people only care when it's an upper A or S-tier idol

Teddie butchered a classic...

ILLIT encore stage live singing skills

Video: ILLIT 'Magnetic' encore

Source: The K-Pop via YouTube

[+1,300] I thought Minju was the only one with her mic turned up.. her vocalization is on another level and sounds exactly like the digital song

[+822] Since when did we, the audience, have to watch these encores with anxiety.. it's not like they're expected to complete a full song on their very own, so why are they struggling..

[+540] YG may not be at the form they used to be in the past but they consistently put out idols who can sing live. YG's training is unbelievably thorough, it's just that they lose all those talents to other companies because they keep delaying debuts. Kiss of Life's Julie is one example of YG's training.

[+2,000] Wow, I want to hear Minju sing the whole song from start to finish, I love her tone

[+531] I guess there's a reason Minju has the parts that she does, she's the best singer ㅋㅋ

[+807] Weren't people saying they were all talented because they were picked out of a survival competition...

[+75] Hybe has 23 girl group members and I'm pretty sure more than half of them are tone deaf... Minju's the most stable. I assumed she was the visual but she's a great singer too.

[+695] Shi-hyuk hyung, are you going to keep humiliating us like this?????.........

[+127] Hybe has poisoned K-Pop

[+455] For a second there, I thought that Sakura had debuted for a fourth time..

[+2,800] Minju has a bright future ahead of her. Even under such tearful circumstances, her vocals held strong.. I love Yunah's tone as well.

[+224] At this point, I'm genuinely curious as to why these idols are debuting at all

[+121] As if Hybe didn't make it easy enough already by giving them an easy listening song, why can't they even sing that?

[+116] Every single Hybe girl group live has been.. ㅋㅋ

[+623] Their live skills make me step back... they are Le Sserafim's sister group indeed...

[+612] Do the Japanese just have shaky voices as default? because what's going on...

[+466] Hybe may be the hottest trend but skill-wise, SM, YG, and JYP prove to still be at the top...

[+73] Moka is continuing the trend of bad Japanese singers of Momo and Sakura ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+856] Wow Moka is... Sakura-tier

[+125] Feels like I'm watching a Le Sserafim encore...

[+181] This group has two Sakuras...

[+356] Hybe is playing a big part in lowering the standards in K-Pop. At least the old top 3 had live skills as a basic requirement of debut. It doesn't matter how much focus you put on performance if skills don't form the base of your foundation. I don't know how these new generation of idols are even worse than the first generation of idols who are famous for having zero training experience because it wasn't a thing back then.

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[theqoo] STATEMENT ABOUT THE 2024 IU H.E.R. WORLD TOUR CONCERT IN SEOUL'S ILLEGAL TICKETING

IU's agency, EDAM Entertainment, expressed an apology and an intention to amicably settle with a fan who was unable to attend a concert and was expelled from the fan club after being mistakenly identified as an illegal ticket trader.

On April 3rd, through IU's official fan club, EDAM Entertainment issued a statement regarding the issue of illegal ticket trading for the "2024 IU H.E.R. WORLD TOUR CONCERT IN SEOUL." They acknowledged the recent online post by a fan, which prompted a detailed review in collaboration with Melon Ticket and the concert team. They requested understanding for the time taken to accurately verify the facts and issue a response.

Previously, the story of Blogger A, who received an email from Melon Ticket suspecting illegal ticket trading while attempting to attend IU's concert, sparked outrage among K-pop fans. Despite providing various documents for clarification, including ID, ticket payment records, official fan club card, and communication with a friend who helped with the ticketing, Blogger A was ultimately denied entry on the day of the concert due to the explanation of "a friend making the payment" being interpreted as proxy ticketing.

Blogger A's demands included a full refund for the concert tickets, fan club membership fee, round-trip transportation costs for the concert day, and the lightstick.

IU's side had been praised for implementing the "secret inspector system" to strictly monitor illegal ticket sales. However, this incident exposed vulnerabilities in the system and attracted significant criticism.

In response, EDAM Entertainment expressed a heavy sense of responsibility for the incident and sincerely apologized if the fan felt discomfort throughout the process. They committed to reaching an amicable settlement promptly and to address the complaint filed with the Korea Consumer Agency diligently. They also apologized to all fans who experienced inconvenience during the ticket booking process.

Clarifying a specific point, they stated that the canceled seats on the day were not resold or transferred to any acquaintances by the staff or related personnel. They assured that they hold the original printed tickets for those seats and have consistently informed about illegal ticket trading through their official channels and notices. The handling of the situation at the venue was in accordance with internal guidelines, and no individual judgment by the staff was involved.

