if you could remove ONE thing, anything, from kpop, what would it be?

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I just saw the lollapalooza twice concert and let me tell you how grateful I was to have Jihyo's tanned visuals!! ITS A BLESSING AGHHHHHH! Can't get over it 😭 she's so pretty oml submitted by /u/Legal_Avocado9264 [link] [comments]

I'm not a fan of tattoos but Zb1 Hanbin's chest tattoos is my favorite... submitted by /u/GuideOk7067 [link] [comments]

i’ve been into kpop since around 2017-18, and sometimes i dont know if it's the nostalgia or what but I really miss how it used to feel. back then, a comeback felt like a huge deal. you’d get one or maybe two a year from your favorite group, and you could enjoy every stage, every concept photo, and every b-side without feeling rushed. it was something you could look forward to for months. now, it feels like the industry is stuck in a “more is better” cycle. groups finish promoting one song and are already moving on to the next. on paper, it sounds great because more music, more content, more to enjoy. but in reality, it often feels rushed, and the songs don’t always leave a lasting impression. for example, enhypen’s schedule (it's just an example there's MANY other groups i could've mentioned) enhypen debuted in late 2020, and since then their release pace has been incredibly fast. in just 2022 alone, they released dimension: answer in january, manifesto: day 1 in july, and a japanese single in between, all while being on tours and other schedules. that’s three major releases in less than a year. while the group has a lot of talent and some really good tracks (i've been a fan since debut), the quick turnaround makes it harder for each comeback to fully shine. songs barely get time to settle before the next one is announced. smaller groups have it even harder, groups like Rocket Punch or AB6IX sometimes have three or four comebacks in one year. that’s a lot for fans to keep up with, but even more for the idols to handle. it’s endless rehearsals, recording, music videos, and promotions... all while trying to stay healthy and motivated. and for groups that aren’t as popular internationally, that kind of schedule doesn’t always pay off. the blackpink contrast.. I know people complain about blackpink having HUGE GAPS between comebacks, but honestly, it’s the opposite problem... they make each release feel like an event. you might wait a long time, but when they finally drop a song, it’s usually polished and memorable for the fans or the public in general. there’s a sense of anticipation that’s hard to get when a group is releasing new music every few months. the bigger problem is when there’s so little time between releases, the music itself can start to feel repetitive. producers might reuse the same structure or sound just to meet a deadline. that’s why we’re seeing more “noise music” drops or safe, generic tracks because they’re faster and easier to make. i’m not saying groups should only release once a year, but I wish companies would focus less on flooding the calendar and more on giving idols time to create something meaningful. kpop is special because it’s more than just music... it’s the choreography, the visuals, the story, the whole experience. submitted by /u/jungwonistaa [link] [comments]

so this one kpop group "A"—who i will not name for obvious reasons—recently made some tiktoks with western artist "B". it seems that fans didn't like B's vibes, facial expressions, dancing, and/or appearance so they bashed on them in the comments, saying mean things about them and making it seem as if their precious idols were being held at gunpoint to even just breathe next to B. example comments - "why is it [B] doing that" - "someone save [A] from [B]" - "[B] ruined it" - "[member of A] looks scared" - "[B] makes me cringe" - also made fun of B's dancing, when B has never gone through any rigorous dance training like kpop idols have all these negative stuff about western artists but i know damn well if it was their idol, they would've said more positive or joking words like "does XXX know they exist" "XXX is so unserious", maybe even put it into a thread: XXX being very weird and not in a fanservice way, that idol is genuinely strange and this is only one incident. i've seen many more examples of fans criticizing the western artist but compliment the idol. kpop idols are human. western artists are human. so what's up with the double standards? infantilization? it could possibly be asian fetish/superiority but fans do this to non-asian kpop idols too, so maybe just all kpop idols in general? submitted by /u/Witty-Ad2825 [link] [comments]

A - Ateez 🏆 submitted by /u/Mystic_bhumiverse [link] [comments]

2025 - XLOV 🏆 2024 - ILLIT 🏆 2023 - ZB1 ( ZeroBaseOne) 🏆 2022 - Lesserafim 🏆 2021 - IVE 🏆 2020 - Aespa 🏆 2019 - ITZY 🏆 2018 - I-DLE 🏆 2017 - Dreamcatcher 🏆 2016 - BlackPink 🏆 2015 - Twice 🏆 2014 - Red velvet 🏆 submitted by /u/Mystic_bhumiverse [link] [comments]

Ailee 🏆 Baek-Hyun 🏆 Chen 🏆 D.O 🏆 Eunkwang 🏆 Fei 🏆 Goeun 🏆 Hyolyn 🏆 IU 🏆 Jonghyun 🏆 Kyunhyun 🏆 Lily 🏆 Max Changmin 🏆 NingNing 🏆 Onew 🏆 submitted by /u/Mystic_bhumiverse [link] [comments]

