As we get closer to 2030, doesn't it feel like kpop is completely tapped out concept wise? innocent and cute concepts, did hop hop and girl crush, and everything in between, Futuristic, retro, Alice in Wonderland, sexy, mystery, Y2K, old school has been done countless times. The only thing that's sort of new is AI but the public doesn't like it. Min heejin had a talent in making old concepts feel like new but she's gone for good now. kpop is going to feel even more stale in its concepts each passing year
kpop has reached its conceptual peak
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I don't know if its concept exhaustion, honestly anything can be a concept.
I think it's more concept generification and homogenisation.
Companies trying to appeal to the West by not being too "weird" or "out there", following the safe trends and playing it way too safe. Every company wants to produce ultra-young light breezy school-crush unimaginative and forgettable dross because they THINK it's the safest bet.
I also honestly think kpops current obsession with debuting lots of minors is actually contributing to this as well. It severely restricts the range of concepts a group can do, and I don't just mean sexy concepts. Darker concepts, edgier concepts, a whole bunch doesnt or cant work when a group is full of children.
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As we get closer to 2030, doesn't it feel like kpop is completely tapped out concept wise? innocent and cute concepts, did hop hop and girl crush, and everything in between, Futuristic, retro, Alice in Wonderland, sexy, mystery, Y2K, old school has been done countless times. The only thing that's sort of new is AI but the public doesn't like it. Min heejin had a talent in making old concepts feel like new but she's gone for good now. kpop is going to feel even more stale in its concepts each passing year
It peaked in 2023 and nothing can change that.
BTS' return will probably have as much success as Waterloo.
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I'm gonna mention Mother here in that even her concepts for NewJeans kinda fell flat in 2024 compared to 2023. I think K-pop has been on a slope downwards for a while, but I think it peaked in 2023.
On a side note. I wonder how many sales BTS' CB will shift? Enhypen seems to still be doing pretty well... Will they be able to shift over 3mn in SK sales?
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fuck the concepts. just make a good song
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Just stream your faves producers
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give them some love
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you don't need concepts you just need producers in your life
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BABYMONSTER hasnt even begun to peak buddy, they will save kpop
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different strokes for different folks
maybe some people prefer the certain concepts over new ones
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I'm gonna mention Mother here in that even her concepts for NewJeans kinda fell flat in 2024 compared to 2023. I think K-pop has been on a slope downwards for a while, but I think it peaked in 2023.
On a side note. I wonder how many sales BTS' CB will shift? Enhypen seems to still be doing pretty well... Will they be able to shift over 3mn in SK sales?
Sales peaked in 2023. It will never return to that level
Seventeen, whose album will be the last for quite a while as its members begin to be dragged to the military, peaked at about 2.5 mil
IF BTs' comeback hits 3m it will be a big success.
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BABYMONSTER hasnt even begun to peak buddy, they will save kpop
Hope springs eternal
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Flat out disagree that Kpop is going to run out of concepts. That’s like claiming humans are going to run out of creativity. There will always be visionaries and trailblazers. We’ll get totally new concepts that will catch people by surprise, just like NewJeans did or Allday Project are right now. There is a constant creation of new music genres and they will come round and influence K-pop’s sound too.
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