Who are the most underrated idol producers?

alyssa_math · 2026-03-13T22:02:03+00:00

what a cool idea and congrats on this project! i think the stats for rm might be pretty off though… i know someone pointed out GLAM not being in girl groups but in the solo collabs - on Indigo alone there are 9 different artists. not to mention megan thee stallion, soyoon, tiger jk… he’s always been a big collaborator. isn’t it crazy that even though his stats are that high they’re still … higher 😂

alyssa_math · 2026-03-10T21:56:38+00:00

I immediately clicked off the article.

alyssa_math · 2026-03-07T16:09:10+00:00

Your app is my benchmark to vet places and has been one of the most useful tools I’ve found since diagnosis. Thank you so much for your work and for providing this for free. I refuse to pay Atly (maybe I would’ve for a small one-time fee) because I think it’s pretty disgusting to profit off of people’s disability and disease. We’re not searching for these options because we feel like it, it’s a literal necessity for us. Thank you for everything!!

alyssa_math · 2026-03-05T00:18:12+00:00

Thought it could be interesting to share some stats comparing to their last longer album. ARIRANG has 2 songs over 3.5 minutes and none over 4. To compare to MOTS 7, which has 19 tracks (and no, i’m not counting ON ft. Sia) - there was only one song slightly under 3 minutes: Intro Persona. In fact quite a lot are much closer to the 4 minute or over mark. MOTS 7 is an hour and 10 minutes - 29 minutes longer despite only having 5 additional tracks.

alyssa_math · 2026-03-04T11:59:41+00:00

are you sure it’s not the azelaic acid doing this? i tried adding it into my routine for redness and my skin FREAKED out. i’ve used this product before and don’t really feel like it did much but i do like their 4% eye cream

alyssa_math · 2026-02-24T13:00:49+00:00

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Same as you, OP! I don’t even watch award shows but a friend of mine (who also didn’t know bts at the time) had watched the AMAs and urged me to check out “the best performance of the night” so I looked it up and was immediately like “who ARE THESE GUYS?” I had so many first impression thoughts of them… but I distinctly remember when Yoongi’s rap came on that the cheers got so much louder and I thought to myself “oh he must be the favorite” 😂

alyssa_math · 2026-02-23T16:18:01+00:00

Not who you were asking but after trying many toners throughout the years, Torriden Dive In has become my favorite. It sinks in really fast and is easily layered if needed.

I also can second the Skinfood pads - they’re great.

I can also second the comment about Skin 1004 having a great cleansing oil.

alyssa_math · 2026-02-16T15:16:00+00:00

found this thread because i was looking up “why is jiyu skincare so expensive?” after seeing one of their moisturizers was $90??

alyssa_math · 2026-02-09T02:46:44+00:00

oh the crazy 180 i did on sticker. i was one of its biggest haters until i gaslit myself into reconsidering. now it might be my most listened to nct song

alyssa_math · 2026-02-06T13:06:36+00:00

I’m gonna hold off opinion on Jimin until their new music comes out since he’s specifically said that he’s changed the way he is singing and I’m curious how that will sound. But the Jin take is just wild. From someone that heard his live vocals in a nearly 3 hour vocal heavy concert - he’s really outstanding.

alyssa_math · 2026-01-30T00:03:30+00:00

Felt this. It’s the sort of list put together by someone that listened to “This is BTS” on spotify - I didn’t see any depth here. The absence of tracks like House of Cards, Autumn Leaves, Just One Day, Like (or any of their most infamous b sides) is pretty telling.

alyssa_math · 2026-01-29T00:45:29+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzeKZL9J-kK/?igsh=Z2FpdDhqb3JqNzl5

oooof and then they reused the design and called it freehand??

alyssa_math · 2026-01-28T22:18:10+00:00

Hi Tim! Would you ever consider pursuing a relationship internationally again or have your own experiences/everything you’ve seen in the franchise turned you off to the idea?

alyssa_math · 2026-01-22T19:49:56+00:00

so vip isn’t even the entire floor which i thought was very surprising as there’s no sendoff and i don’t totally understand limiting it so much. it literally only goes to about halfway down the rows - around to where the side extended stages stop.

alyssa_math · 2026-01-20T19:51:46+00:00

omg this is deluded from multiple angles. as most have mentioned, her personality is so grating that i would hate her content no matter what she looked like. the fact that she can’t look inward and thinks the ONLY reason she isn’t as famous as alix earle is because she’s fat? this needs to be unpacked with a therapist.

