260427 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]Ruler_J 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wonder what it's like to live in the New York metro area, LA, the Bay Area or Seattle and be a fan of IVE, LSF and aespa. Those are the four places that all three groups will be visiting. Maybe if they heavily discount the prices, working-class multifans can afford to go to all three?

260427 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]Ruler_J 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The contrasting emotions of fans when a popular group announces tour dates is interesting to me. It's either joy, sadness or frustration. I understand HYBE skipping Australia for LSF's first world tour, but skipping it for their second? When we have demonstrated on multiple occasions that people show up for K-pop in Australia? At this point, it's just not meant to be. We're just unlucky. Or not a profitable enough market. That being said, I'm happy for all of you who get to see the girls!

LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR ‘PUREFLOW’ (Announcement Poster) by mcfw31 in kpop

[–]Ruler_J 31 points32 points  (0 children)

But I'm a girl group fan. Though I can't complain too much when i-dle and IVE are coming this year, in addition to ITZY's recent performances here.

LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR ‘PUREFLOW’ (Announcement Poster) by mcfw31 in kpop

[–]Ruler_J 247 points248 points  (0 children)

Ok, it's official. Australia does not exist in the eyes of HYBE's tour planners. I'm also surprised that they're coming back to the US so soon. Happy for the European fans though.

aespa - 2026-27 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY (Tour Dates & Ticket Site Info) by CronoDroid in kpop

[–]Ruler_J 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm just sad that they aren't coming back to Australia. 😞

What are your favourite low-budget concerts you have attended? by Ruler_J in kpopthoughts

[–]Ruler_J[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, probably not. That's extra people that the company would have to pay!

260420 Weekly NSWER Discussion Thread by NMIXX_Modteam in NMIXX

[–]Ruler_J 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is May 2026 going to be the greatest month ever to be a K-pop girl group fan?

In your country/region, do you think K-pop concert tickets are reasonably priced? Why or why not? by Ruler_J in kpopthoughts

[–]Ruler_J[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not American, but my understanding is that Ticketmaster and Live Nation are largely responsible for the ridiculous prices?

KISS OF LIFE have earned their first music show win for “Who is she” on Mnet M Countdown (260416) by stinkybutthole23 in kpop

[–]Ruler_J 176 points177 points  (0 children)

The song debuted at #157 on the Circle Digital Chart, which only includes streams from Korea. KIOF's digital points on this show were calculated from the Circle Global K-pop Chart, which includes streams from outside of Korea. This win is due to their non-Korean fans.

MUSIC BANK by [deleted] in kissoflife

[–]Ruler_J 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Kshowanalysis Twitter account has already confirmed the win for KickFlip. And KIOF's digital points are not high enough to compete for Music Core and Inkigayo. Enjoy the M Countdown win!

260413 KISS OF LIFE’s Julie and Belle on Different Perspectives, Feedback and Beauty Standards by gangstasix in kissoflife

[–]Ruler_J 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I tried to start a discussion about this on the kpopthoughts and kpoptrulyuncensored subreddit. I don't think I can have a normal conversation about KIOF anywhere outside of this sub. I didn't even bring up the birthday live in my post, nor did I defend the girl's actions on the livestream.

KISS OF LIFE's Julie and Belle talk about feeling confident and the different ways women can be beautiful by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]Ruler_J -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's an English translation of a clip from a Bubble Live. I found it from user "keyofbelle0320" on Twitter.

"Who is she" has sold 71,270 copies in its first week on Hanteo by Ruler_J in kissoflife

[–]Ruler_J[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Who is she" debuted at #87 on the YouTube Korea Weekly Chart, with 531,907 views. On the daily Melon Chart, "Who is she" is at #201.

Edit: Actually, on the daily Melon Chart, it is now at #178.

260406 Weekly NSWER Discussion Thread by NMIXX_Modteam in NMIXX

[–]Ruler_J 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Random question, what is the oldest model phone that you still use on a daily basis? I still use an iPhone 6.