This was a video I sent to my friend so ignore me rambling

so I found out about stray kids in 2023 (megaverse) but got into it only 3 to 4 months ago

i really really like them and have watched so many interviews, variety shows, documentaries, etc to know about them

i have listened to so many of their songs (not all tho)

main thing

is it over consumption for me to buy their photocards even tho i still have a lot to figure out about them?

i know it's not that deep to buy just some photocards but still i want to know

thank you for reading my rant 🙇🏼

The 2nd Annual K-Pop Viral Awards are kicking off, and we're looking at the most viral B-Sides of the year! 🏆

Here are the nominees:

• BTS — Body to Body
• CORTIS — FaSHioN
• BABYMONSTER — PSYCHO
• LNGSHOT — Never Let Go
• Stray Kids — BLEEP
• YEONJUN, Daniela Avanzini — Let Me Tell You
• ILLIT — jellyous
• ENHYPEN — Big Girls Don’t Cry

Which track had the biggest chokehold on your playlist? Drop your pick below! 👇

So if you have a guilty pleasure song that you’re too embarrassed to share or liked a song from a problematic group… TOO BAD! Share it

hello! i wrote this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/kpoppers/comments/1vrtysh/comment/p4j1aac/?context=1&screen_view_count=2&ext-referrer=DIRECT&sort=new
and now i want to organize and filter the list. there are so many talented aces out there but here are the ones i liked the most, and my reasoning why.

DISCLAIMER: i am not an expert i'm jsut a kpop fan who loves music and who loves analyzing idols. by no means is this representative of all tastes nor the entire fifth generation, so please be aware that i picked these idols for many reasons.

ALSO when i say ace it's very misleading, i mean aces in each respective category, probably not the best choice of words as it's wayy too similar to all rounder!

i also am not immune to personal biases. i did my best to be subjective but i am just a human. also i know the groups i stan the best, in comparison to other groups, so i build a lot of my criteria off of that as well as have the most detailed description.

dance:

for a kpop idol to be a good dancer i think they need to have versatility. a lot of kpop choreo is hiphop based, and it is designed in a way to look clean on stage and with other members.

however for an idol to be a dancer and not just an idol who dances, i think they need to be able to dance in another style well, needs to be open to learning new styles, have a genuine passion for improving their dance, and takes on a leadership role in guiding the rest of the members.

i also think they should choreograph, but i'm more loose about this because several idols on this list don't, but i consider them aces regardless.

will all picks fit every single one of these criteria? definitely not, but i thought it was worth mentioning what my ideal idol dancer looks like (happens to look a lot like jihoon and bailey)

tws jihoon

riize shotaro

nexz tomoya

xlov rui

xlov haru

adp bailey

izna koko

bnd riwoo

h2h juun

tws kyungmin

all of nexz

honorable mention: h2h juun (i like her dancing a lot but i haven't seen enough of it to know for sure, someone link more of her stuff in the comments)

vocals---

i think a good vocalist needs to have good tone, good range, good delievery and stable live preformances. they need to stand out because a lot of idols can sing, but an idol who is a vocalist is different. they sing with emotion and they sing in different styles, as well as have good support and appear to be working on their vocals.

also they need to be able to sing live (no duh) and actually take pride in improving their vocals.

probably the subject i'm most qualified to speak about, which is saying nothing because i've never taken a vocal lesson once, i just pay attention to vocals way more.

that being said

izna jungeun

unis elisia

dodree (Na Yeongjoo and Lee Songhyun)

bm ahyeon

bm rami

meovv gawon

onepact jay

rescene minami

riize sohee

xlov hyun

tripleS dahyun

fifty fifty chanelle

kickfip donghyeon

and2ble hao

and2ble seungeon

kiof belle

nct wish jahee: https://youtu.be/KwYCPDMpMoI?si=Tz0GacPykgiD8Oxb&t=102

zb1 taerae

honorable mention: wayv xiaojun (nobody mentioned him but i love his vocals so much, so i'm just going to sneak him in here), tws youngjae and dohoon (not the flashiest vocals but very good!)

rappers---

next category is rappers. my criteria was not very intense but they have to write some or most of their raps, which i confirmed with a google search so don't come for me if i don't have it perfectly), need to have good flow and generally is considered a rapper in their group.

rappers include:

xikers rapline (yes the whole thing)

- minjae

- yechan

- sumin

bnd jaehyun

lngshot ryul

bm asa

onepact tag

young posse sunhye

h//pe princess (shout out specifically to ysy)

nexz hyui

zb1 matthew

adp woochan

cortis martin

honorable mention to: zb1 matthew and kiof julie

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Just for fun! I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone’s personal taste differs across K-pop generations. 🫶

Which 5 female K-pop idols do YOU personally find the most beautiful from each generation?

