targeted boycotts are as we know the most efficient and this isn’t me calling for a boycott, but to keep people informed below the cut are lists of kpop artists with affiliations to labels mentioned on zionistsinmusic on twitter
UMG (under an american umbrella label it owns or has joint shares in highup ent [kor releases only], yg ent [bp kor releases only], the black label [somi and taeyang's kor releases only]; under capitol music group it owns or has joint shares in sm ent; under republic it owns or has joing shares in big hit [txt kor releases only], jype [twice, skz, and itzy's kor releases only], under universal music japan it has u-cube a "joint venture with" cube ent, virgin music > republic records > used as an imprint for txt jp releases; through third party distribution umg is affiliated with yuehua ent)
- 4minute, apink, ateez, beast, bigbang, blackpink, boys republic (actually managed by umg), btob, bts, dean, everglow, snsd, infinite, iu, iz*one, kep1er, lim youngwoong, loona (japan), miss a (since 2012), monsta x, nct 127, p1harmony, psy (since 2012), rainbow, stray kids, shinee, somi, stayc, super junior, t-ara, the rose, triples, tri.be, twice, txt, wonder girls, xikers, and zerobaseone
note: a lot of these have (south korea) next to the name, i don’t know if that means they only have a deal for that country because other artists like stray kids and lim youngwoong don’t have that specification
SONY (owns columbia, wakeone, dreamcatcher company; distributes modhaus, chrome ent, kq ent, starship, top media, wakeone, wm ent)
- riize, ive, ateez, bts, brown eyed girls, wjsn, crayon pop, dreamcatcher, everglow, exid, monsta x's i.m (astrisked, can't find why), kep1er, lim youngwoong, stayc, tfn/t1419, the rose, triples, wings, xikers, zerobaseone
COLUMBIA (owned by sony)
- ateez, ive (usa), kep1er, p1harmony, stayc, triples, treasure (usa), xikers, zerobaseone
VIRGIN (owned by umg)
- nct 127, shinee (japan)
WARNER (through warner records it owns or has shares in sm [aespa kor releases only]; included in their international labels is warner music korea which is an international copyright holder and distributor for brand new music [younite, ab6ix, as one, eluphant, miss s] and keystone ent [blank2y])
- aespa (outside of sk), b1a4, bigbang, cherry bullet, choi junhee/choi seoah/juniel (taiwan and japan), cn blue, day6, ft island, got7, iu, jyj, kep1er, loossemble, loona, p1harmony, sf9, twice
as always if any of this information is incorrect or outdated, please feel free to correct me in a reblog or an ask and i'll update the information in this post. i'll try to keep up with any new companies that are brought up on the twitter account mentioned at the beginning of this post. i'm not here to call for a boycott of every artist mentioned here because i don't feel i am in the position to do so, but i'm not discouraging you from choosing to do so. in fact i encourage you to listen to these artists unofficially at the very least.
i'm not sure the extent to which these companies get revenue from these artists, i don't know if it's just streams or if other things like merch sales and youtube views contribute but quite a few of these artists' companies are being boycotted currently or in the near future anyway, so i would suggest you not buy any merch or watch youtube videos officially from them. this post has more info on downloading music, youtube videos (with subtitles), and the boycotts i mentioned so i hope you all will check that out too. tris @bandzboy has also been posting about and sharing twitter posts about zionism in music, especially in the kpop industry so i suggest you check out her blog as well
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💌: Seungmin will appear as a guest on BTOB Eunkwang’s show, “광구석 1열” (it can be translated as Front Row in the Bright Corner). The episode will be broadcast on Friday, July 26 at 7PM KST.
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STARDOLL is a 6 member girl group who debuted on July 14, 2012 under JYP. Their concept is feminine with aggressive music/notes similar to a boy groups.
They debuted with a lot of foreign members, being one of the first groups who had members of different races and backgrounds. They weren't easily liked and supported as other groups dominated and their music easily had lyrics mocking and talking about the stereotypes of women and the industry.
Roman is the face of the group, she was adopted from America by Park Jin Young(JYP) himself at the age of 10. She was bold and intelligent and when he met her on the street he immeditaly wanted to adopt her because he saw her talent. She was a musical prodigy, composing, producing, and writing all their music and other groups since the age of 12.
