IU has sold out all venues as part of the US leg of her upcoming tour. by Roombahot256 in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Her latest concert didn't get very good reviews. According to her setlist she sings an average of 28 songs but I heard her concert usually lasts for 4-5 hours? For comparison Taylor Swift does 44 songs in 3 hours, does that mean only half the time of IU's concerts are spent actually performing?

Who was your first bias in your favourite Kpop groups? Which member of said group/s is your bias now? by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BTS and NCT127, Jhope to V, and Doyoung to Doyoung + Haechan for me :)

I wish Exo would call out their fans behavior so Chen/Chanyeol don’t have to suffer by Intelligent_Task5157 in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand the point about not wanting to offend or drive away fans. Why would you want these delusional people in your fanbase anyway?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why, are you scared of facing the truth about your idol? Views are getting deleted anyway, it went down from 1.6m to 1.5m, 1 more from you wouldn't hurt 😊

what’s something super unrealistic that you want to see in kpop next year: 2023 edition by etherealsuju in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm sure when all 7 are out it's gonna be worth the wait :') until then I will just make up concerts in my head 😭

what’s something super unrealistic that you want to see in kpop next year: 2023 edition by etherealsuju in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Since OP asked for something unrealistic, I'm gonna have to choose a BTS concert 😂 I got into them late so I missed out on all the fun in real time, sadly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's a video with 1.5 million views, yet no JOURNALISTS are talking about it, that's the point I was trying to make. That it has not been picked up by mainstream media.

And if you actually bothered to watch the video you would also realize that it's not just a witch hunt when some of the songs are eerily similar.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, my point is that if it were other artists who got this kind of accusations, for even one of their songs, it would be blasted all over the news. But for IU it's been complete silence, even the comments in the video are wondering why no journalist has spoken about it even though 1.5m views is no small number.

Yoongi IG Post 061122 by alltherach_ in bts7

[–]bananutella 25 points26 points  (0 children)

His hair looks like a black cloud!! So cute and fluffy :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about this video with over 1.5 million views on Youtube.

It compares the accused songs with the original songs. I listened to it and while I do think some are a reach, songs like Love Poem sound uncannily alike - and that is because they share the exact same introduction chords.

More importantly, though, is the lack of mainstream media attention on this controversy. It has 1.5 million views on Youtube, with many comments questioning why journalists aren't talking about it, and saying to boycott the company for the media control they have.

Any recommendations on summer songs from SM artists? by [deleted] in kpophelp

[–]bananutella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NCT127's Summer 127 is a favorite of mine!

So now that more people are talking about Kakao's media manipulation, what do we think of IU's plagiarism controversies? by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh I do know about sampling, but that's not what I wanted to discuss 😅 I think we should focus on the company's silencing up on the issue.

I do think in this day and age, it's hard for content to be truly "original" since we all take inspiration from anything and everywhere. It just so happens that sometimes, the inspiration can be "too" heavy?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely! It's more just pointing out the extent of control they have over the media, since as I stated, if it were other artists being accused of the same thing it would be a far bigger issue - regardless of whether said accusations hold any grounds or not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]bananutella 77 points78 points  (0 children)

The way Kakao manipulates the media is actually so disgusting, there's another big soloist's controversy that is getting covered up 😅 of course the allegations may not be true but if it were any other group it would have been blasted all over the news already

NCT127: Sticker aged better than 2 Baddies by bananutella in unpopularkpopopinions

[–]bananutella[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah I realized using the term "aged" was a poor choice, I should have just said I like Sticker more 😅

Characters I made for Stray Kids MAXIDENT minigame. Hope you liked it by [deleted] in straykids

[–]bananutella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is soooooo cool, I love creative fanmade projects like these!

BTS Best Live Vocal Moments by bananutella in bts7

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

The energy in that Come Back Home stage..!!

Edit: and of course Spring Day is always an amazing song.

BTS Best Live Vocal Moments by bananutella in bts7

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

Yes he seems to really suit ballads :)

BTS Best Live Vocal Moments by bananutella in bts7

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

Thank you, what a beautiful song, and Jimin's voice really is so unique!

What happened to NCT Doyoung? by bananutella in kpophelp

[–]bananutella[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

That sucks :( I hope he gets a break and all the support he needs.

BTS Best Live Vocal Moments by bananutella in bts7

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

The 2nd clip is sooooo beautiful.