Posts by wendii

  • Why BTS have Mixtapes instead of Solo Album?

    Also this is random and not related.. but I’d prefer if all of BTS MV didn’t have BH logo in the beginning and the MV was uploaded on their own YouTube page and the members had their own individual YouTube accounts for their solo work.


    I don’t know even when I first got into BTS, BH logo being in front of their MV and it being uploaded on companies YouTube pages bothered and annoyed me.. even with SM ent.. like why is your logo on The music videos. It’s annoying and very tacky imo.. I get it’s marketing trying to paint a “family narrative” but that shot doesn’t work in the end and I get why SVT stans were mad when pledis did the same thing. Ans. Ow their music videos are under BIG HIT LABELS. I believe artist should be seen as individual entities and respected as such. Kpop sees these idols as property.. belong to them, and that’s why they don’t have a problem BRANDING them in a sense.. I HATE IT! YG is one of the only major companies that I feel get it right in THIS regard.. setting the members up with their OWN channels and making them build themselves up! But at least BH always for artistic and creative freedom!


    Imagine Columbia Records or Atlantic Records putting all their artist music videos on one page. US record labels typically in out their logos on albums and it’s usually on the back at the very bottom.

  • Why BTS have Mixtapes instead of Solo Album?

    Quote from magicwand18

    Sort of unrelated to OP's question, but I think that mixtapes are the better route for artists if they want to show solo material. Without the company's influence on the project, you can see what the artist themselves truly wants to show and what they want to say. Yoongi for example blew shit up in D2 and I learned so much of how he thinks from it. In the classic bangtan albums, we only see snippets of that personality. So mixtapes >>> solo albums

    You do realize that ANYTHING an artist releases while under contract with a label.. said label can influence or alter that right.


    There’s no reason why Yoongi wouldn’t be able to fully express himself in an offical release.. If D-2 was an offical album what changes? He still got into a scandal even with it being a mixtape.

  • Why BTS have Mixtapes instead of Solo Album?

    Quote from amalyas

    I genuinely don't get how releasing an album and not a mixtape would set more stones in their individual career ? This is legit the same thing, minus the pressure of charting and sales. It's not like they need money, LOL.

    They’re not the same at all.. their mixtapes aren’t even on Melon or any other korean streaming services. And until recently wasn’t even officially uploaded to YouTube. The only reach the songs/mixtapes get in korea is to fans who are willing to go to SoundCloud and listen. A lot of new fans don’t or didn’t even really know about BTS SoundCloud discography because it’s barely promoted. At least know the songs are on YouTube.


    If they were the same they wouldn’t be called mixtapes.


    Also this could of just been a joke but Taehyung even mentioned how he hoped his “mixtape” got a Grammy nomination, but we all know this isn’t going to happen because BH doesn’t promote solo work and they’re definitely not even going to submit it for consideration.


    I didn’t mentioned charting and sales, but tbh imo I don’t buy the narrative of they just wanted to give a “free” gift to the fans.. for the individual singles like “Still With You” “Abyss” “Christmas Love” “Snow Flower” etc. yes I can see those being gifts but a WHOLE mostly self written/produced body of work that they create high budget music video for only to release it maybe do one live talking about the music/process and then barley or never talking about it again or performing the songs live even though they constantly talked and expressed how much they love to perform and were just absolutely devastated about not being able to really perform due to covid.. and you expect me to believe that they truly wanted to just give this away for free because they just love Armys so much, I could be wrong but I’m just not buying it! Most likely is if they could release it as a finished complete album they would but because BH doesn’t promote solo work they’re stuck settling releasing it as a mixtape if they want to get their songs out there.


    PS. I’m not out here trying to paint BH bad or deluded think that their trying to sabotage BTS career, I just think at this point the ot7 or nothing narrative is TIRED! I understand the marketing behind it but like I said as BTS gets older it just doesn’t make sense anymore.. the majority of Armys are ot7 and it’s clear BTS members have different things they want to explore but can’t due to ot7 schedule and as BH isn’t letting them which is weird because they’ll let the members collab or be featured in songs but won’t let them appear in the music video or perform the song live.. it’s just weird to me. I do agree with only accepting ot7 endorsements though.

  • Do people not get how big being GRAMMY NOMINATED is especially when you're Asian?

    Quote from drchimchim

    You are absolutely correct. It makes the nomination more bitter sweet because of how insanely difficult it is for BTS to get it. They had to climb over mountains and mountains. So many institutional, industrial, and racial hurdles. For all of its flaws, the Grammy is still the most prestigious music award show there is and not a single Asian artist has EVER been nominated in the non-classical categories. It’s a historic moment and these Kpop fans are seriously too salty and jealous to see.

    Gonna assume you mean Asian from Asia, because Bruno Mars has won AOTY & plenty other Grammys


    Jhene Aiko has an AOTY nom this year + H.E.R has multiple noms & a win!


    Norah Jones swept winning AOTY, ROTY, SOTY PVA, and PSP and she’s half Indian.


    Just to make a few

  • BTS J-Hope, “The reality show I want to appear on is ‘I Live Alone'” Interview with Weverse

    BTS J-Hope, “The reality show I want to appear on is ‘I Live Alone'” Interview with Weverse J-Hope.jpg

    original post: theqoo

    1. I’m curious about what Hobi will do when he’s aloneㅋㅋㅋㅋ I think it will be cuteㅠㅠ

    2. But he doesn’t live aloneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    3. I’m not a fan of BTS but I want to see him on ‘I Live Alone’ because I’m curious

    4. I miss J-Hope, I think it will be fun

    5. Why are so many kids obsessed with accommodation? I don’t care if he lives with the other members or he lives alone, he just needs to do whatever he wants..

    6. I want to see his own home. I’m curious about the interior of the house

    7. Meanwhile, am I the only one excited about Mixtape 2?

    8. But isn’t he living with the BTS members?

    9. I don’t think they are living in the dorm… It seems they just gather in the dorm while they’re working..

    10. BTS still lives in the dorm??



    Funny how we were just talking about this the other day.