Everything We Know About SM’s NEW British Boy Group

[@z00merang18]

They're debuting so many groups in a short time and everyone knows that they're not managing the already existing ones. So it's understandable why fans are not excited or content

[@tyannawilliams4722]

This^^^^ I’m not sure why people aren’t mentioning this more, they are quick to hate on the new groups like it’s their fault when it’s completely SMs

[@hotmessology3757]

​​​@@Mal.victory okay and look at what the Red Production does to RV then 🙄

[@flpdesu9538]

better than debuting idols who cannot sing

[@z00merang18]

@@flpdesu9538 well the whole fifth gen is more focused on vitality of their music and we don't even know if these guys are good singers so I don't get ur point

[@bpnurarea468]

Why do you care? KPop is a business gurl! Wake Up!

[@icyprincessvibe]

am honestly intrigued to see the kind of music they're planning to release and the choreographies since they are a dancing and singing group

[@edwardtimothy3581]

@@icyprincessvibe can't regular British boy group dance and singing too?

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

I just hope they won't end up like Trainee A, people kept waiting on them and supporting them and suddenly they disbanded disappeared

[@markeiaparnell6070]

Till this day, what happened to Trainee A still hurts me because I was already a predebut stan 😢. I was ready for them, but it is what it is, unfortunately. I feel like what Riize is doing now is the concept I could see for trainee A, but that's just me. We will see how this goes.

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

@@markeiaparnell6070 I'm so sorry for what happened I wasn't a fan but I would watch their covers from time to time... The group had a potential to make it big since they resonate well with both Asian and intl fans.... I can't imagine how hard it was for them to disband at last minute and for you guys

[@worldoftiktok9230]

I can say Trainee A was the most powerful Trainees Ive ever seen. That time me and my classmates didn't Stan kpop we didn't even know what was Kpop😂 but Trainee A always went viral on my TikTok fyp , KZbin, IG and they got millions followers on IG ,YT, TikTok even just trainees 😂 especially JJ's fan acc hit million followers on Instagram and TikTok so I started to Stan kpop and then they disbanded 😂but fine JJ now under SM ,james , jihoon still under hype, .....

[@BigSM_hater_pinkblood]

This is SM not hybe

[@1ibehemolly]

BRITISH?! TAHTS CRAZYYY

[@DylanOrtiz-bv3ff]

EXACTLY WHAT I SAID

[@Ladolcevitaprincess]

What?😂 im so confused

[@NevnotnearSKZ]

Like if I wanted to listen to British pop, I would listen to British pop☠️ it’s not kpop😭 are they gonna sing in English or Korean???

[@aldislutwidge9681]

Okay, Bpop

[@KristenKlein_]

@@NevnotnearSKZ They're all british.... why would they sing in Korean when SM's targeting the west?

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

Hold on someone is missing!!!! where's mark lee??? #JusticeforMark

[@hwaiting_sunshine]

What happened to him?

[@bloom_0425]

Lmaoo

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

@@hwaiting_sunshine nahh I'm joking

[@hwaiting_sunshine]

@@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan You scared me

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

@@hwaiting_sunshine you know Mark is everywhere 😂❤️

[@OfficalBLACKPINK_Fanmade]

I’m excited tbh I’m just curious what SM will give their British boy group a concept or they will not have have one overall I’m excited 😝

[@Vgudorf]

It will certainly be interested to see what comes of it. Will they sing in Korean or strictly English? Will their music have a distinctly KPop flavor, or will it sound like just another Western boy group, mimicking the vibe of the 80’s boy groups? Will they wear makeup and offer a pretty boy aesthetic? If they don’t have a distinct and fresh image and sound, I think a lot of people will just yawn and write the whole concept off as a gimmick. It will garner a lot of attention for a bit, to be sure. But then what?

[@AimingLV]

Their a British Group so probably English

[@texhnlyze6892]

@@AimingLVits not probably. It will be english. SM’s contribution to this group is just the training. Everything else is handled by another company.

[@luvsluna4]

i’m sure they’re likely gonna be strictly english.. why make them sing Korean unless they’re purposely performing Korean songs, i’m sure they’ll be like VCHA who will just be trained under the kpop system

[@jx86xj]

I think their music style will be like NCT

[@Zee_00001]

@@jx86xj i dont think so. That wouldnt garner much attention since NCT basically invented noise music and they're fan favourites.

[@not_in_the_mood]

so let me get this straight, everyone’s been jumping hybe for months saying they were trying to “take the k out of kpop” all because bang pd said he wanted to expand kpop and make it even more international, but sm’s ceo is literally trying to be the next simon cowell and people are suddenly ok with it because they’re “trying something new”??…kpop stan’s logic be all over the place 😭😭

[@S.N_21]

Yeah 😂😭

[@icyprincessvibe]

kpop was never truly korean so those kpopies are just dumb af lol, kpop is an amalgamation of mainly western and other music kpop songs almost always have english lyrics showing their willingness to target international market, i honestly think this british group will be received well if the music is good, apart from kpopies who'll hate bc they are fetishizers and arent into kpop for music

[@SBBunny93]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 hypocrisy runs rampant in this genre lol. This genre CONSISTENTLY has ish going on lol. 😂

[@hwaiting_sunshine]

The majority of K-pop fans are okay with it bc debuting a British group won't affect the identity of other K-pop groups so it can't be compared to Bang PD wanting to remove the "K" from K-pop, understand the difference!

[@AimingLV]

@@hwaiting_sunshineYeah, plus British groups have always existed so I don’t know why people are comparing them to K-Pop

[@Cassie_021]

All we can do is, to wait and watch

[@LxuiicasLabels]

Now we got VCHA - JYP KATSEYE - HYBE X GEFFIN NEW GROUP - SM

[@daslustigstetaschenbuchder7691]

Katseyes CEO being Scoter Braun 🤮🤑

[@rsingh2001]

Ikrrrr .. they all are crazy for money and popularity ..

[@stvrxjaeyunx]

@@daslustigstetaschenbuchder7691 EW.

[@maneater3491]

​@@daslustigstetaschenbuchder7691fool it's not scooter or if ut was him what about it, at least those people are not supporting terror 😂 1

[@maneater3491]

​@@rsingh2001cuz ur broke😂

[@PieceMeals]

Tbh the UK and US have a long history of bg and gg. It's just that the West is obsessed with drug addled solo boys and sad girl solo girls. I think it will be hard to launch a UK or US boy or gg in this current Western climate.

[@bloom_0425]

I agree Especially considering that the westerners who do like groups, will probably just stick to the other kpop groups rather these because kpop groups are less niche and have way more fans making it easier to follow and stan them

[@sighmoonsays]

burning sun-

[@yuli_yuli]

I agree. Culturally, the interest is elsewhere. SM missed the white boy band craze by about 15 years, lmao

[@Fearless.cat1209]

It's been a while that no western big gg or bg has been created since 5th Harmony and OD so we never know, it might work well

[@MCFCJake]

True not everyone can be The Beatles anymore.

[@myrajain16]

I’m gonna be honest…I’m kinda excited

[@OctaviaLizars]

Me too 😭 I understand why people are frustrated, but it's understandable for a COMPANY to push their products outside Korea. I'm personally looking forward to this :)

[@Jupiter-ry6ll]

I’m very excited to see how this turns iut

[@kimjong-inismysoulmateexoi8136]

I am low key excited too, if their music is good then I don’t care where they’re from.

[@Athena_208]

Same

[@elsayunita1215]

Yess me too🙌 I see how their vocals are not just faces

[@prissycatdoll6366]

there’s no way this won’t be popular. they all seem extremely talented.

[@Popcious237]

A British boy band is interesting so excited for this group!!

[@Thalassa-qt6pk]

You act like K-pop is just changing all they’re doing is just expanding K-pop cause we don’t have boy groups like that…. It’s still going to be the same

[@Popcious237]

@@Thalassa-qt6pk i Know so don't tell me like i don't have brain. nonsense!!!

[@Thalassa-qt6pk]

@@Popcious237 then stop whining tf😂

[@Popcious237]

@@Thalassa-qt6pk OK yh yh😂😂😂😂

[@olivesareoliver]

They'll at the very least partly be under SME, so it still kinda is the K-pop way of doing things.

[@jxstadri]

Not gonna lie when I saw James I was like „WAIT HIM FROM THE SHARP TWINS?? UNDER A K-POP LABEL??“ and I also didn‘t know he‘s British 😭

[@Weeeeeeeee-cn1fj]

Mark lee will be my bias in that bg 😍

[@angelofstarsx..]

I was honestly surprised when l heard they were making a new British boy group but lm glad they have subtly decided to try new kpop groups outside of korea !!

[@4you2C]

In my opinion that's kinda good but for other people that's not really good because people actually want kpop to stay in the Korea side not go to the western side so ldk how people are gonna feel about that.

[@daslustigstetaschenbuchder7691]

​@@4you2C i tkink its more about the langguage

[@4you2C]

@@daslustigstetaschenbuchder7691 yeah maybe it's both?!

[@angelofstarsx..]

@@4you2C right most people prefer kpop staying in korea and not spreading to western side but l understand your prespective

[@4you2C]

@@angelofstarsx.. Me too

[@mysteriogaming478]

Will they interact with SM artist most likely will they be successful in the uk it’s a 50/50 and I find it funny how most western audiences don’t agree with this while korean netizens are all supportive and curious about it even I’m from the uk and I’m interested in this

[@urclue]

It’s always those people with Korean fetish who loud 😂

[@dontmesswithmybias5936]

SO…. The definition of K-pop is any person, of any nationality, and any music producer who use the K-pop SYSTEM via one of the K-pop companies. *Got it.*

[@kopii00]

as a British kpop fan, this is so exciting!

[@MCFCJake]

Its not for me atleast

[@kopii00]

@@MCFCJake I didnt ask

[@MCFCJake]

@@kopii00 you sound so much like those salty scots🤣🤣🤣

[@kopii00]

@@MCFCJake im not even Scottish what...

[@BigSM_hater_pinkblood]

Yeah as an Indian I'm excited too

[@blackmusic9721]

Vocals will be Litt for sure , go one SM it's ur time to shine again

[@iyuzjeon7]

SM! you are off your trolley!

[@_DreamzGaming]

One direction? 😭

[@maidatariq4934]

You can't compare them with 1D

[@Callisto_52Hz]

the british boyband might be successful if SM makes their music and creative direction similar to Riize instead of giving them kidzbop tracks and hoping for the best like hybe and Jyp seem to be doing with their western projects.

[@L-jd7jl]

YES!!!!

[@vaishnavimishra1449]

guysss let's support them...this is insanee..i love the concept...

[@kaelyn4063]

Honestly I'm looking forward to it

[@alexss3661]

To be honest I think I wasn't into KATSEYE and VCHA because of their concept and music style but this british boy group is very promising. I hope SM gives them an interesting and unique concept

[@Celestialprincess1603]

Haters in the comments calling them flops like you’ve achieved anything in your life aside from being a jobless Stan

[@howeybloom]

hahah so true 👍

[@citamora]

Bro. You didn't have to call them out like that . 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ntmhoyoverse]

LMAO FR

[@Nobody2060-lg2kl]

I'm sorry, but you can not compare them to 1D.

[@skyzer7705]

Fr, 1D is incomparable

[@chinmayb4763]

Kpop is NOT your place. Please get off this place.

[@kaylamaitashemukubvu-ob4lh]

We will have to wait and see

[@newjeans-y6u]

@@kaylamaitashemukubvu-ob4lh its really not a matter of "We will have to wait and see". 1D is the blueprint for american boy groups and groups in general. No one can surpass them

[@urhypeboy]

Hon, they haven't even debuted yet and ure already gatekeeping what ppl can think of this group, gt a grip 🤦‍♂

[@naornever]

I'm excited! I can't wait to meet the boys. I'm so curious about their skills

[@JadenCarter-be4fg]

I personally can't wait for them to debut. I'm wondering what genre of music they'll debut with, I'm hoping R&B . I just hope Dexter will be treated right especially since he's the only POC in the group, usually when theirs only 1 POC is in the group they're usually the least fave , ignored by " fans " , the media tries to spin a narrative about them & etc . I hope this groups gains massive success .

[@yamijimenes7268]

I actually want to see how they do. They sound good

[@jxstadri]

6:54 honestly, that‘s kind of nonsense, since the 1D boys were already pretty young when they were on the X-Factor back in 2010. Zayn was 17, Liam was 16/17, Louis was 18, Harry was 16, Niall was 16/17 (Idk when the season of 2010 was airing, aka during which months they were on the show, so I’m kinda basing it around what time Little Mix was on the X-Factor and then looked up the birthdays of 1D members and kinda based it around that). All of them were younger then to be the assumed youngest member in the new SM boy group, which is 20. I assume their target audience might be young/teenage girls, just like 1D‘s.

[@Nveevocals]

K-pop has become so popular that companies like SM and Hybe and YG are gaining so much profit from it. It seems reasonable that they are trying to expand and experiment with making a British boy band. I mean, this is SM we are talking about, they Love to Experiment with everything.

[@carat4svt]

the favoritism is hilarious…Hype gets hate for debuting Katseye and Jyp gets hate for debuting Vcha. But everyone loves SM for debuting these boy lmaoooo (also there’s no such thing as taking the k out of k-pop since k-pop wasn’t even korean pop to begin with. k-pop is heavily inspired by black artists and western music. I’m not really excited and SM don’t even take care of their own groups. These poor boys are gonna go through it.

[@texhnlyze6892]

SM is not managing this group, another company is. SM's part in all of this is just the training. They don't even have an office in UK.

[@furuyakeifu]

I thought the “k” was for the Korean language and ppl at the helm, not for pop being owned by the “k”……

[@randomuser-nt9if]

sm and kpop in general dont know anywhere outside of london thus its doomed to fail. sorry but we beat them to it with 1d, sometimes its time to call it quits on needing x amount of groups its obviously to compete with other foreign kpop groups. it seems rare to now find full korean groups which is what originally drew me to them in the first place they were or used to be different now its like unsurprising another meh group i dont care about bc no one my age range is in it. the 00s were easier to follow bg and ggs as well due to low costs and they used to travel further doing small venues for reasonable ticket prices. now all these kpop groups seem to do is huge stadiums that sell out too fast and in typical venues that i dont care to travel too bc it cost more to see them than in the 00s.

[@randomuser-nt9if]

@@furuyakeifu now its just pop like what the west has done for donkeys years.

[@idontknow9357]

​@@furuyakeifu Yeah same

[@bahngchanz]

NO WAY I JUST WOKE UP AND THIS IS WHAT I SEE?!

[@parkarin6743]

For those sayin they aint visual enough... are u guys blind. They literally Visual Cheff Kiss ❤.

[@fergieseyebrows]

i like them already because they're talented

[@Sirensscales]

I’m excited I want them to debut this British group I miss 1D type groups 😔ྀི

[@Usery5439]

if a group do pop music in Korean language, it's kpop. otherwise it's not. it's that simple. being British doesn't matter. if someone has a problem with being british, then we can argue how did BP became a kpop group because Lisa is not korean. only the language matters here. But I don't think they will do korean songs. they will be a british pop group but the only difference is they are singing while dancing, and trained like kpop idols. it's the same as KATSEYE and VCHA. But it's good to see a global boy group. reminds me of OD. looking forward to them. 🥰

[@ndxxmx2416]

I'm excited to watch the show already

[@hyunjinsanity]

As a british person, no thank you but I'm also kinda down lol 💀

[@hakkenn]

Ngl couldn’t care less about a British boy group SM really going downhill

[@icyprincessvibe]

what difference does their nationality or race make?? kpop was never truly korean and am assuming most ppl are into the music rather than who or where they're from

[@hakkenn]

@@icyprincessvibe uh no at first kpop was korean fully and 70% of people care where they’re from

[@blinkyroise]

​@@hakkenn sameeeeee

[@micah459]

​@icyprincessvibe K-pop was majority Korean with other Asian ethnicities mixed in. That's totally different a full British group

[@aerabyeol]

@@icyprincessvibe it’s just the reason why so many Asians love K-pop is because they didn’t have a place to fit in anywhere else. American media didn’t want them. So K-pop was kind of a place for them to shine and now they think has been taken over by another race again just like how Black people felt when white people started doing those things so I can understand.

[@That2004Kid]

I will say though, they ARE handsome 😩 and those dance clips looked pretty cool; I'm excited to see how this pans out!

[@ndxxmx2416]

They hv amazing backgrounds!

[@bloom_0425]

K-nets are so hypocritical, they bullied most foreign idols and the new non-korean groups, especially vcha, to hell and back But now they are supporting this group out of nowhere? And the fact that they are probably only supporting them because they are under sm, makes it even worse cause they havent even heard anything from the group yet The double standard is so insane

[@Solohet]

K netzens didn't bully vcha. They don't even care about vcha. Kpop fans bullied vcha and Koreans aren't racist to white people lol.

[@amiyarose9140]

I'm thinking this may be because SM is debuting a boy group. K-Pop fans may be jealous at the thought of the girl group members interacting with favorite male idols.

[@user-sd5kh7lr2l]

You are very wrong. Korean just don't care. Even western peope hate them. Always. Korean cheer them. Why you guys always generalizing all korean bad way.

[@meimimiyasaki]

I am actually soooo excited for this new British kpop group! I think everybody needs to CHILL and stop being hypocrite over kpop groups that have non korean members. Kpop is mostly an industry and less of a "genre" that relies on idols nationalities, especially nowadays. Those that dream to become a kpop idol shouldn't be bashed because of their origins, that's an everybody's dream and shall it become true! All the luck and success for the boys!

[@AimingLV]

But they aren’t a K-Pop group, their a British Group

[@ummuilham3119]

I'm happy to hear this plan. BG from UK sounds great. But SM??? This company never has BG who successfully enters US or UK market.

