[Pann] Baekhyun's solo promotion

Pann: But honestly Baekhyun's solo promotion 

OP: It is too much. I still can't forget that there was no schedule for a whole week for Candy. He had to do Vapp to fill in. If the concert is online, they should post a lot of behind-the-scene photos, and a good marketing agency should upload at least a stage on YouTube to attract muggles, but still they didn't do that. Even the contents for fans to watch, they tell us to wait for months. Even though it is his first Japanese album, there is no promotion truck, no broadcast appearance, and the official account doesn't even promote properly.

- I'm also type of fangirling positively, but the agency is the only exception, I get mad only when I look at them.

- Honestly, Baekhyun's fans can't help but have kind of being a victim. I'm a type of positive fangirling and I don't even talk ill of the agency, but even I have that kind of feeling as a victim. If I'm even like this, that says it all. How can they treat an artist like Baekhyun like this? It's even lacking if they carry him around on their back.

- We can't help but being pissed off. This time too, just watch! Watch if they can promote him more. I think he could surpass 100k copies. If he is doing as much as a whole group, they should have thought about promoting him more, right? They are not even doing any promotion. I'm so frustrated. Release an article too..

Pann: Ah but I'm the only one now that

OP: Getting mad because of Baekhyun's Japanese promotion? He has already surpassed 90k without any promotion. If they did, I think he can reach 100k on Weekly chart. How can they not do anything to this extent?

- He sells as much as a group in Japan by himself, and they don't even give him a promotion truck and there isn't even any promotion. Isn't this too much? Even Japanese fans said that made no sense. What are you doing, Avex? I really don't want to be rude, but this is too much.

- I can understand that Avex isn't in good situation right now, but fck what is the official account doing? I'm fcking angry.

- I'm really angry. I think he could surpass 100k if they did promotion for him. They prevent group order and they don't even promote him, what are they even doing for him?

Pann: I look at Baekhyun's Japanese promotion and I feel even more

OP: I didn't even expect him to appear on Music Station broadcast. Looking at how they didn't even do the most basic promotion which is the truck, official account didn't even retweet, and didn't even release behind-the-scenes stuff, I had just been hit with reality. I hope he can go to an agency that pushes artists well even if it is just a new agency.

- Personally, I like the music style of SM, but SM didn't support 'UN Village' to be the title song, Byun Baekhyun said he wanted to do it, so he chose it. I think even if he goes to another agency, I think he can choose songs on his own well.

- Whenever someone posts an article like this, I'm frustrated and want to exploded at those who pray for the album quality and song quality. Aside from SM, there is no agency that makes good songs? Baekhyun's songs aren't even specialized for idols, they are mainly R&B. There is no reason to stay with SM if he can't receive any deal. They don't even push him. They just treat him like a machine that makes money. Even if he releases a good album, they don't do promotion, what are you satisfied with?
> They are like a fog in a well. SM fans just make me sick really.

- But big company has good side too.
> What is good about being a big company? I'm not really picking a fight. I'm just asking you because I'm really curious that what has been good about the promotion for his solo promotions in both Korea and Japan?
> They are like "There is no other (company) aside from SM" seriously, they are like fog in a well.
> Do you not listen to other singers' songs that aren't from SM? Recently small/medium-sized company pay overseas composers to buy songs as well.
> Honestly, I hoped Baekhyun to keep staying in SM, but... I'm so annoyed recently... What's the treatment seriously? They don't promote him at all. Avex is also annoying.
> And the Japanese promotion... I can understand that Avex's situation isn't good because of Corona but fck SM, they don't even release article? Fck

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[Instiz/Pann] Nonfan, muggles, talk of the town

Instiz: I'm not a Baekhyun's fan, and I don't want to look like a fan

OP: What I said may sound weird but it's not that I dislike him, I'm not a fan but I like his songs so much that I want to (make his song) my Kakaotalk profile music. I have only put pop songs, so if I put Baekhyun's song, I wonder whether I will look like a fan? My Kakaotalk is like a muggle area, so I'm hesitating. First of all, Baekhyun's song suits my current mood so much that I want to try it.

