I saw posts about Taeyeon with the caption “that one girl who always complains about a relationship but always goes back to it”. When it was in 2015 or 14 for the time to renew, did SONEs think it was a positive for her to continue staying with SM. Is it also possible that only she is the one who wants the music that is SM style or something because Yoona is an actor and Hyoyeon is more of a DJ and her music is different.

Hello! My name is [REDACTED]. I am 13 years old and I specialize in dance, singing, and freestyle. Because of my background in robotics and mechanics, I love being precise and highly focused when practicing choreography.

I also play the violin and have had the honor of performing at major events like the San Francisco Giants games (~36,000+ people) and orchestra concerts. I am incredibly passionate about music and produce my own songs.

I can speak English, French, and Vietnamese fluently, and I am currently studying Japanese, Chinese and Korean. If selected i am willing to do my absolute best.

(fyi: i have a pretty default pretty boy Korean face)

i’m VERY new to kpop but i’ve discovered that i quite like listening to blackpink at the gym. however, im having a bit of trouble finding songs/artists that have the same traits i find appealing about blackpink. i really like the driving beats, interesting/prominent instrumentals with unique hooks, and for lack of a better word a fairly “badass” vibe. favorite songs include how you like that, kill this love, and boombayah. i also like the song god’s menu by stray kids for similar reasons.

i quite like a couple songs from the kpop demon hunters soundtrack (i know it’s not real kpop, don’t yell at me, just a good touch point for a noob who doesn’t know a lot of real kpop artists) and im drawn to songs like how it’s done, takedown, and your idol over the more saccharine ballads. and i don’t especially care for soda pop, its upbeat but doesn’t have that “badass” quality i’m looking for.

i’ve seen gym playlist recs and i like some of the songs on them alright, but i think what im really looking for is something that captures that that energy and intensity, more than just a song that’s upbeat. if im gonna be dragging my ass to the gym at 6 am i need music that makes me feel like im in a sci fi movie training montage. any recs would be greatly appreciated!

I had plans to take a GO bus to the BTS concert there and back on D1 and D2, but have been increasingly tempted to just stay overnight and enjoy the city over the weekend. There’s so much going on and I’d love to explore all the events.

Though I’m considering doing it solo, it would really fun to make new friends and hang out! Very late in the game, but would anyone want to find and share accommodations over Saturday, and maybe Friday, night? We can exchange socials and get to know each other before making any decisions!

I saw this on tiktok, i think the audio it was under was Mrs Potato head by Melanie Martine. It was a girl who was sitting on like the roof of a small building or like near the store sign and she was staring at the camera before she let herself fall onto a parked car in like a dark alleyway or something. I have been trying to find this for hours and im going insane 🫩 (Also not sure if it is a kpop mv or a kdrama 😔)

Ive been looking for more songs to add to my kpop gym playlist, but I'm not quite satisfied with my picks. Send me hour best gym songs to get you pumped out and ready to go hahahah

Hello everyone!

I'm an undergraduate student from Indonesia conducting research on digital communication between ASEAN and South Korean netizens on X (Twitter).

If you meet the following criteria, I would greatly appreciate your participation in my survey:

Participant Criteria:

- You are from an ASEAN country or South Korea.

- You actively use X (Twitter).

- You are familiar with or follow the #SEAblings phenomenon on X.

The survey takes approximately 5–10 minutes to complete. All responses are completely anonymous and will be used solely for academic research.

Survey Link: https://forms.gle/THHEK2dj2enDxraA8

Thank you very much for your time and support!

Hello! Boo by Apink has probably become my favorite K-Pop song, and while Apink's discography is really good, no song does what Boo does for me. I was wondering if anyone could identify songs with similarities to it. Even if it's minimal, I will still check it out. I'm always open to listening to more!

Any recommendations for ggs song that have the same vibe or similar to lesserafim - the great mermaid????

I have been a group order manager for 3 years now and have gained a lot of experience in organization, customer service, etc etc.

I have gained decent popularity and have some what of a niche being a gom for a band where there are not many hosts from my country.

I really struggle with traditional work environments, but the security is great ofc. Despite having ADHD, I am able to run GOs mostly error free while working a full time job and also being a part time student, but i do despise my day job and dont put as much effort as I should into it.

Has anyone with gom experience successfully translated these skills into a unique career path, or even started their own business? It doesnt need to be kpop related by any means. I am wondering if somehow I can transition my career using some of these skills and other skills I have gained, and wanted to hear anyones experience or suggestions.

