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MAKE AN ALL MAIN DANCER GG! (DAY 9 - MAKNAE)

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MAKE AN ALL MAIN DANCER GG! (DAY 9 - MAKNAE)
Karina won as our visual/fotg! Who would you like to see as our maknae??? Quick note: they don’t have to be a maknae in their own group, just younger than kyujin! Whoever has the most upvoted comment tomorrow wins! submitted by /u/cait_ceecee [link] [comments]

14.416. I really hate the fact that kpop gets unnecessary hate

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I’ve seen some people explain why they hate kpop so much and it’s always the same crap “i cant understand the lyrics” Like, ofc you cant! ITS IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE “they all look like girls/ they all look the same” NO THEY FRICKING DONT. if you actaully cared to look at their faces and see the differences, you wouldn’t think that. Stop being racist. Also, there are idols that aren’t asian, so you’re just being rude to them “the music sucks!” Okay, and? It just doesn’t suit your taste, saying it sucks is exaggerating “the guys wear make up, it looks gay/ they act gay”. Do i even need to explain this? EVERY CELEBRITY WEARS MAKE UP. And also, they do not “act gay”, they are just showing their affection toward each other, and stop being homophobic “they have no talent” THEY DO. why do you think kpop got so popular? They can rap, sing, and dance perfectly fine. In fact, they are amazing at it. They can dance perfectly synchronized too “the fans are unhinged” not all of them are tho? Stop judging the entirety of the fanbase based on a small part of the fandom. Everyone is different. People should rly stop hating on kpop for no apparent reason submitted by /u/Beautiful-Vast7545 [link] [comments]

