EXID Solji - 한없이 아름다운 너를 만나 (I meet you who are infinitely beautiful) @ SBS Radio Cultwo Show (251001)

The subreddit is mostly uncensored as long as people follow the rules. Generalizing statement about Korea, Korean society, etc or most other countries are not acceptable except under the following standards: The only claims that are acceptable when generalizing Korean society in this sub are those that bring up generalizable stastical claims by the standards of the international statistics institute. Not only do the vast majority of stastistics you can find on the internet about Korea not up to this minimum, basic standard but this requirement includes having ample sample size, blocking by relevant demographics and sometimes even double blind tests. So if you make a generalizing claim, your wording must be properly formatted and links to the relevant studies provided. In other words, the standard for making a generalization is very high in this sub. Not to mention the wording for your claim has to be properly made. Anyone who has taken a college level statistics class will know what I am talking about and we may even require you to provide the confidence level interval if it's relevant for your study. If you cannot meet these standards, I would just avoid doing it in general. submitted by /u/Kpop_Love_Forever [link] [comments]

Under South Korean law, adulthood starts at 19. At the time of the incident, the victim was 18 years old, so legally still a minor under the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Offenses. The perpetrator, on the other hand, was 46. In terms of Korean age—which has no legal standing—the victim would have been considered 20, so socially seen as an adult. But legally, they were still underage, meaning the punishment will naturally be aggravated (this was even mentioned during the victim’s lawyer’s press conference). He’s f**ked. submitted by /u/Embarrassed_Clue1758 [link] [comments]

Under South Korean law, adulthood starts at 19. At the time of the incident, the victim was 18 years old, so legally still a minor under the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Offenses. The perpetrator, on the other hand, was 46. In terms of Korean age—which has no legal standing—the victim would have been considered 20, so socially seen as an adult. But legally, they were still underage, meaning the punishment will naturally be aggravated (this was even mentioned during the victim’s lawyer’s press conference). He’s f**ked. submitted by /u/Embarrassed_Clue1758 [link] [comments]

I just got into K-Pop a year ago and already, my playlist is over forty hours long. I obviously like all the songs on it but I was feeling impatient and growing tired of the "bad" (bad in terms of the playlist, not in general) songs coming on. So I decided to make a playlist of only my favourite songs and best songs that I would never skip. I put it on shuffle over the next week, super excited knowing there is an 100% banger guarentee and I... hated it. You love your favorites because you enjoy the most out of any song, that is literally what favorite means. So when you take away the other songs, your favorites lose their impact. This is a reminder to enjoy and appreciate all songs on your playlist and that will lead to you enjoying and loving your favorites even more. submitted by /u/SnooOranges829 [link] [comments]

I'm kind of curious to see if there's a difference b/w the most hated or loved member within a fandom vs outside of it. Also loved - not the most popular, but rather, the most well liked! submitted by /u/Sea-Republic8892 [link] [comments]

This will be my first K-pop concert, so I really want it to feel worth the money, especially since I'll be traveling to see them. l've been a Monsta X fan for a long time, and l've listened to TWICE for almost as long, even though I don't know as many of their songs. What matters most to me in a concert experience is: Are they actually singing? The quality of the performance The energy and passion they bring The visuals on stage Also, I don’t want to insult anyone or stir up fanwars, that's not what I’m here to do. submitted by /u/Yes_she_foreignn [link] [comments]

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📊 Top 5 BG per gen and their highest charting based on the vid: Highest views = ★ 2nd gen BIGBANG - 14 MVs total #1 Fantastic Baby (2012) 644M 2 Bang Bang Bang (2015) 801M ★ Super Junior - 8 MVs total 1 Bonamana (2010) 160M 1 Mr Simple (2011) 248M ★ SHINee - 4 MVs total 1 Ring Ding Dong (2009) 185M ★ Beast/Highlight - 7 MVs total 2 Fiction (2011) 151M ★ 2PM - 4 MVs total 4 Hands Up (2011) 92M ★ 3rd gen BTS - 29 MVs total #1 No More Dream (2013) 339M #1 Boy in Luv (2014) 531M #1 Dope (2015) 1B #1 Fire (2016) 1.2B #1 DNA (2017) 1.6 B #1 IDOL (2018) 1.3 B #1 Boy with Love (2019) 1.8B #1 Dynamite (2020) 2B ★ 1 Butter (2021) 1B EXO - 13 MVs total 2 Growl (2013) 239M 3 Love Shots (2018) 651M ★ GOT7 - 9 MVs total 3 Just Right (2015) 448M ★ Seventeen - 8 MVs total 6 Don't Wanna Cry (2017) 304M ★ 2 Maestro (2024) 104M NCT - 9 MVs total 5 Dream's Boom (2019) 173M 7 U's Make a Wish (2020) 297M ★ 4th gen Stray Kids - 17 MVs total #5 God's Menu (2020) 534M ★ #1 Maniac (2022) 314M #1 Lalalala (2023) 285M 1 Chk Chk Boom (2024) 177M TXT - 9 MVs total 8 Blue Hour (2020) 206M ★ 3 Deja Vu (2024) 76M Enhypen - 5 MVs total 4 Bite Me (2023) 171M ★ Ateez - 5 MVs total 6 Bouncy (2023) 148M★ 4 Ice on My Teeth (2025) 85M Treasure - 4 MVs total 5 Jikjin (2022) 148M ★ 1 Paradise (2025) 71M 5th gen ZB1 - 2 MVs total 5 Iconik (2025) 51M ★ BND - 2 MVs total 8 If I Say, I Love You (2025) 42M ★ Riize - 1 MV total 6 Fly Up (2025) 50M ★ My take: BTS is outlier BigBang, Exo, GOT7 and Skz appears in every year they have comebacks proving they're dominating during their time. I love how 2nd and 3rd gen are more variety in genre (Missing the time when ballad can be mainstream hits) This chart might not represent the most popular songs that year but it's cool seeing groups that still manage to gain views even after their prime. The views are fairly organic during 2nd gen until 2017 when kpop fandom start to mass streaming and by 2023, a lot of fandom has switch to Spotify thus the MV views in general has decrease. To give more accurate on what MV were popular for each year; the most viewed MV in 2009 was Sorry Sorry by Super Junior, 2013 and 2014 was Growl and Overdose by Exo, and 2015 was Bang Bang Bang by BigBang. The rest are fairly accurate. submitted by /u/Personal_Damage6616 [link] [comments]

