ethereal 20,923 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 As I've seen from multiple k-netizen sources,MBLAQ was more popular than Beast when they both broke into the kpop scene, and most people pegged MBLAQ as the future idol group to beat at that time. Then why did MBLAQ fail time and time again to grab public and international attention. I mean, they had a pretty good formula. The hot, popular member with good variety skills AND acting skills (joon) + 2 AMAZING vocalists that literally slayed all (G.O and Seungho) + two textbook idol rappers that worked well together (Mir and thunder)+ backing by a famous celeb (Rain) + catchy songs = a failed group???? I just don't get what went wrong. They had so many chances. So many great songs. But they never really took off to chart slaying and award raking. Idk, someone made a thread about MBLAQs debut song earlier and it brought back all sorts of nastalgia of when I was obsessed with them to the point that I considered them my bias group and now that they've basically disbanded, i'm a little sad. let's discuss where they went wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt11kOEhOMc (literally one of my all time favorite kpop songs) (the hand shaking dance should have been iconic) (they even had bomb ass ballads) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DzbsTMu9Eo (they started 2012 right, but everyone had forgotten about this by December...) (2013 should have been their year. I swear they were robbed TT.TT) WHERE DID THEY GO WRONG!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivaBoo 1,480 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 do you mean hit it big wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sick 13 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo 2,760 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 there should be a dance move called the "hit that daebak" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjangbakk 7,293 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 nugu company small fandom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysDreaming 1,954 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 i wonder too. they are the definition of all around group. it seemed like everytime they release awesome music( which is like almost every comeback) Korea seem to be asleep. cry, this is war, be a man are awesome songs in every way tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeokdae 3,324 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 because enough people didn't support them and buy their stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupper 1,408 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Rarely came back, and the same concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiz109 1,532 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Their company has shit promotional tactics, every time they get slightly successful, they put them away for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envied 5,831 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I think it had more to do with their company's handling of them than the group itself. MBLAQ is so good, they deserve better than what they've had so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchoolNote 6,178 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Lack of promo. Fuck JTune!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 do you mean hit it big wtf Hit daebak is the Korean slang way of saying hit it big. Are you new or... nugu company small fandom They deserved a much bigger fandom, tbh. i wonder too. it seemed like everytime they release awesome music( which is like almost every comeback) Korea seem to be asleep. cry, this is war, be a man are awesome songs in every way tbh Right? There last three comebacks in my opinion were really good, especially smokey girl. I don't get why they weren't well received... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
✨ Ass Fat ✨ 9,598 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 after It's war, their music is shit basically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchoolNote 6,178 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 after It's war, their music is shit The lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimo 4,045 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Their outfits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjangbakk 7,293 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 They deserved a much bigger fandom, tbh. long hiatus made some of their fans transferred to new groups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 after It's war, their music is shit I don't agree with that. Guess it wasn't you're style, but it definitely wasn't shitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basic 727 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 " she she was smoky girl " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sane 16,342 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Terrible management + Rain basically abandoned them somewhere along the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyul 734 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Mona Lisa was my jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysDreaming 1,954 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hit daebak is the Korean slang way of saying hit it big. Are you new or... They deserved a much bigger fandom, tbh. Right? They last three comebacks in my opinion were really good imo, especially smokey girl. I don't get why they weren't well recived... their last mini album is one of their best imo, smoky girl was definitely grower, but still a great song. it frustrates me how their company let them get to this point, especially for G.O , arguably one of the best main vocalist in a boy group to date. his voice needs to heard and appreciated which it really hasn't . But, i do remember on a show that Joon didnt support the idea of groups coming back more than twice in the year, that long breaks was good. i cant remember the show though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORM 7,555 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Talented group but their music left a lot more to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 their last mini album is one of their best imo, smoky girl was definitely grower, but still a great song. it frustrates me how their company let them get to this point, especially for G.O , arguably one of the best main vocalist in a boy group to date. his voice needs to heard and appreciated which it really hasn't . But, i do remember on a show that Joon didnt support the idea of groups coming back more than twice in the year, that long breaks was good. i cant remember the show though I mean, look at Shinhwa. Since the beginning, They've only released one album a year ( excluding 5 years) for the past 17 years. Although it's obviously a different situation for them now, it worked for them since the 90s. But MBLAQ just couldn't get the recognition they deserved for any of their comebacks, really. Even with great songs and great variety promotions ( Sesame Player and Hello Baby) they failed. But yeah, their company really fucked up. And I hate to be a hater, but they let MBLAQ crumble for Madtown? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibop!! 8,585 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I feel bad for them. They're funny on variety... who knows what went wrong I liked Oh Yeah, Y, It's War and Be A Man, but could never get into their discography as a whole Seungho is my bias though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitargeekette 5,960 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I thought Y and Mona Lisa should've done it but...alas. idk. I really don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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