R U Next Reunion: ILLIT, Jeemin & Youngseo

Reminders Form has been updated for the second half of 2025: https://forms.gle/j1JAXzaSDUC4KWpf8. Please re-submit the form if you wish to be notified for any of the following TTTs! Schedule for the Second Half of 2025: Artist Name Date The Rose Jul 1, 2025 Stray Kids Jul 8, 2025 Songs of 2020-2024 Jul 15, 2025 XG & H1-Key Jul 22, 2025 A.C.E Jul 29, 2025 U-KISS Aug 5, 2025 SF9 Aug 12, 2025 Sejeong & Somi Aug 19, 2025 ONF Aug 26, 2025 Verivery Sep 2, 2025 Golden Child Sep 9, 2025 Weeekly Sep 16, 2025 FTISLAND Sep 23, 2025 JO1 Sep 30, 2025 WEi Oct 7, 2025 PIXY & Everglow Oct 14, 2025 B.I Oct 21, 2025 EPEX Oct 28, 2025 JUSTB Nov 4, 2025 Billlie Nov 11, 2025 Taemin Nov 18, 2025 Tempest Nov 25, 2025 Kep1er Dec 2, 2025 DAY6 Dec 9, 2025 ONEUS Dec 16, 2025 Blackpink Soloists & LE SSERAFIM Dec 23, 2025 Voting for 2026A TTT schedule Dec 30, 2025 Google Spreadsheet with all past results and full schedule Link to the 2025B schedule voting thread Interested in doing more song rates? Come join r/kpoprates, where we have K-Pop song rates on a regular basis! Here are the currently ongoing rates: The "Early Gen 3" Girl Groups Rate! The 2nd K-Pop Grab Bag Rate! submitted by /u/Zypker125 [link] [comments]

I'll go first: My top 10 most streamed songs: Irresistible - Irene & Seulgi Heaven- Irene & Seulgi Anywhere but home- Seulgi Girl next door- Irene & Seulgi Illusion- aespa Ash- Le sserafim Know about me- Nmixx View- Shinee Perfect world- Twice Naughty- Irene & Seulgi My top 5 most streamed artists: Irene & Seulgi Red velvet Fromis-9 Twice ARTMS submitted by /u/soyeahanyway_ [link] [comments]

So over the years a very common criticism against RIIZE is their lack of a "concept" or consistent sound. I've seen dozens of posts about how they seem "directionless" with the music they release. I myself have even echoed similar sentiments. One of SM’s strongest aspects as a company is how well a group’s sound and concept is defined at or close to their debut. Of course there’s still a period where these groups may go through growing pains and evolve within the constructs of that, but acts like TVXQ, SNSD, EXO, Red Velvet, NCT, and Aespa had very clear conceptual and musical direction the second they hit the scene. Enter RIIZE, whose “concept” seemed to just be a group of cool guys you’d want to be friends with. SM has described their sound as “emotional pop” in how it invokes and inspires emotions within the listener. Many fans like myself found that explanation to be rather vague especially when their first couple songs (Memories, siren, get a guitar, talk saxy) have very little in common musically other than two of them (siren and get a guitar) being samples of older songs. Their Japanese release Love 119 sampled an older song as well. I personally felt like the reliance on samples so heavily within many of their songs was a rather lazy route to take (especially for an SM group)- but get a guitar and love 119 were both very successful for RIIZE and launched them to be one of the top 5th gen boy groups. While I touched on those who are critical of RIIZE’s “lack” of a solid musical or visual direction, many fans and listeners find RIIZE’s direction fresh and inviting compared to some of SM’s senior groups. The music industry is constantly changing and companies have to adapt to new trends. RIIZE is a great example of how that is done- and a successful one at that. All of that to say Lee Sangmin, the executive director of Wizard production, gave an interview about RIIZE’s conception and how he deliberately took a direction for them on the opposite spectrum of previous SM groups. He wanted RIIZE to come off as more “natural” and approachable. He goes on to describe the idea of RIIZE as “influencers in real life” After reading this I felt like the comments of RIIZE having such a stark difference conceptually from other SM groups were validated as Sangmin himself confirmed that was his intention. Of course we all knew SM was trying something different with RIIZE, but it seemed like any time there were criticisms with their identity as a group- there was pushback. My biggest criticism with RIIZE’s first mini was how incoherent in terms of sound it felt. While I of course enjoyed the songs, it felt like two different albums and not in a way that seemed intentional. I haven’t listened to their new album but from what I’ve seen fans are really happy with it and I see that the b sides are praised quite often. From what I've seen some k briize are upset about the interview, but I wanted to make this post to get other perspectives on their sound and their identity whether you think it fits them or otherwise. submitted by /u/seven777heavens [link] [comments]

