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  444. Think of it this way. These type of things (webtoons, games, merch, etc.) allow fans to enjoy a variety of content related to the artists, while allowing the artists to collect a profit without having to put in extra work. They may do a little promo and photo-opt and might even come up with the concepts, but that's abt it. The main work comes from whoever is producing the content. This way, the artists can better focus on creating new music (the thing they actually want to do) and have more opportunities for a longer break bc fans will be able to focus on other new things related to the artists during those times too. This let fans be busy with smt without having to experience a dry spell while the artist is either resting or in the middle of crafting their music. This gives the artists an easy avenue for promotion and profit that wouldn't require as much of their energy to oversee. Additionally, bc the content is so varied, this allows the artists to reach out to new types of fans (ppl who are more into webtoons/kdramas/games but not as interested in kpop might give the music more of a chance--this is how I got into BTS myself, from watching Namjoon host a variety show, and I wasn't that into kpop before BTS). Plus, bc these things aren't strictly related to the music, we fans can choose whether or not to partake in them at our leisure. We don't actually miss out on anything related to the music by not looking into this stuff, and a lot of what's released is actually free too. We can choose to ignore it, but there are obviously fans out there who want to consume these content. No one's being forced or pressured into checking any of this out either. I'm just saying that as long as it's not hurting the artists and isn't done without their consent, I don't see the problem with it. There's clearly a market for these things (all the merch has been sold-out despite the prices and the webtoon has great global ratings), so I'm not surprise that the company would move into them.
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  476. No, her mom might voluntarily cook food for her but they admit that she supports herself. Her mom's real problem is that they're both getting older but the daughter's income isn't stable and she (from mom's POV) doesn't have a reliable support to fall back on once mom is gone (I also find the grandkid excuse flimsy because she also has a son and probably expects kids from him too; I wondered that's why that avenue wasn't mentioned for grandkids). Yet since the daughter doesn't contact mom that often, grandkids could also be mom's aim for them to keep in touch more too because of family culture, as well as force her to find a more stable lifestyle. But I happen to be of the mindset that if you want something, you have to work hard in order to get it (which is very much part of Asian culture). Realistically, because it's been 2 years and she hasn't developed the skills for rapping despite all of her efforts, she needs to reevaluate how she's progressing in her goal and will have to make the choice of either changing her approach and hope she finds a way or keeping the same and not progress much further. She at least shows passion for rapping, even though she started because of an attraction to ZICO. She's kept at it for 2 years and has changed her goal to being on the same level as him by rapping about the social injustices of the world. That's actually quite admirable. As for marriage, I'm also of the mindset that if you want a happy marriage, you have to go into it willingly. It's not some fate you can just resign yourself to, because that tends to lead to a broken home and there are enough of those out there. Marrying just to keep your parents happy isn't fair to or good for you or the spouse. And ultimately, mom needs to realize that her daughter is a grown-ass woman, who must make her own life choices. If she made her convictions, no one's going to be able to stop her. Rather than pressure her daughter, she has to make the hard decision to let her be. Who knows, maybe her daughter will change her mind down the road, but she's just going to ruin her own health and current relationship by being continuing as she is.
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  523. It's true that people shouldn't be brushed with the same broad strokes just for belonging in the same industry, especially considering that there are so many in this industry who are barely connected or have hardly any real control over their peers. However, this case may shed some light on the problems that may show the need for better accountability and proper self-management within the culture of the kpop community. I don't think it's fair or realistic to hold idols on a pedestal, in that their actions are above reproach, or expect them to be held at an unreasonably high standard, in that they're not permitted to have common, fallible human traits. Crimes against human rights should not be distinguished by positions, but not every human flaw should be considered a crime because of position either. Yet, that aside, I do think the celebrity parts of this case are overshadowing its more troubling aspects: the potential and unexposed corruption of law enforcement and government officials. I'm surprised that while the chats, as well as prior statements, indicated acts of bribery among police officers and criminal behavior with potential people linked to government, these allegations aren't making headlines. Furthermore, we aren't hearing how investigations concerning them are going, at least, not to the level that we hear of the idols. Don't get me wrong, I think what these people did was sick and criminal, but I feel that is so on a more outer level. I fear that part might be a shallow shell covering up a deeper concern on a national level. One that is being swept over by the glitz and glamour of a celebrity scandal.
