An idol song that is climbing up the music chart through word-of-mouth

ENHYPEN “Polaroid Love”

ENHYPEN 'Blessed-Cursed' Official 

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1. This is the best new male idol song I’ve listened to this year

2. I like this song! This song is a masterpiece. Please listen to ENHYPEN’s songs

3. I like the song, I listened to it for the first time on Twitter and now I listen to it every day

4. I really like this song, it reminds me of WINNER’s feelings in the past, but I haven’t listened to this kind of song in a long time

5. I liked the intro so I kept listening to it

6. I like the song, I added it to my playlist

7. I really like all their b-side songs, there are many b-side songs that are better than “Polaroid Love”

8. One of the best ENHYPEN songs to listen to

9. The song is good and the melody is good, the feeling is fresh but warm

10. Oh, I’ll add it to my playlist and listen to it when I get home from work today

SEVENTEEN vs NCT, who is boy group that ranked 2nd?

SEVENTEEN – upvote
NCT – downvote

[+492, -322]

original post: pann

1. [+206, -80] First week sales: Seventeen is higher, Hit songs: Seventeen has more hit songs, Digital: Seventeen is better

2. [+178, -82] It’s Seventeen after BTS

3. [+130, -180] You should look at total sales, not first week sales. NCT Dream sold 2 million copies. Digital is similar between the two groups. It’s NCT after BTS

4. [+86, -27] Seventeen has “Don’t Wanna Cry” as a hit song but NCT doesn’t have any hit songs

5. [+73, -13] Looking at first week sales, it’s Seventeen

6. [+66, -12] I’m a fan of female idols, I know Seventeen has good songs, but I don’t know any NCT songs

all these companies have artists who participated in campaigns or are ambassadors of the fight against climate change  

K-Pop Entertainment Giants Embrace NFTs

Non-fungible tokens have captured the attention of many leading K-pop entertainment giants and more are hitting the market.

Non-fungible tokens have captured the attention of many leading K-pop entertainment giants. A series of new projects that use the technology of NFTs or the metaverse are coming from South Korean media conglomerates.

Entertainment Giants Join The NFT Race

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The first half of 2021 saw a huge surge in NFTs across a number of industries, including arts and entertainment. The trend has led to the emergence of new cryptocurrencies and non-financial tokens (NFTs) in the South Korean music industry.

On October 4, HYBE, the management corporation of various well-known groups such as BTS, Seventeen, and TXT, announced a partnership with Dunamu, Korea’s largest leading fintech company, to integrate NFT technology into the company’s artists’ products.

Not only K-pop idols, but also popular artists such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and others, have joined the campaign.

YG Entertainment (the management company behind Black Pink, Big Bang, and 2NE1) is reportedly investing in the future NFT business project, which is backed by a number of corporations and entertainment companies.

More Hot Projects are Coming

Following the two entertainment businesses’ participation, SM Entertainment announced the distribution of content related to the SM Cultural Universe Metaverse (SMCU) in a strategic relationship with the blockchain platform Solana.

These entertainment behemoths are not the first to declare the implementation of NFT into their content distribution strategy.

JYP Entertainment, the management organization for TWICE, Stray Kids, and ITZY, previously stated in July that they would work with Dunamu. At the same time, several other entertainment corporations revealed ambitions to use innovative digital technologies in their businesses.

A Growing Market

It is hard to beat NFTs at the moment. Massive global enterprises and businesses are getting on board. Korean entertainment is no exception.

NFTs are used to sell transferrable digital products like artwork depending on product ownership. The NFT data is encrypted on the blockchain

The unique property in an NFT product makes them appealing. Consumers can buy NFTs of artwork to support their favorite artists.

By purchasing NFTs, customers take ownership differently from the product they purchase. On the other hand, they do not receive any physical objects after purchasing the NFT.

Their only proof of ownership is a transaction record maintained in the blockchain

Many entertainment companies are planning to promote NFTs, aimed at enabling interaction between fans and idols. This type of NFT could be found in photos or posters, items that all K-pop fans want to have.

Entertainment companies and investors consider NFTs as a key factor in attracting fans, regardless of their current limitations.

Fan-owned NFT photocards may have similar images and sound to the original, but instead of simply owning one copy, fans assume complete ownership of the NFT material they purchase – in this case, a photocard – and each of these photocards is a one-of-a-kind product.

Many entertainment firms and investors are entering the NFT, metaverse, and cryptocurrency markets.

According to the South China Morning Post, it’s impossible to prove that NFTs can deliver value commensurate with the massive investment that the space has seen this year.

However, in reaction to new products, the K-pop fan community has been supportive.

The replacement of physical items with NFTs doesn’t match fans’ preferences. The community has expressed dissatisfaction, stressing that they prefer physical items, rather than digital ones.

It’s not the only obstacle that companies may confront when integrating NFT into their operations. Another major concern is the environmental impact of blockchain technology, currently a source of heated discussion.