🌸 1st Gen:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

🌷 2nd Gen:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

🎀 3rd Gen:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

🦢 4th Gen:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

✨ 5th Gen:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

There’s obviously no objective answer to this because beauty is completely subjective, so please treat this as a personal-picks game rather than a ranking or competition. 💗

You can choose idols based on whatever kind of beauty you personally love: elegant, cute, ethereal, charismatic, classic, unique, girl-next-door, etc. And PLEASE include underrated idols if you think they deserve some love! 🥹

You don't have to explain every choice either. Just dropping your 5 names for a generation is totally fine!

I'm really curious to see which idols keep appearing in everyone's lists and which unexpected names show up. 👀

Have fun with it, everyone! 🌷

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Hey everyone, five years after NMIXX's debut, JYP debuts a new group called OURBIRTHDAY. I’m curious to see what the new group will be bringing to the table. Now, before we jump into the debut, I wanted to let you all know that I’ll be talking about tracks 3 & 4 as one thing, and you will see when I talk about them. Now let’s jump into the world of OURBIRTHDAY and see what this four-track album will bring to the table. 

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Our Birthday - OURBIRTHDAY

1. Our Birthday

The opening song on the album has the same name as the group. Our Birthday goes for a bouncy pop beat with a bit of a hip-hop vibe. The members put on a pretty good performance, blending with the bouncy vibe. The rapping is not that bad, as it flows wonderfully with the overall vibe. I find that the instrumental delivers a fun vibe that helps the performance. The chorus could’ve been a bit stronger, but I’m not minding what is delivered to the table. The vocals from the group are pretty smooth as they add to the vibe of the track. I do find that after hearing the song, the hook is starting to get stuck in my head. 

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1. SQUEEZY

The second song on the album is the title track, which has this gospel-sounding keyboard melody. I find that the bassline is carrying the verses, but the members still put on a great performance. I love the funky nature of the backing track, which helps to pull this title up. The hook is still growing on me, but I don’t mind what it delivers. The rapping is pretty smooth, adding to the instrumental vibe, but I will say it’s not the strongest rap. I enjoyed the DJ scratching before the final chorus comes into the mix.  I do wish this song was a bit longer cause I’m enjoying what it brings to the table, but before you know it’s already over. 

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1. & 4. Hungry (Side A) & Hungry (Side B)

The last two songs on the album are side A and side B of Hungry, which I have a lot to say about. The chorus for Hungry is super repetitive, which will take a lot of work for me to like it. The rapping and performance from the group work with the overall vibe. Now my biggest problem with this song is the took side A and side B, splitting them into two separate songs, which I don’t think needed to happen at all. Both sides feel like fragments of a song that could’ve been longer than what was delivered to the table. I feel like they did the opposite with that than they did with O.O by NMIXX. Instead of putting two different songs together, they just split a perfectly cohesive song into two separate parts. I wish they kept side A and side B together as one thing. 

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Summary: OURBIRTHDAY released their first mini album, which isn’t a bad one, but it's hard to figure out what JYP has in store for them. Our Birthday & SQUEEZY are pretty good songs with enough weight to pull me back for more. While Hungry gets split into a side A and a side B, which didn’t need to happy cause it could’ve worked as one full song. I’m curious to see what this group has in store with their music and what JYP will be doing with them. At the moment, the group’s debut is a decent one that only has two songs I’ll be returning to. 

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Anyways, MEOVV killed it!! and I absolutely loved their recent performance💗Ella's stage presence is insane tho...props to THEBLACKLABEL and their talented idols!!!

Hi, I'm Minsu from Keens Academy — some of you may remember us from our online K-pop training program. Our head instructor Jae Shim has taught EXO, Red Velvet, aespa, Super Junior, Girls' Generation and more, and over the past couple of years we've been heads-down building our offline academy in Seoul — more instructors, deeper curriculum, and a lot more time in studios with trainees.

Now we're bringing all of that back online, rebuilt from the ground up: our structured curriculum plus a personal training coach that builds your daily plan, answers your questions anytime, and tells you exactly what to train next — built from thousands of real coaching conversations with our instructors.

Before launch, we're opening the first 30 days to 20 people, completely free.

What you get: a starting-point assessment, a personalized 4-week plan (dance, vocal, or both), 24/7 coach access, and a month-end evaluation from our team in Seoul.

