Posts by 7hr43q2o32

those look right

shoes make a big difference in how tall they look

especially when the younger members are so similar anyway

4th gen gg are tall on average

basically everyone born ~'02 or later seems 170

Quote from Icaro_Ribeiro

If you want a more clear and easy example OP

Think about AT&T, big brand right? They bought HBO and Warner

Wil anybody gives a fuck if AT&T name appear in a trailer for a movie? Or if they released a stream service called AT&T Max?

Nope, they used their already famous brands for this, because the mindshare for AT&T isn't related to movies or series

Kakao is similar, they have no brand in idol industry even though they are ultra famous in Korea because of their mobile services. You will have a much easier time marketing a new Starship group than a new Kakao group

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great example

kakao (at&t, etc.) provides their subsidiaries with sizable resources

(including financing at holdco at terms their subs cannot get)

independents don't have such support

kakao related groups can match the resources and network of the big 4

but they do not have their brand power and fanbase

(starship is getting closer)

kakao, naver, cj, etc. got into the entertainment biz to feed them content for their other platforms and diversify their businesses

they serve broader strategic functions

sub labels will get as much support as they need if that strategic significance remains

(for instance, content remains king in the streaming wars now, and kakao, at&t, etc. are spending lots of money to get/make it)

tuzyu looks beautiful in any colored shirt

us tour sounds like a very, very bad idea

small agencies have limited time and resources to begin with

don't know why they would expend it in the us

they have a vanishingly small fanbase there

even their us fans would likely prefer them to divert their resources to greater fame in korea

they have a very distinct fanbase that are under appreciated

[edit: if they're being fully subsidized by other orgs (like ny cultural org), the it would make sense]

ukuleles are mini guitars

yunjin with ukulele:

their albums are all so good!

eyes wide open for me

icsm is weak, but b-side is pure gold

just found out about class:y

'tell me one more time' is a funky bop

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I thought they were going to release a korean song or something or so I read (probably a rumour) but still

i don't think niziu will release a korean album

they're not trying to be big in korea

jype just needs the kpop platform for international distribution

english songs work fine for that

(also, 4th gen gg war is insane in korea

more downside to their stellar reputation than upside for niziu

niziu is arguably the most successful 4th group by sales already)

Quote from Uni909

No idea, but like someone else answered here, it's probably difficult for them to join since they aren't a Kpop group technically. But I hope they get to appear on shows that are aimed for international audience, like Arirang Simply KPOP and After School. Produce Japan groups has appeared on Studio Choom so that's where I hope JYP can send them too.

that would be very cool and makes perfect sense!

respectable and undisruptive event that gets tons of international views

wouldn't be surprised if the girls are doing it now

next album is dropping in july and they're already in korea doing shoots

yg is trash

this should not even have been an issue for 2ne1

coachella (and other event) contract probably has provisions about ip ownership/use

hopefully the girls did not violate such terms

the kpop gg audience is much larger and more diverse than before

it can support more gg

500k sales used to be insanely huge for a gg

now that would be a flop for the top groups

even debut gg routinely sell 200k+

50k (and implied popularity and activities) is enough to support a group

also, rv, twice, and bp are expected to wind down activities soon

many of those fans will flow to other gg

a bigger audience lead to more diversity of concepts

each gg is now more distinctive (so there is effectively less competition)

even niche concepts like billlie are doing well

(hopefully h1-key also finds fame soon...)

[edit: another factor is that various larger firms like kakao, naver, cj, etc. have been expanding their content divisions (content remains king in the streaming wars worldwide)

they purchased and funded many agencies, including for gg

a portfolio spreads out the risk - many won't do well, but some will more than make up
a lot of gg isn't bad from this perspective]

4th gen is a golden age of gg, imo

congrats alexa!!!

Quote from cookiess44

1. Wonyoung

2. Bahiyyih

3. Yoon

4. Sullyoon

5. Yuna

6. Gaeul

7. Miyeon

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visual spectacle!

any group with yoon is a win for me

this album is gold

i've been waiting for this
now i can be a blink without hesitation

oli london just adds that something different that bp was lacking!

blessed by holy water from goddesses

i can now die in peace

niziu at isac will be super fun

but probably not

they're promoting as a jpop group with kpop connections

it's better this way

the kcon precedent allows them to naturally perform at future kcons in us and elsewhere

jype got what they needed, in other words

not much additional benefit from participating in isac