- There are many people around me adding Baekhyun's songs so it's not really a big deal...

- I think they may think you are a fan...

- If you are a muggle, (they) would just think you like the song.

- But around me, there are a lot of people adding Baekhyun's songs especially 'My Love'
> Yup it's right. Many people has this song.
> Right? Even men put (this song).

- My friends add a lot of Baekhyun's OSTs, and the male ratio is even more.

- I think they just think you have good impression on Baekhyun for once.

- Which song are you gonna add?
> Baekhyun's 'Bungee'
> I think 'Bungee' is fine.
> It is the song that are mentioned a lot among his b-sides.

- Among my friends, real muggles also say Baekhyun's songs are good and many of them have his songs as their profile music, so I think it's fine.

- Many people who aren't his fans add his OSTs (on profile music)

- I also added 'Amusement Park'!

- I think they might think you are a fan, but I don't think muggles pay attention to that.

- If there are people asking you whether you are Baekhyun's fan, if you say because you like the song, they would just be like "Oh  I see"... as it's not even a group.

- I'm a fan, but when I see my muggle friends or people who aren't Baekhyun fans do that, I don't think they are fans. I just thought they like that song. People might look like a fan if they have Baekhyun's songs all the time, but if you have his song some times while having pop songs, I don't think it's a big deal. Muggles around me have many Baekhyun's songs as their profile music, too. 

- Why is this so cute? I'm not even EXO-L but I like his songs so much that I added 'Amusement Park', 'Love Again' and this and that as well.

Instiz: Honestly everyone had (these) idols in their heart for once 

OP: Baekhyun and Infinite L. Aren't they the walls? They are everyone's lovers.

- My mom likes these two as well.

- Baekhyun. People around me all like him.

- I still have Baekhyun in my heart.

- Agree. I have never been a fan of Infinite or EXO, but I have good impression on L and Baekhyun so that I want to get to know more about them.

- I thought of Baekhyun before I came in.

- I agree on both of them. 

- I have never seen anyone who neither didn't know nor didn't like them.

- I still have Baekhyun-ssi in my heart though.

- I agree on Baekhyun. Everyone has their own bias, but also has Baekhyun in their heart at the same time. 

- Baekhyun is my first and last love... there was really no one who didn't like Baekhyun and L... When I was in female middle school and high school, they were first loves of all my friends.

Pann: Idols that are the talk of the town in no matter what communities

EXO Baekhyun

NCT Jaehyun Taeyong

BTS Jungkook V

SNSD Taeyeon

BlackPink Jennie

Twice Sana

The rest are IU, Park Jinyoung, Rain, GD

It's impossible to refute this as they are celebrities whose star quality is insane.

- I really agree on Baekhyun, V, Jungkook, Jaehyun, Taeyeon, and Jennie. They are bashed a lot but they are the most successful.

- V, Jungkook, and Baekhyun, it has been many years since they debuted, but they are amazing. Those who are obsessed with them as well. Not everyone can be celebrities, they have to make people go crazy over to that extent (like these guys).

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[Pann/Instiz] Baekhyun gets nominated for 'Best Pop Album' at Korean Music Awards (KMA)

Pann: Nominees for 2021's KMA

- I’m a fan of another artist and I can prove it. Of course Baekhyun is popular, but if you exclude popularity then look at him, this time he has many high-quality songs during his solo activities, so I hope he could achieve a big and good award. Of course his results were also very good, but the quality of his albums are so high that I still enjoy listening to them, especially ‘Candy’ album. (Best comment)

- When you exclude Baekhyun's popularity and see the quality of his album, the quality of his album is no joke. And that album of Baek Yerin too, all the songs including b-sides are really good.
> Baekhyun and Baek Yerin for real.

- Heol what's with Baekhyun...

- All solo songs of Byun Baekhyun are very good. I hope he can win the award.

Pann: Heol Baekhyun gets nominated at KMA

OP: This award show is different from those that give awards to attendants or those that give as they want to, it's a really strict and prestigious award ceremony, so it is already great to be nominated.