Furthermore, EDAM Entertainment acknowledged the suggestions made by fans regarding ticket booking and announced plans to revise policies, including easing verification procedures for ages not covered by youth identification standards, improving the clarification process and customer service at Melon Ticket, and refining the secret inspector system. They requested patience for the time needed to announce improvements, emphasizing their commitment to finding better solutions with Melon Ticket and the concert team to prevent future occurrences.

They concluded by reaffirming their commitment to preventing such incidents from happening again.
CR: Allkpop

original post: here

1. Wow they are f*cking shady.....

2. A company that takes fans for f*cking fools

3. Wow... this is seriously a turn off

4. This is too much

5. Seriously, this makes them so unlikable. Both IU and the company are just unlikable nowㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. Why would they do this to a fan?

7. Turn off

8. What's with this power trip? And the artist thinks the same?

9. This gives the singer such a bad look. So the way it looks like she treated the fans so well were all for marketing? I'm seeing her in a new light

10. Wow insane. They probably think that the fan is a f*cking fool

[theqoo] IU'S COMPANY MEDIA PLAYING IN REAL TIME

"IU's side apologizes to fans who were accused of fraudulent tickets [Official Statement]

IU's side apologizes for banning wrongful fan, says it takes "heavy responsibility...will prevent recurrence" [full text]

IU's side apologizes to fans accused of 'fraudulent concert ticket transaction' "Amicably settled, preventing recurrence" [Official Statement]"

They never apologized to the victim, and they haven't issued a specific notice (T/N: in the original notice, they made a broad apology to not let something like this happen again)
Nor did they do anything prevent it from happening again.
They're talking about it like it's over.

"The report stated, "my friend used a proxy(?) for the IU concert and I'm proud that I got a good seat," along with an image showing the exact date and time of the concert, as well as the section and seat number. The term "proxy" refers to a person who, due to personal circumstances, acts as a ticketing agent on behalf of a person, which is a keyword that is categorized as a suspected "proxy ticketing" case."

original post: here

1. The media play is insane

2. They are so disgusting

3. Wow... and they are media playing off their own mistake?

4. This is so cruel to the victim. She must've already been pissed to be cornered by a business like this. And they are media playing on top of that...

5. Hul the victim must be so shocked...

6. Wow this is legendaryㅋㅋㅋㅋ... wow

7. Wow seriously disappointedㅋ

8. I just hate IU so much now

9. I'd understand if the fan became an anti afterwards

10. Shameless

[theqoo] STATEMENT ABOUT THE 2024 IU H.E.R. WORLD TOUR CONCERT IN SEOUL'S ILLEGAL TICKETING

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[theqoo] IU'S CONCERT SCANDAL REMINDED ME OF WHEN SHE INVITED AN AMERICAN GRANDPA TO COME AND WATCH HER CONCERT (FT. FAN)

This makes me wonder if she doesn't see her Korean fans as fools

original post: here

1. Seriously, this incident really made IU dislikable ㅋㅋ

2. She's just doing this for the show

3. Can everyone think about this incident a bit more before leaving comments?...

4. She's a racist

5. If I was a Korean fan, I'd get such a reality checkㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ not only IU, aren't all the idol companies acting this way too?ㅠㅋㅋㅋ

6. So being Korean is a sin

7. This is just marketing too

8. They did such a media play because of this storyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'm seeing the singer in a new light

9. Are they gonna request such high amount of evidence to prove the legitimacy of this grandpa's ticket too?

10. The reality is that even this grandpa will have to ticket for himself

11. If he was a Korean grandpa, she would've accused him of having an illegal ticket

12. I'm disappointed that she was someone like that

13. That's right, Korean fans are just fools

14. The fan is too pitiful

[theqoo] SOMEONE SAT AT THE SEAT WHERE IU'S FAN GOT EXPELLED

Explain, explain, explain

"The first day the talk made it to the public, there were a lot of posts, and someone said in the comments that his seat was right behind that seat, but someone was sitting there.

There were a lot of posts that day, so I didn't save it or capture it, but I read it and passed it by.
He may have deleted his comment afterward, so it's hard to find it now, but I remember it."

original post: here

1. Wow she had such a good seat..

2. ㅜㅜ

3. She probably think that fans are f*cking dumb

4. Haㅠㅠㅠ I feel so bad for herㅜㅜ

6. No but are they insane? If I was the victim, I'd go crazyㅜㅜㅠㅠㅠㅜ

7. Hul...ㅠㅠ

8. Don't let this go and explain

9. They really have to explain this. It should've remained empty

10. Wow... seriously... this is too much...

[theqoo] IU'S CONCERT SCANDAL REMINDED ME OF WHEN SHE INVITED AN AMERICAN GRANDPA TO COME AND WATCH HER CONCERT (FT. FAN)

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it's lisa and freddie who were photographed on their dates in Tokyo.

or it could just be a squatter.

