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DPR IAN: peanut butter & tears (2023)

#dpr ian

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momo + pink

#momo #twice

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LAY ZHANG PSYCHIC (240418)

+ bonus

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chanyeol during don't go ☆ exo fanmeeting: one (240414)

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prince loey ☆ exo fanmeeting: one (240414)

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don't go ☆ suho (240414)

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(cred.)

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respectfully, this is a TERRIBLE idea and you’re about to lose the majority of your fanbase, myself included, because we can’t afford to eat, let alone subscribe to another streaming service

#the way i woke up at the same time ryan tweeted that vid link #ruined my whole day

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I absolutely support paying artists and supporting creators, and seeing the quality of Watcher's videos especially lately I've understood that it wouldn't be sustainable for a while now. I will never say that I expect anyone to come out with so much high-quality content so regularly without being financially compensated for it.

That being said, I think the way they've gone about this has just not been the smartest. First off by doing this so suddenly with no warning, and also having a big countdown to it when it's actually quite a sad thing to see them go. Like it felt like they were counting down to a party but then it was a funeral that took place instead, and even the mood of the video they put out was quite somber. I think it put the wrong expectations in fans (me included), which just made the shock even bigger than it needed to be (especially for this sort of announcement).

I think they actually were quite respectful of the fact that people wouldn't be able to continue to follow them over to WatcherTV, but the comment about "making it affordable so everyone could subscribe to their plan" and then it being $60 a year was kind of insulting. It would have been better if they'd been realistic about it and said that they understood that it might be a steep price for some, but that they hoped it would be affordable for some of their subscribers while still giving them the chance to produce high-quality content or something along those lines.

What I don't understand however is how this is supposed to be sustainable in the long run? Because if I'm someone who's scrolling Youtube and comes across one of their old videos, I'll watch them all there. If I'm scrolling and come across one of their newer videos, and see that the rest of those videos are behind a paywall, then I'm gonna continue to scroll, I won't pay $60 to watch someone I previously didn't really know.

I don't know businesses, especially businesses in creative fields, and definitely not USAmerican businesses in creative fields, so I'm not sure how this would work financially. However, I think there's one of two things they could have done to make it easier for us as fans to transition, as well as still earn them some of that extra revenue (to start with):

They could add a free subscription with ads on their streaming service. I don't know how easy that is, getting sponsors and incorporating pop-up ads on a service, but that's an option.

They could have started out by putting some of their bigger projects on the service, but still regularly making content on Youtube that was not as produced or financially

I think having their own streaming platform is a good idea because then they won't be bound by Youtube's restrictions and have more creative freedom, as well as the whole economic side of this. The way they're executing it however is just alienating and frankly a bit insulting to the fans who have been with them for so long and supported them through so much and now suddenly can't watch anything new anymore with barely any warning.

Yeah, this became very long but I had some thoughts that I just needed to air.

#the responses to their announcement.... i've never seen an audience so united and making sm good points #saddens me that they seem to be ignoring it bc ryan was tweeting and retwt articles while his twts where full of good arguments abt #why this wasn't the best movement #i personally dont pay for any subs but in my currency 6/60 dollars are like 6/60k #its a few days worth of eating to only watch what 6-7 eps of the shows i like from them? #bc lets be honest most ppl are there for shane and ryan's shows- #puppet history ghost/mystery files especially #and paying to only watch those and then wait however many months until they make new seasons of those shows? #i don't think it's the smartest way and moment? when people are opting out of subs instead of wanting more #and also?! putting all their content to date behind a paywall as well is a crazy decision #they're cutting themselves away from sooo many current/future viewers #it's sad

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20&2 tracklist

#tvxq

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YERI 2024 SEASON'S GREETINGS BEHIND

#yeri #red velvet

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KISS OF LIFE ♡ MIDAS TOUCH CONCEPT PHOTOS

#kiof

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CHANGMIN 'Devil' Jacket Behind

#changmin #tvxq

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adorable jennie

#jennie #blackpink

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IVE ♡ 'BADDIE' MV

#ive

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prompt one - idol and era jihyo during i can't stop me era for anon

#jihyo #twice

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LE SSERAFIM ⊹ LOVE SHOT (Orig. EXO) @ K-CON JAPAN (221101)

#kazuha red suit is so personal to me #le sserafim