K-Netizens React to HYBE's Rapid Group Debuts: Are Smaller Agencies Being Pushed Out?

Due to HYBE's 'assembly-line' group debuts and activities, it's getting difficult to even find a spot on broadcast stages," a source commented. "Not only are small and medium-sized agencies struggling to compete, but even larger agencies are finding it challenging to get their artists on stage, with the competition between HYBE label acts becoming more intense and broadcast lobbying growing increasingly fierce."

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THE COMMENTS

1. Even when this story was reconciled with Music and HYBE, it was quoted in an interview with a small and medium-sized management in the industry, but at that time, it was mocked sarcastically, but the atmosphere has changed.
2. Seriously, if this continues, half of the music shows will become HYBE singers.
3. Just looking at the debut term...
4. From a small and medium-sized company's perspective, I really hate it.
5. Bring back K-pop, you idol factory.
6. Wow.......What Min Hee-jin said is true. If things go on like this, it will be difficult for everyone.
7. I think the quality of skills is lowering because of this kind of debut... It is not necessary for all members to be good at singing, but there should be two or three vocal members, but they are divided ambiguously and those who cannot sing debut. It would have been much better if they had combined them, but we chose to earn 70 each in three rather than 100 combined.
8. Seriously, they only do things that ruin K-pop.
9. It's no different from what I do, so my heart is rather a long rookie term.
10. It's a deep-rooted evil in itself. They pick kids who have no singing skills and only train them to dance, producing only mass-produced groups and earning zero identity royalties.
11. Is K-pop your thing??? Why ruin it the way you want!! If you're going to fail, fail on your own, Hybe, it's so corrupt.
12. Bastards ruining K-pop.
13. When I say factory, they get so hysterical haha. It's because of you guys that K-pop is so boring. I wonder if they're even good at it.
14. The control of the media is dirty.
15. Haha, I really want to cut it out of K-pop.
16. If you can't sing, at least have them practice dancing properly.
17. They always seem to gobble up any opportunity. Hybe swallows everything—senior idols, top-line idols, rising stars, and rookies. Other companies couldn’t produce rookies to that extent, so there were small and medium-sized positions, but now they can never do that.
18. The share of the K-pop pie taken by Hybe dols is too large.
19. If this continues, K-pop might turn into Japan's idol industry.
20. Wasn’t Hybe the one who started the concert fee hike?
21. It's like a cancer.
22. The problem with Hybe seems to be that they try to move as a single Hybe entity even though they create labels. Kakao has many labels, but they don’t operate like that... Why does Hive?
23. With so many teams, it's like Hybe takes all the slots in music shows, preventing small and medium-sized groups from getting on air.
24. If more singers appear in Hybe, they'll end up competing with each other.
25. They create one men's team and one women's team almost every year, so it's hard to focus, and it feels like they’re producing quantity over quality.
26. Even if there are many teams, when they come back, they perform two songs and then promote b-side songs... so small and medium-sized groups can’t go on music shows.
27. I feel like Hybe is becoming Korea’s version of Johnny's. If they keep pushing this way, we might see Hive dominating music shows like Johnny's does in Japan.
28. It’s not about how many idols you produce, but about the quality. Previously, even small and medium-sized companies could produce hits with proper preparation, but Hybe seems to be mass-producing groups with zero unique identity.
29. It's a real problem when all the rookies are just cookie-cutter idols with no individuality.
30. Lobbying is another issue. Hybe's influence through lobby control seems wrong.
31. Hybe’s methods seem rooted in deeper corruption. They need to be investigated thoroughly.
32. Being an idol is supposed to carry dreams, hopes, and romance. Who wants factory idols?
33. In the eyes of small and medium-sized companies, Hybe seems like a black hole.
34. It looked like it was a low-level evaluation on Produce, lol. The angles don't even line up.
35. What I was cautious about was the bad habits and customs in the industry, but they stole everything from here and there and started talking about politics.
36. I hope Hybe Dolls don't come on TV to boast about their company anymore. I don't want to see that.
37. The real corruption was here.
38. Working under the Hybe sign, you gain fans faster. Small and medium-sized idols have good singing skills and get a good response overseas, but in Korea, they're seen as average groups with no influx of fans.
39. Is this a company that debuts talentless kids factory-style and gets criticized? Just split up and leave only Big Hit.
40. Seeing them perform an encore like that must be really frustrating.
41. This issue was always discussed, but I kept quiet because they insisted it was a different company because it's a "label."
42. I'm really worried about K-pop.
43. At the year-end stage, there were a lot of Hybe pies. Many of the acts debuted recently.
44. It's confusing to distinguish between New Jeans and Eyelet; they're copying even the choreography, totally wrong.
45. If your skills are good, you get a response overseas, but domestically? Well, okay.
46. I'm worried that if they take over everything and dominate the music scene, it'll be all Hybe singers. It's different because it's a multi-label, but it's all under Hybe.
47. Hybe ruins everything, seriously.
48. I wonder what kind of world they lived in and completely locked themselves away from reality, becoming a hub of corruption.
49. A lot of really talented kids get passed over, while those with less talent get debut opportunities.
50. It feels like watching Hybe try to become Japan's Johnny's or AKB... They don't develop their skills, just mass-produce idols, unlike the other major entertainment companies.
51. Hybe's corruption feels like it's from Japan to destroy K-pop.
52. It's a real problem.
53. It seems like Hybe is just making dolls, not artists or singers. It's like they're on a fast track to ruining the entertainment industry.
54. Debuting with the Hybe sign, they rise to stardom and repeat the cycle. It’s a vicious loop for K-pop.
55. But these days, I'm surprised that even well-known idols have their music videos cut.
56. Hybe seems to be a factory for defective products; if a factory makes this many flawed products, it should recall them.
57. The way they push volume and release new talent every year, it's bound to cause controversy over their skills. Why not just use their capital to create a viral marketing campaign? Lol.

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