blaming the companies over the idols actions

disclaimer: even if he is my ult bias this is how i feel for idols in general. Under a tiktok post, people were complaining that Taemin’s nose has changed and people were just sending hate. I commented how i think that this is a non-issue and it happens alot in the industry and people were disagreeing with me?? Majority of K-pop idols have gotten any cosmetic surgery and it’s extremely normalized in Korea. Who knows if the company forced him or he did it himself? Some people said that it wasn’t a rhinoplasty but something else. Either way people pick on some specific idols for surgery and now Taemin 😭. (This is my opinion okay) submitted by /u/hyunjinstraykids [link] [comments]

Loving all the BTS and Blackpink interactions this year as an ArmyBlink, even if they're just small moments. It's kind of surprising how the two biggest groups have never done a collab or really interacted, especially since that's so common in other industries. Really hoping Blackpink shows up at BTS’s tour too! 🤞 I’m not saying you have to love or care about everyone your favorites are associated with, but it costs nothing to be respectful. There’s no need to leave hateful or distasteful comments, especially when it’s directed at people who don’t even know you. submitted by /u/Acrobatic_Article406 [link] [comments]

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So I’ve been quietly working on a passion project called IdolLink, I’m not rich, not connected, not even tech-trained just determined. Think: behind-the-scenes content, live rooms, language learning with idols, and a fan zone that avoids all the usual online toxicity. It just got noticed by the Korean government through K-Startup, and now I’m in the running for the next round. It still feels surreal. I hope i make pass this round also and once i get the letter i will come back with a follow up submitted by /u/Unhappy_Winter_8502 [link] [comments]

I know many say this mockingly, but we mustn't forget the reality: many companies don't know how to manage their groups, whether it's promoting them or keeping them in groups or dealing with scandals. There's no curse; it's just that companies don't know much more than debuting idols in the hopes of making a few bucks. Some do their jobs well, and others don't. submitted by /u/_issio [link] [comments]

Not saying all are innocent but I know there are some that make mistakes, who genuinely want well for their people/person they’re working for. Not everything they do which garners a negative reaction means they are praying on the downfall of the K-artist or trying to sabotage them. If your artist would make the same mistake as the staff, some of yall wouldn’t even care and tell them it’s okay… submitted by /u/skzshyperver [link] [comments]

It was dynamite by BTS...!!! submitted by /u/Amauthatflies [link] [comments]

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if the group you want to write is already in the comments please upvote that comment! The top 5 results for favorite group beginning with B: BTS - 145 BIGBANG - 78 Billlie - 49 Blackpink & Btob - 44 Block B - 40 submitted by /u/Fun_Mine_4937 [link] [comments]

I only know a few like hyunjin(straykids), seulgi(red velvet), jungkook(Bts) and I'm very curious to know more kpop idols that you guys know with great drawing or painting skills. submitted by /u/Background-Relief-29 [link] [comments]

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ILLIT hasn’t done anything to deserve the level of hate they’re getting. They didn’t steal songs. They didn’t plagiarize anyone. They didn’t cheat. They didn’t offend any country. They didn’t laugh on live or spit on the ground. All they did was debut, promote, and succeed. And somehow, that was enough for half the KPop fandom to decide they had to be this year’s villains. Why? Simple: It’s not about what they did. It’s about what they represent. ILLIT represents the idea that HYBE can launch another successful group without Min Hee-jin, without a “revolutionary aesthetic,” without some philosophical campaign behind it. And that stings. Because a lot of people aren’t really defending NewJeans. They’re defending the narrative that HYBE is “nothing without ADOR.” But then ILLIT came along, smiling, dancing, going viral, selling like crazy… and that was a slap in the face to everyone who was waiting for them to flop. Are they as unique as NewJeans? No. Do they have the same cultural impact? Also no. But they don’t need to be to succeed. They just have to work. And they work. That’s the problem. A lot of you aren’t criticizing ILLIT because they’re “generic” or because they “took the easy route.” You’re projecting. It hurts to see your enemy winning. It bothers you to see five girls taking up a spot you wanted to watch burn. And honestly? That’s sad. Because in your attempt to punish a company, you ended up hating five girls who aren’t even old enough to vote yet. So maybe next time you find yourself writing an essay about how “ILLIT has no identity,” you should stop and ask yourself if that’s coming from a real musical analysis or just a desperate need for the universe to prove you right. Spoiler: it won’t. submitted by /u/Seesawey [link] [comments]

