Day xx of shitty kpop happenings and it is getting tiring. I mean, people run bussinesses everywhere, and yeah, income and money are very important, but you still don't see dehumanization of employees and literal trash treatment all the time. There is still something like human resources. Kpop companies treat their artists as disposable goods. After a scandal, their biggest concern is damage control. Problem here is, you base everything around emotional connection of fans towards artists. And you exploit it. After things get a little heated up or basically the idols become less popular you just drop them, wait a little so you avoid the chaos and just debut another group. And it happens rapidly. Just slow down a little, show some respect towards the artist and the fans. And the most painful thing is, some of those idols are true artists with boundless potential, and they end up being treated like trash. Fucked up shit man
You always hear K-Pop idols reference SNSD and 2NE1 when talking about second generation girl groups they look up to, yet no one mentions f(x) despite clearly taking inspiration from their concepts and musical sounds. (anon)
9 K-Pop Idols That Bear A Striking Resemblance To Overwatch Characters
The popular video game Overwatch caught Korean professional gamers’ attention since its release back in 2016, which led to South Korea winning the Overwatch world cup two years in a row. In addition, many idols have been known to play it, and some of them even admitted to being hardcore gamers.
With the game rapidly going viral, we couldn’t help but to catch the physical similarities between the…
If you follow Mamamoo news, recently eSNa, a former RBW artist who collaborated with Mamamoo on Aah Oop! shared her story and the mistreatment she received from RBW. She was taken out of her own project, the song she wrote and made and was basically pushed aside by the company because of a few negative comments. Here the link if you are interested:
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RBW Entertainment was never considered a good company. Their mistreatment and complete underestimation of Mamamoo has been brought up so many times. The worst is their complete oblivion and ignorance towards hate comments and the constant harassment Mamamoo (especially Hwasa) receives on a daily. Never have they cleared rumors and false narratives, it was always on us. We can't silence all the hate. We can't clear all misunderstandings and we can't clear Mamamoo's name. They never used Mamamoo's full potential and half-assed their projects so many times and if it weren't for Mamamoo's insane charisma and talent, they wouldn't have made it this far. Yeah, RBW did "well" at the beginning but half of the time they didn't do shit. Constantly, their new projects are hijacked by antis and false narratives are spread. The recent one with Hwasa being disrespectful towards Nigerians was HUGE. And people till this day speak on it, even though it was cleared and explained. She was not wearing ANY African traditional clothing, yet people still trend Hwafricana or whatever and RBW still hasn't said A WORD. Wheein's recent collabs and solos haven't been promoted AT ALL (please show love to her new feature on Peakboy's Diet). She announced new songs she wrote in 2017 and we still haven't heard them. I get people defending RBW because they give Mamamoo space and creative freedom and I support that. However, with better management Mamamoo would have reached such immense success and it is mindboggling to me that someone actually questioned their potential. Mamamoo themselves are unsure and too humble if you ask me, but it's very understandable coming from a background where your boss calls you ugly and tells you to do better to compensate for it. I mean, they are wonderful human being and literally trend- setting artists in SK. In six years, no effort was made by RBW to help them get international recognition. Most of imoos found them by accident.
Even though they now try to appeal to international audiences, they do the bare minimum and it's mostly Mamamoo and moomoos who give 150% to compensate for RBW's lack of promotion and catering toward non-Korean speakers.
I am so sick of some bs they pull. I agree that some companies are way worse and none is perfect but RBW would be at the top with Bighit, only if they did a bit better. Thank God Mamamoo works with amazing producers like Park Woosang - show him some love here is his official channel:
He basically did 80% of the work with producing, filming and delivering Mamamoo solo and group activities. I mean, is my dude even paid enough for it?? I am really mad at RBW for slacking off so much. I don't want to attack all of the people there, because most work so hard and do their very best. But the managment, the public relations sector, the CEO? You are doing a very bad job guys, just saying it again if it wasn't clear enough. On top of that I have no trust in them that they are going to promote Mamamoo well after the new girl group Purple Kiss debuts. Especially if their debut is a success. (I still wish them the best ofc)
I am not quick to wish Mamamoo would change companies. I have witnessed it too many times where a group disbanded and continued with solo activities after their contracts ended. There are only few, if at all, instances where all members succeeded in those pursuits. I mean, take 2ne1. At one point they were the biggest girl group in the world, along with Girls generation. And now? Literally pushed away and abandoned by YG. Bom had such a hard time coming back. Minzy is still struggling. Dara barely does any music and CL independently released stuff that didn't do as well at it should have. And they were the very top. I hate to break it to you, but in SK you need a good company. Not everyone can pull an IU. I really do believe that Mamamoo members would all do well and still meet up but they couldn't continue as Mamamoo. Literally even if they just changed labels, they would lose rights to their name and songs they made. I only wish them the best and support what is best for them, but I, as any other moomoo, would be heartbroken. Not only that, but Mamamoo is now at the peak and they are going even further in their careers. Every CB is better. Honestly just thinking about award shows without Mamamoo makes me sad. I'd only watch it for BTS and Monsta X, but they also need to do militarily service. Girl groups have a good shot at having successful and long careers, but all this is just making me sad and frustrated.
I hope RBW does better. I hope Mamamoo is happy and healthy and I hope they do what they want. At the end, moomoos can only wish for an outcome that is truly best for the girls. Hopefully it is a bright future with Mamamoo, but we still have to wait and see
You are a Kpop fan? Who do you like? You know any other Kpop + DC blog?
Yes, I am:)
Actually, I am listening to K-pop as I write this.
I don’t really talk about it very much because I am aware of the negative connotation that it has.
I debated answering this post for the same reason.
And um...who do I like...where do I start?
My absolute favorite K-pop group has to be BTS, I’ve been a fan of them since 2016. I can’t express in words how their songs have helped me through some hard times and still continue to.
Plus their activism and words inspires me to no end:
But I also have a ton of other K-pop solos/duo/groups I love:
I have so much more, but this is all the groups I can recall at the moment. I added a bit of information on some of them so my non-kpop-fans followers can learn a bit about them too!
I don’t know any other Kpop + DC Blog here but if they see this post they are welcome to make themselves known in the comments:)
Here is an unoriginal but important idea: Hwasa x CL stage, Wheein x Park Bom, Minzy x Moonbyul, Sandara Park x Solar and everyone performing I'm the Best at the end. RBW you listening??