Eric Nam Reacts to Highlight, BTS, and His Newfound Love For Indian Music | KPDB Ep.

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[@vidhyaraju3592]

ech is awesome... Really touched

[@vidhyaraju3592]

Echo is awesome.. Really touched

[@durvashibhatt8995]

Bollywood music from 2006-2013 approx was the golden age of bollywood music. The recent mainstream bollywood music sucks. Don't get me wrong I am not talking about armaan and Eric's Collab that song is awesome.

[@hatershate6911]

yeah, but independent artists are making good music still just see there are many, just neglected by tonny kakkar and t-series

[@durvashibhatt8995]

@@hatershate6911 ya that's why I said mainstream which is bollywood music in movies and certain rappers like baadshah who doesn't even deserve to be called rapper but certain rappers r actually quite great but don't get enough recognition

[@durvashibhatt8995]

@@hatershate6911 independent artists is not mainstream music. They r doing a good job

[@suri5228]

Indian pop during late 90's and early 2000's was awesome as well...with artists like Lucky ali... Euphoria...Alisha Chinoy...Bombay Viking...Falguni Pathak..etc etc.

[@Pujakumari-jt6mw]

There are still many artist who makes nice song,like Armaan ,jubin,Arjit,darshan and many more

[@river2504]

“I think there are 23 members, but then I heard there were more NCTs coming, and then I’m just like what? And I just got really confused” - as an NCTzen, I too am confused by SM

[@Whattherockiscooking]

Nobody can understand SM.

[@nidhinirmalkar1022]

I dont want a hollywood unit. Its too much honestly.

[@ayooooo9798]

Are you really an nctzen? Um if new NCT members dont debut where will Sungchan and Shotaro be fitted into ? Plus NCT is a limtless concept ,at one point they may stop ,lets see where it goes

[@norahb7544]

I love the interview episodes, but these ones with Eric rambling about K-Pop and his life are my favorite.

[@shopgirl77]

Me too! The rambling about life are the best

[@yeoboseyonoona]

Yes that what’s going on lol

[@riyabiya4]

same!! i appreciate learning about new people when eric does interviews and he's a great interviewer but i adore the episodes where it's just him rambling, they are the best

[@himaririku9254]

G DRAGON IS THE KING

[@kateemae05]

Mine too!!

[@friedtoess7131]

Eric Nam and Armaan Malik together? A Collab? With KSHMR??? hell yeah! Love ECHO ❤️

[@mariztenorio7402]

I love indian music, i love bollywood movies especially Amir khan's
Fr.Ph

[@yeoboseyonoona]

@aurora borealis I think it’s mostly like way popular in Korea

[@becaray676]

If you love bollywood as an Indian I would like to suggest you some movies ( if you don't mind)
- bhaag Milkha bhaag
- Dhoom 3
- Padmavat
- Bajirao mastani
Hope you see these great work and enjoy them ( if you want more info reply I'll tell you 😀)👍

[@dickidsrip5262]

Amir khan is the best of the three Khans

[@becaray676]

@@vatsalasaxena4725 well that is true and old movies like waqt and rudali are must as well 😀

[@Whattherockiscooking]

@@yeoboseyonoona people came to know about it after Jimin mentioned about the movie.

[@lealea2096]

“This is part of the fun. Watching BTS and ARMY breaking records.” This is the most wholesome thing a heard any celebrity say in regard to BTS. Eric is really a great guy. Love you Eric!!

[@san_for_u]

'India has always had a soft spot in my heart' ....he just said that and I am like ~~there goes my heart beatinggg, cause u are the reason~~~~❤️

[@DancewithDoel]

Of my Euphoriaaaaaaaaaaaaa 🙈

[@laylashaikh7446]

@@DancewithDoel Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (ooh ooh)

[@shanaya0101]

i was a die hard fan of Armaan and i still love his music, and i'm a big fan of kpop and bts too! so this colab between eric and armaan is like my two worlds are colliding you know what i'm saying? 😭

[@riyajad1958]

Your username 😂 i- armies are really creative

[@sweetfeather_]

@@riyajad1958 ik right... Her username is so creative. 👁️👄👁️

[@riyajad1958]

@@sweetfeather_ ikr

[@dipanshi3717]

Same here😇😇

[@aradhyaamin5809]

Was a fan of Armaan? That means you don't like indian music much now?

