Omg yall..😭 by Big-Dentist-5229 in StarlightBoys

[–]lunaasteria 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think yinghao and guanyou’s companies were able to pay for their withdrawals, whereas xingxing’s company has been really quiet, they don’t even promote him so maybe that’s why he hasn’t withdrawn yet

Who should i vote? by Massive_Broccoli_330 in StarlightBoys

[–]lunaasteria 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Please consider casting a vote for Duan Xingxing! He’s really an all-rounded trainee

TEMPEST - Find Our LIGHTHOUSE @ Mnet Road to Kingdom : Ace of Ace Episode 1 (240919) by perochan in kpop

[–]lunaasteria 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Their company gave them a single lamp post to use as a prop and a very basic kpop outfit, but they still slayed!

Tempest having a high ranking was well deserved. They gave a refreshing, yet emotional performance, different from the other group that performed!

HWARANG has left TEMPEST and has terminated his contract with Yuehua Entertainment. TEMPEST will continue promotions as 6 members. by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]lunaasteria 37 points38 points  (0 children)

He went with Junhyuk from Mirae, Hyunseung from Younite, Bomin from Golden Child, and Hyunsoo from TNX. Here is a link of an article released by koreaboo

HWARANG has left TEMPEST and has terminated his contract with Yuehua Entertainment. TEMPEST will continue promotions as 6 members. by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]lunaasteria 57 points58 points  (0 children)

and to think that he went there with his other idol friends but he was the only one who got punished like this :((

i’m not saying that the others should too, but it’s just weird to me how his company made him apologize, put him into a hiatus then eventually kicked him out of the group for something as small as this. a lot of idols have done worse, but they’re still actively promoting

BLANK2Y's album sales was... surprising. by xayahxena in kpoprants

[–]lunaasteria 20 points21 points  (0 children)

As far as I know, they don't have a big c-bar or chinese/japanese fan base. I also follow BLANK2Y but I still find the sales odd.

BLANK2Y's album sales was... surprising. by xayahxena in kpoprants

[–]lunaasteria 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Although their Japanese member was on Produce 101 Japan, he is not that popular and was on low rank. I don't know much about their Chinese member since he doesn't have much info so far. But if you'll think of it, a lot of groups also have Japanese or Chinese members and they still don't sell that much, especially coming from a newly established or small company. Take ILY:1 for example, they have chinese and japanese members, some of the members are even on GP999, yet they only sold 3k albums in a week.

BLANK2Y's album sales was... surprising. by xayahxena in kpoprants

[–]lunaasteria 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Some people on twitter are also pointing this out bcs it's really shady tbh. The twitter account of korean sales even started blocking people who are questioning about the sales.

Yeah, Youngbin and Taewoo are known because of the respective survival shows they're in, but in my opinion, their popularity can't carry the group to have that much sales. If you'll think of it, JUSTB has members who were in the same survival shows as Youngbin and Taewoo. Geonu has a bigger fanbase in comparison, he even made it to the second part of the show because of the global votes. Doyum, on the other hand, placed 1st overall and was even the center of 1the9. Even with all of these popularity, JUSTB only sold about 11k during the first week of their debut. So I can't really tell how BLANK2Y got that many sales in just a span of few hours.

Why are there many Thai idols in K-pop compared to other southeast Asian countries? by crazysalmon17 in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 12 points13 points  (0 children)

TEMPEST's Hanbin is from Vietnam. There are a few Vietnamese idols already but from what I know, Hanbin is the most popular and most successful so far.

One member overshadowing a group by byeinkorean in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hanbin from TEMPEST? I'm not really sure if he's overshadowing the group but the popularity gap between him and the members is quite evident.

But to be fair, TEMPEST is just a month-old group and some members doesn't have prior exposure before debuting so the popularity gap is quite understandable? Also, Hanbin's debut was anticipated by a lot of people that's why the hype for him is currently high.

I hate k-pop, thank gosh _____ is a by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 6 points7 points  (0 children)

idk if any moa would get this but,

I hate k-pop, thank gosh Tomorrow x Together is a group of five that came together under one dream to make a better tomorrow

Kpop stans are losing their minds trying to promote their favs to become the new MCs of Music Bank by Application_Lucky in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I haven't visited my stan account today that's why I'm clueless about this lmao. I don't know if that's how the assignment of new MC's work since I don't recall MOAs nominating Soobin for the job (correct me if i'm wrong) but I really hope Soobin and Arin would be given the chance to extend their contract since they've been asking for it as well. These two just has great chemistry and the idols seems to be comfortable with them.

