Posts by WhyKnock
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I now have a sig.
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The person in my sig has announced she will release her album 'in the first half of 2021', which means she has up to June to strike a blow against a major KPop act (most likely BTS).
Meanwhile, this year is already 1/10 past but only Gidle's HWAA has won music bank out of newer idols. The rest of the wins were bts' August song, plus the songs of Yunho (debuted 2004) and Lee Jieun (debuted 2008).
Although they did not collide this time, a rematch of this Jan 2011 bout did take place metaphorically
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Although there are still many acts in KPop, because of the atomization of the industry and the proliferation of trottists, KPop acts now target smaller and smaller segments of i-fans and it becomes harder to maintain its edge around the world.
BTS will still stand like a big mountain, but the slow advances of newer acts do concern me a lot while the older acts show no sign of going away.
Blackpink will be active and Seventeen will probably gain ground, but Seventeen is not a newer act either.
As a philosopher and a student of history, Whyknock is now a bit concerned about the fact that KPop might not be able to maintain its edge in the year 2021, especially when acts in other countries begin to have concerts but Korean acts are not allowed to do so and not allowed to leave Korea to perform.
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Unfortunately, a Senior Singer writes plenty of lyrics, but only for Koreans
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Ppl forget it’s a tiny country lol.
50m pop is not tiny.
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YG with all these antics and releasing very few songs
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AKP has been cold towards KPop's Senior Singer.
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Actually, it is either a KPopper or a Trottist. Most other genres all withered
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This. Koreans have always praised her songwriting, they always seem to resonate to Koreans and are the main reason why they're so successful. If you're not Korean or don't have a Korean explain it to you, it's hard for non-Koreans to understand and appreciate it.
It's not surprising seeing I-fans hate on a young, successful woman. Once I read the lyrics for Blueming and saw someone explain it, I learned to appreciate her songwriting alot more.
The main reason why Celebrity is so successful is again, because of the resonating lyrics telling you to love and enjoy yourself. Also her use of songwriting is really good, and these lyrics/message are really helpful during times of covid.
It is not really easy for i-fans to appreciate her lyrics since she bases her lyrics on years of Korean tradition which does not get translated. She even shows some hints of Buddhist philosophy in her songs. (She has no religious following but grew up in a Buddhist household)
Since Lee Jieun mostly writes songs for the Koreans, and only occasionally tries to relate with the i-fans like Celebrity, most foreign fans will never really appreciate her no matter what ; the i-fans who follow her are doing that because she is famous
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Out of all the songs she had released, BBiBBi is the only genuine KPop song making some mark outside of Korea, although this song is trying by using Ryan Jhun and some foreign composers.
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Her lyrics are Korean and it is hard for non-Koreans to appreciate it
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Lee Jieun used to release experimental songs until the Zeze controversy. After that, she grew too big to adventure, although she has met people doing hip hop and might release some songs in that genre in her upcoming album which has not been announced yet.
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Not after she posted a certain photograph with a species of fish
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Yes but Korea and neighbouring countries dealt with the pandemic a lot more efficiently than the US or Europe. Everything is currently closed, including the borders for now, and there is no telling when concerts and cultural gatherings will be allowed again.
It's very brave of Celine Dion and Harry Styles to plan a tour this year, but with how uncertain the situation is, it might not even happen.
I think they do have to continue to have concerts to cover their loans since they would rather not sell their possessions for a loss.
In Korea, it is the companies bearing the losses (except IU, but she is domestic and is not subject to the lack of overseas concerts), and the companies do have to answer to the govt and the stockholders, making a fast action harder.
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Not a good idea even if outdoors and with decreased capacity. I'd rather this entire pandemic be completely over before such events take place again. I'm willing to wait just so everyone stays safe. It's better to just use this time to work on ourselves so we can enjoy all these great things once the pandemic is over.
Companies have to make money, though. Domesticists like IU and the trottists are doing fine, but acts who have to make lots of money from outside Korea are hurting