aespa potentially could have had the success of KDH if they stayed with the original concept and played their cards right

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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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]

The subreddit is mostly uncensored as long as people follow the rules. Generalizing statement about Korea, Korean society, etc or most other countries are not acceptable except under the following standards: The only claims that are acceptable when generalizing Korean society in this sub are those that bring up generalizable stastical claims by the standards of the international statistics institute. Not only do the vast majority of stastistics you can find on the internet about Korea not up to this minimum, basic standard but this requirement includes having ample sample size, blocking by relevant demographics and sometimes even double blind tests. So if you make a generalizing claim, your wording must be properly formatted and links to the relevant studies provided. In other words, the standard for making a generalization is very high in this sub. Not to mention the wording for your claim has to be properly made. Anyone who has taken a college level statistics class will know what I am talking about and we may even require you to provide the confidence level interval if it's relevant for your study. If you cannot meet these standards, I would just avoid doing it in general. submitted by /u/Kpop_Love_Forever [link] [comments]

I love this song a lot so having twice as much of it is literally a dream come true! Both Baila and Superhero are really good and feel like complete songs that tell a story on their own . The vocal delivery is fantastic(as always with Nmixx). Plus, it itches my brain in just the right way to be able to listen to each song on their own but also combine them! So yeah, thank you Nmixx for brightening my monday!! submitted by /u/Phi_the_lemon [link] [comments]

Just wondering, I always in the impression that girls like more emotional or calmer songs. But most of boy group I hear today always heavily lean on hip-hop style. As a gg stan I could share a thought that while i don't like hip-hop, but I still like it when ggs i like do them, it felt like watching your kids doing what they like or what they think is cool. submitted by /u/keivelator [link] [comments]

Personally for me this might be one of the best kpop song release this year and Nmixx best title song. The chorus is just so magical? They also showed of their vocals with the last chorus. Im happy for songs that has an actual chorus if you know what I mean. I think this is the sound Nmixx should aim for instead of drop beat chorus songs. This fits their talent and style so much better. submitted by /u/Deecoli [link] [comments]

https://x.com/staycvnty/status/1882756649523491213?t=aPkVdFYCuDtOzsRT7CgRJg&s=19 submitted by /u/xlov_mother_muti [link] [comments]

For me I have 9 5th Gen Boy Groups and then IVE as the sole girl group and non 5th Gen entry. What is that on song or group that stands a a bit a part from your usual listening range? submitted by /u/ARG_obesessed [link] [comments]

┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ Hey everyone, today is an exciting day as another JYP girl group returns with me music. NMIXX returns with a full-length project, one that I’ve been eagerly awaiting. I’m excited to see what sounds the group will bring to the table and what the two versions of O.O. will sound like, as I haven’t heard those versions until today. It’s been a fun ride since 2022 watching the NMIXX group as artists and performers. Let’s jump into Blue Valentine and see what the members delivered to the table. ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛ https://preview.redd.it/be5nijgs7xuf1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a43072a19e6b344132b9be00171fcf1e5a33912 Blue Valentine - NMIXX Blue Valentine The opening song on the album has the same name as the album, bringing in a Pop-rock vibe that works wonderfully with the group's vocal performance. I didn’t know I needed a rock sound from the group, as it’s a strong start to the album. The smooth vocal tones from the members fit the melody that pulled me right in, as this tune does a killer job opening this record. The hook hits hard after the slower pre-chorus, and during the chorus, we get some excellent emotion from the members that keep this tune strong. The guitars in the second verse add to the overall vibe before things slow down a little for that pre-chorus. We do get a little Baltimore club section before the hook explodes back into the mix. The bridge is a smooth section with a beautiful piano melody as we move right back into that hook that I’m obsessed over. https://preview.redd.it/tpt68xhv7xuf1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b6c567d35e7c233a4a7cd768eaa3334fde9f4c6 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ SPINNIN ON IT The second song on the album was pre-released as a Music Video and not put on streaming until the album officially dropped. I wish this track had been released on streaming earlier, as it was the song to get me hyped for this album. Drums and electronic synths open up the album as the members' smooth vocals move into the mix that bringing a bit of a groove to the tune. The hook is layered with backup vocals that add to the overall vibe the producers crafted. The members bring in some strong vocal performances that keep this tune interesting. The bridge is another section I’m enjoying as we get a piano melody that switches things up a little bit, giving the tune a little jazz vibe for a bit before the slick chorus pops back into the mix. https://preview.redd.it/odbpo3vx7xuf1.jpg?width=2730&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e3a5731a23bf48b4c8c08bcddbd9e7902667611 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ 3. Phoenix Synths open up with an electro-pop beat and thumping bass that works well with the vocals from the members. The instrumental sounds like it wants to go full dubstep, but never really does; it just keeps that electro-pop sound. Part of me wishes we got a dubstep breakdown, as it would switch things up and add something different to the group's sound. I still think Phoenix is a strong song for the group, but I felt like it could’ve hit a little bit harder. I love the vocals that fit wonderfully with the instrumental. https://preview.redd.it/v40ohkg08xuf1.jpg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=875ac7c6c2d531e789be44e651aea04c84c935a4 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ 4. Reality Hurts NMIXX goes for this synth-heavy tune that goes deep into the electronic sound, and we also get a co-writing credit from Lily. I love the twists and turns the electronic instrumental goes for, as it keeps me wanting more each time I return to this tune. There are some hyper-pop/hardstyle-sounding moments that I didn’t expect to hear from NMIXX. I will say it does sound like the instrumental is all over the place, but I still think NMIXX works well with the overall vibe that the producers crafted. NMIXX delivers some vocals that work well with the instrumental, but I will mention that this tune will be one to grow on me the more I hear it. https://preview.redd.it/cqkozsz38xuf1.jpg?width=4543&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63b682d085a4c74be6c99f81f6df9b3730517e82 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ RICO NMIXX goes for this dancehall beat that sounds like something DJ Snake or Major Lazer would make. I’m not the biggest fan of Dancehall music, but NMIXX makes it work. The vocals blend with the overall vibe that works with the thumping vibe. The hook is a little bit repetitive, but it still works with the performance from the members. We do get a piano section that adds a bit of a bassanova element to the track that I’ve been enjoying a lot from this tune. NMIXX plus dancehall music isn’t something I would expect to like, but I’ve been loving this tune like crazy. https://preview.redd.it/9tgnqpn78xuf1.jpg?width=189&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3cd6b67cd0c45f69d92508e3607d3610df31367 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ 6. Game Face Game Face brings in synths that fit with this breakbeat beat that blends perfectly with the vocals from the members. I do like the tone of the performance as it works well and helps to elevate the beat a little bit. The hook has been growing on me the more I return to this tune. The first time I heard this song, I thought the beat was a little lacking in flavor because it reminded me of Boom Bap, which I’m not a fan of at all. During the bridge, it sounds like we get a mix of tribal instruments with the breakbeat sound. I don’t think this is the most interesting song on the album, but it's still one I can listen to cause it works in the context of the album. https://preview.redd.it/qb8wmcm98xuf1.jpg?width=259&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95559c3778baf9f6440f7097b13a04ffe470b064 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ 7. PODIUM PODIUM is the first co-writing credit from Haewom, and we get thumping drum machine percussion that crafts the Latin-sounding beat. The drum machine helps move this tune along, as it’s been something I’ve been enjoying a lot. The group delivers a performance that works well for them as the slick vocals add to the instrumental. The chorus has grown on me as I find that a decent section of the overall track. The vocals do have a bit of a reverb to them that works with the tone they deliver. I find that NMIXX works well with a thumping vibe that helps keep the tune moving. https://preview.redd.it/8ou424kb8xuf1.jpg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5ae4b803b55c94b17a84d65a37364f106ccfb4c ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ Crush on You Haewon gets her second co-writing credit on the album for Crush on You, which also has Khip-hop rapper Since co-writing as well. A guitar opens up the song, bringing in a boasovana vibe that works well with the sweet vocal tones the members bring to the table. The group's vocals work perfectly with the tropical instrumental. The hook is a sweet moment that keeps bringing me back for more. I love the bridge with its switch-up as the members blend wonderfully together before the tropical vibe returns to the mix. Crush on You might be one of my favorite tracks on the album since it’s smooth and tropical. https://preview.redd.it/t7ker7md8xuf1.jpg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51d45b78b3d0aba6e38e7dccbdb1494e242801bd ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ ADORE U ADORE U brings back the pop-rock sound we heard at the start of the album, and one I wanted to hear again. The members work perfectly with this type of sound as it helps bring out the emotion from the performance. The hook is packed with killer vocal moments and guitars that pull me back for more. I would love ot hear NMIXX perform ADORE U with a live backing band because it could elevate this tune into something strong. The bridge has a synth-pop-trap moment that adds to the overall vibe, and with the members. I hope the group continues this pop-rock sound in future releases. https://preview.redd.it/pz19rlgh8xuf1.jpg?width=2999&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c2db7c843591a078539e02049bf10eea458f390 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ 10 . Shape of Love Synth opens up the track, crafting the melody as it brings in a smooth vibe that fits the singer's vocals. The echo effect on the vocals works with the group's sound, and the electro-pop-rock sound is another thing that works with the group. Each member brings something strong to the table that makes this another excellent tune on the album, and my favorite section is the chanting vocals that help end the song. https://preview.redd.it/wsjaf6pl8xuf1.jpg?width=201&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e041b2881b67169cdc6ce0ac96259a08d43d711 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ 11. O.O Pt. 1 (Baila) Remember when NMIXX debuted with O.O. A lot of people said it sounded like two songs mixed together well, you were all right, and now we get O.O. separated into two songs instead of one. Baila is Part 1 of O.O., with its dark vibe compared to the second part. The first half of O.O. is a strong section where the members bring in a strong performance. The hook is still something that grows one mas. I didn’t like it the first time I heard it during their debut. We get a rap after the first chorus that starts off the second verse. It might take me a bit to get used to this version, cause I’m so used to the switch-up in the original, but I still think Part 1 works well for the group. https://preview.redd.it/mquaqefq8xuf1.jpg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=934fb8b89e64ed0b66a7dbc98ec96b2e4dc5c071 ━━━━━━━━☓ ━━━━━━━ O.O Pt. 2 (Superhero) Superhero is the second part of O.O., the part that we changed up in the original. It sounds like Superhero goes for a rock vibe that I love hearing from NMIXX. I remember liking this section a bit more than part 1, but I still find that both versions work well for the group. The hook in Superhero is still something I’m enjoying, and the rapping works well with the vibe the producers crafted. I find that Superhero closes out the album on a strong note, just like how the album opened up. https://preview.redd.it/saiy8opv8xuf1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f34e6e33b9057373b533bee3cc102854261914a ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ Summary: NMIXX delivered their first studio album, one that works well with the group's sound, but one that doesn’t feel as strong as Forward. I still think the group’s album still works as they deliver some smooth vocals that will pull me back for more. It’s cool to hear some bossanova from NMIXX or the Dancehall vibe that we get on one of the tracks. We also got both versions of O.O., which I’m enjoying both of them. I feel like NMIXX has been having a great year, and this studio album will be one on repeat for me. ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ https://preview.redd.it/gmthh3149xuf1.jpg?width=1442&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=feb4294b596a275283ab34cde63f4c0a41004874 submitted by /u/Maltifandom23 [link] [comments]

