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K-Pop Thread: 2023 Archive

This is part 1 of the K-Pop Thread: 2023 Archive discussion.

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Not me eating up my words; think Aespa would flop. :spin: I'm convinced Aespa could release an album full of white noise and MYs will eat it up

 

 

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    some of the new members not giving new at all 

10 minutes ago, elevate said:

Could anyone from SKZ succeed solo?

 

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Now why did you bring Stray Kids solo now? We knew JYP are reluctant to give solo activities at least until they renew their contract which SKZ contract are about to expired in 2025.

 

Anyway I could see the DanceRacha lines and Bang Chan (and to the less extent Han and Seungmin) have potential to success in their solo career. I mean you can just go listen their mixtape album SKZ-Replay with lots of their solo and subunit songs to see their potential.

 

 

28 minutes ago, elevate said:

Could anyone from SKZ succeed solo?

 

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Bangchan could definitely succeed doing something solo but I don’t mean music :giraffe:

2 minutes ago, aesthetic bih said:

Not me eating up my words; think Aespa would flop. :spin: I'm convinced Aespa could release an album full of white noise and MYs will eat it up

 

 

need them to drop a White Noise actually, it would slay :jonny6:

 

 

1 hour ago, Windy Day said:

just wait for newjeans' next release... but as someone said on here earlier, blinks have a weird obsession with aespa more than with other groups

 

their underdeveloped brains might see four girls and think "blackpink rivals!!!!!!!!" :ahh:

literally i think that's what it is. aespa is another 4 girl group member band that also lean towards the whole badass boss ***** lane that blackpink do so blinks don't want to share that space. which is weird. blackpink opened alot of doors. let them stay open and the ones that are worthy will come through. 

32 minutes ago, MingYouToo said:

I have never spoken ill of aespa but I do have to genuinely ask, outside of good songs, does the KWANGYA concept appeal to yall truly?

for the most part no. it makes their branding very convoluted to explain to people to give them a chance. if they just kept it as their aesthetic and visuals that'd be one thing but then we get all this extra stuff on the side because SM feels the need to establish it so hard as an excuse to not put out more music it seems so it's just excess fodder to their name unnecessarily

32 minutes ago, MingYouToo said:

Anyways im honestly happy aespa is coming for Born Pinks wig, its about high time the Pinks records get threatened 1 by 1 because YG has become way too comfortable on their laurels giving the girls short albums and infrequent releases.

yah cant believe one of the most groundbreaking kpop girl groups is being gatekept that much its ridiculous. like i get it hes money hungry if that was the case why isnt he letting them put out more music

23 minutes ago, Century said:

It’s a little entertaining. I wish they kept it for b-sides and let title tracks be regular music for regular people. 
 

SM keeps bait and switching Mys. Illusion was a step in the right direction and Girls ended up being their most out there project yet. Welcome to My World has generic teasers but is probably going to be about naevis entering the real world.

 

All I hope is that this is building to a full length album that’s mostly/entirely free of lore.

If a more two-sided rivalry that isn’t driven by rabid fans emerges… A literal mid off of seeing which misogynist company stifles their GGs the most. :ahh:

 like i said if they kept their concept as girlgroup of the future to explain their aesthetic and look that'd be fine. then this concept can be them coming to the past and that'll explain the switch in look and sound but this whole kpop multiverse of madness is not the tea when it comes to them

 

now that they're picking up heat i hope warner does right by them and get aespa to collaborate with more western writers, producers and artists. book them a collab with a high profile dj like alesso, r3hab, steve aoki or since they're signed to warner to an artist there like anne marie, bebe rexha, david guetta, illenium, saweetie make their crossover happen

 

also theirs like no actual issues between the girls. i looked into karina and she stans jennie

 

4 minutes ago, fauxtography said:

Bangchan could definitely succeed doing something solo but I don’t mean music :giraffe:

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4 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

need them to drop a White Noise actually, it would slay :jonny6:

 

 

i just finished posting how they should work with a dj lol the same way warner hooked them up on the tetris soundtrack they need to continue to do more of that to continue putting them out there. the more material the better

24 minutes ago, kendoll2001 said:

 

 

Hold on Enhypen May 22 comeback, BoysNextDoor May 30 debut, Stray Kids early June comeback :jonny5:

 

Let me manifest the upcoming SKZ comeback will have special performance for God's Menu 3 years anniversary (June 18) on music show.

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1 hour ago, Windy Day said:

i didn't know what to think about aespa's teaser when i saw it half asleep yesterday night but now that i rewatched it i loooove the idgaf attitude they're giving :jonny:

 

- what do you think of this strange phenomenon?

- well um, i rly dgaf :ahh:

yo winter was giving huge gale weathers energy i loved it lol

 

13 hours ago, Supervillain said:

aespa trailer is quite intriguing, I like that they're going back to their roots delivering something that hasn't been done before. I'm also happy to see that they're releasing Spicy, it's a bop and I can see it doing much better than Girls :bunny:

no an ATRL insider having the scoop on AESPA we are in for a treat

26 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

need them to drop a White Noise actually, it would slay :jonny6:

 

 

Not this type of white noise nnn. This slays btw! :jamming:

8 minutes ago, kendoll2001 said:

Isn’t EXO meant to come back in June too?

