What’s something that exists in the kpop industry today that was never a thing in the 2nd-3rd gen days?

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]

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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Keep in mind that Allkpop, TheQoo, PannChoa and similar sites are banned in this subreddit. THE MODS KNOW there will be bots, trolls, bad actors, and oblivious new users coming to the subreddit. We will do what we can to mitigate the impact of them. But you alone are responsible for your own behavior. Express your opinion or arguments without breaking our conduct rules or we will be obligated to remove your comments. submitted by /u/KPOP_MOD [link] [comments]

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]

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]

A reminder that I made for work that I have grown Korean men to financially support and in fact cannot quit my job…😂 submitted by /u/StellarSavy [link] [comments]

Domestically, GO just entered Melon’s Top 100 real-time and hit #117 on the daily chart, the highest any BG debuted 2025 song has charted. On Spotify, 3M monthly listeners, GO with 8M streams, and What You Want at 7M. That’s the best streaming performance out of all 2025 BG rookies. Album sales Cortis debut album in one week sold 436K, beating Hearts2Hearts with 408K. At this point Cortis is clearly setting the bar for 2025 BG debuts, leading in every category. submitted by /u/Difficult_Bit_3025 [link] [comments]

This is not a criticism on the idols themselves, I think the company/management is more to blame. But I hate the subscription social media apps that fans pay for in order to get "exclusive" interactions with idols - namely Bubble is the only one that I am aware of. I have nothing against the free apps like Weverse, but I feel like adding the subscription adds so much unnecessary pressure to both the idol and the fans. If you're an idol, so much of your time is dedicated to creating content for your fans. That's fine, because it's their jobs, and usually it's in the form of songs/performances, which is what they're hired to do. But then they're expected to also essentially become influencers and be posting and interacting with fans on their downtime? It feels like way too much stress. Not to mention the pressure of knowing that these fans are paying MONTHLY for virtual interactions. As well they have to keep the content engaging, because otherwise they'll be accused of being boring and not providing fans with their money's worth. Personally I don't think I could enjoy the app because I'd be too aware that it's just adding pressure to the idol's life. I think it's also unfortunate for the fans, because it gives them unrealistic expectations. If I pay a subscription for Netflix or whatever, then I would expect to have 24/7 access to it, or daily updates or something similar. But obviously an idol cannot be on a fan app every single day. I think I would inevitably feel disappointed with the subscription, even if the idol did interact a lot, because expectations will always be high if you are paying for something. I've also seen cases where fans are paying for their bias' bubble, but the bias just isn't online a lot. I don't think that's an idol's fault because 1. They're really busy people and 2. Not everyone likes to be on their phone or text a lot. Not to mention that most Bubble updates seem to be uploaded to other social media as well, so really they're only paying for the slim chance the idol might reply to their message. At the end of the day, if someone is having a positive experience with Bubble then that's great and I'm happy for them. But ultimately I think the whole service is a cash-grab from the companies that just leaves both the idol and the fan at a disadvantage. submitted by /u/Important-Tax-3852 [link] [comments]

i've been wanting to go to a txt concert since it's taking place on my birthday, and i've been waiting for ticket prices to go down... the concert is in like 2 weeks and nosebleeds are still over $90. VERY few tickets are sold and my experience with txt since i was... 14 has been being unable to get tickets because they sell out so fast. how long do yall think it would make sense to wait for the price to decrease further? bc i am NOT paying that much bro submitted by /u/Temporary-Train-5620 [link] [comments]

Personally, I feel like more as more foreign fans take interest in K-Pop, they seem to think that K-Pop should and seem to revolve around them. Over time, this has led to complaints, hate messages, unrealistic expectations that just makes no sense. Firstly, people forget that K-Pop is literally just Korean Pop. It's like how American Rock is American music, and European Rock is European music. Just because K-Pop has some English lyrics does not mean that it was primarily made for the American market. So when people complain about members not being able to speak English, or their English pronunciation sounding wrong, it's incredibly ignorant, as Koreans do not expect American artists touring in Korea to be fluent in Korean. Second, fans that complain about the "corporate" side of K-Pop are absolutely unaware of how competitive & expensive the K-Pop market is. Companies have to spend easily upwards of a million USD in today's market just to be able to train and debut a group. Even groups that are making it into the music ranks in Korea are not profitable unless they have massive advertisement deals. Artists/Groups that perform exclusively in Korea are often operating on a loss, which is why a majority make a fixed rate per performance. Performing internationally is also incredibly expensive because of the international management, travelling fees, staff fees, additional taxes, etc. So unless groups or individual members completely own the rights to their music, they are not self-sustainable outside of Korea without their companies. So please, the next time you think you know better than the "corporate' people, you try putting up your million dollars or stakeholders on the line. Lastly, K-Pop idols should not have to completely cater to international fans. In particular, the Siwon-Charlie Kirk incident, carries much more weight amongst international fans than Korean fans. There were MANY international fans calling for Siwon's head, calling him all sorts of names, making hateful posts about Suju because of his political/religious beliefs. Yes, as a liberal Suju fan, it felt weird seeing a Korean celebrity post about Charlie Kirk, but when you consider that Siwon is a 40 year old, Korean man, raised in a wealthier, Christian household, who has been a part of the conservative Korean broadcast system since the early 2000s, it would seem normal to post about a young man who was murdered and had similar beliefs. When you look at him as an idol, he was a major part in idols starting brand deals with luxury brands, he donates to good causes, he's worked with UNICEF since 2010, and he's a well rounded performer. As a business, there is absolutely no reason to fire an employee for his political/religious beliefs much less posting about the death of a controversial political speaker. At the end of the day, K-Pop is a business, and fans need to realize and accept that. I know fans care and passionate, whether Korean or international, but sometimes they aren't educated enough to be truly passionate. submitted by /u/LooTeRgetLooTeD [link] [comments]

