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i completely get music is subjective so before you come for me i’d like to say- this is not to say their music is awful and the worst stuff ever made, if you enjoy it then you enjoy it and that’s great. but i have really noticed a problem/pattern with their title tracks in the last like, 3-ish years. also i’m not a stay and i only ever really listen to the title tracks or what’s being promoted online, just to preface. anyway- i remember asking myself why the last time i liked something from them was the noeasy era with thunderous, and why i immediately wasn’t feeling maniac/case 143 after. and every song after that. but it’s because all these songs follow the same exact structure. i don’t know if this has to do with them switching to being more self produced or writing more of their own songs or whatever but i’m not kidding when i say every…single…song. is the exact same. they all have a repetitive chorus that begins with a more mellow version of the “catchphrase” of the song (maniac, “vamos i know that you want it boom”, lalalala) and then another person sings the same line but like…more aggressive? i don’t really know how to describe it but just listen to the choruses of maniac and case 143 and you’ll see what i mean. i think this structure of a song just ultimately gets kind of repetitive and boring especially because they’re never really singing the chorus, per se, and of course they’re not a super vocally strong group so fine, but they’re always just sort of like…chanting it? there just is really no variety in their title tracks at least- i’m sure there’s some in their b-sides but at the end of the day title tracks are what are being promoted and spread to the public. noise music CAN, and HAS been done right. coming from an nctzen i am a huge fan of noise music and even chanty choruses, but i just find nct to do their noise music so much more…tastefully? if the song has chanting as the chorus it balances it out with lots of vocal parts to not let it get boring. if the chorus is a vocal chorus, it’s not the same line repeated, instead it’s a whole phrase of a complex melody. it’s just so much more interesting and dynamic especially as a musician, like even the little details of nct’s noisy tracks do it for me. basically if you need an example of noise music done really right then nct (127 specifically) is absolutely the group for it. even sticker, even if it’s not everyone’s cup of tea (it is mine 😁) is just a fundamentally well structured and diverse song. sure the piccolo is a little out there, but because of the actual singing and rapping in the song it doesn’t become repetitive and instead serves as a good backbone for the track. stray kids HAS done noise music right, and that’s what annoys me, is that just in these last 3-ish years their music has declined so much for me. miroh, for example, is a really really well done song, and a pretty noisy one at that. but because they don’t rely on one singular phrase to complete the whole song it is very dynamic for me and just interesting to listen to. god’s menu, back door, double knot, even hellevator, all rely on the instrumental and not a repeated phrase, which, though it sounds contradicting, makes the song much more interesting. lots of these older songs (not god’s menu and back door obviously, but like pre-2020 i guess) are more youthful and fun probably because they were younger and early in their careers, so these booming, like, coming of age songs probably don’t work when they’re all in their mid-late twenties. but now that they’ve realized the whole party anthem easily tiktokified earworm-like noise tracks are what do them good (in terms of money probably) that’s what they stick to making. i have no problem with following a formula but you can make a catchy song without using the same structure for every one of them. illit for example has lots of very catchy songs but i would argue they’re all pretty unique. i noticed ceremony was written by 3racha and like one other guy and i was not at all surprised because it is the exact formula of a stray kids song. relies on one phrase “hip hip hooray” (jesus christ) and the chorus is them just repeating it. and the karma part was even worse because it was basically a secondary chorus, and that word was also just repeated so much. also the way they said ceremony sounded like sandwich. sorry i’m being nitpicky but yeah i can definitely tell it was a self written produced track made in 2021, at least that’s what i’ve heard about the song and it completely tracks. but i guess this is more just because i used to really dig their music and i was a stay for like a year, and thunderous was my first comeback, and of course it was highly impressive and i really liked their discography. and then maniac dropped, and fine, a different style, but whatever. and then case 143 dropped, and it was basically the same song- same structure, same key, same people (hyunjin and felix) saying those low-voiced lines in the chorus that really irked me. once i realized i didn’t really like the direction they were going in i stopped being a fan, and now looking at it i think they’ve just stuck to that exact same formula. look. do what works best for the money, since i know they’re probably JYP’s biggest artist after twice and whatever they’re doing is working, and even people talking about them negatively still gives them attention, so it’s fine. but their songs are just so…boring. there’s so much and yet so little going on that it’s just not fun to listen to. again, not saying you should stop liking them, and if you like their songs and their direction, that’s amazing. i just kind of had to dissect why i believed so many people would say stuff online like “noeasy was their last good era” because i think they’re spot on, that noeasy was the last time they ever took a remotely interesting direction in their music. but let me know if you guys feel the same way or have noticed similar things. submitted by /u/_whatareYOUdoinghere [link] [comments]

