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[(Anonymous)]

i think the idea of "selling out" itself is what bothers me the most, and the implications that come with it, because whenever people use that phrase in conjunction with ANYTHING it's invariably associated with the idea that the creative output is now more mainstream/appeals to a wider audience than it did before. which like—wow, there's a reason popular things are popular. i hate music elitists/hipsters who are like oh pop and hip hop isn't ~real music~, because um yeah they are, just because more people like it doesn't mean it's somehow cheaper than anything else. what are they supposed to do, purposely produce music that DOESN'T appeal to a wide audience/sounds bad??? that's so counterintuitive! and like no one exists in a vacuum therefore everything is inspired by other stuff/everything is derivative, so i really don't get it.

obviously experimenting with different sounds and new styles is to be lauded, especially when the product comes out sounding great, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with creating something that a lot of people will find fun and can jam out to :| NOTHING!!! SORRY LMAO i just have a lot of feelings about this ~__~

ugh anyway--the last question they were asked at the taiwan presscon was about other members' solo projects and gd mentioned that yb and daesung were working on stuff for release but THERE WAS NO MENTION OF TOP ASIDE FROM HIM STILL WORKING ON ALUMNUS and he also talked about seungri continuing japan stuff so i'm like WHERE IS TOP'S SOLO ALBUM???? WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR LIKE THREE YEARS AT LEAST can't we have something :'(((

and yes ugh i loooove watching them on stage so much. energy and chemistry and they're all so fluid and comfortable w/ each other and ugh. babies *__* ugh i hope you somehow find a way to go to london and see them!!!

[(Anonymous)]

anon, i want to frame your comment. ia with everything.

artists/actors sell out all the time and when they do, it's obvious. by which i mean, it's obvious that something was done purely for money. for me that's selling out. not working in a genre that's popular and appeals to a large number of people. there is space within mainstream music to experiment, to be bold, to try new things and there are artists who do that (and tons that don't). just because they didn't do it while playing in their mom's basement or it's not a song about big, important issues doesn't make it any less valid. it's not a crime to make enjoyable music ffs!

i think top is a sneaky bastard who does what he wants. THIS DOES NOT MAKE THE LACK OF A SOLO OKAY BECAUSE WHERE THE FUCK IS YOUR ALBUM TABI??? HOW CAN IT TAKE 5 YEARS??? honestly, i don't think we'll see an album from him any time soon. he takes a while to recover emotionally and mentally after a movie. if he does release an album, we might get something mid next-year. i think with top, we're going to get only one album ever and it'll be flawless from start to finish. because that's simply the way he works. and he's so critical of his work, that i don't think any track will ever be good enough to get on this legenary album of his. i keep hoping gd steps in and says, stop. this is perfect. release it now (or no sex ever).

and while i'm all excited for dae's album and seungri's continuing activiites, i'm all :( for yb's.