STARDOLL gained Global popularity in 2015 when Roman went back to America and participated on a rap compeition program. And won. She shocked fans and everyone around the world because she was a a vocal of her group and she proved herself to be one of the best rappers in the world. Since then, she's released 2 rap albums and even won Rap Album of the year at the GRAMMYs in 2017. STARDOLL went from being a disrespected group in Korea to being one of the most highly respected groups in Korea winning awards, dominating the charts, and others are scared of them.
They took a break from 2021-2023 and have been back to being active since. The members have since left JYP and have all signed new contracts under BigHit Entertainment under HYBE where they will continue on their Journey in the industry.
A LITTLE ABOUT THE MEMBERS:
Dasha is the leader, she is Chinese-Austrailian and is a great writer. Many trainees were intimidated by her during trainee years becasue she is very serious. She's very close with members of APINK and BtoB.
Jade is the main vocal, and is Egyptian and Yemeni descent. She's from South Shields, UK, and has written for a lot of other girl groups. She is also the oldest member.
Yena is the main dancer and is from Korea. She was a trainee under JYP for 9 years before she debuted at the age of 16. She has choreographed for her group along with other JYP artists.
Kimmi is from Bejing, China and has been singing since the age of 4. She is a highly trained opera singer and has done many musical.
JJ was a child star in South Korea, making her debut at the age of 8 in a popular kdrama. She was signed under JYP and trained as an idol and was specifically picked out by Roman because they were friends and JJ defended her against other bullies in the company.
Roman was adopted from America. She's mixed with Mexican/Irish blood and is known as the language freak. She speaks 9 languages and is currently learnign her 10th. She has a photogenic memory which helps her memorize and write her music. Her best friends are Taemin from SHINee and Jungkook from BTS.
While we’re not yet open to be able to ask members for their most wanted females, we can give some input of our own! We would love to see:
KARD’s Jeon Somin and Jeon Jiwoo, Twice's Park Jihyo, Luna and Krystal formerly of F(x), any of the current KARA members, Bae Suzy, CL, Tiffany Young, any of the SNSD members, any of the former SISTAR members, Hong Gayoon formerly of 4Minute (now an actress), Alexa, Ashley Choi of Ladies Code, any Apink member, LE/ELLY of EXID, any current T-ara member, Son Naeun, and Go Ara.
Should any tag-lurkers be wondering about most wanted males, we would love to see:
Any BTOB member, any GOT7 member, any EXO member (excluding Chen due to marital status), 2PM members, iKON members (excluding Bobby due to marital status), B.I., any Day6 member, any SHINee member, any MONSTA X member, NCT’s Nakamoto Yuta, Kang Baekho, Woodz, Wi Hajoon, Kim Soohyun, and Song Kang.
you know what i miss most about old kpop? the variety. like variety content.
its so much more a focus on presenting a perfect image now and doing short little tiktok things and lives and stuff but like....there just dont seem to be as many genuinely hilarious and entertaining shows and clips. maybe thats why i latched onto onf so hard is because their content reminds me of old variety and theyre all very....silly. seventeen too cause gose is very much a call back to it
but like,,,sandeul beating the shit out of baro with leeks, lee joon ripping his pants open on television, all of infinites ranking king, girls day on running man, jo kwon in general, btob and vixx in those little youtube shows they had (i dont remember at all what they were called lmao), we got married iconic haunted house episode, shinees hello baby, one fine day, teen top fly kicking each other into another dimension, baps killing camp. uee flinging her ponytail extension off her head while dancing on running man. i remember like. in tears laughing over so much of it but idk. im sure there is stil very good content out there but its just....ah :')) this is an "old man shakes his fist as the sky" kind of moment
infinite and apinks BIRTH OF A FAMILY fjdksalfhdsakj i cried
How LONG it took each K-POP GROUP to get their first win!
