It seems like reddit is directly inspiring most of the threads in akp nowadays lol
Anyway LSM only ever cared about his pockets, why lift a dude like that? It's unhinged to shoot for him
I've noticed a lot of GFriend defending SM stans as of late as to why Hybe will disband groups and I chuckled at that because even though what happened to GFriend was unfortunate, these SM stans either are brand new to kpop or don't remember what they did to Infinite and all former SM idols that dared to sue them and leave. I need kpop stans to be consistent if they did know of SM's past and are acting out like this.
Lmao as if every BTS praising thread on kpopthoughts/rants/uko doesnt get downvoted to oblivion or bts hate megathread dont get pinned for months on end 
I think you don't understand the word Monopoly , kpop stans should stick to listening to kpop, like people are talking here in this forum as if they're some economy expert or something
I agree SM dominate the 2nd Gen
after the peak of Wondergirls
I'm Kara fan back then
SM is the company or group of artist to beat
in each Year End Awards
even onwards to 2010s
as a T -ara fan I like to believe some SM stans or even SM ent are happy
or behind the fall of T-ara scandal 😅
but compared to now w internal turmoil from SM ent and end in company merger monopoly
I think it different situation
Kpop fans really should learn what the word monopoly means.
Sm didn’t have a monopoly in 2G, the label was of course the biggest and had some of the most popular and impactful groups in kpop but other groups and labels still managed to compete or even beat SM. YG groups were huge and overall stronger digitally, groups like T-ara, Sistar, 2pm, Beast etc were big names that could rival SM groups.
First of all a monopoly is having the complete control of something, especially in an area of business
secondly SM was never a monopoly they never had a complete control on kpop in korea, yes they had a tons of groups doing great but they were not the only one
SNSD was successfull but were competing directly with WG a GG from JYP and 2NE1 but also KARA
TVXQ, Shinee were doing great, but 2PM, Big bang were doing as well than them and were a direct competition to them
it's hard to consider that they were a monopoly when their groups were directly competing with other Group from other companies
and SM were never buying companies who were direct competition to them
now if we look at now if SM merge with HYBE
the situation of Monopoly is much more obvious in this case
because if we compare A girlgroup like NewJeans, their direct competition will be Lesserafim, aespa, Both groups who would be part of Hybe if sm merge with them, and then Gidle and IVE
and if we look at Boygroups, in korea the most serious competition for BTS in term of BG who do not too bad digitally we would only have TXT, NCT, Seventeen
in the case of SM merging with Hybe the direct competition of Hybe groups would come from Hybe subsidiaries
when in the market most of your competition is your own products and not the products of other companies, it's kinda hard to deny the fact that you're not in a monopoly situation
Because it clearly show that HYBE would have the control over the kpop market in korea
SM was a monopoly in 2nd gen with Boa, TVXQ, SNSD, Shinee, f(x) dominating the industry. Other companies can’t compete with them. Yet people stan SM and love that they dominate Kpop. But now Hybe is doing the same and buying other companies, Kpop fans say Hybe is evil and even support Kakao. Why?
This reddit comment celebrates SM dominating in 2nd gen, yet get sad that now Hybe is dominating and buying SM. And lots of other comments hate Hybe too. Is this hypocritical?
Sm wasn't a monopoly lol do you even know WTF that word even means?🤡 SM did not own the various smaller agencies or their groups SM did not own anything in YG or JYP and doesn't own and tv stations or networks so again how were they a monopoly? Just because it had the at the time most popular groups? If that's somehow a monopoly why isn't anyone mad at HYBE since its a monopoly because BTS is the most popular thing on earth?🤡
I think you don't understand the word Monopoly , kpop stans should stick to listening to kpop, like people are talking here in this forum as if they're some economy expert or something
Wait.....you expect them to have....like
ACTUAL EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE?
monopoly has became the new buzz word of kpop after paved the way and organic
monopoly has became the new buzz word of kpop after paved the way and organic
Wait so we totally forgetting "IT girl" , "brand deals", and "declining" now?
Wait so we totally forgetting "IT girl" , "brand deals", and "declining" now?
cue "human -name of a brand-"
sikeeeee
Wait.....you expect them to have....like
ACTUAL EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE?
