meh...
nice enough to listen to, but boring overall
could have been a minute shorter and i wouldn't have noticed
beautiful mv
7/10, which is typical for a jyp composed song
jyp needs to stop sabotaging twice just so he can collect more royalties
meh...
nice enough to listen to, but boring overall
could have been a minute shorter and i wouldn't have noticed
beautiful mv
7/10, which is typical for a jyp composed song
jyp needs to stop sabotaging twice just so he can collect more royalties
Twice’s estimated preorder is 500k for the cb it’s very unlikely they’ll be millions sellers this comeback.
twice sold 700k for m&m
it's been a long time since (korean) cb by twice standards, twice sales almost always increase, + other factors noted above
1m isn't inconceivable
but you're right - very unlikely
what did i just see...
feels mildly unholy
but smcu idea is genius
it ties together unrelated artists to create more interest than the sum of its parts
makes total sense to weave taeyeon into the story
i'd be happy with just a cameo
No matter China, Korea, USA or Japan, all are important.
I am just saying missing one of those just means missing potential statistics.
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inflated claims of chinese importance need to be set straight for the community
(no rando internet receipts, especially from china - provide real stats from public companies, trade orgs, or govt)
japan is important for kpop
china is not - it's nice if not a bother
china has become an increasingly xenophobic and predatory pariah state
most countries, including us, eu members, commonwealth, asean, japan, korea, etc. are thus shifting business focus
jype just experienced the craziness in china early
chinese nationalists tormented tzuyu for waving a taiwanese flag on korean tv
jype (and hybe) is a profitable blue chip because it isn't exposed to china now
a blessing in disguise in retrospect
with that background, the first million seller gg for jype will probably be twice (quite possibly this comeback) or niziu
twice bc they have a large base, higher latam popularity (see youtube trending by countries), and broader us retail distribution
niziu bc they are hugely popular with a wholesome public reputation in japan
niziu also has 2 fluent/native english speakers (including an american), which patches the greatest hole with twice - english
its not fiction. cbars post receipts for the massive amounts they buy. its not like they just made it up.
taiwan by itself doesnt buy anywhere near as much as china and SEA is whole region made up of many different countries. but also how would you even know how much theyre buying, those numbers aren't shown anywhere.
nobody with half a brain believes rando internet receipts, definitely not ones from china
look at the financial statements of public companies for real data and discussions
the big 4 kpop production firms post them
music trade orgs and korean govt/customs also post aggregate industry stats
in preparation for twice's comeback
(this english cover is pretty good too)
Japan literally considers them KPOP, ask them.
Kpop and Jpop are entire industries, not just the language they sing in, and the Idols industries are different. But if the country that has JPOP considers them KPOP, who are we to argue with them?
Regardless if they are JPOP or KKOP, OP was asking about JYP groups, and NiziU is a JYP group
not exactly
japan considers niziu's style kpop
they don't solely consider niziu a kpop group
japanese media describes them as a 'global girl group' to make that distinction
that's why niziu has been so openly accepted by the general public
you can only get to the sponsorship tier of niziu by being reputationally impeccable to your average watanabe (coca-cola, softbank, universal studios, lawson, etc.)
even twice couldn't break into this sponsor tier in jp bc they're considered a kpop group
(this is changing, however)
probably twice or niziu, assuming songs are ok
twice's m&m sold 700k
tol will certainly beat that given broad retail distribution in the us and high interest elsewhere, even in latin america
niziu only has 2 singles, and they both sold ~500k
a full album will probably break 1m
i'd imagine skz also sells well, though i don't follow sausage parties
(niziu had cameos in a couple skz mvs, and nina is a stay)
They don't have the cheat code for China.
chinese importance to kpop is fiction, like most statistics from china.
taiwan and sea each sell about as much as china.
agencies that avoid china (hybe, jype) had record profits even during the pandemic, while those with high china exposure are bleeding money (sme, yge).
sme and yge have even been removed as high quality 'blue-chip' companies.
jype and hype are still blue-chips after rationally focusing on japan and the west, respectively.
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izone has so many beauties
torn bw wonyoung, hyewon, sakura, minju, and even yujin
soon we won't have to pick 1 anymore - starship gg, hybe gg (sakura probably), etc.
sakura has some breathtaking pics in anime mode
Dreamcatcher should be fluent Spanish speakers now, because they used word "Boca"
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and french! deja vu
twice teasers have been on top 5 worldwide trending for days (even #1)
https://kworb.net/youtube/trending_overall.html
latam is a driver, a region where twice isn't strong
teasers also trended well in the us, surprisingly enough
great time for a fun latin song
25m
(assuming jyp didn't compose crap, like he usually does for twice)
love chowon, but vanilla sounds floppy
gidle succeeded bc soyeon, despite cube
cube is trash tier, so lightsum will probably also be mis-managed like clc
they will also be up against agencies backed by infinite money (e.g., kakao, line, hybe+carlyle)
starship's gg (wonyoung, yujin) and hybe's gg (sakura rumored) will probably be well managed monsters, for example
also newly established groups like itzy, stayc, aespa (+ niziu if they debut in korea)
lightsum really needs to make an identity or sound for themselves
but cube is too crap to meet this challenge
Don't lie
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bronx nayeon
none.
but among twice, jihyo sounds best based on fan meet accounts.
we're talking army here
nothing would surpise me
do any of members want solo activites?
they seem pretty happy sleeping on stacks of cash.
maybe solo stuff after resigning next year.
i can see chaeng doing something epic, tats and all.
jype should be out of paint and patches soon.