love 8,778 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Unpopular member of a popular group Except you, all the other members of the group are pretty and talented You're the only one who looks average and your skills are ambiguous If you look at the YouTube comments, people are saying "why is she debuting? What's her position?" and comments like these occasionally There are fans who reject you so there are fans who would skip you during your fansign But you get to earn a lot of money because the profit gets divided /n Instead, you have 0 individual promotion so when other members are having individual schedules, you're just on standby You don't have any income from individual activities and you're the one who is the poorest among the members Popular member of an unpopular group Your group is unpopular but you are hard carrying it People either don't know your group or know your group as XX's group If you look at the YouTube comments, people are saying "I can't see anyone but XX" or "it's a loss for XX to be in that group" You're always the center and you're working hard on your individual promotions. You're the breadwinner The group promotions' income is divided 1/n and you take all the income from your personal schedules If you get lucky, your group gets to go to a variety show and all the MC's are always going "XX~!" and only care about you They only look at you and don't talk to the other members. You're the only one who takes care of the other members Your 1/n income is (a bit) less than if you were in the famous group Your popularity alone is also (a bit) less than the popular group Instead, there are a lot of male idols who ask you out original post: here 1. Straight up 1. You need to care so much about your image for 2 and it feels like your career will be so short.... 2. Of course 1. The best is to earn money when nobody knows you 3. 1 4. I feel like my confidence would be ground level if I was 1 so, 2 5. Ah... I'm an attention seeker so I want to be 2 6. 1111 I want to earn money while not attracting attention 7. 1111 it's exactly what I wantㅋㅋㅋ 8. I'm an attention seeker and I have low confidence so, 2 9. 2 10. Straight up 1. If you have confidence, even higher than those popular members, being 1 would be the best 11. 1, it seems nice to be able to earn a ton of money while being buried 12. I feel like my mentality wouldn't be able to endure 1.... I'd rather 2ㅠㅠ 13. Totally 1 https://pann-choa.blogspot.com/2020/12/theqoo-becoming-unpopular-member-of.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yknocker 26 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Lee Naeun will have a career when a lot of lesser known members in more popular groups will have to think hard for their future So 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobite 203 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) 2 is really awkward socially and many groups where that is an issue tend to break up early (especially GGs because of sexism in the industry) and often not on good terms, but it's definitely way better for having a post-group career. (e.g. HyunA, Suzy, what MLD tried to do with Yeonwoo) 1 is way better as long as you can make enough money during group promotions and have a decent level of confidence, especially if the popularity gap isn't huge. You get enough money and fame to enjoy the life but not so much that sasaengs will be constantly stalking your every move. But if you have confidence issues I feel like this can really mess with your psyche for a lifetime, plus it'll be a lot harder to sustain a career once the group disbands. Again a much bigger issue for women since GGs tend to break up much earlier than BGs. Edited December 15, 2020 by trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StepOnMeJas 3,806 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 is better. I'd rather be Hyoyeon or Sunny and still get money from albums and touring then be the famous one in a nugu group 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himi 2,493 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) i'd rather be the unpopular member of a popular group. you get much less hate/attention for getting more opportunities while still earning money. you don't have to worry your group disbanding because you're too popular. and you can keep on gaining success with your group Edited December 15, 2020 by himi 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Biggest Fan 2,437 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, StepOnMeJas said: 1 is better. I'd rather be Hyoyeon or Sunny and still get money from albums and touring then be the famous one in a nugu group My thoughts exactly, especially seeing were Sunny lived. If you invest your money well and don't live outside your means, you'd have a really good life sans all the pressure the popular members get from always being in the public eye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satoori 45,814 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) both makes money both is establishing brand whether it be a individual (2) or as a group (1) (1) if the group is super popular, then even the least popular member is popular compared to some other groups. least popular have a large individual fanbase too. (2) you're the only profitable one. more risk and responsibility. everything depends on you doing well and not just a trend. hmm i'll go with #1. i prefer being part of a legacy larger than myself. Edited December 15, 2020 by satoori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echobunny 2,314 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 make me the star of Nugu5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soman 2,951 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 is good if your group lasts long, if it doesnt, you wont have career after disbandment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drama Drama Drama 3,399 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashie 10,243 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 no matter what idol groups end up disbanding or stop promoting at some point and at that very moment only popular members would have a job so def 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stell 5,502 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 #1 catch me in the back reaping the benefits and making smart investments so I could live a life of easy luxury forever. thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clevercactus 496 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Number 1. Look at how well Hyoyeon is living! 3 hours ago, StepOnMeJas said: 1 is better. I'd rather be Hyoyeon or Sunny and still get money from albums and touring then be the famous one in a nugu group Absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Morris 2,442 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 #2, I'd like to be the center of attention + I can make it big with my solo stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elscian 5,139 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Who is the girl in the first pic? The second one looks like a mixture of Arin and miyeon, it's so confusing bjbuj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love 8,778 Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 hours ago, StanSatan said: Who is the girl in the first pic? The second one looks like a mixture of Arin and miyeon, it's so confusing bjbuj first girl is shin eunsoo i believe, the second is wjsn luda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXOSUS 2,534 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 The least popular girl of Twice is still more popular than 90% of Kpop so definitely #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Morale 5,120 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 #1 I'm sure if RM goes solo rn he'll sell 500k+ copies. Look at Chen, he's definitely not the most popular member of EXO but sells 300k+ copies of both his album + chart in Melon top 10 for weeks. Why you think Sunny get so variety shows nowadays? Because she is apart of one of the biggest girl group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiichi 1,478 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, fullofjoy said: Why you think Sunny get so variety shows nowadays? Because she is apart of one of the biggest girl group. Don't forget she's Lee Soo Man's niece, it probably opened a lot of doors for her. But yeah I agree with #1. I really wouldn't want to be in Sejeong's place. Edited December 18, 2020 by reiichi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpatico 1,133 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I'm not sure why Luda's picture is there. WJSN is not an unpopular group nor is she an unknown/unpopular person in it (indeed she had a lot of fans for her cuteness even before Starship started having her do individual work like variety shows). I would say Option 1 if the group is really close. For example based on what we know of Kim Sejeong I'm sure she would be willing to trade a huge chunk of her individual success (she's basically all Jellyfish cares about at this point) for Gugudan being successful. The same thing with Jung Chaeyeon and DIA. While Sunny or Hyoyeon are examples - both are "unpopular" only compared to say Yoona or Taeyeon but not in terms of almost any other girl group in Korea -the public knows Sunny and Hyoyeon and they have plenty of individual schedules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Schulman 7,948 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 No.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oppa did mean it 1,607 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I feel like 2 would be insanely exploited by the company while not earning any cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dragons girlfriend 5,749 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/15/2020 at 6:05 AM, Trashie said: no matter what idol groups end up disbanding or stop promoting at some point and at that very moment only popular members would have a job so def 2 Who is that in your signature? He is so handsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashie 10,243 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 52 minutes ago, g-dragons girlfriend said: Who is that in your signature? He is so handsome. Seongmin he’s Cravitys baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimOppa 1,959 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Of course #1 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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