Posts by leqant

Quote from invstor099

when I discovered twice on yt

Do you remember how long ago was it?

You can answer with a K-pop song that was released around the time you got into K-pop though I would prefer you answer using other things (ex. which groups were active or what event outside of K-pop was happening).

For me, when I first got into K-pop they were still making Harry Potter movies and it was around the time 2nd gen became 3rd gen.

Edit: I meant to ask how long ago was it when you first got into K-pop so I changed the title.

• Tempest: Looking at the fancam views and poll results on Kprofiles, it is clear that Hanbin is the group's most popular member.
• EXID: While not as bad as in 4Minute, Astro, Block B or Miss A, Hani is more popular than the rest of the group by a significant margin.
• This happens a lot among post-produce groups in general.

In other words, which K-pop groups are largely overshadowed by one member in terms of individual popularity?

As a long time K-pop fan of Vietnamese descent, I waited over 10 years for something like this to happen in K-pop.

Quote from bartkun

2. That's the reason why everyone picks the big agencies

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6. This is why if you're not from a big agency and you're debuting, you need to reimburse all this money...

These comments highlight a reason why big company privilege exists (as far as debuting groups are concerned). Big companies would have a lot more money and resources than smaller companies generally have and thus their groups (and members of said group) will usually be in a better position upon debut.

In other words, how common is it to run into k-pop idols with the same birth year as you and how prominent are said idols in general?

I'll start with my birth year (1996). Personally I wouldn't say the '96-line are the most prominent birth years but we do have some big names. They include Blackpink's Jennie, Kang Daniel, Kim Sejong, Red Velvet's Joy, Twice's Momo etc. One thing I did seem to notice about 1996-liners was that they generally debuted at a comparatively older age than other birth years. I don't seem to see as many '96-liners debut as minors compared to say the '94-liners

• Big Bang: I suspected Taeyang would be first when he married Min Hyo Rin. Turns out I ended up being correct. Before that, that was not something I generally thought about. As for the next member to have kids, I'm gonna guess G-Dragon.

• f(x): Krystal and Luna have both expressed desires to have kids. Though of the two, I'm guessing Krystal more.
• Girls' Generation: my guess for the first member to have a kid is either Sooyoung, Hyoyeon or (if she still counts) Jessica.

• BigBang: They'll be alright at least. Their music is popular among the Korean GP from what I've heard. But some of their songs are very of it's time.
• f(x): They would do better than they actually did since they were ahead of their time. I'm convinced that they would at least have enough international popularity to make the US Billboard Hot 100 (or the top 100 hit charts of any Western country). How high and how many times they'd chart is another question though.
• T-ara: Compared to Big Bang and f(x), they would be in a worse position. Their concept and style seems more suited to the early 2010s. The consequences of their bullying scandal would have been worse if it occurred in the 4th gen years

I also stan SNSD (they're my all-time ult) but someone already answered them here

And if a member of your ult group already has a child, you can answer these questions instead:

• Who did you think would be first when none of the members had a child?
• Who do you think will be next to have a child?

Quote from atropos

What other hit does momoland have besides bboom bboom?

Momoland also had a hit with "Baam", though I'm pretty sure it was only a hit because of the halo effect that came from "Bboom Bboom". Also "Baam" sounds a fair bit like "Bboom Bboom", so that doesn't help people see Momoland not as a one hit wonder

Quote from ISaidISaid

NFlying?

They're actually a one hit wonder. For me, a one-year wonder is a musical act who had multiple hits but most, if not all, of them were confined to a given year.

My biggest problem when coming up with artists who fit that term was that many of them had a hit the year adjacent to what was was their big year. Sometimes, the hit in the adjacent year was actually their biggest hit. So in general the years I gave for most artists I listed are approximate and many times their popularity bleeds into adjacent years. I'll admit, the only perfect examples of a "one year wonder" I can think of is Momoland with 2018 and, for now, Brave Girls with 2021.

