What does one do with their photocards

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The era where there was big drama going on. The first time this happened to me was when I was watching MONSTA X - Follow MV. Went down the rabbit hole and found it was Wonho's last comeback with the group. Other lore drops include Dice Dance Practice - NMIXX, Divine- SNSD, or Killing Me - iKON. Some lore is better than others, but it's usually sad news. People say YouTube is the closest we'll get to a time machine, and I guess that's true. submitted by /u/SageSageofSages [link] [comments]

I'm an older kpop fan (1st and 2nd gen) and this brand I like seems to be sponsoring 2 concerts this week with 2AM's Jeong Jinwoon. Figured I shared it in case it wasn't already known - seems interesting and fun! https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/nostalgia-jinwoon-jeong-x-feeldog-4366763 Also out of towner but is Ktown safe from the riots? I was told by local friends that it's all happening downtown and away so safety isn't a big issue. submitted by /u/mr1elee [link] [comments]

I know people are not gonna like this. First of all, line distributions have nothing to do with the quality of music and it's a topic that shouldn't even matter. However i'am someone who cares about it, i don't know why but i always pay attention to it, and in my 9 years experience as a kpop fan i realized that line distributions are ALWAYS made by companies and based on favouritism and that is GOOD. Sure there are many songs that have a very bad line distribution, but if you have a good vocalist or a good rapper he should get the lines. Every group has that at least one member who will always be in the top 3 of line distribution. However i also noticed that there are many vocalist or rappers that are very good but will never get much lines because they are not as popular as another member, and that's one of the reason why there is favouritism in kpop. Also. I know people think their favourites are so perfect and good that they decide the line distribution by themselves. Obviously that is not true, sure your group probably said that in an interview but you should know that they only say this for the image. submitted by /u/Injeolmie_04 [link] [comments]

I’ve seen a bunch of videos from idols, even from different companies, dancing in this building. It doesn’t seem to be a company HQ building seeing as a number of different artists across companies have filmed here. Does anyone know anything about this place? Is it KBS? submitted by /u/creatorsss_ [link] [comments]

I want to re-visit this topic - an interesting topic to me as a dinasour kpop fan (yup as early as 2000-ish) who used to watch MVs downloaded from p2p programme, Youtube was not yet bought by Google, literally lived in kpop forums before X/Twitter exists and before 1 million views is something we marveled and Spotify and iTunes are something I never used before. And yes, the time when kpop album sales went from 1+ million (1st gen) to 100-200k (2nd gen) and 100k is considered great achievement. People used to discuss how ‘international popularity’ is not sustainable compared to ‘Korean popularity’. Now that social media like TikTok, X/Twitter and IG are huge marketing tool for kpop, Spotify/iTunes/Apple Music/Youtube Music existence and how kpop companies are getting international distributors especially in the US and Japan (I know Europe is still sketchy when it comes to local distribution), I feel like the shift is inevitable. Looking at the trend, I feel like international popularity, even without Korean popularity is doable for a kpop group to sustain itself to even be very profitable and long-lasting. While international popularity may not translate well into Korean popularity (and similarly vice versa), I feel like we cannot belittle its importance in kpop anymore. There are groups like Day6, QWER and The Boyz who has Korean popularity but has less impact internationally which is still great as they can do big concerts in Korea (Goyang Stadium/KSPO Dome), has great Korean streaming numbers and many Korean CFs. There are also groups like Stray Kids and Enhypen who have less Korean presence but have good sales and non-Korean streaming numbers. Of course in ideal world we would like to be popular both in Korea/internationally ala BTS/BP/NJ but now that kpop reach is closer due to the internet age and social media, international popularity is not something we can just scoff at. Interestingly, out of the groups that are relatively unpopular in Korea like SKZ can do KSPO Dome and stadium tour because of their international popularity. I feel like we now have come to an era that Korea, international or both popularity is something acceptable and as I said, groups can sustain and even be profitable with either or both types of popularity. 1st/2nd gen works differently as lots of idols shifted into becoming variety stars/actors/actresses and we have rare soloist like Taeyeon/GD who actually are quite successful. If you notice, starting 3rd gen the trend has shifted that there are still 3rd gen groups who are still actively promoting as a group eg Twice. And 4th gen starting with The Boyz/SKZ/Ateez/Idle who are still making music actively into their 7th year including touring. Group like SKZ is not even attempting to be in Korean variety nor acting even in their 7th year (2nd gen idols were already acting in their 2nd to 3rd year, it became very common, some even as soon as they debuted back then). Likely because there is no need as their music can sustain their career at this point of time. That said, we are into 5th generation with lots of groups which have Korean attention so we shall see if the trend shifts again. What do you guys think? submitted by /u/Many-Ad-9007 [link] [comments]

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This is the first ILLIT comeback I’ve paid attention to since I’m a new fan, and this album really lives up to my expectations. It’s my second fav album from them, I’ll like you is still my number one fav. I preordered the weverse version and the merch version of bomb. Here’s my ranking of the songs and my thoughts on them: little monster: The lyrics, instrumental, and vocals in this song are tip-top. The message of the song is really touching. Instead of being scared of our fears (“little monsters”), we conquer them by turning that fear into strength. The song feels consoling and helps ease stress. I love how it beautifully blends its weird, eerie, and cute vibes in the brand film MV. Minju's part in the brand film, “Remember the magic inside you” is superb. The members floating up with their wands really give off Sailor Moon vibes. jellyous: This song honestly sounds like a video game soundtrack. It’s the cutest song on the album. Imo, it would make a great 2nd title track. Do the Dance The instrumental at the start sets the tone for the song and it’s so satisfactory. It really brings a fresh, disco-like twist to ILLIT’s signature style. bamsopoong/night picnic: bamsopoong/night picnic is a strong showcase of ILLIT’s dreamy side much like Midnight Fiction and Pimple. This song is DEFINITELY Midnight Fiction’s little sister <3. It’s a perfect song to listen to for a night picnic, a late-night drive or doing anything relaxing. Oops! The funky bass in this song is exalted though but it's my least fav song on the album. All in all, it’s a bass-heavy, hook-centric, and cohesive album. This album is a no-skip for me. submitted by /u/mirroway [link] [comments]

i thought a lot of the scenes such as annie’s were very interesting and thought they could relate back to her being a chaebol but i wanted to dive deeper into that. Were there any other hidden meanings in the mv? submitted by /u/throwaway4897433 [link] [comments]

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