Ever since MAMA nominations have been announced I have seen fans of checks notes idols from sm, yg, jyp and hybe throw in the word nepotism so damn easily in every argument that surrounds them. MAMA has done the same thing in 2014 too and as far as the criteria for the awards go they keep changing it every 2 years just compare the criteria they had for awards in 2019 and then compare the criteria they had in 2023. How dare they nominate the most successful rookies on the korean charts for rookie of the year award? How scandalous? Mind you famous literally got PAKs and Wicked was a top 5 hit for the longest time. Annie getting to be the mc for the mbc gayo is apparently nepotism but when newly debuted idols from hybe and sm get mc positions in mcountdown, music core, music bank and inkigayo suddenly it is not nepotism and these idols earned those through their blood sweat and tears or what. Mind you the best mcs that come out of these shows are wonyoung and yujin who aren't even from big 3 and are still getting booked meanwhile every idol from big4 who retires from these music shows never gets to mc actual award shows. I just think kpop stans especially fans of sm and hybe groups are just made that the companies in which their faves are can no longer monopolize these things. They don't seem to like the fact that out of nowhere theblacklabel has the same connections as these big companies even though we all know how influential teddy is in the kpop industry. You want your idols to go to fashion shows, get nominated for big awards and get to have mc position without even qualifying for them but when someone else gets the same opportunities suddenly it is pure nepotism submitted by /u/Bulky-Ad-4022 [link] [comments]