14.417. The "Early Gen 3 Girl Groups" Rate!

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Hello everyone! We are excited to take a trip back in time to revisit some K-Pop classics once again, continuing with this rate, the "Early Gen 3" Girl Groups Rate! (If you haven't already, make sure to join r/kpoprates to ensure that you stay updated on future rate-related posts!) Quick Links: Ballot submission: Link to Reddit Chat to message a ballot // Ballot template (Google Docs ver.) // Ballot template (Pastebin) Playlists: Spotify // Youtube (Audio ver.) // Youtube (Lyrics ver.) // Youtube (MV ver.) Deadline: July 7th (Monday), 11:59 Pacific (Link to a timezone converter) How the songs were selected: We used the /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays results to grab the most adored songs from each of the artists on Reddit, and we also had a songlist feedback survey on /r/kpoprates to help decide the songlist! Now, without further ado, let's introduce the 55 songs (& 7 bonus songs) that were selected for this rate, ordered chronologically for each artist (artists were also ordered by debut date): . Spica: Russian Roulette You Don’t Love Me EXID: Every Night Up & Down Ah Yeah Hot Pink Night Rather Than Day DDD I Love You HelloVenus: Wiggle Wiggle I’m ill Mysterious Crayon Pop: Bar Bar Bar AOA: Miniskirt Short Hair Like a Cat Heart Attack Good Luck 10 Seconds Excuse Me FIESTAR: One More You’re Pitiful Ladies’ Code: Pretty Pretty Galaxy The Rain BESTie: Love Options Excuse me Mamamoo: Piano Man You’re the Best Décalcomanie Starry Night Egotistic Wind Flower Gogobebe HIP Laboum: Journey to Atlantis Hwi Hwi Lovelyz: Ah-Choo Destiny WoW! Now, We That Day Sonamoo: Friday Night GFriend: Me Gustas Tu Rough Navillera Fingertip Time For The Moon Night Apple Mago Brave Girls: Deepened Rollin’ We Ride Chi Mat Ba Ram After We Ride . Bonus Rate: The bonus rate is basically an extension of the main rate! There were several songs that received high praise during the songlist feedback survey that still were barely not able to make the main rate, so we have put them into the bonus rate here to give them a chance to be rated. . EXID - Lady HelloVenus - Venus Crayon Pop - FM Fiestar - Mirror Ladies’ Code - Bad Girl Laboum - Between Us GFriend - Labyrinth . The Bonus Rate is optional and you do not have to submit a score for every song in the bonus list if you do it: you can score none of them, all of them, or any number in between. You cannot give a 0 or 11 to any song in the bonus, as they are not part of the main rate. While it is optional, we hope you consider participating. Spotify playlist YouTube playlist (MV version) YouTube playlist (Audio version) YouTube playlist (Lyrics version) Rules: You must listen to and assign a score to EVERY song listed. If your ballot is missing any scores it will not be eligible and you'll be sent a message asking you to fill in the missing scores. Each song should be assigned a score between 1 to 10. Decimals up to one point are allowed but any further is a no-no – 6.9 is fine, but 6.99 is not. You can use ONE 0 and ONE 11 for the entirety of the rate, for your least favorite and most favorite song respectively - they are optional but HIGHLY encouraged if you feel some type of way about any given song! Comments are also encouraged but not required for such scores (except if you give a song a 0). Comments are encouraged and much appreciated (but not required, except for if you give a 0) and can be added to any song by simply typing after the numerical score, like so: Hip: 2.4 Ofc the title track that utilizes Mamamoo's vocal power the least ends up becoming the most popular (yells angrily at cloud) This is the ONLY correct way to format a comment. Please do not include colons (ex. 9: I stan!), dashes (ex. 3.3 - This song sucks), or any other symbol after your score/before your comment as it breaks the program. You can also give comments for individual artists! Just write your comment after the :, such as the following: EXID: Are they pronounced like "exit" or are you supposed to say every letter separately? I'll never know For this rate and most future rates, we have a ballot average minimum of 4.00. In addition, if your ballot average is between 4.00-5.50, you must leave comments on your lower scores (which we define as any score that's a 3 or lower). {Do not worry about having to calculate your ballot average, once you submit your ballot, we will tell you if you need to make changes to your ballot for it to be accepted.} SUBMITTING A BALLOT: * Link to Reddit Chat to message a ballot As Reddit is (unfortunately) moving away from the private messaging system in favor of utilizing the Reddit chat system, we are forced to also adopt the Reddit chat system for messaging. You can make a copy of either the Google Docs or Pastebin ballot templates below, add your scores on your local copy/file, and send the link to your local copy/file in your Reddit Chat message to u/KpopRates_Ghost. * Google Docs ballot template * Pastebin ballot template Google spreadsheet template that you can use to calculate averages, record scores, and make predictions Alternatively, if you have Discord, you can message the link to your ballot to both the rate hosts, @Zypker124 and @aidshha. You can also submit the top/bottom 5 prediction form at any time. DUE DATE: Monday, July 7th, by 11:59 PM Pacific - This will be the FINAL deadline, no extensions will be given this time! (Here is a link to a time zone converter for the deadline.) REVEAL DATES (Reveals will take place on /r/kpoprates as well as the KpopRates Discord: https://discord.gg/4YY2ksBbT6) Day 1 - July 12th (Saturday), 8 AM Pacific (Time zone converter here) Day 2 - July 13th (Sunday), 8 AM Pacific (Time zone converter here) submitted by /u/kpoprates_ghost [link] [comments]

14.418. Megathread 22: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - We reach one year of the dispute, All legal cases settle into a slow procedural pace, and More

