#hybe im

[gacha-incels]

gacha game Astra Knights of Veda AKA Dragon Blaze 2 (and aka to google translate “become a star”) again has edited every piece of artwork that their delicate flower male fanbase couldn’t handle due to seeing any hand shape resembling 🤏. Honestly more than anything I find their second paragraph disturbing and worrying. This is also the game posted about earlier that is being invested in and overseen by Hybe.

The images being changed, directly from the post, are as follows:

if you want to know what women look like in this game, of course it’s like this 🙄

[gamingamigos]

Hybe IM Partners with Bonfire Studio to Launch Project Torch Worldwide

Newly established South Korean game developer and publisher Hybe IM announced a publishing agreement with Bonfire Studio for their upcoming game, Project Torch. Bonfire Studio brings an impressive background to the table. The studio was founded by former Blizzard Entertainment veterans, including Rob Pardo, a key figure behind legendary titles like StarCraft, Warcraft 3, and World of Warcraft.…

[twohitgames]

Dungeon Stalkers desvela su hoja de ruta

Hybe IM ha anunciado sus planes de lanzamiento para su próximo juego de mazmorras PvEvP, Dungeon Stalkers. Desarrollado por Action Square y publicado por Hybe IM, el juego llegará a Steam Early Access este otoño después de varias rondas de beta cerrada para perfeccionarlo aún más. Esto sigue a pruebas anteriores a lo largo de 2023 y en mayo de este año. Dungeon Stalkers, un juego de exploración…

[theboytatu]

[btsloser]

jungkook: what’s it called when you kill a friend

jungkook: homiecide

namjoon: it’s murder.

jungkook: homiecide

[always-is-always]

Concerts in 2025..... and ticket prices...

Without revealing too much about myself, I'll just say that when I first began going to concerts, I didn't have to go into debt.... The concert ticket was about the cost of a couple of albums. Yeah.

When I started poking around online to see what astronomical amounts people are paying to go see Hoseok, I'll admit that I was thinking something around $300 USD or so. And, THAT is astronomical, in my opinion.

So when I saw that people are paying more than twice that amount, I was beyond shocked. AND, disgusted. Disgusted because many ARMYs are willing to pay that amount even though they cannot afford it. AND, management knows that. AND, management does NOT care.

Hobi does not need the income. He's already a multi-millionare who does not have to work another day in his life, if he chose not to. Just like all BTS members. None of them need to earn money to keep a roof over their heads, or to keep food on their tables. Unlike many of us who call ourselves ARMY....

So where does the line fall, when it comes to WHO is accountable for those astronomical ticket prices?

That is a big question.

I don't have an answer, but I do have an opinion. Those are two different things....

It's not just Hobi's concerts, it's actually all mega-artists world-wide. Included are the Taylors, the Gagas, the Cold Plays, and all of the performers out there who are wealthy beyond measure, who continue to sign the dotted lines on contracts for these events, without making any stipulations to keep tickets affordable for the fans.

Am I the only one who refuses to put herself into more debt, to buy a ticket to attend a 2-hour event that I would also have to fly to, and also book hotel rooms too??? AND, feed myself? Where is the line?

Maybe it is because I am a self-supporting woman who works and spends every penny supporting herself in life. Maybe. I'm well beyond that age of living at "home" with parents or such.

Maybe it is because I can see how HYBE and BIG HIT as well as any other major company in the industry know how to literally milk fans for every dollar possible, all while making it look like fans/ARMYs are helping the performers, or are somehow fans/ARMYs are able to be closer to the performer in some distorted way... Just look at how they have monetized BTS content. Look at how much they produce now and put behind a pay wall... I'm thinking about those "documentaries" that have been in theatres, on Weverse, and on Disney +, all the books and merch...

Yeah. I'm a bit over the extreme ways that those management companies impose monetary burdens on fans, and they do so in really manipulative ways that fans can't even see.