[@krisleo8176]

Guys ECHO is such an epic creation. Y'all gotta check it out.like seriously. Please don't sleep on it.The lyrics, the vocals, the track, the visuals, everything about it is so amazing. The song deserves more appreciation. And so do our boys.

[@hannahporter2846]

I guess that I’m one of the “nine people who watch this show”
Love you Eric ❤️

[@gharikagoud1851]

im so happy you collabed with an indian artist as an indian who loves korean culture i would love koreans to know more about indian culture and music

[@nityashrivastav5572]

BRING ARMAAN TO THE SHOWWWWW

[@sanjanasiswas]

He is coming

[@zefersanity6537]

armaan is probably reading this hey armaan we need u n zayn together by the way

[@gingerlaman4047]

Yes plz

[@Enhafun]

@@sanjanasiswas when?

[@priyankamandavi1151]

Being a fan of both arman and Eric im so happy they collab.

[@msrad223]

It was so great to see Eric collab with Indian artists! Sending love from India, we love you! Also great episode.

[@violinamahanta5480]

True indeed
' when BTS drops something literally the world seems to run faster than ever , sun shines bright , the soul feels itself to be in another dimension'. 💜

[@purplerainbow1995]

So true.

[@hridashukla2081]

Bro i am indian who is avidly following Armaan Malik (for his music, originality, personality and love for music) and am alsoo most definitely a kpop stan who has been into bts and Eric Nam. So when the poster dropper, I WENT FERALLLLLLLLLL. And the song is even better. It feels so good to hear great songs from great artists. Loving it here!!!!!

[@shrishtipatnaik1082]

As an indian( new )kpop fan who stumbled across this wonderful podcast and even watched a full episode tho i didnt even know the guests that well( didnt know i had so much patience) but really eric you are a great host and i love your music too. we obviously love armaan here so it was great to see the collab!(and kshmr killed it too!) ECHO IS AMAZING!!!(6MILL VIEWS NOW) would love to know what indian songs you have heard! .

[@chains1436]

I can't believe my fav show i have been watching for since a year now is talking about indian music !! ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[@flora2427]

Eric and Armaan = 🔥

[@eshthetic]

I'm thankful he likes Indian origin artists and not "Bollywood songs "

[@damonsalvatore4228]

I mean there are good Bollywood songs too. But the good ones don’t get recognition.
Like if you hear the 99 songs album it is awesome (at least according to me). But it’s so sad the crap gets more views

[@lkgupta23]

@@damonsalvatore4228 exactly I can find so many underrated songs ..

[@nidhi.mp4]

@@damonsalvatore4228 people in india have this mentality that whatever we'll do is trash and no matter what other country has to be good. no I'm not trash talking about foreign artists but in india ppl watch movie with brand names like srk or salman and dont go for stories. Malang was a good album too. Fitoor has a good album but they'll randomly talk about tony kakkar to look cool and seek likes i mean you are still providing him attention he wants on the top of that by trash talking about him you are again giving him more audience to the ones who dont know him. I'm sorry you aint cool trash talking about your own country music. There is trash but there is gold too.

[@eshthetic]

@@nidhi.mp4 all the 'good songs' are mostly on love and breakup and hate or something I can't relate it's boring and last season nothing creative. Being an Indian I hope we start accepting change for good

[@nidhi.mp4]

@@eshthetic i totally agree with this. There's no diversity in terms music. But i dislike how people put down Bollywood in general the movies that are good doesn't even own 1 million views on their trailer. Bollywood has good music yes less diversity undoubtedly but i think the way people put down Bollywood to look cool and accepting towards other culture is something I'll never understand

[@edd8460]

Eric, the Shadow mention, had me diving back into my playlists from 10 years ago. Fiction was my jam (and now that's im listening to it again) it going back in 2021 playlists. It's still my jam.

[@mantaren]

Shadow is also my favorite from their Beast days and I got so happy to hear Eric say he loves and recommends it, despite it not being promoted or performed a lot. They did perform it on Sketchbook back in the day though.

[@Demjinn]

India in my blood, S.korea in my heart. So proud. The collab shows that there's no boundaries in music.

[@elisezee6406]

Eric, just when i thought I couldn’t love you more, I learned you’re a Beauty/Light. I got into Kpop because of Beast too!!

