Do K-pop idols have a say in their title tracks or Bsides?

Some do, IU I know has made some calls against her team's opinions, with Through the Night and Celebrity.

It depends on their stature, agency setup etc.,

If someone like IU, G-Dragon, Taeyeon etc., feel strongly about it. Also it is easier in case of soloists.

With groups, supposing everyone in TWICE agree that X song is a better TT than Y, then they probably can push for it. But it is rare to get everyone on the same page.

Again the seniority, the talents of the group makes a difference.

Soyeon might not be gainsaid with GIDLE.

So it is a mix of different factors. Solo/Group, Seniority/Experience, nature of the group - self producing or not etc.,

Probably when they have a bit experience and status.

Likely not in the early years, but, probably later on down the line.

I know Wonyoung pushed for Love Dive release

most do not since they don't have the power or knowledge to decide

however if the kpop idol has proven themselves by continually bringing money in and surviving (aka time) then the company will give them more leeway and more input.

Self producing idols generally have some level of control.

Soyeon for the first 3 years had to have her songs approved by Cube's upper management, and there were a few times she had to fight for her songs (Hann, and Dumdi Dumdi), but she's always in the end gotten her choice of TTs. The only time the b-sides were pushed back on was I Burn (ironically) but they were all approved in the end.

Post Tomboy she has the final call on all the songs.

For others though, it's different. Pentagon despite being self produced were given a Ryan Jhun song for their TT whilst Hui was in enlistment. They weren't happy about it either.

I think in most cases the label has the final say, but if the artists are unhappy enough and have some sort of leverage or seniority then they can push back against certain songs, sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully.

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