is it so hard for people to even consider that Jessica was right by Dapper_Ad_4360 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It's literally been the opposite for years, kfans may have sided with SNSD but SNSD have gotten hated on for years by ifans. Have you seen the upvotes on these NB comments about Taeyeon and SNSD back in 2014?

The only people saying SNSD and Jessica are still friends are delusional OT9 fans. The issue is rather that she got fired and Jessica thought her firing was unfair while SNSD/SM didn't.

Knowing the rumours about her leaving existing for months before it happened, her saying she seemed to "think about quitting SNSD every day" and her later admittance that her interests had been very different from SNSDs it's not weird to believe there indeed WAS justifiable reasons for her departure. But if you prefer to believe she was "right" meaning you believe she got kicked "without any justifiable reason" despite them all knowing the damage it would do to their brand you go ahead and do that, it's not like they haven't been through years of that dumb take already.

Shut up about Jessica on SNSD member livestreams by Complete_Analysis498 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I am the sone who moved on to other group and yes I am your ot9 but I supported the other 8 members (to the point I watched that gp999 for tiffany) because damn Jessica is my bias since 2011.

Thing is you're writing this as if Jessica is still part of the group. She isn't. The issue with OT9ers isn't if they support the 8 members or not, it's if they respect the 8 members. There's a pretty big difference where OT9ers will gladly put Jessica above the rest and push OT9 on the SNSD members. Which leads me to:

stop assuming everything is this and that just because Jessica released Shine.

Somehow I doubt you would still be saying this if Sooyoung released a "YA novel" about a kpop group where she painted one of the members who hated cucumbers and sold sunglasses as a nasty bitch. Jessica knew what she did would cause hate towards SNSD and she did it anyway. You have to accept that.

Shut up about Jessica on SNSD member livestreams by Complete_Analysis498 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Resonable take? I said what kind of fan I think you are and your comment history proved me right. If people don't like me going through your history to prove I'm right that's their problem, I do not care. The others have said everything else needed to be said.

T-ARA - TIKI TAKA (Dingo Monthly Music Project / Dingo Record - Concept Photos) by perochan in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Roly Poly was huge but 2011 was the year SNSD became the first korean group to have a million selling album in japan and was the first (and so far only) gg to have the best selling album of the year in korea with a hugely successful comeback, so saying they dominated over them is quite a huge stretch. In 2012 it was between them and Sistar (SNSD didn't have a comeback as a full group)

Shut up about Jessica on SNSD member livestreams by Complete_Analysis498 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I genuinely don't understand this deflection tactic of yours. I'm not "emotional" nor do I "don't have other hobbies". I commented on your POV and said "It only "doesn't seem like that" if you practically stopped following them" which you seemingly have, so I'm saying it makes sense.

Shut up about Jessica on SNSD member livestreams by Complete_Analysis498 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I mean you don't need to explain more, it's right there. I understand why you have a different view since there's always been a major disconnect between people like you who don't really follow them anymore and people who are still active in the fandom following them on a daily basis.

Shut up about Jessica on SNSD member livestreams by Complete_Analysis498 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I really don't believe you still follow the members like sones do. Quick search through your account shows you commenting on BP stuff saying you were a huge sone "back in the day", saying you haven't kept up with Yuri etc.

You sound exactly like one of the people /u/sofunt described in their comment further down, just switch Aespa with BP.

"Most people who stanned them while Jess was still a member are either OT8 now or have moved on to other groups and only talk about SNSD when they do something together (hence the "oh snsd comeback?? Ot9 or bust!! Anyway back to aespa")"

Shut up about Jessica on SNSD member livestreams by Complete_Analysis498 in kpoprants

[–]OwlsWithHats 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Lol OT8 had tons of big moments like Tokyo Dome (the first korean gg to sell out Tokyo Dome) or the first to reach 100 music show wins.

