Pre 2018 K-pop had more identity - Groups had more unique sounds before K-pop became so globalized and Westernized. Self-producing idols are overhyped - Just because an idol writes lyrics or produces doesn't automatically make them better artists. Fandom culture is too toxic and competitive - Fan wars, streaming obsession, and sasaeng behavior make the K-pop experience stressful. Taemin is the best solo performer in K-pop history, he has that stage presence that most others can't match. Shotaro fits way better in riize than he did in NCT (Riize is 7 btw) 5th or 4th gen kpop is good - sure it has more flaws than the other gens but people just hate on it because they get caught up in nostalgia or because there favs just aren't as popular as they used to be. Han is the most talented member in Stray kids - no matter if it's vocal, rapping, songwriting, dancing, producing, he has it all and he deserves more recognition. The big 3 boy groups of 3rd gen are EXO, BTS, GOT7 - I love seventeen but they were a late bloomer, during 3rd gen (2012 - 2017) Got7 made way more noise and had more impact, seventeen started to get really popular in 2020. How You Like That is one of BLACKPINK’s weakest title tracks musically — its success was fueled more by hype than quality. They have way better songs. ITZY’s girl crush concept feels forced now - they need a mature rebrand before it becomes stale. So this were 10 unpopular opinions from me, hopefully i didn't offend to many people lol submitted by /u/Injeolmie_04 [link] [comments]