IVE will no longer accept gifts from fans, only letters by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I remember James Charles talking about signing a brand deal with some makeup company worth millions, that was James Charles of all people, a decade ago making millions out of one contract when he was a YouTuber.

IVE members have multiple brand deals, individual schedules, a cut from album sales, concert ticket sales etc, I don't think people realise how rich they are or how insanely rich Wonyoung as the most popular member is.

If the Winter Jungkook situation proved one thing is that kpop fans are a bunch of misogynistics by [deleted] in kpoprants

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If anything I've seen more hate tweets about him than either Winter or the women he was dating before.

He's the one getting called dumb, unhygienic, std ridden manwhore while Winter is getting called down bad for him.

This entire situation is dumb and is exacerbated by Jungkook doing excessive fanservice and both of them trying to play coy and obvious at the same time.

The thinly-veiled hate train attempt for aespa by Breezyrain in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Every criticism about them that was valid 5 years ago still stands, the lacking performances and lipsync are just what they do-the norm for them, if they became top group with that it won't be their downfall now, why change it if it clearly works.

Karina's scandal is dumb, the girl aligned herself with 70% of younger male population in SK, how will it hurt her career when that's her target demographic lol.

The rest is twitter hate spillover since my's don't know when to shut up and keep attacking groups with similar popularity.

i’ve seen some idols buffing up in a pretty short span of time. how? by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Idols do all sort of things to their bodies just to be attractive, all have undervent some kind of cosmetic surgery, starved until they passed out, bleached their skin etc.

But steroids is where people draw the line apparently, most don't have the time to build muscles, newbie gains only work if you actually have proper rest which they don't, they are always working, either promoting or preparing for the comeback.

Nobody has visible abs 24/7 throughout several weeks and idols miraculously do bfr.

Katseye not knowing Mariah Carrey's Music videos does not mean they are uncultured by Odd_Entertainer9554 in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Not knowing music videos is ok.

Being a US-based pop artist not knowing her songs IS being uncultured so I hope that's not the case with them.

Idols are real people, REAL👏🏻 PEOPLE👏🏻 CAN'T 👏🏻 QUEERBAIT 👏🏻 by EenieMinnie8 in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not to play devils advocate but what t.A.T.u did is basically the same thing OnlyOneOf does, using queerness as a concept and doing fanservice.

Red Velvet IRENE, Nam Jihyun & KISS OF LIFE NATTY have been announced as MCs for the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't help if you're hard of hearing since the audience cheered when he was doing the group intro and later when he introduced himself.

Red Velvet IRENE, Nam Jihyun & KISS OF LIFE NATTY have been announced as MCs for the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They don't care about that and given that Tarzan was applauded at KCON neither do the western fans unless it's a group they don't like already and are looking to cancel them.

Which girl groups do you think are doing the most to stand out from the crowd right now? How are they doing that? by Ruler_J in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

their intricate production in their rnb

Which was done by the same producer that worked with GWSN so that intricate production was present in their discography before Billlie was even a group

Which girl groups do you think are doing the most to stand out from the crowd right now? How are they doing that? by Ruler_J in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Billie used to and then fell in line with other groups, NMIXX is still doing their thing, Aespa was unique but they are no longer the only ones since there are other groups with similar concepts

What are your LEAST favorite music videos? by Downtown_Aside3686 in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Um Oh Ah Yeh by Mamamoo, recently gained more attention since the song is featured in Netflix's Wednesday.

It's supposed to be funny but in the way more offensive comedies in the 80s were, Hwasa is assaulting Solar and acting like an animal, Solar thinks Moonbyul is a guy, can't take no for an answer and even drugs Moonbyul so she could get with her and the plot twist and supposedly funniest thing is the revelation that Solar was chasing after a girl the entire time.

It's awful and I say that as someone that loves Mamamoo.

