fan base K-Pop Thread: 2023 Archive

[Sheep]

3 minutes ago, IAmJustAKnee said:

What happened to Brave Girls are they still together?

Disbanded

 

3 minutes ago, IAmJustAKnee said:

Also how did Fifty Fifty manage to chart on the Hot 100 omg

Backing from Warner

 

3 minutes ago, IAmJustAKnee said:

Can you explain? 

Look up YGE Yang Hyuk Suk prostitution. Whistleblowers exposed it as going much deeper than we currently know, before charges were ever filed. 

Edited April 3, 2023 by Century

[lgaga1fan]

2 hours ago, hétérosexuelle said:

Tbh SHINee were too much of flops to the gp to influence things, but f(x) certainly influenced a lot alongside APink

This is plainly untrue and its funny to see a STAYC stan talk about being flops/infuential. SHINee popularized americanized aestehtics in the genre, were one of the first groups to self write on their albums, are one of the only boy groups to have actual influential solo careers, etc. SHINee are quite literally one of the most influential groups in Kpop. EVERY company covers SHINee songs. They're so impactful that TxT has quite literally been mirroring their career (because Bang PD is a shawol and obsessed w the group and their output). Their solo members sell out arenas and theaters for FANMEETS because they're still popular 15 years after their debut. Underplaying their sucess because it doesn't fit your narrative of second gen is funny. There are quite literally articles talking about how they stand the test of time because of their influence from WESTERN publications.

How K-Pop Group Shinee Stands The Test of Time – Rolling Stone
 

16 minutes ago, Pluto2022 said:

This is exactly what I was talking about, like if any Western pop boy released this in 2010 and had the exact same MV and aesthetic including Key’s hair, they would get DRAGGED for filth  

And speaking of Minho’s rap, the way Mark, Taeyong and Giselle are the only actual decent rappers that has ever come out of SM 

SHINee DID get dragged by western audiences but it didn't matter because they literally weren't targeting the western audience, they were targeting Korea and Asia. The company also literally didn't have any actual rappers until 3rd gen and even then Minho's English pronunciation is still better than Taeyong's unintelligible rapping. He's also a better songwriter than any NCT member and has more credits to his name despite not being a good singer/rapper. He's very dedicated to his career and has had a much longer one than most idols!

Edited April 3, 2023 by lgaga1fan

[Sheep]

1 minute ago, lgaga1fan said:

There are quite literally articles talking about how they stand the test of time because of their influence from WESTERN publications.

How K-Pop Group Shinee Stands The Test of Time – Rolling Stone

Not career retrospectives in a country they never debuted in. Not even BoA gets that kind of respect. 

 

2 minutes ago, lgaga1fan said:

SHINee DID get dragged by western audiences but it didn't matter because they literally weren't targeting the western audience, they were targeting Korea and Asia

SHINee's American popularity outside of the US and Canada was insane too and basically established kpop there. 

[Spears_Stan]

The aespa soundtrack song is so good, I hope they revisit this type of genre for the comeback, i'm not sure but it feels like a futuristic electro pop, really like it 

[New Edition]

On 3/21/2023 at 6:47 PM, Century said:

Wait until you find out what YHS has been accused of offering foreign investors as "hospitality" by investigative journalists. 

I'm surprised it's not common knowledge that Kpop companies regularly p*mp out their trainees for financial etc. favors. It's probably been buried because of all the Kpopactivists who shut down articles being written about the dark side of Kpop.

 

Those articles were necessary to keep people safe! Yall dun f*cked up.

[New Edition]

All this talk about YG, YHS and xes trafficking children reminds me of the drama surrounding Minzy leaving and how it all mysteriously disappeared.

 

If you remember Minzy left 2NE1 first. That's when  YG started flooding the news with negative media play about her to try to get her hated ala Jessica. But then Minzy's father went to social media and said NOT TODAY

 

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There are now reports that her dad has spoken up about the issue on Instagram. On April 6, he posted a song and video of his daughter with the message: "Her passion is still overflowing."

Minzy's dad added a number of hashtags and, "If you're going to act like this with the media play, then I'm going to hold a press conference for the truth. I tried to leave it as a beautiful separation..."

Then suddenly, the negative mediaplay stopped, the father recanted and the press conference never happened. Nobody ever spoke of it again.

 

 

 

What was Minzy's dad going to expose about YG?

[Blueberry Kisses]

Since we're talking about SHINee I just wanna add that they also pioneered the dance practice video trend and were pretty much solely responsible for the entire k-pop aesthetic of rainbow skinny jeans in the late 2000s/early 2010s because of their styling at debut.

 

EDIT: also as a sidenote they also were responsible for the SMTown Halloween Party becoming a thing. It used to be just like an office party but SHINee all showed up in costumes one year and then everyone started doing it

Edited April 3, 2023 by Blueberry Kisses

[New Edition]

What YHS does personally to his trainees aren't just to the female ones either. Let's not forget this disgusting bit of news that got buried with BlackPink's successful debut:

 

Ex-Moogadang rapper Prhyme talks about his negative experience under YG

 

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Article: 'Moogadang' rapper Prhyme "YG had an adverse effect on my promos ever since my contract with them ended"

Source: Sports Today via Nate

He initially commented on Yoo Byung Jae's post, "I'd be where you are by now if I had served Hyun Suk hyung drinks every single night. But I was sick of that dark place and finally ran out after 6 years."