[theqoo] [BABYMONS7ER] TRACK SAMPLER

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1. The title is the worst one ... The hook just sounds like HYLT, that's how much it sounds just like a copy of Blackpink

2. Yet the title is worse than any BlackPink songs out there

3. Why are all of the songs so bad... I'm getting bored of them

4. The song sounds good but there's no differentiator between them and BlackPink so it's so so..

5. Why does Sheesh sound exactly like HYLT;;

6. The title sucks... It's so outdated

7. The title's beat is straight up HYLT??ㅋ

8. They're always giving out the same thing everyday to the point it's outdated

9. The replica of BlackPink

10. as expected Charlie Puth is good

[theqoo] [BABYMONS7ER] TRACK SAMPLER

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[enter-talk] THAT'S BOA...??

post response:
[+40][-3]
original post: here

1. [+31, -0]
I need someone to tell me the truth, is that BoA or not?

2. [+26, -0]
That's BoA's live broadcast on her IG? That's literally someone else...

3. [+16, -0]
When is she going to drop that overlip look

4. [+11, -0]
She looks like Lee Sooman

5. [+6, -0]
Her eyes are totally different

[enter-talk] THAT'S BOA...??

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Quote from dummi

I dont know many people outside of this forum that think they flopped tbh

HYBE was never gonna let them flop. They got Acne Studios to let them show up for PFW. They also followed the NJ blueprint.

Quote from elliejr

Hybe proved one thing with this gg, they don't need any well known creative director or fan favourite trainee to make a hit gg.

They have enough company stans to make all their groups big.

no one cares besides company stans.

Quote from thebadguy

So lisa is not celine's brand ambassador? Dani ended lisa wow 😂

Freddie hooked her up at LVMH

If you're a fan of the brand, now is your chance to pick some up on the cheap...Lisa stans online dumping their Celine items at a massive discount.

Quote from David33

It's not much, because YG are not planning anything big with, probably. I mean, that's how they operate. They will come back once every 2 or 3 year, or they will have a CB for their 10th anniversary and that's all. Especially if BM won't be a flop. I'm pretty sure if they want to do more with them, not to mention the girls, they would've asked more and YG paid more.

Maybe 2 years, maybe 4. Definitely not 7. Though it's all speculation as we don't know what amortization schedule YG is using.

[theqoo] YG WHO SEEMS TO HAVE SIGNED 10 BILLION WON PER PERSON FOR BLACKPINK'S CONTRACT RENEWAL

Exclusive contract fee/acquired: 41,185,000,000

This 2023 YG Entertainment business report published today by the Financial Supervisory Service

Looking at the intangible asset items, you can see that a new exclusive contract fee of 41.185 billion (30M USD) won was acquired in 2023.
The amount of exclusive contract money obtained through the new exclusive contract between YG and YG Artist in 2023 is about 41.2 billion won, but I think most of it went to Blackpink's contract renewal fee and BABYMONSTER's new exclusive contract fee.

Among the artists on the list below, it can be narrowed down by checking who has signed a new exclusive contract with YG in 2023 or who has renewed the contract.

Of the contracts last year, the only ones I know of are Blackpink and BABYMONSTER, so the contract renewal fee for Blackpink is expected to be at least 30 billion won (22M USD).

Since the amortization for one year is 5.5 billion won, it is predicted that the contract renewal will be 7 years.

(People signed under YG, Blackpink & BABYMONSTER are mentioned at the top)

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1. Please give us an album already

2. Even for 7 years, we won't receive much

3. Honestly if they really received 10 billion won each (7M USD), that doesn't seem like a lot ㅋ YG will be able to recover all of that just by sending them on world tour once ㅋ Anyways, I hope they'll probably Blackpink a lot in the future

4. Daebak, so they probably made billions each, please work harder YG

5. Wow I'm so jealous

6. But if Blackpink leaves, that leaves YG with BABYMONSTER and those 2 male idol groups... 10 billion is a lot for them

7. But based on how much they earned, that doesn't seem like a lot

8. Compared to their popularity and influence, this feels small

9. Didn't Blackpink f*cking earn a lot during their tour?

10. Wow 7 years, YG did well

[theqoo] YG WHO SEEMS TO HAVE SIGNED 10 BILLION WON PER PERSON FOR BLACKPINK'S CONTRACT RENEWAL

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of course...there's a reason why it's still average over 1M views/day