[knetz] Describe K-Pop Idol Agencies In Single Phrases

[satoori]

Korean Netizens Describe K-Pop Idol Agencies In Single Phrases… And Oh, How It Burns

From the different generations of K-Pop, netizens have learned: These idol management agencies come with such drastic personalities. And these “personalities” can really make or break a group’s career. Having seen the rise and fall of countless groups through the decades, netizens playfully pinned down the strongest characteristic of each agency — and how they have some of K-Pop’s most prominent agencies described in single phrases is cracking up K-Pop fans around the world!

1. SM Entertainment

"I wasn’t sure what you’d like, so I just made it f*cking complicated."

If there is one thing we all know about SM Entertainment, it is the agency’s love for unique approaches. This desire to be one and only often results in complicated concepts, outfits, choreographies, and team systems — which SM artist fans have come to embrace and love. But for beginners, the intricacies can be intimidating for sure.

2. YG Entertainment

"I wasn’t sure what you’d like, so I’m not going to give it to you at all."

Avid K-Pop fans have probably heard the term “YG’s Basement” or “YG’s Dungeon” before. That is to say, YG Entertainment is quite infamous for keeping its artists tucked away and almost inactive before they come out with a new album. The agency knows this running joke about itself too — which ended up being the foundation for the title of its survival program Treasure Box.

3. JYP Entertainment

"I wasn’t sure what you’d like, so I’m here."

J. Y. Park is, before he is JYP Entertainment‘s leader, a musician and performer himself. With that being said, K-Pop fans often poke fun at how J. Y. Park is always on the look out to drop an album and compete against his own agency-mates!

4. Big Hit Entertainment

"If you’re not sure, review the years’ worth of contents."

Most experts agree, Big Hit Entertainment‘s success with BTS came from the agency and the group’s endless effort to communicate with the fans. In fact, this completely-open-book type of approach to fans often leaves them bombarded with so much content to digest. From live broadcasts to tweets, and from Weverse comments to YouTube videos… ARMYs don’t have any time to waste.

5. Pledis Entertainment

"Doesn’t matter what you like, we’re keeping all the copyrights."

Pledis Entertainment recently went under fire for its allegedly unfair treatment of artists in ripping them off of their copyrights. Carats had to light fire to get the agency’s attention and eventual feedback for SEVENTEEN‘s Hoshi not getting proper credit for his choreographies. The incident has since then stuck with netizens who can’t help but view the agency for being thirsty for copyrights.

6. CUBE Entertainment

"We get what you’d like, but we’re going with this."

K-Pop fans will never forget Cube Entertainment‘s zero-cool reaction to HyunA and Dawn‘s dating news. The agency already had built itself a reputation for keeping its ears closed to what the fans want. It was when it kicked HyunA and Dawn out that K-Pop fans realized Cube Entertainment is that stubborn AF child.

7. Starship Entertainment

"We can’t tell what you want, so here’s something new."

Starship Entertainment continues to expand business out to managing not only a house full of hot rising idol groups, but also a label full of rookie to veteran actors. Some fans see this rapid growth as the agency’s dedication to keep things fresh — while others see it as a string of risky moves jeopardizing the current stars.

8. TS Entertainment

"We’re not sure how this works."

The fall of TS Entertainment comes from its repeated involvement in legal battles with its once-signed artists-turned-enemies. Former B.A.P‘s Bang Yongguk, former SECRET‘s Hyosung, and rapper Sleepy have all confronted the agency for its unreasonable finances — and through these endless lawsuits, K-Pop fans have come to see the agency as shady AF.

Edited January 17, 2020 by satoori

[rananicolee]

OH MY GOD! LMAO!

[Forgottenly]

I actually don't really like it when companies just put out a shit ton of useless content. Like rather than 5 videos a day can't you just give me a quality video once a week or something? I feel like ever since things like vapp have taken off the quality has just gone to shit because all people want is is a few more minutes of what basically amounts to nothing. Like BTS SVT NCT etc. I'm not going to watch all of those videos, but I'll watch if they go on Knowing Bros or something.

[do kyungsoup]

8. TS Entertainment

"We’re not sure how this works."

the accuracy

[Aquamaraqua]

15 minutes ago, Callmeashy said:

I actually don't really like it when companies just put out a shit ton of useless content. Like rather than 5 videos a day can't you just give me a quality video once a week or something? I feel like ever since things like vapp have taken off the quality has just gone to shit because all people want is is a few more minutes of what basically amounts to nothing. Like BTS SVT NCT etc. I'm not going to watch all of those videos, but I'll watch if they go on Knowing Bros or something.