[@smalllightbulb3492]

Highlight my absolute favourite kpop group is back. Finally after a military hiatus. Eric is right, Shadow is such a good song! The MV is really dark and interesting.

[@riri30]

13:25 SAME I had goosebumps all over, it felt so new but like I was so invested. Echo is an amazing song and the artists on it even more amazing. Glad to see my two worlds collide on this amazing song🥺🤧❤️

[@chandanavanam1123]

Yes India finally getting recognized by K-pop vice versa

[@zerro6961]

Bruh as an Indian I'm so Happy right now😭❤️

[@raiza1439]

As an Indian I feel so proud🥺❤️ this is the best Collab ever!!

[@blaqarot45]

Har cheej me proud Kyu ghusana hota he

[@ghibikali.sachumi1181]

I mean seriously the song echo is so lit with three people collaboration and that also one indian and one American Indian🤧and obviously Eric nam🔥🔥🤯🤯

[@chonchi5982]

Yeah very unexpected collaboration but lit.
You Naga sumi right?😂❤️❤️

[@syifaamuhammad2799]

Eric Nam: Beast Highlight Beast Highlight Highlight Beast
me: Dont worry Eric, i know how it feels, which name to call haha

[@marffem5080]

Omg true, Shadow is such a good song. MV aesthetic? on point! It's good to hear that not all of us forgot about it :) Shadow and Good luck are like my all time favourite. Hope we will able to see Highlight performing those 2 :)

[@zheke_music]

*can't wait for KSHMR to guest on DIVE Studios* 🔥🔥🔥

[@dsrija7995]

That would be great.

[@sumayyahm.8346]

I always want Highlight to perform Shadow too!!!

[@syifaamuhammad2799]

oh god! Eric yeah i miss Shadow and all Beast Highlight songs! all their songs such a hit...we are in the same boat

[@Camhong-iw6ox]

Eric talking about HIGHLIGHT (former BEAST) i've been waiting for this 😍😍😍😍😍

[@Whattherockiscooking]

Their new album is amazing.

[@AnNguyen-ev7nd]

“nine people who watch this show”
Over 4k views in 4 hours.
wHaT

[@fiomssad]

Eric fanboying over Highlight's shadow wow he must be a fan!!! Shadow is a jam but overshadowed by their other hit songs

[@syifaamuhammad2799]

haha lol

[@riri30]

16:31 eric being extra about bts is a mood😭

[@mybiases0688]

Loving Echo, guess who introduced me to a new artist? Thank you Eric, because of you

[@kavyapandey2649]

Echo is a bop🔥

[@1001SilverHearts]

Thank you for mentioning Beast/Highlight!! ❤

[@jaeyara2932]

yes BEAST Shadow, Fiction, Shock, Bad Girl, Yey, one of my fave and also Not the end

[@lilah3051]

ERIC I FEEL YOU THEY DONT PERFORM SHADOW AS MUCH AND ITS LIKE ONE OF MY FAVES 😭😭😭😭

[@anwayamane9950]

Eric, you are such a King! Love you so much, lots of love to you and Armaan. please do tour India post pandemic. Bohot pyaar

[@blackchae_]

You & AleXa breaking collaboration boundries ♥️🇺🇲🇮🇳×🇰🇷×🇦🇪

[@Misfitdruid]

Eric: Talks tour possibilities and tells people to get vaccinated.
Me: Already carrying my vaccination card around with me. I'M READY! Hit me with those tour dates bb. 😎

[@kenjixmusic]

i like how they put a sticker saying "DIVE" on the shure mic and yet the "E" of shure is seen lmao
btw LOVING THE SONG "ECHO" MY TWO FAV SINGER PLUS MY FAVOURITE PRODUCER? BOOOMMM LIFEEE

[@maryremijoseph7618]

Eric's collab with Sarah Barrios deserves them views VIEWS....it has become the soundtrack of my life

[@hafsahnajeeb1837]

CANT AGREE MORE

[@hafsahnajeeb1837]

Sameeee

[@sapnagautam7428]

Your collab with arman malik is awesome and the song is lit 🔥 hope many more collab's song will come soon with indian musician

[@ankitagoswami9401]

Loved 'Echo'! More ArmaanxEricxKSHMR collaborations please!

