Glittery

Glittery, 17 hours ago

@bunnytown Based on the new-to-us footage shown, I'm going to say that it'll be different from what was shown in the theaters?

Like, there's the movie, 3 vlogs , 3 Bangtan Bombs AND the DDay fanmeet thingie. To me, this DVD set is a /bonus/. Also an extra way to save whatever content they're packing it with.

My bestest guess right this second is that it'll feature different performances from throughout the tour plus (MAYBE) some behind-the-scenes clips. Including the planning stages for the tour? I'VE GOT ZERO IDEA but, at the same time, I don't care. I'm happy abt this all the same.

HOPEFULLY, it won't cost a million dollars, but that's a problem for near future!me, LOLsob.

Glittery, 18 hours ago

@GQB EXACTLY. :DDDDDDD

Glittery, 19 days ago

(cont.)
which is where my brain went HOLD ON A MOMENT.
Not because they were wrong, mind you. Most of latter 4th gen/early 5th gen is v. casual/down-to-basics in terms of aesthetics and music. But I think there's a V. SPECIFIC REASON why:
which can be traced back to Year One (a.k.a. 2020) onward. For at least 2 yrs, everyone went thru a MASSIVE psychological, emotional, and physical catastrophy the likes of which we hadn't gone thru in DECADES.
FWIW, a lot of ppl are still doing their most to survive horrible situations (see the Gaza genocide, the Ukraine vs. Russia war, etc).

So, it kinda makes sense (at least to me), that ppl are seeking comfort on the chilliest and most easy going music. Ppl want to escape (even if it's for two and a half minutes). A lot of ppl are wondering how they're gonna eat, keep a roof over their heads, etc. (cont)

Glittery, 19 days ago

I also don't think globalization is a bad thing? (Not to mention kinda inevitable.) The whole angle of Kpop /getting diluted/ sounds a lot like someone complaining that it isn't niche, therefore no longer 'special' or 'unique' anymore.

And, like, that's bullshit? Because Kpop is pop music. That's it.
5th gen music is no better or worse than 2nd gen. It truly isn't. It's just MUSIC. (General) you might like it or not and it's OK either way.

And, like, if you break it down into CULTURE, no matter how 'Westernized" Kpop gets, it'll never become fully Westernized.

IDK, I was jut v. annoyed by the whole thing. Particularly of how many 2nd gen folks were on a complain train abt current K-Pop. :|

Like I said, to me, dismissing 4 and 5th gen for being bland is a result of ignoring EVERYTHING that's happened circa 2020. /finis

Glittery, 19 days ago

Addendum: the one (1) point I agreed with video essay's OP was that having 3 comebacks each year is not a great thing in the long run.

For artists, it's too much pressure and will have them perform while injured and/or recuperating from an injury. Meanwhile, for fans, it also puts pressure on them if they want to participate financially. So it's a burden for both artist and fans that could be avoided if comebacks were scaled down to 2/year.

Things get even more stressful for multi fans. It sets things up for burnout for everyone. IJS

Glittery, 18 days ago

Addendum 2: I got one (1) last point abt that 'make Kpop great again' video essay. I promise I'll move on after this, but it's something that I hadn't remembered until I looked at IVE's album's credits.

Right around, I want to say 2015-ish (maybe slightly earlier but no later than that), as the West started to move away from group concepts and (to a lesser extent) R&B songs, a ton of USian and otherwise Western songwriters started working with Kpop labels in a way they hadn't before.

So the mix-and-match between Kpop (as a musical genre) and the West was happening even if it wasn't so noticeable for ppl.

That thought popped up when I saw Dem Joinz being IVE's Heya producer.
It reminded me of how many (primarily Black) USian songwriters found a ton of work with Kpop labels. In the end, I think that although OP might have moderately valid opinions, she's also skipping whole parts that would weaken her argument.
IJS
😅

Glittery, 18 days ago

@tikistitch Eh, I'm a newbie too! (Like, I got into Kpop back in 2020.) BUT I'm pretty nosy w/r/t how the songs are created and who's behind them, etc.

