KPOP will never mature with groups likes NewJeans

You'll never mature and we don't have a problem with it. Next.

You know, I do wish somethings about k-pop would age. This silly notion that groups have expiration dates has always bothered me and I'm glad to see it slowly losing traction. I've loved seeing Apink go from It Girl to Mr. Chu to LUV to Dilemma. It's been a real treasure. But what I hope NEVER goes away is the young energy that new young groups bring. I love seeing new groups just as much as old groups. They give me hope that this world might actually be getting better and not worse.

So why aren’t you supporting actual mature groups like kara, or exid, or mamamoo, or apink? There are plenty of groups with 30yos or near-30 yos to satisfy your supposed need for “maturity” in kpop, so why aren’t you practicing what you preach instead of complaining that a 5 month group isn’t catering to your personal preference? Or is it just an excuse to shit on nj in particular and you don’t actually care about maturity at all, you just hate the competition doing better than your faves?

Btw the group is 14-18 in age range, that’s only 1-2 years younger than the average debut ages in kpop (itzy was 15-19 at debut mind you) but yall keep acting like nj are toddlers lol it’s just that their concept is acting like actual teenagers their age and y’all don’t know what it is anymore with how sexualised minor idols have been subjected to in kpop

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So why aren’t you supporting actual mature groups like kara, or exid, or mamamoo, or apink? There are plenty of groups with 30yos or near-30 yos to satisfy your supposed need for “maturity” in kpop, so why aren’t you practicing what you preach instead of complaining that a 5 month group isn’t catering to your personal preference? Or is it just an excuse to shit on nj in particular and you don’t actually care about maturity at all, you just hate the competition doing better than your faves?

Btw the group is 14-18 in age range, that’s only 1-2 years younger than the average debut ages in kpop (itzy was 15-19 at debut mind you) but yall keep acting like nj are toddlers lol it’s just that their concept is acting like actual teenagers their age and y’all don’t know what it is anymore with how sexualised minor idols have been subjected to in kpop

Didn't all of those groups cmb but kara did badly, it mean the GP do not care for older idols

If thats the message they give companies will invest less and less in older ggs and just keep debuting younger and younger idols

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So why aren’t you supporting actual mature groups like kara, or exid, or mamamoo, or apink? There are plenty of groups with 30yos or near-30 yos to satisfy your supposed need for “maturity” in kpop, so why aren’t you practicing what you preach instead of complaining that a 5 month group isn’t catering to your personal preference? Or is it just an excuse to shit on nj in particular and you don’t actually care about maturity at all, you just hate the competition doing better than your faves?

Btw the group is 14-18 in age range, that’s only 1-2 years younger than the average debut ages in kpop (itzy was 15-19 at debut mind you) but yall keep acting like nj are toddlers lol it’s just that their concept is acting like actual teenagers their age and y’all don’t know what it is anymore with how sexualised minor idols have been subjected to in kpop

You must be a girl! I swear! This slay must be ours!!!

This part, you ate, punched op in the face, stepped on their hair and said "thank you, come again next time!"

Deep voices, you say?

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Literally 13 year olds singing and dancing

We need deep voices. Even the boy groups are too young

Where is 2pm types with abs?

wonder girls?

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Wonder girls.

The group that debuted with a 14 yr old Hyuna.

The same age as Hyein, the actual youngest member of NewJeans.

F outta here with this.

I'm sorry but the tea is c o l d

So why are you a fan of a group who are made of mostly 22-20 yos and their concept doesn't exactly scream "mature"? If you were the a fan from debut they were even younger

BY THIS LOGIC, KPOP WAS MATURE IN 2014 AND REGRESSED TO INFANCY SINCE THEN.

SOUNDS SILLY DOESN'T IT?

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Didn't all of those groups cmb but kara did badly, it mean the GP do not care for older idols

If thats the message they give companies will invest less and less in older ggs and just keep debuting younger and younger idols

they just have to stream harder

unless kpop groups all of a sudden start singing about corruption in the government and how central banks rig the financial system to screw all of us over then it doesn't matter to me even if every kpop idol from now on sings with a baritone voice, kpop as a medium will never look mature as far as i'm concerned. good thing about it is that it doesn't have to be. it's just another form of escapism so all it has to do is to be fun and entertaining. it doesn't really need all that pretentious "oh look at me, i'm so mature. i have a deep voice but i still sing about the most shallow topics and have no real depth or provide any useful insight into the human condition" type of mindset

OP likes deep voices, I get that

Here you go OP

I would have an immature group conquering the world rather than a mature group going nowhere.

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Literally 13 year olds singing and dancing

We need deep voices. Even the boy groups are too young

Where is 2pm types with abs?

wonder girls?

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Well, "Me Too" crushed sexy concepts for a long time. Companies got word from their attorneys not to promote them - and most of the more mature concept groups they did have got dropped in 2018-2020.

At least K-Pop is finally getting over its faux tough girl rap phase and putting out some actual songs this year. And I'd say that includes NewJeans, though they are young. Quite a few young groups this year put out quality releases, it has been a nice change.

Youth isn't K-Pop's problem - putting out noise in an attempt to imitate Western music is.

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i always slay wdym

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You must be a girl! I swear! This slay must be ours!!!

This part, you ate, punched op in the face, stepped on their hair and said "thank you, come again next time!"

Lmaoo much obliged and judging from op’s complete radio silence in this thread ig it’s safe to say they got schooled hard with their hypocrisy

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Lmaoo much obliged and judging from op’s complete radio silence in this thread ig it’s safe to say they got schooled hard with their hypocrisy

Op always does this and always get schooled. Same same, just another day kkkkkk