2 minutes ago, Witnessed ET said:

Looks like Jihyo had the switch to the lamp this time @Save-Me-Oprah

 

https://twitter.com/pinkdoggo29/status/1661188992933429253?s=20

 

 

why are Twitter links still not working 

get it together atrl

Jeongyeon has been serving lately 

 

4 minutes ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

Jeongyeon has been serving lately 

 

she’s been serving since the beginning lbr, she was just being sabotaged by JYPIG 

7 hours ago, New Edition said:

Even the most popular groups in the West, Blackpink and BTS can't really say they've got organic hits - or in BlackPink's case, ANY hits. It's mostly fandom driven grifting of the charts. Blackpink at least has real sway in influencer circles, but not for music. That's why they were probably one of the only Coachella headliners to headline with no American hits to speak of. Coachella wanted the buzz like every other media outlet using Kpop. And hey, Blackpink delivers buzz, just no hits. BTS delivers revenue, just no hits.

 

I thought New Jeans would be the one to really take it in the organic success department and they still might with their next comebacks, but the fact of the matter is right now people like Fifty Fifty's music. It might be basic to Kpop fans who stan Stray Kids and aespa, but in the real world nobody cares about them or their opinions. And the fake concern over Fifty Fifty not having lasting success is just that - fake concern from jealous fans whose own faves would give an arm and a leg for that kind of organic hit this group has. The revenue from Fifty Fifty's 'one-hit' (or is it 2? Will it be 3 by the end of the year? I don't know) will be enough to pay off their trainee debt and put food on their table. Other groups have to go on arena tours to make the kind of money an actual, genuine hit can generate for a company.

BlackPink U.S:

The Album - 885k (3/14/23)

Born Pink - 375k (3/14/23)

 

Ddu-du Ddu-du - 2.1M (1/10/23)
How You Like That - 1.8M (5/8/23)

Ice Cream - 1.4M (1/10/23)

Pink Venom - 865k (5/8/23)

Shut Down - 675k (5/8/23)

Lovesick Girls - 620k (5/8/23)

Love To Hate Me - 270k (3/3/23)

Crazy Over You - 250k (3/3/23)

Typa Girl - 250k (5/8/23)

FIFTY FIFTY U.S.:

Cupid - 680k (5/8/23)

NewJeans U.S.:

New Jeans (EP) - 125k (4/23/23)

 

OMG - 580k (4/23/23)

Hype Boy - 460k (4/23/23)

You girls are so quick to discredit women the moment a new one has some success. Both BlackPink and NewJeans average over 500k units per song released in the U.S. How is that unimpressive?  

love dive is a classic.

 

neon naegero, nan negero

soom chamgo love dive

*brief silence*

*BOOM*

OOOH OOOOH lalalalala

10 minutes ago, Eternium said:

BlackPink U.S:

The Album - 885k (3/14/23)

Born Pink - 375k (3/14/23)

 

Ddu-du Ddu-du - 2.1M (1/10/23)
How You Like That - 1.8M (5/8/23)

Ice Cream - 1.4M (1/10/23)

Pink Venom - 865k (5/8/23)

Shut Down - 675k (5/8/23)

Lovesick Girls - 620k (5/8/23)

Love To Hate Me - 270k (3/3/23)

Crazy Over You - 250k (3/3/23)

Typa Girl - 250k (5/8/23)

FIFTY FIFTY U.S.:

Cupid - 680k (5/8/23)

NewJeans U.S.:

New Jeans (EP) - 125k (4/23/23)

 

OMG - 580k (4/23/23)

Hype Boy - 460k (4/23/23)

You girls are so quick to discredit women the moment a new one has some success. Both BlackPink and NewJeans average over 500k units per song released in the U.S. How is that unimpressive?  

Literally zero people from the GP know any of these songs

 

Cupid actually has a chance at infiltrating the public zeitgeist

 

kpop is so boring who let fiftyfifty happen, we need a newjeans comeback NOW

Cupid is so dumb

 

3 minutes ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

Literally zero people from the GP know any of these songs

 

Cupid actually has a chance at infiltrating the public zeitgeist

 

They’re not monster smashes, but the streaming era is literally just generic HAC “smashes” that accumulate all of their streams from drug store playlists and Autoplay payola. It’s better to be an established artist than to have your label sell out to Spotify for a streaming hit.