And I know I've read at least 4 different articles abt USian and other Western songwriters working in the Kpop business. :P

Glittery, 18 days ago

@tikistitch That too! It seems (based on what's popular nowadays) that soloists are the main kind of artist a lot of ppl are into.

Like, I can't think of any Western bg or ggs that debuted and remained popular after the 2010s...

Glittery, 26 days ago

@pixelcats (This reply might be a bit rambly). OK, so I think 50% of this whole mess is most deffo misogyny. Which we all know is rampant in SK. So, I can see some aspects of this attempt (?) to oust her as "The Good Ole Boys Club" bs--doubly so cuz so many male execs are garbage.

THAT SAID, the other 50% is deffo from MHJ herself. Especially in the way that she's often taken ALL OF THE CREDIT (short of singing and dancing) for NewJeans' success. Like, I remember reading a few interviews when NJ debuted, and I legit cannot remember her thanking the members for their efforts or any other kind of credit. It was all MJH, all the time. Which, at the time, I found v., v. weird and off-putting.

It's not that I wanted to see her be humble per se. But a hat tip to the NJ's members would've been nice, IMO.

Re ILLIT's concept: ehhh. I mean, yeah, they do sport a similarlish look to the one NJs had in "Attention", but then... a good 80-90% of all ggs (yes, ALL) have sported >

Glittery, 26 days ago

@pixelcats >the (now classic, I guess) NJ's Y2K look. Hell, even Red Velvet wore v. similar fits during the comeback for "Birthday". I'm guessing MHJ is complaining abt ILLIT because this is a case of that look being sported by a group within the same main company (HYBE)? So it feels too close to home perhaps.

In the end, my feelings abt this are as such:

• It sucks that this whole thing is happening when we're v. close to the next NJ's comeback.
• MHJ's ego (and potentially greed?) got to her.
• My only concern here is for NewJeans. I truly don't know what kind of relationship dynamic they have with MHJ, but I do feel somewhat worried abt them all the same.
• MHJ vs. HYBE is translating to me as rich ppl fighting, so I'm Team No One here. Again, I'm only hoping that NewJeans ends up coming out of this unscathed or, with as little harm as possible. 🤷🏽‍♀️ /end

Glittery, 26 days ago

@pixelcats Although I don't think they've got as much power as, say, BTS or SVT (in terms of seniority w/r/t HYBE), I'd say they are tremendously popular. One would think that neither HYBE nor ADOR wants to see them fall from grace, so to speak.

Glittery, 25 days ago

@tikistitch @pixelcats Ditto (all pun intended, heheh.) Though I'm comforted by HYBE CEO's message to ADOR employees (including NJs) as well as BELIFT Labs. Like, not in the 'awww, what a good guy" way, mind you. But it was reassuring to see him voice his support of NJs and ILLIT.

Glittery, 25 days ago

@tikistitch @pixelcats He sent a companywide email stating a few things:

• MHJ had plans to pull her coup attempt way before ILLIT debuted;
• ADOR's main priority has to be to protect/comfort NJs members;
• BELIFT LABS has to continue working hard/supporting ILLIT as they're a rookie group.

I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist of it.

Source: https://n.news.naver.com/article/025/0003355920?sid=103

Glittery, 1 month ago

@kevinkevinson oh, that sounds equally as fun! :DDDDDD

Glittery, 1 month ago

@tikistitch @kevinkevinson LOL, true! Though I think the star struck thing would happen more from the newest groups (TWS, BND, &Team, and illit) than the others.

It'd be cute AF all the same, though.

Glittery, 1 month ago

@kevinkevinson @tikistitch Possibly, yeah. though Joonie's height and muscles would be a smidgen more intimdating than not. And then, you throw in them dimples and well.... I can imagine a few of the younger leaders having a ton of inner freakouts, hahah

Glittery, 1 month ago

@pixiecata YW! :D