interesting

by 2025 we'll have 1 minute songs, and by 2040 it'll only be 30 seconds.

we need to get kpop back to it's original roots immediately

EXO released ALBUMS and for that I’m always grateful.

Imo the shorter songs will be hype at the release because they’re easy to listen to and make tiktok videos to but they’ll become dated really quick and forgotten.

In terms of sheer musical fineness and quality, K-pop’s gone down.

Well it’s whatever I still enjoy these songs rn. Who cares if I don’t listen to them five years from now.

All I know is that these new trends makes if difficult to enjoy kpop for me

THe trend of "Mini albums" is especially annoying for me, because they aren't actually any cheaper

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by 2025 we'll have 1 minute songs

And there will only be one lyric -- the song's title.

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THe trend of "Mini albums" is especially annoying for me, because they aren't actually any cheaper

Mini albums aren't a trend in Kpop. They've always been a thing. Full-length albums are rare.

Its the tiktok era.

A lot of trash songs are being released where only 10 seconds of the song is catchy so it can goes viral on tiktok, and the rest of the song is trash.

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NewJeans 2 years into their debut

Making songs just to go viral on TikTok or Reels is what is ruining the fun. Focusing too much on the catchiness, without taking into account how the overall song sounds like. Songs are losing structure. No bridges.

It would've been okay if it weren't for the majority of artists pandering to this trend.

Not long ago, only title-tracks were made to go tiktok viral but now they are making every song in the album follow the same trend.

At least 3 points on there could be said to some other gen's group and not just 4th gen. So essentially, each gen got a bit of everything.

If its catchy and is being streamed, why change formula. If someone don't like it, there are TONS of other amazing artists out there. If you keep going back to the same group who makes songs you don't like, it seems like a you problem tbh.

Companies are still aren’t aware how songs go viral. Everything songs can go viral for whatever reason, and the length has never been a problem So it’s funny how they think with lazy English lyrics and short songs it’s easier when there are songs over 3/4 minutes smashing.

Mini albums is generous term, I noticed that idols are coming back with digital singles more often than not. What happened with body of work and having enough songs to tour? Who do I blame for this?

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Companies are still aren’t aware how songs go viral. Everything songs can go viral for whatever reason, and the length has never been a problem So it’s funny how they think with lazy English lyrics and short songs it’s easier when there are songs over 3/4 minutes smashing.

Facts! You need catchy part not short song lol

But I think they are having short songs for different reasons, it is easier to stream short songs.

I miss the cultural appropriation controversy trend that was going on in kpop before corona.

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Making songs just to go viral on TikTok or Reels is what is ruining the fun. Focusing too much on the catchiness, without taking into account how the overall song sounds like. Songs are losing structure. No bridges.

It would've been okay if it weren't for the majority of artists pandering to this trend.

Not long ago, only title-tracks were made to go tiktok viral but now they are making every song in the album follow the same trend.

Exactly, and that's a problem not only in kpop rn, but also in pop music as a whole. My dad (musician) was actually talking to me about this last week and saying how incredibly repetitive and predictable music is nowadays, that pretty much all songs now start with the chorus, have less than 3 minutes and the concept of bridges, full albums, instrumental breaks etc are far gone now, generally.

It's pretty clear that most songs nowadays are built around a certain key-word/phrase/hook tailored made to be tiktok-friendly, and that very little thought is put into the rest of the song.

It doesn't mean that there can't be good songs that follow this tiktok trend, and tiktok can actually be beneficial for some artists careers and can even revive older songs which is refreshing, but it's disappointing to see how the music industry has developed into because of it.

The short song trend really makes me mad because more often than not these songs have no bridges and no properly fleshed out choruses.

The songs usually go chorus -> verse 1-> (ctrl V) chorus -> verse 2 -> (ctrl V) chorus. And there's no variation in the repeated choruses, literally just copy paste the same exact part. If you're lucky you'll get another chorus as if the first 3 times weren't enough do drill it into your head

2:30 minute (or less) songs annoy me to no end, it's like they just repeat the chorus 3 times and that's it ruins the song for me

enhypen sweet venom could've been a great song ....