I don't think illit's success(?) is organic and is largely effect of HYBE's payola. You have one chart-topping group whose members nobody cares. My theory is HYBE faking up illit's success to discredit Newjeans/Min Heejin.
I think the sucess, payload aside, is just what happens when a song is viral. The song is simply more viral than the members, it's to a point where I've heard it while shopping and it's reminiscent of both Cupid and Any Song. The song is an earworm. However, outside of Moka going viral for being really cute, there hasn't been much about the members.
Their first comeback will be more telling imo, as it seems that right now there's mostly casual listeners and a small fanbase from runext and their debut.
It's funny you mentioned cohesiveness b/c as someone who's super into astrology their signs are not that cohesive either.
We don't have birth times (for good reason), so I can't read their 11th house and see what their true cohesiveness in a group looks like but based on sun sign alone, Yunah has the highest compatibility with everyone across the board (if I had to put it into percentages, she's a 70% or higher match with all but Moka who I'd place closer to mid or low 60s), while Wonhee and Iroha are very incompatible astrological and Moka is kind of meh with everyone except Iroha. This isn't indicative of what they'll actually be like behind closed doors of course, but I did find the mix interesting when I looked it up back in September.
I also think not having Youngseo does work against them at least little as far as cohesion in both visuals (she would've been a gap between the rest of the members and Yunah), personalities (they only have one extrovert now and it made the variety content a little painful at times), and astrology signs as Scorpio is another sign that gets on very well with the rest of the group (again except Moka, Libra signs, in general, tends to not bond as easily with earth and water which is a majority of the group).
Again this is all pseudoscience, but it's still interesting to look at.
What the legal professionals are saying is that the information Hybe has leaked to the media so far would likely not be enough to prove that MHJ tried to usurp management rights. That however doesn't mean Hybe cannot ultimately be succesful as they might have more evidence. Lawyers that the media approached can't afterall make hypothetical judgements. Like us, they're just spectators and not participants. It's the same thing with MHJ's injunction. Lawyers have said to the media that they don't believe the injunction will be succesful, however at the same time they also stress that MHJ's chances aren't 0% as surprises can always happen with law cases.
I get though that everyone is projecting their own emotions when they discuss everything that's happening with this conflict. However it might be better for all of us personally if we at least try to be a bit critical of what happens on either side to prevent that we end up blindsides by a potential outcome that we didn't foresee because of our confirmation biases.
Thank you, ItsActuallyMe . This has been bothering me for a bit (mainly b/c I'm a lawyer too lol), but you cannot take a lawyer's purposefully non-specific opinion as predictive of how anything will play out in court. What I would tell someone as a general observation vs what I'd tell a client who has given me all the information they have, and informed me of what they think the opposition knows are 2 different stories.
Hybe has kept all documents they claim to have to themselves (for good reason, as I'd rip my hair out follicle by follicle if my client was releasing evidence to the public for something as volatile as public opinion), so we don't know what they have nor how damning it is for MHJ. As a result, any opinion from a lawyer is severely limited in scope. Also be take note that none of them have spoken in absolutes no one said "if they go to court the case will be dismissed." It's "based on what we know, if they go to court it's likely to be dismissed." B/c law is not always cut and dry in cases like this and none of them know enough to give you accurate predictions.
Law is, ironically enough, not fair. This is the same legal system that halved Seungri's 3-year sentence to 18 months and gives people in power shorter sentences for crimes that others would get years for. MHJ could be innocent and still lose, and it's best to not set your sights on a verdict until we get one (and then if she wins you'll feel even better)
Ateez were invited as headliners for Mawazine's international music festival in Morocco (article link). It's one of the bigger music festivals worldwide, and this is an amazing opportunity for them and a full-circle moment since Ateez filmed Pirate King in Morocco.
I'm not surprised they accepted because in general, if there's a stage and invitation, Ateez is there lol. Anyways, Ateez are great live and they've got a pretty decent fanbase in Morocco, so I'm excited for them (and hopefully I can see them when I visit my family this summer).