I have Xiaojun! I used to have Giselle. I don't even stan aespa, but that girl is INSANELY beautiful submitted by /u/NeighborhoodTiny1431 [link] [comments]

I saw this today appreciated the sentiment, although not fully about kpop but I think physical media is also really important in this hobby, you don't have to fall into consumerism I think second hand copies are great and I buy a lot of kpop stuff secondhand for personal archiving and it keeps things from entering the landfill as well. There's so many broadcast variety shows I would have loved to have physical copies of especially from 2nd gen. I also don't like how Hybe is only releasing some concert and video content in stuff like LSFM's on/off through qr codes that are stuck on weverse. I don't trust companies to preserve stuff that fans care about and I'm surprised about how some fans would be fine without a cd and say stuff like no one owns a cd/dvd player anymore when you can go to thrift stores and buy them easily for a few dollars or use their old ps3 or ps4's. I just want more fans to know about ripping dvd's/cds, self hosting your own streaming server, digital audio players there so many cool things you can do to curate and improve your experience with your hobbies. submitted by /u/Temporary_Potato_254 [link] [comments]

so we don't exactly know when HUNTR/X debuted since the movie never really explained that. We can assume the Saja Boys are a 5th Gen group though. Though the question still remains, what generation do we think HUNTR/X and the Saja Boys are? Are they a 4th Gen group? Or a 5th Gen group? exmaples of 4th Gen Group (Groups debuted between 2018 and 2022) Stray Kids LOONA K/DA (League of Legends) ATEEZ WayV ITZY TXT examples of 5th Gen Groups (Groups debuted since 2023) tripleS BOYNEXTDOOR KISS OF LIFE ZEROBASEONE ILLIT KATSEYE MEOVV submitted by /u/Limp_Fig6236 [link] [comments]

I've been a kpop stan for a very long time and shinee was the group that got me into it with their variety shows. I remember watching hello baby, and all of world date with shinee 🥺. When Jonghyun passed it was just so devastating and tbh I just stopped following them in general because it was hard. But I've started following them again recently and I just love seeing how far they've come, esp Taemin. And I love seeing how they still never forget him but they've kept growing too. Poet Artist warms my heart so much hearing them as five again. submitted by /u/xlov_mother_muti [link] [comments]

🥇I.N (Stray Kids) - 37 votes 🥈Beomgyu (Tomorrow x Together) - 23 votes 🥉Heeseung (Enhypen) - 17 votes Past winners: 2002: Taehyun (Tomorrow x Together) 2003: Sunoo (Enhypen) 2004: Jungwon (Enhypen) 2005: Ni-ki (Enhypen) 2006: Haru (Xlov) 2007: Han Yujin (Zerobaseone) Rules: Duplicates are allowed, but only a comment with the most upvotes will be counted. For example if there are multiple comments for A but only have 1 upvote each, while there is a comment for B with more upvotes than any of the A comments, then B will win the vote. Comment with more than one idol, a female idol, and an idol out of their birth year range is automatically disqualified There will be honorable mentions for the runner up and third place on each post submitted by /u/EmanuelTheodorus [link] [comments]

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Stupid post I know but this has always been such a pet peeve of mine. I am genuinely so confused because I don't know how it's even possible for this many people to have no idea what a voice crack. If you go online (yes ik that's my mistake), every performance has a voice crack (even ones that were clearly lip synced), an idol goes off key for one second? Voice crack. An idol has some shaky vocals? Voice crack. An idol struggles to hit a high note? Voice crack. An idol changes their singing tone at the beginning of a new line? Voice crack. I feel like im losing my mind. It is not that serious but it drives me crazy for some reason. A voice crack is not just what you call bad singing. End of rant submitted by /u/SnooOranges829 [link] [comments]

(I'm a girl group fan so this really only applies to girl groups. I don't really know what's going on with boy groups.) Especially with some of these rookie groups! Kiiikiii, ifeye and Say my Name performing with live vocals and minimal backing tracks on Music Bank yesterday. Kiiras and Baby Don't Cry had some very live stages in their debut eras, and SM let h2h sing live for a couple (?) of their Style music show performances. Soloists too, Yena and Yves are serving live vocals on their solo comebacks this week. Yes, obviously for some groups live singing never went out of style (NMIXX, i-dle, Itzy come to mind), but I feel like this is maybe the first time ever I've tuned into a music show and been pleasantly surprised to hear real voices in the majority of GG performances, ESPECIALLY rookies! I wonder why the shift in trend - lipsync used to be (and for many, still is) the norm for music shows. But 5th gen seems to be putting much more emphasis on live performance. Whatever the reason, I hope it sticks. I love love love live vocals, it adds so much to the performance. It's great to see performers singing live even with difficult choreos. submitted by /u/DueConflict8215 [link] [comments]

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