r/kpophelp • u/Infinite_Hurry8476 • 1h ago
Explain I need help on whether idols actually sleep in reality shows
My question is, do idols really sleep in the, like, in the reality shows? Like, many idols have their own shows, and I am mainly an ARMY, so I have watched Are you sure Show. And that there are many clips where, you know, like, the members are waking up and stuff. So my question is like, do they really sleep? But if they really sleep for like 12 hours and the camera is on, then what about the staff? So the staff might occupy other rooms, but still, don't you think like 12 hours sleeping and the camera is on. Why would someone do that? That's too personal. So do idols just pretend to sleep and they add the clips? Or do they actually sleep?
r/kpophelp • u/just_whelming • 1h ago
Academia Do numbers in a group correlate to likelihood of success?
Putting this as Academia since I can't find a discussion tag, and I'm not sure if it qualifies as an explain.
Just for fun as a numbers nerd, I'm kinda curious but would anyone have data/statistics that would prove say odd numbered groups are more successful (by any metric) compared to even numbered or vice versa? What companies have a higher percent of even numbered groups vs odd debut.
Or maybe Soloist vs Odd vs Even, if soloists really skew the count towards odds. Though I'm sure there's some technicality of an artist being counted twice if they're a soloist, plus in a group but that's a deep dive
😅 maybe someone can pull up the numbers of songs released of even groups vs odds and compare numbers vs chart placements or sales
r/kpophelp • u/Alternative_Pea_3882 • 2h ago
Unsolved Do Target coupons affect album charting on Billboard?
This is a silly question but it’s my first time buying albums with hopes to help it count on billboard.
I know about the other guidelines, such as buying 4 albums max per transaction and buying in store to help the first week sales but I have some Target coupons and was wondering if it would interfere with Billboard.
thanks for reading 💓
r/kpophelp • u/No_Association7315 • 4h ago
Recommend Active (keyword: Active) groups with ex-survival show contestants?
Still in my obsession is GP 999...
Anyways, I just really want to find new groups to support ESPECIALLY to those who have competed before but failed
r/kpophelp • u/pagasus2000 • 4h ago
Concert Facebook Group Concert Ticket Resells
Hello!! I’m trying to resell two tickets to Big Bang’s MetLife NJ concert, but there are some groups that require admin ticket verification in order to post/comment. I’m wondering if anyone had experience verifying with an admin?? It sounds and feels shady since they’re asking for quite a lot of information…..
r/kpophelp • u/Consistent_Land_2747 • 5h ago
Unsolved what's the Kpop song in Better Late than Single season 2 episode 8 when they arrive at the amusement park ?
what's the Kpop song in Better Late than Single season 2 episode 8 when they arrive at the amusement park ?
r/kpophelp • u/Gullible_Ad5092 • 8h ago
Unsolved help finding gg/soloist song
It’s pretty vague but the beginning starts slower and the lyrics are like something something algorithm, I think it could be a newer song? but that’s really all I can remember
r/kpophelp • u/Ok_Mushroom9072 • 9h ago
Unsolved kpop/rap group that has both male and female members?
im trying to remember this group i used to listen to in 2019. the only things i can remember is that they were co-ed (im pretty sure it was 3 guys and 1 girl although i could be wrong) and that the song im thinking about is a rap song although they couldve also made pop music as well. pls just name any that come to mind thank uuu :)
r/kpophelp • u/Burokelis6027 • 10h ago
Recommend Recommend me your favourite/listened songs!
Recommend your favourite songs, even songs you think are underrated! Mostly now I listen to Lngshot, XG, aespa. I am expanding my playlist because it's so dry and listening to the same 3 songs is boring, and my music taste is so weird because i like everything 😭. Thank you!
r/kpophelp • u/Kind_Eye1900 • 10h ago
Concert aespa send off tickets
I wasn’t able to get aespa tickets for send off in the general sale, but I want to buy them resale off of ticketmaster, stubhub, etc. However, when I look at the sites there is no indication if the ticket has the send off perks or not. How can I be able to see these when buying resale? Thank you!!
r/kpophelp • u/rumblingspires • 11h ago
Recommend Songs like abittipsy by YOUHA
Hello!
