As I said in a previous post, October was a busy month for Kpop. This is my second post on the albums I pre-ordered for that month. This post is going to be about SuperM. I had promised in a previous post to talk a little about this group so here we are.
I consider them SM Entertainment's latest experiment in making money. Don't get me wrong they are a talented group of individuals and each one of them is strong in their own way but they all come from existing groups that are very much still active. SM Entertainment could have done more to promote these amazing groups but instead, they pulled a Frankenstein. So let us talk about the members of this old/new group.
The members are Taemin from SHINEE, Baekhyun, and Kai from EXO, Taeyong, and Mark from NCT 127, and Ten, and Lucas from WayV. They debuted as SuperM on October 4, 2019. They are basically SM Entertainments big push into the USA and Europe. Everyone assumed that even though Baekhyun was the eldest in the group that Taemin, who was the first to debut with SHINEE would be the leader. (I was of that mind too) On a Live with the fans, everyone watched as Taemin refused the post and Baekhyun was elected instead.
I want to talk about the feelings that swirled around when this group was announced. Many fans were not happy about this for several reasons. 1) the original groups especially EXO and SHINEE are not being promoted as they should be while here is this group that has some members from each group is being promoted royally. (I agree with this gripe) 2) these same fans are worried that this is all to put a spotlight on NCT 127 and WayV using the older members as a pull (I think people are not giving enough credit to the kids from NCT 127 and WayV, they are all talented as heck) 3) the fans of all these boys are worried about burnout. These boys will be doing their SuperM activities on top of their main group activities. (I also think this is a valid concern). As a result, some of the fans from the original groups would not stan the new group even if they still love the members themselves. Still, the group has its following and many of the fans of the groups that these members come from are supporting them. (My thoughts on this? I'm going to stan them unless one of two things happens, they start to suffer from burnout or their groups start to suffer. Then I'll raise a stink.)
Now let us get into the mini-album itself. The mini-album has 8 versions. One group version and 7 member versions. The mini-album has 5 songs and the title song is called Jopping. Oh, and they are called the Avengers of Kpop...don't as me why.
All 8 Albums, I told you I was going to stan them.
Title Song MV: Jopping
I Can't Stand the Rain (My favorite of the whole album)
Track List:
1. Jopping
2. I Can't Stand The Rain
3. 2 Fast
4. Super Car
5. No Manners
Each album comes with an A4 ish folded poster, a photocard, a booklet and of course the CD. Here is what I got.
GROUP VERSION:
Front, Side and Back
The Group Album came with a sleeve.
CD and the folded poster.
I got Kai's photocard.
A random page from the booklet.
Another look at the sleeve and album.
TAEMIN'S VERSION:
BAEKHYUN'S VERSION:
Taeyong's photocard
KAI'S VERSION:
I got Ten's Photocard.
TAEYONG'S VERSION:
Another Taeyong card
TEN'S VERSION:
Ten Photocard
MARK'S VERSION:
Lucas's Photocard
LUCAS'S VERSION:
Another Lucas Photocard.
I loved all the photocards I got because they were all different, however; I regret not getting a Baekhyun card or a Mark card.
I think the albums look good and the photos in the booklets look amazing. I'm looking forward to what they guys have to offer but I'm also keeping an eye on them for fatigue.
I’m looking forward to what else they will put out.
I’m looking forward to what else they will put out.
