blank_stare 2,217 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Seeing a success on Babymetal's tour and promotion overseas and in US, do you think more Kpop companies will try to imitate them and will try to get in on this bandwagon? There was Spritz. Let's begin to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Why would they? Spritz was a singular petty attempt at trying to recreate a group that's touring on a level that's honestly not that particularly remarkable. Baby Metal is worth talking about cause they're novel. They're not exactly pushing numbers that'd make any real company go "yeah, we should do that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaniPi 2,626 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Seeing a success on Babymetal's tour and promotion overseas and in US, do you think more Kpop companies will try to imitate them and will try to get in on this bandwagon? There was Spritz. Let's begin to discuss. I don't think so. Heavy Metal isn't very mainstream in Korea. Even if they tried combining it with more cute elements, I don't believe they would have the right type of audience, that would appreciate it. In Kpop, there are particular trends that are more popular. Companies simply do not want to take the risk. If something works, that's good enough for them. Also, the Japanese market is larger and more profitiable, so this allows groups to have concepts that are more diverse. 'Kawaii' culture is more widely known, to be associated with Japan. That's also why its more accepted. If Korean girl groups tried the same thing, the general public wouldn't really be open minded to accept it, since its totally different from anything that has been done before. There is even a lack of idol groups, that are legitimately bands, because fans prefer synchronized dances, and trendy music. Basically, there is no foundation for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_stare 2,217 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 I don't think so. Heavy Metal isn't very mainstream in Korea. Even if they tried combining it with more cute elements, I don't believe they would have the right type of audience, that would appreciate it. In Kpop, there are particular trends that are more popular. Companies simply do not want to take the risk. If something works, that's good enough for them. Also, the Japanese market is larger and more profitiable, so this allows groups to have concepts that are more diverse. 'Kawaii' culture is more widely known, to be associated with Japan. That's also why its more accepted. If Korean girl groups tried the same thing, the general public wouldn't really be open minded to accept it, since its totally different from anything that has been done before. There is even a lack of idol groups, that are legitimately bands, because fans prefer synchronized dances, and trendy music. Basically, there is no foundation for it. What if SM experiments on it? Like with NCT U copying AKB48. And other girl groups like Lovelyz, G Friend, April, these groups were using concept that's generally found in Jpop idol groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 What if SM experiments on it? Like with NCT U copying AKB48. And other girl groups like Lovelyz, G Friend, April, these groups were using concept that's generally found in Jpop idol groups. These things have been around since SES days. It's not like there's no already addressable and notable market for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaniPi 2,626 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 What if SM experiments on it? Like with NCT U copying AKB48. And other girl groups like Lovelyz, G Friend, April, these groups were using concept that's generally found in Jpop idol groups. I agree that those groups do use some elements of typically Jpop idol groups, but it still fits in with what is popular or trendy. Cute, innocent and sexy concepts, are pretty much the bread and butter of girl groups. In Kpop at least, the public have a certain image of them. Something that is too experimental is either a hit or miss. They sort of lose the idol title, which companies do not really want. They want to attract the majority, not a niche. That's what is most profitable for them. Also depending on the group, if they're just trying out this concept, most will just consider it as a gimmick, if they don't continue doing it. SM could do that, but from their perspective, it might be a waste of money. Its difficult for even male groups to break into the market, with that type of concept, with females its even more difficult even if its cute. Most idol groups are not viewed as artists, but simply entertainers. Also unlike guy groups, most girl groups (even if well known) do not have the same comfort of having a large and supportive fandom, therefore companies are afraid of trying something too different, because they might lose public interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_stare 2,217 Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 These things have been around since SES days. It's not like there's no already addressable and notable market for them. Those concepts that Kpop are doing even in SES existed before in the pop scene of Japan music industry. If Babymetal , BiSH,and Ladybaby (not really that successfull but they managed to get a performance in US, so I'll count that.) These are the ones I could think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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