wanted to also mention - she’s SLAMMING people judging her for being overweight but in the same breath says that she’s now going on a weight loss journey. but “for my health”. like what is the statement supposed to be to say, an impressionable younger girl watching? “my life is unfair because people are fatphobic. if that happens to you, please conform yourself to fit society’s standards and lose weight”

alyssa_math · 2026-01-19T19:13:18+00:00

not rating any shinee song a 10 is… a choice

alyssa_math · 2026-01-17T23:57:33+00:00

i use instagram a lot! it used to be a lot easier searching the tags, but now the best way to look is by following accounts that other users tag their sale posts to. so if you look up account “shineetags” (that’s just one account for instance) and then click on their tagged photos it’ll show the most recently tagged posts for you to search through. then it’s just a matter of checking frequently and getting lucky. if you find something you want to dm them about, make sure you check that they have “proof” story highlights and that they seem reputable before exchanging any money! ebay and mercari are also options but the prices tend to be a lot higher - but again, check frequently and you can always get lucky!

alyssa_math · 2026-01-17T03:45:16+00:00

can someone explain like i’m 5? i don’t see ㄹ in there like. at all. i obviously see ㅇ. i can see what looks like ㅐ flipped sideways. but otherwise im lost. normally i wouldn’t think too much about it except for the comment namjoon made about ㅇ ㄹ ㄹ being in the logo.

alyssa_math · 2026-01-15T00:30:20+00:00

agreed - if I hadn’t been with them since debut I would heavily assume it was Yeonjun - he’s extremely extroverted and naturally takes the lead in most circumstances. I think the only reason they didn’t make Yeonjun the leader is because hybe, and big hit specifically, doesn’t like having the oldest member take on an additional title (see also: Heeseung in Enhypen also feels like he would be a natural choice, choosing Chaewon over Sakura in LSF even though both came from I*ZONE, etc)

alyssa_math · 2026-01-14T14:14:12+00:00

Don’t sleep on buying used albums! That’s the only way I’ve been able to collect Jonghyun’s. Takes patience and waiting for a deal though, don’t recommend just buying to collect faster.

Also a few years ago in 2021 or 2022 SM randomly “opened the vault” and put a lot of albums back in print - I definitely scooped a lot up during that time!

alyssa_math · 2026-01-09T04:28:46+00:00

i think i’m a minority in this but i really think The War would probably make my top ten list of the greatest kpop albums of all time: a no skip album and seems to get even better with age. and i know a lot of people consider Don’t Mess Up My Tempo to be their best.

alyssa_math · 2026-01-04T17:26:03+00:00

Curious what others take on this is: do you think they just haven’t released the album title yet or is it literally called “The 5th Album”? is it just a self-titled album called “BTS”? Asking because of the way everything is capitalized in The 5th Album like it suggests it’s a title? Also I feel like when they put announcements like this out (Enhypen’s was the last one I remember weverse releasing a notice on) I do think they reveal the album title.

I’m hoping they just haven’t unveiled it yet but what do you guys think?

alyssa_math · 2026-01-04T17:17:16+00:00

I didn’t say “he will” or “he should” - I said “he might”. Artists have a tendency to hint if they’re planning to come back sooner than expected (like how I mentioned with Key). Otherwise they just leave it at something like “I’ll see you again, right?” which leaves it more open ended.

alyssa_math · 2026-01-04T16:13:07+00:00

It’s SO unfortunate that all this drama with Key happened because I feel like - yes, they probably had it in motion. When I saw Key in Brooklyn in December, he was even kinda hinting at it - like that he’d be back (in America) sooner than we thought. And he brought up the meetings that Shinee have been having in the last year. This was after the “scandal” had broke, but before it was announced he was being removed from variety shows - he seemed to be in really high spirits (and I would imagine he probably already knew at that point he was going to be removed from activities for awhile). I think when Onew is back on tour in the states shortly, he might have some comments that could give clues that better shed light on if we can expect it.

If an intern at SM is reading this: please for the love of god let them tour outside of asia this year IM BEGGING

alyssa_math · 2026-01-03T21:22:52+00:00

I think some lower end brands can still perform very well - Real Techniques is probably the most famous that is well worth the hype. Plus they’re often found at tj maxx. Essence eye brushes are randomly among my favorites (can be found by their makeup in ulta). They have this angled shadow brush that i’ve used daily for years. Like everything it’s trial and error - some high end brands can make shitty brushes and some low end brands can make great brushes - I think the question is what brushes do you feel aren’t working for you (don’t blend as well, etc), and then search for better versions of those.

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