TXT's new concept trailer got me thinking - what are some underrated artistic details from your fave group's MVs/concept content that you wish more people noticed?

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]

Jeemin and Youngseo jumping with Yunah after her group’s win. 🥹 submitted by /u/NonStatus [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]

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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]

How many times have we not seen these discussions where fans start saying things like I don't understand why ABC is not as recognized as XYZ, if they clearly deserve it more because they have better voices, dances, etc. Because it's about the music my friend, look, if I like a song I'm going to add it to my playlist, I don't care if that group really doesn't know how to sing, dance or write, etc. Anyway, I have no intention of paying to see them live, as long as something sounds good in my player, I'm going to listen to it. Many of these groups that people say "don't deserve the fame they have" have very good music, that's why people consume it, and I think that is what many do not want to understand. submitted by /u/Someonehihi [link] [comments]

Once I was having a very thought day so I cried like 2 hours if my shift and then I started to sing girlfriend by I-dle and stopped crying. submitted by /u/huskypuppies2 [link] [comments]

Pick two of your ults (from different groups), give one specific similarity and one difference between them and everyone else has to guess who it is.The clues should be somewhat specific but still vague enough to keep it interesting not something like they're both vocalists or something of that sort. submitted by /u/RemarkableList4202 [link] [comments]

Kind of a curious thought I had recently since I remember for the first time seeing Baekhyun sing along to a bunch of Bigbang songs and also learned that ningning attended bigbangs concert in the past. Also hearing that Seunghan takes inspiration from Taeyang. The two companies have been known for a long time to have contrasting concepts with each other so hearing those things was a bit of a surprise for me. So I was wondering if the true is the other way around, if there are any YG idols or artists who are a fan of any SM idols or groups. Because from what I can tell they all just say they all like other YG groups. As a bigbang fan I think they said a looong time ago that they (as a group) took inspiration off of Shinhwa but that's a very foggy memory and I can't verify if that's true. submitted by /u/Rex0680 [link] [comments]