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I've been into Kpop for a while and I'm mainly a girl group stan, but I've noticed that every time I try to stan a new gen boy group, controversy awaits I tried to get into Stray Kids bc I liked Backdoor and Hellevator, but then the Hyunjin bullying accusations came out and it was a mess. He was my bias (with Lee Know) I'm not a company stan but I like the music most SM groups put out, so I was pretty excited for Riize's debut. I didn't like Get A Guitar but ended up really liking Talk Saxy and my bias was Seunghan, then ofc the notorious Seunghan scandal broke out I wanted to stan Treasure bc I liked some of the members but then Haruto made those homophobic remarks. I tried to get into them again and I was greeted with Yedam and Mashiho leaving the group lmao I tried to stan The Boyz three times and a different controversy broke out three different times and every time it was the member who made me want to stan the group ijbol : I watched Juyeon's AOTM and wanted to know more about him but then the dating rumours and pictures of him smoking around were circulated. I don't really care for such things but the fandom was a mess I fell for the Sunwoo bait on Eunchae's star diary and wanted to get to know him more, but then the infamous Nana earpods controversy blew up I watched produce 101 s2 this year and Ju Haknyeon was one of my picks. I looked up to see how he was doing and was pleasantly surprised that he was a member of The Boyz. The rest is history The only exception is Zb1 but I guess their contract length is a curse by itself This is not Kpop related but I was watching an old Natalie Portman interview and wondered how she's doing. I was glad that she seemed to be doing well and happily married to someone she loved for more than decade which is rare in Hollywood. Lo and behold, they announced their divorce the NEXT DAY I wish I was making this up but this is the truth submitted by /u/wbu_lizzie [link] [comments]

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I've sort of fallen out of the kpop scene since my ult group has disbanded, like I'm almost completely out of the loop with most of the current groups, but recently I've been feeling nostalgic for my kpop and noticed that some moments, which seemed big at the time, are never mentioned in the current discourse or even in threads like this one. When I say moments, I mean sort of anything, like memes, songs, controversies, discussions, etc. Some examples: EXP Edition - a kpop group of white guys, I think it was some sort of a project and was never meant to be treated seriously in the kpop sphere, but I remember there were a lot of memes and discussions about them. Going off of that: Lana, a russian kpop idol, I remember this being somewhat of a big topic on stan twitter and was quite controversial. I think most current kpop fans don't even know these things ever happened lol Aside from those two EXID as a group, but mainly the string of singles: Ladies - I Love You - Me and You. I wish things had worked out better for them, specifically Solji and LE seem to be some of kpop's most forgetten talents 💔 and also Pentagon - Shine Wanna One - Energetic iKON - Love Scenerio These 3 songs feel somewhat connected to me, came out around the same time, felt very big and I think they're also the biggest hits of each of those groups (might be wrong in iKON though, but I never really stanned them so idk). It sometimes feels like nobody remembers them sometimes😭 It's a given that I might be misremembering things and that these moments weren't as big as I make them out to be, but some of these really feel somewhat quintessential to their time. But regardless what are some of the moments that you feel that sort of went by and were never mentioned again? bonus: hey dawn what's going on and Jessi's other antics around that time submitted by /u/sawayamist [link] [comments]

To me, this is one of the wildest TIL of the last few years. Final Fantasy 14 is the game that helped me throught COVID and Shadowbringers is my favorite expansion together with Endwalker so learning that Eunkwang, one of the best male vocalist that there is in kpop, sang the Korean title song for the expansion really shocked me (in a positive way). What's your wildest TIL? submitted by /u/sweetpotatoclarie91 [link] [comments]

