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Do you think H.O.T & S.E.S were meant to split after their 5-year contracts ended?

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Do you think H.O.T & S.E.S were meant to split after their 5-year contracts ended?
as a way to leave them as markers in the domestic album sales of k-pop idol groups?both of those cool fierce looking groups stayed at the top for ages! submitted by /u/supportshoujo [link] [comments]

8. Any 1st gen girl group fans from the US know where I can buy some albums without having to pay import fees?

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I’m looking for a copy of Baby VOX’s Come Come Come Baby album but all I can find are ones on eBay coming directly from Korea and I don’t want to pay the extra fees. Are there any online shops that sell 1st gen albums where I might be able find a copy of this one without having to pay the extra fees? I’m a having a hard time with this particular album because 99% of my Google search results are unrelated empty photo albums and baby supplies. submitted by /u/nipplequeefs [link] [comments]

9. TWICE - Special Album: TEN: The Story Goes On (Original Sitcom Series Special Episode: In Celebration of TWICE’s 10th Anniversary)

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10. from20 (former BIGSTAR Raehwan) - New Single: Social (Concept Photo 1)

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11. The KingDom - Special Album: The KingDom : the flower of the moon (Track List)

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12. Happy 1st Anniversary FIFTY FIFTY!

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13. WYN + +82???? BANGER AND BANGER

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as someone who is so lss to WYN by Haechan (ft. Haon), and used to bang her head to +82, this edit is really something! it sounds almost too perfect not to be released! credits to the owner of this edit submitted by /u/Fit-Entertainer9733 [link] [comments]

14. Favourite song endings in k-pop?

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For me it has to be Hello Future (NCT Dream), Drunk Dazed (Enhypen) and Jikjin (Treasure). What about y'all? submitted by /u/neonsticker_ [link] [comments]

15. ONE PACT’s North America Tour stop in Minneapolis has been cancelled due to visa issuing challenges

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16. K-Pop companies aren’t obligated to meet Western diversity standards — and fans need to accept that

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A lot of people active on English speaking kpop spheres aspire to become idols, which is not a bad thing. Its a good thing to work towards your dreams. But a number of those people take it to the extreme and bash kpop companies for not debuting lets say a foreigner of non asian descent in their kpop groups. here is just a simple reason why kpop companies simply dont need to fufill diversity standards. 1st, there is no need for minority representation when THERE ISNT ONE in the country of Republic of Korea. Evidence: According to Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) and the CIA World Factbook, the population is overwhelmingly ethnically homogeneous. As of recent years: Koreans make up about 96% to 98% of the population. The remaining 2–4% includes foreign residents. And guess what the foreign residents include Chinese, Southeast Asian workers, international students, and biracial Koreans. Western media often emphasizes racial and cultural diversity as a standard (especially in the U.S., where multiculturalism is part of the national identity). However, South Korea’s domestic audience — the core market for most K-pop acts — does not have significant ethnic diversity. So it DOESN"T MAKE ANY sense for kpop companies to cater to an audience that does not even exist within the country of Korea. Therefore, minority representation might be vital in a country such as the states because the population is very diverse a lot of different races, but applying that same expectation to a homogeneous society with different cultural values is just plain ignorance. It just shows a total lack of cultural awareness when kpop fans asks korean entertainment companies to debut "non asian descent" foreigners in their kpop groups. Please stop projecting and forcefully installing your own western ideals on a country that has completely different cultures and cultural context as the west. Not to mention, when Koreans themselves use the word "foreigner", 80-90% of the time, they are talking about Chinese and Japanese, or people of a different nation, and not necessarily talking about people of non asian descent. Some counterarguments: 1st, Some might argue that "K-pop is global now, so it should reflect global diversity." Since kpop is consumed by millions of non Asian fans around the world, it should start representing them. However, K-pop being global doesn’t mean it stops being Korean. Companies still prioritize their core market: Korea + Asia. Western fans enjoying K-pop doesn’t entitle them to reshape it into something it's not. Consumption ≠ ownership or entitlement to representation. 2nd, "This argument sounds xenophobic or gatekeep-y." The argument isn’t about race exclusion, but about cultural context, business strategy, and market reality. When you are a CEO of a business, the first thing you'll prioritize is what makes you the most money, and producing a product that does not cater to your domestic market is just plain stupidity. It’s not racist to acknowledge that a homogeneous country with different values doesn’t cater to the same ideals as multicultural ones. It’s about recognizing cultural boundaries, not reinforcing racial ones. 3rd, Some might also point to Katseye as a counterexample — a girl group created through HYBE x Geffen’s The Debut: Dream Academy, with a lineup of racially diverse members from around the world. But here’s the key thing: Katseye is not a K-pop group in the traditional sense whether fans like to admit it or not. It’s a Western pop group with K-pop influence, created for a Western market, under a Western label (Geffen), and based in the United States. It does not have the pressure from a business or societal standpoint to cater to the korean audience. Most koreans in Korea do not consider Katseye a kpop group. In fact, the fact that HYBE partnered with a Western label and produced the group outside of Korea only reinforces the idea that: 1, If you want Western-style diversity, you need a Western market and Western infrastructure. 2, Korean companies clearly separate their domestic strategies from Western ones. So no — Katseye doesn’t “prove” Korean companies are diversifying. It proves that when they do, it’s for non-Korean audiences, and even then, it’s under different branding and management. View Poll submitted by /u/Justinandmessi107lox [link] [comments]