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This megathread is about the ongoing dispute within HYBE and the management of sub-label ADOR. Substantial news developments may be posted to the subreddit (outside of the Megathreads). Moderators will only approve posts that focus on statements by relevant parties, official representatives, or legal authorities. Unofficial commentary, fandom activities, speculation, or blind items will not be acceptable. Articles or translations should ideally be presented as neutrally as possible. Titles or content that are obviously sensationalized or intended to persuade readers to one perspective will be removed. English-speaking news outlets that have relatively more neutral reporting include Soompi, Yonhap News, and Korea JoongAng Daily. THIS POST MAY BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AT VARYING TIMES based on what the moderators are able to manage during their shifts. Please be patient with us while we work to balance keeping up with the queue and our own lives. DISCLAIMER ABOUT SOURCES: We prefer to focus on official statements from companies or other vetted sources. There will be widespread speculation and rumor-heavy articles, but until presented in an official capacity we consider them unsubstantiated. As Mods, all we can do is compile and summarize, but we are not investigators or journalists. Summary of Previous Megathreads ONE and TWO and THREE contains HYBE's audit of ADOR and Min Hee Jin's 1st press conference. FOUR summarized all events up to April 30th, 2024. FIVE and SIX contains potential ADOR embezzlement, MHJ's injunction and hearing, and a letter from the parents of NewJeans. SEVEN and EIGHT and NINE contains MHJ's injunction granted May 30th and remaining ADOR CEO, HYBE replacing ADOR board members, BELIFT LAB's video regarding plagiarism and lawsuit against MHJ. TEN and ELEVEN and TWELVE contains ex-ADOR employee's sexual harassment case, band Shakatak's plagiarism claim, HYBE 2.0 and ADOR restructuring with new CEO Kim Joo Young, MV director drama, the NewJeans livestream, MHJ's 2nd injunction filing and public events/interviews. THIRTEEN and FOURTEEN and FIFTEEN contains an interview with NewJeans' parents, Hanni and CEO Kim Joo Young at the National Assembly, MHJ's reappointment as director, Kim Taeho at the National Assembly, HYBE's Weekly Industry Report leak, the court's dismissal of MHJ's 2nd Injunction, ADOR board's vote against making MHJ's CEO again, NewJeans' certified letter of ultimatum to ADOR, rejection of Hanni's workplace bullying claim by labor ministry, MHJ's resignation from ADOR, and NewJeans' contract termination press conference. SIXTEEN and SEVENTEEN and EIGHTEEN contains ADOR's 26-page response to NewJeans' certified letter, Dispatch's exposé on MHJ's alleged strategy to leave HYBE, ADOR seeking validity of NewJeans member contracts, KMCA/KOSPO statements concerning tampering, the creation of the 'jeanzforfree' Instagram account, visa concerns, Employee B's MHJ defamation mediation failing, Davolink Chairman details, first hearings for Belift Lab and Source Music vs MHJ damages cases, dismissal of former ADOR VP's workplace harassment case against HYBE/ADOR, ADOR's injunction to halt NewJeans ad deals, and NewJeans rebranding to NJZ. MEGATHREAD NINETEEN covered mid-February to early March. Contains: Reports around Hanni's visa concerns and political involvement of National Assembly member Park Ji Won, NJZ parents establishing and posting to their PR Instagram account, the conclusion of three related allegations of 'workplace harassment' with no charges against HYBE/ADOR or ADOR CEO Kim Jooyoung, the joint press conference of 5 major industry organizations regarding tampering and contractual integrity, and the provisional injunction hearing for ADOR's complaint to restrict NJZ's music activities along with new ad deals until contract validity is determined. MEGATHREAD TWENTY covered the rest of March. Contains: The provisional injunction hearing and results two weeks later granting the injunction in ADOR's favor, NewJeans' activities at ComplexCon, NewJeans' filed objection to the injunction ruling and hearing set for early April, progress for Employee B, and general media/articles around the injunction results. MEGATHREAD TWENTY ONE covered all of April. Contains: HYBE's annual shareholders' meeting, the 1st hearing for confirmation of ADOR's contract validity with NewJeans, the hearing for NewJeans' objection to the injunction ruling and subsequent rejection of their objection by the judge one week later, and the 2nd hearing regarding shareholder agreement termination validity between HYBE and MHJ was designated to run jointly along with the case around exercising put/call options. Articles / Timeline 250422 This day marks one year since HYBE launched their audit of Min Hee Jin and ADOR's management. Happy(?) 1st anniversary of the Megathreads! 250502 The 3rd hearing for Min Hee Jin vs. Belift Lab was set to take place but postponed to July 18th at Belift Lab's request. Each side is due to present their arguments/documents regarding plagiarism issues at the next meeting. (Source: Maeil Kyungjae) 250530 We learned that ADOR had filed for 'indirect enforcement' after their injunction was granted and NewJeans performed at ComplexCon back in March (Filed on April 4th according to the statement from NewJeans' representatives linked below). On the 30th, the 52nd Division of the Seoul Central District court further granted this request. The 'indirect enforcement' ruling means that each individual member of NewJeans will be fined 1 billion won (approx. $725,000) if they continue with entertainment activities independent of ADOR, which would be in violation of the injunction. This enforcement with potential fines does NOT apply to any of NewJeans' independent activities between the granting of the injunction and the granting of this 'indirect enforcement'. These fines will only apply to future activities going forward, or at least until rulings with NewJeans' appeal or the main contract validity case changes anything (next hearing on June 5th). (Source: Chosun Biz, MK Sports) The Korea Herald: Court orders NewJeans to pay Ador 1 billion won for each unauthorized activity Discussion Post Korea JoongAng Daily: Court orders NewJeans members to pay ADOR $725,600 for every independent entertainment activity A statement by NewJeans' representatives was made later in the day primarily acknowledging the indirect enforcement