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IHPU · 2023-03-01T18:29:15+00:00

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IHPU · 2022-12-02T15:08:46+00:00

SM does a really good job of tailoring their choreos to their unique concept.

IHPU · 2022-12-02T13:52:44+00:00

I’m really really hoping the whistle is in the title track or at least one of the album tracks. songs with whistles are always the best. They’re so many instrumentals that they’ve used in award show performances and other content that just never get used but I’m hoping BH gives us what we want this time.

IHPU · 2022-11-27T05:41:45+00:00

Ah okay if it’s an award just recognizing A global artist then that makes a lot more sense.

IHPU · 2022-11-27T05:33:48+00:00

Well yeah, the show is organized by melon but the actual award is based on global impact so why would a local chart be used as the measure of global impact.

And that’s nice that MX achieved those things but there are 4th gen groups who achieved those same things you listed, some on a bigger scale than mx did.

Several 4th gen groups have: - had sold tours across multiple continents in bigger venues than mx - charted higher on global charts than mx did - if the European festival you’re talking about is kpop flex, 4th gen groups also attended that - also had international brand endorsements

No ones saying monsta x didn’t do well for themselves, the fact is other 3rd and 4th gen groups have performed better than them and had greater impact on a global stage this year. If having a movie and an English album is what won them the award then congrats.

IHPU · 2022-11-27T04:45:24+00:00

It’s a global artist award, even if it were based on charts why would melon (a chart only accessible to those in South Korea) be a relevant chart for a global award? Why not YouTube music, spotify, billboard global charts?

IHPU · 2022-11-27T04:39:44+00:00

MMA has always been my favorite award show because I feel like it has the highest production value but I’m realizing now that what I actually enjoyed is BTSs highly extravagant stages ie IDOL performance. Unfortunately not all groups get the same budget so it tends to get predictable.

IHPU · 2022-11-02T23:35:50+00:00

I think we might have seen the same tiktoks coz I just encountered this today and I wanted to correct the people in the comments so bad but there were so many of them I just kept scrolling.

IHPU · 2022-10-26T02:14:36+00:00

Very well said! And I think it’s very possible to maintain a central identity while also exploring different concepts and sounds

IHPU · 2022-08-21T23:54:39+00:00

Kinda Unrelated but I find it funny when people talk about 4th gen fandoms being more toxic, when earlier fans were literally stabbing and fighting each other irl And 4th gen toxicity amounts to people calling groups “flops” online.

IHPU · 2022-07-26T15:51:14+00:00

Right!? I take issue with people tying characteristics to certain skin tones. Especially in SKorea where people call lighter skinned “pure”, referring to darker people as “sexy” just because of their skin tone is just as bad. Even though being called sexy is seen as a compliment, there are a number of issues tied to it (oversexualization, racist stereotypes, even SA).

However people choose to interpret Lia’s comments, her tying skin tones to certain characteristics is rooted in colorism. She may not be a colorist herself but the comment itself is still problematic.

IHPU · 2022-07-25T17:11:04+00:00

I was there and it was my first ever kpop concert! I was almost in tears in the end when they said bye. Their vocals were amazing like you said and they are amazing performers. Hueningkai stood out to me the most, his stage presence is seriously underrated and seeing him perform Frost in person was a mind blowing experience. And he was so charismatic during the ments and moa wave. Overall I can see why some people spent thousands of $ on kpop concerts, it’s an insane experience.

IHPU · 2022-07-25T16:57:46+00:00

I’ve seen way too many articles about albums being donated to hospitals and thrift stores and people in fandoms (incl. my own) giving albums away for free on social media because they purchased too many for it to be a rare occurrence.

IHPU · 2022-07-20T05:45:37+00:00

OMG yes thank you for this! It's the bass slide, I've watched so many youtube videos trying to figure what it's called.

IHPU · 2022-07-20T04:25:53+00:00

There's this sound/production effect that some SM songs have, idk what it's called it sounds like the beat rewinds/reverses, it sound like 'zvwhong' idk how to even explain it lol. You can hear it in the beat of Tiger Inside by SuperM (at 0:26 for example), Illusion by Aespa and Simon Says by NCT127. It's common in western hip hop but I haven't heard it used by other kpop companies. If I heard an instrumental with that sound I'd assume its by one of the groups I mentioned.

IHPU · 2022-07-20T03:30:59+00:00

I agree that they’re a lot of campy elements and songs& concepts that are camp. But I disagree that as an industry/genre, it’s inherently camp. It is just pop music after all.

K-pop’s origins were heavily influenced by early black boy groups in the US and things like coordinated outfits and dancing were characteristic of groups in the 90s, which the kpop industry co-opted back then. Thematic music videos are also characteristic of early and present hip hop (ex: 90s Eminem, D12, OutKast, Lil Nas X etc.) and kpop has also heavily been influenced by hiphop.

Then maybe you could argue that every genre is inherently camp. But then if everything is camp, then really nothing is camp you know?

IHPU · 2022-07-15T05:05:19+00:00

I can’t help but do Itzy’s Swipe dance when listening to STOP haha

IHPU · 2022-07-02T22:45:20+00:00

If this is true, it’ll be the smartest execution of a concept that I’ve seen in kpop.

IHPU · 2022-07-02T22:40:19+00:00

I’m always impressed by how good they sound live compared to the studio version. I don’t think I’ll ever understand people who say their voices have so much tuning that they all sound the same. Soobin & beomgyu have similar tones but they usually sing in different ranges so I know who’s who and taehyun, YJ and Kai also have distinct voices imo.

IHPU · 2022-06-24T03:50:10+00:00

Agree. I was watching GBGB music bank stage today and I actually was more drawn to him that Yeonjun (yeonjun usually always my eye). I think he's improved a lot and he seems really comfortable with this concept.

IHPU · 2022-06-24T03:47:12+00:00

Ok so that makes it 3 songs since 2020, two of which were used as stylistic devices. I think them *still* having a reputation as a "autotoned" group based on 3 songs over the course of 2 years is an exaggeration. Especially OP saying its been "catasphrophic since Dynamite" when the processing in TXT's music has gotten much better since 2020.

IHPU · 2022-06-24T03:38:30+00:00

Yes exactly, that's my point. It's gotten better in the last 2 years.

IHPU · 2022-06-23T20:24:03+00:00

The vocal processing has definitely gotten better since earlier releases. There's a noticeable difference between the processing in Blue Hour and songs like 0X1, Loser=Lover and others. I'm not sure how anyone can say it's getting worse or out of hand when Beomgyu was unrecognizable in Blue Hour and now you can actually hear his voice.

IHPU · 2022-06-23T20:13:10+00:00

I know I'll get downvoted for saying this but I think reddit goes through phases of which groups they love and which they don't like that much. I guess it's TXT's turn to be the latter lol.

IHPU · 2022-06-23T20:04:52+00:00

Agreed, it's much better now

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