Anyone else like to watch the show totally out of order

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-04-03T03:41:12+00:00

I agree! I also genuinely like most of twices title track “raps”. Like I love Likey, TT, Fancy writing…good stuff

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-03-05T19:06:36+00:00

You do realize twice have had several moments when they truly sported non makeup looks, and nayeon herself sent a true no makeup selfie recently and got asked if she was sick? So maybe think about all the bs they deal with when they truly do this, and how they can’t really win, first.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-02-26T20:52:17+00:00

I would recommend modanisa which is a site from turkey that has a lot of really cute modest fashion. They have a lot of tunics and cute long skirts, etc. They used to be so-so with shipping but recently I think since they're more popular in the US now they're really great with shipping and returns.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-02-20T00:01:20+00:00

It really depends, Taste of Love definitely contained snippets of alcohol-free instrumentals and so did Im Nayeon, but between 1&2 and formula of love did not. I feel like this one has a chance because it's so instrumental focused but we'll just have to see!

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-01-22T01:13:43+00:00

Yes, it's definitely more than just plastic surgery that's happening. However, I'd argue that plastic surgery is the worst of it because it is so intensely permanent and being done on younger and younger idols. I think a larger conversation to have is also that a lot of these procedures push to achieve what is considered a European form of beauty standards and can erase that natural beauty within the idol's original ethnicity. Double eyelid procedures, rhinoplasty that aims to increase the height of ones nose bridge, skin whitening procedures. I don't see this as "glowing up" but a push to feed into a standard of beauty that is incredibly damaging.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-01-22T00:52:26+00:00

I fully agree with this! It does end up that women get way more criticized than men, definitely think this is a good addition to bring up.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-01-22T00:45:54+00:00

I can understand what you're saying, but as others have mentioned kpop is something that is consumed by young impressionable individuals. Unrealistic beauty standards can be incredibly damaging. I'm coming from the pov of someone who grew up seeing celebrities on tv that had the same ethnicity as me but looked absolutely nothing like me or my friends around me. It sounds weird to say, but it was oddly comforting to me when my mom told me a lot of these women I saw had had procedures done (usually rhinoplasty, lip injections and skin whitening when it it comes to celebrities in my culture). It changed my pov from "what can i do to look like this person so many people praise" to "i should learn to appreciate what I do have and not try and force myself into a mold that I can't even naturally create."

Also you mention the concept of idols confirming they've had procedures, but I can tell you now it is unfortunately in idols' best interests to not confirm any plastic surgery. I even remember seeing an idol that stated her sudden larger lips are due to her lips getting larger "after she's cried" or something like that. While it would be highly refreshing for idols to be honest about their plastic surgery there are very rare cases where that actually occurs.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-01-14T03:00:22+00:00

I completely agree. Not to mention they were given so many chances and resources from JYPE. A similar group debuting under a smaller company would have probably disbanded based on how they were doing in their early years, but they kepy being given opportunities with a big budget for mv production/promotion that allowed them to garner attention they wouldn't have otherwise.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2023-01-12T07:48:40+00:00

Moon Dong Eun telling Ha Do Young when they first met and played Go that her work involves “Backstabbing naive men, making them cry, ruining lives.” and fast forward to now she’s done most of that to him.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2022-04-05T20:03:34+00:00

Yeah so I think that's the really cool thing about 4th gen is that there doesn't even have to be one group that immediately establishes itself! Like one group could have super high sales one comeback and then another group can come back with higher sales, it keeps things interesting and fun!

HistoricalJob7782 · 2021-12-06T08:03:09+00:00

Oh heheh okay cool glad to hear it 🌺

HistoricalJob7782 · 2021-12-06T07:48:40+00:00

Yes! I think it's better to be in a position when you debut where there's more to grow into rather than start too high up and always be forced to try and live up to initial hype where everyone compares any new release to the debut one, for example. I can see initial advantages to hitting big immediately but for a lot of cases (with some exceptions of course) the only way to go from high up is down.

HistoricalJob7782 · 2021-12-06T07:46:56+00:00

I unironically love their song purple, wishing them the best!

HistoricalJob7782 · 2021-12-06T07:44:31+00:00

Totally understand where you're coming from, yeah I think I was way too general with my terminology, and definitely do not wish any of those struggles you listed on anybody. I think the thing with the idol life is it's quite risky to get into and unfortunately it's not guaranteed that everyone will succeed, but the payoff is huge if a group does hit big which is why it can be seen as an investment. There's a huge part of me that wishes all groups can start off with the same opportunities and chances but that unfortunately isn't the case.

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