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Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop. August 23 – August 29, 2025 TOP 10 STORIES # Votes Thread Comments 1 (+5374) KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix's most-watched film of all time 238 comments 2 (+1768) Eunseo (Son Juyeon) of WJSN / Cosmic Girls has officially graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Stage Arts (Acting & Singing) 25 comments 3 (+1376) IVE JANG WONYOUNG is the newest brand ambassador for BVLGARI 42 comments 4 (+894) Kep1er have taken their first win for "BUBBLE GUM" on SBS funE The Show (250826) 39 comments 5 (+804) KATSEYE and RIIZE to perform at Lollapalooza Argentina, Brasil, and Chile 2026 50 comments 6 (+728) Baby V.O.X has opened ticket sales for their first solo concert in 23 years, reuniting all five original members — Sept 26 and Sept 27, 2025 26 comments 7 (+712) “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA & REI AMI from the KPop Demon Hunters OST re-peaks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 16 comments 8 (+666) TWICE's 10th anniversary documentary film 'TWICE: One in a Million' to premiere on October 20 22 comments 9 (+642) Prosecutors seek 15-year prison term for Kakao founder 70 comments 10 (+537) TOMORROW X TOGETHER Yeonjun to make his solo debut on November, currently shooting his music video 57 comments HYBE / ADOR / MHJ Votes Thread Comments (+356) Megathread 23: HYBE / ADOR / HYBE - Rejection of NewJeans' Injunction Appeal Finalized, Investigation of HYBE's 'Breach of Trust' case against Min Hee Jin Concluded with No Suspicion of Illegality, HYBE Files Objection, Key Hearings Ahead, and More 5949 comments TOP ANNIVERSARIES # Votes Thread Comments 1 (+342) Happy 14th Anniversary to Stellar! 19 comments 2 (+314) Happy 25th Anniversary to BoA! 19 comments 3 (+306) Happy 13th Anniversary to Fiestar! 2 comments 4 (+209) Happy 9th anniversary to NCT DREAM! 9 comments 5 (+165) Happy 3rd Unit Debut Anniversary to MAMAMOO+ (Solar and Moonbyul)! 2 comments 6 (+158) Happy 11th anniversary to LABOUM! 9 comments 7 (+140) Happy 1st Solo Debut Anniversary to Jaehyun! 14 comments 8 (+140) Happy 6th Anniversary to X1! 27 comments TOP 10 PERFORMANCES # Votes Thread Comments 1 (+315) [Performance] Stray Kids - Dingo Killing Voice : God's Menu, MANIAC, CASE 143, Hellevator, Chk Chk Boom, Thunderous, Super Bowl, Ex, CHILL, I Like It, Back Door, MIROH, Social Path (feat. LiSA) (Korean Ver.), S-Class, CEREMONY, In My Head 33 comments 2 (+308) [Performance] IVE - XOXZ (STUDIO CHOOM ORIGINAL) 21 comments 3 (+258) [Performance] TWICE - THIS IS FOR + Strategy + I GOT YOU + What Is Love? + FANCY + TT + Dance The Night Away @ 2025 TMElive International Music Awards (250822) 2 comments 4 (+184) [Live] Comeback Stage: IVE - XOXZ @ Mnet M Countdown (250828) 6 comments 5 (+107) [Live] BBGIRLS - We Ride + LOVE 2 + Rollin' @ KFN Consolation Train - Army 11th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (250824) 5 comments 6 (+99) [Dance Practice] Billlie Haram, Haruna, Suhyeon, Tsuki - Lady Marmalade (orig. Christina Aguilera, Mya, P!nk, Lil' Kim) (KPOPPED ver. Choreography Practice) 4 comments 7 (+93) [Song Cover] i-dle Miyeon - I AM (orig. IVE) @ Miyeon.zip - Myutro.zip (250828) 7 comments 8 (+85) [Live] Lee Mujin, Red Velvet Wendy, Choi Yuree, IVE Liz, &TEAM Maki - Blueming (IU), It’s Strange, With You (Acoustic Collabo), Popcorn (EXO D.O.), golden hour (JVKE), Burst it all (swja), Square's dream (IU), I feel like (Gaeko, Kwon Jinah), Into The New World (SNSD) @ Leemujin Service Ep.178 (250826) 5 comments 9 (+85) [Dance Cover] XngHan&Xoul - Come Back Home (orig. Seotaiji and Boys) 3 comments 10 (+77) [Live] Comeback Stage: Kep1er - Yum (KOR Ver.) @ SBS funE The Show (250826) 2 comments TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES # Votes Thread Comments 1 (+174) FIFTY FIFTY Chanelle Moon & Yewon (with ILLIT Yunah) - Pookie (Dance Challenge) (250824) 6 comments 2 (+138) IVE Rei (with ILLIT Wonhee) - XOXZ (Dance Challenge) (250827) 7 comments 3 (+116) IVE Leeseo (with LE SSERAFIM Hong Eunchae) - XOXZ (Dance Challenge) (250827) 3 comments 4 (+101) Kep1er Bahiyyih with TXT Huening Kai & I.MET.U Lea Navvab - BUBBLE GUM (Dance Challenge) (250824) 2 comments 5 (+79) Kep1er Xiaoting (with i-dle Miyeon) - BUBBLE GUM (Dance Challenge) (250827) 4 comments TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES # Votes Thread Comments 1 (+37) Throwback: myB released "MY OH MY" this week in 2015 4 comments 2 (+32) /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: Weeekly (2025) 11 comments 3 (+15) SBS B:MY BOYZ - Episode 11 (Final) (Post-Episode Discussion + B:inUS Final Pick Match Performances + Final Ranking) (250830) 5 comments MUSIC SHOWS Date Performances Discussion Thread Winner 20250823 Music Core Thread BLACKPINK 20250824 Inkigayo Thread ALLDAY PROJECT 20250826 The Show Thread Kep1er 20250827 Show Champion No Broadcast. 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Im now 26 and still have a blast with doing this. I've enjoyed postering my walls since i was a kid. The organization on this one was hell and im not entirely satisfied. We've got ateez, stray kids, p1harmony and boynextdoor 🎉 How long do you think it will take my roommate to notice seungmin in the door? submitted by /u/OkAdeptness3540 [link] [comments]

