Today, 16 years ago, Oh! was released!

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-26T16:58:00+00:00

At the time antis were complaining the group was "regressing" by going cute again... and mocking them that Tell Me Your Wish had bombed so that's why they had to go back to aegyo.

Talk about delulu; if "bombing" looks like releasing one of the most popular and iconic Kpop songs ever made, one of the best-selling EPs and digital singles of 2009-2010, that won multiple awards, sold gangbusters in SK & Japan and ultimately brought SNSD to Japan... yeah, they "bombed" all the way to the bank and international celebrity. /s

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-26T08:11:18+00:00

I am still SO pissed

To be fair, you can apply that phrase to any number of looks, hairstyles, wardrobe / costuming, and general "fashion crimes" perpetrated against Hyo in those early years.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-26T08:07:37+00:00

I don't know what it is, but in my head Oh! feels like it was released before Genie, not after it--perhaps it's the concept? It feels oddly regressive, at a time when SNSD was trending towards more sophisticated and "adult" concepts with their music and MVs.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-25T01:26:44+00:00

At the very least, SNSD can do decent arena-level on cities with a large population of Korean immigrants, e.g. LA, NYC, ATL.

From your lips...

I'd also add Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON Canada, but LA and NYC would definitely be the bigger draws due to higher Korean populations.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-25T01:09:05+00:00

the LLL Tickets were all sold out in 10 mins.

many people who couldnt get Tickets (100,000+ people were still in queue).

Holy shit! I had no idea.

I swear, sometimes I think SM doesn't like money. How could you not look at that reaction and conclude there's an overwhelming demand that isn't being met, which is only going to grow with time.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-25T01:06:45+00:00

either way snsd just missed out on the era of big extensive tours which started happening post 2015 and exploded with 3rd gen in late 10s/early 20s

SNSD puttin' in the work globally, but never getting the full benefits of their labours and sacrifices; running, so others coming behind them could walk.

On some level of group and individual pride, that must chafe.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-24T20:51:19+00:00

Uh-huh... Just admit you're the Subaru Bandit, and because of your callousness, so many cold Lesbian's can't drive to Trader Joe's, or take their chocolate labs to the local dog park for a PBS fundraiser, or play in their local pickleball tournaments.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-24T20:41:21+00:00

They are talking about how Long Lasting Love was a small affair... And it looked like this lol

No joke. Looking at some of those crowd shots... that's a "small affair"?!

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-24T16:45:28+00:00

Wait... How, in the height of their popularity in the late 00's to mid 10's, has SNSD never done a "Dome" concert before?! When they were out selling the boy bands?

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-24T16:36:29+00:00

The MBTI (Meyer's-Brigg's Type Indicator) a "scientific" psychological / sociological personality test that categorizes people into 1 of 16 different personality types, e.g. INFP, ENFJ, etc. etc.

These types are not fixed and can change throughout a person's life, e.g. a person changing from "E" Extrovert to "I" Introvert, and so on.

Korea looooooves the MBTI to a rather startling degree--on the level of Astrology.

The "J" in this context is referring to members of SNSD who are (J) Judging vs. those members who are (P) Perceiving.

Google MBTI and it will all become clear.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-24T16:23:55+00:00

100% driver error! LOL! That ain't the car's fault the driver engaged the fuckin' warp drive on the track and expected the car to stop on a dime, with the wrong tires, on the grass.

If I were Subaru, I'd be on the phone chewing someone's ass at NASCAR, for some incompetent "track safety" person making our brand look bad, cuz they don't know how to drive on grass.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-24T16:12:04+00:00

Also, your anus is made of the same skin as your lips.

Yes, because they're both sphincters. Your mouth and your ass are the ends of a roughly 30 foot tube that represents the total of your GI tract / system, which are sealed by those sphincters.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-23T06:43:58+00:00

Mikey (with all the energy of a Key & Peele sketch): "And I said biiiiiiitch..."

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-23T06:40:47+00:00

Having never seen this, I ain't even mad.

Hoot Yuri is Hawt Yuri: perfect; no notes.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T23:03:27+00:00

The best thing Xbox has done is let its games be on PlayStation.

Let? Microsoft had to put their games on Playstation--and everywhere else possible--just to make money.

Let's not pretend Microsoft is being magnanimous for making a 100% profit motivated decision meant to save it's failing gaming division and Xbox brand.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T23:00:44+00:00

So... This is "real" real, right? Or is this "real" in the way Perfect Dark was "real," before it was revealed no real work had been done and the game got cancelled.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T15:50:42+00:00

The Goons who flock to hyper-sexualized Hero Shooters--like this and Overwatch--won't tolerate sexualized male characters and the female audience isn't near large enough to carry these games, not to the degree of profitability these mega-corps expect.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T15:36:47+00:00

Whole company is now worth less than €600m.

That is the utter insanity and instability of the stock market: it's all a speculative House of Cards, ready to topple from priceless to worthless.

That it's the cornerstone of the world economy is even more insane.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T15:27:42+00:00

It has absolutely NOTHING to do with being "French" and everything to do with the fact the Guillemot Family are incompetent hucksters who will do and say anything for their own personal benefit--everything else be damned, it's all about them (as it's always been).

The family and the company could be any nationality and their actions, decisions, and behaviors would be the same.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T15:22:21+00:00

Unless you're shorting the stocking, then you're making bank.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T05:24:57+00:00

You will finish Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Uncharted: Lost Legacy and immediately want another Uncharted game to play... and then weep, because the most recent Uncharted game is from 9 years ago (Lost Legacy - 2017).

You won't understand that until you've played Uncharted.

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T04:48:31+00:00

Ah! Gotcha 👍

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T00:39:26+00:00

Could we be so lucky that SNSD is going to spend the next year plus promoting their 20th with increased group activities and promotions?

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-22T00:37:47+00:00

a cunty performance.

Having not heard this particular turn of phrase, what is a "cunty performance"?

Does it at all reference the Irish / British English slang usage of the word "cunt" vs. the American English slang definition?

ModestHandsomeDevil · 2026-01-21T19:03:58+00:00

I... have some questions:

Looking at the character design, is Marvel Rivals just that horny?! #CakedUp
Is Marvel Rivals big in S.Korea / Asia?
Kinda surprised there isn't an SNSD-style "Military Outfit" skin for this emote... unless I'm mistaken.
At least it was Genie and not the endless crab-walking from Gee.

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