1.
YG didn’t let Lisa contribute to her own song
Lalisa - The recent solo of Lisa that hit the whole Blink community like a wave and
broke a lot of records yet still received tons of mixed opinions.
Many people believe that Lisa’s first solo was so-so and even disappointed due to its
dull and hollow lyrics.
What's more, when netizens take a gander at the melody's credits, they can't track down
the name Lisa.
This is really confusing since, in most cases, a solo artist will compose the main song for
their single or at the very least write the lyrics. for example, Jennie wrote lyrics and
rap part herself in "SOLO," and Rosé, who was solo the same year as Lisa, also contributed
to the lyrics and beats of the album "On the Ground", and Lisa absolutely has no contribution
in the production of her single.
therefore, Lisa's sole responsibility was literally to perform the song.
Even Lisa herself once revealed in an interview with Billboard that she didn’t compose the
lyrics.
Even in the choreographing, her striking strong point, we have yet to see her in the credits.
Lisa's credits on the choreography were only recognized in a single comment on Instagram
without any official document from YG.
Therefore, many netizens questioned why Lisa’s first solo song is all about herself and her
personality but Lisa completely did not participate in the composition of music, lyrics, and choreography
of “Lalisa”.
Instead, all were done by others, and Lisa was only responsible for hairstyles, outfits,
and album designs.
These unanswered questions made netizens doubt whether YG is taking Lisa's ability lightly
or she is not a well-rounded symbol as the press always applauds.
2.
YG Plus turned NU'EST's album into a mess
It must be a painful memory to every NU'EST fan when mentioning their idol’s last album.
Because the “Needle & Bubble” album officially wrapped up the group’s 10-year journey in
Kpop and has special value as a farewell to fans before permanently parting ways as a
boy group.
Therefore, this album is something fans want to retain as an asset and treasure in memorizing
NU'EST.
Unfortunately, when numerous fans unboxed the album packaging, they were slapped with
terribly ripped, damaged photobooks not only on the top but also at the bottom.
Some fans noticed that some photobooks even lost a few pages which printed Aron’s image.
This sloppy quality has left fans shook to the root.
According to some, faults that occur inside the product are not the delivery's duty.
Instead, this is almost certainly an error from the album production unit, specifically
YG Plus in this case.
Not only is the photobook ripped, but the design and printing are also of poor quality;
occasionally the CD and photocard were missing; and, worst of all, photocards of other group
members were unexplainably found within NU'EST's photobooks.
According to fans, NU'EST's physical album quality has always been excellent since their
debut until YG Plus took control.
Many L.O.V.Es are lashing out and questioning why YG Plus could be so careless and irresponsible
as well as criticized the company for their gut to do such things to their artists.
3.
JYP asked Momo to lose 7kg in 1 week
In order to have a perfect image, many idols who born skinny like Momo have to workout
real hard to gain weight.
However, few know that one week before debuting, she was forced to lose weight by the company.
Although at that time she already had a slim body with perfect curves and toned abs, Momo
was still requested to lose 7kg (15 pounds).
With the thirst to be debuted, she had tried many extreme methods to lose weight in such
a short time like going to the gym every day, eating ice cubes for meals, and almost starving
herself.
All because she was scared that she would not be able to present at the showcase due
to her weight.
Momo revealed that she was ultimately able to lose 7kg before the showcase but then she
started to feel worried about her health and was scared that one day she wouldn’t be
able to wake up again.
That story reminds other members of how shocked they were to see how pale and exhausted Momo
was and she seemed to be dying during that time, even Jeongyeon had to exclaim, “They
told you to lose 7kg in a week?
That’s too much.
Tell them to try it themselves.”
This made many fans and netizens so angry, they said that JYP was being cruel and ridiculous
to demand a skinny girl like Momo lose that much weight in just one week.
They also questioned whether JYP has any concerns about their idols' mental as well as physical
health.
4.
JYP poorly invested in TWICE
TWICE is no doubt one of the most popular Kpop girl groups that has a large fandom and
records remarkable physical album sales.
They have risen JYP Entertainment’s stock from 4500won to 60000won in around 7 years
which increased approximately 13 times compared to that in 2015.
According to Naver in 2018, Twice is the largest contributor to the development of JYP.
With such value towards their agency, fans expected that TWICE would be promoted better
with well-invested concepts.
However, contrary to fans' expectations is a poor investment and a lack of creative and
sloppy work of JYP’s production unit.
An obvious example is that in 2018, JYP used free online photos to make comeback teasers
for the girls and kept them wearing the same clothes in several events without trying to
redesign those outfits.
Many ONCEs went on Twitter complaining about the ugliness and sloppy quality of those teaser
photos and asking JYP to change the stylist.
They said: “Are you kidding me?
Is this how you treat your biggest girl group?”, “We’re never gonna stop talking about
these ugly-made teasers, respect and treat Twice better!”
They even mailed JYP constantly and trended the hashtag #RespectTWICE_JYPE for days to
call for their idols' rights.
However, the company hadn’t responded to any mails or tweets.
Until now, there is not a single explanation or official apology letter from JYP about
that incident.
5.
Unusual dating restrictions of Oh My Girl’s agency
In the 325th episode of JTBC’s entertainment program “Knowing Bros”, Oh My Girl’s
Seung-hee and Mimi shocked everyone in the show by addressing how agencies currently
hinder female trainees from dating.
One of the things that girl groups are forbidden from doing, according to Seung-hee and Mimi,
is staring at or having eye contact with boy groups when they pass by on music shows.
Seung-hee stated, “When a boy group or a male idol walked by, the manager would say
‘Turrn around!’ and we had to face the wall.
We genuinely felt extremely embarrasing”.
Seung-hee also remarked that they even had to go to the restroom in groups of two avoid
the probability of encountering male idols and trainees.
When people in the show heard this, they all grimaced and said, "That's very cruel”
Despite being strictly controlled, Seunghee admitted to still managing to flirt with a
few boys, causing Mimi and everyone on set to burst out laughing.
So, which case do you think is the most serious and which case is not that big of a deal?
Are there any other similar cases that I forgot to mention?