Eternium

This is why I'm so glad HYBE is flopping. Stop promoting male groups by trying to tear down female idols.

The year was 2003 and anti gay marriage sentiment was used to help George W. Bush win the previous election (and the one coming). Sometimes I think you all take for granted how groundbreaking some of these popstars were. Today's equivalent would be something like Taylor Swift teaming up with her rival (Olivia Rodrigo) and getting the biggest artist of the last generation (Britney Spears) to make a pro-trans performance. Why do you think MTV didn't bother to show her kiss? Lack of star power?

Ariana has the biggest first two decades in the entertainment industry ever. Why?

Abracadabra hit #56 on the YE charts. It's a great song, but this notion that Bruno isn't a driving commercial force (when DWAS and APT smashed simultaneously and he followed them with two big hits) is giving Fighter levels of reaching

Building Billboard Hot 100 Year End Charts 2026 Week 42 #6. I Just Might - 5,623 (+140) #14. Risk It All - 3,075 (+145) Bruno's smashing in the U.S. Y'all are literally turning into DMF trying to push this narrative.

@D.M.F What would KGB's numbers look like if she re-released it with global smash classics like Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera), Feel This Moment (ft. Christina Aguilera) and Say Something (with Christina Aguilera)? Is Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti (presentando Christina Aguiléra) on the track list?

About to hit a decade into their careers and still ZERO hits???? Color me shocked, @Pluto6

"America" is not a continent. It's not even a super continent. North America and South America have entirely different tectonic plates and cratons. They've also only been joined for an incredibly short period of time The Americas are not a single continent. I'm guessing you speak Spanish because their cultures typically teach continents in a way that doesn't make sense scientifically. How many continents do you think there are? And why would the Americas be one continent while Eurasia is broken up into two?

Baby, what the **** is an "American continent?" Are you Harry Styles? Be honest.

@D.M.F Isn't this technically Xtina's impact since her whole brand is about copying Britney? Once again, Xtina is ahead of the pack. HA!

I absolutely believe Red Velvet were mistreated, too, but they also had significantly less success than Aespa and still had more releases. At the same point in their careers, RV had two full albums, two repackages, seven mini albums, two special mini albums and two Japanese minis. Keep in mind that Aespa's Japanese mini's first week alone has outsold Red Velvet's two Japanese minis and the full album combined. There's no reason aespa should be so short on comebacks compared to their peers. I'm aware of why the industry shifted to a mini album focus, but you can compare Aespa to RV and H2H and they both had a much better pace for releases, too (except after Wendy's accident and Irene's scandal). Or if you compare to other 4th gen groups, IVE, LSF, ITZY, idle all had a better pace, too. It's not that serious, I'm just disappointed that we'll have another 9 month break inbetween Korean comebacks again. We only have 15 months left of Aespa's career that is guaranteed and I'm already concerned.

It looks like a drug-induced psychosis. Nobody deserves to feel this way or go through this and while I do feel bad for him and his entire family, I hope it's an important lesson on bullying for everyone. Perez Hilton used a place of power and his male privilege to bully so many of the female stars of the late 2000s and hope for them to do this exact thing (or take their own lives). Now that he has gone through it, I hope he seeks sobriety and empathy towards other people.

On a side note, KiiiKiii are EATING. One of the best groups of the year.

Give it another spin. It truly is a grower and one of the top albums of the year.

You're conflating so many things to create a false perception. SM is known for its horrible scheduling, which is why we see things like 4-5 months of inactivity followed by 1-2 months of hyper-activity where Aespa can't even fulfill all of their duties or start getting sick due to being overworked. I'm entirely happy with their output, just sad that we don't have something cooking for late October-November. Last year we literally got a single, a mini album and one promotional single. At the same point, SNSD had 4 full albums, two repackages, two live albums, three mini albums, a single, 7 Japanese single albums, a Japanese remix album and two Japanese albums. Aespa have two full albums, six mini albums, a Japanese single and a Japanese mini. I think Ningning and Giselle may leave SM, but I have no doubt they'll at least sign another 3 year contract to continue on as Aespa. They've just really started hitting a super profitable space and I don't think they'll stop just yet.