fan base K-Pop Thread: 2023 Archive

[WeFoundWill]

This is giving "Breaking My Silence"

[Harrier]

This is a mess like we've never seen before in K-pop - a public ass video?  

[mokitsu]

Not SM pulling a BYE OPPA…

[WeFoundWill]

1 minute ago, mokitsu said:

Not SM pulling a BYE OPPA…

 BYE

[mathekr]

The CFO presented a very compelling case on the video. Especially the breakdown in percentages of what would mean if HYBE's acquisition goes through would mean to the K-Pop industry revenue. That's a pretty baffling monopoly, SM have a point I fear.

[Spears_Stan]

22 minutes ago, mathekr said:

The mess continues

 

 

Oh so SM idols are afraid of being neglected with hybe management, but I believe is quite the opposite, I feel SM as a company would be functioning just like Big hit, source, ador, belift lab and pledis they will still be managing their artists. 

 

When contract renewals are up a lot of current SM artists will leave :/ I care mostly for red velvet I hope whatever they decide to do they re able to have cbs as a group 

[Gwendolyn]

2 minutes ago, mokitsu said:

Not SM pulling a BYE OPPA…

@Ryanwe got our new thread title!

[Cheers]

21 minutes ago, Pluto2022 said:

You have great taste I fear, though I don't know if there any other intimate pic like the pic you just posted   Though I see you stan Wonhole's son Changbin 

 

 

 

one sniff is all it takes falling in love with Bin

[Gwendolyn]

What I consider weird is the fact they suddenly bring up 'Pink Bloods' like it's some kpop group event, not like it's a major corporation having a few business scuffles with another. The fact this is even ADDRESSED to fans and not shareholders in the first place comes across as embrassing, unprofessional and crosses the line into parasocial terrority. 

[gugunikko]

Next they gonna have the idols doing the presentations 

[thirdward]

when they start telling aespa fans to sign a petition for the album  

[thirdward]

this is kinda the fight of the biggest company stans  

[conquxror]

10 minutes ago, Gwendolyn said:

What I consider weird is the fact they suddenly bring up 'Pink Bloods' like it's some kpop group event, not like it's a major corporation having a few business scuffles with another. The fact this is even ADDRESSED to fans and not shareholders in the first place comes across as embrassing, unprofessional and crosses the line into parasocial terrority. 

That’s probably their last attempt tho, at least it’s what it feels like — their last hurrah. Not to mention that it could backfire terribly if netizens decide not to side with them, which gives this vibe that they have nothing to lose. 

Edited February 20, 2023 by conquxror

[MusicFan98]

This is so terrible tbh, they should've let LSM doing whatever he wanted and not mess with him if they didn't have a way of stopping this mess. 

[conquxror]

I think they made their fair points especially about SM’s legacy and the whole kpop monopoly that HYBE is attempting to create and that could eventually RUIN the kpop experience, i hope people side with them on this — even if i think sm as a company is at their worse right now in terms of quality, hybe taking over just feels… wrong

[Spears_Stan]

1 minute ago, conquxror said:

That’s probably their last attempt tho, at least it’s what it feels like — their last hurrah. Not to mention that it could backfire terribly if netizens decide not to side with them, which gives this vibe that they have nothing to loose. 

I agree, I mean he knows his job/position in the company is most likely over, so he has nothing to lose

[Harrier]

I'm suspicious of the video and SM management's motives - it's self interested because he's gonna be out of a job soon. But here's one thing I know. SM's style & flavor will not survive a hostile takeover from Hybe. Employees would change. Higher ups will leave. Even some artists may jump ship.

 

As much as Hybe's output has been much better in the last 12 months, SM has 15+ years of fantastic albums, vocals, performances, groups. I would be genuinely sad to see the structures that have created that disappear. With the loss of YYJ and LSM that might be inevitable regardless, but still.

 

 

[thirdward]

i told y’all about bts!!!! now look

[Zack]

1 minute ago, conquxror said:

I think they made their fair points especially about SM’s legacy and the whole kpop monopoly that HYBE is attempting to create and that could eventually RUIN the kpop experience, i hope people side with them on this — even if i think sm as a company is at their worse right now in terms of quality, hybe taking over just feels… wrong

I agree with this. The title of the video was a little bit too clickbait for me, but the content does make sense.

 

Plus their opinion is that this is a hostile takeover, which is probably why they are being so bold to get their points across.

Making this video public is also obviously an attempt to sway public opinion against HYBE.

[rapperjennie]

SM and their dramatics  

 

At the end of the day the SM staff are going to leave, how are they going to stop the takeover realistically? 

[conquxror]

1 minute ago, Harrier said:

SM's style & flavor will not survive a hostile takeover from Hybe. Employees would change. Higher ups will leave. Even some artists may jump ship.

Exactly!!! HYBE just looks greedy and petty right now. SM alone is almost as big as HYBE’s entire monopoly, they’re not some midsize company like Pledis with 3 active idols or something. NCT alone are 3 groups, not to mention the amount of active idols they have signed and the huge team that it probably takes to make everything work. 

 

There’s just no way they would be able to handle that kind of demand. HYBE’s 100% biting more than they can chew and it would be pretty disastrous for SM.

[Brooklyn Baby]

1 hour ago, ANTisocial said:

@Taeyong 

She needs to stay AWAY from Mark 

[Gwendolyn]

Will HYBE drop a response?

[rapperjennie]

 

 

 

 

[aesthetic bih]

Ummmm... Some of the comments here deserve the horknee jail

 

Girls, love yourselves