ruling, but reiterating that it is temporary and will no longer have an effect if NewJeans win their appeal of the injunction. (Source: Ilgan Sports) The 2nd hearing for Source Music's damages lawsuit against Min Hee Jin took place at the 12th Civil Affairs Division of the Seoul Western District Court. (Quick recap: 1st was January 10th, 2nd was previously scheduled for March 14th, postponed per Source Music's request). Legal representatives were present. Source Music had a 20-minute presentation prepared, but Min Hee Jin's representatives objected to the inclusion of KakaoTalk messages in the presentation. They claimed the messages were illegally obtained and requested the hearing to be closed/private. Source Music denied the messages were obtained illegally, claiming they were gained from company devices with consent. The court went with a temporary compromise to keep the hearing public, but not allow discussion/display of the messages until they were reviewed again. A special hearing to review the messages will take place June 27th. (Source: Sports Today) 250605 The Seoul Central District Court Division 41 held the second hearing for ADOR seeking confirmation of validity for their exclusive contract with NewJeans. Only legal representatives were in attendance. NewJeans' side primarily argued that ADOR had not met their obligations and that their evidence they were preparing to support NewJeans' activities, like finding a new producer, was inadequate. ADOR's side argued that NewJeans' reasons for allegedly terminating their contract continually changed, indicating they are arbitrary and being made up with retroactive hindsight. The issue of some evidence being collected illegally also came up again from NewJeans' side. Judge Jung Hoe-Il specifically inquired if both/either sides were willing to come to an agreement, encouraging them to do so. NewJeans' representatives strongly indicated this was unlikely as the trust in ADOR had completely collapsed. ADOR's representatives indicated they could see negotiating an agreement once the court comes to a final decision. The 3rd hearing was set for July 24th. (Sources: X Sport News, Maeil Kyungjae) 250612 The next hearing regarding the Shareholder Agreement termination and exercising put/call options lawsuits between HYBE and Min Hee Jin was held at the Seoul Central District Court's 31st Division. Arguments from each side mostly re-tread what we've already covered. HYBE's side argued they were justified in ending the shareholder agreement due to the threat Min Hee Jin posed to the company. Min Hee Hin's side argued the timing of the audit/termination did not align purely with that concern and that some KakaoTalk messages and emails were obtained illegally and not admissable as evidence. HYBE also indicated they had a witness to give testimony at the next meeting, which the court accepted. The next hearing with closing arguments, was set for September 11th for both lawsuits. (Sources: Maeil Kyungjae, TV Daily, Sports Today) 250617 Following up from April 16th when NewJeans appealed the court's decision to uphold the injunction and halt on their independent activities, the Seoul High Court reaffirmed the earlier decision. The court rejected NewJeans' appeal. They determined there was no significant change in the material/arguments presented for the appeal and the original decision to grant ADOR's injunction was justified. There was further clarification that the management conflict between HYBE and Min Hee Jin, and her no longer being NewJeans' producer, did not constitute a valid argument for the alleged collapse of trust between ADOR and NewJeans. The group's withdrawal from ADOR is considered arbitrary, that their artistic freedom or activity is not impeded since they are able to do so within their exclusive contract, and that any damages resulting from attempting independent activities are self-inflicted. (Sources: Yonhap News, NewsPim, News 1) The Korea Herald: K-pop High Court rejects NewJeans appeal, upholding ban on independent activities Post Soompi: Seoul High Court Denies NewJeans' Appeal Of Injunction Decision Looking Ahead: June 27: Special hearing for Source Music vs. MHJ to review KakaoTalk messages as evidence July 18: 3rd hearing for Belift Lab vs. MHJ (postponed from May 2nd) July 24: 3rd hearing for ADOR seeking confirmation of validity for their exclusive contract with NewJeans September 11: Next hearing regarding the Shareholder Agreement termination and exercising put/call options lawsuits between HYBE and Min Hee Jin Ongoing Legal Complaints/Investigations: HYBE's report to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) regarding potential insider trading by ADOR management (Korea JoongAng) HYBE's complaint against Min Hee Jin for 'breach of trust' (Yonhap) Belift Lab's complaint against Min Hee Jin for defamation (Soompi) and additionally for business interference (The Korea Herald) SOURCE MUSIC's lawsuit against Min Hee Jin for damages in regards to the disruption of business/defamation of LE SSERAFIM (Korea JoongAng) and additionally regarding alleged false claims by MHJ for the launch strategy of N Team/NewJeans (Soompi) British band Shakatak's plagiarism claim against NewJeans' 'Bubble Gum' (Yonhap) Min Hee Jin and HYBE executives filed reports against each other back-to-back (Soompi and Korea JoongAng) Former ADOR Employee 'B' filed complaint against MHJ in relation to sexual harassment cover-up and workplace mistreatment. (JTBC) MV Director Shin Woo Seok filed a lawsuit against ADOR CEO Kim Joo Young and ADOR VP Lee Do Kyung for defamation. (Korea JoongAng) MHJ's lawsuits against Belift Lab's Kim Tae Ho for defamation (Yonhap), HYBE CCO Park Tae Hee and PR Director Cho for breach of duty (Yonhap), and HYBE executives and Dispatch reporters for defamation. (Soompi) (One or both of these might be re-statements of earlier suits.) ADOR's lawsuit to determine validity of their contracts with NewJeans (Soompi) Link back to MEGATHREADS 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 GROUND RULES IN COMMENTS If you have come to this subreddit to discuss anything, you are choosing to participate in a moderated space with rules of conduct enforced by human beings. All users are subject to the discretion of moderators to manage this space even if it's in ways you don't agree with. Do not Insult users, fans, or artists. 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14.419. Trump supporters and their fellow racists will be immediately banned.