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We've all heard everything the big 4 has going on. Feel free to plug any groups outside of them please and thank you! submitted by /u/Nynasa [link] [comments]

🎱Blackpink are so unprofessional 10 years in the industry the same songs over and over again no full album songs have no meanings 🎱Katseye need better songs and concept because gnarly and the beautiful chaos aesthetic will not work another time 🎱BTS needs to not playing dumb with sponsorships 🎱V likes to play dumb 🎱New jeans were to arrogant when you get that type of popularity coming from a company like hybe you need to be humble and stabilize yourself they were playing the wolf and the lamb but they need to understand that it work everybody has contacts they were privileged if it weren't for hybe they wouldn't be as popular 🎱They need to stop debuting Minor because they debut as minor but they started training much younger 🎱I think being fan of younger idols is weird and awkward 🎱I think fans forget that idols are workers and the companies have employees and hierarchy that need to stay in place 🎱Idol worshipping is a scary phenomenon because that idol poops everyday like you can be a fan but worship them no no 🎱ADP debut songs were not good at all 🎱 Blackpink are the perfect example of at the right place and at the right time they debuted at a time where girl crush concept was lacking and they took advantage of that submitted by /u/LogComplete5617 [link] [comments]

Number 1 would be the most extroverted and the last place is the idol who is the most introverted. submitted by /u/Sea-Republic8892 [link] [comments]

Watching the bts of the creative process is one of my favorite things to watch. Groups do often release bts content but most of the time it's the recording process. Are there any shows or videos that go deep into the creative process, from the creation of the beat to adding the lyrics? And the thought process behind each song? submitted by /u/AdEmergency6619 [link] [comments]

Last september, Yeonjun made noise with his first mixtape, GGUM, a hip hop track very different from TXT's original concept. I liked this choice for him because something less dramatic wouldve been forgotten within a week. I also loved the lyrics, talking about his hard work towards his idol dream 'Been dreaming for this moment Started from my little room' 'I stick to this scene I've endured and come this far' . For his solo track on The Star Chapter :Together released late july, he picked Ghost Girl, a reggae rock track co-written by YUNGBLUD. I absolutely adored it, and it was well received by the fandom, charting side by side on kcharts with the title track 'Beautiful Strangers'. Some days ago, Yeonjun went live on his instagram (@yawnzzn) for the first time ever. The live lasted about 40 seconds, collecting around 100k views . The recording, shared by fans on twitter, showed Yeonjun in his most casual attire ( a rick owens vest along with jeans under a skirt orned with a fashionable belt and shoes bigger than my will to live ) moving along a music snippet. The potential new track is everything i could hope for: heavy guitar, drums, based on the lyrics 'wanna talk to you' sung with determination, i'm sensing a romantic hard rock track. Needless to say i am more than excited as rock is my favorite genre at the moment. I am hoping the album is 5 tracks long or more, I'd love a RnB track from him as well as something more acoustic sounding. To be sincere, Yeonjun is probably the member i have the least in common with on a music taste level ,his recommandations shifting between what i would play during a warm afternoon and the soundtrack of a late night drive. Still he shared that he liked city pop, and recommended some artists i do listen to regularly like laufey, mitski, kendrick lamar and beabadoobee so i hope we get a track reminiscient of those sides of him. Overall Choi Yeonjun is a multifaceted person with a cool public persona and the sweetest silliest behavior off stage, i definitely believe his album will showcase that contrast and challenge his already established image in the minds of kpop stans. submitted by /u/Justanannoyingintp [link] [comments]