5 minutes ago, Magdalene said:

i mean… could this mean more velvet comebacks to secure the us audience 

i have no hope that we'll get another velvet comeback at this point tbh  it's been over 3 years since the last one 

8 minutes ago, thirdward said:

maybe if y’all streamed KTL instead of BWL HYBE would’ve never been a thing 

we should have a new criteria like “BP only  non HYBE group to go top 10 on spotify”

That was really the turning point

 

And the world chose wrong

 

bang pd is up there with yg like there’s something really twisted about him 

7 minutes ago, thirdward said:

I can see HYBE letting sm do it’s thing for a year (obviously they will fail) and HYBE comes in like look they failed so now let’s cut the fat 

And we’d stan

4 minutes ago, New Edition said:

That was really the turning point

 

And the world chose wrong

 

no bc that was really it, after BWL BTS never looked back and bang pd started his western expansion at all costs (BTS’ image and music choices)

at least BTS’ burnout paved the way for newjennies  

 

7 hours ago, iconicyayo said:

heterophobic zhang hao and rich handsome ricky MUST debut 

This season is already the most iconic with Hanbin and Zhang hao, 2 queens kings with iconic predebut moments they had to tame down for the show, starting as centers. Then we have Ricky, queerbaiting visual Jiwoong, Seunghwan, Haruto, Matthew. Throw in another vocalist and another visual and this group will be 4th gen it group

if I was SM, I would literally just trust HYBE do whatever it wants with my company

aespa has to get the same treatment as newjennies and LSRFM

2 hours ago, Josh said:

Imagine if she went to SM instead of JYP. SM would have given her better lines than JYP do

SM would have also nurtured her immense vocal talent and potential, unlike JYPIG who wasted her skills in Twice songs where most of the better and challenging lines almost always go to Jihyo and Screecher Nayeoncé

 

SM can be a loser company in a lot of aspects but one thing they do well in is utilizing and developing their vocalists properly. JeonGOD would have thrived vocally there I fear.

 

2 hours ago, Vrx. said:

She would have been lead probably. Her tone is perfect for KPop (and her high notes aren’t strained). A damn shame she’s relegated to two prechorus lines and maybe 5 seconds of the second chorus. 
 

She’s already the official “lead vocalist” in Twice on paper, but even sub vocalist like Mina who doesn’t even possess half of Jeongyeon’s range gets to sing more. Make it make sense.

 

1 hour ago, Magdalene said:

the way they put jeongyeon on the last chorus on so many tt’s so jihyo could just belt over her   her voice is strong enough to have her own moment to shine 

That’s the only reason they put her in the last choruses, just because she is the only one with a strong enough voice to not get drowned out in the screamfest between the other two

I do think that a group with 4/5 boys from SM with hybe’s payola would smash a la newjennies 

call them newjongins

1 hour ago, Save-Me-Oprah said:

love that everyone is a Jeongyeoncé stan

 

it’s what she deserves

 

We love the good taste

2 hours ago, Green Tea Is Green said:

@Witnessed ET this it girl getting praised for her good attitude and recovery post-hiatus iktr! the headline highlighting the weight loss wasn't necessary but still, the queen is thriving

 

As she deserves! Honestly I like how gradual and not-rushed her recovery process after the hiatus has been. Props to the company for letting her take her time and do it in a healthy way tbh. She’s also on medication so it feels good that they’re putting her health on priority. Now give the queen the lines and screentime she deserves.

Kpop downfall started with Dynamite release, and then more bad music, then HYBE happened 

I think the artists will probably be salty though. 

 

SM entertainment artists are trained to have a lot of pride in SM being the 'biggest and best kpop company'.

 

And I know when BTS was rising, there was tons of competition between the companies AND the artists.

 

SM tried so hard to push NCT in America after BTS starting popping off. Don't get me started on the power tripping at award shows and end of year gayos.

 

This is really gonna crush SM artists' pride.

30 minutes ago, thirdward said:

I can see HYBE letting sm do it’s thing for a year (obviously they will fail) and HYBE comes in like look they failed so now let’s cut the fat 

Y’all do realize that SM has been hitting historic highs year-after-year for four years now, right? They’re not being acquired because they’re failing - quite the opposite.

 

 

 

The year Kpop died.

 

SM deserved it. How can you try to counter that with THIS?

 

 

 

It was never going to go in SM's favor

Just get rid of the useless SHINee and Super Junior content and disband NCT127.

 

That's all HYBE needs to do.

 

 

this song slaps except for the 15 year old child telling us about her impurities

 

 

3 minutes ago, Eternium said:

Y’all do realize that SM has been hitting historic highs year-after-year for four years now, right? They’re not being acquired because they’re failing - quite the opposite.

I hope they keep up the good work then 

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DDU DDU and BTS’ American promotions are the root of K-pop’s problems

it makes sense when u think about it 

HYBE saw that and did the exact opposite of both: non girl crush group and lowkey (but surely ) US promotions 

and bam newjeans smasha

1 hour ago, JoanneActII said:

HYBE's statement says that SM still has full creative control, so no disbanding/shelving groups/soloists like delusional stans have been saying will happen 

SM said the exact same for Woollim entertainment and we know how it ended up.

 

Plus HYBE bought Source Music and Pledis and did what, disbanded and fired all the acts that were not profitable to make their own projects.

Edited February 22, 20233 yr by Xalric

sm will never have a truly global group and its due to their own arrogance

cbar spam buyers =/= cultural relevance

 

So is SM's new girl group and boy group still happening?

 

Are SM Towns still happening?

 

 

4 minutes ago, Asscatchem said:

sm will never have a truly global group and its due to their own arrogance

cbar spam buyers =/= cultural relevance

 

 

6 minutes ago, Xalric said:

SM said the exact same for Woollim entertainment and we know how it ended up.

 

Plus HYBE bought Source Music and Pledis and did what, disbanded and fired all the acts that were not profitable to make their own projects.

 

Yeah SM's hubris and delusion is what led to them being destroyed and eaten by their biggest competitor.

 

But who knows what will happen in the future. What we do know is that SM will never be the same again.

 

Somewhere 2012 Infinite fans are giggling.

7 minutes ago, Xalric said:

Plus HYBE bought Source Music and Pledis and did what, disbanded and fired all the acts that were not profitable to make their own projects.

the only acts disbanded from Source and Pledis since Hybe got involved are GFriend and NU'EST who were both on their way out anyway

 

 

And why would a business keep around an act that isn't profitable, anyway?

 

HYBE & SM & YG & JYP and every other business are here to make money, not lose money by investing it into projects that don't turn a profit

 

they aint a charity