People expect spoonfed content because they "stan" a million groups--or at least claim they do. If you're gone for a week off social media they move on. It's a fair weather fan mentality...

[Kwon Fire]

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Pledis Entertainment recently went under fire for its allegedly unfair treatment of artists in ripping them off of their copyrights. Carats had to light fire to get the agency’s attention and eventual feedback for SEVENTEEN‘s Hoshi not getting proper credit for his choreographies. The incident has since then stuck with netizens who can’t help but view the agency for being thirsty for copyrights.

wasn't this a long time ago

Edited January 17, 2020 by Kwon Fire

[satoori]

10 minutes ago, Callmeashy said:

I actually don't really like it when companies just put out a shit ton of useless content. Like rather than 5 videos a day can't you just give me a quality video once a week or something? I feel like ever since things like vapp have taken off the quality has just gone to shit because all people want is is a few more minutes of what basically amounts to nothing. Like BTS SVT NCT etc. I'm not going to watch all of those videos, but I'll watch if they go on Knowing Bros or something.

Companies probably don't expect fans to watch everything

In my opinion, the purpose is to satisfy as many different types of people possible. To many fans the content is "quality".

Also many of the members of these groups themselves like the freedom to post vlogs, talking to fans through vlives/weverse/twitter, doing covers, or just generally producing music. Music they might now want to promote officially and/or put on a official platform. It's a gift.

 

 

[coval]

Bighit releases a lot of content

It might seem like much for anyone to keep up with but you seriously dont have to watch everything. 

I personally stopped watching bombs, run episodes, vlives, bon voyages because twitter will always keep me up to date. But some armys stan for these contents so it suits them.

There’s no obligation to be “caught up” Lets stop acting like content is a detriment.

[Forgottenly]

1 minute ago, satoori said:

Companies probably don't expect fans to watch everything

In my opinion, the purpose is to satisfy as many different types of people possible. To many fans the content is "quality".

Also many of the members of these groups themselves like the freedom to post vlogs, talking to fans through vlives/weverse/twitter, doing covers, or just generally producing music. Music they might now want to promote officially and/or put on a official platform. It's a gift.

 

 

It's just another thing that causes idols to stretch themselves too thin and feed into the obsessive nature of fans who want to know every detail about their idol. I don't like it at all and it is one of the things that has been making me less interested in kpop. There is no break in content to rest and start hoping for more and the idols have less privacy than ever before. It's an overload in more ways than one and it makes following a kpop group feel exhausting.

Just my opinion~

[satoori]

@Callmeashy Also since you mentioned BTS...

I don't know about the others -"Like rather than 5 videos a day can't you just give me a quality video once a week or something?" That's pretty much what they do and/or less depending...

Run BTS! -  Seasonal variety show (vapp/weverse)

Bon Voyage - Annual reality show (weverse)

Vlives - They don't post these often. Mostly done when they travel, if they're not tired. And it's not by every member.

Weverse/Twitter  - Sns is normal for celebrities to post on (IG - BTS don't have public personal accounts)

Bangtan Bombs - random behind scenes fun type vlogs 

BTS Episodes - longer behind the scenes/makings of official activities

Yes, they have many different "types" of content and Bighit keep up with posting new things. So it adds up. However it's not all at once. They spread it out lol. So it does not seem a lot each month if you been able to keep up. If you fall behind and/or a new fan...then yea of course it's a lot to backtrack. 7 years worth and/or depending when you joined the fandom. 

Run BTS and Bon Voyage are basically substitutes of Korean variety/realty shows, since BTS don't tend to go on them in Korea.

Edited January 17, 2020 by satoori

[rananicolee]

14 minutes ago, BTS Anti said:

Bighit releases a lot of content

It might seem like much for anyone to keep up with but you seriously dont have to watch everything. 

I personally stopped watching bombs, run episodes, vlives, bon voyages because twitter will always keep me up to date. But some armys stan for these contents so it suits them.

There’s no obligation to be “caught up” Lets stop acting like content is a detriment.

That's pretty much me with them. I don't feel like I need to be caught up on BTS' stuff to be a fan. I'll watch something here and there if it catches my eye. 