[@gayatripawar3579]

Indian music is beautiful it bless ears✨

[@sarinap.1636]

Shadow was my favorite as well! Highlight/Beast were my ultimate bias group. I love them so much still, though BTS is now my UB. May was a great month as an ARMY and Light.

[@dhb95]

Eric and me having the same taste. Shadow was THE song for me. Not their other hits. I got so very into them bc of this song. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@madeinheaven2267]

But seriously....why is Eric Nam so amazing? 💜💜 I can’t get Echo out of my head🎧

[@ribetikasusngi9964]

This is my first podcast with Eric and I'm already loving every single bit of it. To be honest I've already fallen in love with his voice from his video about his night skin care routine. Looking forward for more contents. Love you.

[@girlthisisawhitewall298]

Hiii Eric I absolutely loved Echo, I’ve seen the mv like 10 times today 😃🤚🏼 it truly is a beautiful song

[@rabihahys]

I hope you have a nice day and rest well eric 💖 you somehow look so tired:' Anyway thank you for talking about HIGHLIGHT - NOT THE END and agree about shadow 😭 Its such a great songg 😍

[@Fitckeckwannabe01]

Eric and arman Malik collaboration for echo is the best

[@Siennaflower]

You're such a likeable guy, Eric! I've been getting to know you, watching 5 and 6 year old shows of BTS on the After School program! 😆 Great to see what you're doing now.

[@Cookie_Comment]

the intro is always wonderful to hear 😄

[@jysshien]

Thanks Eric for mentioning Highlight!!! They are always the only my bias group :)

[@luvdeepa720]

I loved the song Echo, Eric your voice is so soothing !!!

[@FAMILY_VLOG_44]

Echo collaboration is a beginning of something new💜💜

[@saminahmahtab7341]

Omgggg after fictionn,, literally my fab beast song is shadowww...n yes their older songs are goldd, midnight is my fav alsoo

[@michielim]

Wow Eric has good taste indeed - Shadow is so underrated!!

[@AskaxXxTissaxXx]

I love this , thanks for the update. I'm in Canada and hoodies are always in season.
Thanks for the constant smiles and reassurance that people get busy and it's nice to listen to you and relax 💜

[@lois5909]

I saw Eric, Jimin and Armaan in the thumbnail so I clicked.

[@ttaka3821]

Love Butter, Echo and 365-7! Eric, hope you perform in Hawaii soon. Would love to see you perform! 🤙🏻☀️🌈

[@Aahana_28]

Eric mentioning India....collaborating with Armaan Mallik.......I am sooo happy🤩

[@parassingh731]

im always happy that india has a huge population cuz i never feel lonely on internet ..

[@ihatetoxicfanbots4271]

😂😂😂😂 so true ... Also add all the NRIs and desi firangs as well ... Add bd , pakistan , sri lanka , Nigeria , Egyptian etc etc they are great fans of bw and Indian entertainment

[@arandomdoor7640]

Despite of all sorts of difference in the production process this time...ECHO truned out to be an amazing sound track that reached hearts,. I loved it.... I've been probably listing to butter and echo everyday since the release.

[@salemmola80]

I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeee listening to eric's voice whether in songs or in an interview......... sending love from ethiopia.

[@tarabbisht7606]

I love Eric song I love india 🙏🇮🇳❤️ beautiful Eric ❤️

[@smoothcriminal29]

I love echo❤️❤️ that's so good. I'm jamming to both butter and echo back to back💜💜💜

[@ranjitharaghavendrabhat1579]

Eric i loved the collab echo ... Lots of love from India... Also i got into kpop in 2018 I've lately been listening to more kpop than indian songs and recently i have started stanning nct dream ... Please check out nct dreams b-sides their b-sides are always the best.... Dive into you, rainbow, youth, be there for you and All night long are some of my favourites

[@tanyay9700]

I luv deja vu by nct 😍what other artists u listen to??

