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manufactured has such a negative connotation. i don't know why people would think its anything less than an insult, even if it rings some truth. it has deep roots in the stereotype that all idols/koreans are plastic. something being highly produced doesn't mean it has to be fake, which is what manufactured insinuates.

as a religious person myself, most religious people are homophobic by design. the more progressive ones will claim they respect gay people but they don't respect the "lifestyle". that is inherently homophobic because its not a choice to be gay and they still treat it like it is.

this is...not true. bh has so many different branches of contents under bts. the bt21 collab with line friends, multiple mobile games, a drama in the works. they have their hands in multiple baskets these days, most of it is just tied to bts. but there is plenty of crossover potential. many people don't even know bts designed those line characters, bh's merchandising potential is through the roof. its presumptuous af to say bts will evaporate quickly. i don't think they'll be as big as they are now forever, but that doesn't mean they'll disappear off the face of the earth. they'll be bringing in cash from greatest hit tours and reunion tours for years to come and idt bh has any intention of losing them.

i am prepared to by one version as i always do lol

this is simply not true. a sizable portion of txt's growing fandom is theirs and theirs alone. and its hypocritical to say this like 2ne1's ENTIRE claim to fame when they debuted wasn't the fact that they were marketed as the female big bang... their debut song was literally a collab with big bang. regardless of your definition of success, txt is still the most successful existing 2019 rookie bg and they're already on a level playing field with the likes of stray kids so. only 2020 will tell how much potential for the future they rlly hold.

the bottom line is gfriend makes money for bh now. no one is trying to say they're in bh. we're saying they contribute to bh's status as a large company and their income.

its just crazy bc people forget yg was considered big 3 when all they had was big bang and 2ne1. how is bh different when bts is bringing in far more money than bb was back then, and txt is holding their own with album sales if nothing else. things change indeed. korea is trying to move on yet its kpop dweebs across the ocean that are stuck in the past

people swear its still 2017/18. no, bh does not only have bts. they have bts, txt, source music with gfriend underneath them and another gg in the works with source. they have bts related brands and projects that will not just go up in flames while bts is in the military. yall are crazy if you think bh doesn't have the potential to remain a top dog. jype and sm have all these groups and do not come close to bh's revenue. sm is in the negatives half the time. what does that tell you.

why do you want to set yourself up for disappointment so bad.... bts enjoys working with other artists clearly.

i feel sorry for the members but i'm so glad they can wipe their hands clean of this mess and move forward. hoping eunsang finds success with the bnm boys and i hope seungyoun stays strong and continues making music as a solo. its crazy to me that even after x1's disbandment you still have time to run around throwing low blows at txt. was this karma not enough for you? you can claim that that particular user started it, but y'all were always the start of it with the way you came for txt. all i can say is that the first thing i thought when i saw you in this thread was everyone will get what they deserve in the end.

are you the same person you were 7 years ago

how do they "deserve" to win something they were disqualified from winning. make it make sense

i always see random non-armys say this, but can yall at least get your facts straight if you're going to stalk bts' every move fore "tea"? they all made like literal 10 minute personal vlogs of in most cases a single day of their month long vacation. self filmed, self edited, and NOT some company production that they were forced against their will to do. just know you look dumb for saying this in a thread about something serious.

this is funny though, bc i often see a lot of negative reactions towards older women dating far younger men? but anyway, you cannot erase the fact that predatory behavior from men on younger women is normalized by society at large. thats why it gets more outspoken reactions particularly from women. also in the case of super junior members leeteuk and heechul, they have a PATTERN of aligning themselves with younger women that dates back all the way to when they were in their 20s being interested in actual young teens. it is not the same as what you are insinuating here.

its weird that many people don't want to admit that heechul is creepy when it comes to younger idols or that his relationship with momo is creepy. at the end of the day, we don't know his intentions, but momo was 18/19 when she debuted. heechul was a "fan" of her before they met and became friends and now they're dating. this is the same pattern he had with sohee as op mentioned and he's in the cycle again with itzy who are also rlly young (minus the dating)....there's also a power dynamic of him being an industry sunbaenim of many years to momo that is also mildly concerning. the whole thing is just weird. people love to pretend like he's some saint among the suju men but there's smtg off about all of them. momo is an adult that can make her own decisions, but i just hope everyone stays safe out here. there are plenty of wolves in sheep's clothing among us.

yes, your favs have had comebacks that are "total failures". they have failed to chart on melon, they have failed to win a music show against other relevant acts, they have failed to sell more than their previous album despite all of the version and photocards. kpop stans treat flop like a derogatory term when it is 9/10 a factual statement. we call groups, even our favs, nugus all the time without any malice. are nugu and flop not in a similar vein? an unknown group likely isn't doing well. having less than 100k album sales is not enough to pay everyone's bills.

side note, but the lighting is also rlly terrible? i've never seen idols have that flashback effect bc of their light bb cream during a PERFORMANCE.

o..k? i still think 17 is more popular internationally.

seventeen honestly. seventeen sells more and though they don't really tour outside of asia, got7's u.s tour wasn't a complete success anyway. it wasn't sold out.

did you actually listen to the clip of what was said or? his entire statement was racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and everything in between.

this is so manipulative...especially towards chaeyeon. she probably feels like its her fault, but its not. what these thirty year old men were doing to a 15 year old girl was not okay. inappropriate comments, physical violence, she's a CHILD. how was that ok? the fact that he thinks he did nothing wrong is a mess. he shouldn't have raised his hand against someone else's child like that period.

both of those things were called out when they happened actually. those dudes just didn't get fired or exiled. park myungsoo has been a really popular gagman for like a decade at this point. i doubt people could get him removed that easily.

he admitted to it and apologized for it so no it wasnt a lie. guess he still wants to be an idol tho.

whole squad fine af for no reason!

i mean, doesn't gpa usually only matter for maybe your first job anyway, and even then not for all jobs? someone with years of experience and good references will always be picked over someone who only had a high gpa for higher level positions.