Which kpop idols do you have a soft spot for (specifically ones you don't stan)

Will a few girls form a smaller group? Will some of them be going solo? Will some turn to acting? If they are doing separate paths I would hope that Na Go Eun will still do music at the very least. I really wish they would all stay together and join another agency but that won’t be happening. submitted by /u/Snw2001 [link] [comments]

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Maybe it’s just me, but I genuinely hate watching idol content where you can see all the cameras, lighting rigs, and production crew in the background. It instantly takes me out of it. I get that K-pop is super polished and everything’s controlled, but when you’re watching something that’s supposed to feel “natural” or casual and there’s a literal production team in every reflection or frame… it just feels off. Like, how real can anything be when there’s a dozen lenses pointed at you? It makes the idols look more like actors being watched than real people. Even their reactions start feeling scripted just because of how heavily staged everything looks. There’s no warmth, no spontaneity just this weird artificial vibe that’s exhausting? I lowkey miss when things felt a little rougher around the edges, even if it was still produced. submitted by /u/VioletInference [link] [comments]

SEVENTEEN sold over 5.2 million copies of their latest album 17 IS RIGHT HERE in the first week — sounds impressive, until you realize they're nowhere to be found on major digital platforms. Where are the matching streams, chart positions, or cultural impact? Let’s break it down: Despite selling millions, the album didn’t chart on the Billboard 200, not even in the lower ranks. Spotify Global: No song from the album entered the Global Daily Top 50, and the highest-performing track barely scrapes into the 200s for a day or two before vanishing. Apple Music Global? Non-existent. YouTube: No music video is pulling explosive numbers outside of the fandom bubble. No Hot 100 entries. No long-term charting. No virality. Meanwhile, look at Stray Kids: Multiple #1 albums on Billboard 200, including 5-Star and ROCK-STAR Songs like “LALALALA” and “S-Class” have charted globally on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music They dominate YouTube Trending, Apple Music global charts, and have growing GP recognition Their numbers are backed by real-time engagement, not just first-week bulk sales SEVENTEEN drops an album with 20+ versions, fans bulk buy, and they shoot up on Hanteo and Circle — but when the dust settles, there’s no impact outside their fanbase. It’s a textbook case of manufactured success that doesn’t translate into digital relevance or organic growth. Until they can back those sales with sustainable streams, chart presence, and actual hits, it’s fair to call their sales fraudulent in nature — inflated and hollow. SEVENTEEN is selling millions, but who’s actually listening? submitted by /u/Swimming_Strength727 [link] [comments]

Lets make a boy group and give some underrated Idols some more visibility! And your Visual is: Jinwoo of Ghost9 (one of the top biases nice pick!) Here are a couple rules to follow: Only one member per group Here's a list of the already represented groups: Oneus, P1Harmony, Xikers, XLOVE, The Boyz, Ghost9 No members from a Big 3 group, Hybe, or Ateez (I love these groups I just want to see smaller groups get some recognition too!) Please only comment an Idol only once and upvote if you see the one you wanted to say! Please only one member per comment. Please comment member and group they are from. I will make a post around the same time everyday and voting will be open for about 24h. Day 7 time to pick your FOTG! submitted by /u/MegaGlaceon22 [link] [comments]

EXO-ls act like EXO was the standard for K-pop boy groups, but let’s be honest — their entire career peaked during a time when SM was still coasting on old formulas. Their success was more about timing than innovation. “Growl” was huge, sure, but after that? A string of safe comebacks, recycled SM sounds, and endless member departures. Their fanbase praises them like they broke new ground musically, but in reality, they stuck to the same SM structure without evolving much. Most of EXO’s discography doesn’t hold up today unless you’re blinded by nostalgia. And when it comes to concept experimentation or performance energy? Groups like NCT and aespa have taken that baton and ran with it. NCT is way more experimental and boundary-pushing, while aespa’s world-building and digital concept integration are years ahead of what EXO ever tried. EXO stayed in a comfort zone, and now that K-pop has moved forward, their once “legendary” image feels outdated. It’s okay to admit they were big in their time, but acting like they’re still the blueprint is just delusion at this point. SM itself has moved on — maybe EXO-ls should too. submitted by /u/Swimming_Strength727 [link] [comments]