He then deleted the comment and wrote a separate post on his Facebook explaining, "I didn't delete the comment because I was scared of hate or because it wasn't true. The fact that I had to serve drinks for years on end can be testified by all of the people who worked at the club. I knew at the start of Moogadang that Moogadang was just a group for YG to kill time before Big Bang's debut and to form a foundation for Eunjoo's solo as well as Baekkyung's production work but I was grateful for anything that I was given. But after signing the contract (for Moogadang), it wasn't schedules that I had to attend to but nights out serving drinks. It got to the point where it affected my health. Ever since my contract with YG ended, it adversely affected my promotions. I eventually gave up any hope I had of a TV career and started over from the bottom of the pit, sweating on the field and promising anyone who would listen to me that I would work hard."

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1. [+465, -26] Yang Hyun Suk... he has more of a darker side than you'd think...

 

[sunmimi imfurst]

waiT YDS is top 50 too. 
 

[Sheep]

2 minutes ago, New Edition said:

What YHS does personally to his trainees aren't just to the female ones either. Let's not forget this disgusting bit of news that got buried with BlackPink's successful debut:

 

Ex-Moogadang rapper Prhyme talks about his negative experience under YG

 

 

How isnt he in maximum security prison at this point jfc 

[chiliam]

2 hours ago, Josh said:

the best groups to come out of the 2nd gen were:
 

2NE1
T-ARA
KARA
SNSD
 

Replace kara with sisstar then you got an immaculate list.

[Sugden]

im not even that old and feel like fossil seen people born in 2007 debut 

[SmittenCake]

had no idea the gworlz were still paying homage to this kpop classic

 

 

 

 

[Xalric]

Have y'all read the conditions why LOONA signed with Jaden Jeong. Jinsoul asked to study and become A&R for their music. The girls asked to be more involved with their music and their image.

[CBC]

 

we had a secret time

[harrythevifan]

2 minutes ago, CBC said:

we had a secret time

We a secret party.

 

 

 

[Witnessed ET]

1 hour ago, Pluto2022 said:

Speaking of propaganda:

 

@Witnessed ET Your Seventeen propaganda is starting to work on me I fear, and I'm kinda here for them especially Jun & DK  

Nothing wrong with seeing the light! Come join the bright side and learn about the other members too 

[Witnessed ET]

55 minutes ago, New Edition said:

All this talk about YG, YHS and xes trafficking children reminds me of the drama surrounding Minzy leaving and how it all mysteriously disappeared.

 

If you remember Minzy left 2NE1 first. That's when  YG started flooding the news with negative media play about her to try to get her hated ala Jessica. But then Minzy's father went to social media and said NOT TODAY

 

Then suddenly, the negative mediaplay stopped, the father recanted and the press conference never happened. Nobody ever spoke of it again.

 

 

 

What was Minzy's dad going to expose about YG?

That was so brilliant of him. The audacity of YGE to even attempt to slander your own former artist when you used them in the past. Honestly I’m sure there’s a lot of shady things that happen behind the scenes in these companies but I wonder when is anybody ever gonna speak up in a way that it will expose the whole truth, not just a fraction. But then again, I feel like the culprits are way more careful while doing those stuff nowadays after the Burning Sun scandal. 

[Witnessed ET]

Why are people acting surprised that the Fifty Fufty song did well and is now charting in the US? Are y’all not aware that we’re now in the age of tiktok where even old songs can become hits overnight? Cupid is simply a feel-good track that gained traction online and got that momentum before it gained even more listeners. And also of course the labels are pushing them after seeing a sizeable return. 

[Witnessed ET]

1 hour ago, IAmJustAKnee said:

So this is the new HYBE Japan gg wtf

 

This just makes me sick, the kids today are growing up way too fast for their own good 

[Meloetta Carey]

Can't wait for Le Sserafim to do a fallen angel concept for the new comeback

[dangerlady]

they almost got near ny cbar solo sales . They will probably go all out for misamo's debut in japan.

 

[elevate]

5 hours ago, hétérosexuelle said:

Harry styles ows them a thank you for paving the queer-baiting way

 

There was a boy band circa 7~~ years ago where one of them was playing a drug addict in their underwear in an MV and I thought it was Teen Top?? But now I can't find it. I remember it being super controversial but I was too young to really care, lol.

[elevate]

8 hours ago, kendoll2001 said:

Enhypen are currently in Poland (filming for the comeback)

So I assume HYBE’s roster is going to go…

 

Seventeen (April 24)

LE SSERAFIM (May 1)

Enhypen (end of May)

NewJeans Full Album (July)

 

with TXT currently on world tour, and Seventeen and LSFM about to embark on theirs

 

+ the launch of the KOZ and Pledis nbgs 

This better be good. I can't believe they went from Given Taken, Drunk Dazed, Fever, Polaroid Love to.... Future Perfect.

 

These ones have potential, dammit!

[saucy]

Isn't lucifer basically the reason we have dance practice videos.