Posts by harambelives

  • Things are not good between Taeyeon and SM

    I think things are serious now. Taeyeon ha been critical in the past and did vent a lot but she kept with SM likely because she had strong standing with the higher ups so she could talk and sort things out but ever since the management change she probably doesn’t have the same level of trust anymore. Now when shit happens like her almost non existent promo for her CB she’s got no one that will listen or sort out issues. I think she would probably leave ASAP if things were easy but SM will likey hold her music catalogue so she won’t have much to perform if she moved which complicates things.


    Now the question is what about the other 3. Hyoyeon also gets super basic treatment on the music side, her American tour was badly organised and her music promo is basically carried by her doing little skits instead of SM doing more promo like shows and stuff. She should also be thinking about leaving but Hyo is way too damn loyal to SM to leave. Yoona and Yuri could easily leave and join acting/entertainment agencies but I think unless goes seriously wrong for them they don’t really have big reason to leave.

  • Who are your Top 10 Most Iconic Girl Groups in K-Pop History? (Only Girl Group experts should even try)

    What if positions were weighted so 1 gets 10 points, 2 gets 9 and so on and count totals. That would also show which ggs get higher ranks more often so it'd be a more definite list than just mentions. Though obviously it wouldn't work for non ordered lists.

  • Is lip syncing getting worse in kpop?

    Lip sync has been basically standard place since 3G. Music shows are synced, special events like awards or gayos, groups have mediocre vocals as a result since they can rely on lip sync to save them. Encores being studied is a a thing because groups have been exposed for their true vocal abilties.

  • Is anyone doing anything about global warming?

    No one really cares. USA and China pollute like it’s going out of fashion, oil/coal/gas consumption is still pretty high with less adoption of renewables, nuclear fission is dying and nuclear fusion is long way off, countries rather spend money on killing each other than saving the planet and so on.


    Things passed on to individuals like paper straws or recycling bins hardly matter when those actions are massively offset by the above. If a street of residents recycle everything and use as little energy as possible for a year that’s still going to be undone by a local supermarket or shopping centre. McDonald’s giving paper straws doesn’t mean much when they’re using tons of electricity, frying oils, or using plastic cup/lids.

  • Taeyeon is K-pop's best vocalist

    Also there was that time Taeyeon sang Adele when we were young


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    A Korean singing in English (non fluent speaker) for a German crowd most of whom had no clue who she is and still she captivated them. Some cried. That's how special of a singer she is.

  • Who are your Top 10 Most Iconic Girl Groups in K-Pop History? (Only Girl Group experts should even try)

    Since it's all the rage I asked chatgpt for "who are the top 10 greatest kop girl group of all time" and the results are interesting. Here is the print out:

    Yeah..... Starts off like most others lists but last few are questionable lol.

  • Americans, do you approve or disapprove of TikTok being banned in the US?

    Quote from Popper-of-Ks

    No, it's because it's controlled by China specifically, and this debate has been going on for years now, so your other theory holds no water whatsoever.

    Ah but of course your pro child killing self would defend them so here's some here not so subtle hints that higher ups think tiktok is a danger to poor ol isreal's image


    https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-account-creator-video-rcna122849


    TikTok faces calls for ban amid claims of anti-Israel ‘indoctrination’
    US lawmakers renew calls to restrict app amid anxiety about growing pro-Palestinian views among young people.
    www.aljazeera.com


    Blinken blames social media for disrupting Israel’s narrative of war in Gaza
    Secretary of state said social media allows history context to ‘get lost’
    www.independent.co.uk


    Mitt Romney Has a Wild Theory About the TikTok Ban
    This idea could have been ripped from, well, a TikTok video by conspiracy-curious teenage power users.
    slate.com


    Israel is banning Al Jazeera, America is banning TikTok. We know why | Seth Stern
    What the two laws have in common is desire to silence Israel-Gaza war critics
    www.theguardian.com

  • Taeyeon is K-pop's best vocalist

    You said her "success as a soloist is because of Soshi" but isn't correct as I pointed out she was having success as a soloist before SNSD blew up (same with Yoona who was gaining popularity before SNSD)


    Yes it's true pure singing ability in most cases won't get the best results because it's more about the overall package like looks, popularity, image (good or bad), song catchiness etc. Basically they need to be an idol more than just a vocalist. It's why many weaker singers are popular because they have great publicity whereas many stronger singers like Wendy, Luna never reach the same heights (that and SM not pushing them enough but that's another issue lol). Even someone like Hyolyn who was once considered Taeyeon rival back in 2G fell off hard ever since because of meh songs and image issues like her bullying scandal.


    Taeyeon is obviously heavily boosted by her SNSD connection but at the end of the day Taeyeon got popular initially and remains popular to this day is because she is Taeyeon the singer. SNSD hasn't been full time active group since 2017 so when her previous CB was top 10 for weeks you can't say she's being propped by the SNSD brand, it's down to her (same with all the others who get acting jobs or touring without relying on SNSD connection). The only other female idol that comes to mind for having a long career as a good singing in recent times is Hwasa which shows how difficult it is.

  • Taeyeon is K-pop's best vocalist

    She had 2 explosive OSTs If and Can You Hear Me both in 2008 with If charting on Melon OST for over a decade consecutively. She was a household name as a singer before SNSD had Gee. She literally got famous because of her singing ability, that's how well regarded she is too this day. SNSD catapulted her existing popularity to mega stardom.

  • Taeyeon is K-pop's best vocalist

    Always has been.


    Some might sing higher or lower but there’s very few that have the versatility to pull off any type of sound to an amazing degree. Her voice tone is not only beautiful to listen to on its own but what makes her unique is she carries so much emotion; when she sings about sad feelings it truly sound she herself is down and depressed and on the flip side when she’s happy and joyous it sounds like she is smiling while singing. You can see that happening when you see her perform live. Even her earliest stuff like If sound like a seasoned veteran sang than them but actually it’s a fresh rookie from an idol group. There’s simply no one that has everything as total all rounder like Tae.


    Letter to myself the album is Tae using her voice as a musical instrument. Most songs are more stripped back from instrumentals so her voice goes hard. Blur and Hot Mess final parts are just taeyeon going wild and it sounds amazing. If other idols did that it might be among their greatest bits of singing in their career, for Taeyeon it’s another Tuesday in her long career

  • [Bop or Flop] Taeyeon - Letter to myself

    It’s a very different type of album form Tae from past albums. It’s less pop than usual but very vocal oriented and more downbeat. I dunno if it’s one of my faves because I’m more partial to her more grand upbeat songs lol


    Saying that it’s still a fantastic album. Letter to myself is anmazing especially when it picks up after the chorus and songs like blu, disaster and Hot mess an are great as well. Taeyeon voice is the star of the show, she sings her heart out in every track. Her voice is the best musical instrument.