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First of all, before someone misinterpreted me I want to start clarifying that yes, even tho I personally like various groups under hybe I’m not a company worshipper or whatever. I’m genuinely curious about this topic. Anyways, getting into the topic. I personally think that is the later because I noticed that people often attribute current issues present in kpop to hybe when in reality a lot of the times those are just industry wide issues or things not related to hybe at all. I'm going to break down some current issues in Kpop. No.1: under 2 minutes songs People used to blame this on newjeans (and also argue that they were the ruin of kpop lol), before the 2024Gate and you know, even tho I was never a fan of them I always thought that people just were saying anything because in reality that’s just a global music issue rn and it’s not like the cause for it was any artist in particular, the real culprit of this is TikTok. No.2: the "tiktokfication of choreos" For this one I don’t even think that’s a real existing issue but some people complaint about that. Anyways this was in particular was caused by the virality of any song by zico. No.3: Everybody doing the same concepts Honestly, this has always been a thing, even if you look at like 2nd gen - 3rd gen every group was rotating between the same 4 concepts but , I think that the key difference is that there was definitely more variety of sound do to the more prevalent presence of groups from smaller companies but, know well… another factor that adds into is probably that did not exist lol. Now look, this might sound a bit too crazy for a lot of people but, I think that hybe groups have their own fair unique share of uniqueness if we're honest. TXT were the only popular 4th gen bg doing something different for the others, newjeans (yes im counting them in this idgaf) like them or not did a change on the industry, BND in just 2 years are building both a sound and concept that can only described as them and for groups illit + tws theres still a long way to go. So yeah, I’m not painting them as something out of the world but you can’t deny they have their own sense of identity. No. 4: the fall of smaller company groups This just was simply doomed to happen when Kpop got to big ngl. No.5: lack of strong vocalists That’s mostly kpop Stans fault if we’re serious. No.6: appealing to the west Once again, this has always been a thing 😭 it baffles me every time a kpop stan say this cuz kpop was built around American (well black) music. I would argue that it was crazier back then (I’m talking mostly 1st gen), cuz groups were directly shamelessly ripping of western acts and for company like sm as example their whole deal was reworking discarded western demos for their groups. Anyways this is getting too long MY POINT IS I personally think that saying “hybe ruined kpop” is way too much of and exaggeration like of course them as a big ass company have contributed a lot to the various issues of current kpop but it’s not like their the main culprit. If anything I put the blame on kpop Stans, TikTok and the pandemic. End of my rant, I was bored af omg. Note: I’m really not a hybe glazer please spar me. Note 2: take a shot for every time I say "I" in this post (I’m not fluent in English) submitted by /u/maonyuz [link] [comments]

you can ask me anything like my currently fave song, ask me for recommendations, ask me for musicians I like outside KPop, ask me for people I like, ask me for anything like this, ya know what I mean ~ submitted by /u/Beautiful_Yellow_682 [link] [comments]

Here's a little bit of venting from me: I'm from northern Spain, a country that's just starting to have K-pop concerts... but they don't reach my area. In fact, nothing reaches my area. Real stores with K-pop merch are few and far between, and they only carry albums and some Funkos/other merch (not lightsticks, which have to be ordered online and are incredibly expensive). Here, K-pop is still seen as something "weird," and we're still a minority. It's a shame not to have the opportunities that people who live in capital cities or areas targeted by companies have. Seeing people from my country meeting their idols when I know I'll never have that opportunity... ouch. Of course I don't blame anyone, I'm glad that there are fans with opportunities and the idols dont have any blame here. I'm just letting off steam. submitted by /u/_issio [link] [comments]

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As a K-pop fan from northwest Spain, I can say it's a drag. There are hardly any concerts, the merch doesn't reach physical stores (and if it does, it's only in a few), and everything has to be ordered online... I wanted to buy a lightstick, but the thought of spending almost 100 euros on a lightstick I'll probably never use stopped me. Obviously I'm not blaming anyone here, this is because companies go to capitals/key areas with a lot of fandom, but I just wanted to vent. submitted by /u/_issio [link] [comments]

I am subscribed to about 10 of them and I’m just going back through my sub box and 8 of them haven’t posted in months Literally kess and Han are carrying hard rn I know I mentioned kess and Han but I’m preferably looking for solo reactors… submitted by /u/EthanFoster10 [link] [comments]