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I’ve used both for years, and I’ve come to a firm conclusion. YT Music is the superior platform compared to Spotify. Both have their UI issues, so I won’t get into that. The biggest and most important difference between the two is their shuffling algorithm and YT Music completely clears Spotify in that regard. I don’t know who modeled Spotify’s algorithm, but it’s just not good, it's SO basic. YT Music, on the other hand, actually caters to your taste much better and gives solid recommendations, something I can’t say for Spotify. I’ve discovered so many songs and artists through YT Music that I never would have found on Spotify. Another huge plus is that you can add videos and unofficial released songs on YT Music. I love me some great covers idols have done. Oh, and no ads on YT is nice too. When it comes to Kpop, I’d give the upper hand to YT Music. What about you guys? Which platform do you usually listen on? I’d love to hear different opinions on this. submitted by /u/Acrobatic_Prize_7749 [link] [comments]

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Saw Victon Subin in the center in What I Said mv and was captivated by that gaze. Had to find out who he was immediately. Anyone ever experience this? Doesn’t have to be a visual moment, could be a vocal moment or a meme even. submitted by /u/Lilac-Soul [link] [comments]

“We want our artists to try out the blockchain system behind Modhaus’s platform ‘COSMO’ and also give them a chance to invest wisely. This new way of paying artists will be the first of its kind in the global entertainment industry and a step toward the Web3 era.” Modhaus also recently launched “Objects,” special photocards that mix physical and digital features. Fans can get and keep these cards through the official COSMO app, and even trade them with each other. They also set up a system where money earned from Objects is counted separately and paid to the artists first. People see this as a meaningful step to fix unfair payment issues that have been a problem in K-pop. Modhaus said artists will get their payments in Bitcoin or Ethereum, based on the profit split agreed with them. what? submitted by /u/tresnosliramu22 [link] [comments]

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Despite the large number of debuts in the past two years, I've noticed some of the rookie groups are struggling to even get 100-200K spotify streams for debut. Ex: IZNA Mamma Mia - 110,579 TWS Head Shoulders Knees - 85,172 Hearts2Hearts Pretty Please - 193,665 KiiiKiii Dancing Alone - 77,973 Even though the rookie era is supposed to be the most explosive time of general interest, it feels like most groups are struggling and haven't broken through outside of maybe having a dedicated fandom. This comes in sharp contrast to 3-4 years ago when Spotify debuts were 800,000 - 2 million for new groups. 800,000 is very rare now and even semi-established groups this year are only hitting a target of 400,000 - 800,000. The exceptions are HYBE groups which have always had wide audience reach since they have BTS in their ecosystem and the leading 4th gen girl groups Aespa, IVE, and LSF. Besides that, the only true hit we've had this year is Golden which is from an animated show, not a kpop group. Why do you think idol groups struggling to capture interest so much right now? Personally, I've heard complaints that the music isn't innovative and I agree. I miss provocative projects like NCT, Red Velvet, WJSN, Newjeans, Seventeen, Winner, Loona. It felt like kpop groups had more defined brands before. You could define them in a phrase like "girl group that has fresh innocent nature-based concepts and aesthetic formations" (Gfriend) or "boy group with easy listening tropical EDM/trap songs" (Winner) or "group that has cheeky songs poking at female objectification with various metaphors" (EXID) but now it's harder to distinguish concepts. For example, how would you distinguish the concept of BND from RIIZE or IDNTT? Other times, the groups simply feel like remakes of a company's previous groups like Hearts2Hearts with SNSD, MEOVV/Babymonster with Blackpink/2NE1, Treasure with iKon, etc. Personally, it gets to a point where I don't feel that much excitement about comebacks from different groups because I either don't understand their vague brand or it feels like something I've already seen before. The most innovative things kpop companies doing nowadays is just trying to cut corners or find new business models with AI. The other thing is simply localization and fusion groups. Instead of looking to create something with broad appeal, they try to nail down a target demographic. There are also dozens of survival shows. Even big company debuts need a survival show nowadays. It seems that the goal right now is to maximize efficiency instead of artistic experimentation. Why do you guys think kpop companies aren't taking risks anymore while debuting rookie groups at a faster pace? These groups are still being promoted at music shows and variety shows. They are doing tiktoks to promote their song and hope it goes viral but despite these efforts, the interest is not there and it's hard to find a promotion strategy that actually works. Is kpop just going to keep dying or what would it take to change this current landscape? submitted by /u/hulumantra [link] [comments]