#geffen

It’s so frustrating. Hiding behind a bunch of young women and then pushing them from behind… setting every single one of them up to take the brunt of fans’ frustration without letting them speak for themselves abt the situation at all.

If they can do this to Manon then they can do it to every single one of them.

And I MEAN setting them up! Giving Daniela most of Manon’s lines while she’s still getting blamed for her boomer father’s Facebook comments, giving Sophia that canned-ass answer and stopping her from mentioning Manon on stage, making Megan take down her insta story, etc.

They aren’t just negligently allowing the girls to receive hate but are actively making it worse.

Ppl keep trying to say it’s all Geffen and not Hybe but I don’t believe that for a second. Not only am I skeptical about the amount of involvement that Geffen actually has with HxG, but it’s not like Hybe is an antiracist corporation. I’d point my finger at them. Likeeee the booklet calling Manon lazy and selfish was printed in Korea yall. They’ve go their artists singing the n word behind the scenes.

Lowkey their treatment of Manon has me skeptical that a kpop company is capable of successfully managing a multicultural & multiracial group in the US. The old Korean men calling the shots just don’t understand the culture— treating blackness like a trend, inhuman working hours, the value that audiences place on artist involvement in the creative process, etc.

They’ve got the infrastructure but none of the know-how. Plus they seem to expect KATSEYE’s fanbase to act like kpop fans (understand hiatuses, not expect artists to have involvement in the process, etc) but that doesn’t align with the actual composition of their fanbase.

it seems like there’s no bad blood between them. they really enjoy each other’s company and are eager to see what new projects they’ll undertake and what achievements they’ll reach together. they’re very hard workers, putting a lot of effort into everything they do, and they genuinely want this group to succeed. however, lately, they’ve been feeling like they’re being tricked or played. some members aren’t doing well, and it feels like some are being portrayed in a way that doesn’t reflect who they truly are. there’s a sense of, “oh, i’m being tricked” or “they’re doing this on purpose.” but they know that this isn’t who they truly are. it seems like all they wanted was to show others how much effort they put into everything and how hard they work, but they feel hurt and disappointed that people misinterpreted that. they might be thinking, “why can’t you see how hard i work?”

Track of the day // Lucy Dacus - Ankles