭 https://t.co/6CTpbWsyOO
— rkivejinmins☉⊝⊜⁷ (@jinandhisband) October 19, 2026
“BLACKPINK paved the way” — Blinks and BLACKPINK themselves.
“G-Dragon/BIGBANG paved the way” — BIGBANG and their fans.
If you really paved the way, you wouldn’t need to keep reminding everyone yourselves. The media, Billboard, and major publications would be saying it for you https://t.co/4nlg81zOGI
— MBM🎀 (@Aurorahi78) October 19, 2026
i don’t know who this is but industry reports and his peers show bts made kpop famous and a global genre. g-dragon was famous in k-pop, but bts made kpop famous and a global genre, and this person can only act jealous today because bts opened that path. pic.twitter.com/vaH1Q2w0PK https://t.co/fMJy2rQeWm
— •・ (@amevvil) October 19, 2026
This group was ALWAYS bitter about bts. Dont forget how one of its members’ siblings liked insta post by a director shading bts back in 2017 over some no signal screens when their fans were actively dragging bts for that even though it wasn’t even bts fault. https://t.co/xFnSIbfVcM
— Wind (@Windhamster_) October 19, 2026
g-dragon paving the way for everything: pic.twitter.com/64PWUoKPVP https://t.co/DyexWu3fBm
— ً (@pearlytrivia) October 19, 2026