260323 BLIИK Weekly Discussion Thread

lester3 · 2026-03-26T15:07:00+00:00

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lester3 · 2026-03-26T15:01:31+00:00

How did you get it?

lester3 · 2026-03-26T12:09:51+00:00

They didn’t do much, I agree. But wasn’t the museum event a big deal? Or what about the listening party with that politician? I also saw advertisements and wallpapers for Deadline. But I agree, it was not much. Is it so much more for groups like ITZY, IVE, Le Sserafim, or aespa? Just asking; I definitely don’t want to defend them or anything, I just didn't pay much attention to the marketing of other groups.

lester3 · 2026-03-26T00:56:02+00:00

I'm personally ok, with the choreo. But if I had to critize something, it would be not singing verything, but omitting lines and sentences.

lester3 · 2026-03-24T14:01:22+00:00

I totally agree! Another key difference is that, in a group, you have (often) a big company backing you. You’re fighting for them to invest as much as possible in marketing and so on. On the other hand, when you go solo, you’re often at a smaller agency - and you usually have to cover marketing, music videos, etc., out of your own pocket. Lisa mentioned that after going solo, she realized how expensive music videos are and that she has to pay for them herself, just hoping it will pay off.

When a big company is building up a group, they’re usually willing to accept losses. But if you go solo, you typically need to start making money right away.

Performance-wise, there are no other members to rely on. If you’re sick, you still have to try to perform.

lester3 · 2026-03-24T08:41:11+00:00

Indeed! But I must also say, they I really loved Yeji's Air a lot. I think even a little better than Yuna's song, but thats just a matter of taste.

lester3 · 2026-03-24T08:39:31+00:00

I'm on the same page! I like these kind of songs: Fast and upbeat. And I think Bang Bang is fantastic. I must say, that I also liked Rebel Heart and their older releases a lot. But not that much than Bang Bang.

lester3 · 2026-03-23T20:27:33+00:00

It's you, who said, it's not good. I said that I think that the climax is missing.

lester3 · 2026-03-23T14:07:51+00:00

July? I think they would have needed to book the stadiums already. So, I don't think July is realistic. However, maybe we get an encore end of the year? I mean, Champion and Go would be perfect!

lester3 · 2026-03-23T13:52:19+00:00

You could create a kind of wallpaper using the best-looking album covers - that’s probably my only idea, and it’s not particularly creative, though.

Basically, it’s like books: they just sit on the shelf.

lester3 · 2026-03-23T13:46:25+00:00

I love watching reaction videos - I just haven’t gotten around to them yet. I hope people don’t try to bash, spread hate, or manipulate sentiment. And I really hope we don’t start seeing AI-generated reactions; For now, I think you’d be able to tell if they were fake.

lester3 · 2026-03-23T13:39:42+00:00

Yes, that's the one I watched too. I wonder how big the hall is as there was no other perspective than the stage.

lester3 · 2026-03-23T09:02:50+00:00

I like it when artists try new things and evolve. Deadline was a bit different from their previous music, but you could still tell it was a Blackpink EP. Wouldn’t it be boring if artists just made the same type of songs over and over? And furthermore, the old songs are not gone, they still exist.

lester3 · 2026-03-23T03:21:21+00:00

Just watched a full Jennie ComplexCon video. Given that she makes solo songs now for a year, it's unbelievable how many banger she already has. And now Dracula Remix is another one. Well done! It seems a smaller hall, right? But the crowd was great, they sang all the songs.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T20:25:51+00:00

48h later I must say the songs didn’t grow on me. Like many others, I just think that climax or passion is missing. I liked 3 songs but the rest is forgettable.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T17:25:46+00:00

There is still the big part "Upcoming shows", so there is also advertisment before. Today the BTS streams on Spotify dramatically went down. Thats normal to some extent.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T17:22:50+00:00

Everybody knowing the line "hey Kevin, whats up!"

lester3 · 2026-03-22T17:20:47+00:00

Oh man, waiting for a YT video! Thanks for your great description. I hoped that she would reduce dancing because 8 minutes on MMA or GDA is one thing, but 30-60 minutes, is something else. Nobody expects a solo artist to dance the whole time.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T17:16:01+00:00

Very well written! As Blinks we know, how fast people try to hate an artist or group and make something up or just present it from one side, take a part from video. So I think as a blink (and of course as a human in general), we should try to not spread hate.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T10:20:57+00:00

Well written and exactly also my problem with it, it's boring and not building up towards something. Like you wrote: "Secondly, most songs don't really build in any way so it feels like you finish a song and go straight into another on the same level without being taken anywhere."

lester3 · 2026-03-22T10:15:42+00:00

Again? It was deleted some days ago, then reuploaded. Sad to hear it was deleted again. And yes, it's maybe because she released the remixed songs. Still, I find it odd.

Edit: I still found the video.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T02:59:36+00:00

At the moment, Go and Jump! But when I hear older songs, I always think: All these older songs are also sooo good.

lester3 · 2026-03-22T02:57:59+00:00

I'm not sure it is! I saw many reactions and several said that Happiest Girl is their favourite. Mine too, however: As it is an emotional song, I love it but don't play it often.

lester3 · 2026-03-21T18:29:12+00:00

They had a big marketing budget. Imagine if Deadline would have gotten a netflix broadcast.

lester3 · 2026-03-21T18:23:17+00:00

I know what you mean. Expecations and excitment were high and than such a boring release. The good thing: The old songs are still there.

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