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  1. catonkatonk

    News What's next for K-Pop superstars TWICE?

    They want to top the Hot 100. Maybe JYP can ask his good friend Bang to fire up the sajaegi machine.
  2. catonkatonk

    Do you think it’s correct to say Columbus discovered the Americas?

    But this is the exact point I'm making. That was the end of my last post: When people say discovery, they absolutely are referring to the discovery doctrine, because that is the material difference between Columbus' "discovery" and Erikson's. In relation to your comparison with East Africa and...
  3. catonkatonk

    News What's next for K-Pop superstars TWICE?

    I don't want a fresh style of music They made their first good Korean release in literal years, can they not develop it a bit :(
  4. catonkatonk

    Do you think it’s correct to say Columbus discovered the Americas?

    I think that's an irrelevant distinction. Why should the discussion be framed from the position of one nation? Why is it important that this dude didn't know something was there, and then he did? Why do we not venerate "discovery" when it goes the other way? If someone from a previously...
  5. catonkatonk

    Do you think it’s correct to say Columbus discovered the Americas?

    No. When I got on a plane and went to South Africa, on touch down I didn't claim to have discovered South Africa for my household. Important to remember that the discovery wasn't even for the "European" nations, unless we want to exclude the Nordics from Europe.
  6. catonkatonk

    Should someone be condemned for representing their country if their country has done some questionable things?

    Consider the 1936 Olympics. It was understood by the Nazi party that it was an opportunity to launder Germany's reputation on the world stage. That's part of the thinking behind these events: It's about mutual recognition and respect, but there are times when countries do not deserve respect...
  7. catonkatonk

    News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread

    Here's a list https://www.billboard.com/lists/scooter-braun-manager-artists-clients/justin-bieber-8/ (but of course, at the time HYBE acquired them, he also had Ariana Grande, J Balvin, Indina Menzel, and Demi Lovato. Obviously Ariana was a get, but it's not get if you can't keep her!)
  8. catonkatonk

    News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread

    His division loses a lot of money for HYBE. I guess people think that Katseye will turn things around for them. I doubt it. I think Ithaca was a bad buy. HYBE is also suffering reputational damage due to Scooter's very aggressive support for Israel (including meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu...
  9. catonkatonk

    News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread

    You would think. I'm coming at this from a shareholder perspective. In which case I don't care about the various people's egos. Are they generating money or not? And on that basis, I'd conclude that it should have been Scooter Braun that they tried to get rid of :llama_laugh: If people involved...
  10. catonkatonk

    Photo No matter how many times I see the true size of countries

    Do the shaded areas represent actual size?
  11. catonkatonk

    News Bang Si-hyuk’s net worth: Fortune explored as court orders HYBE to pay Min Hee-jin $14.5M in compensation on injunction violation

    The article is speculating that it might make sense for HYBE to just fire MHJ and pay her termination clause.
  12. catonkatonk

    News JYPE can't even mediaplay properly - Sound accident at university festival, planned event

    Wait I found it I'm just gonna say The gestures Lily was making to her backstage crew were extremely ill-advised :nekosweat:
  13. catonkatonk

    News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread

    She's right you know. I mean, within reason. But there's no indication that her success was abusive or exploitative. She's bringing the company money, and the company should allow her to continue to bring them money. "Oh but she's plot-" She can't take Ador away from HYBE! It's impossible! So...
  14. catonkatonk

    New MV ARTMS 'Virtual Angel'

    It's good! The video as well!
  15. catonkatonk

    News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread

    Here's what the court says https://n.news.naver.com/article/001/0014718457 Machine translation: The paragraph about Illit bodes very ill for the BeLift vs. MHJ defamation case lollol
  16. catonkatonk

    what would you tell your past self a year ago

    "Put a short position on HYBE's stock"
  17. catonkatonk

    News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread

    I actually think this the best possible verdict for HYBE: NewJeans can continue without hiatus. I know some people cast doubt on the CEO's comments regarding this, but think about it. All of the creatives around NewJeans are MHJ-aligned. Their producer, their choreographers, their visual...