- The quality of his album is insane.

- It's great to be nominated for such a prestigious award with solo album. I see him in a new light.

- I'm not a fan and it was my first time listening to Baekhyun's songs through that album. It is really well-made. I think his vocals are really unique. Aside from R&B music? I think he suits sad ballad as well.

- It's fcking awesome. Insane.

- I'm a fan of another artist but I think I listened to Baekhyun's 'Poppin' for 100 times.

- He got nominated then I hope he will win the award too.

- It's real that the more people are jealous (of him), the more successful he is.

- He is already successful but I still hope more and more people will listen to (the album/him)

- Baekhyun's album quality is really daebak.

- Baekhyun's solo songs are all good.

- I'm so proud of him to get nominated as a soloist. Looking forward to his solo activities.

- I'm a fan of another artist, but Baekhyun's solo album and songs are really all good. I really like them all.

- King Hyun.

- 'Delight' is a masterpiece.

- Even when it has been months since it was released, there is no album except for 'Delight' that I still play the whole album. It's really a masterpiece.

- 'Love Again' and 'Bungee' are my most favorite songs.

- *Shaking* I was predicting that his first album would win the award. The quality of that album is just fcking high-class.

Instiz: What is the meaning of KMA to idols' fans?

- It tends to be hard to win the awards as they evaluate the musicality.

- It's an award ceremony that give awards based on musicality, so it's rare for an idol to win. There are more indie artists winning.

- Musicality... first of all, it's already hard for idols to get nominated.

Instiz: Is KMA that great?

- The award ceremony where they give awards by evaluating the musicality. No one would be complaining even if it is based on judging process.

- Yes. It's great. You can't compare it to MAMA and Melon Music Award. They give awards based on musicality.

- The award ceremony where they give awards based on musicality only. Getting nominated is already great.

- It's the only award ceremony in our country that is prestigious and no one would complain.

- Yup yup. It's hard to win and also hard to get nominated.

- If someone asks if there is any Grammy Awards in Korea which only look at musicality without the public recognition, KMA is close to it. For Grammy Awards, the people working in the industry/ associations vote, right? excluding fans' opinions. It's fine to see KMA that way, too.

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[Pann/Instiz] Baekhyun Ha Sungwoon Im Hanbyul IG Live + IU's Palette + Vocal type vs Perform type

Pann: Baekhyun Ha Sungwoon Im Hanbyul IG Live 

- I'm a Haneul, but it's fortunate that Sungwoon has a friend (hyung) like Baekhyun-nim. He (Baekhyun) gives him many advice on singing and even a god advice that he must not lose his own voice while practicing. This is such a desirable friendship.

- The people who are really sincere about singing... I'm a Baekhyun's fan but it was a nice IG live.

- That they are so sincere about their job is fcking good.

- They are the ones that are already good enough at singing, but still constantly study and make efforts, such cool people. They are truly admirable.

- This is out of topic, but while I was watching, Im Hanbyul-nim as well as Ha Sungwoon-nim use the phrase '고게 맞쥐*/goge maj-jwi (that's right)', but only Baekhyun didn't use it. It is the popular phrase found by Baekhyun, but he doesn't use. I happen to be obsessed over Baekhyun's version of 'goge maj-jwi'.
> Baekhyun did say goge maj-jwi in the IG live. Im Hanbyul said it, so he followed after. If you search on Twitter, short clip will come out right away.
(t/n: A member of NCT said NCT's Mark learned the phrase from Baekhyun, then it became popular among NCT members and their fandom, then a member of Aespa also uses it, so it is said to be a popular phrase in SM. Many people started using it. But in this IG live, fans found Baekhyun saying it for the first time. You can watch this video X)

- Byun Baekhyun... it's cool of him to be serious about his job, and we are also sincere toward you as well... I like you only for a long long time.

- The topic was almost all about singing. It's nice that they are greedy about singing.

- The real singers.

