Posts by misscatievip

Le Sserafim also had a slow start due to the Garam controversy but New Jeans' music seems to appeal to a larger and younger audience compared to Le Sserafim

That's going to hurt Blockberry and I'm for it. Those numbers truly show how much the fans support the girls

I personally would have loved Marionette as a Korean single instead of Birthday

This is possibly one of my favourite BoA releases! I really really love it!

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Digital is more relevant to long-term performance, and Izone disbanded April 2021. Still too early to judge Izone soloists. IOI disbanded Jan 2017. By about the same time after disbandment Chungha had a major hit with 'Roller Coaster', Sejeong had hits with 'Flower Way' and 'I Like You, I Don't' and Somi still hadn't released anything.

Somi had a hit 5 years after disbandment, Chungha is still relevant despite falling off a bit, and Sejeong would probably do well if she released new music. They have proven that they can maintain a solo career that isn't dependent on group fans.

Chung Ha has fallen off a bit but I blame that entirely on her company and their poor promotions. In this current kpop climate, you need more than 1 comeback a year (one that is promoted on music shows). Blackpink are the only exception to this rule right now. Groups used to do well with only 1 release a year but now you need to have between 2-3 a year to keep up with the current market.

So Kep1er aren't necessarily flopping but their sales have shown a decline over their comebacks and they're not digitally charting well at all.

What kind of concept should Kep1er do to regain their fandom & sales?

I think something like XG's Mascara could suit them well. The vocals are clearer and the concept is a bit royal

Another option could be something like La Vie En Rose which was received quite well when they covered it.

Overall, they need something more mature and less childish and noise musicish which is what their singles seem to portray. Mask was a perfect song which would have been better than Wadada

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She’s decent at singing. I think their producer’s just don’t like her tone or way of singing

I think this is exactly what it is. Bahi didn't even have the least amount of line in this song. Yeseo and Xiaoting's lines aren't any better than Bahi's lines

Xiaoting

Yeseo

Bahi

Bahi fans will never be happy until she is number 1

I love No celestial, it's really good! I'm tied between Antifragile and No celestial as my favourite on the album

It was very underwhelming, we know she's a great vocalist and dancer, so why such a vocally underwhelming song

They've been performing at uni festivals a lot lately.

I actually really liked Ven Para, though Solar was way better

1. GingaMingayo

2. Ring Ma Bell

3. Ring X Ring

If Flipping a Coin could be included since they promoted it, it would be first. Snowy Night would probably be last

I really wish that they would go with a concept similar to Girls (Can't Hold Us Down). I thought it suited them really. Guess we will see with their October comeback.

This is just a special release for the Universe app

It started off so well.... then the change it up hit

JYP is trying to destroy this group

Can't wait!

Personally, I found that Chaeyeon used to overdance in the early Iz*one days. She eventually learnt to tone it down and blend better with the other 11 members but at first she just put way too much energy and power in which didn't flow as well.

However, Chaeyeon has seriously developed as a dancer since.

She finally got to perform it!

On another note, this is a really good concept for Kep1er, everyone fits it well

I'm honestly surprised they haven't had a comeback yet more than anything. In this market, once or twice a year doesn't seem to work very well for most groups, Blackpink is probably the only exception to that.

They need a more cohesive song with more focus on vocals, it's possible but I doubt JYP will do it

Keep in mind, Smiley actually took a couple of weeks to go up the chart, it sat at a pretty similar to Smartphone. With a full week of promotions this week, she'll be fine, plus her physical sales are way better with this release

Definitely my least favourite Tri.be song. Will probably be one I need to see live performances of.

Chica and Love Me Out Loud 100%! Both are songs I listened to a ridiculous amount and I'm still listening to Love Me Out Loud.

(It was a tie between it and XXXX as my favourite on her latest album)