Brave Girls - 3628 days after debut
SUPER JUNIOR-D&E -2685 days after debut
NU'EST - 2610 days after debut
U-KISS - 2378 days after debut
N.Flying - 1981 days after debut
Dreamcatcher - 1923 days after debut
NCT U - 1656 days after debut
Jewerly - 1490 days after debut
PENTAGON - 1471 days after debut
CLC - 1426 days after debut
DAY6 - 1416 days after debut
VERIVERY - 1414 days after debut
Shinhwa - 1361 days after debut
fromis_9 - 1322 days after debut
BTOB - 1309 days after debut
ONF - 1308 days after debut
DKZ - 1273 days after debut
BF - 1265 days after debut
SF9 - 1198 days after debut
VICTION - 1098 days after debut
Girl's Day - 1096 days after debut
ASTRO - 1071 days after debut
DIA - 1065 days after debut
EXID - 1057 days after debut
ONEUS - 1043 days after debut
OH MY GIRL - 1008 days after debut
LABOUM - 974 days after debut
WJSN - 950 days after debut
Lovelyz - 916 days after debut
MONSTA X - 915 days after debut
Block B - 912 days after debut
Golden Child - 850 days after debut
CSJH The Grace - 769 days after debut
BABY V.O.X - 761 days after debut
B1A4 - 756 days after debut
B.A.P - 748 days after debut
Epik High - 739 days after debut
KARA - 707 days after debut
BTS - 691 days after debut
Brown Eyed Girls - 631 days after debut
GOT7 -628 days after debut
MAMAMOO - 626 days after debut
TEEN TOP - 603 days after debut
f(x) - 601 days after debut
LOONA - 570 days after debut
2AM - 566 days after debut
Treasure - 565 days after debut
VIXX - 561 days after debut
AOA - 459 days after debut
Bolbbalgan4 - 545 days after debut
THE BOYZ - 517 days after debut
Billie - 510 days after debut
INFINITE - 487 days after debut
Secret - 457 days after debut
EXO - 432 days after debut
MOMOLAND - 427 days after debut
Crayon Pop - 408 days after debut
NMIXX - 400 days after debut
BIGBANG - 384 days after debut
GFRIEND - 382 days after debut
Stray Kids - 375 days after debut
NCT 127 - 350 days after debut
Seventeen - 344 days after debut
B2ST (BEAST) - 343 days after debut
After School - 339 days after debut
Stayc - 306 days after debut
TEMPEST - 273 days after debut
Apink - 261 days after debut
Wonder Girls - 257 days after debut
2PM - 245 days after debut
ATEEZ - 239 days after debut
Red Velvet - 238 days after debut
Super Junior & MBLAQ - 231 days after debut
Twice - 198 days after debut
Sistar - 196 days after debut
Everglow - 187 days after debut
NCT Dream - 173 days after debut
CNBLUE - 163 days after debut
T-ara - 156 days after debut
Enhypen - 155 days after debut
CRAVITY - 140 days after debut
CSR - 128 days after debut
SHINee - 116 days after debut
4Minute & I.O.I - 104 days after debut
JBJ - 100 days after debut
SS501 - 99 days after debut
TVXQ! - 93 days after debut
Davichi - 90 days after debut
NU'EST W - 86 days after debut
Girls' Generation - 67 days after debut
AESPA - 61 days after debut
FT ISLAND - 42 days after debut
2NE1 - 39 days after debut
GOT the beat - 27 days after debut
(G)I-DLE - 20 days after debut
New Jeans - 17 days after debut
EXO-CBX - 16 days after debut
Gaya-G (WSG Wannabe) - 14 days after debut
Blackpink & AB6IX - 13 days after debut
IKON & Hi Suhyun - 12 days after debut
EXO-SC & Irene and Seulgi (Red Velvet) & NCT DOJAEJUNG - 11 days after debut
IZ*ONE & Kep1er - 10 days after debut
Itzy & Girls Generation-TTS & Wanna One- 9 days after debut
TXT & Le Sserafim & Highlight & BTOB 4U- 8 days after debut
Ive & Viviz & CIX & WSG WANNABE - 7 days after debut
X1 & SSAK3 - 5 days after debut
Winner - 4 days after debut
Kinda long list, you know? It's really sad that most of groups need to wait that long for their first win... What's your opinion about this? Comment below!