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Let's not forget that Chaeyoung also was selected as part of Google's Art Zoom project to discuss a piece of art by Yoo Youngkuk, in 2020:

https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/09/twices-chaeyoung-explores-yoo-youngkuks-art-for-googles-art-zoom-project

Chaeyoung from Twice, J Balvin, FKA Twigs, More Join Google’s ‘Art Zoom’ Project (Video)

J Balvin, Ellie Goulding, FKA twigs, Grimes, Matt Healy from the 1975 and Chaeyoung from Twice are all starring in the new season of Google Arts & Culture’s…

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TWICE's non-standard solo branding and promotions FTW.

The trouble is this: The people who want to post Achievements threads want as much people to see their stuff as possible, which is why when the forums were separated, you still had a lot of people posting in the main forum instead of the Achievements section. Because that's where the audience was, and they wanted to brag about their faves' achievements. Creating a separate Achievements forum wouldn't do much, except increase the mod's workload as they have to constantly shift threads into the Achievements forum.

However, if what you wanted is a safe, uncluttered space for actual discussion about music, how about changing the request slightly, to have a new forum for "Music Discussions" instead? That way, that forum can be full of threads dedicated to actual music discussion, instead of achievements. And keep this main forum for news, gossip and achievements. Basically, the Achievements threads cannot be de-coupled from the News and Gossip sections, because of the attention-whores. So you have to de-couple the music appreciation section instead.

Couldn't be helped, really. The industry was a lot less stable back then, many companies still starting out. After School was pretty much the only one that had "planned obsolescence", so to speak. Also, idol welfare standards were worse off, for the most part. Many companies and groups only added members after the initial ones dropped off due to various reasons.

SES vs FinKL arguments is kinda like Backstreet Boys Vs Nsync arguments. BSB had better music, but Nsync produced Justin Timberlake. SES had better music, but FinKL produced Lee Hyori.

Lee Soo Man and BoA:

JYP and the Wonder Girls:

Yang Hyun Suk (and Teddy) and 2NE1: (though technically, Big Mama should be the eldest, but it's almost impossible to find any videos of their interactions with YHS)

Does watching their interactions change the way you think about them?

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They were the first kpop group to win a whole episode. No idea if there's another one after them. Maybe Seventeen?

Nah, there were a couple of boy groups that won entire episodes before them (B1A4 in 2012, Ze:A in 2014, for example)... but they were the first girl group. And still the only girl group, as far as I know. BtoB, Seventeen, Ateez and arguably K-Tigers all have won episodes after MAMAMOO, yes.

They weren't the first, or the only, idol group to win at Immortal Songs (though they were the first girl group). However, they were the idol group (boy or girl) that won the most. Three-time winners, y'all. Backwoods, Wonderful Confession, and The Dance in the Rhythm - three completely different styles of songs. (And honestly, I thought they should have won for Wait a Minute too... but that was literally their first appearance, in their rookie year, and nobody knew them.) And I think they also hold the record for most appearances on the show among idol groups. Something like 14 appearances? Most idol groups barely get one or two.

Yuna just started her own Youtube channel, which also revealed that she is now signed as an artist under JX Entertainment. JX Entertainment is a company based out of Osaka, Japan, who also represent Ahn Ji Young from BOL4 and male ballad soloist Kwon Na Yoon. They have a partnership with Warner Media Japan.

Unfortunately, this pretty much confirms that she is no longer part of JYP Entertainment (unless they worked out some sort of multi-agency deal again, but I doubt it). Anyway, it looks like Yuna will still get her chance to debut in Japan! Wishing all the best to her.

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Just wanted to highlight the oldest songs on this list. 20 years and counting. Some songs and some groups are evergreen classics. The lasting legacy of the first Nation's Group g.o.d (and JYP as their songwriter/producer).

Also, shout-out to SG Wannabe for doing so well! And Big Mama as well. R&B songs have some insane longevity...

It's not just the MV filming article. The Original did an entire series of articles on the Kpop idol industry, which you can read if you click on the other segments of the wheel menu. I found the article about fandom and the article about social media / fan engagement practices even more insightful.

Updating this chart again after Alcohol Free's 5 weeks on GAON. I've decided to split the chart into two, because the combined chart was getting too cluttered. So, I've split it into a chart for TWICE's early years (2015-2018) which will no longer need updating, and TWICE's more recent releases (2018-2021). The 2018 songs (WIL, DTNA, YoY, TBTIED) are kept on both charts as a calibration metric.

