Posts by Alex_Murphy

New episode of the show hosted by I.M (MONSTA X)

featuring leader/producer/songwriter/main rapper/main vocalist/main dancer/visual/icon/national treasure SOYEON where she discusses music, favorite lyrics, inspirations, career, etc.

Enjoy.

interesting feedback from Yuqi that I just found, very apropos:

"We keep joking about the company. The joke was like “Ah (our contract is) only 1 year left”, but then the stock price fell! Company representative told us, "If you don't really mean it, stop talking.” Honestly, CUBE treats us very well and I feel that other companies may not treat us like this."

I think it's quite telling in these days when you see the big mess that is happening within Hybe between its sub-labels.

I don't think they will. Some members might leave for another agency, but group activities will remain under Cube, if only because leaving Cube would raise more issues about name and music rights.

If we take a look at senior groups like Mamamoo or Apink, we could fear that the downside of this scenario would be less frequent group activities. But in the case of (g)i-dle, it's hard to figure out because they're in a quite unique position. It's rare for a girl group to be at their popularity's peak at this stage of their 7-year contract.

Now, some fans speculate/hope that Soyeon will establish her own agency. But I think it's too soon. She's not even 26yo right now. I feel like, if she ever does that, it'll be after she retires (at least partially) from idol duties.

the loss is bitter

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The dangerous part, is that eventually the NJ girls will also get to old for her "concept"

Yep, I thought the same thing since day one. Youthfulness is a tricky concept because you can't run with it for long.

As for Cookie, I don't know. I think deviance is in the eye of the beholder as well. If you choose to take the official interpretation at face value, then the song is not much of a problem. Fine, cookies are CDs, I suppose it makes sense.

It must be a weird situation for NewJeans members to be in.

On one hand, there's probably some sense of loyalty and gratitude towards MHJ because, whatever way people put it, she made them; she made NewJeans happen, and the group's success has a lot to do with her vision.

On the other hand, this shit is going wild and MHJ has a lot to do with it as well. The way all the beans are spilled in the media is crazy. It seems so reckless. And obviously the girls don't want their career to be damaged in any capacity. Hopefully they're not too emotionally challenged right now.

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newjeans are considered as 4th gen tho

I know. And 5th gen ILLIT are dismembering them, starting from the head. No chill whatsoever.

5th gen got no chill

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I could be wrong but wasn't Cube the one that didn't choose this as their title even though the girls preferred this song (or maybe I'm just making this up)

I'm not so sure about that. I think it's only something Soyeon had in mind at one point. I doubt it's something that was really considered, plus the group wanted something big to open their concerts with, hence Super Lady.

Babymonster is definitely the most talented 4th/5th gen YG girl group.

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Gidle's album is very close to surpassing IU's album daily cumulative uls gains on Melon. About a 5k difference between the total gains. IU has a significant advantage build up but some of the b-sides have dropped a lot so Gidle could catch up quite a bit if their songs have decent stability.

the new senior singers

It sounds quite generic to me. Nothing like their usual style.

Who the hell are these people?

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I believe this is their first music show win this comeback.

Not at all, Super Lady won four trophies (same number as Oh my god for reference). Fate is their first b-side to win a music show though.

predebut stans prove the required number is zero

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i am not sure how official debuting works, but she had a few Solo songs a couple Years back that I liked, I guess they don't count?

I suppose they don't count because it's something she did on the side and didn't promote, except for a few performances in China. Kinda like Soyeon's first songs (Jelly; Idle Song) which she didn't promote and were mostly put out to keep fans anticipating the group's debut.

What surprises me is that Minnie was supposed to have the next official solo debut. No respect for the unnie!

The fact of the matter is, the bigger companies wouldn't have been interested in the members in the first place. They usually have a definite type and if you don't fit the concept they have in mind, you're out.

(G)I-DLE's fortune came from the fact that Cube didn't have a clear vision of what they should do with the group (hence the delayed debut). That's how Soyeon successfully inserted herself in. The company did not know how to make the best of the members' charms and individualities? Well, Soyeon thought she did. And she proved it.

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But my question is...do you personally actually like the song? It's nowhere near what's trendy for Kpop or even pop in general. Or are you just hyping it up because of the charting

It's not my favorite. I like most of the other songs better.

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Fate was a message from Cube and Kakao to the group while they are on holidays, that they need them or they will be mid.

What does this rambling nonsense even mean?