(early access) 10 Things to Expect in KPOP for 2019

I am not really into kpop right now, watching it only for a few months, but expectations I had were: Blackpink disband or losing their popularity. Because honestly YG is doing almost nothing to promote them, they work as a models with all this magazines shootings. They almost never get any award, so they could keep on staying at the same level only because of the catchy image they have. Don't know if it is possible to keep up. Also, what's up with all this "Jennie gets lazy" and her and Kai dating? What's going on, is everything alright from the inside point of view? Glad you made a prediction of a new full album, I hope it will come true. About BTS - feeling so bad for them, how is it even possible to keep up at this crazy schedule, I feel like they will die soon. Going to army for them will be like a vacation. But they will definitely become even bigger in US and english speaking part of the world, since they only got acknowledgement. PS; talk more about your patreon profile, just came here from this video on YouTube, didn't know how things for you are working!

Zukhra Talmanova

Once again, a great video! I know BTS is going to have an amazing year and I hope it's even better than any of us expect, especially with international awards. I'm also betting on your 1M subscriber prediction! You guys deserve so much love and support.

Bethany Grimes

Also, your content is fantastic. Thank you, we support you 💜

We agree that 2019 for BTS will be a pinnacle year. Especially after the speech and the revelation, it hints at the soul and passion that will be in this forthcoming album and what we should expect in the lead up to military enlistment.

That was a waaaay too big comment hahaha but anyway, I loved the video, it's informative but funny and the edition is really nice, congratulations!

Camila

I get so confused with YG, I feel like they are just shooting at random and hoping that something does right. Ikon is an amazing group, they had a few small scandals but Love Scenario was still a total hit, they even got some daesangs and I feel that could grow even more with some push, but now YG is releasing a new boygroup with Treasure Box and I think that both groups would compete and that may not work. For the rookies, I think the competition will be fierce, but TxT may came out victorious if they have good debut songs, which I think they have because BigHit team is amazing. Armys are really hyping them up, the number of likes and views on their first teaser was f*cking high and I think that will be an advantage for them. As for BTS, in 2016 I thought things couldn't get better, but in 2017 things went amazing and I thought the same but then 2018 was... impossible to describe. I totally agree that this will still be their year, they still didn't get a #1 on BB Hot 100, they still can win proper music awards in the US (they are nominated for the grammy's, so...), there's space for improvement. Also, I agree that they may invest more time in solo activities. TxT debuting means that BTS won't be promoting their music as a group 24/7 like they did this year, so it would be a perfect opportunity for solo projects. And I can perfectly see Jin as a variety host, he has the charisma and humor for it. And for the next God-tier group... For females, (G)i-dle is indisputable. For males, I also bet on NCT because they are mature enough right now and already got some hits. But I don't know if they will stay on top for too long, Stray Kids and some of the rookies are really promising if they have one or two years to grow and get stable.

Camila

haha good luck with redvelvet ticketing! and BTS for sure can top their current status! BIGBANG for the world too!!! we might do a review video at the end of 2019 and see how many we got right kk thatll be entertaining knowing that most of em gonna be wrong haha

DKDKTV

I love the whole aesthetic here - the soothing music, the fireworks, the adorable font 😂😂😂 I hope your whole year will be like this! (No.) I don't see how BTS can have an even bigger year unless they actually dip them in gold and declare them kings, but there's so much creativity and ambition at BigHit, I'm sure they will come up with something. Maybe that something can be BTS coming to my house for waffles? I think that would be a popular choice. I'm excited about new acts (not that I am jaded about kpop. I have only been listening to it since October) and I'm excited about BigBang, so I hope you're right about that. But you should definitely revisit this video in December and see how much stuff you got right. Anyway I have to go now, because Red Velvet tickets are going on sale in 19 minutes and I need to reload the Ticketmaster website obsessively. My kpop prediction for 2019 is MORE LIVE KPOP IN TORONTO.

Amy Brown