Posts by KarimaJ

They're perfectly fine?

If they're self producing then I'm giving it to them. Hearing demos and picking one is not the same as making something from scratch.

People only care about the charts their favs top.

If they have no international presence then obviously the kcharts matter.

If they're in the billboard then fans aren't going to care about charts. Melon who?

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Are these all from the same album?

For 2024 Txt have 2 albums, I think, Enhypen have 1 and Stray kids have 1. Edit: Just realised one of the Stray kids songs is a single they released in the US.

Basically the entire Stray kids album ended up on the charts.

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Congrats for Stray Kids🥳🎉

And why Enhypen and TXT are flopping lately?

I'm also confused. Theoretically both of them make very public friendly music so why aren't they hitting the numbers. According to AKP only making public friendly music is the way to promote BGs. Well, that's not working.

Or maybe they are doing well but maybe Stray kids have gotten huge enough that they've eclipsed them.

Like Stray kids by Stray kids a flipping nostalgia rock ballad just beat txt's new title track.

I think I want charisma more then looks. A pretty face who can't perform on stage is of no use so I'm definitely looking at how much someone catches my attention while they're performing.

Also as a collective whole I want variety vs uniformity. If the faces are all very good looking but very similar and I can't tell them apart after the second or third song then I stop being interested as individuals. I'll still listen to the songs if I enjoy them but might not reach stanning where I'm interested in their extracurricular activities.

It's not the kind of song that I'll ever add to my playlist but I totally get why it's so popular.

It has popular artists from different regions so it's reaching a larger audience. It's got the nostalgia factor in the sound, it's fun and catchy. I've already seen it being used in reels of non-kpop circles.

Not even close. Even this year they're not the most controversial much less of all time.

I knew about second gen kpop but zoned out during the third gen. My bestie really wanted me to stan her group so we could go to concerts together but then she showed me dynamite. Lol.

Those English songs really really put me off.

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is it creepy to like ones personality?

How do you know her personality?

She's 17. Let's not be creepy.

I'll be honest I initially didn't enjoy their version of noise music. They finally caught my attention with Spicy and they've been having a good run. I will maintain hot mess > whiplash. Sorry not sorry.

Probably planning the next BTS solo. They know what to do to divert attention.

Anyone who says they don't care is lying. Every single significant group is part of the leaks. Who are these people stanning if none of these groups interest them? I'll get bored in a couple of days too but not right now.

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Rest is all fine, but the stats prove your generalization about 'younger kpop stans' wrong, in S. Korea.

Most surveys, IU scores very high in 10s, 20s demographic, even #1 spot.

But sure, outside SK , you may be correct. Because lyricism can't cross language barriers as well as Dance-music does.

Kids who listen to kpop in Korea are listening to their country's regular pop songs. Pop songs are ubiquitous and blasting from every cafe you walk past. It would be weird if they didn't know their country's famous pop songs. That's like a kid from America not knowing who Beyonce is.

International Kpop stans are listening to music that is not widely available in their country. Their radios don't play them, their cafes don't play them. Their song cultivation is very different from a kid in Korea and they kind of want the whole experience of the clothes, stage performances etc.

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I don't want to sound rude but if you can't name a song from IU you can't even say you're into Kpop, you're just into some groups. She has been releasing big hits until a couple of years ago for more than a decade.

I can understand not checking some 1st or 2nd gen artists that are not active anymore if you didn't care about finding out about Kpop, but IU is not an example of this.

You're describing a good majority of how people stan in kpop. They stick to their fandoms and only exceptional songs ping their radar from other groups.

And don't try to say this is not how 1st/2nd gen fans were because they were just as insular and closed off to other fandoms. Although I do think GG fans are more multistan so I understand your confusion. BG stans have never played nice or supported other groups.

IU is a charismatic performer but I don't expect her to do full choreos like Nayeon or Jennie which is kind of what a younger kpop stan wants and expects. Plenty of people don't associate her with kpop at all but see her as a regular singer.

Honestly, if you ask 4th gen fans they won't even know the legendary songs either so at this point very very few songs are transcending through generations.

I've had people say Shinee, Boa and IU are legendary because it's a fact they've seen repeated over and over but can't name a single song from them (unless it was a collab with a current popular artist).

Recently though both Taemin and Kai did an excellent job promoting their comebacks so I'm kind of hoping more older idols bring back promotions and keep reintroducing themselves to newer fans.

I was reading korean comments and honestly they just want songs that are trendy and by trendy what everyone else is producing. Just another NJ clone. Once those songs are out of fashion they'll move onto the next thing.

He was a trainee for a month and chosen for his dancing so he kind of wanted to prove he could sing too.

SM's attempt at damage control is really dumb. Nobody buys that they're trying to protect their artist. They're only freaking out because their group's merch is getting boycotted and they don't want the boycott to spread to their other groups.