It’s been about 7 months since I got into kpop, somehow this year i find kpop fascinating, something I never thought I would, and tbh i think i go mainly for visual as most people do. Currently i like NewJeans & Illit visuals, perhaps i'm something of a bunnies myself, but as for their music, I don't really listen to it, kpop as genre is not really my cup of tea, I heard Ditto on repeat, as people said it was NJ best song, but I don't think the song is any good. Anyway, I want to point out aspects of kpop culture that weird me out, I learned that the way kpop industry release their music is rather unusual, for an instance Aespa had more EPs than the actual studio album, 6 EPs and only 1 studio album is absolutely a ridiculous discography. Why feel the need to drop new stuff every year? instead of dropping EP every single year, I'd rather they, or any group, took their time for 2-3 years after their last album, and then release a new album with 14 songs on it, I think that's how you do it the right way. Most kpop physical albums are bizarre tho, all those fancy packages, photobooks, photocards, and posters, only to have 4 songs on it, gimmick over music. Moreover, the way kpop fans feel compelled to always keep up with their idols, is on another level, NJ last gig was in march, and only a few days later the fans on x were like 'I miss them so bad, it’s been forever!'. Also there's a group called G-idle who dropped a new song in May and everyone's screaming 'it's a comeback!', but when I checked, their last song was in July last year, literally just months ago, a comeback? do me a favor, a comeback is when you return after disappearing for, like, years. Blackpink started their tour this year and people be like 'OMG finally! They’re reuniting!' as if they'd been separated for a decade. Reality check: their last tour was in… 2023! Music wise, to me personally, most kpop songs sound similar, you hear some random kpop song and think, is this IVE? Itzy? Twice? Newjeans? Babymonster? it could be anyone, it's wild that for years kpop industry has been making the same songs over and over again, with different titles and groups, I don't think there's a single idol who had a recognisable voice. Also, what’s with K-pop’s obsession with food? song titles like Cookie, Almond Chocolate, Bubble Gum, Jellycious, they sound like something straight out of Weird Al Yankovic. BUT there's one kpop song I actually find good, it's Cupid from FiftyFifty, I think it's a really good song, levels above most kpop songs, ofc APT was a banger too but somehow I don’t really count it as full kpop. I'm not a fan of today's music in general either, we are so unfortunate to be living in an era where music fell hard. Another thing I'm not into is the dancing part, I personally find kpop choreography kinda cringy and I don't really feel entertained seeing people dancing. On another note, I believe idols should have more creative input, writing songs and pitching group concepts should be part of the auditions. Speaking of creativity, I feel like kpop industry had ditched it, when an agency creates a new group the concept isn't built on ideas or creativity, it's completely based on research, they analyzed what had already worked before and what had hooked people the most, and then apply those formulas to their new group. And to put the cherry on top, what I find strange in the kpop world is the label stan. I mean, how come people stan the labels more than the artists themselves, I guess outside kpop you’d never find anyone being an EMI stan or a Warner stan, then proceeding to write a whole essay defending them, and losing sleep when their stock price falls. Most of the songs on my playlist, I’m not even aware of which labels the artists are under. Kpop is really a different breed of cat. submitted by /u/Gullible-Distance594 [link] [comments]
