#im like 90% sure skz have done this with skz 2020 and 2021

[peelingpaint-heavyheart]

i think kpop should start doing this thing where an artist (e.g. ateez, stray kids, g-idle) with larger discographies will make a kind of "deluxe" album where they take some of their older songs, specifically b-sides and re-record them and promote them

i guess you could call it a repackage kinda like how SM has their artists do it, but instead of a repackage of one era (e.g. exo ex'act -> lotto), its like a repackage of a bunch of older albums to show underrated b-sides a bit more love and give "title track worthy" b-sides a chance to really shine

the first one that comes to mind is megaverse by stray kids, i remember when the teaser came out and stays were so sure it would be the title track, and now (i dont know if other stays feel the same or just me) but rock-star is being treated like a forgotten era between 5-star and hop

another example is hala hala by ateez, and when i heard it for the first time, i thought it would for sure be zero to one's (zto) title track and boy was i shocked when i found out say my name was the title track. don't get me wrong, say my name is one of my favourite ateez songs but hala hala had so much potential as a title track, especially with zto's concept

as an atiny (and ateez being my ult group) i would love to see a repackage album like i mentioned just chock full of their b-sides from the treasure series. i feel like so many newer atiny skip treasure, even fever and only listen to the world and golden hour simply because they are newer albums in the discography

b-sides really make or break an album imo despite the hype of the title track and i think in this way, in a repackage of songs from older albums, an artist can receive in larger love and growth by sharing amazing songs that got lost in promotion of their title tracks