Yoon Sanha (ASTRO) - 2025 Fancon 'PRISM : FROM Y TO A' in Seoul (Event Poster)

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Stray Kids’ recent stadium stop in Washington, D.C. was supposed to be a historic moment. Instead, it turned into a disaster marked by extreme heat, and horrific mismanagement by Live Nation and the venue, Nationals Park. Unsafe Conditions in Dangerous Heat Temperatures were reaching 100°F (38°C) with little to no shade and no water was distributed by staff. The stadium had its roof open and enforced strict “no outside water” rules, confiscating all water bottles and umbrellas from fans, only to then jack up prices for water. Water and Powerade inside the venue were sold for around $7+ per bottle, with some fans spending nearly $100 just trying to stay hydrated throughout the day (stays posted what they paid on #getemchan). Security and staff were slow to hand any water out and the members, especially Bang Chan had to step in several times to point out fainting fans to medics and give out their own water bottles. Let that sink in. People fainted outside and inside the venue and staff refused to leave their posts to get medics. Fans who were lucky enough to get in for soundcheck were left in the sun while others were stranded. And even during the show, there was limited access to a single small water station at the back of the stadium. Luckily fans in the pit were sharing ice, snacks, and water with each other to keep people from passing out. Live Nation and Staff Incompetence Live Nation encouraged camping by setting up “camping lines” for NYC, but then completely randomized queue numbers. People who showed up early got placed in the 400s and beyond. Staff were reported as rude, unhelpful, and condescending, offering no assistance when fans had ticketing issues or emergencies. After the show was cut short for safety reasons, staff forced everyone to leave through one or two exits, funneling them through the hallway with no AC. Why didn’t they open more of the gates? Some fans even had their water confiscated again on the way out. How is that remotely acceptable? This isn’t just about one bad night. It’s a reflection of how major tour companies like Live Nation prioritize profit over basic fan safety. They’re hiking prices on necessities during extreme weather. They’re cutting corners on crowd management and hiring volunteers or untrained workers who don’t know how to respond to medical emergencies. I really hope fans get partial refunds at the very least. On the other hand, I’m really glad that Stray Kids did everything in their power to take care of fans throughout the show: They stopped the concert multiple times to get help for fans in the crowd. When they found out no one was handing out water, he asked the staff do it. It wasn’t even their job, and they still stepped in because the actual organizers failed so completely. They also paused during songs to call out to security, signal for help, and encourage fans to sit down or stay hydrated. After the concert ended early, they still made time to come onto Bubble to check on everyone. Bang Chan even asked fans directly whether they were being restricted from bringing water and said he would see what he could do to help from his end. Later, the whole group went live together just to thank fans for coming, say how much they appreciated the crowd, and to make sure everyone got home safely. It honestly felt like the only people prioritizing fan safety were the performers themselves. That says everything. TL;DR: The DC Stray Kids show was fun while it lasted, but cut short because of negligence. If you were there, I hope you're recovering and taking care of yourself. Y’all deserved SO much better. submitted by /u/not_Hades365 [link] [comments]

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I think well have noticed how annoying it is to go check H2H comments and see a bunch of people who claims to be fans saying one of this things: "Wheres Carmen/We want to see Carmen😰😭" Or "H2H disband when 🤭😍" . Like? Just why? Can you stop? This girls debuted in way less than a years, can we just support them? And if you don't like their sound....well...idk....SCROLL and go check yor favs? . Imagine checking your comments, as a very very Rookie Idol, and seeing 90% of people discrediting your hard work and dedication! Or, if I was Carmen, I would Feel so guilty to see this so called ""fans"" only want to see me and hate my group mates! . Can we please just support this 8 Young girls who just achieved their dreams and recently bad a comeback?! Jeez.... submitted by /u/Yuna_buns [link] [comments]

It's rare to like absolutely EVERYTHING your ult group releases, so I wanted to see how true that is. To me, it has to be Golden Hour: Part 2 because I'm not a big fan of these overly "tough"(?) concepts and the music wasn't really up my alley either. The styling was also too basic for me. I'd love to see everyone's thoughts! submitted by /u/ts88kd [link] [comments]

Discovered Kpop where I was 14 didn't get into it til 18 That was almost 4 years ago I'll be 22 in September and thought I'd outgrow it by now But I didn't submitted by /u/LV-20 [link] [comments]

