56 minutes ago, sunny said:

A. we/they dont need your western validation

 

B Kpop was thriving even when it wasnt global U know that every country has its own local artists and not only listen to bey, Bruno mars etc right?

 

C. Why are u acting like this is a kpop phenomenon only?

 

TLC, Jojo, kesha, Britney, Jlo, Mariah carrey,  pretty much all the Disney and Nickelodeon child stars, P Diddy etc

The kpop industry literally has a government funded international push because the industry would die without international interest.

I'm excited and nervous at the same time 

 

 

 

 

need him back right now..... only 406 more days....

 

8 minutes ago, sunny said:

There is nothing more frivolous than the public's love. One day they love u the next they forget u or even worse they hate you

I bet a lot of people would be very happy if NJZ would be hated in real life, the same way they are targeted daily here, on x or reddit 

 

but it's not happening

they got an amazing fandom cleanse because of this whole HYBE mess, they will be good not to say international fans will love them for fighting with the system instead of writing an apology for „having an attitude"

Edited March 22, 20251 yr by Hazy

 

1 hour ago, sunny said:

A. we/they dont need your western validation

 

B Kpop was thriving even when it wasnt global U know that every country has its own local artists and not only listen to bey, Bruno mars etc right?

 

C. Why are u acting like this is a kpop phenomenon only?

 

TLC, Jojo, kesha, Britney, Jlo, Mariah carrey,  pretty much all the Disney and Nickelodeon child stars, P Diddy etc

wasn't kpop made to spread the korean culture around the globe in the first place? 

I'm your baby NOT baby 

I'm so FXXKING sorry

 

18 minutes ago, Mitsuki said:

@Pluto6 did you like the Unit songs? 

Yes, if I were to rank them:

 

Cinema > Escape > Burnin Tires > Truman

 

But overall the project is fine, but not better than the solo songs that they are apparently replacing with these songs in the setlist?? 

7 minutes ago, Pluto6 said:

Yes, if I were to rank them:

 

Cinema > Escape > Burnin Tires > Truman

 

But overall the project is fine, but not better than the solo songs that they are apparently replacing with these songs in the setlist?? 

I like them more than the solo songs, being honest 

They did that with an unpromoted mixtape with only 4 songs that was announced randomly just 13 days before release as their 7th anniversary gift for their fans 

 

Edited March 22, 20251 yr by Pluto6

Just now, Mitsuki said:

I like them more than the solo songs, being honest 

what is your ranking? 

It's on loop here 

 

 

1 minute ago, Pluto6 said:

what is your ranking? 

Escape > Truman (really positively surprised at Felix's delivery here) > Burnin Tires > Cinema 

3 minutes ago, Pluto6 said:

They did that with an unpromoted mixtape with only 4 songs that was announced randomly just 13 days before release as their 7th anniversary gift for their fans  It's also the 2nd biggest debut for a Kpop group after LE SSERAFIM 

 

I wouldn't be surprised If It ended up on Top 10 biggest debuts by a group by the end of the year  

6 minutes ago, Mitsuki said:

I wouldn't be surprised If It ended up on Top 10 biggest debuts by a group by the end of the year  

Yeah  

 

I think they are also going to have the top 2 biggest group album debuts on lock this year with their upcoming 2 albums, unless BTS or BP are releasing albums this year 

 

Edited March 22, 20251 yr by Pluto6

2 hours ago, Pluto6 said:

Don't worry, they will perform this mixtape in stadiums that aespa can only wish to perform in! 

I hope those underage girls get their money back when they realize they have to sit through this "music." Thank God those enlistments are coming up!

57 minutes ago, Pluto6 said:

Well you just pointed out how easier it is for ggs to chart domestically compared to bgs, The fact that almost nugu girl groups like Oh My Girl have multiple #1's in Korea while very popular and established boy groups are struggling to chart is a proof of that. 

 

And Ghost9 or whatever are not selling out or performing at no damn arenas  You guys really need to understand the difference between theaters, arenas and stadiums 

 

Oh My Girl being "almost nugu" when "Nonstop" alone has spent more weeks on global charts than your faves' careers. Okay.

51 minutes ago, sunny said:

Thats only because GG are making better music duh

 

the privilege is of BG who make noise and still make more money because they sell albums and feel stadiums with horny fangirls

Boy groups are about selling an image and parasocial relationship. The music doesn't matter. You're selling the idea of dating a random celebrity to vulnerable children as opposed to trying to craft the best music that you can. The funny thing is, it doesn't leave a legacy. If you can't make music that actually affects the public's lives, what is the point of being a musician?

30 minutes ago, JO1s said:

The kpop industry literally has a government funded international push because the industry would die without international interest.

This was true in the 1990s, which is why K-pop was launched. It is no longer true today. Sometimes it feels like you guys read facts, don't understand them and then try to use them in inappropriate places without realizing what you're implying.

10 minutes ago, Mitsuki said:

Escape > Truman (really positively surprised at Felix's delivery here) > Burnin Tires > Cinema 

On 3/21/2025 at 8:14 PM, TheCal said:

not counting Giant but 

 

Escape > Truman >>>>>>>>>>>  Burnin'Tires >=? Cinema (not really feeling the song)

 

yesss twin

6 minutes ago, Pluto6 said:

Yeah  

 

I think they are also going to have the top 2 biggest group album debuts on lock this year with their upcoming 2 albums, unless BTS or BP are releasing albums this year 

 

Apparently BTS will be releasing one, but Blackpink I'm not sure. Their future is always unknown. 

4 minutes ago, TheCal said:

yesss twin

Tasteeeee, king 

Listening to REBEL HEART makes me so happy. IVE started 2025 kpop off right

Edited March 22, 20251 yr by Rhyme

 

 

4 hours ago, Eternium said:

Is this good? Whiplash debuted with 32,839 unique listeners in its first hour and Supernova's first day streams were 754,200  

Since you wanted to be messy earlier, let me remind you that SKZ outdebuted aespa's Whiplash album with an unpromoted MIXTAPE with also less songs 

 

Actually, it also outdebuted every aespa project apart from Armageddon, since Armegeddon is a studio album 

 

Edited March 22, 20251 yr by Pluto6

12 minutes ago, Eternium said:

Oh My Girl being "almost nugu" when "Nonstop" alone has spent more weeks on global charts than your faves' careers. Okay.

You are just saying anything 

13 minutes ago, Eternium said:

Thank God those enlistments are coming up!

Even if SKZ were to enlist in a few years, aespa still wont be able to surpass SKZ in either sales, streams and tour gross or even followers