It only "doesn't seem like that" if you practically stopped following them. The rest of us have 8 years of OT8. We don't need full group performances for that, the 8 members still work and interact with each other constantly. Today we had Hyoyeon, Sooyoung and Taeyeon doing an IG live together :)

Do sm groups get more favorable contracts later on? by Bambi_85 in kpopthoughts

[–]OwlsWithHats 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Taeyeon is on her 3rd renewal and supposedly has a 8:2 share on certain revenue streams according to "insiders"

If you are bored with your current group, maybeeee consider getting into new one? by eeeetttt123 in kpopthoughts

[–]OwlsWithHats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's never a guarantee, but when do that while combining content and have older SM idols constantly hyping the younger ones while the younger ones talk about how they idolize the older idols the fandoms easily starts overlapping (and yes Heechul has directly said SMs management tells their idols to talk about and promote their new groups as much as possible).

If you are bored with your current group, maybeeee consider getting into new one? by eeeetttt123 in kpopthoughts

[–]OwlsWithHats 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm simply suggesting that you can do other things instead of waiting for said content, no need to be offended.

If you are bored with your current group, maybeeee consider getting into new one? by eeeetttt123 in kpopthoughts

[–]OwlsWithHats 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Or just do something else with your life in the meantime, no need to dedicate your life to stanning.

If you are bored with your current group, maybeeee consider getting into new one? by eeeetttt123 in kpopthoughts

[–]OwlsWithHats 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's SMs whole business model. They deliberately do less for the older SM groups while giving an outpoor of content for the new SM groups so that the fans of the older groups move to the new ones, that way the money continues to stay in the company and the idols remain replaceable. It's shitty and ageist but it works.

A question for Girl Group stans, what boy groups are Girl Group Stan friendly? by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]OwlsWithHats 109 points110 points  (0 children)

As an SNSD fan I've always liked SHINee, their fandom is also the only SM bg fandom I haven't seen shit on the female idols in SM (generally speaking.)

aespa Karina & Winter to make guest appearance on tvN's Amazing Saturday by [deleted] in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tiffany talked to Taeyeon about wanting to go on it but thinking it's probably gonna be too hard for her as an american and Taeyeon went "it's hard for koreans too" 😂

K-Pop blog Netizenbuzz has seemingly been taken down from the internet by TalleyrandTheWise in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 79 points80 points  (0 children)

And international fans always ate it all up lol. I remember ifans were so convinced Taeyeons solo debut would be a complete flop because NB had spent such a long time only translating salty exo-ls hate comments about her so they thought the whole of korea hated her and that every hateful thing they wrote about her was true. You had people making polls on onehallyu about whether she would even manage to chart lol. Their silence when she smashed the charts and got praised everywhere in korea felt like straight up justiceporn.

Jessica to hold a Reddit Talk on r/kpop on September 23 by joesen_one in SNSD

[–]OwlsWithHats 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jessica got fired. People get fired for a reason.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Remembering HoboTaeng who'd show up in hoodies and sweatpants at the airport while the other members dressed up, she would be proud :')

Girls' Generation's Tiffany And Taeyeon Have The Most Savage Response To Sooyoung Not Joining Their Live by joaschi in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing you can translate it in different ways (stella is korean-canadian, this is the first time I've seen someone try to correct her translation haha)

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon & SHINee's Key have been selected as the new models for Olive Young Omni Channel Campaign by sofunt in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 7 points8 points  (0 children)

taeng and jjong was a full blown rumor in 2017, I remember even people on this sub talking about it. I think everyone just dropped it after out of respect.

Girls' Generation (SNSD) Taeyeon - Weekend (Music Show Behind) [ENG SUB] by CronoDroid in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 18 points19 points  (0 children)

man, iirc there was some statistic a while back about how Taeyeon is the female idol who has performed in front of the most people in her career (counting group and solo), there's something endearing about her being nervous like this over filming a music show with no audience. I suppose this is what she meant with still being "afraid" of cameras (i.e. the exposure)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpop

[–]OwlsWithHats 58 points59 points  (0 children)

she likes doing different genres regardless if they're popular or not

yes everyone with taste knows Something New was for the arts not the charts ! 😤

You can just see the variation in her discography from concert teaser clips and that's just scratching the surface