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2PM, in their 13 years with JYP Entertainment (after renewing twice), has released a total of 12 studio albums, 3 compilation albums, and 2 EPs as a group. As individual solo artists signed to JYP, the members have released a combined total of 25 solo albums.

Breakdown by member:

• Jun. K. (main vocal): 4 Korean EPs, 5 Japanese EPs. (Average of 8 tracks per EP), plus about 16 OST tracks, 4 non-album singles.
• Junho (lead vocal): 1 Korean EP, 7 Japanese EPs (Average of 8 tracks per EP), 3 compilation albums, 1 single album, 5 OST tracks.
• Wooyoung (main dancer): 2 Korean EPs, 2 Japanese EPs (Average of 8 tracks per EP), 3 single albums, 3 collabs.
• Nichkhun (visual): 2 EPs (released in 4 languages, because he's just that multi-lingual), 4 OSTs, 3 Thai singles.
• Taecyeon (main rapper): 1 Japanese studio album, 6 collabs, 2 OSTs
• Chansung (lead rapper): 1 Japanese EP, 2 collabs.

Four of the members also have growing careers as actors, and they were variety gems from the very beginning. And their teamwork is solid enough that Taecyeon still joins them for music activities and promotions, even after he signed on to another agency to manage his acting career.

Just wanted to put this example out there. Especially for fans of younger groups who think that JYP Ent doesn't know how to develop solo careers for their idols or have to sacrifice the group to do so. 2PM are the role models for TWICE, Day6, and their juniors after all.

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Damn this is like a line-up full of beauties

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Oddly-enough, I'm starting to see similarities in looks between the Girls Planet trainees and some of the members of NiziU. For example, Kawaguchi Yurina looks like Miihi and Sakamoto Shihona looks like Riku. Wonder if it has to do with the styling change from J-pop to K-pop, or whether NiziU has had some effect on selection criteria for what they think idols should look like.

According to the answers on Quora, it depends on the purpose of the pictorial. Most magazine pictorials don't pay celebrities anything. They do it for the fame.

However, if a brand organises a celebrity pictorial deliberately to promote their goods and services (like luxury fashion wear), then the celebrity will get paid by the fashion company for advertising / modelling.

So, in the case above, for example, Jennie doesn't get paid anything by Elle Korea, but rather, Chanel pays both her and Elle Korea to create a pictorial to advertise their products.

I still think that lineup was probably peak After School in terms of vocals. Kahi, Bekah, Jooyeon, Uee, Jungah... Nana and Raina as newbies as well. This was just before Lizzy joined, I think.

They've closed the company... but are the lawsuits still ongoing? Is there a limited liability clause, where the company goes bankrupt, but not the owners who ran the company?

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ohh okay and what is the different between old and new twice ?

TWICE's early years were characterised by simple catchy dances, and bright cheerful music (with the exception of their debut track). Often cute, but not always. It started with the explosive viral popularity of "Cheer Up" in Apr 2016 and continued for a string of about 9 consecutive #1 hits. In 2018, they reached the pinnacle of that style, with "What is Love" (Apr 2018) and "Dance the Night Away" (Jul 2018). Later on, they started diversifying the musical style with their title tracks, arguably showing signs of it in "Yes or Yes" (Nov 2018), but definitely by "Fancy" (Apr 2019) and the Japanese track "Breakthrough" (Jun 2019). Dances became higher-difficulty, so not as easy to perform or go viral for catchiness. They started dressing in darker, cooler colors, and in more glamorous high-fashion dresses rather than pretty, casual wear. Musical concepts for title tracks (not necessarily B-sides... those were always quite diverse) became more varied, to explore young adulthood, not necessarily youth anymore.

The lyrical themes of their songs also became more mature. So, for example, while early-TWICE would sing songs about innocently wondering what love was, trying to encourage guys who are interested in them, and feeling sad if their crush doesn't notice them, later TWICE sings about temptation and desire, quietly appreciating the people who make them feel special, and angrily rejecting a guy that can't move on from a breakup.

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Which member of Purple Kiss is this? She's got some good groove.

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Um... I'm not sure if you would be able to recognise this, but Peniel wasn't really playing on the piano in that performance...

I'll throw in some more of my own:

And my favourites who disbanded far too early: