Why don't Western producers focus on boy bands or girl groups anymore? There's obviously still a global market for them. Did they just decide they can't compete against Asia?
>>130175823asian people maintain their youthful looks for longer so it's easier to keep their boy band identity well into their 30s-40seuropeans visibly mature in their appearance as they age, so they cannot maintain that youthful identity for long
I'm not some recording industry insider or something but I do have a few ideas. I reckon it's cos of the different music industry. K-Pop is the peak of manufactured music, kids being sent to music academies at a young age to learn how to be the perfect pop star by the time they're 18. Not only are the practices that go on here rather questionable, and many burn out, but these shady practices by management companies remain well into their career. With the labels and management being given a lot of control.I don't know much about acts outside the UK, but over here you don't have that same talent pool of kids who've been trained since childhood. So it's harder to go around and look for teens with the right look and some musical talent to form a pop group with. Furthermore the artists are given comparatively more freedom. Rather than being chained to the label they can drop out of the group or do a solo record every now and then. This lack of control makes them a worse investment from an industry standpoint. You never know if the groups going to fall apart or not.
>>130175823Most of the stuff that was done to promote especially the boy bands in the early days is now a massive violation of every labour law in existence, so it's a bit harder to do.I addition, in the west culture has pretty much fractured, and if there is no "mainstream" music anymore, fed by a record industry and media that can manufacture widespread appeal on demand, it's difficult to get away with the inorganic marketing schemes that were used.In short, it takes too much investment for the risk involved, so the opportunity cost doesn't make sense anymore.
Nobody does child exploitation like asians so it checks outAnd even then, it's just one country that relies entirely on western producers and writers
>>130175823slavery of minors is looked down upon nowadays
the lack of the three girl rnb group in modern times is really upsettinghttps://youtu.be/FrLequ6dUdM?si=zzZMck2GIjjf_0wm
>>130175823being an oldhead boomer in his +30 that is still in a boyband is gay>hey im a boy in a band loot at me >the dude has gray hairs already and a beer gut
>>130175823we peaked with one direction (2010s beatles), there was no where else to go after
>>130175823Name one boyband song that isn't complete trash.
>>130182044https://youtu.be/-wNhdjoF-6M
>>130182044>and if you like going places you cant even pronounce baby im perfect baby im perfect4uthat one sticks in my mind from One Erection
>>130182044Poison and No Diggity.
>>130175823Katseye are the new Spice Girls
>>130175823Big labels realised it's easier and cheaper to manage one person instead of an entire group whilst marketing it as a "solo singer/ songwriter" thing (even if most of them weren't in reality) which was becoming increasingly appealing in the 2010s
>>130185102Those definitely do not count
>>130175823whites expire too fast
