Have you stanned any groups predebut? (1 Viewer)

[RandAlThor]

Tats more than fair, Rand. I feel u been more predispised to SM groups, anyway so if SM style music/everything cant get u to the point of stanning, its just not a good fit ig.

Also out of curiosity is "ext" etcetera? Who did u include n cut? I can see bp, eg, idle, twice being cut but who else did u give some rope to? Im not sure where ITZY lies on ur radar, is it a nuke site or on the good map(stan or at least liked grp?).

Itzy i didn't like dd and icy so they are gone,

Stayc for example i think flew under my radar until i saw the weekly idol for stereotype era so i am going back to look at them.

Aespa will end up like say Weki Meki, OMG, WJSN, MMM where i like em know the names and watch stuff but only like some songs, and if a song really connects buy the album. groups that say i would buy albums if i were in Korea and didn't have to pay shipping matching or exceeding the album cost :)

Remember most of the kids are really nice since they are trained its kinda like how idols are expected to be good/passable dancers for the genre. :)
Its a place to start but the team has to show more to get me involved.

 

[LoveYooShaSha]

Itzy i didn't like dd and icy so they are gone,

Stayc for example i think flew under my radar until i saw the weekly idol for stereotype era so i am going back to look at them.

Aespa will end up like say Weki Meki, OMG, WJSN, MMM where i like em know the names and watch stuff but only like some songs, and if a song really connects buy the album. groups that say i would buy albums if i were in Korea and didn't have to pay shipping matching or exceeding the album cost :)

Remember most of the kids are really nice since they are trained its kinda like how idols are expected to be good/passable dancers for the genre. :)
Its a place to start but the team has to show more to get me involved.

Songs i disliked on first listen/watch in 2018 were Dalla Dalla n Bon Bon Chocolat, i rlly disliked them n still mostly do. But i loved Adios n everything else by EG, with ITZY iv listened toall title tricks but only rlly like Mafia (in the Morning), but Chaeryeong imprinted on me; much like how Winter imprinted in my brain n it literally transferred to whole of aespa n their songs, b4 tatBlack Mamba just existed but now cos of Winter, i like everything she does/sings/everything; even stuff b4 i stan her(which is just after her debut, its probably mentioned by me somewhere on ks).

Kinda delayed, or reversed neutral or forgot my early reaction to SSFWL/Unnatural or rather it was unmemorable/not strong reaction, but itturned around due to YooA, Seola l8r, kinda same with IDLE from2018, not a strong reaction to watever they put out/i listened/watched but in 2020 it turned around for me; whereas GF, i kinda dint notice if ! listened/watched b4 i saw Yuju on a kpop interview/weekly idol-type show with gfriend. Im kinda slow burn with stanning-9 yrs b4 i stanned SNSD, varying amounts of time with the rest; usually iencounter em first b4 sth catches my eye n i notice their points of wat i like. So im keeping open mind on new grps i know of this yr like Secret Number, Lightsum n others in case i decide i stan em(but im trying hard to avoid listening/watching much cos lack of time.

 

[RandAlThor]

Songs i disliked on first listen/watch in 2018 were Dalla Dalla n Bon Bon Chocolat, i rlly disliked them n still mostly do. But i loved Adios n everything else by EG, with ITZY iv listened toall title tricks but only rlly like Mafia (in the Morning), but Chaeryeong imprinted on me; much like how Winter imprinted in my brain n it literally transferred to whole of aespa n their songs, b4 tatBlack Mamba just existed but now cos of Winter, i like everything she does/sings/everything; even stuff b4 i stan her(which is just after her debut, its probably mentioned by me somewhere on ks).

Kinda delayed, or reversed neutral or forgot my early reaction to SSFWL/Unnatural or rather it was unmemorable/not strong reaction, but itturned around due to YooA, Seola l8r, kinda same with IDLE from2018, not a strong reaction to watever they put out/i listened/watched but in 2020 it turned around for me; whereas GF, i kinda dint notice if ! listened/watched b4 i saw Yuju on a kpop interview/weekly idol-type show with gfriend. Im kinda slow burn with stanning-9 yrs b4 i stanned SNSD, varying amounts of time with the rest; usually iencounter em first b4 sth catches my eye n i notice their points of wat i like. So im keeping open mind on new grps i know of this yr like Secret Number, Lightsum n others in case i decide i stan em(but im trying hard to avoid listening/watching much cos lack of time.

i tend to make a quicker decision as its so much work following a kpop group.

