I have always been very critical of people who say that “kpop idols aren’t artists” and “kpop is inferior to other music industries”. Now I don’t think I will ever agree with the second statement but the first has a tiny grain of truth to it.
There’s so much mediocrity that seems fine in kpop but when juxtaposed against their contemporaries in other industries, it becomes so glaring and genuinely gives second hand embarrassment to anyone unlucky to observe it.
What’s really surprising is that idols actually go through training programs for years and are taught how to sing and dance amongst other things by experts in those fields but some still struggle compared to artists who never had this kind of education.
When it comes to concerts, I believe it’s very scammy to have people pay hundreds of dollars (or even thousands) for the artist to just lipsync and to offer some lackluster performance with barely any effort to even appear interested. If you, as an artist, can’t sing live or dance in a synchronized manner with your fellow group members or you have poor health that disallows you from giving it your all, I believe you should reduce the ticket price and disclose this in the fine print or something ( I know this will never happen because of capitalism lol).
At the end of the day, the mediocrity that’s allowed in the industry by the companies, artists and fans are what will eventually significantly reduce or kill it. And attempts to approach global markets without addressing the mediocrity will end up in failure as most people will clock it in a way that fans don’t want to believe.
PS: you don’t have to be perfect at everything but my god, at least do the bare minimum that’s required in your field. Imagine a doctor who can’t take a clinical history or a physical examination or a farmer who can’t even name their tools and what they’re used for.
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