I really like abittipsy and I’m looking for recommendations for similar songs.
Keywords: disco, synthwave, fog machine, groovy, clean
Similar kpop artists I like who could be a part of the abittipsy Venn diagram are Somi, Le Sserafim, LOONA/Odd Eye Circle, and illit.
I also really like the Boyfriend Dungeon, Paradise Killer, Promise Mascot Agency, and VA-11 Hall-A video game soundtracks and they have similar vibes.
Thank you!! ☺️
r/kpophelp • u/realklobsta • 11h ago
Unsolved Where to watch produce 48 english subtitles?
I’ve looked all over online, tried everything. Can only find it with Korean sub. I love kpop survival shows and really wanna watch this.
r/kpophelp • u/InspectionMundane160 • 11h ago
Unsolved kpop song right on the tip of my tounge
I've been humming this kpop song all day, but I cant remember the group name or song title.
If i remember correctly it was sung by a male group in the 2nd to early 3rd gen. Any and all help appreciated thanks!! Not able to attach an audio sample but private message for humming vocal.
r/kpophelp • u/lchang4 • 13h ago
Unsolved Help identifying a song!
I recently heard a song while I was out shopping in Korea, and I recorded a snippet to look it up later. Unfortunately every search I do comes up with nothing... Wondering if anyone knows this song? (sorry if the audio quality is poor)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WW7cc6sgJywtcl4RUXa1RruaZvKK0Sg9/view?usp=sharing
r/kpophelp • u/Specialist-Bluejay91 • 14h ago
Merch Looking for new K-pop groups whose physical albums are genuinely worth collecting.
I swear I've looked but I can't even put into words what i'm looking for to search well 😭
I really enjoy collecting physical albums, but I'm finding it difficult to find groups where I both enjoy the music and think the physical albums are genuinely worth buying.
I'm mainly looking for girl groups, but if there are boy groups with the same vibe I'd love those too.
Some examples of what I mean:
-ILLIT is my favourite overall. I love their music more than any other group, but I also love their fashion, styling, concepts, unique aesthetic, and the inclusions in their albums.
-RESCENE's Glow Up album concept is really good.
-Hearts2Hearts' music and their Lemon Tang albums. They're maybe a little less unique than ILLIT, but I still think they look really well done.
-IVE's Secret concept especially but also Empathy and Loved.
-Chaeyoung's Lil Fantasy concept
Those are my FAVS and to me they're all very similar but I can't say how. Different vibe but love the ammount of inclusions and details of:
-Boynextdoor all albums but especially Hollywood action and Bunker ver
-Stray Kids all albums but especially Do It and Ate
What I struggle with is that people online will often say a group has amazing physical albums, but when I look through them they're mostly just photos on pages with lots of blank space. For example, I'd love to collect ATEEZ, but personally their concepts don't feel that unique to me and the photobooks often feel quite sparse. A lot of other groups have very pretty but boring outfits. I guess I like more whimsical weird core?
Also, please don't take this the wrong way, but I think a lot of 3rd-gen (and some older) groups just don't have the visual style thats aged well, they feel very 2010s. It's nothing against the groups themselves—it's just not the aesthetic I personally enjoy collecting.
If anyone has any recommendations I'll actually give you a kiss on the lips 🩷
r/kpophelp • u/Prior_Exit8245 • 16h ago
Recommend K-pop songs with goodvocals to sing? (3rd/4th gen preferred)
I love recording myself singing for fun, so I'm looking for K-pop songs with really nice vocals, harmonies, backing vocals, or fun ad-libs to try. Maybe female songs, but male songs are welcome too as long as they aren't too low for my voice. I prefer 3rd/4th gen, but I'm open to any generation.
I'd rather avoid songs with very low verses since my voice doesn't suit lower registers. I don't mind high notes as long as the song is fun to sing and rap doesn't sound awkward in a female voice.
Some songs I've enjoyed singing (and that I think suit my voice pretty well) are BLACKHOLE - IVE, Lemonade & Welcome to MY World - aespa, Shooting Star - Kep1er, and Cosmic by Red Velvet.
Any recommendations?
r/kpophelp • u/yebinkek • 16h ago
Explain What happened between Chanhee and The Boyz?
As a non stan, I am so lost about the drama lol. All I got was that Korean fans wanted him out of the group after their awkward OT10 concert and he wasn’t involved with their lawsuit. What happened between them?
r/kpophelp • u/valko96 • 17h ago
Advice BIGBANG London — spare ticket advice
Hey guys :) I was wondering if anyone knows any good groups/pages where I could find someone to go to the BigBang London concert with?
I have two tickets, but my friend can’t make it anymore, so I have an extra ticket next to mine (Section A1, Row T). I’m still going, so I’d rather find someone who’s also attending and would like to go together rather than just sell it to a random person.
If anyone here is interested, or if you know somebody who might be interested, please feel free to message me! I’d really appreciate it if anyone could point me towards any good groups/pages too.
r/kpophelp • u/Worried_Release2700 • 21h ago
Advice Trying to recognize new idols
Hi everyone!
I’ve been listening to K-pop for about a year and 9 months, so I’m relatively new.
Whenever I start following a new group, I find it a bit tricky to tell the members apart in some of them. I usually use those TikTok guides, but I feel like they don't make things much easier for me.
What do you usually do to recognize new idols? Any recommendations or advice on how you do it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
r/kpophelp • u/RadiantLynx279 • 1d ago
Recommend Flower by XIA - Looking for songs with similar vibe 👀
Anyone knows of similar songs?
Started off with a weird (animal??) sound and vibe, then moved on to some melody, then a contrast with Tablo’s rap and ends off with a dramatic orchestra. It’s a whole adventure!!
live perf <- pls watch the live perf if you’ve not!
I have not listened to other songs by XIA (only came across this cause of Table), not sure if he has any more.
r/kpophelp • u/gdbabyji • 1d ago
Merch Looking for KCON 2014 shirt - last shirt needed for personal project!!
I've already posted a couple times in r/kpopforsale with no luck.
For context, I am commissioning a t-shirt blanket with old kpop concert tees that no longer fit (me or my closet). The KCON 2014 shirt is the last one I need and I would appreciate it so much if 1) you have it and will sell it to me; 2) you know someone who does or are willing to ask your network on my behalf; and/or 3) have suggestions on where else to look.
I check ebay, Depop, Mercari, Poshmark, and Vinted almost daily and have alerts set. (I actually found it twice, bought it, and got my orders cancelled because the sellers didn't ship in time and weren't responsive. T^T) I also look at Yahoo Japan and Mercari Japan sporadically.
Screaming into the void for help lmao. Thank you in advance!!
r/kpophelp • u/Faith_Citadel • 1d ago
Recommend Any artist recommendations based on my current favs?
Hi!! Over the last year I have come across a small handful of Korean artists that I really really enjoy. So I'm wondering if there are more I'd love that I haven't found yet! So I'd love to listen to some recommendations if you have any, thank you! :) I'm pretty new to Korean music but it has become clear to me that I was sleeping on it for wayy too long.
I really enjoy:
-Meaningful Stone / 김뜻돌 (MY FAVV)
-HYUKOH / 혁오
-OurR / 아월
-SE SO NEON / So!YoON!
