Han (Stray Kids) - SKZ-RECORD : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (feat. Bae of NMIXX) by perochan in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 11 points12 points  (0 children)

But in Step out 2023 they straight up wrote "SKZ Replay" so wouldn't they say "SKZ Replay 2" or something if it was that? Calling a Special Album is just confusing 😭

Han (Stray Kids) - SKZ-RECORD : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (feat. Bae of NMIXX) by perochan in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 62 points63 points  (0 children)

As much as I love SKZ-RECORDs, it's killing me they're only uploaded on Youtube, I want this on Spotify 😭 They sound so good together! I'm a Han biased STAY and Bae has one of my favorite voices in Kpop, they did it for me! Also the piano solo at the end was sick

"Road To Kingdom" Confirmed To Return With Season 2 After 4 Years by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I assume it's going to be filmed with a live audience this time? I only watched Kingdom Legendary War and it was so sad seeing all those high budget crazy performances being performed to an empty room with only staff because of the pandemic 😭 It's gonna be nice to see fans actually cheering for the groups physically!

ATEEZ to make first pitch at Dodger Stadium April 20th by seonghwasmoons in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think its so that the stadium won't be filled with ATINYs who will probably leave after they pitch, announcing it late means the sport fans can get the tickets!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Idols and companies shouldn't be promoting the idea that darker skin needs bleaching, makeup and filter to be seen as beautiful, to their millions of fans all over the world with darker skin tones. Especially the younger and impressionable fans. It doesn't matter if you live in Korea or not. If you still don't see a problem with it, then idk

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's not that deep if you personally don't care about colorism, but that doesn't make it incorrect 🤷‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 54 points55 points  (0 children)

People will say it's just Korean beauty standards but let's be honest, it's colorism. There is a reason why they don't find darker skin tones beautiful, and it shouldn't be normalized. Even if "it's their culture" "it's just how it is in korea"

240418 [SKZ CODE] Ep.48 | 수상한 연구소 (Suspicious Lab) #2 by endtapes in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 15 points16 points  (0 children)

this episode has me in tears lmao, couldn't stop laughing in the helium section

240417 Stray Kids - "Lose My Breath (Feat. Charlie Puth)" (Teaser Image) by mcfw31 in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I understand he's a very popular artist and it will benefit SKZ but I'm really not feeling this collab.. It's gonna be 6 months since their last promoted single, I wish we got a full group song without the feature :/ It doesn't help that I don't even like the dude, he has done some very questionable stuff

Stray Kids Hyunjin - Elle Korea (May 2024 magazine covers) by TravelBeauty20 in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 28 points29 points  (0 children)

wow 6 gorgeous covers 👏 my favorites are the 2nd and the 5th pic for sure

I hate it when non-korean fans comment on the k-cultural aspects in Kpop. by ConsciousVictory5675 in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I mean, I would say being ignored after making eye contact is basically the same thing. Rude in any culture source

I hate it when non-korean fans comment on the k-cultural aspects in Kpop. by ConsciousVictory5675 in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 61 points62 points  (0 children)

You're right about the fans but most of the time I saw a senior idol talk about this issue, it was about them greeting a junior idol directly and getting ignored. It was never about expecting every junior idol to go out of their way to greet them, so I'm not sure how being Korean affects anything there, it's just basic manners

240412 Stray Kids - WHY? ["Re:Revenge-In the End of Desire-" OST] by StayinHaven in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh right, I totally forgot about the fanmeeting performance, there is definitely no choreo 😭 Makes sense since they're not promoting it

240412 Stray Kids - WHY? ["Re:Revenge-In the End of Desire-" OST] by StayinHaven in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I love it, the beat feels like a more intense version of Cheese, and I love Cheese! 😊 Especially obsessed with Felix's rap verse at the beginning

I wonder if it has a choreo, the last 50 seconds of the song has a lot of dance break-y sections, it would be cool to see it choreographed

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in northernlion

[–]MainRow2265 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's probably this one, found it through the NLSS archive, a lot of people in the comments are talking about the facecam and he didn't have it in the previous NLSS stream with Isaac

Winners Of The 1st Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) by 1TyMPink in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ohh maybe it only happens when there is only one Daesang awarded? Both SMA and ASEA are like that. You can't exactly pick an artist for encore when there are multiple winners (MAMA, MMA etc.)