- Ah seriously, my bias is Ha Sungwoon, and my most favorite singing style is Im Hanbyul as well as Baekhyun-nim whom I thought his idol capabilities (face, skills, performance, manner) are always 100 points. It's fortunate that our Sungwoon have only good people around him.

- As the more I see Baekhyun, the more I feel like he is person who is strong and self-centered, that is good. And he looks like he has high dignity and he is relaxed.

- Ha Sungwoon, Im Hanbyul, Byun Baekhyun, and even Kim Jaehwan who wrote comments have such a desirable friendship. They are all good singers, but it was nice to see how they can make efforts, share their concerns and tips with each other, and give each other good influence. Honestly, we don't have many opportunities to see the efforts behind idols, so it is good to see our biases' attitude toward their work and singing.

Pann: Idols that (make) you wonder what would they do if they wasn't celebrities

- I remember people said even if Byun Baekhyun wasn't an idol, he would still be popular and be called an idol of this or that field as an ordinary person. If he worked in PC bang (internet cafe), he would be an idol of PC bang industry. If he worked at a convenience store, he would be an idol of convenience store industry. If I worked for a company, he would be an idol of a certain company. If he was a cook, he would be an idol in the cooking industry, etc...

- Byun Baekhyun is completely Genius Idol. And Kai is so sexy when he dances.

- Baekhyun for real.

- I agree on Baekhyun and Jennie.

- I agree on Baekhyun and Jennie so much.

- I really agree on GD and Baekhyun.

- I totally agree on Baekhyun and Jang Wonyoung.

Pann: Whom you guys want to appear on IU's Palette?

- Baekhyun. I want to see the Moon Lovers' combination again.

- Do you guys know the fan-edit video of Baekhyun and IU's singing 'UN Village'? If you guys watch this, you guys will really root for Baekhyun-nim. Seriously ㅠㅠㅠ I cry every day while watching this https://youtu.be/yBrIbmJb5ww, must watch it... You guys won't regret.

- EXO's Baekhyun.

- Ah, GD and Baekhyun for real. I hope they will appear on the show. [...] For Baekhyun, I was seriously into 'Moon Lovers' and I'm really looking forward to hearing their voice combination. I hope they both can release a song together.

- D.O., Baekhyun, GD, I hope any of them can appear.

Instiz: Is Baekhyun a vocal type or a perform type? I think he is kind of in the middle.

- A vocalist who can do performance.

- All-rounder.

- Vocal type?? Well because he’s a vocalist, but he is a good performer as well.

- Vocal type.

- If I have to pick one, his root is vocal type (because he is main vocalist) but he is also good at performing, isn’t he?

- My Kyoong-pride suddenly increases. Baekku is good at everything.

- He is an all-rounder but if I have to pick one between two at all cost, I think he’s vocal. His position is already a main vocalist in his group though.

- Those who are like Baekhyun are called all-rounder though.

- It is vocal if I have to pick one... But he definitely has great skills at both.

- Vocal type... but now performing is added.

- A vocal type that is good at feeling the rhythms.

- He is also very good at performing, but his vocals are so outstanding.

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[Youtube/Pann] Baekhyun stood out in 'Tiger Inside' on Sketchbook + high note

Youtube: SuperM - Tiger Inside [Yoo Heeyeol’s Sketchbook] 20200911

[+3.4k] Baekhyun is the oldest brother there, but why does he look like a puppy the most? The title is Tiger, but he's like 'Puppy Inside' by himself.

[+2.4k] Baekhyun's voice just grabs the core (of the song) well. In fact, it's already a good song, but he is like 'Do I need to make the quality higher?'  He is amazing, seriously.

[+1.6k] Baekhyun and Taemin's live singing is fcking insane. They both are so good. Their unique voices are nice as well.

[+1.5k] That Baekhyun goes up a note higher is insane...

[+1.1k] This is the only performance where Baekhyun's high note is captured well, so I keep watching this video. Only the MV and Yoo Heeyeol's Sketchbook saved Baekhyun's high notes the best. Baekhyun's high note that wasn't captured well even in the dance practice.

[+940] The NCT members are really good, but you really can't ignore their years of experience...Taemin and Baekhyun are even so outstanding even among those that are good.

