Posts by pchromo4

Garam was a victim of Hybe incompetence but yea in the school document it's hard to pinpoint clear victims and assailants. There was a lot of co-fighting and retaliation. One things for sure, YES doesn't seem normal either.

In 2018 Garam already knew she wanted to be an idol, she was cast into Hybe as a trainee that same year so the fact she continued acting how she did is pretty surprising .... of course she was really young, I mostly blame the adults in her life for failing her too.

And I can understand the desire to still be an idol. If she managed to stay in LSF, she would be earning millions within 3-4 years, all before she turned 20.

Hybe fumbled this so badly. They should've been transparent from the beginning instead of allowing the opposing side the opportunity to selectively leak the school document without the details.

It's their first tour, I'm sure hybe will move them up to domes in due time.

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I am glad they are making that big of an income. But does someone know if these people are declaring all their income? I heard about these schemes when you do not declare your income to not pay the taxes. I recently read an article on the https://www.natlawreview.com/a…-step-response-strategies website, and I got really interested. Did you know that in 2022 the number of financial frauds had increased significantly? So the possibility that this company is also scamming the government is pretty big.

IU is a national tax ambassador (the national tax service recognized her as someone who's been diligent about paying taxes) so the chances are low.

my favorite country the republic of IU

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OP has been discussed about this topic many times beside NJ. Y’all need to stop acting people are pressed over 🍈.

New jean is the new trending group, it’s nothing new, every of their actions will be talked you may not like it but is it what it is.

dummi replied to a few comments in the first couple pages but conveniently ignored every other comment pointing out that "cookies" is tanking in south korea so don't understand the relation with the thread title so does she actually care about the issue or does she want a controversial thread?

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Now You are playing dumb. I saw the explanations of the fans in social platforms. Most fans are denied the issue. They don't even see a problem with the lyrics and the tone of the video. Btw, maybe is just me, but i believe this a issue that people should not let it pass easily. Is not some dumb issue about i don't know, stupid fanwars. Is about sexualize a kpop group of minors. If Yall don't see the problem with this then i'm not the one with the problem

ppl just want things to appear fair so don't worry, just unstan itzy for all the times jyp has sexualised yuna and I'm sure people will be happy to unstan new jeans.

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what does this even mean? geniuniely asking.

really hope that person is not saying that it's okay wonyoung was intensely sexualised and overworked from a young age because she's managed to solidify a career for herself now (while still underage).

and other people wonder why new jeans criticism is not being taken seriously?

Quote from Uni909

Aren't they like the ''SM'' level sized in China? Their office in Korea is still the same company, not a subsidiary. Yena is a well known Kpop soloist in Korea thanks to Izone and she's selling pretty good. Tempest sold almost 100k in their debut and EG has massive views. Also you have Woodz which is doing decently. Isn't that a step up from being just a mid-tier company?

anything that is not big4 is mid-tier or lower. starship is still mid-tier despite having several successful acts (Sistar, monsta x, ive). same with cube. also, yuehua being huge in china doesn't necessary mean they have the same connections and resources in south korea.

I don't want to overly generalize, but I think koreans have different symbols for what's sexually suggestive. sure, some koreans will pick up on "cookies" as a euphemism for ahem lady parts but probably ones who listen more to western music.

an example is years ago in snsd's early years, someone published a comic of the 9 girls pounding rice cakes/making mochi, which caused an uproar because in korea "pounding rice cakes" is a euphenism for having sex.

do I think it's still obvious what the producers were going for when they made "cookie"? yes, and that's why I'm uncomfortable with the song. but I'm providing context for why knets may be quiet on the lyrics when they were pretty loud about min heejin before.

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Ice cream cake is absolutely considered a sexual song lol... and the lyrics shouldnt be suggestive at all period. They're technically all minors by korean law and the youngest 14.

can you find any korean post/comments backing that up? my whole point is that in english it's absolutely sexual, but it was really hard to find any korean criticism or outrage over the lyrics at the time, and I'm seeing a similar thing happening now with "cookie". I'm not defending this phenomenon btw, I also think "cookie" lyrics are inappropriate, I'm just making an observation.

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You always stat fact when you say bs most of the time anyway.

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That's not a fact. People pointing out the lyrics are sexual and shouldnt be sung by a girl group FULL of minors arent coming for the group. Its weird, period.

I don't like "cookie" (just don't think it's a good song, period) and I think min heejin is sketchy but it is indeed a fact that the korean lyrics do not hold the same meaning as the english translation. are the lyrics still suggestive in korean? yes. are they AS suggestive in english, to the point of intl controversy? no. I saw this same thing happen with "ice cream cake" lyrics back in 2015 btw, a lot of intl fans pointed out how weird that lyrics sound especially with yeri in the group, but there was a pann post basically dismissing them and saying intl fans are the weird ones for thinking the lyrics are sexual.

but regardless, I don't get the point of this thread because "cookie" is, in fact, not charting high lol. unless the OP is saying the entire group is creepy (even tho they specially call out "cookie").

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Attention is hit on charts while cookie flopped so obviously they will now give more priority to attention

where is the studio choom or m2 relay for cookie then if it's the only title track?

attention and hype boy are legitimately good songs with catchy choreo, not surprised they are doing well.

cookie isn't charting well so maybe people are bothered after all.

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Everyone from Starship, IST (PlayM) and others with any Kakao stake

Kakao is also in the process of a acquiring Sm Ent. Though don't forget SM/JYP/Hybe's stake in Flo. And while we're at it, then MAMA shouldn't be allowed to award any acts affiliated with CJ E&M, including its majority stake in Belift, a Hybe subsidiary.

his sentiment isn't necessary wrong, just badly phrased. he was telling people they still need to be careful around covid, and that's true - just look at south korea's case numbers despite the high vaccination rate. you cannot depend ONLY on vaccinations to protect you. I'm fully vaxxed and I still wear a mask in crowded places (haven't caught covid yet).

still, he shouldn't have said it that way because it comes off as ignorant and it's a sensitive subject.

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I expected sistar to be higher

Sistar usually only came back once or twice a year and they only released singles (or their b-sides never charted).

Bol4 burned brightly for only 3-4 years so the fact that they manage to remain at 7 is impressive.

celebrity parade incoming in sept

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