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Does anyone have more information regarding the Hybe x Geffen audition? I’ve been looking online and people are saying the online Japan audition is only for Japanese girls. But other sources are saying anyone can audition. I’m cautious as the form says you cannot submit duplicate auditions, therefore cannot audition in person AND then online. Do I wait until they come to the UK? Will they even come to the UK? Will there be online auditions for each country or if not, should I apply for the japan one? People are saying that those who applied for the Japan one get automatically rejected if they’re not Japanese. submitted by /u/AdorxLacey [link] [comments]

so i just finished watching txt's "the star chapter: together" concept trailer for like the 10th time (watch here if you still haven't watched!) and i'm still catching new details everywhere. like the fact that beomgyu heals kai and then the side where the winds were healed have spikes in between the feathers, just like beomgyu has, the way they embedded stars into literally every costume piece (even tiny details on the jewelry), how the teddy bear gets passed between yeonjun, taehyun, and soobin representing their shared journey through the lore... but what really gets me is how thoughtfully everything connects to their star seekers universe while showing their growth. the swimming pool being a literal portal to their magical world?? the way soobin becomes the "burning home" they're trying to save, and how yeonjun removes the flower/burden from taehyun so he doesn't have to carry it alone?? the emotional storytelling is insane and the ending feels even more poignant after soobin's hiatus the production value genuinely looks like a short film and every single frame has intentional details that reward you for paying close attention. it's the kind of artistic storytelling that makes me wish more people took time to really analyze kpop visual content instead of just watching once and moving on. which got me thinking about other groups and their visual artistry... because there are SO many groups doing incredible visual storytelling that often gets overlooked! like there's so much amazing artistry going into kpop visual content and i feel like we don't talk about it enough?? so i want to hear about your favorites! whether it's: lore connections that blew your mind costume/styling details that were chef's kiss set design that made you pause the video color symbolism that hit different props that had deeper meaning choreography that told a story or just any visual moment that made you go "wait how did they think of that" i know not every group does elaborate concept videos like some do, but honestly even "simple" mvs often have incredible attention to detail that deserves more appreciation! drop your favorites below! i want to discover more groups that put this level of care into their visual concepts, and honestly i just love hearing people get excited about the artistic choices their faves make (bonus points if you include timestamps or specific moments because i will 100% go watch them and get sucked into a rabbit hole of new content lmao) what visual details from your faves do you think deserve more recognition?? submitted by /u/jujubadetrigo [link] [comments]

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I'm honestly getting tired of how desensitized this fandom has become to invasive, dangerous behavior, especially when it comes to sasaengs. Just hours ago, there was a post warning sasaengs to stop targeting Jungkook and Jimin. Today, ENHYPEN's official Weverse account had to drop a legal notice because the same thing is happening to them. 🔗 BTS-related post (June 29): Notice on Violation of Artist Rights – Jungkook & Jimin (Weverse) 🔗 ENHYPEN-related post (June 30): Legal Notice Regarding Privacy Invasion – ENHYPEN (Weverse) This isn’t just “obsessive fan behavior”, this is stalking. It’s criminal. And the fact that it's happening so frequently that companies have to publish statements every other day should scare everyone. It’s no longer isolated. It’s systematic. People love to throw around the word “fan,” but what kind of fan invades someone’s privacy, leaks their travel details, or waits outside their homes and hotels? Let’s be real: these are not fans. These are people who treat idols like property, not people. Even worse? There’s a whole ecosystem feeding this. Fansites buying and selling flight info, Telegram and Twitter accounts leaking private schedules, people reposting sasaeng photos and videos with “omg he’s so cute 🥺” as if they didn’t come from a complete violation of privacy. What makes this even more disturbing is how quickly the discourse disappears. One minute people are mad, the next it’s back to fancams and edits like nothing happened. This cycle of outrage followed by silence is part of the problem. If we don’t hold each other accountable, especially in fandom spaces, then we’re enabling it. This isn’t “drama.” This is a real safety issue. The idols we claim to love are being followed, filmed, and harassed daily. If you're consuming sasaeng content, turning a blind eye, or staying quiet because it's “not your group,” you're complicit. It’s time to stop romanticizing toxic behavior, stop excusing it, and start defending idols’ right to live like human beings. Before someone gets seriously hurt, or worse. submitted by /u/Seesawey [link] [comments]

slow day on here so lets play a little gams. list all your favorite and least favorite genres, and everyone else has to guess your ult group(s) based purely on that. you can list as many as you want but try not to be vague! submitted by /u/RemarkableList4202 [link] [comments]

He just suddenly jumped over a barricade and went running around the whole stadium and when he reach the other end the guard was like " you're not allowed" 😭 I mean even i wouldn't expect the artist to do this ,he ran so fast most stays didn't even see him until he stopped at the end😭 He has been going wild the last few concerts in America, it's over now it's europe (finally) submitted by /u/3rcha [link] [comments]

I didn’t have the opportunity to go to the concert, but I was so happy for the exo-ls who did it. Many of us have been waiting since EXO debut for the group or one of them come to Brazil, and we finally had the pleasure of having Baekhyun here. We were even given the nickname “brotinho 🌱” which means “little sprout” (so cute 🥹). Everything was amazing. He felt welcomed, loved, and had a lot of fun. To all the EXOLs going to the tour, please sing Baekhyun’s songs really loud and make him feel how loved he is, not just in Korea, but all around the world 💕 submitted by /u/IcyJudgment8897 [link] [comments]