Another Kyungsoo comeback, another unnecessary discourse about how he’s not putting out the “right” music. These so called fans never miss a chance to drag him and bring the vibe down. I call these people fans loosely not because they don’t like his music but because they speak about him with so much vitriol that they might as well be haters. Calling his own personal music choice “shit.” Saying that he’s wasting his voice and ruining his career. I think a grown man who has been in the industry for over 10 years knows what’s best for him.
Firstly these people are ignorant to the fact that music genres come in all different kind of sounds. Kyungsoo has put out r&b and r&b influenced songs, yet they still whine every time. They complain that he won’t put out something to the caliber of Tell me what is love. A song that came out over 10 years ago and a sound that not a lot of people are doing anymore. Kyungsoo has talked about this before saying that the r&b that producers are putting out aren’t a sound that he’s interested in.
Even Baekhyun, someone that Kyungsoo is compared to constantly, his recent album isn’t reflective of the sound that they want to hear from Kyungsoo. I don’t bring him up to hate on him, I loved his recent album. I just bring it up to say that the recent trend in r&b isn’t reflective of what these people want for anyone. The r&b that I listened to during the 90’s and early 2000’s is not the same r&b that is being made now, even in America let alone in South Korea.
They also don’t put their money where their mouth is. Fit is a r&b song that came out on his last album and it is the least streamed song and least watched live clip from that album. Meanwhile Do you remember (a rock influenced song and my beloved) is the most streamed and most watched live clip from that album. Not to mention Popcorn reemerged on the charts after two years and hit #1. A song that is the epitome of everything that they hate about his music.
As a fan, I have had songs that I didn’t like from his albums. But I just don’t listen to them and listen to the ones I do like. I became a fan because I fell in love with his voice. Everything that I love about his voice does not disappear because he sings a different genre. Kyungsoo has one of those voices that amplifies songs and makes them special. I really saw that when he went to the military and Exo had a comeback without him. This is still the voice that makes me happy and gives me shivers.
It’s one thing to have a preference, but to drag this man for his work and his talent is a whole different thing. I don’t understand why these people can’t leave if he’s disappointing them so much.
To close this out with the words of Kyungsoo himself
“Don’t say what you want. No matter what you say or ask of me. I will do it my way. Don’t mold me to your liking. Wasting time on me. You don’t know who I am.” -Don’t you
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