#fuck hybe and their money hungry ways

[goldennika]

engenes trending "WE DON'T NEED MORE COMEBACKS" "WE DON'T NEED MORE TOUR DATES" is pretty stunning to see

[joonberriess]

Honey you’re not an anti nor crazy. Whoever’s calling you those things should probably take a look at the nearest dictionary. Everyone knows how great of a person Scooter is and not wanting the boys to associate themselves with him isn’t a bad thought cause no fucking way is that monster getting anywhere near them. FUCK HYBE FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN AND FOR BEING MONEY HUNGRY BASTARDS AND FUCK ALL THOSE PEOPE WHO ARE AGAINST BOYCOTTING cause this situation, if not solved, is going to unfold in the ugliest way possible. I mean why don’t they get it that just because we’re boycotting doesn’t mean that we don’t love the tannies. We’re boycotting for HYBE to see how they made a terrible choice to let Scooter Braun join hands with them.

i feel like the ones dick riding for that company r company stans lmao like why r u allowing this white man to stay in this space if u see that he’s spreading propaganda like do they want me to dumb it down for them?

scooter=bad

genocide also=bad

hybe=bad

now imma let them connect the dots.

[ppulverse]

hello i want to complain abt txt's schedule with you because yeonjun is sick AGAIN and maybe i'm just noticing these things more as a moawajjunie but he's gotten so sick so often that it doesn't seem healthy at all. like he was sick around chinese new year (feburary) and he was sick during awards season, he was sick during moa day last year and he also got sick during the us leg of the act sweet mirage tour. granted, most of these are minor illnesses like colds but even then i don't know that many people who get sick this often within a year. i am begging bighit to let these boys rest because it is NOT good for their health and i'm genuinely afraid of the long-term consequences of this

oh my god he's sick again???? i haven't been keeping up with anything or anyone lately but 💀 jesus christ they really need a break. i'm someone who gets sick often (usually minor stuff like colds or just coughing) and it's SO fucking annoying... so it must be even worse for him considering how packed their schedule always is, and the fact that he has to perform even when he's sick, and the way he always has to be in good shape. bighit has become such a money-hungry bitch it's really disgusting. overworking them is affecting them mentally AND physically and i just wish hybe/bighit would see that before one of them has to go on a hiatus for health reasons (which i obviously hope doesn't happen, but at this point i wouldn't be surprised if it did). i'm sure the boys are happy that they're able to attend these events and see more fans, but at the same time it's pretty clear it takes a toll on them, and the tour hasn't even started yet!!!!! in a span of 3 weeks they did 2 weeks of music shows, a few fanmeets, fancalls, filmed for variety shows and interviews, went to japan for an award show, came back to korea and performed right after arriving, filmed a million tiktoks, went to europe!!! for a kpop festival!!! and they're going back to korea to prepare for the tour soon!!! this is just fucking nuts

[namjoohyuk]

Oh that statement was nauseating 🤮🤮🤮

How can money make ppl so blind to this disgust. That pos isn’t even a good manager He took over artists once they’re established to some degree. He just had disposable income to get into places and manipulate markets.

I was already teeter-tottering over leaving kpop life. That might have been the final nail. Cause there’s no way I’m putting. Money into that pos pocket.

Hybe I know you’re shit. But BTS I had some faith in you. Disappointed.

genuinely perplexed at how bang sihyuk and park jiwon executed this thinking it’s a great business move for them. you’re absolutely right in saying scooter braun only takes over management once an artist is well established (aside from bieber).

from my knowledge the relationship was initiated to help hybe groups (mainly bts) gain more recognition and love from the recording academy members and help them win a grammy? which is fucking insane to assume scooter has any leverage in that game field. his main two artists (justin and ariana) have 2 grammys each and i believe they’re like features/collabs with other artists.

idk what made them think partnering w a man who is despised by actual grammy darlings (antonoff, swift, adele, etc) and hybe’s target audience (gen z) was going to help their hybe artists gain any more than they have in the west.

they’re money hungry assholes but they’re also very stupid with their money. it’s always been true that hitman bang was never the genius people praised him to be, he was just lucky. and now that’s going to be very apparent to normal folk. and on top of it, he just looks very evil. congrats on tainting your group i guess?

I’m finding it hard to believe that the members, who are shareholders in the company, had no input in this…

this is so disappointing.