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Do people not hear how whiny they sound complaining that a song they don't like is doing well, and all of a sudden, it's 'Oh My Gosh, Koreans lack taste', or 'Who even listens to this in the first place'. You don't see how that sounds? So people are expected to bend over their backs for you because you don't like a song or group? Not likung a group/song is totally fine, What's not fine is being shocked and appalled that people enjoy the music they want to enjoy. It's like people forget about Music is subjective when groups/songs they don't like do well, and they produce all form of excuses for why it's doing well. But if reverse was the case and their beloved group or song was doing well, they would be jumping and posting charts in every sub, and claiming the song is a banger so obviously the general public would like it. It would have been so much better if people complained about their favourite group or song not charting despite all the hardwork and the music being good, but that would make them feel like a whiny chart obsessed fan, and the response would largely be 'Charts are nlt all that matter', so they take the other route. So in summary; 1. You don't get to look down on an entire demographic because they enjoy a song you don't like. Charts have always about what people enjoy, and does not necessarily depict quality, if you thought otherwise that's on you. Being openly bitter because a group you don't like is doing well is an all new low for redditors. The creative minds behind each comeback and the idols themselves have worked hard on their output, and I'm glad it's being rewarded. While this behaviour on reddit is slightly shocking, I get it's reserved for a choice number of groups cough cough, I'm sure you know them. submitted by /u/somi154 [link] [comments]

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I've always been curious.I am a moderate listener to Hybe groups. Hybe has been successful in charting their girlgroups in BBHOT100 so why not boygroups as well (except BTS)? HYBE is home to the biggest most successful boygroup and it is expected to atleast understand the chart formula and apply that to other boygroups but so far, have missed the chart. So HYBE has other boygroups like Seventeen, TXT, Enhypen, and newer groups like &Team, BoyNextDoor, TWS, and now Aoen. They, especially the older groups, have realeased really good songs and sometimes they fit well to Western palate but still couldn't chart a single song inside Billboard Hot 100. The Hybe Machinery is there and they have experience in BTS Billboard history, the song is good and fans are supportive so what could be that one thing missing or something they could have done more to chart? In order to chart a boygroup inside Billboard Hot100, fans give the most importance to Sales which still weighs heavier than streams.. and then streaming which is heavily filtered, while radioplay is just hopeless. Hundreds song sales (digital+physical) is equivalent to a million filtered streams. Girlgroups have different ballgame as they chart with very high streams and decent sales. But boygroups have just fair streams but very high sales. BTS has high streams but their sales have been their strongest point. Since 2022, Billboard has made significant changes in its criteria esp Sales specifically Digital Sales which has stricter requirements in order to include the sale in the chart like 1 sale per 1 account per week. What HYBE is doing now with their groups releases is also the same way as they were doing with BTS before 2022 which wont work significantly now that rules have changed esp song sales. The company needs to be aware about initricacies of song Sales criteria and how they could maximize every sale. Fans can only do so much. Example, if the company only releases 3 versions of a song digitally then the fans have to just suck up with it and do what they can with its 3 versions. Take for example KQ's 7yr old artist Ateez who entered the Billboard Chart at #69. What KQ did, I believe, was they released/sell all separate member versions of the Title Track Song and separately the song versions. one song version per member physical CD. Again this is only the Title Track Song + separate versions Physical CDs which way separate from the multiple Album versions as well. And this drove the song sales esp physical song sales. Fans were able to have more options to support the song release. Thus, they charted high in the main chart even if they dont chart high on streaming platforms. KQ played it Smart because physical sales weigh more than streams. Releasing multiple versions is not illegal. People just need to study and understand deeply the rules of the game. If companies can do what KQ did, no doubt theyll be able to chart their groups as well provided that the song is also good and fans are there to support of course. Unless Billboard changes their rules again. I am posting this because I know artists themselves also want to chart in Billboard Hot 100. They work hard on their music, some create and write their music, practise hard everyday, and practically give their all to their fans. But sometimes, the artists and fans can just do so much for what they have. The company needs to also move, understand the rules and think more ways outsde of the box in supporting their artists goals. submitted by /u/-xxx-000-xxx- [link] [comments]