Songs added 2022-now submitted by /u/Leading_Charity8849 [link] [comments]

Not exactly the same but the locket, the scribbles and the pics inside the heart reminds me of it. It's cute. 💙 submitted by /u/behindsomewalls [link] [comments]

Mine is when Kpop fans get surprised when one of the younger or youngest members of the group is the tallest. I know, very silly, but like genuinely, unless we're talking about idols who are literally prepubescent, you hit your expected height at like 15-16, maybe for boys like a year later. So why do so many fans act like it's this huge surprising thing to see one of the younger members be taller? Lol like I'm taller than my mom, but hey she popped me out so obviously she's older than me. But yet so many comments I've seen 'you would never guess ... is the youngest by her height' or the other way around 'she's supposed to be the eldest yet ... is so tiny' That's it, lol, any other things like this that bother you? submitted by /u/Due_Improvement_5699 [link] [comments]

Hello! I’m wanting to sell a lot of my old kpop albums & pcs. Does anyone know which platforms other than insta is the best these days for selling in the UK? Im thinking of using vinted or ebay but unsure whether they will be seen on there 🤣 Thank youuu submitted by /u/Obvious-Reference-80 [link] [comments]

Screw the "fans" who think western music is inherently better than K-Pop Screw the "fans" who think K-Pop can't be deep Screw the "fans" who hate on new K-Pop yet have only heard 10 title tracks released this year Screw the "fans" who refuse to listen to any girl groups (You don't have to listen to girl groups, but there is a difference between not liking/wanting to listen to girl groups and refusing to listen to girl groups just because they are girl groups) Screw the "fans" who refuse to listen to any boy groups Screw the "fans" who expect a group's debut to be perfect Screw the "fans" who think most members in a group are filler solely because one member is way more popular than the rest without listening to their music, watching their dance practices, live performances, and variety content to see what they add to the group Screw the "fans" who assume an idol is a bad person until proven otherwise (and say the reason is because they have been surprised to see how many idols turned out to be bad people as if that does not apply to every industry ever when they are really just being racist to Koreans) Screw the "fans" who expect an idol who does a 20 second rap verse in a bubbly pop song to be as good as Kendrick Lamar Screw the "fans" who won't ever give groups credit for attempting a new concept or sound just because it wasn't for them submitted by /u/SnooOranges829 [link] [comments]

Is it too obvious... submitted by /u/Economy-Tell4354 [link] [comments]

As a casual listener of Nmixx and as someone who keeps up with music charts, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Nmixx chart like this on Korean charts. Keep in mind that this is only a few hours after release and before music show promotions have even started so I can definitely see them topping these charts or coming very close to it as promotions roll out and I’m so happy for them. For the amount of talent and hard work these girls put in, it’s the least they deserve and it’s looking like JYPE loves to play the long game with their groups as we‘re seeing it with Skz, Day6 and now Nmixx. What do you guys think? Will this comeback give them their long awaited hit and what will the international reception be like? submitted by /u/SomewhereOnEarth37 [link] [comments]

I think there are two factors/options to this and some artists have both where others have the first one but desire to remain private: Artists whose music, voice, performance, concepts would be popular among the general public or fit into a certain genre… (ex. Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran) Artists whose personality, public interactions, other ventures/projects, and social media presence would be a big hit and interest among the general public… (ex. Kelly Clarkson, Keke Palmer, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny) Artists with both: Key, Taemin, Jonghyun, Ten, Mark, Seungkwan, Minho, Baekhyun, Hoshi, Xiaojun?, Chanyeol? Artists with 1 and private: Onew, D.O, Taeyeon, Jaehyun, Changmin, Xiaojun?, Chanyeol?, Kai? submitted by /u/ProudKoreaBoo [link] [comments]