From what I've read about TTH and New Music Friday they are controlled by a pretentious gatekeeping group of people who are no different really to the controlling powers of radio.
It could really be something as simple as some people in that group being a stan of Newjeans or something. Who knows.
I just think its a combination of all the following:
Connections
the people that makes the decision being a stan
amount of ads paid to spotify
special favors provided to spotify (could be anything from getting the group to appear in their daughters birthday party who is a stan or appearing on some sort of spotify promoted content)
the song being somewhat popular enough already for the list to not lose its prestige.
One things for sure, I doubt its some sort of fee where anyone can just pay to be on the TTH playlist.
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The company should be working them to the bone with new music releases every other week and world tours at the same time.
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Ofc there are fans who wants stadium so that they'll have a bigger chance to see their faves. The bigger the venue, the bigger the chance to buy tix. And there are other fans who just want to brag about stadiums
I actually prefer smaller concerts. It feels more intimate and there's more chance the singers will notice you.
A stadium concert is just meh to me. Unless you're paying top dollar to sit in the front section, you'll be too far away to see anything and watching from the screen. May aswell stay at home and watch on youtube.
I remember watching a youtube clip a few years ago where IU mentioned that she'd prefer performing in smaller venues as there's less pressure. But smaller venues also means less people can go. Arenas are just a good trade off.
I find it funny how people how people find it surprising Iu is selling out arenas overseas.
This is IU's first concert overseas since like debut? The arenas only have 10-20k seats max. There are huge Korean communities in America. Iu is huge in the Asian communities of course it will sell out lol.
This is why the Korean charts still matters alot. Youdont need to chart on billboard or something to sell out arenas overseas. Even Ive is selling out arenas and they only debuted 2 yrs ago.
But now people are over hyping about selling out stadiums lol.
Stadiums are a whole different ballpark. Can't just convert an arena concert to a stadium. She'll have to redesign the whole concert to make it enjoyable in a 100k stadium. There are minimum standards that iu will want to meet. This tour was designed for 10-20k arenas. Even in Korea it's done in arenas.
Kakao is smart and knows when to stay the FK away when they have a gold mine. They just let edam and iu manage the company since it's a success. Similar to Hybe staying the FK away fromBts and Ador to let them do their own thing.
To be honest I don't think he was too involved with the music. He didn't compose the songs directly and only requested some words to be included in the lyrics.
The songs will still be the same, with some lyrics about kwangya and tree planting. Welcome to my world will probably have some lyrics about tree planting and drama will be about bringing drama into kwangya or something.
He was more in charged of general direction and themes which takes time to change. The next group that debuts will be when his footprint will be gone.
which is why I said argue over the numbers and method and criteria and the rest will sort itself out...
You can create a whole thread just on the criteria (Youtube views, tours, streams, awards, complicated formulas etc) and still noone will come into an agreement on the criteria that should be used.
youdont see once doing this either. Who does this? Dreamer? The guy who shits on Twice most of the time? What once creates threads shitting on young groups because they cant tour at Sofi stadium immediately after debut? Please present it to me outside of whatever dumb shit dreamer does.
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Why is hybe so afraid to let newjeans make a tour?
Are they having the olivia rodrigo syndrome? Created so much artificial success for them and now they know the actual demand can't possible match that exact kind of expected touring power? Like you could think olivia rodrigo to be a top5 act worldwide capable of easily selling every stadium in the world by her 2 albums achievements but she is still doing arenas in 2024 four years after breaking out.
It has been 1 and half years after newjeans supposedly took the world by storm but there is not…
Hybe is making Kpop so boring by literally buying the achievements with money and influence
Performing at Kohaku was something so special for years. All the Kpop groups that performed there had to earn the right to do that. SNSD, Kara, TVXQ, Bigbang after already gaining legend status in Korea and significant acknowledgement and following in Japan. Then there literally was a 6 year of drought between 2011 and 2017, when Twice got to represent Kpop again, because they wouldn't invite just anybody.
Your point about people not talking about touring as much back in 2016-2019 is dumb as touring wasn’t as big of a factor
The issue here is touring is usually only relevant for mature groups that have build up a sustainable fan base and released a huge backlog of songs.
But to hijack threads or creating threads boasting about Twice tour numbers and outright stating that achievements from groups that are less than 2 yrs old are fraudulent just cause they can't get the same tour numbers is just downright pity behavior.
Youdon't see blinks or armies doing this, they will boast that they paved the way etc but thats it.
