And to think these are the same people who throw hate on their fav idols for dating. Like grow tf up.
Posts by kingkook
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Western boy groups (and girl groups) tend not to last long.
They usually don't have the discipline to keep internal fights hidden, to not get in all kinds of other trouble and to get their dancing and team work up to the same level as Kpop groups by long hours of practicing together instead of partying.
It always starts with one leaving, the remaining ones have one more album or so and then it's bye bye.
I believe you can find hard working people anywhere around the world. The advantages with an international group is that you can find the right candidates from a much wider demographic. No need to limit yourself to a 50M population to find half the members for your group.
The problem with 1D and Fifth Harmony is that the members auditioned to be solo artists and aspired to be as such. They were kinda forced to be put together as a group. Rock bands stay around for much longer even though they are one of the most messed up people ever. Kpop group members train together and companies closely watch their dynamics to see whether they can debut as a group. There are plenty of rumors that the dynamics between kpop survival group members are just as toxic as the popular western bands.
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Hybe is actually smart to not try to debut an american boy group when the most popular boy group in America is still very active. Any group they try to debut in that market will constantly be compared to BTS. There is a reason why american boygroupds that debuted after BTS promotions in the west never took off. Their mediocrity could not save them when compared to a kpop group with sheer amounts of talents.
Also if I am not mistaken Hybe has not debuted any all american group yet. Katseye is an international girl group. So they do not count here. Anyways girlgroup is safe. There is no dominant girl group in the american market currently so it is a free real estate and I can see why kpop labels are vying for that spot.
Isn't Katseye debuting under HYBE's American label? That's why I called them an American group. I know the girls belong to multiple countries apart from North America.
Also I don't think HYBE really wants BTS to be their only major boygroup in the west. It's an ambitious company and wouldn't mind another artist of theirs become more popularity than BTS. Comparisons are common in the music industry and that has never stopped anyone from becoming successful.
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I don't understand the preference for debuting American girl groups over boy groups, especially by big kpop labels like JYP and HYBE.
Shouldn't their industry research give them the obvious idea that the pop music industry lacks a flamboyant boyish male popstar/pop group? I believe that's slightly why male kpop idols are still trending in the West even after the peak of the kpop boom.
On the contrary, the pop industry has plenty of female pop stars young girls and adults can look up to. It's a competitive market and hard to succeed. I don't see them even competing with other popular kpop GGs unless they have a 10/10 discography.
But imagine if there was a multi-racial boy group with tiktok fckboy visuals, one-direction singing talent and basic kpop BG dancing skills. International kpop bg fangirls would finally have idols they can understand linguistically and relate to culturally. Psychology suggests that most people tend to be attracted to others who share the same cultural/racial background. They can use this to their advantage to propagate the parasocial relationship between the members and the fans (a thing which kpop heavily relies on).
Overall, an American boy group seems like a safer bet and easier option than an American girl group. Not that these companies aren't planning to debut an American boy group in the future, nor am I saying they shouldn't debut any Western girl groups at all, but I would try out a Western BG first if I were in their position.
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Aren't most 3rd gen fans like GenZs?
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No because I am not Christian, so why should I pretend that I care?
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All this drama was so embarrassing. Things would've been better for all of them if it were dealted privately.
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This sounds promising.
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Lesserafim. I wasn't really vibing with NewJean's choreo after Ditto.
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And here I thought we were over this couple.
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I only like D4 from the 3rd gen list, but I like all the songs from the 4th gen list.
So my choice is easily 4th gen.
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The it girl topic matters just as much as a topic about kpop groups' popularity. Both are discussions about fame and money.
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I feel like there is someone out there who is really against this group. All the attacks they make are based on their private info. They made a member go on hiatus but it wasn't enough. They want the whole group to sink.
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Kpop stans think an idol is gay if they say they feel more comfortable in a same-sex company/friendship. This poor guy has photo proof. He is never gonna beat the gay allegations ever in his career.
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At this point, it really depends on whether you give more importance to rapping or dancing.
Rapping - Babymonster
Dancing - Nmixx
Vocally, not much difference for me.