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  678.  @swapnagupta370  sure, I'm not saying that it doesn't deserve to be called out or she should be kept uninformed. I'm only saying that it's a bit much to expect ppl to know everything just bc they have the internet or went to school. And a good school system doesn't mean much, in and of itself, either. If SK is focused and specialized, by and large, in every aspect of history on all levels of education, then I can see where you're coming from. But best education system doesn't guarantee that all students are highly knowledgeable in all areas of academics (otherwise, specialized majors wouldn't be a thing at all). Plus, WW2 is not the only big event to ever happen in history. Unless you take classes purely focused on ww2, a general school system mostly goes over basics and will focus primarily on whatever involves their country, in particular. And just bc SK has a generally good school system doesn't mean that all of its schools are at the same level or that all the students are also going to retain everything either, esp knowledge that doesn't directly pertain to them. I mean, do you remember everything you were ever tested on in school, even in major exams? Do you remember everything your school taught over ww2 that isn't related to you or your country? Again, calling her out for the clothes isn't wrong, and it's good to get ppl informed abt things like this. And unless there's smt to show that she did have prior knowledge, condemning her for not knowing better beforehand, esp when you don't actually know her or what she knows, is also ignorance and an unnecessary malice.
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  861. I kind of disagree with Roy's take on not having a "target of blame," so to speak, for the dark side of the performative acts in the west. In the west, blame is directed towards the artists' labels or organizations (like with sports, you'll have the nfl, nba, fifa, etc. and you have classical arts schools, academies, troupes, etc. such as Juilliards too). And this is fine bc those are the ones who set up the system of how the acts are allowed to operate and perform. And this is how it should be seen in kpop too. Blame should be directed to those who have the control/authority to set up the system of how their artists perform. The disconnect is that ppl in the west are more likely to treat the same critiques as individual cases or a separate aspect to the rest of their respective industry in the west, but with kpop, conversations abt it seem to have the tendency to take individual or separate issues, like with a particular company, and say all of kpop is like that. We don't see the corruption happening in FIFA and turn to denounce all of soccer/football as corrupt and no one should even play/support it bc it feeds into the corruption. And even concerns that are a industry-wide issue (like the whole medical health issue that came out bc of all the concussions from nfl players or wwe wrestlers or the whole starving models thing) aren't often the forefront focus of the entire industry that ppl keep bringing it up practically every time the industry is talked about. Roy points to 3 main Big labels that basically produced most of the more successful grps in the 1st and 2nd generations of kpop idols, but there are hundreds of kpop labels that don't operate the same way as the Big 3 or even operate like each other, just like how western music labels, even those working the same genre, are not all the same. We see the horrible situations that Megan and Kesha got into with their labels, but why don't we have this mass automatic assumption that Ariana or Lizzo or Olivia are being treated the same way? So, it's weird to treat this "dark side" as a homogeneous thing that must apply to every label's idols the same way, when the ups and downs of the industry are basically similar to any other industry: it's nuanced and dependent on many factors that may or may not apply to the rest of the industry it's apart of.