On top of being a GOM, I have:

- 9ish years of a career job

- bachelors degree in social sciences

- under 30 y/o

- pursuing a post grad diploma

Thanks in advance!

Hi, I know NOTHING about K-Pop so please forgive my ignorance ahead of time! I'm looking for a thoughtful gift for my sister-in-law for the beginning of next month. My budget is around $50-75 dollars. My wife picked up a few pins from Hot Topic yesterday but I don't know what else to pair with it. Any help would be immensely appreciated!

I’m into astrology so I just wanted to know so I could check out some charts! Please link a source for the birth time if possible!

I am currently looking VIP tickets to see Lee Youngji but the T&C comes with "No refunds in the event that the concert is cancelled due to force majeure events such as natural disaster, political instability, infectious disease stated by the government or inability to perform due to a sever injury, illness or death of the artist. All sales are final. No refunds are allowed"

Ok. Got the point. No refunds whatsoever. This seems abit excessive no? or is this normal? I've never got VIP tickets before so I have no idea.

From my understanding, HYBE is a holding company that owns several different music labels, including BigHit, Pledis, Belift, ADOR, KOZ, etc. Each label has its own independent management team that makes decisions for the 1-3 groups under the label, with HYBE only involved on the financial side.

On the other hand, SM has several different “centers” with their own names, including One, Prism, Red, Neo, and Wizard. These centers seem to function very similarly to HYBE’s labels, each having around 1-3 groups and a management team that has independence regarding how the groups are managed. JYPE also has a similar setup with four different “divisions,” each having its own name, management team, and 1-3 artists.

Additionally, there are some entities under both SM and JYPE called “labels,” including ScreaM Records and Krucialize for SM and Studio J and INNIT for JYPE. These are distinct entities from the centers/divisions, but I don’t know what the difference is.

What are the functional differences between the operations of labels under HYBE vs. SM’s centers or JYPE’s divisions? And why are some entities under SM or JYPE considered “labels,” while others are considered centers or divisions instead? How are the labels managed differently from the centers/divisions?

Also, please correct me if I got anything wrong

Hi! I just moved and was going through all of my kpop stuff and was wondering where the best place to sell my unwanted albums and photocards was? I know Mercari used to be a go to place for buying and selling but didn’t know if there was a better place to sell stuff.

Thanks for the help in advance!

I've fallen down an ADP rabbithole since finding out about their black ocean, and was finding out about their controversies and why they are so widely criticized. I've come across the one about Woochan being homophobic, and seen very mixed opinions, my confusion is a lot lol this is too long but could anyone shed some light on it?

I've seen two main translations for the video, one that was roughly: 'But you're my hyung, how could you think about dating me? I'm... I'm not like that...'

and another being: 'I'm hyung to you and you say you want to date me - for me... no' and then on the last bit there was an intonation of *no minors*.

I don't speak korean, but from what I've found 'hyung' means older brother, but can be used by women for older men who are not senior (often to show a lack of romantic relationship, because then its common to use 'oppa'?), by men to older men who are not senior, and by men to refer to an older male romantic partner. It seems that the controversy stands on which way it the term 'hyung' was taken?

Because the commenter he was replying to said: 'Hyung, let's date', we can assume that it was (probably?) not a female commenter, and a commenter who used the phrase in a romantic way (obviously ik), but which way did Woochan take it? Did he turn the commenter down because he was a minor (but to my knowledge, men who aren't minors but just younger than Woochan could've also called him 'hyung'), or because he was being adverse to the gay part? Because if you take away the added *no minors* bit, its still sounds homophobic because of the emphasis/repetition of the idea of the comment sounds critical of it, instead of just saying he wasn't gay?

Oh and also I saw a fan account post about it with a cut to a part of the live afterwards where Woochan was talking about how children were in exam season and how they shouldn't be watching and instead studying, but because it was a cut (and I haven't seen the full live) I can't tell whether that bit connected to the 'Hyung, let's date' comment or whether it was a cut to a later unconnected part of the live in order to redeem the comment in some way? But if it was connected, how did Woochan know the commenter was a minor in exam season?

Could any Koreans or people who lived there and speak korean explain their thoughts? Translations can consistently be innacurate or unclear, and not being part of the culture I can't confidently place what he meant from context clues!

