delirium 4,237 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 So I've been thinking, which really hurts, btw. For the vocalists, the dancers, and the rappers, their purposes are obvious. For the others, it wasn't so obvious to me, until I watched Twice perform Signal. These "useless" members aren't the pre-determined visual, or rapper, or dancer but they are the relatable idol, the upbeat member, the variety star, the girl/boy next door types. These are the members who sell songs like Signal. Not even a great voice can save a garbage song but think about how much fun you have at karaoke/parties/in your room, screaming out the songs that are so bad that they're good. These members try to make fans have fun and forget about how crummy a song is. The song is not going to get better, so they have to reel the audience in with something. It's like when your little sibling/cousin/child draws you a picture and it's just a blob of color but you still...appreciate it. So, since live stages are a major component of Kpop, maybe these people are quite valuable and irreplaceable to the group? I mean, if its painful for us to listen to, imagine how it feels to have to sing it day after day after day after day to make a living. Or maybe I've been drinking the kool-aid and need a detox. Anyone know a good rehab center? though Momo doesn't have to sell me anything, I'd take high concentrations of carbon monoxide if she said it was good for me. wait, that makes me a dumbarse and no, this thread isn't secretly a promote Momo thread ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acer 396 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Twice are the most talented GG for me..Momo dance and Tzu singing slays big time :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carat 7,426 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 "this thread isn't secretly a promote Momo thread" didn't you just call momo the "useless" member...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twice snatched my weave 5,987 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 "this thread isn't secretly a promote Momo thread" didn't you just call momo the "useless" member...? "For the vocalists, the dancers, and the rappers, their purposes are obvious. " Momo is the main dancer lol so no, i think he was referring to either sana or dahyun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad® 6,114 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 idgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carat 7,426 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 "For the vocalists, the dancers, and the rappers, their purposes are obvious. " Momo is the main dancer lol so no, i think he was referring to either sana or dahyun oh... yikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzi 1,219 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 So K-Pop is also about how to make someone who doesn't likes the song , like it ???? Wow I learn something new everyday lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba 3,795 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Idols are rarely actually useless. The ones that truly lack skill often make up for it in popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessinwonderland 1,844 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I wouldn't call momo a useless member. She very cute and shes the best dancer there, and shes an average singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xWonderfulDaisy 1,596 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Putting Twice and Signal aside (It's a good song for me) there is no reason for a company to debut "useless" members. It's all business and there are countless amounts of money and time spent on deciding who gets to debut and who doesn't. If someone was truly useless they would drop out of the group pretty damn fast. You have idols who have talent for singing, rapping, dancing, composing etc who bring the most into their music. Then you have idols who have stan attractor qualities like visuals, variety sense, good at mc:ing and fanservice etc who bring the groups personality. Of course many idols fit into both categories but just because some members especially in a big group aren't the best at singing or dancing doesn't mean they are useless it's just there's some other areas where their value for the whole comes to surface. That's the main difference between singers/bands and idols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cthchy 376 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I wouldn't say useless, but is definitely at least one member in each group that seems to do less than other members imo. No one is useless though, they wouldn't be in the group for no reason lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium 4,237 Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 "this thread isn't secretly a promote Momo thread" didn't you just call momo the "useless" member...? no lol idgi people call members "useless" but there are abilities relevant to making a Kpop grp successful other than singing/rapping and dancing. even though I can't see a dance or visual on a cd, we have to admit that Kpop is about more than just making albums. it's why I put useless in quotes. So K-Pop is also about how to make someone who doesn't likes the song , like it ???? Wow I learn something new everyday lol Well, it is a business. Any type of marketing is about providing customers with services that they need, want or convincing them of a product's usefulness-but I didn't say like the song, I'm talking about enjoying something even if it's pretty bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larme 3,478 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Idols are rarely actually useless. The ones that truly lack skill often make up for it in popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRA90 208 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Idols are rarely actually useless. The ones that truly lack skill often make up for it in popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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