With the level of arrogance people speak here on this from i would expect them to at least know the meaning of the words that they're using because according to the posts i see on this from everyone at least owns a PhD in economy and political science
With the level of arrogance people speak here on this from i would expect them to at least know the meaning of the words that they're using because according to the posts i see on this from everyone at least owns a PhD in economy and political science
In kpop we are all doctors of philosophy, economic, politics, medicine, psychology, history and sociology.
We arm chair diagnose idols with all sorta of mental and physical illnesses. We give companies financial advice. We tell people of another country how to feel about things happening in their own country.
In kpop we are all doctors of philosophy, economic, politics, medicine, psychology, history and sociology.
We arm chair diagnose idols with all sorta of mental and physical illnesses. We give companies financial advice. We tell people of another country how to feel about things happening in their own country.
The more i think i don't think I've ever seen a fandom that claims to know everything the way kpop stans do and that fact that the biggest majority of kpop fans are teenagers who barely got out highschool speak on serious matters like this ones makes it somehow laughable
The more i think i don't think I've ever seen a fandom that claims to know everything the way kpop stans do and that fact that the biggest majority of kpop fans are teenagers who barely got out highschool speak on serious matters like this ones makes it somehow laughable
It sorta makes sense
teenagers are always the ones who think they are know it all shits
The older we get the more we acknowledge our ignorance, atleast those of us who do actually grow with age.
It sorta makes sense
teenagers are always the ones who think they are know it all shits
The older we get the more we acknowledge our ignorance, atleast those of us who do actually grow with age.
Yeah i got to agree with you on this one, my specialty is politics and the more o learn about it the harder it is for me it get it so i guess it's that
With the level of arrogance people speak here on this from i would expect them to at least know the meaning of the words that they're using because according to the posts i see on this from everyone at least owns a PhD in economy and political science
Like I graduated with an economics degree I have ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE about this
So to see the level of ignorance and stupidity by some is....
In kpop we are all doctors of philosophy, economic, politics, medicine, psychology, history and sociology.
We arm chair diagnose idols with all sorta of mental and physical illnesses. We give companies financial advice. We tell people of another country how to feel about things happening in their own country.
To be fair, some kpop stans really convince me with the way they speak and seem to be very intelligent. Ive seen plenty say very interesting and smart stuff and learned from them as well. Ofc its not everyone, but theres a lot that are nerds at heart and know what theyre talking about
Yikes. It takes less than 30 seconds to know the correct meaning of monopoly.
Kakao is a tech company and their music subsidiaries operate in an independent way. Hybe is before anything a music company. Kakao bought Stayc's company and didnt had any influence in their sound or anything else. Hybe bought Source Music and changed Gfriend's music and concepts and then disbanded them in an abrupt way that was disrespectful to fans.
That's where the concern comes from.
SM wasn't a monopoly in 2nd gen.
Not when the biggest and most successful boy group and girl group on the charts and in touring was BIGBANG and 2NE1.
The most obvious thing is OP's and everyone ignorance of the meaning of the word, and inability to do a simple Google search
Want to make a thread at least make it make sense
Yet another day of K-pop stans not knowing what a monopoly is
Like I graduated with an economics degree I have ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE about this
So to see the level of ignorance and stupidity by some is....
I studied journalisme and i work as a journalist my main focus is politics and economy and one thing i can say is if you don't live in the country your talking about it's hard to form an opinion let alone make a whole statement there is reason why journalist are sent to the actual where the events happen because you have to live the event in oder to construct a proper statement
I studied journalisme and i work as a journalist my main focus is politics and economy and one thing i can say is if you don't live in the country your talking about it's hard to form an opinion let alone make a whole statement there is reason why journalist are sent to the actual where the events happen because you have to live the event in oder to construct a proper statement
This is why everytime I see like non Koreans speaking about Korean culture or whatever that is happening there and I'm like
Like y'all are literally living multiple oceans away at least I'm nearer and Asian
Ima just post my pepes and watch shit crumble
i love monopoly, i play it every christmas with my family
Display MoreThis is why everytime I see like non Koreans speaking about Korean culture or whatever that is happening there and I'm like
Like y'all are literally living multiple oceans away at least I'm nearer and Asian
Ima just post my pepes and watch shit crumble
Especially when it comes from westerners both cultures clashes with one an other
All i know is that everyone keeps saying their legacy, etc. , but give HYBE some time, and the newer generation of fans will say the same thing about HYBE 's legacy and influence being unmatched. Eventually the old guard gets replaced with a new one. The newer generation will go off of the new guard which is HYBE. It's HYBE's time now.
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