[+835] Baekhyun-nim, he burned it up. His throat and his performance. It was crazy. His live singing... I can hear it vividly, but I still can't believe it's live. This....This is God.

[+729] I can feel that SM is really a fundamental company, and I can see that as a real singer, they stress on vocals. These days, idols tend to focus on performance more than singing/songs. Honestly, there are many times I wonder if they are dancers, but I like that SM idols prioritize singing. Main vocals like Baekhyun go beyond (idol) class and their performances are also outstanding. But as expected there is still a sound of SM.

[+665] No, but is Baekhyun's high note even real? I was so surprised at the digital version already, but he is even good at live performance like this? He is already good enough to be called genius, but he is developing even more. It's easy to be lazy when you are at the top of a certain field, but it's cool of him to keep practicing and working hard.

[+601] Byun Baekhyun what's that? He carries (team) wherever he goes.

[+354] No, I didn't know Baekhyun-nim was going to sing that high note live...

[+88] You really can't ignore their years of experiences. NCT does so well, but when Taemin and Baekhyun stand at the middle, it feels like they grab the center right away. They are seriously fcking good.

[+70] Baekhyun's powerful vocals... As it feels like it's always lacking if I clap my hands for him, I clap with my feet as well.

Pann: Is there any idol who reaches high note coolly?

[+91] Baekhyun
> Baekhyun is really a dolphin. EXO's songs as well as SuperM's songs. If talking about fcking awesome high notes that are like ultrasonic waves, it's Baekhyun.
> Especially high notes of 'Tiger Inside' and 'El Dorado'. Seriously the best.

[+27] Baekhyun

[+14] Baekhyun. SuperM's title songs and also 'El Dorado' are insane.

[+2] My bias is in SuperM, but every time Baekhyun reaches high notes, it's like I'm going to heaven.

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[Youtube] T1 X Raiden, BAEKHYUN, CHANGMO 'Runner' Teaser #1

Youtube: T1 X Raiden, BAEKHYUN, CHANGMO 'Runner' Teaser #1

- What? What is this insane lineup...?

- If it's Changmo and Baekhyun, I think they will eat up the digital chart.

- Wow, T1 is really a legend. I can't believe it's T1, Changmo, and Baekhyun. They are like the best in the worldview. Daebak I don't think I can sleep until it is released.

- With EXO's Baekhyun, is that Changmo or Canna? Anyway, the line-up is insane.

- Baekhyun is the most diligent and busiest person in 2021. That out-of-this-world line-up, that out-of-this-world combination. It's already a god-tier masterpiece.

- No, but what is this line-up? What's this? Is it real? I'm screaming...

- Is this out-of-this-world line-up really possible?

- Baekhyun-nim and Changmo??? What a line-up is this

- I want to be angry as I was like what they are doing during the (game) season, but that is such a god-tier line-up.

- Woah Baekhyun and Changmo are legends, seriously.

- Woah, now even Baekhyun as well? What else are you guys going to do...

- If it's Baekhyun and Changmo, there is no need for words. It is possible as it's T1...

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[News] Royal Dive talked about Baekhyun and 'Amusement Park'

News

Royal Dive are a duo of producers: Jun Byoung Sun and Hong Young In.

The most satisfying song of the two producers is Baekhyun's 'Amusement Park.' They were in awe at the skills and efforts of Baekhyun who has a great ability to sing as similar as possible to the vocalization and even pronunciation in the demo.

"'Amusement Park' is a song that was cutely made, rather than devoting all energy into it, I didn't know it would go to Baekhyun. When I listened to the recording, I thought, 'The song went to the right owner.'" (Jun Byoung Sun)

"When we went to play at a pension (a type of small hotel/homestay), the complete recording file came, then I listened to it. I thought, 'This person really sang it as he understood the original artist's purpose perfectly.' He didn't change the key, and from the tone to vibration, he sang it very similar to the demo. At the pension, we were so touched, so we were together holding hands and listening to it (laughing)" (Hong Young In)

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