so im abt to rant. basically since 6th grade I've been a pretty big kpop fan. in middle school I literally barely listened to any other genre of music. the thing is, I'm from a pretty conservative close minded community so all of my friends would've thought I was insane if I told them I only listened to kpop. (it may seem dramatic, but its the truth) throughout middle school I was terrified that people would find out. When they did I would beg them not to tell anyone not to judge me. one time I told one of my close friends. She judged me so hard. she was kinda ish nice about it. She listened to a few songs I showed her but then over the next couple years she proceeded to mention it and make fun of me for it in front of a large groups of people even when she knew I was super embarrassed and didn't want anyone to know. there was a lot of other drama that happened with this specific friend and for a while I totally wasn't friends with her (or at least rlly didn't want to be) recently, I've become friends with her again and thankfully she realized what she did wrong and now is rlly nice abt it, but back to the main idea: so as I got into high school I would always tell my few friends who know that I liked kpop that I "wasn't rlly into it anymore" and I "barely listened to it nowadays" its sorta tru bc I'm a rlly big bts fan and ever since they started falling off and going to the military I haven't been into kpop as much, and also, sorry to say, recent kpop is just not nearly as good as it was a few years back. but I was doing that bc I was so insecure abt it and knewww they would judge me. now I have a newer group of friends and they all listen to the most BORING MUSIC EVER TO EXIST EVER RAHHHH like actually just basic freaking boring ahh music. now it may seem like I'm the type of person who judges ppl for their music taste, but I'm telling you Im rlly not, these friends are just SO SO into boring music that I cant even handle it. like music is a rlly big part of my life, and recently I've ventured into many different types of music and Im pretty well versed, and they are just so NOT well versed, and It just creates such disconnect within me that I cant relate to them in that aspect of life when its such a huge part of my own life. so especially with them, I KNOW they would judge me so heavily and be straight up weirded out that I like kpop (even though I mainly listen to other genres nowadays). and I can prove this because just today I sent told one of my friends to watch gnarly by katseye, now this may have been an extremely stupid move bc gnarly is suuuuper out there. Most people don't like it on first listen. Still, I warned her that's its really weird but that it lowkey hits so hard and the dance is crazy, I thought she might like it bc shes rlly into dancing but she texted me back that its not her vibe, which is totally ok to say and like ya I get why gnarly wouldn't be your vibe lol. but then she proceeds to say that she just "hates asian things". GIRL. am I overreacting or is that just racist??? and it just frustrates me so so much bc another one of the reason I recommended katseye to her is bc they're a global group that just seems like a normal girl group with some kpop influence, low-key I was hoping she wouldn't notice the kpop influence bc I knew that would immidediatlely turn her off of it but she did and now I'm just having a meltdown because for YEARS I've been hiding this huge part of me, like kpop is genuinely a big part of how I grew up and hiding that from my closest friends rlly takes it toll! i have some friends who don't judge me and even some random ppl who I'm friendly with that are actual kpop fans but idk I haven't gotten close with them and just IDK. basically I'm just so sick and tired of being surrounded by uncultured, judgy people. but at the same time I love them and they're my friends. SO LIKE WHAT EVEN JBFSFLRGHVSNHUVRHNHTUHKHYURTUDTNHTRVYUTVTRUHITVUHETYBIHUETYYNETRUHETIUVERHUNHETRVHN i know I'm being so dramatic and none of this makes sense but it 2 am and I just needed to rant abt this. if u read this whole thing u are literally amazing and PLEASE lmk your thoughts, I need some help :) submitted by /u/Careful-Minimum-3505 [link] [comments]

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I should start by saying that yesterday there was an SKZ concert in Washington wherein multiple people fell ill due to the extreme heat. Concert was outdoor nonetheless. Some kid posted a reel from the concert of Bangchan cussing because he was distressed at the sight of fans feeling unwell. This OP thought it was so "hot" that he cussed and other people in the comments agreed with them too. This OP even said and I kid you not, "it's so hot... he totally needs to undress". On a video of a concert wherein a whole mass medical emergency was actively taking place. I can't describe how angry I am at this ignorant OP's apathy towards the suffering of so many attendees. No fans in any other part of the world would be dropping their bloomers over a single swear word, first of all. They're acting as if Chan passed a bill to end world hunger. And second, these immature Kpop stans need to learn how to read the room. Checking out their idol and commenting on their looks while they are in distress over their sick fans is degenerate behaviour. I'm all for admiring an idol's visuals but there's a time and place for that. submitted by /u/yeojawiththecurls [link] [comments]

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With the whole discourse surrounding BlackPink and YG, I will always reminds Blinks and everyone else that Lisa said what she said. I'm her Billboard interview she stated that yes, BlackPink did have plans to comeback together but had not talked about how or when. She also said when asked about the tour, that she didn't know anything about that and Blinks will have to wait for YG to confirm it. This should let y'all know the status or that your and the comeback that none of BlackPink planned nor is prepared for. Also will like to say that yall wanted them to renew after complain for years about YG's incompetence all just to want them to stay with that company and for what??? Y'all had and still do not know what that contract look like nor what they could get YG to agree on. submitted by /u/Spare_Property315 [link] [comments]