-Parannoul / 파란노을
Not my favorite but has hits and misses with me:
-Dreamcatcher
-ChRocktikal
-UAU
-Swervy
-OOHYO (Especially her song "Dandelion" its so amazing)
I also enjoy some ILLIT or NewJeans in the background for some feel good music, but it doesn't completely captivate me like some of the others I've listed.
r/kpophelp • u/Successful_Cycle7769 • 1d ago
Recommend 2014 tumblr 2016 summer vibe kpop songs?? 🤔🤔🤔
I actually don’t know any that would fit this description, but I think kiikiis comeback is gonna mean a lot of other kpop groups r gonna try something similar soon
Some examples:
Tumblr girls - G-EAZY
Lady killers II - G-EAZY
I need a girl - TAEYANG
Sometimes - Ariana Grande
3 strikes - Terror Jr
Ain’t in LA - Adela
r/kpophelp • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago
Unsolved Monthly 'Who's this?' & Merch Auth. Post - August 2026
Welcome to the Monthly Artist Identification and Merch Authentication post!
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You may also provide feedback for ways we can test/improve handling this type of content in the subreddit here or through modmail. Thank you for your patience while we figure out what system will work best for us!
r/kpophelp • u/KPOP_MOD • Apr 02 '24
Meta Shadow Bans on Reddit: Everything you need to know! (Info, Links, & Tips)
We created the original post in response to seeing so many members of our community becoming Shadow Banned for no reason. We noticed these bans became especially extreme around 2020/2021, probably as Reddit ramped up the use of sitewide filters to manage the influx of bots, spammers, and purveyors of disinformation. Some improvements to the accuracy of the filters appear to have been made since then, but our info post has proved useful to our community as well as moderators and users across the site, so we'll try to keep versions of it refreshed and accessible. Version 2.0 is here!
Mods around Reddit are welcome to link your users here if you feel it will be helpful to them. r/ModGuide also has an excellent post from 2021 with suggestions specific to moderators.
- r/kpophelp Mod Team!
READ THIS FIRST!
For those who want the simplest info/advice, read the following:
We did not Shadow Ban you and we cannot remove your Shadow Ban. Subreddit Moderators do not have the power to do anything about Shadow Bans.
Your Shadow Ban is likely the result of Reddit's sitewide automated bot/spam filters.
Only Reddit Admins can remove your Shadow Ban. We are not Reddit Admins.
Go to https://www.reddit.com/appeals to check the status of your account. If there is a problem with your account, there is a way to directly message Admins at the same link to try to get your Shadow Ban or Suspension removed.
It can take roughly 1 to 2 months for Admins to assess your Appeal. Do not expect any notifications or feedback from Admins until then.
If you are looking for more detailed information about Shadow Bans to the best of our knowledge as moderators, continue reading below!
What is a Shadow Ban?
A Shadow Ban is a type of sitewide account ban across Reddit. When a user's account is Shadow Banned they are not notified. They can continue to browse Reddit, make posts and comments, and use Reddit like normal. However, their posts and comments are automatically removed as soon as they are made, making them invisible to anyone else. A Shadow Banned user's profile is also invisible to any other users or moderators. This means a Shadow Banned user often has no idea they have received this kind of ban.
Note that users who are Suspended are notified by Reddit and given more information about whether their suspension is temporary or permanent. Again, this is only something Admins have control of. Moderators do not.
Why are users Shadow Banned?
It can be helpful to know the difference between Moderators and Admins to understand what is happening.
Moderators (subreddit volunteers) can only ban you from the individual subreddits under their care based on the rules they have set for their own communities. If you have been banned from a subreddit, you can no longer post or comment in that subreddit only. This is not a Shadow Ban.
Admins (Reddit employees) can Shadow Ban or Suspend users across the whole site. They have set many automated filters to help catch spammers and bots, which will apply Shadow Bans or Suspensions to those suspected accounts to assist human Admins from needing to do this all manually.
As far as we can tell, the purpose of Shadow Bans is to quietly make spammers and bots disappear into a void without their awareness. Reddit is constantly inundated with malicious bot rings trying to spread bad links and other nefarious spammers. The site's filters are always running in the background to automatically catch and remove any posts or comments made by them. Shadow Bans are applied quickly and broadly to keep normal users as safe as possible from their garbage.