So I'm guessing that what we will see next year when BTS's comback tour is announced will be ticket prices that will be far beyond what is reasonable. I mean, we are seeing it with Hobi's tour. And, in my very opinionated opinion, it is insanity.

Of course I would jump in a heartbeat to go see them, IF the tickets were fairly priced. And, I mean fairly. I mean, literally less than $100... If they are filling a stadium multiple nights (4 nights as an example) with 80,000 fans, that is still a lot of money for the event. ($32,000,000)

Until people start to speak out about this, and to take action with their wallets, the tickets will continue to spiral up in price. Sad as it is. If ARMYs just go along with it, believing that they are somehow supporting Bangtan, nothing will change.

Unless someone like Namjoon takes a stand, we won't see anything change. If anyone in K-Pop could start to turn the tide, it is Kim Namjoon.

Anyway.... I've splattered my thoughts here in this post.... it's kind of raw, and it is definitely unfiltered (classic Aries)... lol... I'm just tired of seeing fans taken advantage of, in the name of "fandom". No matter who or what the performer/group is.

I'm done giving my hard-earned money away to companies that just want to milk every penny they can. Especially when prices are not fair.

Yeah. I'm done.

[mgcfalls]

ㅤ⊹ ࣪ ˖ 🗝 ˚ 나연 & 정국 .⠀⠀⠀⃘⎯⠀⠀⁾⠀

[taibobo]

i was inspired after seeing this post of toki dancing to magnetic by illit so i thought i would doodle him in an outfit inspired by newjeans' OMG

[lesbiancarat]

for anyone wondering, what about Han Sungsoo? 🤔 it seems that he hasn't been the CEO of Pledis since early 2022, the role until now was filled by Lee Dahye, a former VP for Bighit. HSS has still remained in the company but was demoted to an internal director

if you're wondering how you missed this, don't worry, there was never an official announcement! 🙃 carats had to find this out more than a year after the fact by doing some digging

but now Lee Dahye is being replaced by Kim Yeon Soo, who's the original VP of Pledis before they were acquired. He's the one that appeared on SVT Club, and he has historically had a good relationship with Seventeen. the way I always thought of it is Nu'est was HSS's project group, where Kim Yeon Soo oversaw the creation of svt. after the acquisition, he was put in charge of Hybe Labels Japan. it seems now he will remain in that position while also taking over as Pledis CEO

personally, I don't know what to think of this yet. on one hand carats have always had a positive view of Kim Yeon Soo, and he's always seemed to have a close relationship with svt. and I would say I'd rather have him in charge than a hybe plant

but the timing of it is very convenient. this is pure speculation on my part but with Seungkwan's Instagram post recently and all the stuff going on with hybe, it wouldn't surprise me if hybe was bringing in Kim Yeon Soo to try and appease the members (and possibly other Pledis employees). it definitely feels like they're trying to appease /somebody/ with this move, and I can't see it being the fans since most carats didn't know about Lee Dahye being the CEO in the first place. so I can only assume it's people within Pledis they're trying to appease 🤷‍♀️

[hyunpic]

[anwhim]

somebody tell him that he doesnt need a driving license to ride me

[thatfeelinwhenyou]

KINDRED — 19

It’s your final year of highschool, and your only goal is to graduate top of your cohort, as usual. Except as student council president, your advisor can’t seem to leave you alone. What happens when you take Decelis Academy’s top student, their star athlete and put them in front of a camera?

❥･• episode 19 — asking for a friend

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authors note: double update cause i feel bad for leaving y’all hanging for so long ㅠㅠ

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[sugurugetos]

SEVEN Jungkook, 2023

[love4hobi]

i genuinely want to try to get back into bts as a group . but i keep feeling like someones gonna yell at me or call me fake or something for trying i think i might have slight trauma from that period when i was getting a lot of mean anons lol

[jhoons]

enha going all out for this mini album istg we never got a title poster for any prev cbs