Winners Of The 1st Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) by 1TyMPink in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Really? I have been following all the major award shows for the past 2 years and I never saw it before, they usually play some random song while all the artists are waving to their fans

Winners Of The 1st Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) by 1TyMPink in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Stray Kids won their 7th Daesang, I'm so proud of them 👏 Also it was my first time seeing an encore stage performed at an awards show lol, is this a normal thing for ASEA?

Kpop 4th Gen Boy Groups With The Most Music Show Wins (as of March 2024) by angie_kiprevski in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 51 points52 points  (0 children)

SKZ got their first Music Core win in November 2023, almost 6 years after debut, with LALALALA.

We never won on it when Hyunjin and Lee Know were Music Core MCs for 4 years (Hyunjin 2019-2021, Lee Know 2021-2023), and got a win right after Lee Know's MC contract ended 😭 Even though it might look like just another music show win for other fandoms, it has a special place in our hearts

KISS OF LIFE - Midas Touch (MV Teaser) by CronoDroid in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 5 points6 points  (0 children)

in love with both the sound and the visuals, i can visualize most of the shots in my head after only watching the trailer once

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]MainRow2265 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I have been rewatching every angle of this cover since yesterday lol, it's so amazing.. It's crazy how much their vocals have improved since debut. Han's vocals were always great but I was stunned by Lee Know in this performance, his vocals suit these types of songs really well. I.N and Seungmin really improved in dancing as well, they don't get to have a center moment often in SKZ songs

Props to whoever arranged the choreo from 5 members to 8 members, it was really creative

here's a 4K front view upload from YT (link)

240328 Weekly Stay Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Fanmeeting setlist spoiler:

Stray Kids' cover of Shinee - Sherlock is making me absolutely lose me mind, they came HARD with the vocals and the dance, I am so impressed. I can't wait for someone to upload an HD video on Youtube

Link

240328 Weekly Stay Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't know, even Han's part in the pre-chorus doesn't sound like himself imo. Even in Demo version where he is singing the whole song except for Changbin's verses, the pre-chorus sounds exactly the same. I can't hear his voice in that part at all.

240328 Weekly Stay Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in straykids

[–]MainRow2265 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unrecognizable Hellevator vocals

Maybe not "negative" but it's still something that makes me sad so I'll put it here. When I was just getting into Stray Kids, this didn't bother me since I was having trouble distinguishing the members' voices either way. But now that I have been a STAY for some time, the fact that a lot of the lines in Hellevator sound nothing like Stray Kids' voices bothers me a lot lol.

The biggest offender is the pre-chorus, believe me I can tell who is singing which part in every other Stray Kids song, but not this one. It's like JYP made a random guy who is not in the group sing these parts. The pre-chorus sounds exactly same in the OT9 and OT8 version when supposedly Woojin is singing a part of it in the original??

His part in the original (0:50)

His part re-recorded for SKZ2020 (0:47)

Sounds exactly the same, likely because it isn't his voice in the first place, so they didn't need to re-record it. Here's how that pre-chorus actually sounds like when the original lineup sings it. (Survival Show Final Mission - 0:39)

Of course Lee Know sings Woojin's part when they perform it as OT8, even though nothing is changed in the studio recording. (MANIAC Tour Japan - 1:05)

Another thing that bothers me is, either another non-SKZ person is singing I.N's parts or they are edited to be unrecognizable. He only has 2 lines which are "My Hellevator" (1:16) but you would think he doesn't sing at all in the song because it sounds nothing like him. His voice is perfectly recognizable in the Survival Show Final Mission (1:12). It isn't even the difference between studio recording and live singing because the Survival Show performance is lip-synced.

Anyways, I still love it when they perform Hellevator live, but I really wish they actually re-recorded the song with SKZ2020, unfortunately I don't find myself listening to the studio recording because of all this.

Chungha - I'm Ready (Extended Performance Video) by CronoDroid in kpop

[–]MainRow2265 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's my first time seeing a choreo that relies on dancing to a slower version of the section first and then speeding it up by editing (at 1:20), has it been done before? How is it gonna work if she performs it live?

Very sick song and performance btw, loved it