I've watched some content with Soyeon and other members in it. The hook and dance seems to be inspired partially by jjangu or Crayon Shin Chan.
From that point of view, it will be very tik tok challenge/dance challenge friendly for the domestic audience. It might not resonate with Western audience who didn't grow up watching it.
I'm a professional at catering to my audience and their demographics, as well as the setting, when I write. A legitimate professional, I mean.
It's what I do
I got a lot of downvotes for talking about MHJ/NJs in a neutral manner on reddit. Anything that doesn't toe the line with the BTS army/Hybe stan narrative gets downvoted to hell.
I think this gives further validity to the idea that Bang PD/Hybe treat NJs with very little respect. NJs and their parents felt it.
I'm usually on the artists side. If they felt something was off, something was off.
I'm afraid that is how she is normally dressed.
Bop. I love this style of songs.
That also doesn't quite make sense. Kiss of Life in Hangul is 키스 오브 라이프 ("kiseu obeu laipeu"), so it seems that the obvious abbreviation would be 키오라 ("kiola"), not 키오브 ("kiobeu").
Maybe, it is a copyright issue. lol
I think the growth of KPOP looked exaggerated, because it was everything Korean related that surged in popularity. Now we are witnessing a dispersion.
During the past couple years, Kdrama and K-Food has gained massive popularity with the general population. Kpop was lumped during this 'K-wave', but I think it is a distant third in popularity compared to Kdrama and K-Food.
Oh well, you don't see a problem with he not speaking up after receiving that type of video so you probably won't see a problem with their connection.
Let's just agree to disagree.
Yes, let us agree to disagree. Thank you for being cordial. I know it is a sensitive topic. Have a nice day.
Lol that’s untrue. Bystander crimes exist. Where you willingly hide knowledge that can save others or help the police, you can be charged. It’s not every time you have to technically take part or organize the crime for you to be arrested.
Unless your life was at risk or the police may not have had the capabilities to protect you, is the only time you are justified in your action.
Only reason Zico walked out of this case free was because he told the police he did not watch any content like that. If he admitted to doing so and not reporting to the police, he would have been penalized.
Then why wasn't he charged? That's my question.
I'm not well versed in the law, so I'll assume it is true for the sake of this conversation. What was the charges brought against Yong Junhyung? Why didn't he serve any time like Zico?
He apologized this year bc of his dating with Hyuna.
This isn't a simple case where fear should be the excuse, women were getting raped, gang raped and Goo Hara, an idol like him was brave enough to help find the culprits.
He deserves the criticism and Hyuna choosing to marry him after their connection to Goo Hara just made things worse. In the end unfortunately his past actions are haunting him.
Some people are able to step up to the plate, and some cannot. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't think the inability to step up should be penalized. Not everyone can be the whistle blower.
I'm just curious. Why does the connection to Goo Hara make things worse? From what I'm reading, Hyuna and Hara were acquaintances. Yong Junhyung dated Hara for 2 years. Hyuna and Junhyung were trainees and knew each other for a long time. From that set of information, I guess I don't see the problem?
Oh, I know he wasn't part of the chat group, but staying silent isn't something to be proud of in this case neither is something that people will accept as a gray area. This scandal was the biggest ever in kpop so obviously people won't support anyone who was directly and indirectly involved.
I'm just pointing out that many people choose to ignore crime or not speak up about it. We have witnesses that refuse to testify. We don't know the motivation as to why they don't speak up. We can guess like fear of retaliation, culture, guilt, etc.
Of course, it isn't something to be proud of. He was cowardly in his action, but that isn't a crime.
He apologized for his inaction, and hopefully, he changed his ways.
I just find it weird that people are acting disgusted by Hyuna's choice, and they over exaggerate the role that Yong Junhyung played in the scandal. Junhyung and Hyuna are just old friends getting hitched after going through adversity. You see similar stories everywhere. They probably bonded through trauma. It isn't healthy, but it is understandable and very human.
He literally said so in his insta apology post.
"I was sent a video in my messenger without any explanation and I pressed the black screen. I didn’t know what it would be or what the intention was before I pressed the video. Afterward, I could have said, ‘Stop, this is wrong,’ but I couldn’t, and just ignored my actions."
He knew what was going on.
From what I'm reading, he was cleared by the police. There was a false news report saying he was part of the chat room, but it turned out to be false. It is part of the reason why people keep lumping him in with the burning sun scandal, but he was not one of the main perpetrators.
There are many reasons why people keep silence about ongoing crimes. The reason could be fear, guilt, misguided friendship, etc.
This gets down to morality. Is it morally wrong to stay silent when witnessing a crime?
I don't think we should conflate someone who didn't report with the people that actually carried out the crime. There can be many valid reasons why people choose not to speak up, and it is a morally gray area.
Agreed. Idle won't be limited by Kpop conventions (they always followed their own sound anyway they never went on the cutesy/girlcrush/NJ sound rollercoaster, they just went with whatever Soyeon liked i think lol).
I'm leaning towards a bop here as well but gotta re-listen to it. Although i already know one criticism - Klaxon is pronounced KLACK-SEN not KLACK-TION, Soyeon strikes again.
We'll see what the charting is like. The entirety of 4th gen depends on it.
I feel bad for people that hear the lyrics first when they listen to a song.
Usually, I hear a song as a sound, so the lyrics doesn't bother me unless I focus on it.
At least, it is better than trying to decipher WIFE. I speak both Korean and English, but I had a hard time figuring out what they were saying.
Bop.
It is like Fate where they are experimenting with different sounds. It is a light hearted summer bop.
I think people in this thread is getting people mixed up.
The ones that went to prison is Jung Joon Young and Choi Junghoon.
Yong Junhyung didn't go to prison. It was mistakenly reported that Junhyung was part of the chatroom.
