misused kpop phrases? (1 Viewer)

[looloo_2]

flop - this term is the holy grail of misused words in kpop. fans love to call songs flops if they don't chart #1, if they reach half a million youtube views, and if they sell less than a million copies. fans love to call groups flops if they have a consistent ring of songs to not chart #1 despite still charting high in the first place, if they don't make frequent comebacks and if a group isn't as popular as they once were. fans confuse "being past your prime" as a group genuinely flopping and it's hilarious. i remember when people called twice a flop because they weren't having genuine hits anymore, despite the fact that the group still sells out tours and are still one of the biggest kpop groups out there



overrated - i've seen people call a very popular group "overrated" because they're well, very popular. i just see the word "overrated" for people calling groups popular and these fans are mad about a group being "more popular" than their favorites. An actual overrated kpop group would be people endlessly praising a kpop group for having "groundbreaking skills when in reality the idols themselves have mid skills and making genuinely average songs that most people aren't fans of. yes i know music taste is subjective but you get what i am saying here. an example would be people constantly praising a new luxury car but the car breaks down constantly and isn't very well optimized.



mistreatment - fans have a tendency to claim a group or a member is being mistreated if a member gets less lines in songs, has an unflattering hairstyle or barely gets screen time in music videos. this is an actual insult to kpop groups who've actually been horribly mistreated by their companies in far worse ways than this. it's crazy how fans can confuse a creative decision for a genuine mistreatment of human rights.

 

[Selfmate]

speaking of flop - I've used this definition many times

(as it relates to K charting)

1. to not chart at all - fairly obvious that if one fails to enter the charts at all then it's a flop

2. to not chart as well as previous songs - this is fairly understandable that if a group had a PAK for one song but the next song only made it (let's say to the top 20) then one might argue that since the song didn't do as well as previously then it's a flop

3. to not chart as well compared to their peers - the question who one's peers are is important since charting is by it's very definition about who one is higher or lower than...some people will say if x charted worse than y then x is a flop

4. to not chart as well as expectations (this is the most subjective) - here a group flops because there is an expectation that certain groups will perform well whether based on prior success or company reputation...this generally applies to the larger or more popular groups - ie. if IU failed to chart (maybe) in the top 5 then one might argue that because of IU's prior successes then her level of expectations is much higher than a lesser known artist or group...