fan base K-Pop Thread: 2023 Archive

[Odette Violet]

1 minute ago, Mitsuki said:

The choreographies don't need to be that hard, just more creative. I like 'Black Mamba' and I think It highlights their performance skills. I think aespa can do better than people give them credits for with right dance moves. 

Exactly. SM is continuously giving them robotic choreos that don't allow for intricate body movements just to keep them "on brand" especially Karina who is heavily bashed for being a "bad dancer" until we got this 

 

 

 

 

[Mitsuki]

My Get Up album just left Korea now  I will receive in 1 month for sure 

[worldwide angel]

get  up

 

i don't wanna fight your shadow 

 

 

meet me back in five if i matter...

 

 

toooooooo yooooou

 

 

like you say i do 

 

[Britney Jean]

Despite their lackluster sales, fromis_9 really got the critical acclaim 

 

[Odette Violet]

7 minutes ago, ANTIclimatic said:

Isn’t this like their 3rd stylist this year or am I tripping?

I'm not really following whoever their stylists are until I saw this on my timeline. They need to keep her 

[Odette Violet]

4 minutes ago, Britney Jean said:

Despite their lackluster sales, fromis_9 really got the critical acclaim 

 

I need to get into their discography once I have the time. I also need Aespa to be in this list once they have their full album whenever that may be 

[sunmimi imfurst]

6 hours ago, hallucinate said:

bubble snippets are stuck in my head

their best title track since RUN2U is coming…

The way I was dragging them this week but now back to stanning, maybe I am one of those fickle kpop Stans.

 

 

1 hour ago, fauxtography said:

I'm not going to laugh at Somi's sales because

a.) She gave me my gay kpop life with Fast Forward

b.) Jihyo is releasing this week and I'll reserve all dragging for after those numbers come out lest I open her up for lashings.

 

 

 

Jihyo will probably do 200k-300k album sales (maybe more idk). Melon probs 80 debut and go up or down based on GP reception and promotion lol. The teasers have been mostly nice so hopefully that helps with hype. 
 

Western side I can see it charting billboard albums (I think there is distribution? They did for Nayeon?). I think Jihyo has a solid international fan base and people are liking this concept so it might do okay on Spotify too. 
 

Third market () Japan, hard to say. Pop! Did extremely well here but that’s cause of tiktok and the bright sound. Twice Korean comebacks generally do well in Japan so we will see! 
 

all in all I think twice has enough demographics for this debut not to flop, if JYP pushes the performance side of things where Jihyo excels it could help with promotions and potentially get a hit depending on the song. There are more variables with the local market somehow 

 

 

[Vixen Eyes]

10 minutes ago, Britney Jean said:

Despite their lackluster sales, fromis_9 really got the critical acclaim 

 

Dreamcatcher

[fauxtography]

6 minutes ago, sunmimi imfurst said:

The way I was dragging them this week but now back to stanning, maybe I am one of those fickle kpop Stans.

 

 

Jihyo will probably do 200k-300k album sales (maybe more idk). Melon probs 80 debut and go up or down based on GP reception and promotion lol. The teasers have been mostly nice so hopefully that helps with hype. 
 

Western side I can see it charting billboard albums (I think there is distribution? They did for Nayeon?). I think Jihyo has a solid international fan base and people are liking this concept so it might do okay on Spotify too. 
 

Third market () Japan, hard to say. Pop! Did extremely well here but that’s cause of tiktok and the bright sound. Twice Korean comebacks generally do well in Japan so we will see! 
 

all in all I think twice has enough demographics for this debut not to flop, if JYP pushes the performance side of things where Jihyo excels it could help with promotions and potentially get a hit depending on the song. There are more variables with the local market somehow 

 

 

Yes! She is getting the same push through UMG but they just had to cancel a bunch of orders this week due to some technical issues or something, so that is a little concerning...

 

I think her sales will be fine too. I just think the title will have a set me free type trajectory...though you never know. Nayeon kinda proved that korean interest may not be limited to their current output as Twice.

[fauxtography]

17 minutes ago, Britney Jean said:

Despite their lackluster sales, fromis_9 really got the critical acclaim 

 

the way #menow hit randomly this week and i've been obsessed

[Save-Me-Oprah]

Jihyo is gonna mother so hard

 

[New Edition]

What do we think of Starship as a company?

 

Like where are they compared to the Big 4?

 

On one hand they have had some huge stars and on the other some huge flops. They can't quite seem to get to the point where they're considered a Big 5th.

[Save-Me-Oprah]

Me whenever I listen to Fast Forward:

 

[OrgVisual]

Just watching the latest ep of Dancing Queens and HyunA & Seulgi being the guest performers

 

[fauxtography]

2 minutes ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

Jihyo is gonna mother so hard

 

she's going to mother her way to a grammy

 

https://www.dipe.co.kr/2259838

 

[Save-Me-Oprah]

2 minutes ago, fauxtography said:

she's going to mother her way to a grammy

 

https://www.dipe.co.kr/2259838

 

The military when Jihyo and FIFTY-FIFTY get scammys before BTS:

 

[OrgVisual]

 

Legendary  The Kpop equivalent of Madonna, Cher, Britney, Beyonce & Gaga release a song together  

 

[motherpills]

I have a horrible feeling I won't enjoy jihyo, but I will be supporting her regardless because thats mother

[Mitsuki]

44 minutes ago, Britney Jean said:

Despite their lackluster sales, fromis_9 really got the critical acclaim 

 

IN LIFE immaculate 

Truly the best Stray Kids album 

[motherpills]

2 hours ago, katyberry said:

 

 

[Pluto6]

46 minutes ago, New Edition said:

What do we think of Starship as a company?

 

Like where are they compared to the Big 4?

 

On one hand they have had some huge stars and on the other some huge flops. They can't quite seem to get to the point where they're considered a Big 5th.

Mid tier companies like Starship and Cube are simply not among the Big 4 because they have too many nugu/deadweights and not as many breadwinners. Yeah IVE and GIDLE are smashing right now, but which other group from those companies are helping them with keeping the lights on? Notice how BigHit/HYBE wasn’t part of the Big 3 (now Big 4) until they recently started to build a very successful roster of artists

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by Pluto2022

[kataraqueen]

5 minutes ago, Pluto2022 said:

Mid tier companies like Starship and Cube are simply not among the Big 4 because they have too many nugu/deadweights and not as many breadwinners. Yeah IVE and GIDLE are smashing right now, but which other group from those companies are helping them with keeping the lights on? Notice how BigHit/HYBE wasn’t part of the Big 3 (now Big 4) until they recently started to build a very successful roster of artists

 

Gidle is literally smashing by themselves the only thing Cube did was remove their second best member (Soojin)

[Pluto6]

49 minutes ago, Mitsuki said:

IN LIFE immaculate 

Truly the best Stray Kids album 

An album  

This is how you do an album and this is why I stan Stray Kids 

The most streamed 4th gen album 

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by Pluto2022

[Odette Violet]

Cube was actually so close on joining that Big 4 title during 2nd Gen before BTS was even a thing. 

 

They had BEAST/Highlight, Hyuna/4Minute, APINK, G.NA etc. then yeah we know what happened after 

[SandyJeans]

35 minutes ago, motherpills said:

I have a horrible feeling I won't enjoy jihyo, but I will be supporting her regardless because thats mother

i'm in the same boat 

 

the you're killin me killin' me gooood  hook does not sound promising at all but praying the rest of the song saves it