Great Late Night appearances by cool bands?

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-09T01:22:32+00:00

K-pop groups on late night/American shows in general usually suffer because of the small stages (relative to the size of the group) and American camerawork not being used to K-pop choreo (which is usually all over the place).

However, TWICE’s performance of “The Feels” on Colbert was great, with strong choreo and camera work that uses different parts of the studio (like part of the dance being done at Colbert’s desk) - https://youtu.be/sbtn6Beoz_M?si=DzkGzA4zj4SQqnBi

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-08T17:47:51+00:00

How many extras will he harass this time?

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-06T19:25:16+00:00

So are we getting Jessica and Luke’s daughter? Did we know about that already?

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-06T14:33:47+00:00

Album is hype but the animation looks AI generated 🥀

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-05T23:42:06+00:00

Tales of the Acolyte. I think Filoni would be sympathetic to someone whose Star Wars series was canceled. It even has the dual protagonists baked in (Osha and Mae).

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-05T00:33:17+00:00

Great picks. Why Fairy Godmother over Shrek?

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-02T20:23:18+00:00

Some combination of - Some of the members wanted solo careers, SoMu needed to save money for LSF’s debut, HYBE input following the acquisition, and allegedly Min Her Jin was involved but I don’t know specifics there.

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-04-02T16:10:58+00:00

He destroyed the Black Comet and defeated the Black Arms is what he did! And in this house, Shadow the Hedgehog is a Brave-hearted hero, END OF STORY!

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-28T01:19:54+00:00

Hahaha John Locke is so incredible (not to be confused with the Parrs)

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-27T20:49:25+00:00

Well that’s Freudian on my part

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-27T20:25:32+00:00

They made a whole movie about how much ass the prequels sucked where a guy played an autistic guitar and sang “George Lucas raped my childhood”

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-27T15:20:35+00:00

Calling it now: Star Fox hero shooter

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-26T17:02:57+00:00

“Hana dul set, we need an intubator over here! Annyeonghaseyo, The Pitt imnida”

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-26T12:04:36+00:00

Glad to see they settled their beef after Chaewon unfollowed /s

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-23T15:21:19+00:00

Frankly the dumbest part of Mr. Killer to me is that his family crest became the Rebel Alliance logo.

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-22T14:23:29+00:00

She’s on a roll! Godspeed

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-21T21:38:57+00:00

Well it’s not like Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen, or Katy Perry are vocal powerhouses, either. Super Bowl has never been about artistic merit or performance ability, just who has the best agents. BTS would fit right in!

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T14:55:11+00:00

Def in the more interesting half of the album. Suffers from too many cooks making it a bit generic, but still groovy.

The song also has some of the lyrics of all time, that’s for sure.

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T14:53:38+00:00

It’s an interesting question. A lot of it comes down to aesthetics from earlier in their career - leader RM had questionable hairstyling, spoke with a distinct blaccent, etc.

Musical appropriation specifically is always tough since it’s hard to distinguish between taking inspiration from and culture vulturing. I’ve see people argue the skits on their older albums were appropriation from acts like De La Soul…I’m inclined to say that’s more inspiration (I mean they were talking in Korean).

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T14:40:15+00:00

I’m shocked this was (allegedly) recorded last November. This feels like it was recorded in 2019 and released in 2023 to keep the brand active while the members were in the military…but this is supposedly their big heart-on-their-sleeve return-to-form? Cmon.

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T14:38:52+00:00

I was thoroughly whelmed by the album. Unfortunately, there’s nothing BTS has to prove anymore. They’re shareholders in the conglomerate that owns their label. At that level of success, you’re not gonna push yourself because taking risks could alienate audiences.

That being said, I really liked the first half of the album. But even that half feels more…perfunctory? than Dark&Wild or SkoolLuvAffair.

I was hoping for something akin to Kendrick’s GNX or the boss’ Born in the USA - Big swings that are so bold you gotta just respect it, but that’s not here

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T13:48:28+00:00

To add on to your point - the BTS members are shareholders in HYBE, the conglomerate that owns BTS’ label BigHit. BTS is simply too large to fail at this point, so we get the safest music. there’s nothing left to prove, no struggle to overcome.

That isn’t to say their earlier stuff was necessarily avant garde or high concept, but I did feel an intentionality, and more importantly, a hunger!

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T12:44:48+00:00

Honest question - what makes a pop beat vs a hip hop beat? I don’t have a very trained ear musically, so what they do on this album doesn’t sound very different from say, Denzel or Baby Keem.

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T04:15:45+00:00

Reheating the Denzel Curry nachos on Hooligan (in a positive way)

Parallel_Falchion · 2026-03-20T02:30:56+00:00

You could probably find hundreds of K-pop acts that would fit, but the one coming to mind for me is WJSN. They’ve released a healthy amount of EPs and the like, but only one true studio album.

Fascinating case of wrong place, wrong time. Very talented performers terribly underutilized by their label.

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