I've thought about it, but from an idol's perspective, isn't it more advantageous to earn good money overseas and be famous there while having little recognition in Korea?
Idols used to have great public recognition during their 2nd generation, and instead of focusing on earning money overseas, they were more popular domestically. It was to the point whenever idols stepped out, f*cking lots of people gathered around them and if they got into a controversy while promoting, everyone in the public knew about it and the issue would blow out of proportion.
Nowadays, the idol industry is just a secluded world in itself and whenever an idol gets into a controversy, there's not much reactions to it aside from the idol fans.
Looks like idols are able to go to other countries and earn good money without having the public even know about them nowadays
From an idols' perspective, getting a reasonable amount of fame from people who give them love, earning f*cking lots, they know that no matter what controversy they get in there will be a bunch of international fans who will give them a free pass... Isn't this way more advantageous than what the 2nd generation had?
Of course, I can't say how fans feel about this
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1. [+160, -4]
To be fair, idols probably prefer what things are like now... More than anything, there's more ways you can spend money on idols, so they can earn better money and they also have international fans in return. This is the best way to earn money
2. [+147, -3]
"No matter what controversy, there will be international fans who will give them a free pass" that's so trueㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Idols in the past earned money from the general public, so the moment they get into a controversy, their money is gone, but right now, the idol industry is living in its own world, so unless it's really the worst type of controversy, people will let it slide. Especially for international fans, they will even excuse the worst controversiesㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+106, -3]
I don't think that as someone in the entertainment industry, I'll have much thoughts about it. The true goal whether you're a company or an idol is to ultimately earn money
4. [+73, -2]
You can call them flops, but they're only flops to the general public's eye. They can still earn good money, so is this considered a flop? It's way better to go on international tours and earn money than to stay #1 on Korean music charts for weeks. But compared to the 2nd generation of idols, their core fandom is considerably smaller. In the past we used to swear at multifandom fans, migratory bird fans (t/n: fans who change often), and light fans (t/n: fans who aren't "core") but nowadays, we call them rather "Kan-jeb" fans (t/n: fans who are at the stage of wondering whether they should enter the fandom) and "cost-effectiveness" fans (t/n: fans who only fangirl/fanboy when they feel like it, ie. they'll buy the album only if they think it's worth it) and they're growing in number. I feel like nowadays, the most important thing is not to get the general public's attention, but to build a core fandom.
5. [+57, -31]
People keep asking for something refreshing, but they have already lost interest in idols, so what's the point in being refreshing?
6. [+53, -9]
It's true that if you look at idols now, they can do just as well without public's recognition
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