We’re always talking about YG being shit, but some of us like to pretend that JYP is a loving family. JYP is just another company with the wrong priorities. In order:
So some losers who were looking for dirt found Jay Park’s old Myspace page and the comments he made when he was a 17 year old trainee on the other side of the globe from his family. Basically that he hated being in Korea and that the training was hard. Pretty standard stuff tbh. Public outrage occurs and JYP “fires” 2PM’s leader. Jay goes back home.
But people winded down. They realize that a teenager who was homesick and undergoing JYP’s harsh training system didn’t deserve the vitriol and hate he received. Fans wanted him back! But the damage was done. Jay Park wasn’t coming back to JYP.
Jay did come back. And created his own company and sub-company with very little outside support. According to industry rumors, he and his company were blocked from music programs and award shows for years by JYP. Jay’s song “Fuckboy” is apparently about this.
2. “There is only one China.”
So Tzuyu briefly waves a Taiwanese flag on a TV show and some uber- nationalist Chinese people get their panties all caught up in a bunch. According to them Taiwan doesn’t exist, it’s all part of China anyway and 16-year old Tzuyu not “supporting” that fact is some kind of assault or some shit, I guess. A bunch of Chinese netizens call for Twice to be banned from performing in China.
And JYP responds with a video of Tzuyu apologizing to China for her horrible statement. She bows and reads her apology off a piece of paper in a monotone voice; “There is only one China” she says. In Taiwan, the former President came out to say that Tzuyu had done nothing wrong and had no reason to apologize. Political tensions between the two countries momentarily worsened because some kid waved a flag in South Korea.
The fact that JYP would A) prioritize Chinese yuan over Tzuyu’s right to identify with Taiwan was fucking gross. And that he B) made Tzuyu apologize for her actions like some kind of political prisoner in a country with no free speech is extra disgusting.
Day6′s Junhyeok is apparently dating a fan. Maybe. No one is 100% sure. But his fansites shut down because they couldn’t stand the heartbreak~~. Eventually, the fan in question provided screenshots of messages with him to prove that they were dating which was honestly, the shittiest thing she could have done to her significant other. She outed their relationship and JYP effectively kicked Junhyeok to the curb.
Most international fans didn’t care about him dating as much as some of them cared about him “putting Day6 in a negative light”. Some will still tell you that JYP made him pick between his girlfriend and the group, and that he chose his girlfriend. Lmao, sure. Junhyeok showed up on the survival show, The Unit about 2 years after the incident because he wanted to somehow continue his music career.
Twice had a stream about two weeks ago, and they started talking about dieting. And it wasn’t that surprising considering how we know that all our idols have to go to extremes to maintain their figures. But it was definitely disturbing when Momo mentioned that she spent a whole week without eating any food in order to lose 7kg (15lbs).
“When I lied down in bed to try to sleep, I was scared I might not wake up again”. Momo ate an ice cube and was scared that she would gain weight. They all had to lose weight before Sixteen aired so they went to a sauna where Sana collapsed. And Jungyeon, whose official profile says she is 169cm (5′5″) had to be at 44kg (97lbs) at weigh-in. That’s fucking underweight.
This isn’t even everything. Chaeyeon was punished for sneaking food (as a growing 14 year old), Sana and Momo would chew bread and then spit it out, Momo was constantly spitting in the hope that she would lose water weight. This is so fucked up and I feel like it’s strange that Onces haven’t asked for any feedback from the company for behavior and requirements that are frankly, abusive. Especially considering the girls were all developing teens as this was happening, and not grown women.
5. JYP Dungeon and Favorites
The YG dungeon is legendary at this point. So is YG’s knack for playing favorites. (Lee Hi who?) But you’d have to be seriously misinformed to think JYP is any better. Day6 have been trudging along practically all on their own because the company does shit to promote them. Got7 was hitting up in popularity until Twice exploded and then had steady drops in music video and song quality. 2AM is apparently, technically still a thing. It isn’t though, that’s straight up nonsense. Most of 2PM is in the army while Jun.K does his solo thing in Japan.
And where the fuck is 15&???? They’ve had 5 singles, and no albums since 2012. And those singles did well. Their last single ‘Love is Madness’ topped all 7 charts in position #1 or #2. That was three years go.
In short, JYP ain’t shit. Their loyalty is not to their artists, but to the money. They have had artists physically, mentally, and musically wasting away. And it’s insidious how that company plays up the whole “we’re a family ~uwu~” image, because it’s bullshit. Don’t buy into that. It’s all for show.
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