17. Do you think H.O.T & S.E.S were meant to split after their 5-year contracts ended?

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as a way to leave them as markers in the domestic album sales of k-pop idol groups?both of those cool fierce looking groups stayed at the top for ages! submitted by /u/supportshoujo [link] [comments]

18. Girls' Generation / SNSD Yoona - W Korea x Valentino (October 2025 / 'Best Performances' Issue Cover + Pictorial Preview)

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19. Name an idol and I’ll tell you the song I associate them with

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Hey everyone! I like making little edits for fun, and something that often happens while I’m editing is that I end up connecting certain idols with specific songs (K-pop or not). Sometimes it’s the vibe, sometimes the lyrics, sometimes I just randomly go “yep, that’s their song.” So I thought it’d be fun to turn this into a thread! Drop the name of an idol (from any group or soloist) and I’ll tell you what song I personally identify them with! submitted by /u/Odd-Cat02 [link] [comments]

20. I finally get ive's attitude and I misunderstood it

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When it first came out I thought it was an underwhelming and disappointing title track so I kinda wrote it off and never gave it a second chance. Naturally when xoxz came out I was way more hyped for it. But one day something clicked. I suddenly got the urge to listen to it months after I wrote it off and it clicked. It just did idk. Now I find it really catchy and I think it showcases their vocals very well. I love that song,dare I say it's one of their best tts. I regret saying it was not noteworthy in a comment here 6 months ago. Has a song ever clicked to y'all months after the initial release? submitted by /u/Alive-Pitch-9180 [link] [comments]

21. PENTAGON Kino - 2ND EP [EVERYBODY’S GUILTY, BUT NO ONE’S TO BLAME] (Tracklist)

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22. ITZY - Japan 2nd Album: Collector (Album Preview)

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23. ATEEZ announced as part of the line up for WATERBOMB Macao on Sunday, November 9th

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24. CORTIS KEONHO with ENHYPEN JUNGWON - FaSHioN (Dance Challenge) (250919)

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25. TXT (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) Hueningkai - MAPS Korea (2025 Fall Issue No.195 Pictorial Preview)

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26. Make a Kpop girl group, 90s and 2000s edition: Main rapper

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Can include soloists and group members whether they’re still currently active or not. They have to have debuted between 1990 and 2009. Hyoyeon won the second round with the most nominations and upvotes! I think I’m switching the method to the typical one that everyone else is doing for these games, which is most upvotes rather than most comments. I realized that not every participant might actually want to comment themselves, so it might be easier to just upvote someone else’s comment. I’ll only be counting the upvotes on the highest upvoted comment for each idol. submitted by /u/nipplequeefs [link] [comments]

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