It's like one in the morning, so one A.M thoughts, but I just went down a rabbit hole that's left me with a great deal of appreciation and respect for the literary-inclined minds of kpop. Now, I'm more of a prose girl than poetry, just as I prefer fiction to non-fiction but a good piece of writing is a good piece of writing. Anyway, I was having a conversation, utterly unrelated to this but that delved heavily into human psychology and philosophy as my mind often tends to do, especially when I'm high on lack of sleep, but one book recommendation at the end of said conversation looked rather familiar, so I enquired further and lo and behold, I'm seeing things I'm familiar with in kpop. The recommended book was "The road less traveled" by M. Scott Peck that looked a helluva lot like a title or two I'd seen around, only to learn that Peck's book might have taken inspiration from Robert Frost's poem—and the metaphor behind it— The road not taken, so I look it up and literally the first line is about some Yellow Wood forest, which was a double shock because I'd been thinking precisely of Stray kids (and &team) when I saw that title, but not only did they name the song after it, whose message rightfully corrolates, but the album too was called Clé 2: Yellow Wood. I was pleasantly surprised. This, in turn, led me to perusing throw more poems, landing me on Jimmy Osborne's "Walk the line", and my mind immediately thought, "Enhypen!" And as expected, this too was an inspired work. For Enha, it's been more of a carried theme, an undertone, throughout their discography and I just think that's really cool. It be the members themselves or the team behind them, kudos for the taste. 🤌 My respect just increased tenfold. As an additional note, part of the excitement came from BTS taking inspiration from Carl Jung. I've always had a thing for psychology but couldn't pursue it formally, so I'm doing it on the side and seeing all these parallels between two areas of my interest is quite cool. submitted by /u/Dark_Night_280 [link] [comments]

The love I have for this is insane, and look at how young they were😩-exo vocal line is top tier. Digging into my rnb love in kpop led me to this song😍 submitted by /u/Muted_Bodybuilder109 [link] [comments]

The last I heard about this kid was that he was a bully and proof was provided. Sure he apologized but ofc mnet still kept him in the show since they invested money and time into him, and he’s literally under wakeone. It just doesn’t sit right with me how it’s clearly been rigged for him. There has to be something voters can do, such as rally votes for others close to debuting in the final lineup rather than have him debut. If those allegations are true…imagine the damage he’d do to the other members. I do believe in the bullying allegations tbh, people keep saying they got debunked but i have not seen the debunking posts. Feel free to inform me if I’m missing something, or advocate for him if you can. I’m genuinely curious. I did post this on the boys planet community but it got taken down due to it being a post about a single participant (odd rule)… submitted by /u/stxrrysky2 [link] [comments]

Habit will do it for me everytime😭😭😭 and then Kidult 😍😍. Seungkwan on "my baby, my baby"😍. Woozi on the adlibs and that first part-chefs kiss😍😍. The deep part😍😍-I think that's jeonghan😍. The pause before they go into the harmonies 😩😩😩 submitted by /u/Muted_Bodybuilder109 [link] [comments]

a snippet from my recent VERIVERY video Songs: PHOTO and PHOTO (Road to Kingdom version do check out the RTK performance of PHOTO; it's as if the sleep paralysis experience were a performance their sync is so insane and cool to watch🐐🔥 (according to a computer analysis by techie_ray, VERIVERY have a sync of 95.01%, second only to SEVENTEEN(👑)) submitted by /u/fried_chicken03 [link] [comments]

I dont think this is the worst but after someone said it looks like poop i can unsee it submitted by /u/North-Coach6269 [link] [comments]

Names in pic order: Sakura (Le Sserafim), Tzuyu (Twice), Ningning (aespa), Minnie (i-dle) They don't have to necessarily be your biases. Just some foreigner idols that you really like. submitted by /u/beelzebub2099 [link] [comments]

someone in the comments said “it’s like when servers flirt with you to get more tips” IM CRYINGGGGGG submitted by /u/Which_Mammoth9402 [link] [comments]

Name all the songs you know that have a name, there are several but in particular these ones that I normally listen to always made me envious haha submitted by /u/Separate-Comedian-25 [link] [comments]