As long as none of their rappers say "fix-on", give a little chuckle before their rap, or jump to ungodly heights like San, idgaf and will take it as a form of flattery
scandals and poor marketing. At one point they were known for their idols being caught in scandals more than anything else (typically drug scandals too), and they also don't promote groups that well. Luckily Baby Monster got some promotion, but I truly think YG expected them to blow up with no promotion whatsoever despite the competitive gg scene rn.
If it makes you feel better, I ate 20 mangoes in 2days lol. Fruit is great though, good fiber, tons of nutrients and minerals, and bananas have a lot of fiber.
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It seems her lawyers are finally earning their keep that's good for her. I'm wondering if it's a temporary, permanent, or preliminary injunction as all of those have different outcomes and possibilities. However, this makes an amicable outcome less and less likely. If she wins and stays she's Cersei from GOT, sitting on a throne on borrowed time with people waiting to take her down. If she loses they'll likely try to expedite her removal to prevent her from making any more moves. But I'm curious to see if it gets granted either way.
MHJ still trying to delay her being fired by filling petitions. And Hybe/BTS antis in the thread now trying to use karmy protest for their arguments.
This is a generalization, but kfans protest kind of like the French: at any opportunity and with relish. I'm not sure what point anyone in this thread is making that could be strengthened by using kfan protests (not that I believe haters of something are ever fully logical if I think about it), but in general, using emotionally charged fans as ammo for an argument against Hybe doesn't make sense.
Fans protesting is expected in a way as BTS can't even say anything so from their mind, maybe they think this is them speaking up for the members. I don't care enough to do something like that, but I'm also aware that kfans have a completely different parasocial relationship with these groups b/c the way they advertise themselves to Koreans vs international fans is not the same.
Irene definitely leans toward more of the pretty side. If we're talking sexy in Red Velvet, I think it has to be Joy.
I think if it were purely fromGfriend I'd say SinB, but after redebuting in Viviz I think Umji has kind of developped a more sexy image. Sin B should definitely be on the list though. And yea Joy is probably the better option (or maybe even Seulgi).
unfortunately a flop for me. Svt tends to be pretty hit or miss with me, and I think my main issue with this song is that I hate edm (the main reason i cant get into stray kidz).
Lisa reminds me of a barbie doll with her proportions, can't lie.
Anyways, I'm a little confused about the purpose of this thread but maaaybe lets consider that non-korean members might be held to higher standards b/c they'll often face more scrutiny from the gp for not being korean so you'll often find that they have "better" (relative) proportions or fit the kbs (if you prescribe to that) pretty well.
But tbh, I don't think it actually matters in the grand scheme of things?
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I just like how it sounds (and the song is catchy too)
He should really get a hobby or something. I'm about to take up knitting. One of my clients has been working on knitting a sock during our sessions and it's got me wanting to try too. They got all excited because they want us to knit together while we talk. Then they sent me a simple pattern to start and a list of supplies to buy. So I guess I'll be (badly) knitting a scarf!
knitting is really fun! It takes longer than crocheting b/c there's less space, but once you get good enough you can knit almost anything so long as you know the pattern.
we keep advocating for the face palm lawyer and the trying not to laugh lawyer badges
iconic
This one, the other lawyer, the cameras in her face with the lawyer looking done, and her showing the texts with the emojis BSH sent her (what a weirdo) on a projector should be a 2x2 badge set
edit: or replace the texts one with the tweet about her sold out clothes
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If we're doing press conference badges, then this as a badge is required
edit: I'd accept it being in the memojis if we can't get a badge
His username should have been thestupidguy tbh, how do you get permabanned for not having a patience to sit out a one day ban?
Jobless behavior tbh. I wish I was joking, but if you're so desperate to post on akp that 24 hours is excruciating, maybe it's time to open up LinkedIn (and if they're a student it's time to open a book or computer or whatever tf they use for homework) or find a hobby.