[satoori]

37 minutes ago, Callmeashy said:

It's just another thing that causes idols to stretch themselves too thin and feed into the obsessive nature of fans who want to know every detail about their idol. I don't like it at all and it is one of the things that has been making me less interested in kpop. There is no break in content to rest and start hoping for more and the idols have less privacy than ever before. It's an overload in more ways than one and it makes following a kpop group feel exhausting.

Just my opinion~

I get what you're saying. Being a idol is hard af

I feel it's also up to the company and groups to have that conversation...maybe try to make it a little less stressful

e.g. bangtan bombs and bts episodes seem to be filmed during work hours. a staff is there during certain hours filming them while they work and play around. (music shows, award shows, photoshoots, practicing)  it's probably a lot easier to look through hours of that footage and cut it up into very short 1-2 minutes clips that can be posted once and/or every other week. probably can get 10 bangtan videos from just one work day. 

Everything else on sns is up to bts  themselves. They too are always on their phones. i guess, they can post during work hours and/or off time. the members who don't like to post often, don't lol. BTS sns activity isn't that much different from a average person, even with 7 members sharing one account(s).

Edited January 17, 2020 by satoori

[satoori]

35 minutes ago, BTS Anti said:

Bighit releases a lot of content

It might seem like much for anyone to keep up with but you seriously dont have to watch everything. 

I personally stopped watching bombs, run episodes, vlives, bon voyages because twitter will always keep me up to date. But some armys stan for these contents so it suits them.

There’s no obligation to be “caught up” Lets stop acting like content is a detriment.

for me, i mostly watch run and vlives (which are rare nowadays) when i have time now. if i have free time, i will watch a few in one sitting. 

i haven't watch the new season of bon voyage in full yet. i've only seen clips on twitter.

like you, twitter keeps me up to date also. things like instagram and tik tok which they use mainly for promotional activities are usually on twitter too

 

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by satoori

[craZee]

MBK Entertainment

[Iljin Oppa]

TS Ent is more like:

Kpop is just a front for our money laundering so we're just gonna not care about it and do it really shit

Edited January 17, 2020 by Iljin Oppa

[Forgottenly]

4 hours ago, satoori said:

@Callmeashy Also since you mentioned BTS...

I don't know about the others -"Like rather than 5 videos a day can't you just give me a quality video once a week or something?" That's pretty much what they do and/or less depending...

Run BTS! -  Seasonal variety show (vapp/weverse)

Bon Voyage - Annual reality show (weverse)

Vlives - They don't post these often. Mostly done when they travel, if they're not tired. And it's not by every member.

Weverse/Twitter  - Sns is normal for celebrities to post on (IG - BTS don't have public personal accounts)

Bangtan Bombs - random behind scenes fun type vlogs 

BTS Episodes - longer behind the scenes/makings of official activities

Yes, they have many different "types" of content and Bighit keep up with posting new things. So it adds up. However it's not all at once. They spread it out lol. So it does not seem a lot each month if you been able to keep up. If you fall behind and/or a new fan...then yea of course it's a lot to backtrack. 7 years worth and/or depending when you joined the fandom. 

Run BTS and Bon Voyage are basically substitutes of Korean variety/realty shows, since BTS don't tend to go on them in Korea.

I wasn't trying to point out BTS specifically or diss them in any way. It's more about kpop as a whole~ Actually I only really mentioned them since they were the part in the list that brought it up, I don't actually follow them so I don't know what they release~ It seems you enjoy it a lot so I hope you continue to enjoy it~

[satoori]

Just now, Callmeashy said:

I wasn't trying to point out BTS specifically or diss them in any way. It's more about kpop as a whole~ Actually I only really mentioned them since they were the part in the list that brought it up, I don't actually follow them so I don't know what they release~ It seems you enjoy it a lot so I hope you continue to enjoy it~

Nah I didn't respond to you because I thought you "dissed" them

I was just letting you know about what they do since you mentioned them and made that comment.

Sorry if there was any confusion

Edited January 18, 2020 by satoori

[Poised]

Alot of these are accurate lol

[RosaRosa]

This was a good read lmao

[Xoxo7]

Should add misogyny for yg

[HB23]

On 1/18/2020 at 9:36 AM, Callmeashy said:

I wasn't trying to point out BTS specifically or diss them in any way. It's more about kpop as a whole~ Actually I only really mentioned them since they were the part in the list that brought it up, I don't actually follow them so I don't know what they release~ It seems you enjoy it a lot so I hope you continue to enjoy it~

u don't know the type of content they release yet grouped them under the category of groups releasing "useless content"

wtf lol

[deobizone]

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