Blockchain requires a lot of energy to track and store NFT transaction information. This technology has the potential to substantially impact the environment, which isn’t attractive to everyone.

with the world of avatars coming first. SM is attempting to lead the era of future content through a mega-scale virtual worldview combined with the metaverse called SMCU. They will focus on creating content IP for the metaverse with artists, music, music videos, and performances.

The content created by SM can be recreated by prosumers which LSM calls Pink Bloods. These recreations will be presented through NFTs. One NFT can be created by several people and the blockchain technology can apportion ownership according to creation

Chinese media “Limiting fandoms of Korean idols is a big blow to K-pop”

With more than 20 Korean star fandom accounts suspended on China’s Weibo, Chinese media claimed that “the regulations on Korean idol fandom will be another blow to the K-pop industry”

original post: theqoo

1. It’s just a big blow to SMㅋㅋㅋ I guess Lee Soo Man is crying

2. There’s no damage except SM, so we don’t need to worry about that

3. It’s great because I don’t think there will be any idols targeting the Chinese market in the future

4. The only one who is worried about that is Lee Soo Manㅋㅋㅋ

5. What does that have to do with K-Pop?

6. I’m curious about Lee Soo Man’s reaction

7. But we don’t think it will cause much damage.. Only Chinese ARMYs are pitiful ㅠㅠ

8. Looks like Lee Soo Man has spread a useless illusion in China

9. That’s why I hate Chinese idols

10. Please don’t debut Chinese members in the future

If Chinese fandoms are blocked, YG will be in big trouble

If Chinese fandoms are blocked, YG will be in big trouble

It doesn’t seem to affect Lisa much but Jisoo will be affected

I think she will sell less than 100,000 copies of her solo album in the first week

If that happens, BLACKPINK’s position will be weakened and it will adversely affect the renewal of their contract

I think it would be better if she gave up on her solo debut

original post: pann

1. [+290, -70] SM is the agency that should be worried….

2. [+219, -24] I think BLACKPINK will be less affectedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+76, -4] The worst thing happened to Lee Soo Man, he said he wanted to do Hollywood in China, but Xi Jinping wouldn’t allow it

4. [+74, -37] Don’t worry about Jisoo and YG, worry about NCT and SM. That’s a big blow to SM. Outside of China, BLACKPINK is not only popular in Korea, but also in Southeast Asia, Japan, the US and Europe

5. [+42, -6] I thought you mistook SM for YG when I saw the title??

On 5/30/2021 at 9:54 PM, seokii said:

If Tanzania is on the map and Japan isn't, then it's intentional. 100%

Arata is a Japanese youtuber and said the same about Pixabay. I think both platforms also need a wake-up call

The same thing happened with a video from TVXQ

BTS V’s Chinese fan club sets a new record by raising 500 million won  in one minute

original post: theqoo

1. 1 billion won in one hour??? Daebak

2. Isn’t his birthday in December? Crazy

On 1/27/2021 at 6:27 PM, echobunny said:

bighit forcing themselves everywhere is going to backfire evenatually

NAVER is the one that bought 49% of WEVERSE shares. NAVER eliminated its competition by deciding to merge VLIVE with WEVERSE. BH cannot decide on this because Vlive is owned by NAVER but they accepted the proposal and both companies benefited. 

About YG and BH collaboration ..... It is a great benefit for both companies because now YGPLUS will become the largest album manufacturer and distributor because they will manufacture more than 12M albums for BH artists. While YG will help WEVERSE / VLIVE maintain its position.

" YG Entertainment: As of 2020, BTS, the main artist at Big Hit, sold 8.6mn albums, while SEVENTEEN sold 2.7mn albums. The firm’s annual album/digital music sales are estimated to exceed W290bn. If YG PLUS begins to distribute Big Hit’s albums and digital music, additional commission sales of W6bn~12bn will be generated, and indirect sales will also increase on the promotion of MD sales through the Weverse platform. Of note, YG PLUS is a subsidiary of YG Entertainment." x

update:

Top 100 YouTube Worldwide Most Searched K-POP Idols 2020 Year-End Chart

Top 100 YouTube Worldwide Most Searched K-POP Idols 2020 Year-End Chart

original post: theqoo

1. IU is amazing

2. Jungkook, Jimin V, these three people seem to be the top anywhere

4. Congratulations to BTS, Congratulations to Jungkook

5. Our Somi ㅠㅠㅠ 

6. Jackson BamBa

7. I watched a lot of Jungkook’s dance practice videos and fancams

8. Wow Hyunjin is amazing 

9. As expected, BLACKPINK is so popular on YouTube

10. As expected from BTS. Jungkook is the king of SNS!!

ITZY- WANNABE

gfriend - apple

omg- dolphin

itzy- not shy

twice- I CAN'T STOP ME

Vocals: ITZY
Dance: ITZY
Music: ITZY......Not shy, Wannabe, Icy >>
Visuals: Yires is the prettiest but they are all pretty
Overall: ITZY