this happens all the time so why do we get angry when it happens with blackpink
so since the beginning blackpink have been compared to our Lord and
saviors 2NE1, their music sounds similar their fashion is quite uncanny each
member of black pink can be paralleled with a member of 2NE1, YG's sketchy
intentions so in today's video I wanted to take the time to really dive into
this issue look into the similarities between blackpink and 2NE1 the actual
similarities you know heart-wrenching stuff and
really talk about why people feel this way and why it might be a bit of an
exaggeration, so please hear me out or don't I mean I'm not above another
scandal I do want to point out that of course blackpink are their own group
with their own distinctions and if you'd like a video on how they are quite
different from 2NE1 then let me know in the comments down below however this
video will focus on the sentiments people have towards blackpink being a
copy of 2NE1 and why they might feel that way given YG's history and also given
things we've seen in kpop historically so let's get started actually I'm gonna
stop you right there to remind you to subscribe to this channel and click that
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on this video and share it with friends you don't have I am of the opinion that
similarities are not inherently wrong if you just look at a lot of pop culture
it's really hard to be really innovative and original because there's just so
many things that have already been done before so for me when I talk about
similarities a lot of people take offense but at the same time I hope you
understand that it doesn't have to be intrinsically bad I think the most
important similarity that people get upset about is the sound of their music
notably blackPink's music and how it's very reminiscent of 2NE1 when you listen
to blackpink you inevitably get this feeling about you're actually listening
to a 2NE1 song I mean this is the case for some people some blinks might disagree
but some blinks probably aren't annoying second gen Stans, just putting that out
there and I mean if you are a new blackpink fan you might not understand the
sentiment because you might not have followed 2NE1s career that closely or if
you did do some research into 2NE1 after finding out that people have been
comparing them it might not have that big of an impact because I really
maintain that the sentiment the sentiment behind 2NE1s disbandment is
really what drives people to be angry at blackpink but having similar sounds
shouldn't inherently be an issue and I don't think it is inherently an issue
for some songs to sound like another song but again having a similar sound
mixed with the sentiment behind 2NE1 Sustainment is really what rubs people
the wrong way people are inevitably left to think well what would this have been
like if 2NE1 did it was this an opportunity taken away from 2NE1 the
comparisons themselves are inevitable and this is all by YG's creation let's
touch a little bit more on this aspect of having similar songs or songs that
were meant for 2NE1 but we're given to blackpink as if that's something that
is lower, something that's so you know shameful. this is actually quite a common
practice in the music industry you will see a lot of songs where meant for one
artist and then given to another artist I don't think there's really you know
you know supposed to really have any hard feelings or bad feelings associated
with that this happens a lot you can find a lot of YouTube videos where they
show you you know the original song and then the artists who it was given to for
example in queendom Bom revealed that Lee Hi's Scarecrow was originally her song
and she even recorded a music video for it so when people say that you know
blackpink songs are just discarded 21 songs they are really trying to bring
blackpink down when in reality it's just common practice, I mean don't get me
wrong I sure as hell love joking about it and have said some juicy stuff on
Instagram live that I'm really glad Stan Twitter has not gotten a hold of but I
mean it just is what it is, so why do people get so mad when it's blackpink
that has the songs that were meant for 2NE1? because of yg! predictable I know I've
said this time and time again yg wanted a pretty version of 2NE1 and he
made no effort to distinguish them so that information and mind of course
people are going to be upset if 2NE1 were still around I really don't think blackpink
would get as much hate for being you know the copy group but again given
this whole set up at yg had created for blackpink even before they debuted
he brought this on to his own group and I think it's incredibly unfair to put
that on to blackpink but I do think that's actually what he wanted so as 2NE1
was disbanding he released a new girl group that fed off this 2NE1 nostalgia so
much and that's what got a lot of people in to blackpink I mean I wouldn't have
probably given blackpink the light of day had they not debuted under YG
entertainment because I was interested because 2NE1 was gone and there was a new
girl group and I found a sense of familiarity within them and dare I say I
found some comfort within that familiarity as well so rather than
getting angry right off the bat and hurt right off the bat I just was happy that
blackpink debuted I was happy to find something familiar I was happy to you
know find you know elements of 2NE1 that I loved within this new group but this
isn't again something new in the industry this happens all the time if we
take a look all SM songs sound the same in my opinion listen to some super
junior songs and listen to some EXO songs and listen to some NCT songs they
all have a lot of similarities I find the choruses and a lot of SM songs are
just a lot of harmonizing and you can almost just tell by listening to it that
it's an SM song and from one group to another that kind of scene
interchangeable like when they created super em dropping feels like it could be
an EXO song it feels like it could be as shiny as long it feels like it could be
an NCT song it feels like it could be a Super Junior song mind you most of
those groups came together to make that long but you know where I'm going with
this you know there's the sense of interchangeability among those songs but
I don't think it gets as much backlash as blackpink does so if we look at each
company of course it's gonna be similarities in sound, in style
because they all use the same people they're all having the same producers
they all have the same stylists there are even intercompany similarities
so I was really hurt when I found out about twice originally because I thought
my goodness this is way too similar to Girls Generation I'm not into this
except effects today ha I'm I was very very much a stereotypical 2nd gen stand
back in the day I still maintain some of those characteristics but I've grown
from it but now I understand that you know concepts are constantly being
recycled and you can't expect everything to be new because it kind of doesn't
exist anymore to be fair though a lot of these companies do tend to be more
subtle with the similarity as well yg admitted that he made absolutely no
effort but I do really think that as blackpink have gotten further into
their careers they have indeed started to distinguish themselves a lot more but
let's keep going TXT's run away was even quite reminiscent of a BTS song in
terms of fashion and certain dance moves as well but I don't think they get as
much hate either because they're friendly with each other because they
have interactions with each other which was the same originally for 2NE1 in
BIGBANG they were the original two that were compared everyone thought that 2NE1
was the next female BIGBANG there's always comparisons right but
those comparisons didn't feel as harmful as people tend to think that the 2NE1
black/pink comparisons feel but the issue is we don't get to see 2NE1 in blackpink
interactions and so it leaves a lot of fans to imagine what it must feel
like and a lot of fans place their own anger in place of what they think 2NE1
would feel a lot of fans imagine what it must feel like for 2NE1 to see other
people who are considered the prettier versions of them singing and dancing
songs that might have been meant for them so when it comes to comparisons you
know I get it the weight 2NE1 disbanded was heartbreaking it really shouldn't
have happened the way it did but on the other hand I also kind of feel like this
would have been just a natural progression of things regardless of 2NE1s
disbandment yg would have released a new girl group whether or not 2NE1 disbanded
right and I feel like the similarities would have been the same and I feel like
the inspiration behind black people would have been
the same whether or not 2NE1 disbanded because that's what companies do
companies you know feed off the popularity of their previous groups to
make sure that their newer groups succeed and that's not shade to anyone
so when it comes to blackpink yes there are similarities but if you look into
anything deep enough you will find similarities with pretty much anything
and again I think these similarities had things ended differently could have been
cool Easter eggs or cool connections between the two groups had 2NE1 not
disbanded but given the way things happen I feel like those same
similarities often have a very negative light and we're left with these harsh
sentiments towards black pink for something that they themselves did not
do so yeah that's basically all I had to say I'm really curious to know your
guys's opinions down in the comments below what do you think are you very
much convinced that Black Jacks are just over exaggerating I wouldn't put it past
me but you know thank you guys so much for watching don't forget to subscribe
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