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Link to the Google Form survey • Rank (up to) your top 25 U-KISS songs. #1 gets 25 points, #2 gets 24 points, #3 gets 23 points, etc. • You can list <25 songs if you want. • You can choose to vote EITHER by filling in the Google Form above OR by leaving a comment down below. • (If you are using Reddit markdown, please do not number every song as 1, while it will show up as 1-25 publicly, when I retrieve the comment using my automated process, it returns all 1s) . • Songs released under an individual member's name are not allowed. • Officially released remixes/alternative versions will be counted as separate songs. • Japanese/Chinese/English songs and unreleased songs are eligible. • Japanese/Chinese/English/Korean versions of songs will be considered the same song. List of U-KISS songs: https://kprofiles.com/u-kiss-discography/ Spotify playlist of U-KISS's discography (Full discography): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4XSiQWh84BT056sTHjNJoB?si=c5d32326af174f75 Spotify playlist of U-KISS's discography ("Highlights/Essentials" ver.): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO1xLuKA?si=17335782613f4fdc Schedule: August 12th: SF9 August 19th: Sejeong & Somi August 26th: ONF September 2nd: Verivery (Full schedule can be found in the spreadsheet linked below.) Link to the A.C.E results . Google Spreadsheet with all past results and full schedule Spotify channel containing all Top Ten playlists YouTube channel containing all Top Ten playlists Want to be reminded for future TTTs? Please fill out the 2025B TTT reminder form here: https://forms.gle/pDM68J4fSkG8Uf418 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" Boy Groups Rate! TTT lists are always due by Monday, 6 AM Pacific. submitted by /u/Zypker125 [link] [comments]

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I am asking this because I'm a dude, 29 years old now and I used to be a big fan of older boy groups. Super Junior, Shinee, Infinite, B1A4, Nu'est, Vixx etc. (basically 2nd and some 3rd gen) But nowadays I can't find a male group that just clicks. I get into groups for a while (like Ateez with IOMT, the styling and song were really cool, some OOF titles, KickFlip's Knock Knock, TWS' hey! hey!) but I just remain unimpressed as a whole. The only modern boygroup I have been a fan of for a significant amount of time is Seventeen but that's mostly due to Going Seventeen, not their music, at least in the past few years as their sound has changed. I also have some gripes about modern bgs pandering heavily to parasocial female fans, and I do understand why, as that pays the bills and that's 99% of their fanbase. And it's not really for lack of trying. I do listen to basically every new comeback from every group I come across but it doesn't click. Maybe I'm honestly just getting too old for this lmao and 20 year old boys trying to act cool doesn't hit anymore. Two groups I'm relatively invested in right now are 82MAJOR and CLOSE YOUR EYES, they seemingly have a lot of potential but maybe I'm just more empathetic because they're nugus. submitted by /u/SAMPAS [link] [comments]

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Every time a post about BLACKPINK’s global popularity pops up, there’s always a few ONCEs in the replies crying about how “TWICE deserves that level of success.” But here’s the thing — deserve doesn’t mean receive. K-pop is a global industry now, and the audience doesn’t care about who’s been around longer or who releases more music. They care about impact, image, and presence. And that’s where TWICE has consistently fallen behind. ONCEs love to talk about how TWICE works harder, releases more music, and has “better vocals” — but where is the actual push for global success? Where are the fandom-wide streaming projects, the virality, the hype-building? They can’t even be bothered to promote TWICE's English releases properly — the songs drop and vanish, while BLINKs will literally camp out on every platform making sure a BLACKPINK release dominates. It’s also ironic how ONCEs constantly whine about unfair comparisons but only bring up BLACKPINK when trying to validate TWICE. “TWICE paved the way for GGs!” “TWICE has better discography!” “TWICE would be bigger if they had YG’s budget!” It’s been almost a decade — maybe it's time to accept that they simply took different routes. BLACKPINK went the global domination, fashion-icon, brand-ambassador, viral route. TWICE took the domestic consistency and idol-fan-service route. And that’s fine. But stop acting like one deserves the other’s success without doing the legwork. You can’t complain about being “underrated” forever while ignoring the reality of marketing, branding, and international relevance. If ONCEs want TWICE to have BLACKPINK’s success, they need to act like it — not just whine on Reddit every time someone praises BP. submitted by /u/Swimming_Strength727 [link] [comments]

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I'm still new to the scene, but since I've been doing it for around two years I have come to the conclusion that a long with the overall kpop community sometimes being toxic that the kpop dance community is also toxic as hell. All over the world there are dance crews and dancers trying their best to dance their favorite kpop songs to post on their socials and perform at events / competitions, but the amount of people who really think they are idols or professional dancers is absolutely ridiculous. What start out as a fun hobby turned into dance crew drama, people who have no professional dance experience thinking they are better than everyone else, fatphobia, and racial exclusion. There are people who legit think they are running a label and treat it like their dance mates are under actual legally binding contracts. Then you have those groups that perform in public and have no respect for spaces that the general public use / walk through for their covers. submitted by /u/MochaMilku [link] [comments]