[Poll] Which would you prefer? Average music but amazing performers or Amazing music but average performers?

Great performances combined with amazing choreo can actually make songs better. That's what forced me to give Impurities, Attendant, and Hybe Boy another chance, then i started to get addicted to watching their performance vids.

Its hard to connect to the performance beyond finding it impressive if you didn't connect to the song

There is no amazing music in kpop.

It’s a pop music genre that prioritizes frequent releases. There is rarely something that we can say is profound about kpop.

But this is probably a controversial opinion lol

It’s uniqueness comes from its performance so it’s paramount that the performance is good.

great music average performers

I consume kpop through audio only 90 percent of the time

To me: Amazing singer and performer +Amazing Music = SHINee

I would prefer great music and average performers, to be honest. I listen to a lot of artists whose performances I don't watch. But luckily my favs performances are as amazing as their music

I listen to the music far more than I watch performances/videos etc so I would prefer to have amazing music even if the performances are so/so.

(Not that I have that problem lol. All the groups I love are amazing performers and have amazing music.)

i listen to kpop on spotify ony/mvs on first listen so performances are like a lot less important to me

I listen to and appreciate music alot more than I do performances so definitely great music mediocre performances

Amazing music but average performers any day

I think what you mean amazing performer is
like ITZY w super hard choreo but sometimes so-so music or bad song

while the amazing music is like TWICE era 2016-2018
only cute choreo? but amazing music

Wondergirls dance basic move? Tell Me , So Hot , Nobody but awesome song

or T-ara great song + great vocal
but basic dance choreo?

Amazing music FTW

Whatever, cause I ain't stanning a group I can't both like the music and watching them perform.

Great performers can make average music extraordinary. Average performers can ruin great music. Wow, I'm totally alone in this.

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Will great performances elevate a group for you even if their music is just middling? Or do you prefer the music be great when if the delivery isn't all that?

gonna say, great music-average performers. Ur avg kpop group is going to be decent/good at performing compared to most non-kpop group.

And for me, music is the biggest thing. But really good performers is a huge plus too, makes watching performances really nice.

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Great performers can make average music extraordinary. Average performers can ruin great music. Wow, I'm totally alone in this.

I mean, O.O was met with a lot of criticism despite nmixx being really good performers.

i personally don't think great performers can make avg music better, it certainly doesn't do it for me.

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I mean, O.O was met with a lot of criticism despite nmixx being really good performers.

i personally don't think great performers can make avg music better, it certainly doesn't do it for me.

I'm that guy who thinks Ven Para was amazing so can you really trust my opinion?! O, and I also love Gotta Get that Grove Back which apparently I'm alone in. And it's also simply a numbers game. There aren't enough amazing songs for every group/singer to only have amazing songs so when they get average songs they have to make them better with amazing performances. The true talent is taking average songs and upgrading them.

the one that has music and performers!

If I had to choose, I'd go with great music material with the chance the act could develop performance greatness at some point. Great music lasts forever.

This is tricky because a great performance can elevate an okay song, and sucking at performing can dampen the enjoyment of the song.

Reflecting back on the performances I've seen and when I really think about *iconic* songs... it's not that they're so much more amazing than anything else, but that you really feel the emotions the artist wanted you to feel because they convey it so well in their performances.

Like for a (hopefully) not controversial example, watching Big Bang perform Ain't No Fun ended up making that one of my favorite songs from the Alive album, even though I wouldn't say it was the best on its own merits.

music first performance second

I listen to music more than I watch a performance

Amazing music but average performers.

Great music but average performers. I listen to music all day (when not in meetings) and it plays an important role in my life (listening, enjoying, exploring). Performances are a nice to have, but it’s not the performances I’m listening to when I go on a road trip or get my morning latte or just gear up to start my day.

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im all about the music even if not great performers they can still make an enjoyable show

Couldn't have said it better myself! And OMG I have a friend now! It was getting lonely!

I spend a lot more time listening than watching so…

Like, I kinda like Nmixx a little but you don’t really see me seeking out their music or performances (but I do enjoy their performances on occasions I catch them). Their music is okay but they are great performers.

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