[@ranjitharaghavendrabhat1579]

@@tanyay9700 Blackpink were my first group through whom i got introduced to kpop ... Later i discovered many groups and EXO has become my favourite. The artists whom i listen to( a very long list is coming down) are Exo,NCT(all units),Red Velvet, Shinee, Suju, SNSD, f(x), SES, HOT, Jessie, Hyuna, Secret Number, Aespa, Oh my girl, Blackpink, Bts, twice, itzy, straykids, seventeen, sf9, everglow, Got7, Winner, enhypen, txt, gfriend, n'uest, mamamoo, weekly, loona, bravegirls, exid, tribe, wondergirls, miss A, Akmu, IU, WekiMeki, wanna one, izone , IOI, g-idle, Pentagon, Psy, 10cm and many soloists too .... Pardon 😂

[@tanyay9700]

@@ranjitharaghavendrabhat1579 the list is really long😂..since u already listen so many artists im sure u know dpr live, jay park, epik high?? their music is sooo goooddd🥺

[@ranjitharaghavendrabhat1579]

@@tanyay9700 i know them but never listened to them ... Good that u mentioned I'll hear their songs .... I'm more into kpop and slowly moving towards soloists and OG's ... Mostly 3rd n 4th gen was what i could find on surface ... Well tell me what artists u listen to?

[@tanyay9700]

@@ranjitharaghavendrabhat1579most of them u have already mentioned😂 apart from them i also listen to crush, lee hi, zico, penomeco,GD, ph-1,all aomg artists are great and my ult faves are epik high, bts ,ikon and iu. Recently i got into ateez as well they're awesome!

[@narendrakumargiri.2970]

I am so happy you collaborated with Indian artists. Hoping to see more Indian singers and k-pop artists collabs.. and It would be interesting to see a collab with a classical indian singer.

[@dashilyngdohnonglait1103]

I'm so happy tht Indian singer arman collab with kpop singer eric nam I love both artis n I'm n Indian but I never listen Indian song somuch but I'm a fan of arman Malik n a big fan of kpop I'm so excited I listen this song I'm loving it n everyone loving this song it's gonna be hit love you guys 😘😘❤❤

[@lovelyyskyy]

Park Jimin🔥🔥

[@anupamamenon9453]

Love and respect from Indiaaa💜💜💜

[@shomukh306]

Omg Highlight thank u😭😭🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@RM-ct5qd]

Echo is really a good collaboration!! Love from India

[@unmilitadowerah9514]

Love the song 'Echo'. Thank you Eric for this collaboration ❤

[@daiavong]

Omg!! Tour!! Yaassss!!
Highlight (Beast) ❤ Shadow was a good song as was many of their songs. 👍 Good choice!

[@ayushipatel2165]

When I heard Eric and Armaan are collabing I started jumping and got yelled at but who cares I love the song.

[@JuliaCursed]

Eric Nam reaction to Butter is everything. Also... Echo is really cool.

[@ishitasingh1988]

The music video was so good!!!! I really hope this song becomes a huge success for all three of you!!!!

[@jonuahfitsfits2236]

I love your voice.. I saw you from tv show called (After school club)with your co-organizer jang han byul.Keep it up. Love❤ from North East India.

[@scotchwhiskey8982]

A hoodie would be good so I can dress like an onion because the weather in Germany keeps changing between really sunny and windy cold and rainy...🙈😅😂

[@Tilli_97]

Omg so true. It sucks 🙄

[@tastethechangewithnes]

So excited for your album!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@valmalove]

Love the collab you did with Armaan. Thanks for your updates! 😘😍💜

[@rozelleroxxy]

Always refreshing to listen to Eric

[@Cynthia-pf3ir]

You should interview Highlight and have them perform Shadow!!

[@edd8460]

as Highlight, the song Shadow may be copyrighted by their former agency so, Highlight may not be able to perform it (unless they buy the copyright?).... :(

[@Cynthia-pf3ir]

@@edd8460 I thought this was the case too but they sang Shock/Fiction/a bunch of other old songs on Killing Voice recently

[@edd8460]

@@Cynthia-pf3ir oooohhh? I shall check it out, love those songs!
Maybe there's a loophole they can use, like asking for permission to use the song with no monetary gain.

[@hafsahnajeeb1837]

ERIC'S COLLAB WITH SARAH WAS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN. THEY PRODUCED A MASTERPIECE

[@macaron4555]

Highlight ❤️

[@saracarvalho8551]

"I wish I could spell namnation with my body" I know, eric, I know hahaha

[@rajirajiraji7232]

time flies... what I have done its already may.... ya ur right Eric...

[@LOveStory-qb3mm]

Whenever I listen to this music my day becomes more happy as compared to another day

[@haniealipada3917]

You got me with your highlight thumbnail. As part of the ajhumma kpop fan. Komawo