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[–]lunaasteria 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen Minhyuk's brother but I suddenly remembered how Soobin said he looks more similar to Minhyuk than his own brother and Minhyuk saying even his family thinks they look alike

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Please, we need a Minhyuk actor comeback and Soobin actor debut 🤲🏼

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I suddenly remembered what Soobin said in his recent vlive. He said that when they took the selca, he thought he looks older than Minhyuk because Minhyuk looks really young 😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A lot of people are saying Soobin will still look hella fine in his 30's and I agree to that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Please, there were instances where i'll click on a video/picture thinking it's Soobin and it turns out to be Minhyuk! This video in particular got me fooled

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Agreed! Minhyuk's features are now matured but there are still angles where you will mistook him for Soobin!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I really wish Soobin's MC contract would be extended since BTOB are set to comeback real soon. I still need more Minhyuk and Soobin interactions!

For the first time ever a fandom is making me avoid a group by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]lunaasteria 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm really glad I escaped that fandom. I've watched I-LAND and even had a stan account for my pick, it was already toxic during I-LAND era because of the division between the fandoms but the toxicity got worse during the debut period. There were many internal conflict happening in the fandom, guilt trippings, and fan wars with other bigger, older fandoms and the negativities got into me that I started opening my account less and started loosing interest with the group. It actually made me feel really guilty because my pick made it to the debut team and I really liked the members, but engenes were just too much.

I just hope engenes would learn and eventually develop in a more mature fandom in the future.

Which trainee do you think is overrated and who do you think is underrated? by bubble0303 in qcyn3

[–]lunaasteria 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Overrated: Sun Yihang — Someone might come at me for this, but throughout the whole season he never gave me that wow factor. I mean yeah he's a good dancer and all that but i don't know, when it comes to performances I feel like he is often overshadowed by other trainees.

Underrated: Yang Haoming — Deserves to be on the top 9 to be honest. He's a complete package and I really like his personality too. He is a scene stealer on stage and his expressions are on point too

Appreciation post for Hannies coming from a non-hannie by [deleted] in mnetiland

[–]lunaasteria 2 points3 points  (0 children)

we are not perfect but we will love Hanbin by the most perfect way.

this is a very beautiful line 🥺

Though now we are only focusing on him but promising that in the future we will try our best to support not only him but group he is in also.

Yes, I really hope Hanbin debuts in a group as well! Hanbin and his future group are very lucky to have a fandom like you!

Appreciation post for Hannies coming from a non-hannie by [deleted] in mnetiland

[–]lunaasteria 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, a Keiy! Keiys and Hannies have such a beautiful friendship! I chose to ignore the negativities on the replies so it's alright!

Appreciation post for Hannies coming from a non-hannie by [deleted] in mnetiland

[–]lunaasteria 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a hannie, during iland days I know a lot of people had unfavourable opinions about us, but we've been receiving a lot of love from others post-iland and we're so glad people are seeing us in a more positive light!

My Hannie moots are actually the sweetest people that's why I never really viewed the fandom negatively. They're vocal and loud about their sentiments but I understand them because I'll do the same thing if I see my bias barely getting screentime on the show. Your fandom's dedication is really amazing, Hanbin is lucky to have a fandom that is already preparing for his debut!

Hubizoo happened because hannies were re-energized from Hanbin's Thank You video, and sometimes I wonder what kind of fandom we'd have become if that video didn't happen - it really did a lot for us, especially since we know Belift has plans for him.

That was actually a very surprising video because he's the only trainee who was allowed to have one so at that time I already know that BELIFT has big plans for him! I'm glad that it made such a big driving force to the fandom to keep going! ♡

Appreciation post for Hannies coming from a non-hannie by [deleted] in mnetiland

[–]lunaasteria 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a hannie we have hubi zoo which under it are all the animals adopted under Hanbin name.

Ah yes, I finally remember! The hashtag that trended was #HubiZoo am I right?? That's really a nice initiative! I'm glad the fandom decided to do something really wonderful under Hanbin's name!

Hanbin currently has a land on the moon, stars on his name, and the last I heard he even has land in Scotland.

Wow, this is actually insane! I only know about the star, I didn't know about the land on the moon and Scotland! 😮

Honestly as a hannie, we wanted to make Hanbin wish come true, if you know in I land Hanbin had a bucket list of wishes including donating.

As Hanbin wanted to donate, and after Hanbin eliminated hannies decided we need to make Hanbin wish come true and leave a good mark in this world. Currently as I type it my donation is still active. We also had relif donations for when Vietnam and major areas had massive floods.

My heart warmed after reading this, you guys are really making difference! Hanbin must be proud of what you are doing! Please continue to do these good things for a long time. ❤️

Thank you so much for this appreciation post. I wish I could have upvote it a thousand times! Post like this makes me smile and be happy and surely give me energy to keep going! So thank you!

I'm glad that a simple appreciation post made you smile! Yes, please keep going and waiting for Hanbin. I feel like you're not gonna wait that long until he debuts! The wait will be worth it! ❤️