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I grew up a HUGE vocaloid fan, and that included listening to a lot of youtaite English covers that were ..... hit or miss on their translyrics. Like they sounded wrong, but I was never really able to identify what set hits and misses apart other than thinking "this is clunky and sorta stupid sounding". When I made the jump to Kpop I felt similarly abt the English versions and it seems contentious among fans. Given how much bigger Kpop is and the fact that the companies themselves release the tracks, I feel like I finally have the chance to throw a wider net to the audience: what do you think makes a song sound good in English? Let's actually set aside whether the translations communicated the original meaning of the songs, because while I think that's an important quality, I don't think non-speakers can judge it very properly. Translation is not very straightforward, and everyone has a slightly different interpretation or might make different choices when communicating into English, which is why you might see a lot of conflicting fan translations. Often even the official English translations released by the companies will be judged as not completely accurate or missing nuance if you're in translator spaces or watch breakdowns from KR speakers. Which nuances are "most correct" are subjective, but even if they weren't that wouldn't save a song from sounding odd in the translyrics. Let's only talk about sound for a second! I think the biggest or most common criticism is "it sounds clunky." What makes a song's lyrics "sound clunky?" Is it juvenile rhyme scheme? Rhythm feeling off, like they're trying to cram more syllables than the melody can hold or feeling like they're dragging out words over notes that want their own phoneme? Is there a "natural" melody, like when you sing a song from memory and find yourself adding/dropping words to fit your memory and then you hear the original and think it sounds wrong. Does it have to do with which version you heard first? Often Japanese versions of originally Korean songs (and vice versa) are discussed as "not sounding right" by fans who speak neither language(lol). It might be that being used to hearing the Korean makes the English jar against your memory, but I feel like Le Sserafim's English versions all have been acclaimed, plus I've seen mentioned Cupid FIFTYFIFTY, Sweet Venom Enhypen, etc. It could also be that the phonemes in English and the word-stresses sound ill-suited when compared to the original track.... but then again, Racing into the Night by YOASOBI's English version (and a lot of their other Eng versions) is specifically engineered to sound similar to how it's sung in Japanese, and I think it also sounds super awkward, sorta word salady and it doesn't make any sense to a distracting degree. It's a common criticism for English versions to have weird turns of phrase , after all, so syntax definitely matters (although, I feel like kpop fandoms can be a bit too strict about songs "not making sense." No one is on Max Martin's ass for his creative choices.) Do you think when you can actually understand the lyrics, you're more honed in on the "cheese" factor? Maybe the question is actually more along the lines of "what makes a song sound natural in any language". Recently I was listening to quite a bit of old pop punk songs, and quite a few of them (particularly Face Down from Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) triggered the "these are some rough translyrics" thought despite the song being written originally in English! Adriano Celentano's "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is notable for sounding like American English while also not being literally any language, and I think it sounds... like it could be words that are good. 😅 Maybe this thought is way more complicated than initially posed lol. submitted by /u/SomeRaceHorseName [link] [comments]

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I grew up a HUGE vocaloid fan, and that included listening to a lot of youtaite English covers that were ..... hit or miss on their translyrics. Like they sounded wrong, but I was never really able to identify what set hits and misses apart other than thinking "this is clunky and sorta stupid sounding". When I made the jump to Kpop I felt similarly abt the English versions and it seems contentious among fans. Given how much bigger Kpop is and the fact that the companies themselves release the tracks, I feel like I finally have the chance to throw a wider net to the audience: what do you think makes a song sound good in English? Let's actually set aside whether the translations communicated the original meaning of the songs, because while I think that's an important quality, I don't think non-speakers can judge it very properly. Translation is not very straightforward, and everyone has a slightly different interpretation or might make different choices when communicating into English, which is why you might see a lot of conflicting fan translations. Often even the official English translations released by the companies will be judged as not completely accurate or missing nuance if you're in translator spaces or watch breakdowns from KR speakers. Which nuances are "most correct" are subjective, but even if they weren't that wouldn't save a song from sounding odd in the translyrics. Let's only talk about sound for a second! I think the biggest or most common criticism is "it sounds clunky." What makes a song's lyrics "sound clunky?" Is it juvenile rhyme scheme? Rhythm feeling off, like they're trying to cram more syllables than the melody can hold or feeling like they're dragging out words over notes that want their own phoneme? Is there a "natural" melody, like when you sing a song from memory and find yourself adding/dropping words to fit your memory and then you hear the original and think it sounds wrong. Does it have to do with which version you heard first? Often Japanese versions of originally Korean songs (and vice versa) are discussed as "not sounding right" by fans who speak neither language(lol). It might be that being used to hearing the Korean makes the English jar against your memory, but I feel like Le Sserafim's English versions all have been acclaimed, plus I've seen mentioned Cupid FIFTYFIFTY, Sweet Venom Enhypen, etc. It could also be that the phonemes in English and the word-stresses sound ill-suited when compared to the original track.... but then again, Racing into the Night by YOASOBI's English version (and a lot of their other Eng versions) is specifically engineered to sound similar to how it's sung in Japanese, and I think it also sounds super awkward, sorta word salady and it doesn't make any sense to a distracting degree. It's a common criticism for English versions to have weird turns of phrase , after all, so syntax definitely matters (although, I feel like kpop fandoms can be a bit too strict about songs "not making sense." No one is on Max Martin's ass for his creative choices.) Do you think when you can actually understand the lyrics, you're more honed in on the "cheese" factor? Maybe the question is actually more along the lines of "what makes a song sound natural in any language". Recently I was listening to quite a bit of old pop punk songs, and quite a few of them (particularly Face Down from Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) triggered the "these are some rough translyrics" thought despite the song being written originally in English! Adriano Celentano's "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is notable for sounding like American English while also not being literally any language, and I think it sounds... like it could be words that are good. 😅 Maybe this thought is way more complicated than initially posed lol. submitted by /u/SomeRaceHorseName [link] [comments]