 

[LoveYooShaSha]

i tend to make a quicker decision as its so much work following a kpop group.

Well, to be fair to u- u already heaviy stan SNSD, fx(when they wete active) RV, Gfriend which is a lot from 200x~2014, 2015~2020/21; so adding on more like izone is a lot of commitment; any grp tat doesnt make ur grade is just taking on too much if they arent wat ur expectations require them to be.

If i had stanned SNSD in mar 2009 as inSHOULD HAVE if i could know the future, i might hv higher expectations from history/experience of stanning them at their peak (n being historically AT THEIR CONCERT in 2011/2013).EDIT: WHICH I WASNT AT, THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL, WHICH IS WHY IHATE IRL WHAT IFS-THEYRE MEANINGLESS.END EDIT

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i dont belueve in what ifs, so i dont dwell much on it-but look at the size of SNSD, if i had been there tbey were tiny(i probably would only hv been able to afford/quick enuf to buy nosebleed tickets{i was oblivious at the time, but in hindsight yrs after the fact-tickets were (maybe highly impossible to get) highly sought after.

 

[RandAlThor]

Well, to be fair to u- u already heaviy stan SNSD, fx(when they wete active) RV, Gfriend which is a lot from 200x~2014, 2015~2020/21; so adding on more like izone is a lot of commitment; any grp tat doesnt make ur grade is just taking on too much if they arent wat ur expectations require them to be.

If i had stanned SNSD in mar 2009 as inSHOULD HAVE if i could know the future, i might hv higher expectations from history/experience of stanning them at their peak (n being historically AT THEIR CONCERT in 2011/2013).EDIT: WHICH I WASNT AT, THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL, WHICH IS WHY IHATE IRL WHAT IFS-THEYRE MEANINGLESS.

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i dont belueve in what ifs, so i dont dwell much on it-but look at the size of SNSD, if i had been there tbey were tiny(i probably would only hv been able to afford/quick enuf to buy nosebleed tickets{i was oblivious at the time, but in hindsight yrs after the fact-tickets were (maybe highly impossible to get) highly sought after.

dang that is to bad girls and peace was a great tour.

i still am upset that i could not make it to NYC when SNSD was there in 2011... Just could not get away to go cross country at that time.

 

[LoveYooShaSha]

dang that is to bad girls and peace was a great tour.

i still am upset that i could not make it to NYC when SNSD was there in 2011... Just could not get away to go cross country at that time.

Yeah, i dint even know in 2011~2014 when SNSD had concerts in S.E.A. mind there was one concert i researched in 2018, that sold tickets between 2013~2015? but got cancelled/was nvr confirmed by SM/SNSD, i think it was halfway between scam/trying to get SM to agree after selling tickets(sorta like fx album reprint ktown situation, if even tat legit). Not sure if refunded or total scam, so i kinda avoided losing my money to tat if i had stanned SNSD in 2009 or anytime when tat scammer was selling tickets.

If i dwelled too much on lost opportunities of seeing SNSD, my brain would explode-there was a F1-related post race thingie

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tho it was in my home country while i was working in neighboring country(where 2011/2013 concert were.

The thing is, hardly anyone mentions online/or nobody i know irl, was at any SNSD/kpop concert b4 2018 (when i started stanning snsd), its like all the ppl barely rmbr/place any importance or forgot abt it. Even @Taeyeon (who was only a teenager n maybe b4/pre-kpop stan nvr mentioned attending any kpop concert.) Its like tat all disappeared in the ether except for some remnants online/newspapers(?), on tv. Except solo stuff in 2018/2019-yoona sone-derful day, taeyeon 'S concert(both of which iwas poor n missed).so my timing was allwrong.sigh.

 

[Yonk]

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[Juniverse]

Ghost9, Xdinary Heroes

 

[Wingfrost]

Only Stray Kids

 

[Boyo]

Seventeen, NCT and Enhypen.

 

[Myth]

ahhh kind of? Sometimes I get to know a group pre-debut, and grow to like them, but I only decide to stick with them if I like their music.