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  881.  @rabbit4376  it's bc njns refuse to implicate her. They actually raised the complaint when mhj was ceo, and belift and mhj/ador were supposed to do their own investigation. But mhj didn't and belift did and gave this footage they found to hybe pr, saying it was all they could find, and everyone reviewed the video. Hybe pr said there wasn't enough to determine what story was true and made a generic "remember to be kind/professional at work" statement, and neither belift nor mhj objected to it. It was only months later, after mhj left and it was too late to review any new the footage did njns say there was a different date and then tried to spin it as hybe purposefully deleting footage when the truth is that mhj neglected her duties of conducting her own investigation (but belift cared enough abt their staff to do their own investigation, which is why we have this footage) and also neglected to request for further investigation after seeing this video and hearing hybe pr's official statement. But njns refuse to acknowledge that mhj is most at fault for failing to get footage if there was a 2nd meeting. And njns also had access to hybe pr's statement too. If they really thought it was a real issue, why didn't they make a formal complaint when hybe pr made their statement? Why did they wait months, after everything has been decided, to finally ask to see the footage or say their initial report was wrong? They tried to say it was traumatic, but the entire time, they didn't act like it's important enough to do anything abt it until they needed smt to claim mistreatment.
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  1050. @gh-ps5es  did you not look up why Hybe is asking her to step down or hand over her laptop? Corporate espionage, attempted takeover, leaking confidential and private information abt both the company and the staff (the artists, included). Those are criminal acts (and not all is on MHJ either, tho) that she either downplayed or avoided to address. Stating this isn't bullying when it's a report on why Hybe is doing an audit and if she is being non-compliant, like they cliam. And it's less me being neutral, and more that I'm not on either side for this. If Hybe did smt like this, I'd put them on blast too. If she was clean in this, she really should've lawyered up, released her statement, and left it to the courts, rather than make a spectacle of it all and put more pressure and scrutiny on the artists. And it's still doesn't change that rn, it's all a matter of what she claims as true vs what Hybe is saying is true. She said they didn't contact her; they're saying they tried and she didn't respond. She's saying she's stuck with Hybe bc of her contract, they're saying she was free to sell her shares and leave. She's said her contract is unfair; they said it was more than beneficial to her. She's saying Hybe worked against NJ, they're saying they didn't. She's said she made a report she never received an answer for, they're saying they did answer her. And they're said that she, along with other execs, were involved in criminal acts, which is why they're doing an audit, and she's denying or downplaying much of the allegations.
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  1053.  @Niki91-HR  Okay, I get a bit where you're coming from, but I'd have to also point out that circumstances over how the countries are addressing these issues are different as well, which come into play. The US and the AANHPI community are actively approaching the anti-Asian hate issue as a global issue, as well as a national issue, so they opened the door on their end and reached out first. It's not like BTS injected themselves into the conversations. So, your analogy with SK and feminism wouldn't be the same. In SK (as far as I know), the gov isn't largely addressing the issue of feminism (actually, I think the current president elect ran on an anti-feminist platform, but correct me if I'm wrong). Smt like this would be more like when Justin Beiber was invited to meet the French president to discuss abt issues concerning youths. Of course, I'm not saying that it wouldn't be nice for SK's gov to also address these issues (or their other pressing issues), but as racism is also being treated as a global issue in the US, and as the WH has been part of many meetings and discussions around issues concerning the AANHPI community (with ppl/organizations both part of the community and some outside it, who also run on global platforms), with anti-Asian hate crimes being a main concern, I wouldn't find BTS's invitation or involvement strange, esp as they aren't the only or main guests in the WH's long list of invitees for the events of AANHPI Heritage Month. Mostly bc BTS has a vocal and public global anti-violence campaign with UNICEF, as well as with them being Asian with their experience of racism on a global scale including the US, and bc of the PR opportunity that comes with them (the coverage and talk they garner with being connected can bring more awareness of what the AANHPI community is doing too). Idk if that helps clear things up for you. Of course, it might still not be smt you agree with, but that's probably where the connections are stemming from.