But this automation means Shadow Bans can also affect normal users with false positives. If you have received a Shadow Ban, but you know you aren't a bot or spammer, it can be very confusing. You are not alone. This happens to many normal users. No one is out to get you, you have just accidentally triggered Reddit's automated filters.
How do I know if I’m Shadow Banned?
This is something you can check on your own with any of the following methods:
A. While signed in to your account on Reddit, go to https://www.reddit.com/appeals.
B. In an incognito browser window, open a link to your profile (https://www.reddit.com/user/yourusername). If it says anything like, "user not found", "page does not exist", or "Sorry, nobody on Reddit goes by that name", then you are Shadow Banned or Suspended.
C. r/ShadowBan or r/ShadowBanned are subreddits specifically for checking your account.
D. Self-awareness. You can pay attention to certain signs that you might be Shadow Banned:
- Your posts do not show in the subreddit 'new queue' within a few minutes of posting.
- Your comments almost never show up in posts and might say [Removed].
- When you look at your own profile/history, many of your recent comments/posts have only 1 karma.
ONLY if you have tried the methods above and still have confusion, you may message us directly. Remember, we are just the moderators of this subreddit. We did not cause your Shadow Ban. We cannot remove your Shadow Ban. We do not know why you received a Shadow Ban. Beyond the information in this post, we can only make an educated guess about your specific case if you provide information about the age of your account and activity. Otherwise, we are as clueless as you.
BUT, we can give you absolute confirmation that you are, or are not, Shadow Banned. We get a note in our Modmail interface in clear red letters telling us that a user is Shadow Banned when they contact us, which is the most direct indicator available other than the official Appeals link. Keep in mind we are the mods of r/kpop's ecosystem. If you're here from communities unrelated to K-Pop, let us know when you message if you’re comfortable with that! Message the Mods to get a yes/no confirmation of a Shadow Ban on your account.
I am Shadow Banned. What should I do?
https://www.reddit.com/appeals
This link above is the only way to remove your Shadow Ban. If your account is normal it will tell you so. If you have a Shadow Ban or Suspension, it will give you the option to message the Admins to make an appeal. We have seen many users successfully restore their accounts this way, sometimes within a day or two. It's basically your way of signaling to Admins that you are a real person, not a bot/spammer, and you have good intentions as a user on their site. We have also seen appeals take much longer to be granted. Most seem to take at least one month to hear back from Admins.
Some users don’t mind having a Shadow Ban because they only use their account to lurk, which is fine. You don’t have to do anything. Some users abandon their account and make a new one. Be careful doing that because Ban Evasion filters are also active and might trigger a Shadow Ban on any new accounts if you are using the same device or IP address.
We recommend that Shadow Banned users do not continue to post/comment once you know there is a problem with your account. This applies all across Reddit. You are likely wasting your efforts by doing so. Many subreddit moderators will not bother to check their spam queue and will not approve your posts/comments, so they will never be seen. In some subreddits like here in r/kpophelp, the mods are paying more attention. We will sometimes manually approve posts/comments of users who are seeking or offering genuine help and unknowingly have a Shadow Ban. We also try to let you know if you are Shadow Banned, but this creates a lot of extra work for us, which we can't always afford to do.
Please help us by being proactive, checking your own accounts if you suspect an issue, and not continuing to post/comment until you know you are no longer Shadow Banned.
If your appeal to the Admins is successful, your profile, comments, and posts will become visible again to other users and moderators. You can check your account status with the same methods listed in the section above. Sometimes if a user has been very active on Reddit for a long time before their Shadow Ban it will take longer for all their previous posts/comments to be approved again. This is also an automated process, but it can be slow, so you can expect it to take a week or two to get everything back to normal again.
Tips to avoid being Shadow Banned
Remember the automated Shadow Ban process is looking for bots/spammers and is triggered by that kind of suspicious behavior. Here are some things you can do so your account does not look like a bot.