[neonun-au]

Umm so BTS is apparently coming out with a single called permission to dance and it's cowritten by ed-sheeran and it's described as dance pop umm...sounds vErY familiar

I''m genuinely concerned for BTS, because oh lord if we're getting a third English single Hybe is literally going to ruin their brand and their western image. They're just going to be known

I don't know your opinion on this but as an army it's always a wild ride seeing army's defend BTS for releasing two generic-pop English singles by talking about how other KPOP artists do the same but I genuinely can't understand how people don't see the clear difference between both of them and it's kinda frustrating.

Bp for example released half and English album and a lot of artists like TWICE release English versions of their songs but they don't have that 'humble' image going on for them. They don't have the 'we dont care about records and we will stick to our korean songs and make music we resonate with'. As money-hungry as YG is, they dont give Bp a thousand remixes just to chart on BB.

So when you see just two years ago Namjoon preaching about how they will never release Eng music and stay true to their identity, how they don't care about breaking records it makes me wonder how much of their personalities are faked or have changed just to support the 'humble and rising underdogs' image Hybe has for them.

I used to think since BTS were shareholders and good friends with their CEO and hence have more freedom and more say in their works but seeing how their VLIVE'S are still controlled by the staff and stuff, I'm not so sure. Especially after they released stuff like Black-swan and BE last year. It's clear Hybe is milking them for money judging by the amount of merch and the BE scam last year and it's scary how army's just sweep that under the rug or are viciously attacked when they say this. Would love to hear your perspective on this.

(oh god this is so long im so, so sorry)

HAHAHAHA that was very long, but I don't mind I love discussion on basically anything lol

BTS I have not been interested in really since Blood, Sweat & Tears. I sort of fell out of k-pop in general soon after than and most of the songs they released post 2016 just like...really are not my thing.

I think that no matter what, before and now, they were selling an image ultimately.

Before their turn to western music/media, they sold an image of being "self-produced" and "grassroots" and more relatable than other groups at the time. And I think that worked because it was a small company and regardless of how you feel about BTS as a whole, the boys are very dynamic and obviously have talent and stuff. They were always really entertaining in the early days and that worked to build and super loyal fanbase of people.

Now that they (their company and them) have seen an opportunity for them to expand into a new market and make tenfold what they were before in terms of money, their image has shifted to something more palatable to the broader American market. Unfortunately when you try and market yourself to everyone at the same time, you are ultimately not really appealing to anyone in particular. It's just bland radio pop. Which is fine, whatever, obviously that is making them money.

On that note as well, Big Hit/Hybe is a company at the end of the day. And what they care about is their bottom line. There is also probably some personal desire to do this on the part of the CEO himself, as sort of a...I don't know, notch on a proverbial belt in a way?

The boys themselves? Idk. It's impossible to tell what is authentic and what is not in k-pop, or literally any entertainment industry, because there is so much thought behind every tweet, every video, every comment. Everything is geared towards that bottom line. So it is both impossible to be completely authentic and impossible to tell on the behalf of the audience what is authenticity and what is pandering.

At the end of the day, though, I don't think it really matters. I think Armys on the whole should chill the fuck out and just enjoy it for what it is--pop music and entertainment. Treating it like a religion like this is damaging on many different levels.

EDIT: also yes i agree with your first point there hahaha army's will defend them over literally anything while ignoring their hypocritical criticism of other groups entirely

[namjoohyuk]

even tho it was probably already planned, the announcement about namjoon’s album getting out during this time still makes me mad lmao way to deflect from all the shit that’s being exposed

and the fact that i’m going to have to 🏴‍☠️ it bc the company bts built on their backs is now a zionist enclave makes me even madder!!!!!!

I CAN’T EVEN BE EXCITED ABOUT MY FAVORITE ARTIST RELEASING SOMETHING NEW!!!!! FUCK YOU HYBE??????? FUCK YOU BANG PD????? AND ESPECIALLY FUCK YOU SCOOTER BRAUN???????????????

IK !!!! i saw the album cover and for the first time in a min i was super intrigued by a kpop project that i would have pre-ordered if none of this shit was happening.

but fr i’m praying that stans are actually taking the boycott seriously and they start pirating their shit bc it seems like only sale numbers will shock these money hungry losers