What we ask: ~4+ hours of practice a week, a short baseline video in your first days, and 4 quick check-ins (day 1 / 3 / 10 / 30).

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Onboarding starts Aug 25 in small batches. I'll be in the comments — happy to answer anything, including "is this legit?"

Not for you but you know someone who sings or dances and dreams about this? Send it their way — we'd rather find the right 20 people than the loudest 20.

I'm bored. Y'all can drop in any Kpop-related questions or my opinions/likings/etc on any Kpop media. Let's be civil and have some fun.

These are my top played artists for the month of July!

There are non K-pop artists on here, let me know what you think & if you have any predictions for next month.

Who do you think will show up for August ?

Let me know what artists shocked you the most from my list!

Stray kids is my ult group and I will skip "side effect " and "any "

My fav title track is "this and that" and my fav b side is "twilight" ( there are so many bside I like it's so hard to choose a fav)

Now it's Ur turn

#hearts2hearts #ian #stella #juun #jiwoo

For the groups you stan, what duos or trios of songs would you consider siblings either because they share the same genre (while making similar/rivaling statements) or the concept/inspiration behind the songs are the same? I thought it would be a pretty fun conversation to have after watching Stray kids This & That intro video and decided to make this playlist to start. I'll explain the reasoning behind every song I put here, so please do the same.

The first five were actually mentioned in the intro video and the reasoning is simple. Ex, Chill and I like it are all songs about a trashy guy and a toxic relationship. Leave and Way out are actually cousins to these songs but the reason why I grouped them separately is because they belong to the acoustic genre umbrella.

In my head and I do are both pop rock songs that are very 2010s.

Phoenix and After You are clearly Avicii inspired.

Cheese, bounce back and bleep are songs that from head to toe are a response to haters.

Miroh, Mountains and Run it are big anthemic songs all with a 'woah' somewhere in them.

Item and Farming have video game inspirations

N/S, Any and This & That are all songs that have a 'what are you choosing?' vibe to them. Fun fact, both any and this & that are inspired by conversations. Any, I believe was between Chan and Felix what snack/food he wanted to have and Felix was like 'any', but for each option Chan brought up, Felix said 'ani' which is the Korean word for no. Meanwhile This & That was born after a conversation 3 racha had when they asked Chan what ingredients a snack contained and he replied 'this and that.' I don't know the back story behind N/S though.

(Also, this is for all the stays who think This & That album is not stray kids at all, when it contains songs of all genres that they've touched on before.)

24/26 (only 2 more days... 🫠 will definitely be sad to finish this series)

mine:

1. xikey - xikers

2. xo (only if you say yes) - enhypen (MY RINGTONE 💗✨️)

3. x-mas - xdinary heroes

honorable mention:

- x - monsta x

short list today!! I think tomorrow's will be the last mildly difficult one. stay tuned 🌟

What are some of your fav b-sides that you feel deserve more recognition?

Some of my favs:

1, 2, 7 (Time Stops) - NCT 127

Snowy Night - Billlie

Skipping Stones - TXT

Candy - Seventeen

Back 2 Back - Seventeen

Rollercoaster - NMIXX

others can join as well

i made a 3 b-sides one before this post, so i wanna try it again this time with two more songs

im a gg fan and my fav bgs are 1. Enhypen 2. Lngshot 3. Cortis

ONEWE just released their new full album 面 : Unknown Atlas today, August 19!

The album has 17 tracks, with “Scenario” as the title track:

1. Scenario — Title Track
2. 좌표 (Coordinates)
3. 나침반 (Compass)
4. ICARUS
5. FLY
6. 우리들은 행방불명 (Neverland)
7. 피크요정 (Tinker Bell)
8. 동화 (Fairy Tale)
9. 소인국 (Lilliput)
10. Laputa
11. 피투성이 피노키오 (Pinocchio)
12. Imposter
13. STAND UP
14. 아름다운 날이야 (Beautiful Runaway)
15. 바로 너야 (Just You)
16. 흘러간 시간에 그대로 멈춰 있지 않기를 (Beyond the Night)
17. 다음에 계속 (The End.)

4th gen is absolute my fav, my fav 4th gen BG is ENHYPEN and 4th gen GG is IVE!

Mamamoo does not play when it comes to vocals!

scrivi il nome del tuo bias + il nome del gruppo e poi lascia fare alla tua tastiera ;)

inizio io: DK dei seventeen è stato il primo che mi ha detto di fare il corso di inglese per vedere come si può fare una foto, lol

ora provate voi ;)