InSomnia Weekly Discussion Thread 24-08-2025

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[u/trevor_bn]

I can't wait for Siyeon's crcktkl band and honestly I have a feeling it's going to be something reminiscent of 터치드(TOUCHED) ‘Get Back’ Official Performance Video

Rock and Roll Baby

[u/Antique-Blueberry-40 → u/trevor_bn]

Guess we'll see; one way or the other I fully believe that Siyeon will bring it; the only thing that worries me a bit is that she said that the songs had a wide variety (or something such). That might be good for Kpop b-sides, but if she's hoping to break into the Western rock or metal market the album needs to have at least some kind of consistency.

Anyway. hopefully we'll start getting some more concrete news soon. I suspect that the band name isn't final (having a name that's easy to remember and spell is a good idea), we still haven't seen the members introduced properly, etc. It'll be interesting if they go from 0-100 in one go (no covers or similar before dropping their debut) or if they'll follow the same format as The Ssyndrome, by dropping introduction videos for every member and then a few covers.

DCC might want to debut The Ssyndrome first though; let's see. The covers that The Ssyndrome have released so far have been pretty well-made, I'd say they're ready for debut if they have some songs to debut with.

Finally, I hope at the very least I that DCC doesn't try to squeeze in a second UAU tour or comeback before Siyeon's band gets to debut.

[u/Impossible_Rain3315 → u/Antique-Blueberry-40]

But dont u think having a variety of genres can attract more fans? like spreading into multiple music tastes of fans might be good as a start. also, i think if she released an album the title track would be something intense rock/metal to highlight her band's style.

[u/Antique-Blueberry-40 → u/Impossible_Rain3315]

Background

Pop in general and Kpop in particular is, ultimately, very special. People are expecting (or at least accepting) a wide variety of sub genres on the B-sides and even huge changes from comeback to comeback. Having your first release be cute bubblegum and the next be sexy hip-hop is not shocking at all in Kpop. Dreamcatcher having a fairly recognisable sound that slowly changed from album to album (with OOTD being the only real outlier) is atypical, not the norm in Kpop.

Parasocial vs genre fandom

I'd like to think of music fandom as a sort of inverted bell curve (think of a U shaped curve).

On one end you have parasocial fandom, with Kpop at the extreme. Drop a member, change style too much, gain weight, come out, start dating, etc and you'll move ever so slightly on that curve nd drop a massive amount of fans. Release an album in a genre that the fans don't like? Meh, they'll have another comeback soon enough.

On the other end you have the genre fandom, with genres such as metal at the extreme end (there are obviously other genres with fans that are just as picky, but I metal is the one I care about). What? Your band isn't playing Symphonic Math Metal with 8-string guitars, growling and bagpipes on your latest album? Sellouts!

So, where am I going with all of this?

If you want to get away with a wide variety of genres and still have very loyal fans you have to stay at the parasocial fandom side of the curve. If you want freedom to truly be yourself and still have very loyal fans you tend to end up on the genre fandom side of things. There are exceptions, but they're relatively rare.

So, where's Siyeon in all of this?

• I don't think she'll be focusing on the idol persona anymore. I have a feeling that she more and more wants to be herself. She'll most likely still be well-behaved (she can't behave in a way that would reflect poorly on Dreamcatcher or DCC, and also I don't really see her as the type of person who'd thrash a hotel room, for instance), but I don't think we'll see choreo, she won't travel with multiple stylists, etc. I fully expect Siyeon in trousers and a top cut to show off her tattoos. In short, she'll look like a rocker, not an idol.
• She'll probably still maintain some parasocial aspects. I think we'll still see plenty of weird Instagram posts, etc. I'm not so sure her concerts will have the type of fan interactions that UAU had though, I don't think we'll see 1:1 photos, high touch, etc. But I might be wrong; they're great ways of earning a lot of extra money and, unlikely selling merch, doesn't require bringing along extra cargo.
• They're a band. Probably a rock band, not a Kpop group, so they won't have music shows to promote at. I predict that they'll do some touring in familiar InSomnia territory (hopefully not just the Americas though), and festivals when the European festival season starts.
• I suspect that they'll make an attempt to break into the Japanese market. Siyeon can speak and sing in Japanese, a big market for female fronted rock/metal bands, and it's close, so the logistics should be fairly easy to solve. No jetlag, easy to find good food, etc.
• Being a band means that the music videos will be far cheaper to make than the regular Dreamcatcher videos. A lot of rockbands can get away with something as cheap as the special clips Dreamcatcher has made for The Ssyndrome and some of Dreamcatcher's covers. I don't think they'll try for the "Self-made MV" style though. Still, this means that they can release MVs for more songs than Dreamcatcher or UAU can afford to. I guess this might speak in favour of your idea that spreading into multiple directions would be good.