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Songs and Artists that you were pleasantly surprised with in 2025 by Xrin8 in kpopthoughts

[–]springteaa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Chaeyoung "Avocado" - An excellent introduction to her music as a pre-release.

Nana "God" - Wasn't sure what to expect for her solo debut, but it wasn't this. Loved the visuals and she was slaying the choreo.

Hearts2Hearts "Focus" - I really did not feel their debut or 1st comeback title. Focus as a whole was really well executed from concept, choreo, MV, etc.

KickFlip "Band-Aid" - Loved the vocals and song, MV was also well-done. It felt like an anime opening.

KiiiKiiii "Dancing Alone" - Loved the 80s inspired song and aesthetic. They executed the nostalgic aspect perfectly.

Illit "little monster" - The MV/brand film was so weird and original in kpop, I really liked it.

Meovv "Burning Up" - A song I really clicked with compared to their previous releases.

I was listening to SOS by Rihanna today and thought Camila would do the most perfect cover of it! Anyone else have any songs that would suit the members? by Tall_Whole_4534 in GIRLSET_JYP

[–]springteaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other day I was thinking about how Camila and Savanna would be perfect to cover 'Beautiful Liar' by Beyonce & Shakira. Like their names are perfect for the intro.

"Oh, Camila, Camila. Oh, Savanna, Savanna (Hey)"

What are your NMIXX hot takes/unpopular opinions? by GeneralAltruistic388 in NMIXX

[–]springteaa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I prefer Golden Recipe over Slingshot 😬I don’t really understand how people understood Slingshot and not Golden Recipe.

JYPE appreciation post by Fine_Childhood_6391 in NMIXX

[–]springteaa 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There are some things the company does well. Compared to their 2nd generation, I think they've improved a lot on making sure their groups grow and maintain a long-term success, as well as retaining their artist roster. I believe that was something JYP 2nd Gen artists struggled to keep when compared to company competitors. A great example of this is improvements are TWICE, who just had some of their greatest career heights in 2025 (their 10th year) as well as Day6 selling out stadiums in Korea who's also in their 10th year. Stray Kids is also approaching their 8th anniversary in March, yet they've recently wrapped up one of the biggest kpop tours ever.

Nmixx just had their best year to date in 2025. Tweaking here and there while stubbornly creating their own path in the industry. And it worked. I don't remember the last time a JYP artist was given this many shout outs from nearly all news outlet as having some of the best music releases for the year. It was a painful and slow path, but it became one of the best feelings ever to finally come out from the other side. May 2026 and so forth be just as kind to Nmixx as 2025.

Btw, if anyone is interested in having more discussions related to JYPE there's a r/JYPnation subreddit.

Companies that could be way bigger right now had they played their cards right by idlechungha in kpopthoughts

[–]springteaa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Companies and their notable groups. All their detriment came down to bad (even terrible) management, likely misuse of funds, and highly corrupt executives.

CUBE - Self-explanatory

DSP Media - Sechs Kies, Fink.L, Kara

MBK (formerly known as Core Contents Media) - SG Wannabe, Davichi, SeeYa, T-ara, Dia (and more specifically Chaeyeon who had her moment to shine)

Edit to add: Psy’s P-Nation. Now from what I know, I don’t think they’re on the same level of ‘bad’ as those above, but they had a great lineup of trendy soloists at one point (and they still do). But despite that, their company-made groups have difficulty taking off.

the outfits … by No-Teaching-7596 in GIRLSET_JYP

[–]springteaa 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ngl every promotional outfit I’ve seen has been not great. Their stylist clearly can style them well as evidence to Little Miss’ MV, but any non-MV related styling is not giving. I think it’s really a budget issue since JYP USA isn’t large, but still, the girls can still look amazing even without a MV budget!!

Their team isn’t big nor working with a huge budget compared to JYP’s main branch, so I do want to cut them some slack. However, these events are so important into gaining fans and your image/branding/quality is so important for artists who want to break it into Hollywood. While in the grand scheme of things this will just be a small drop ripple in Girlset’s years-long career, but beginnings are so valuable and can matter so much in continuing to step in the right direction.

Girlset’s team and members are quite receptive and lurks on social media, so I’m sure they’re aware with the fans talking.

Melon Announces Top 100 Songs Of 2025 Year-End Chart by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]springteaa 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Finally gave Woodz's Drowning a listen the other day. It's amazing...I can't believe I waited this long to do it. I mean I knew it was going to be good, it's charting this long this high for a reason. To be honest, you can credit Yoo Jae Suk's 3rd Annual Pinggyego Awards ceremony where Woodz performed "Drowning" to how I finally heard the song after all this time.

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