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"This forum" is not indicative of the reality of what's actually happening in Korea though. Korean society in general is so much harsher to women. For male idols to actually suffer backlash it takes something drastic, and they generally have a fandom they can turn to if they lose GP appeal. Female idols get criticized for just being too independent-minded, and girl group fandoms aren't big enough to rely on them completely, so they have to rely on GP for their careers. K-pop is an absolutely sexist industry and by saying "boys have it worse" you're just being ignorant.
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Okay, Sulli was a boy group member then. Seriously, it has nothing to do with gender, all celebrities in Korea face a shit ton of backlash whenever they step out of line. Boy group members actually have an advantage over others, they have fangirls who will blindingly follow them to hell, no matter how horrible they turn out to be.
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[theqoo] TOP7 MALE IDOLS WITH THE LIGHTEST SKIN
reiichi replied to Aphrodisiac's topic in Netizen Nation
The guys cited are all much paler than their bandmates, according to people who saw them irl. Suga and Woozi just don't go out much so it makes sense they're super pale. -
[knetizen] 2019 Net Profits of Big Hit, SM, JYP, and YG
reiichi replied to bye-bye's topic in Netizen Nation
It was in album sales, they've never been that strong in that department. -
Former Monsta X member Wonho has been cleared of all charges
reiichi replied to speedthief's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
But Starship announced Wonho's contract had been terminated after the weed accusations, before that he had only left the group not the company. -
She used to have a small cute nose, now it just doesn't fit her face anymore.
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Because in a lot of cases idols only get surgery because their company pushes them to ?
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[PC] IDOLS WHO ARE BAD AT SINGING VS WHO ARE BAD AT DANCING
reiichi replied to lighterxx's topic in Netizen Nation
Problem is more that they all have such short parts by having 13 members, even if some title tracks do have the rappers singing (Home for example), vocal unit is going to be highlighted more, and get to do high notes, because they're just the best at it. And I really like how Woozi uses the different vocal tones to give their songs texture. When he writes a line, he already knows who's going to sing it -
[PC] IDOLS WHO ARE BAD AT SINGING VS WHO ARE BAD AT DANCING
reiichi replied to lighterxx's topic in Netizen Nation
I'm actually more annoyed by how underutilized some idols' voices are... most idols who are deemed "bad singers" are actually just given parts they're not comfortable singing because it's outside of their range (Momo sounds ten times nicer in that Move cover than in Twice songs). A ton of altos/baritones are given rap parts because they can't reach the same high notes as the sopranos/tenors in their groups, but are actually good at singing (such as Moonbyul and Chanyeol). Groups that self-produce tend to make a much better use of everyone's voice - Seventeen and (G)I-dle comes to mind. -
None of them are "complete nugus" though, they're all from reputable agencies even if they don't sell a lot, and had their seniors on Queendom (which means Mnet can use those girl groups appearing on the show as a marketing tool. And I think one of the rounds will have them cover their senior groups, instead of covering each other).
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BTS' RM Bought an 4M Dollar Apartment in Hannam The Hill
reiichi replied to Taecoholic's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
I watched a video showing an apartment that was for sale in the complex, and it honestly looked really nice. Spacious and lots of light. Sadly you can't really stop journalists from reporting on their personal purchases since it's publicly available information. -
Reported lineup for MNET Road To Kingdom
reiichi replied to speedthief's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
The price for winning Queendom was a comeback show on Mnet, so in the end it's all about promotion. Being invited to appear on a show together with more prominent groups seems to be a fair price. -
BTS' RM Bought an 4M Dollar Apartment in Hannam The Hill
reiichi replied to Taecoholic's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
Except real estate purchases are public information, not private. -
Reported lineup for MNET Road To Kingdom
reiichi replied to speedthief's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
They're very strong performers, so I have high hopes for them. -
It all depends on how they balance the different criteria. Public voting (= fan votes) and charting (= GP popularity) both were important in Queendom, it was balanced by the fact that all groups were already relevant, and Mamamoo's advantage wasn't big enough for them to win all the time. Here you clearly have The Boyz who has a big fandom (100k sales), and Pentagon who has some GP recognition (cos of Shine + songs Hui wrote for other people), while the others are more or less nugu. I guess Pentagon has a decent shot too, and since it has some top notch vocalists and songwriters, I certainly won't be mad if they win.
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Reported lineup for MNET Road To Kingdom
reiichi replied to speedthief's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
Honestly The Boyz have no place within this lineup and should have been replaced by an actual underdog. They're already more relevant with the general public than Ateez and Stray Kids...