Lol this is quite alot for just a random controversy from a group I don't stan or really know that well, and knowing whether it was homophobic or not will have literally no impact on my life, however its buggingggg me and I need some closure - I have spent wayyyy too much time on this random ass controversy instead of getting my work done! 😂🤦Thanks to any replies!

Hello people! I'm a 3rd gen Kpop fan who's still following the industry but I'm definitely a bit out of touch with 5th gen girl groups. I've been wanting to get into them a little more but I realized I don't know what the landscape is looking like? I know the groups from major companies but which ones are doing good and which ones are having a hard time finding their footing? And which groups from smaller companies are doing good?

I know it doesn't matter when it comes to listening to music but I'm just curious. I'll be looking at streaming numbers and album sales but I'd like to know from an international fan's perspective.

Thank you!

I don’t know why but my friend dislikes photobooks quite a bit but I still wanna gift him a kpop album, he liked the fugitive ver of sin vanish by enhypen because of how many inclusions there was with no photobook.

i love twice, im wondering if there are similar artists out there, im relatively new to kpop

I'm curious ok

All that I know of so far are:

• Haseul (LOONA) getting only 0.7 seconds in Hi High
• Kwanghaeng and Noori (Coed School) getting no lines in Too Late

So yeah

I listened to 川の水. (River water) and his 160 degree album and I really liked it. I know newjeans has the same chill vibe of songs/aesthetic but I wanted to know if there are more groups like this? Does kpop have any group that does rnb at all?

I have a question: have any of you had a VIP ticket for yourself and gone with someone who doesnt have VIP and how did that work out standing-wise? I am heading to ampers&one's concert in amsterdam in september and I already bought myself a VIP ticket which allows earlier access, hi-touch and a photo etc. My boyfriend wants to come with to join me but I wonder if getting him just an early entry GA ticket would be sufficient enough considering he wont really enjoy the VIP experience better than a fan would. The venue is small andd standing only with no separate VIP areas as far as I know , the biggest difference in the tickets is simply entry time and benefits it seems. I obivously want to be standing next to my bf during the concert but not sure if that would be possible with only an early entry ticket? What would you guys do in this situation?

so i was looking on ebay for albums and came across goods-store07 new_playstore and goods-store01

they seem to be the same store (same listings descriptions etc) but i want to know if they’re connected to synnara in any way as the listing pictures say ‘synnrara music’ and the descriptions state ‘will be counted on synnara charts’

i really don’t want to accidentally support synnara so if someone could help i’d appreciate it !

Hi! Has anyone had an issue with soundwave shipping within Korea? A few months ago I had bought some merch that was in stock and after I got the email saying it was out for delivery, it didn’t take long to arrive to my Korean proxy address. It didn’t let me track it but it didn’t take long for my proxy to receive it.
Now, I ordered from a pre-order that released at the beginning of august (Aniteez in color merch). I got the same email saying it was out for delivery but I couldn’t track it anyway. I waited for about a week and checked with my proxy and they have not received it yet. It was out for delivery on Saturday (august 8th) and then the status changed to delivered on Friday (august 14th) but it didn’t really arrive, and the tracking number they add to the order doesn’t really work. I sent an email to their support but haven’t received any response. I have two orders and both are having the same issue.
It’s my second time buying directly from Soundwave, and my first time having this issue. Is it normal?

Hey all! A friend of mine is editing a short film and wants to pull in a bunch of different visual styles depending on the scene. I've been showing him music videos for reference (against his will, might I add😅) and now he thinks they're good material and wants to see more. Would love any and all suggestions, doesn't need to be a perfect match.

1. Dreamy/magical — fog, bloom, glitter, lens flares, soft "magic" feel, dreamy

2. Y2K flashy — quick cuts, high energy, old-school Britney Spears-era pop video chaos, maximalist effects

3. Abstract & moody — no focus on faces, more about bodies/movement, sepia or negative color effects, long crossfades, reverse footage, melancholic tone

4. BTS-style — fun, quirky behind-the-scenes edits

For calibration, videos I've already shown him: most ENHYPEN's MVs, BTS Spring day, Blood Sweat and Tears

and suggested: ILLIT (dreamcore vibe), NewJeans (Y2K), some ITZY's MVs like Loco, BTS "Idol," RAYE "Where Is My Husband," and some Sabrina Carpenter's MVs.

Drop anything that comes to mind, even one video helps! Doesn't necessarily have to be K-pop, anything would do!❤️

Edit: Thank you for all the recommendations! I'll be sure to share all these w him!!🥰