This is specifically about CORTIS, but i’ve been noticing this with a lot of 5th gen groups. Literally go to any comment section on CORTIS Tiktok page and comments are just filled with people bragging about being a predebut stan. Like I completely understand the excitement of getting to know a group before they blow up and become popular, but it just seems like some people just like them cause they have the privilege of calling themselves a “predebut stan” . Like lowkey are yall even trying to learn their names...GO has been getting some hate, but me personally I love the song. But some people are not even appreciating the song in the comments cause all they can think about is knowing a group before they debut. Also I know this isn’t really a big issue but I just feel like it’s really common, like it’s not an ACTUAL problem but still a really common thing. submitted by /u/Illustrious_End2319 [link] [comments]

Everyone's posting things like 'FAVOURITE K POP IDOL HAIR COLOUR' or 'FAVOURITE MUSIC VIDEO UNTIL 1990'.Don't get me wrong,these games were so fun at the beginning,seeing everyone's opinions and choices.Then everyone is starting to do it, and it gets more and more boring.Like, its not even original anymore, nor fun as the ppl who made them first.(This is jus my opinion, no hate to ppl who posted these type of games'. submitted by /u/Particular-Rain116 [link] [comments]

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There this girl on instagram who has made some big claims of being related to Changbin through a Dna test and her ''evidence'' is the last name seo being mentioned but seo is a very common korean last name. Even knowing this, she still makes multiple videos saying that she is related. She is a teenager so hopefully she will grow out of it and im also hoping it's satire and not something concerning going on.https://www.instagram.com/p/DEoFXu5ulVX/ submitted by /u/Exam-Critical [link] [comments]

Mine is Run BTS—I know it’s not for everyone but I was seriously reconsidering life choices when my bsf rated it at 1.5/10 😭😂 submitted by /u/LEXi_iS_ALWAYS_WRiTE [link] [comments]

‎i know this is a hot take but in terms of line distribution, should the company listen to what the fans want like make it fair for all the members or let the professionals (pd's) to do their thing ? Looking kpop in general, they are working as a team and each got their "assigned roles" (main vocal, main dancer, rapper, center, maknae) and w/ this, unbalanced lines are expected. ‎But as a fan, we might be overly sensitive on things like this if we thought our faves will definitely do better if given a chance and unfair line distribution doesn't sit well! looking at the other side, pd's might want to gave those parts to who can execute it better? while fairness matters, pd's also think about what's best for the song and the performance as a whole as they are the one who knew the members strength & weaknesses as they are working tgt. hence, they also played favouritism w/c sometimes becomes too obvious whose the member/s company pushing for. It just hurt to think tht some might be pushed aside knowing these idols dedicate years of training and sacrificing their youth and might get one or two lines or sometimes just seconds as kpop songs are getting shorter nowadays (bring back those three minute songs!! 😭😭) . submitted by /u/kpopluv-08 [link] [comments]