BABYMONSTER's recent music video has stirred up discussions as netizens point out the recurring trends in YG's girl group videos.

On November 26, a post on Nate's Pann community board gained traction, titled "TRADITION IN YG'S GIRL GROUP MUSIC VIDEOS FOR 3 GENERATIONS."

The post shared images of YG girl group music videos, highlighting their striking similarities. Many K-netizens are expressing fatigue with the repetitive styles seen in YG girl groups' videos.

The netizen behind the post noted, "Many reactions mention how their MV choruses always seem to follow the same pattern."

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BABYMONSTER's new music video, in particular, has been labeled as "outdated" by numerous netizens.

Comments from netizens include:

"They all look the same."

"Looks cheap and outdated."

"Are the directors all the same person?"

"It's almost 2024, and it looks so old."

"Can they please change the music video director? The videos are so mundane."

"The songs all sound similar."

"For how long are they going to use the same pattern over and over? The rap tone even sounds the same."

"There is no freshness."

"BLACKPINK's music videos also seemed quite similar with no creative attempts, but now I am truly fed up."

"It looks cheap. Why didn't they invest more money?"

"It just sounds like 2NE1."

"I don't understand why YG is so scared to make something entirely new. Stop recycling!"

"YG stans will tell you that it's quality over quantity, but honestly, YGE is just lazy. There's no reason to try anything new when the same old has company stans spending money."

"Because making something new comes with risk. Risk aversion is inherent to capitalism. It is not laziness, but greed. Their further reasoning is absolutely correct; there is no incentive to change, and in fact, greedy reasons not to change."

"It's meant for kids and people with low IQ; they eat it up every time."

"It would have been so cool if YG made Baby Monster's concept cute. I would have lost my mind."

"A cute, age-appropriate concept with a touch of mischief might have been fun. Instead, YG served up 2NE1 3.0 with a concept that's too mature for the ages of the members. What a wasted opportunity."

"Sounds like 2NE1? Actually, it sounds very 2023, repetitive chorus, lots of sounds, and instrumentals with no links between them, which is why so many people think K-pop is just noisy music. The only similar thing is the end, which is really 'YG'; they always do something like that at the end of their songs. Honestly, I don't care about an old MV or not having the super HD image that everyone wants. I want a good song to enjoy."

"lol, they have the big 3 privilege, why bother changing if YG stans will forever buy and overhype YG stuff, no matter how crappy it is."

"They're always trying to make a group as good as 2NE1, and it makes sense why they would do that. 2NE1 was amazing. If they debuted today, they'd be huge."

"This is even worse than Teddy's songs."

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BTS's Jin continues to shine bright with his massive popularity, securing the No. 1 spot in the MY1PICK weekly rankings for an impressive 43 consecutive weeks!

In the MY1PICK K-POP Individual Category Weekly Ranking for the third week of December (December 16–22), Jin earned a massive 6,154,905 hearts, keeping his position at the top. From the 5th week of February to the 3rd week of December, Jin has been unbeatable in the weekly rankings, proving he has an enormous fanbase and global influence.

But Jin’s achievements don’t stop there. In November, he dominated the K-POP Individual Category Monthly Ranking, topping it with 25,452,283 hearts. He has held the No. 1 spot for 11 months straight, from January to November, showing his continuous popularity throughout the year.

Jin also claimed victory in the One Pick Chart’s “November Monthly Chart K-POP (Solo)” category, holding the No. 1 position for 8 months in a row, from April to November. On top of that, he won the 2024 Season Chart K-POP (SOLO) for both the 2nd and 3rd quarters, making him the best One Pick star of the season.

The Season Chart awards honor artists who have consistently earned love from fans, with a physical trophy given to the top artist. Jin’s back-to-back victories solidify his place as one of the most beloved stars in K-pop.

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