1 minute ago, Dialamba said:

you would have thought 

 

They're right.

 

BTS's impact goes beyond any group that has ever come out of Kpop. No one can deny that now.

 

Kind of makes me wonder if YG will fight that much harder to keep BlackPink. BP are the only other group to have any kind of Western success and pretty much the only reason why YG even still exists

what a mess tbh

12 minutes ago, New Edition said:

When Hybe acquired Source Music and Pledis disbanding GFriend and Nuest was up first on the docket.

 

I see Hybe getting rid of SM acts that aren't bringing in money - the countless useless solos, units, etc. I also think by the end of the year some groups will be disbanded to make room for newer ones. I wouldn't be surprised to see the end of some 2nd and 3rd generation groups that aren't really doing much for the bottom line.

 

I do wonder if the "new sm girl group" will be shelved since that was from the SM board/Kakao side of things, which my understanding, are the losers in this acquisitions.

The thing is, that despite these projects not being "successful" they helped the company as a whole, sure, no one cares for a super junior release, but those groups have stans, and still sell, and those stans stay feeling as a part of the company just because of those "pointless" releases and on the long run the company can work with all of its artists in a more extended way since there will be fans from old groups, new groups and even random soloists.

1 minute ago, New Edition said:

Kind of makes me wonder if YG will fight that much harder to keep BlackPink. BP are the only other group to have any kind of Western success and pretty much the only reason why YG even still exists

There's a group that can generate more than Blackpink, and Seungri just got out of jail!

 

3 minutes ago, M André said:

Hybe is not going to let RV and Aespa breath if that happens 

And we will thank them for that

5 minutes ago, JoanneActII said:

enough of the fanfiction of every sm group and soloist you don't like being scrapped 

He will be the first one to go

2 minutes ago, New Edition said:

 

They're right.

 

BTS's impact goes beyond any group that has ever come out of Kpop. No one can deny that now.

 

Kind of makes me wonder if YG will fight that much harder to keep BlackPink. BP are the only other group to have any kind of Western success and pretty much the only reason why YG even still exists

Yg better fight for BP because they don’t renew YG is pretty much over. 

At least IVE, Itzy, and Nmixx are safe 

4 minutes ago, Zack said:

Kakao now plotting to use some of the $930M investment they just got from Saudi Arabia (and Singapore) last month to outbid HYBE in the tender offer for the 25% shares...

 

I mean this is a total mess

 

C'mon kakao beat Hybe's ass up

17 minutes ago, Gaia said:

After catching up on everything. I do NOT want HYBE to buy LSM shares if it includes a tie in of him keeping any sort of creative control. At least we know Kakao will likely get rid of him and any of his undeserved connections (e.g. YYJ getting title track rights for any group despite majority flopping at this point)

well is better than the groups releasing some h&m music just because it charts tbh

For some reason I have faith in HYBE in the way they are managing their groups right now, so SM artists don’t have to worry in that aspect I’m sure. They better finally give EXO kings the treatment they deserve  I wonder if they’re gonna create a new label for the SM acts and put them all there. 
 

29 minutes ago, Companion said:

Blackswan is so messy and no ones takes them seriously but even with countless line up changes they still manage to have a good chemistry and can perform really good together, somehow they always make it work 

 

 

Also I think they are fully singing live. Your nepo baby korean kpop idols wish to sound live this good. 

wasnt there a rumor that Fatou was distancing  herself from the group and might leave soon? It’s nice to see her still performing with them tbh. Also glad to see the two dark skinned members having the best stage presence in this group, get it queens too bad korea is colorist so they’ll never happen in that country. 

 

6 minutes ago, JoanneActII said:

enough of the fanfiction of every sm group and soloist you don't like being scrapped 

So are you sure Hyo will have a comeback this year? 

5 minutes ago, Dialamba said:

you would have thought 

idk why they are proud of this 

bang pd exploited these boys and is now a billionaire, bts are never reaching that 

the hype family festival is about to be something else 

OMG Imagine being an exo stan and your biggest enemy buys you 

Also with the Kakao vs HYBE I’m scared that IVE might get tangled in this mess and their potential ruined 

Who's ready for the next Got the beat unit featuring HYBE artists 

 

I'd be here for swapping boa and hyoyeon out

Whew, we're literally witnessing the death of the vocalist in k-pop as we know it. 

Just now, Companion said:

OMG Imagine being an exo stan and your biggest enemy buys you 

I think they gave up on fighting bts

7 minutes ago, Zack said:

Kakao now plotting to use some of the $966M investment they just got from Saudi Arabia (and Singapore) government last month to outbid HYBE in the tender offer for the 25% shares...

 

I mean this is a total mess

When the reports started to trickle out that Lee Sooman was looking to sell his shares in order to "retire" a couple years ago, the number that got reported/leaked at that time was a billion dollars.  If someone shows up with a billion dollars, Lee Sooman is laughing all the way to some south Pacific island that isn't underwater.

 

4 minutes ago, Witnessed ET said:

wasnt there a rumor that Fatou was distancing  herself from the group and might leave soon? It’s nice to see her still performing with them tbh. Also glad to see the two dark skinned members having the best stage presence in this group, get it queens too bad korea is colorist so they’ll never happen in that country. 

 

I dont know what their company vision is for them (as if there were any) but they should ditch Korean lyrics and focus on building an international fanbase.

I do kinda feel bad for aespa, they might not even release an album until the summer

might be their 4D moment 

Nothing will happen with sm groups 
if Hybe control the entire kpop, then we will have just one path for new idols, instead 3 (JYP SM YG) 

 

Edited February 10, 20233 yr by Billionaire

2 minutes ago, dlwlrma said:

if Hybe control the entire kpop, then we will have just one path for new idols, instead 3 (JYP SM YG) 

Every audition show on TV is just another path...