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Ew trump. I do not support any misogynistic, white nationalist, incel, hitler-like (esp. Musk), racists at all and neither does this sub and apparently neither does reddit as a site as a whole. He stands against everything Kpop stands for which is an art form from a formerly colonized people from a country that is rising up against colonialism and hatred. Anyone who comments anything negative to this, or tries to defend that orange guy will be banned permanently. Go somewhere else, we don't want your lower kind here. This is why American women everywhere are going 4b EDIT!!!: 4B 4B4B4B4B4B!! 4B IN THE SOUTH, 4B IN THE NORTH, 4B FROM TEXAS TO ALABAMA, FROM BYU TO COLOMBIA! 4B ALL FIFTY STATES! A CONVICTED PEDO AND FELON IS NOW PRESIDENT SO IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WITH ANY SELF RESPECT 4B, 4B, 4b (ESPCIALLY THE CONSERVATIVES!!!!) submitted by /u/Kpop_Love_Forever [link] [comments]

14.420. New Post Flairs: 'Connect' and 'Research' are now available!

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Hey folks! Over in r/kpop we just posted a new special Town Hall that is focused only on the Flairs we use to help organize our posts based on content categories. Link to r/kpop's 'All About Flairs' Town Hall We included announcements for new flairs here on r/kpoppers and also on r/kpophelp. The following is the section relevant for this subreddit. NEW FLAIRS! Connect - This flair will be used for anything where fans are trying to socially connect with each other. Announcing new K-Pop subreddits or Discords, looking for mutual fans on social media, wanting to meet up at a concert, seeking fans in a region to form a dance group, networking for a fan project, announcing a K-Pop night at a club, etc. Research - Academic surveys related to K-Pop or fandom topics. We'll keep an eye on these new flairs to see if they create any confusion or need adjustments. Let us know if you have any thoughts, concerns, or questions! submitted by /u/alleybetwixt [link] [comments]

1. What Is The Best Vocal Songs in Kpop In Your Opinion?

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I'm not asking for the best vocalists themselves, I'm asking what songs you think have the best vocals. I'm looking for new songs to listen to and I'm really into powerful vocals right now ans wondered what recommendations you guys had. submitted by /u/Lishishur29 [link] [comments]

2. SHINee Key & BTOB Lee Changsub (Guest: Lee Chaeyeon & Ha Sung Woon) - Salon de Idol: You're So Talkative EP.10 Highlights: Are you done? Can I say something? @ TEO (Air Date: 250926) [ENG SUB]

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3. Just got randomly banned from r/newjeans??