Quote from ITZ_U

Aespa

Red Velvet

New Jeans

Exid

Oh my girl

Which year do you consider each of their "one year"? Personally, I feel it's a bit too early to call a musical act a "one year wonder" if their only year of huge success was in 2019 or later (this is the case of Aespa, New Jeans and maybe Oh My Girl).

Also, I have to disagree with Red Velvet since they're still big to this day, even 5 years after "Red Flavour".

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i can't see the chart

Quote from gamma

I agree with Momoland.

AOA had heart attack in 2015 tho but it's true that 2014 really was their strongest.

Completely disagree about T-ara tho...

The years I gave are approximate, sometimes the popularity spike bleeds over into the next year.

Now that I think about it, I am now reconsidering T-ara's position as a one year wonder. Heck, "Time to Love" was the song that almost got me into K-pop.

Inspired by this Twitter thread from Todd In the Shadows, a YTber who reviews pop music

I'm pretty sure all of you are familiar with the term "one-hit wonder", who is an artist who only had one hit. But most of you have not heard of a "one-year wonder". A "one-year wonder" is an artist whose success is mostly confined to a given year. Good examples of this in western music include Daya (2016), Iggy Azalea (2014), Macklemore (2013), Jay Sean (2009), and Sisqo (2000)

Examples I have in K-pop/Korean music include: AOA (2014), BAP (2012), Han Dong-geun (2016), Momoland (2018), and T-Ara (2011-12; wouldn't have been one if it weren't for that bs scandal). If there's anymore, you can leave a reply in this thread

While a couple of other member departures surprised me, not much would ever top Jessica's exit from SNSD in 2014 (or as I like to call it, "Jexit") for me. More recent k-pop fans might not know this but before Jexit, the number 9 (SNSD debuted with 9 members) was a huge part of the SNSD brand and "soshibond" was huge as many fans were convinced that OT9 SNSD would stay together forever.

Unpopular opinion: "BEAST - Bad Girl" is up there with "SHINee - Replay" and "Girls' Generation - Into The New World" as one of the best debut songs of all time. "BAP - Warrior", "NU'EST(뉴이스트) - FACE" and "Wanna One - Energetic" are great too but that's a popular opinion

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Bryan Ke
Tue, August 9, 2022 at 10:21 AM·2 min read

Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai purportedly lost around 270,000 Weibo followers after not sharing a post that declares "There is only one China" days after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

The backlash started after China Central Television (CCTV) News took down its Aug. 4 post promoting the music radio show “Shi Jian De Ge” and calling the 41-year-old singer’s hit song “Womxnly” a "solace for the youth.”

Some fans speculated that the move had something to do with Tsai’s lack of social media posts about “one China” after Pelosi’s stopover in Taiwan on Aug. 2 as part of a Congressional delegation in Asia.

Minutes before Pelosi arrived in Taiwan last week, CCTV News posted an image on Weibo with the words "There is only one China in the world.” Soon after that, over 100 Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong celebrities commented on the post using the hashtag #ThereIsOnlyOneChina and later shared the post on their Weibo accounts.

A blogger who kept track of these celebrities claimed that Tsai was not one of the notable figures who shared the post on Weibo.

On Monday, some fans noticed that Tsai lost around 270,000 Weibo followers, with her follower count dropping from 43 million to 42.73 million. The Taiwanese singer has not updated her account in weeks – the last post she made was on July 18.

Tsai’s personal page was reportedly bombarded by hateful messages criticizing her for “supporting Taiwan’s independence.”

The Taiwanese singer has yet to release a comment about the matter on social media.

Besides Tsai, other celebrities living overseas were also called out on Weibo for not sharing CCTV News’ “one China” post, including Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Hebe Tien and Michelle Yeoh, to name a few.

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Jolin Tsai loses 270K followers after not sharing ‘There is only one China’ post following Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai purportedly lost around 270,000 Weibo followers after not sharing a post that declares "There is only one China" days after U.S.…

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