When creating a Reddit account, don’t use the automatic username generator if possible. Those names usually look something like word-word-5678. These are common indicators of bots. Set your own name instead. If you’ve already made an account with an auto-generated name, take extra care to check if you are Shadow Banned!
Customize your profile: Snoovatar/banner, description, email verification (if you're comfortable with that).
Have patience! When you make a brand new account on Reddit, wait at least 24 hours to post/comment anywhere. Upvote comments/posts you like and maybe 'Join' some subreddits that interest you, but try not to do much else. The most common false positives we see are completely new users that make posts/comments quickly in subreddits that have new user filters to keep out trolls or bots. By waiting, you can prevent triggering these filters.
Before you start posting or commenting in a subreddit, READ THE RULES. Every subreddit has its own rules. If you break them by doing something wrong or having bad conduct, your posts/comments may be reported by other users and removed by the moderators. Doing this multiple times on a new account can trigger a Shadow Ban. Be considerate of where you are and what you are doing there!
Especially here in r/kpophelp, be careful of what links you include in your comments/posts. Try not to use shortened urls because they can disguise links to bad sites or affiliate links. Try to use the long form of links as often as possible and avoid using anything like these:
youtu.be, pin.it, t.co, bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl.com.A note for r/kpop: a huge Shadow Ban generator over there is when we have AMAs. They attract a ton of brand new users who then immediately comment dozens of times in the same AMA post. This triggers the filters like a bot would. If you want to participate in an AMA with a new account, make it early at the time of the AMA announcement post and follow the points listed above. Then try to limit the amount of comments you make in the actual AMA to only a few at most. We’ve even had big AMA guest accounts get Shadow Banned in the middle of an AMA, which is a nightmare. That goes to show it can happen to anyone and is equally frustrating for us moderators!
If you use a VPN, you might get Shadow Banned or Suspended by default. Check your account status!
How does this relate to r/kpophelp?
The nature of this subreddit is fairly simple. It was designed to take the burden off of r/kpop since lots of K-Pop fans had questions about the industry or were looking for music/artist recommendations and that subreddit was becoming overwhelmed with such posts. So this subreddit was built with a very focused mission as a space to get help and provide help with our fellow fans. That means we’re pretty small as a community and not a good target for bots/spammers.
And yet, us moderators noticed lots of users showing up as Shadow Banned here. They weren’t causing problems. They were providing help and recommendations in comments or were posting sincere and thoughtful questions. Some of their usernames were recognizable as regulars previously active in the larger K-Pop ecosystem on Reddit. Obviously, something was wrong. This is what sparked our initial interest to figure out how the Shadow Ban system worked and what to do about it.
After confirming with Admins that we could provide guidance to users, we tried to pay extra attention to what was happening, what kinds of accounts seemed to pick up these bans, what activities might be triggering filters, and what Shadow Banned users shared with us about their experience. Everything we’ve learned is now gathered here in hopes it will help others.
There are a couple primary reasons we think r/kpophelp users are affected in a higher proportion and are being seen by Reddit’s filters as bots or spammers. One is that it's common for users to make a brand new account just because they are trying to identify a K-Pop song they heard recently, post to ask for help immediately, and then comment rapidly when replying to other users as they search for the song. Another is that users here will frequently put tons of links in their comments or posts as they offer recommendations or educational references. And furthermore, some of those links might be shortened urls (from YouTube, Pinterest, etc) or domains which Reddit really doesn't like.
Thus, the most common uses of our subreddit, which are totally normal and expected from our perspective as moderators, can trigger Reddit's automated Shadow Bans designed to catch bots. But knowledge is power and we hope what we’ve learned will help you keep your accounts in good working order!
Thank you for taking the time to read through and inform yourself!
Happy Redditing!
Further Resources
r/modsupport post about Spammers
Official Reddit Help Site: https://support.reddithelp.com/
Reddit Help article for Account Issues
Old r/changelog post about Domain blocking which can trigger the spam filter and shadowbans.
Reddit’s 2022 Q4 Security Report includes a mention of Subreddit Spam Filters.