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I swear I can’t even remember the last time I even made a comment in a Kpop community, even then I never sent hate to “newjeans” like I might’ve commented on those megatreads about their case but I never directly sent hate to them. Like I’m just confused in how out of the blue it is😂 swear tbe most random notification I got on Reddit ever. submitted by /u/Unknownredtreelog [link] [comments]

4. The Ultimate Kpop performer (results)

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Thank you all who have participated. Here are the final results are Most energetic :Jihyo/Hoshi. Sexiest : Hwasa/Taemin Best Stage Presence : Siyeon/Hoonjoong Best rapping skills : Soyeon/TOP Best live vocals : IU/Jonghyun Most Versatile : Chungha/G-Dragon Most Elegant : Mina/The8 Most Skilled dancer : Hyoyeon/Ten The GOAT : 👑) BoA. Runner up : IU 👑) G-Dragon. Runner up : Taemin submitted by /u/Gullible_Gear_5543 [link] [comments]

5. MAKE AN ALL MAIN DANCER GG! (DAY 9 - MAKNAE)

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Karina won as our visual/fotg! Who would you like to see as our maknae??? Quick note: they don’t have to be a maknae in their own group, just younger than kyujin! Whoever has the most upvoted comment tomorrow wins! submitted by /u/cait_ceecee [link] [comments]

6. What is the most random unnecessary high note of all time?

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I am not looking for bad high notes that ruin the song or anything, just completely pointless ones. Its ok if they are in the background. submitted by /u/SnooOranges829 [link] [comments]

7. Just another day of mnet being shitty

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Mnet blatantly plagiarised ateez with the poster, the song rhythm and even the performance the graffiti artist who made the poster is aware about this even the atee members are aware about it but mnet still hasn't said anything how ironic they invited san as a judge...it seems like ateez are real pirates always getting their treasure stolen 😭 submitted by /u/Photosbyblinks [link] [comments]

8. Getting into jpop brought back my love for idols

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i want to add a disclaimer that this is not a “pitting kpop and jpop against each other” kind of post. I just recently have been going thru this shift so I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced it or something similar!! I’m a longtime kpop fan and have been since 2013. The past couple years as kpop has become more and more popular in western circles, I’ve been shifting with the new groups and changes that come about. But I (and I know others, based off posts i’ve seen lately) have felt kind of turned-off to kpop recently due to how intense the international fandom space has become. Everything has felt like a competition, groups fans all hate each other, the importance on streams… I didn’t think too much on this until I accidentally started getting into jpop groups (HANA, Snow Man, etc) this year and it brought back so much nostalgia that i realized I’d been missing from kpop lately. The smaller international fan space has been really nice, it feels like when I was 15 and just getting into exo, digging through livejournal on my own for fansub content 😭. I find that opinions are also not as combatted and attacked because there’s a) simply less ifans to read them and b) there’s still at least some sense of politeness in the tight-knit fandom communities. I’m also enjoying less emphasis on things like perfect visuals and vocals/performances all the time. Now, with fashion week, i’ve noticed that a lot of the japanese groups are attending shows and doing more international schedules!! What I wanted to ask is, has anyone been experiencing a similar shift? Is it possible jpop could come back as a popular genre/stanning space, influenced by k-pop’s growth this time? It seems like certain groups are definitely growing, and doing more and more overlap with kpop events (for example, snow man is going to perform at the music bank intl festival in japan as a special guest!). I know filo-pop is also experiencing growth, and I’d love to know more about the fandom experience there too! submitted by /u/sunveines [link] [comments]