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No idea about their comeback since SM are a mess now. Nonetheless we're getting fed in the next 3 months with LSFM/Aespa/Gidle/Enhypen/BoysNextDoor in May, Stray Kids in June, and NJ/ZB1 in July.

25 minutes ago, SchmoodRing said:

 like i said if they kept their concept as girlgroup of the future to explain their aesthetic and look that'd be fine. then this concept can be them coming to the past and that'll explain the switch in look and sound but this whole kpop multiverse of madness is not the tea when it comes to them

 

The fact that SM understands that people only tolerate the Kwangya stuff enough to bait and switch us twice is a promising sign that they'll eventually commit to dropping it. Red Velvet(Red / Velvet concept dichotomy) and EXO(Split group/promotions + rotating supernatural powers) are also groups that had very rigid concepts that were dropped after they were proven to be more harm than good.

 

What scares me though is that SM has invested a LOT more resources into this group concept than those others and NCT proved how far they're willing to take a bad idea to save face(they literally almost ruined NCT Dream, their only hope of staying relevant before aespa debuted, just to commit to LSM's vision). 

25 minutes ago, SchmoodRing said:

now that they're picking up heat i hope warner does right by them and get aespa to collaborate with more western writers, producers and artists. book them a collab with a high profile dj like alesso, r3hab, steve aoki or since they're signed to warner to an artist there like anne marie, bebe rexha, david guetta, illenium, saweetie make their crossover happen

 

Most of aespa's output has been done by western writers btw, just not big names. They should have booked sessions with Charli 3 years ago. Everything they do is literally dripping with her influence and she can't be that expensive compared to Dem Jointz who SM works with all the time. He literally produces for Rihanna and Kanye. The Welcome To My Island (George Daniel & Charli XCX Remix) songstress must be easier to book.:bibliahh:

 

25 minutes ago, SchmoodRing said:

also theirs like no actual issues between the girls. i looked into karina and she stans jennie

 

Yeah that fanwar was started by Blinks who were terrified when it was revealed SM would be debuting a 4 member girl group that does dance music. It was the first time the 2 companies have directly competed in such a similar space. Just off of the count of members they were already screeching about plagiarism and copycats. They were writing racist conspiracy theories about how Ningning's facial structure was faked to copy a Black Pink member and trying to spread fake screenshots of Karina trashing huge male idols. It was the messiest group rollout I've witnessed since EXO. :worship:

 

End of the day they both ABG'd groups who make noise for gay ppl so I can't imagine they'd have any real issues. I was more talking about a rivalry emerging between the companies. Idols are usually too supervised to engage in any beef.

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1 hour ago, MingYouToo said:

I have never spoken ill of aespa but I do have to genuinely ask, outside of good songs, does the KWANGYA concept appeal to yall truly?

Definetely, im not speaking for other mys in atrl but i have this telegram group full of local indonesian mys and they are mostly are og snsd fan and we love kwangya lore and concept, its what set them up apart from other ggs, its actually what set sm apart from other company.

 

SM is known for its unique concept since mhj still part of sm she and lsm always had crazy idea that to some people might seem bizzare but somehow worked out. 

 

Red velvet is in a very in similar situation with their concept for example,  and reveluvs are loving the red and velvet side of them as their brand identity and concept.

 

I know most of mys here wouldnt give afk about kwangya as long as they are fed with great musics but they are also mys out there who are also excited about the lore and concept and being crazily hyped with what will aespa serves in every comeback.. 

9 minutes ago, aesthetic bih said:

Not this type of white noise nnn. This slays btw! :jamming:

nnn I know I just had to put a positive spin on it :dies:

38 minutes ago, Xalric said:

Lee Chaeyeon (Kpopstar, Sixteen, Produce 48, Street Woman Fighter) is going to be on Queendom Puzzle, alright Jujubee. She's doing all them survival shows. 

So, Hitomi, Nako, and Chaeyeon reunion?

7 minutes ago, Pinter said:

Definetely, im not speaking for other mys in atrl but i have this telegram group full of local indonesian mys and they are mostly are og snsd fan and we love kwangya lore and concept, its what set them up apart from other ggs, its actually what set sm apart from other company.

 

SM is known for its unique concept since mhj still part of sm she and lsm always had crazy idea that to some people might seem bizzare but somehow worked out. 

 

Red velvet is in a very in similar situation with their concept for example,  and reveluvs are loving the red and velvet side of them as their brand identity and concept.

 

I know most of mys here wouldnt give afk about kwangya as long as they are fed with great musics but they are also mys out there who are also excited about the lore and concept and being crazily hyped with what will aespa serves in every comeback.. 

Hi fellow Sone turned My. I see you stanning for talent and bops and campiness. You are valid.

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41 minutes ago, Antisocialites said:

 

11 years later and it still sounds amazing:jonny5:

 

H8 YG but he made some timeless points here :jonny2:

7 minutes ago, fauxtography said:

H8 YG but he made some timeless points here :jonny2:

#MakeTeddyGreatAgain :siptea:

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