OutStation: What BTS did for Korea, we want to do for India
India, Oct. 15 -- Emerging Indian boy band OutStation is ecstatic after its first ticketed shows in Mumbai and Delhi received an encouraging response. The band, comprising Shayan Pattem, Hemang Singh, Kurien Sebastian, Mashaal Shaikh and Bhuvan Shetty, will perform in Bengaluru and Pune this month and hopes to embark on an India tour soon.
With few boy bands emerging from India, OutStation looks to global groups such as BTS and One Direction for inspiration. "BTS literally made the K-pop industry for South Korea and we want to do the same for India," says Shayan.
Mashaal shares, "We set our standards according to them. When we see that BTS cafe in Mira Road (Mumbai) where it's crowded every day. We also aim to have a reach like that." Hemang adds, "We draw inspiration from their (BTS) choreographies, visuals and outfits."
After the band's breakthrough with debut single Tum Se last year, the members participated in comedian Samay Raina show India's Got Latent season 2. However, the experience left them nervous. Kurien shares, "After we went off stage, we were afraid that we wouldn't even make it to the final cut. But we also understood that the music and comedy audience are very different."...
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