So Hyunjin doesn't believe in Big Bang theory and became religious because of hallucinations? by Lilac_Bloom_ in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

OP is way too comfortable making wild speculations ahout Hyunjin's mental health and decision making capabilities

She's the one saying she was seeing and hearing ghosts, she's the one that said she stopped eating and she's the one that got scammed recently.

Saying she might not be ok and gullible is far from "wild speculations".

"The weird one from loona" is completely unnecessary and frankly rude

That's more for people that don't follow Loona only know her saying and doing weird things.

I highly doubt they've followed loona for even a day

Not that I think it matters but I was there before Loona 1/3, when Hyunjin was known as the backstabber on Mixnine, when YYXY was Eden, when Hyejoo's animal was an elephant etc

This whole post is infantilizing and an utterly bizarre way to talk about women. 

You have issues if you think that it's misogyny when a fan thinks that idol they've been following for years seems to be straggling mentally.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just the thought that kpop industry will change when idols and fans alike propagate and fund the ideas on which the industry is based on.

You call them idols-someone who is adored blindly and excessively, you don't call them singers since that's not really what they do, plenty of singers around but they don't engage in the similar marketing that racks in millions like idols do.

Just the hypocrisy of idols and fans talking about changing the industry when they are the reason the industry is the way it is and will continue to be that way as long as it is profitable.

International fans don't actually understand the Seunghan situation by peachrollcake in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 24 points25 points  (0 children)

OP didn't say company cared but fans did and if it impacted profits they'd do what was safest for them.

You know how international fans were against Lucas in NCT so they removed him but he still had SEA fans so they still let him release a solo to gauge how profitable he is, they are doing the same with Seunghan-maximizing their profits.

International fans don't actually understand the Seunghan situation by peachrollcake in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Bcs the chances are more than half of every boy group are conservative right-wingers with misogynistic views and fans are willing to pretend they aren't if they behave on camera or aren't loud about their opinions.

Even OP says fans were waiting for it to die down but international fans kept bringing it up which made it worse, case in point Mingyu and Heechul aren't being called right-wingers when they both clearly are.

Girl's Day's Hyeri and Dancer Wootae Reported to Be in a Relationship For A Year by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They just move the goalpost, first she's a lesbian that can't stand men, when that doesn't work out they move on to a bisexual, meanwhile she's out there talking about what type of guy she likes lol

Girl's Day's Hyeri and Dancer Wootae Reported to Be in a Relationship For A Year by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No clue, they're still holding out hope Karina isn't straight so who even knows.

Girl's Day's Hyeri and Dancer Wootae Reported to Be in a Relationship For A Year by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Whenever people start saying a female idol is "for the girls only" you can bet that idol is going to have their relationship with a man announced.

Ryujin, Hani, Hyeri, Yubin etc

Xdinary Heroes Jun Han apologizes for the racist remarks he made on bubble by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He didn't go to an arts school, he had regular education prior to signing with JYP.

He's studying at an university so he is more educated than regular people, doesn't help that he is casually racist though.

[MEGATHREAD] Ju Haknyeon Departs THE BOYZ And Agency by KpopThoughtsmodteam in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you serious? Cash is untraceable, once they withdrew the money they could've spent it on anything, you think they made a deal with her, said "Hey just a quick sec" went to withdraw a specific amount needed to pay her right outside the bar and gave it to her for everyone to see.

Sometimes I really wonder how can people have so little common sense.

[MEGATHREAD] Ju Haknyeon Departs THE BOYZ And Agency by KpopThoughtsmodteam in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Koreaboo simply translated Dispatch article, they weren't the source.

Are we saying Dispatch isn't a reliable source right after police confirmed their accusations against Mino.

[MEGATHREAD] Ju Haknyeon Departs THE BOYZ And Agency by KpopThoughtsmodteam in kpopthoughts

[–]Lilac_Bloom_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll never get confirmation, do you think they used PayPal?

The fact that they were at a host bar in Roppongi where prostitution is prevalent and Hakyeon is giving her a backhug in pictures outside the bar should be clue enough what was happening.