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  1188.  @Giovanna-tw5zz  Thanks for the article; it was a really nice one! I can't believe I missed it(I thought I was caught up~). I'm glad you took the time to explain. I've seen and responded to multiple comments of fans who DO actually use BTS as a means to voice their own opinions without having anything to show where they got the idea that BTS felt the same way. I read the article as J-Hope commenting on the more extreme behaviors ARMYs can and have pulled before, rather than a focus on fans cheering. Of course, because no one has pointed out the cheering specifically, it also doesn't mean it can be problematic, so I can understand your feelings and even agree to an extent. Although Korean society does place a lot of emphasis on respecting elders, I also know the extent of respect and attitudes varies between people and situations. I would imagine that as the boys have become more familiar with western culture, they are more understanding of different aspects to it (ex. I've notice that they don't tend to bow when introducing themselves in English like they would in an Asian society). And because the cheering during interviews has happened time and time again, they seem to be better prepared for it too (I notice they sometimes pause before finishing their answers). So, I don't disagree with your sentiment about ARMYs needing to curb on extreme behavior, but I do think the interviews have been getting less and less rowdy. This one was still nowhere near as bad as the 1st Ellen interview (at least, I was able to catch all their dialogue in this one). I also don't think we really know what we'll do in the same situation unless we were there either (at least I wouldn't), so I don't find it right to berate other ARMYs so harshly for defending such attitudes when the audience technically weren't being harmful. It's one thing to call ARMYs out when they're rude, but it's another to respond in such a critical manner to people trying to quell the harsher comments. I feel it tends to create more confrontation than actually guide members to acting more considerate. Thanks again for responding constructively! And for the article~ ☆♡☆
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  1269.  @aidol-kpoppp  may 27. It was the only day during the initial timeframe hanni reported when the 2 grps could've met (illit was in Japan by the morning of the next day). The main issue is that both belift and ador (under mhj) had the same timeframe to search the raw footage to save anything to support their side's story (after a month, anything not requested to be saved is deleted bc of law requirements), but only belift seemed to have looked and saved this footage. Belift took the footage to hybe hr to mediate and hybe officially said the footage wasn't enough to say one way or the other. Belift and ador didn't object to hybe's statement when it was made. Months later, njns said it was a different date, but by then, it was too late to look for new footage bc the rest of the raw footage was not requested to be saved past the deletion date required by law. See, mhj could've done her due diligence to do initial investigation and properly look for a 2nd encounter but didn't, for whatever reason. She also could've objected to hybe's initial statement and requested further investigation bc she saw this same footage, but again, she didn't, for whatever reason. So, atp, any 2nd footage is only "alleged" to exist bc mhj did not try to look for a 2nd footage and no one brought any proof a 2nd encounter existed, and belift says this is the only footage of their interactions that month and brought proof of hanni's initial lack of care abt believing she overheard illit's manager say smt abt ignore. And, unless she heard the manager have this same convo twice and can prove it, her story is also just "alleged".
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  1292. I remember the backlash with Digimon Frontier, and I think it was in large part due to coming right off of Digimon Tamers, which was so incredibly well received (and rightly so). I remember reactions preparing to not like Tamers bc it was the first season to deviate from the original storyline, but lo and behold, it's considered one of the, if not the, best seasons of the franchise. I don't think anyone expected Tamers to be as good as it was and that caught ppl by surprise. But that worked to Frontier's disadvantage, bc ppl either wanted another season of Tamers, like we got with Digimon Adventure, or didn't like how light-hearted and goofy Frontier was when it aired in comparison to Tamers. Ppl who liked Digimon by the time Tamers ended were typically of the older crowd. But Frontier's setting and tone felt like it was supposed to be aimed at a younger demographic than Tamers', which made it lose viewers. And it also didn't help that it took away the whole Digimon partner aspect. But I liked Frontier since the beginning. And I think more ppl gave it another chance (or at least, it's audience grew) once the series really got into Cherubimon's story and the introduction of the Royal Knights and Lucemon. Yugioh GX's real attraction came from its 3rd season, which was good enough to make up for the earlier 2 seasons. If it had continued like it did the 1st or even 2nd season, ppl wouldn't have liked it as much. I still can't get into DBS. I was already feeling fatigue from the series as a whole (GT did not do it for me), and the beginning of Super wasn't it either. I completely lost interest by the time the Future Trunks story was beginning (though, I did suspect it was a push in the right direction to pick the show back up). But I ended up dropping the series and never got back into it to check out the rest (maybe in the future?).
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