To be honest I don't like the Swift-esque energy Rose' is bringing to kpop

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What I like about kpop is that it keeps thing more ambiguous, for one Korea doesn't use pronouns, very progressive of them. So it's usually not obvious if a song or statement from an idol is referring to a cis or trans man or woman. For example, you can imagine BTS Fake Love being about a gay relationship just as much as a heteronormative one. Kpop also doesn't take itself that seriously. Soyeon's songs contain a lot of self reflections and personal stories yet there's always a vibe of keeping strong. With Rose' the "hurt woman" trope is too obvious, which might be due to western influences.

Newsflash!

She likely grew up listening to Western artists and so they were influences even long before joining Blackpink.

So what if she uses the "hurt woman" vibe in them. IT'S HER MUSIC.

What else would she and every other female solo artist be talking about???

They'll be about relationships.

You act like this is something new.

If you're referring to her Number One Girl song, it was about her reaction to some fans who hated her for joining The Black Label, including other things, and spewed garbage online to her. So, she wrote this song about how hurt she felt at the time and wanted to feel loved and accepted for making the change. And, in this case, it was about her and hater fans' relationship -- according to knowledgeable YouTube comments under her MV.

On another note ~~ KPOP in general was influenced by Western [ or American, specifically ] music since the first generation.

When did you even like anything about BP???

Did she support Kamala and Tim Walz as well?

Are we listening to the same kpop or do I just misunderstand your thread? Or maybe you're trolling.

Did you forget all those songs where ggs sing to a boy and mention a boy in the lyrics? Sure, some songs are ambiguous or aren't about love at all. And there's nothing wrong with Rose singing a song like this. I'm no longer a BP stan but I believe idols are allowed to release the music they want.

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What I like about kpop is that it keeps thing more ambiguous, for one Korea doesn't use pronouns, very progressive of them. So it's usually not obvious if a song or statement from an idol is referring to a cis or trans man or woman.

Just because she specified that the song is about a woman/female and not ambiguous? Sometimes a song is just a song and it doesn't need to have a political/woke agenda.

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Kpop also doesn't take itself that seriously. Soyeon's songs contain a lot of self reflections and personal stories yet there's always a vibe of keeping strong. With Rose' the "hurt woman" trope is too obvious, which might be due to western influences.

"Hurt woman" trope? Just because of one song? She also recently released a song about a drinking game in case you forgot about that.

Lol

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Did she support Kamala and Tim Walz as well?

I wanna point out she's from New Zealand and works in South Korea. She's no relations to the US besides collabs.

From an American to an American: Not the whole world revolves around us.

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I wanna point out she's from New Zealand and works in South Korea. She's no relations to the US besides collabs.

From an American to an American: Not the whole world revolves around us.

lol Thank the fuck Trump won, otherwise we would have to defend South Korea from China, after they invade Taiwan.

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lol Thank the fuck Trump won, otherwise we would have to defend South Korea from China, after they invade Taiwan.

Let's not derail the thread. You can @ me in the Post your random thoughts thread if you want to continue.