#pumpkins;ans

- the lack of media attention to got7’s comeback this time. i think i can count the number of articles just on one hand that came out about got7’s comeback. which is truly sad, if JYPE could have done that cheap mediaplay (which nobody asked for and needed) on the day of never ever, you would really think they would do something for this comeback since the concept is so refreshing.

- the interview that got7 was made to do. some of the interview questions were truly unnecessary? most of the questions were asking them about other boy groups or asking them how they feel about the company debuting another boy group or even rumours about Jackson leaving. bambam literally said in the interview that they don’t like being compared. what is the point of asking them about other boy groups then just throwing like what 3 questions about their comeback? wasn’t it suppose to be a GOT7 interview?

- JYPE rejecting schedules for got7. yes, i know that most schedules are planned before hand probably like a year before, especially for Japan schedules, but there is the thing if you are going to keep giving schedules to overseas events beforehand for the cash. you are never going to get a free slot for the boys to go on variety shows when the producers call up. these producers don’t call up like a year before, they call up probably a few weeks/a month before filming.

Shows like Happy Together and Running Man are huge programs that can get got7 that small public recognition that they need. you see once you decline the producers offer, they are not going to wait around for another to year or call frequently to get your idols on the shows. the kpop industry are full of idol groups who would love to go on shows like these.

- got7 despite being the 3rd group to bring in the most profits, they don’t have their own TF team which is basically a group of staff that manages and promotes GOT7 only. yes, making a TF team cost some money…but got7 is literally the 3rd most profitable group last year and they are almost 4 years into their debut.

- we have no youtube quests, no streaming events for this comeback, nothing about the dance practice being released beforehand. we literally had to go on v app to see oh there is dance practice scheduled at 6pm KST. also, the got2day? i don’t even know what to say about it. i would rather the time be used for the boys to rest.

- before you all say that but “GOT7 IS MEANT TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP!!!!” yes, we know that. however you can be recognized overseas while promoting domestically too. having international members already gave got7 the upper hand to reach out to more international fans. isn’t it time for them to focus on domestic popularity already? at the end of the day they are a kpop group. also, how many times have we heard about the boys looking at the charts to they fell asleep, going to the living room to wait together before their song is released, youngjae deleting melon or even what mark said at the arrival showcase. at the end of the day, no matter what they say they obviously have the hope to do well domestically.

it’s not like got7 does not have the potential to do well domestically. they are always prasied by broadcasting stations for being humble and polite. jaebum’s song writing skills,  markjin’s visuals, jackbam’s variety skills, youngjae’s vocals, yugyeom’s dancing. they have that potential but they just need that small push to get the recognition.

they didn’t even get the chance to promote properly domestically during debut era in Korea before jype literally ship them to Japan but okay lmao.

- albums being understocked. this entire thing is a joke. got7 has always been strong in their physicals. how are you going to tell me you don’t have the stocks available for fans to buy? especially since the first week sales is so important.

 for arrival, correct me if i’m wrong, about 150K physical sales for the first week and you are going to tell me that there isn’t 150K albums available for this comeback when you should have expected that since jjproject’s comeback did bring in some new fans.

 yes, got7’s comeback might have met with the holiday season but jype knew that. they have the comeback plans right before their eyes and you are going to tell me that they never foresee this happening? isn’t it a common sense or business knowledge that if you foresee something happening when you are going to launch a new product, you will have to come up with a plan or do something to counter it. how is anyone going to justify that?

i heard the song and it’s not the style of music for me. i mean if you like it then great! i respect that! but i just don’t like songs with that kind of rap styles in it and honestly i think they have the potential to be a great group.

as for jype debuting another boy group, it was expected, it just we didn’t know when it will happen. i have never hoped much from how they manage their artists, i mean from wonder girls to 2pm to 2am to 15& to got7 to their solo artists….i know that the company didn’t have the best marketing or management team but i guess i really just gave up after how they threw bambam and mina under the bus for that cheap mediaplay that wasn’t even needed.

am i bitter? yes, i will admit i am. it is disappointing to see that they are releasing the teasers and news of the survival shows during the time when they were releasing the teasers for got7 and just a day after got7′s comeback.

also i’m just bitter that got7 was never given the chance to have exposure before debut. yeah we got jjproject but those two boys? they were preparing for their comeback before jype literally went and said you know what we are going to put them in another group but we don’t know when they will debut. in the kpop scene if you don’t have regular comebacks when you are rookies, you are not going to get that exposure. sure, we got that win episode with markson and bamgyeom but they appeared for like what 4 minutes? and that’s all. the boys never had a show of their own before debut.