feelingisfirst

5y

so i saw super m last night

ive put up some highlights on my instagram stories =>: https://www.instagram.com/prettyhow/

some thoughts- dont read if youre going please

i dont know the spoiler tag, nor feel like looking it up

ok

so overall, since its inception, the marketing/rollout/ and even the concept of superm has been corny/cringey/meme-y/etc.

i wish they didnt go on ellen and teach her to jop

i wish every headline wasnt "avengers of kpop"

that said

i will see taemin in any capacity if he's in the united states.

so that's mainly why i was going. i did love jopping since the jop, and given how ppl lose their s*** when this is blasting, i was hugely anticipating hearing it live with a full arena going berzerk.

so this was the notion going in: see the 5 superm songs, and let's see what taemin does solo, if anything.

taemin is the first to do his solo, and he starts off with Danger. i was stunned!!! never in my wildest dreams did i ever imagine being able to see that song live.

im falling asleep typing this, so ill try to just cut to the important take-awayy

the thing is the avengers of kpop unfuckingfortunately f***ing fits. the show did feel short. and things didnt really flow all that great in terms of transitions between songs. some of it felt kinda..generic. the concert set up. just kinda like something you throw together last minute.

that said, when it came to performing, these dudes were unreal. like....i forgot that these guys are some of the most popular members from their respective group who can honestly do a solo concert if they felt like it (or have already). they played some new songs,and all but one were more or less pretty good. without much thinking about it, it was one of the funnest and best concerts ive been to this year.

also, seeing everyone's lighstick for different groups all change to the same color and be coordinated with each other blew me away.

hemaglox

5y

aw man, no jopping or no manners vids?

have to live vicariously though your experience cause tix sold out for the show near me

hemaglox

5y

aw man, no jopping or no manners vids?

have to live vicariously though your experience cause tix sold out for the show near me

coze

5y

I got this theory about why KTT folks hate K-pop so much. KTT is obviously a hip-hop online community. When "It G Ma" by Keith Ape (NOT K-POP) came out, there was all sorts of talk about cultural appropriation and how they ripped off OG Maco's song. Keith Ape and the other guys in the video had been around for a damn good while, but because the video was going viral, people mistakenly thought it was just a racist mockery of black people. Lots of people blindly followed whatever others on the Internet were saying without taking the time to do their research about Keith Ape, KOHH, etc.

Now they subconsciously relate any Korean popular music to that video and song even if BTS or any K-pop group is harmlessly rapping without doing anything that would be considered cultural appropriation. K-pop and Korean hip hop are NOT related.

I feel as though Korean hip-hop artists generally don't do anything problematic either. N-word (the "acceptable version") never gets thrown around. If anything, they're respectful whenever working with or encountering American hip-hop artists.

feelingisfirst

5y

ppl hate it because its the current Hot Topic item of this generation, but the exception being that this niche alternative got really, really, really big. so they see that s*** everywhere: on tv. at school. on twitter, doesn't matter what tweet. on instagram stories and s***. and of course, the worst aspect of it all, as with all things, the fans. they're everywhere and annoying.

otherwise, kpop is the same anything else. has its good, has its bad.

feelingisfirst

5y

and also, find a facebook group for your show. there were hella ppl selling tickets the day of for the show. or even check ticketmaster. a lot of ppl finally drop their high re-sale price as it gets closer

aheglo

5y

new MAMAMOO MV firee

KOLLAPS

5y

So I’m brand new ITT. Very recently found JENNIE on Instagram and she’s the physical embodiment of the word Goddess so obviously I followed her and through that I found out about BLACKPINK. A month later I’m obsessed these b****es are Beyonce split into 3 Korean girls and a Thai.
Welcome me to the KPop fam, fam