3 minutes ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

Literally zero people from the GP know any of these songs

 

Cupid actually has a chance at infiltrating the public zeitgeist

 

The way that post’s logic is flying over people’s heads and all they can post is fanbase-driven stats and units when in reality that’s beyond the point.
i know miss @New Edition is frustrated at the lack of comprehension

1 minute ago, Eternium said:

They’re not monster smashes, but the streaming era is literally just generic HAC “smashes” that accumulate all of their streams from drug store playlists and Autoplay payola. It’s better to be an established artist than to have your label sell out to Spotify for a streaming hit.

ask your mom to identify any of the songs you posted

 

I'm still absolutely enraged that they took the key change out of the English version of Cupid tho

 

it was too advanced for some people I guess

 

 

this sing is such a masterpiece

 

the vocal mastery

 

KIM WOOTNEY

 

 

the essays in here

cupid is just a damn good really catchy song and their english isn't cringy

and you CAN actually understand what they're singing/saying unlike BTS and TWICE

 

it blew up on tiktok because of the same reason too. not one person in the world cares about 5050 and i'm not even being a bitter blonk

their next release will def see some kind of success or something if they get things right but they are in no way, shape or form going to be the "4th gen leaders" or biggest kpop act ever. even PSY did get another BB hit after gangnam style and he's still a nobody

 

cupid's success is very organic though. sure it has some industry push but they're 100000000000000000x more organic than all of BTS 7 fraudulent #1s and even their other top 10 "hits" lol

 

5050 will get their bag either way. did they write on cupid?

55 minutes ago, Eternium said:

BlackPink U.S:

The Album - 885k (3/14/23)

Born Pink - 375k (3/14/23)

 

Ddu-du Ddu-du - 2.1M (1/10/23)
How You Like That - 1.8M (5/8/23)

Ice Cream - 1.4M (1/10/23)

Pink Venom - 865k (5/8/23)

Shut Down - 675k (5/8/23)

Lovesick Girls - 620k (5/8/23)

Love To Hate Me - 270k (3/3/23)

Crazy Over You - 250k (3/3/23)

Typa Girl - 250k (5/8/23)

FIFTY FIFTY U.S.:

Cupid - 680k (5/8/23)

NewJeans U.S.:

New Jeans (EP) - 125k (4/23/23)

 

OMG - 580k (4/23/23)

Hype Boy - 460k (4/23/23)

You girls are so quick to discredit women the moment a new one has some success. Both BlackPink and NewJeans average over 500k units per song released in the U.S. How is that unimpressive?  

lol right I have nothing against 5050 and even myself is a victim of the song. I just bop to it from start to end whenever I hear it. its THAT good

 

but everytime a new girl group comes or sees success the first thing the people in this thread do is discredit BLACKPINK  

BLACKPINK is doing just fine even without hits in the West because they're not even trying for it

they have WW hits though so

I'm definitely not the target demographic for Kids Next Door

I'm just gonna let them do their thing and ignore them

 

 

And about that Cupid group, it's really not that deep, their song is viral and people are cashing in on the hype, that's it

1 hour ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

I'm still absolutely enraged that they took the key change out of the English version of Cupid tho

 

it was too advanced for some people I guess

 

it would’ve already gone #1 worldwide had they left that in

 

tbh they need that final OOMPH in the twin version - the Korean one is superior I fear

 

even the rap slays in a camp way

 

What did I tell y’all 

50 minutes ago, MonsterNavy said:

lol right I have nothing against 5050 and even myself is a victim of the song. I just bop to it from start to end whenever I hear it. its THAT good

 

but everytime a new girl group comes or sees success the first thing the people in this thread do is discredit BLACKPINK  

BLACKPINK is doing just fine even without hits in the West because they're not even trying for it

they have WW hits though so

No one believes these lies. 

1 hour ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

I'm still absolutely enraged that they took the key change out of the English version of Cupid tho

 

it was too advanced for some people I guess

 

I guess the western public’s taste is not that refined 

 

you know what

 

 

I’m a queenka

I'm a I’m a queenka

 

 

1 hour ago, Asscatchem said:

love dive is a classic.

 

neon naegero, nan negero

soom chamgo love dive

*brief silence*

*BOOM*

OOOH OOOOH lalalalala

Who’s the ghost singer/demo singer that sings the Oooo ooo lalalala part? 

1 minute ago, Vrx. said:

Who’s the ghost singer/demo singer that sings the Oooo ooo lalalala part? 

I used to think it’s Sophia Brennan based on this demo, but it’s a little different from the final version no?

i think it’s Yujin leading along with other IVE girlies in the background tbh, she has done it in several encores already 

 

this sing is a 10/10 but HYBE should've saved it for a group that didn't have 3 members aged 15-17 at the time

 

thank you.

 

14 minutes ago, MAKSIM said:

No one believes these lies. 

they have WW hits though, they have the biggest kpop girl group songs on all streaming platforms (youtube and spotify)

 

their only attempt for a western hit was Ice Cream and its still pretty a successful song