[theqoo] KPOP, PLEASE, THERE'S NOTHING TO GAIN FROM SELLING LOTS OF ALBUMS NOW, IN 3 YEARS FROM NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT A-LIST IDOLS, ONCE DOMESTIC FANS START DROPPING, THE INTERNATIONAL FANS WILL ALL DISAPPEAR..

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Well, they're the ones not interested in groups, what do they want companies to do? Pay Koreans to stream on Melon?

Quote from keyboardwarrior7

Ever since I-land, there were far more overseas fans than domestic fans,

What

not reading all this long text

this seems like its about stray kids

or a about bts

either way they making money

“Let’s completely ignore male idols then get mad when their companies look elsewhere for money” lmfao be serious

I read it, and I kinda agree. It's better to build a domestic fanbase than an international fanbase. But it's way harder to build domestic fanbase, especially when many groups aren't getting good digital scores. It's easier to sell physicals these days in K-pop.

Quote from russianvelvet

I read it, and I kinda agree. It's better to build a domestic fanbase than an international fanbase. But it's way harder to build domestic fanbase, especially when many groups aren't getting good digital scores. It's easier to sell physicals these days in K-pop.

Yup.

Also agree with the part that people abroad turn to kpop because it's different from what's in the charts. I turned to kpop because of that, the lyrics, the choreographies, the styles, etc.

If that starts fading away it's just like listening to another western act.

I can see that happening with my faves so I'm starting to lose interest.

One day the west will move on to other things and all that nice, easy cash will be gone. Better to build a solid fanbase at home to guarantee success in the long run. I'm thinking of the likes of Suju and Shinwa, for instance.

yeah companies didn't need to cater to the international fans at first place if more koreans would have supported the idol industry

Be thankful there are international fans otherwise except for BTS and an elite few, Kpop would've flopped hard in SK.

Korean kpop fans are possibly the most entitled music fans I've ever seen in any genre or industry. You could tell exactly what their actual complaint was by like the second or third paragraph. Then sure enough, here comes the xenophobia and "I-roaches."

Also, companies are turning abroad because the Korean market is over-saturated. It's harder to build a core domestic fanbase, which is why they turned to international markets in the first place. The groups might be niche abroad but when the music market is big enough, even niche can be very successful and pay the bills versus staying only in Korea and disbanding after two comebacks because the market is over-saturated.

Quote from quarkie

Koreans do not care about male idols. Leave them alone and let them cater to the fans who actually do care.

This is giving the same energy as those bitter as K-czennies who boycotted NCT 127's Superhuman comeback because US-czennies were getting more access to NCT 127.

really?

i thought it was because SM used the term SUPER ON EVERY FREAKING sentence they can

Super Junior

Super Clap -Super Junior

Superman -Super Junior

SuperGirl - also Super Junior

SuperM -aka Sperm...wooww how come this does not includes Super Junior ?

Super Star -Shinee

Galaxy SuperNova -SNSD

it got SUPER USED

Quote from citron-icy

It's not only male idol it's the same for GG : Dreamcatcher, Loona, Everglow ...

Absolutely true. So many fantastic songs from mid tier and nugu GGs and soloists in the past couple years. Like i'm talking 20 SOTY contender type songs from Loona, Cherry Bullet, Rocket Punch, Weki Meki, Everglow, Weeekly, etc, but Korea pays them dust, while rewarding other crappy Kpop and ballad and "rap" songs that have no business being anywhere near the top of Melon .

Wait. And aren't nugu bg thriving because of international fans?

They should thank us.

Where are they getting their stats again? K-netizens are too full of themselves. Most k-pop idols are famous bcos of international fans. Do they think gg can be million sellers if not for us?