I’ve been thinking about disabled people’s experiences at concerts lately. Especially now, since I’ve received few comments under my past concert posts from disabled fans, about this and I’ve only seen a limited number of posts about this topic on other socials, but those few really stuck with me. With the upcoming Stray Kids concerts, I’ve seen disabled people talking about the lack of proper assistance at some venues. I’m not disabled myself, but I have a friend who uses a wheelchair, and she has shared with me how difficult many things can be for her. I know that this depends a lot on the venue, and it’s not always the same everywhere. But I still think it’s really important to talk about this because I’ve noticed it’s not discussed much. If you’re disabled or if you have disabled friend(s), I would love to hear about your experiences. – Have you received proper assistance and had a good time at concerts? -Have you had hard times with the venue? – Or have you ever had to give up on a concert because the venue wasn’t accessible or efficient enough? -How to help to improve the situation? submitted by /u/ForceApprehensive597 [link] [comments]

Now let me start this post off by saying, there are absolutely times where idols have apologized for things they absolutely shouldn’t have had to apologize for, the many dating “scandals” that idols have apologized for immediately come to mind. However that does not mean every single time an idol apologizes it’s something they didn’t need to apologize for. But there are a lot of fans who treat it that way, I feel like every time a written apology pops up on my instagram, (whether it’s an artist I follow or not) half the comment section is, “X idol shouldn’t have to apologize” “what is X idol apologizing for they did nothing wrong” etc. etc. and this seems to be the case no matter what they’re apologizing for. The most recent one I’ve seen this for is the Junhan from Xdinary Heroes situation, I don’t stan Xdinary Heroes however, do I think he said what he said out of malice, absolutely not, but it was still an incredibly stupid thing to say and I don’t think just because he wasn’t saying it maliciously means he didn’t have to apologize. And just to be clear I’m not using him as an example to send more hate his way, I’m using it because it’s the most recent example I’ve seen of this phenomenon. There are many more examples I could give but I think this mindset of “my idol is perfect and anytime they do something worthy of an apology, they’re just being forced by the company to apologize for a frivolous matter” is really toxic and dangerous. There are a lot of things idols do that shouldn’t be normalized (not limited to the things they apologize for) and putting your idol up on that high of a pedestal is going to make their fall a lot harder when they finally do something that breaks that “perfect idol” image for you. submitted by /u/Strawberry_0cean [link] [comments]

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Having been around the block for a while in K-Pop fandom, one of the better practices I've tried to adopt that I think more people could do better with is realizing bias. By that, I obviously don't mean the K-Pop colloquial term of favorite artists in a group or act, but the dictionary definition. Specifically, the groups and acts you follow in K-Pop, along with their popularity relative to the industry, inevitably bias your opinions about said industry. Speaking for myself, I'm not generally a follower of artists from the big 4, with a couple exceptions. I tend to favor acts that are in the middle tier or lower. That's not because I have disdain for big 4 acts or hugely popular music, but moreso that the small to upper-mid tier of K-Pop for me, tend to work more experimentally, which I like. There's also lending support to an act that might need every fan they can get, rather than one assumed to have a baseline of sustainability. I want to make it clear this doesn't make me better than a fan who only follows big 4 acts - only that this is my situation and this is why I follow who I do. But I also realize that when I have an opinion about something in K-Pop - concerts/tours, music quality, markers for success, etc. - that my following of small to mid tier acts biases my opinions about those topics. For example, the dialogue that I have found surrounding ITZY, one of the big 4 exceptions I follow, seems baffling to me. The posts wondering if an artist (even measured against the others in similar companies) is a "flop" when they have sold 6.7 million cumulatively and close to 500k just this year is so wild to me. By any appreciable metric to me, they're just fine. Yet the dialogue continues. But that's my bias towards what I consider to be successful, driven by the fact that the biggest K-Pop act I follow is a 100k seller. I do think more people need to take a step back and realize how much their opinions are biased by who they are fans of and how popular they are. I see it in topics that debate concert performance, tour logistics, streaming numbers, line distribution, pretty much anything I can think of in K-Pop. Look for any post that expresses an opinion about how something should be and then see which groups they follow and you'll start to see where they're coming from and how that biases opinion - sometimes without them even realizing it. There's nothing inherently wrong with this, but I think the judgmentalism that accompanies evaluating success or what is and isn't possible for a group to be more successful gets unfairly weighted at times by fans one way or the other depending on whether they follow big or small acts. If more people looked at the bigger picture and realized what works for one group isn't going to work for another, we'd probably see more nuanced, thoughtful views in K-Pop. submitted by /u/dresdenologist [link] [comments]

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She looks incredible, sounds great, and looks the happiest she ever has on stage in years. Her stage presence has improved so much. (#9, good morning y'all. Let's see if this beats the record. Bots and antis are working hard to AstroTurf these girls.) submitted by /u/acorrnn [link] [comments]