What's the alternative?
Posts by Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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Blacklisting isn't some formal action that can only be activated in the event of contract termination. Nothing NewJeans has any effect on Hybe's ability to blacklist them. If they pay or don't pay, if they leave early or work for the remainder of the five years of their contract with Ador, they can be blacklisted afterwards all the same. NewJeans will always be seen as MHJ's group with which Bang has bad blood. The only party that can prevent any of this is Hybe's potential leverage to get them blacklisted: BTS.
I didn't say that though. Obviously parting ways in a somewhat good way would help avoiding being blacklisted in the industry.
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The girls seem to ill advised. Feels like their lawyers want to get as much money as possible out of them despite knowing they won't win against HYBE in court.
Even if HYBE somehow majorly fucked up which I don't believe then NJ has no trademark and HYBE will blacklist them 100%. Meaning NJ will struggle big time anyway.
I believe it would've been better to find a solution for both parties. Newjeans buying themselves out of the contract and leaving without the trademark. Then the girls could've at least joined a different label and continue working in the industry under a new name. Though it's also possible that HYBE didn't want this since HYBE leadership seems to be full of bad people.
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Just check TikTok. There are multiple hate videos with over 100k views and a huge amount of comments hating on her for the smallest things and that's just in the last 24 hours.
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having minors is not the right excuse i guess, i mean look at illit..
It's an excuse. Just because other companies don't abide to it doesn't mean it's not there. Also you know how HYBE works they are the most shady company in the industry. If YG gets caught breaking the law it's another nail in the coffin while HYBE will just do their "magic" to shut up journalists or deflect attention to somewhere else.
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It's 2024. Just send them to all the music shows. There's no reason for BABYMONSTER and MEOVV to only appear in 2 music shows per comeback. Fans want to see them perform.
BM got multiple minors in the group and they aren't allowed to work to many hours cause of the new laws. Music shows take a lot of time to film.
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YG is letting them down with the shitty 1 week delayed promo again. Also by far the worst playlisting on Spotify among popular groups hurts the popularity of BM. It's just stupid that nugu groups have better playlisting than BM.
YG needs to get rid of the people managing their artists music releases. 1 week delayed promo every fcking time and no Spotify playlisting is just straight up stupid these days. Still have hope for Drip since it's a good song and would've been #1 if BP released it.
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This was always expected though? 2023 was the big world tour from Blackpink and this year there was only Treasure on tour. Blackpink, Babymonster, Treasure and maybe 2NE1(?) will have their tours next year.
Babymonster could've been #1 on every chart in the world and the financial issues would still be there because touring is where the big money is at.
YG has to rebuild the next 3-4 years and it shouldn't be to much of an issue since Babymonster are already attracting big numbers just for fan meetings.
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I agree, and disagree at the same time. What people doing with her online is madness, BUT it's easy to see that she's not used to being part of a group YET, and it's not only her, btw. I'm not saying they should perform like robots, but sometimes it feels like she's doing her own thing, and it doesn't feel like a group performance. Again, SOMETIMES!
Ahyeon is anything, but lazy, that's for sure. She's lacking in some things like vocal range, rap and dance skills, but that's hardly a big issue. What she's doing, it's on YG 99% of the time.
I said this so many times, if YG keep pushing her rather than develop her skills and give her songs in her own range they're gonna ruin her career, not to mention her vocal cords.
This performance is the prime example why I say this!
My god you sound so jealous and sad. If Ahyeon is lacking in vocal range, rap and dance then say goodbye to 99,99% of all Kpop idols.
The fact that you picked out a variety show karaoke FUN!!! performance exposes your agenda so badly.
Ahyeon is easily one of the most talented idols in the business especially considering her age.
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I'm afraid that YG will ruin this group. They are very talented but that doesn't matter, the only thing they care about in kpop is the visual aspect and simple songs that appeal to 2 minute westerns. Yg can't read the trend, it's okay for them to go their own way, but at least they shouldn't have repeated Blackpink's concept in this group. Besides, the girls are very young, he could have given them music in a style and concept suitable for their age. This group should have progressed from a genre and style that is unexpected and fresh. They could have applied the 90's concept to the girls instead of choosing a luxury concept.
Comments like this are always funny to me.
So how exactly will YG ruin the group?
Why do you think talent doesn't matter? One reason why "Sheesh" went popular is because of the live performance which showed their talent.
Next what exactly is the trend and why does Babymonster have to follow that trend? Wouldn't it be incredible boring if everyone just follows the trend?You say they "repeated Blackpink's concept", but is this really the case? So far I don't see a fixed concept used with Babymonster. Most of their releases so far sound different. From the 5 songs released only "Batter Up" and "Sheesh" are similiar in structure.
Babymonster is doing well for a rookie and are on the rise.
- 300m views on "Sheesh"
- over 200m streams on "Sheesh"
- highest album sales among rookies
- 7m subs on Youtube
- Their first full album is on course to sell 1m copies.
Also remember that Babymonster member are still young and most of them are still years younger than Blackpink was when they debuted.
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Yes korean charts are largely irrelevant because kpop turned into a global music genre years ago. A kpop artist can be unknown in Korea yet still tour around the world filling 10k venues or even more. Why would a company put more focus on one market if you can attract people from all over the world? Besides that YG is promoting BM in korea for this comeback as the group is now complete again.
Any semi popular kpop bg sells more than 350k in a week.
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If you exclude korean charting which again is largely irrelevant in modern kpop they are doing well not just for a new group but kpop groups in general. Also they have been groups that have done worse than BM in multiple metrics and yet sold more than 350k in a week. Besides that BM has been memed since their debut last year and from my observation more people are now willing to give them chance after their 'real debut' which surely boosted sales after the first days.
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I think, like I already mentioned, people are making too many assumptions and predictions.
We don't know the scope of the contract YG has with the girls in terms of "group activities". We don't know what it entails, what the specifics are, and what clauses are in the contracts.
If YG had any smarts in this, I would assume (see... assume) that they have stipulations in the group about content release. Either a minimum albums clause for duration of the contract or a minimum releases per set time frame as well as other various promotional clauses and a tour.
But nobody here knows what the contract entails and it's possible we won't ever.
So too assume that this is amazing news for the girls and Blinks and think we will be swimming in new stuff, or to conversely start dancing on Blackpinks grave thinking it's all ogre is jumping the gun completely.
YG tried to hide/deflect the individual contract situation regarding Blackpink members. YG always does this stuff when they are fcked. Let's be real all 4 members left YG individually. No matter how you spin it this is humiliating for YG and shows that the relationship isn't great.
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Yummy yummy blink tears
Most blinks are actually weirdly super happy about this situation because now the girls are apparently freed from the evil YG empire that imprisoned them for 7 years while making the girls ridiculous rich. Not seeing the bigger picture that YG got a shit deal on their hands while their music department is in shambles. YG has no control over BP anymore and can't rely on them. YG would be next level dumb if they don't invest everything in their new groups now. I can even see YG push forward the debuts of their new bg and that japanese new gg.
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True but I just can't see that happening. I have some doubts if YG even wants a Blackpink comeback. All 4 members not resigning for individual activity is quite humiliating for Yang Hyunsuk and if you know YHS you know he's a big narcissist. Just making money from the Blackpink brand while not investing resources in BP could be fine for YG.
