K-pop has gotten so out-of-touch with their fans: fashion designer ambassadors, variety programs showing off them visiting exotic expensive vacations, overpriced albums, etc.

I'm sorry kpop idols are living their lives as successful people on demand.

At this point, a good PR move would be some idol signing a deal with like a home-grown, affordable, Korean brand

don't really care about the fashion stuff but the travel shows are fun to watch. it makes me wanna go visit other places as long as they don't have a stupid vax mandate lol

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Yeah, that's why the music is getting shittier and shittier as we speak. But thanks for paying lip service for them. How much do you get paid for your service?

My payment is: not being a mediocre internet user thinking I'm the shit bc kpop music isn't to my taste anymore.

My advice for you: it's not kpop fault you don't like it anymore, go find joy in life with things that you still like and let it go.

I think the music has gotten better since 2021 ngl. We have gotten a lot of bangers the last few years.

The KPOP landscape has changed since going global, and some people will like it. Others won't.

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Keep an account for more than 12 hours so you can finally get that Nayeon badge man

hmm I kinda agree overall but for luxury brands, I've seen not long ago that Koreans are part if not the biggest buyers of luxury brand items in the world so companies surely have that in mind, I think it's just theses days there's a lot of announcements and a lot of ig ads that kinda make it less exclusive

it has to do with how korea move too, korea loves the rich, watch them and want to be them

thats how that YouTuber jia got so popular in singles inferno, she was obv gorgeous but people lover her for her luxurious lifestyle and when they find out part of it was fake they linch her as she committed a crime. Trainees this days all come from rich families, u hardly even find someone from middle class, so they got the "Luxurius" aura already from birth

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...music and songs with no semblance of emotional resonance, nothing come from the heart to the heart. Aside from "Ditto" by NewJeans and the odd song by IU, we have gotten nothing.

But that is what lots of social influencers do.

They show a life style that their followers can only dream of.

And then get their followers to spend money on stuff they can't afford, is great capitalism.

my faves are poor and flop, theres still salvation

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It's one thing to be shilling for Supreme, but it's another thing to be a shill for Valentino. Valentino? Give me a break. You're just being a whore now, and fans, with no music to further embrace, are obligated to be enthused over this brand of whoring oneself. Seriously, get better heroes to look up to.

why be so vulgar, i don't personnally buy luxury and especially not because my favorite idols wear them, you had an interesting point but you're losing it

well K-Pop has released some amazing songs & if they get to be luxury brand ambassadors then good for them : )

and there have been songs with emotional resonance

but if you do not like it then its ur fault

SK is obsessed with luxury brands. It's a huge flex for an idol to become an ambassador for Chanel or Gucci, etc. They're not going to stop. The only reason you didn't see all these luxury brand ambassadors in the early days is because K-pop wasn't widely known and idols weren't given the opportunity. Now that they have such fame and money, of course they're going to flaunt/enjoy it.

I'm actually not into all that flashy showy-off stuff either. But I can't complain about celebrities behaving like, you know, celebrities. It just is what it is. We peasants can eat cake.