9. Kpop releases this year are kinda dry and i miss 2023-2024

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DON’T GET ME WRONG, there’s been some good releases this year but there hasn’t been a single release that has my jaw DROPPED (compared to last year especially). I will take in account that we are only in september but I feel like there should’ve been more than 3 really really good releases by now but there haven’t 🤷🏾‍♀️. 2024 (and 2023) was definitely better in terms of music. I can name like at least 5 (in fact way more) Kpop songs that had me like speechless: Supernova, Armageddon, Supernatural, How Sweet, Heya, Accendio, Impossible, Supersonic, Cosmic, Magnetic, Tick Tack, APT, Rockstar, Mantra, TTYL, Super Lady, CRAZY, Loop and i know there’s way more but man we had SERIOUS and SOLID HITS last year. But this year like the only wowing releases were Like Jennie and literally KPDH. The rest are just meh. Other good releases or groups in general that wowed me imo were Jellyous, ADP and Cortis. The only group that I’m probably gonna keep on my list this year is Cortis, they are already amazing and i pray that their next comeback will also be as good as this debut era. You probably will guess how I feel about aespa. NewJeans is in court but they would’ve guaranteed a good release let’s be real 💔 and IVE was also pretty good tbh. But it’s very disappointing for me because last year i liked about 85% of releases. This year I’m gonna say i only liked about 20% of releases. It could also be that maybe I’m not stanning the right groups but I never usually just hang tight to one group I listen to most releases, even from groups i don’t stan. 2023 kpop was so peak but also lowkey peaceful like man i miss it so bad 😭💔 And i feel like people are gonna name nugu groups and i’m so so sorry but there’s a reason why certain groups are or are going to stay nugu and there’s a reason why certain groups are big and are going to stay big. Anyways 2023-2024 definitely raised my standards but I will keep in mind that we still have 3 months of this year left and i know certain groups are yet to have a comeback (BND, Lsrfm and probably more). So I will still keep myself open but i’m still quite disappointed and only have an ounce of hope for this year. Am I just not listening to enough groups or do you agree? submitted by /u/Head-Surprise-3156 [link] [comments]

10. If you were to create kpop group that would debut in 2026 what would it be?

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This can include concept, music genre/style, niche, content, rollout schedule etc etc. You can be as creative as you want ✨️ submitted by /u/Spiritual_Alps222 [link] [comments]

11. KPop Demon Hunters OST's “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA & REI AMI spends its 7th week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while “Soda Pop” by Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO & samUIL Lee climbs to #3

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12. Is it fair to expect visible improvement from idols post-debut?

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Am I being too harsh for judging idols negatively when they don’t show any visible improvement after debut? I get that most idols have really tough schedules, but I don’t think it’s impossible to hone your skills post debut. We’ve seen plenty of idols make steady improvements over the years, and some even make leaps and bounds. But when I see veteran idols who still show no noticeable growth in vocals or dance, it honestly turns me off. Maybe I'm being harsh, but I can’t help but feel like it shows a lack of professionalism and work ethic. Does anyone else feel the same way, or is it better to just view idols as a finished product once they debut? submitted by /u/GainImpressive8183 [link] [comments]

13. They were the promise and future of K-kpop but failed somehow: list?

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What comes to my mind is PRISTIN, PRISTIN V What other groups comes to your mind? submitted by /u/sweetmiistake [link] [comments]

14. UNDERRATED SONG FINDS (GIRL GROUP EDITION) PT. 1 + Review

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DIA 다이아 - 그 길에서 (On the road) Review: A nostalgic, heartfelt, cutesy song which might be written with a PINK Pen 🩷 I remember so many memories while finding this song at the deepest trench in my mind lol. This was DIA's signature. This song reminds us what KPOP's cute side was like back then. Similar to some GFRIEND and LOVELYZ songs, this song is a no-brainer good, too. From the positive instrumental it gives, to the wonderful melodies, it truly captivates the listener's heart. The MV is so simple and authentic. It is bright and dreamy at the same time. Member's visuals are on top. The MV locations are pretty. The choreo is pure and cute. My nickname for DIA back then is "Fairies of KPOP" (⁠✿⁠^⁠‿⁠^⁠) My personal rate: 9.5/10 Rarity: 6/10 Write your own opinion 🩷 submitted by /u/bossbaby_shushu [link] [comments]

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