[@sighmoonsays]

people are just racists mostly late genZ😂 the hate on white people is crazy😂 them praising black people just for being black😅 i dont get it- these british boy group seems to be talented coz its SM duh- but when hybe debut all korean tonedeaf members its okay? coz their korean😅

[@betielamare1293]

@@AimingLVso are nct wish also not a kpop group because they are Japanese?

[@AimingLV]

@@betielamare1293 No, I mean not by their race but what their group is characterized by the company. For example, KATSEYE is a global group, but not a K-Pop group. They will head towards a different direction of music produced compared to other groups under HYBE. Since they are British Group, they may head towards a different style of music similar to other British boy groups. But I found out later why people are saying this. Because they are British Group under a K-Pop company.

[@vim2339]

I’m so excited ❤

[@taleeiring4520]

I swear this was announced way back in 2023 or something because I can recall some type of boyband filming some tiktoks with a Kpop idol group, but I can't find them and it is so frustrating, because I can't remember who it was exactly and it feels like it has been wiped from the internet... low-key making me feel crazy and feeling like it was a dream plus it does not help that it was a long time either😭

[@taleeiring4520]

OMFG!!!!! I found it, but I was wrong the one I remembered was called new hope club, another British boyband

[@taleeiring4520]

Also why are we trying to combine K-pop with UK.. the vibe is just off and doesn't sit right with me🥴 It feels like Dear Alice is trying to become the new one direction mixed with some BTS/kpop or global ambition meanwhile for some reason New hope club collaborated with a Kpop group back in 2023 and blitzers trying to win BGT and ofc the other global groups like Katseye, Vcha, XG etc, but it feels non kpopy like I get people say Kpop is supposed to be ¨based in korea¨, but if every single element of Kpop and every other factor of Kpop is taken away what are you even left with then cuz it sure aint Kpop and why can't they just create a group/boyband without having to mix it with Kpop ... I just don't really like it tbh it feels like it could ruin the Kpop we are used to on so many aspects like just call it a regular ass boyband and be done plus if they are gonna continue just trying to become some kind of ¨next one direction¨ or ¨next BTS¨they are only going to be second best

[@reckonerwheel5336]

@@taleeiring4520 It makes me a bit frustrated too, but in the global market, the companies with the most effective strategies and best products will always be mimicked and asked to be collaborated with. The Kpop industry has been brilliant -- its 2 most major obstacles it had was that 1) countries without a majority Asian population aren't receptive to Asian acts, and 2) they aren't receptive to music in languages they don't know. The Big 4 proved you can still foster an international market with an insane amount of content, and with great styling to make the artists beautiful, and for their concept to change all the time. They knew how to make sure their audience wouldn't get bored. This approach has not been done by a Western boy group or girl group ever. I think with Dear Alice, SM is going to produce the same type of variety content and do similar marketing as they would with a Kpop group. The difference, as far as we've seen, has been in styling and music -- these boys have a more natural look, and the clip of their song sounds more like early One Direction than Kpop. Not surprising since Kpop sounds a little too chaotic and harsh to really reach the Western mainstream. IDK I'm curious about this all, I'm gonna be keeping up.

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

Bruh they robbed us from nct tokyo and nct Hollywood for this??!!! Nahhhh

[@AnzzCheatedOnMarkWithHaechan]

Tbh this doesn't sound so bad lmao😂

[@Yeolazia]

Wdym we have nct Tokyo, they're called nct wish now

[@AimingLV]

There is an NCT Tokyo but they’re called NCT Wish instead.

[@edoardorivera4119]

I understand that you miss sungtarookies, but can you appreciate nct wish as part of nct and move on from them

[@spectral__]

NCT Wish is Japanese... And they can keep "NCT Hollywood" tbh. Even as just a project name it's gross. Pretty sure this British group isn't being made for K-Pop fans, even if they are using K-Pop training facilities. Just wanting the money of British kids waiting for the next big British boy band.

[@sorcerersupreme4300]

Not only Uk but maybe America, its time to bring back a triple threat talented boy band in Hollywood, been a long time since we had Nsync, NLT, B2k, etc..

[@volate6798]

yeah that's true, I was wanting for this moment not gonna lie

[@MCFCJake]

We need the somebody like the Beatles once again but not as a part of kpop tho

[@sorcerersupreme4300]

@@MCFCJake we actually had a lot of modern songs that has The Beatles vibe on it, try to listen to Zsa, Arctic monkeys, Klaatu, Billie Eilish, the Weezer

[@MCFCJake]

@@sorcerersupreme4300 I meant a group like them not just songs. But that's probably impossible. No group or band in history has ever come close to them so it's probably a big shout but maybe somebody even 1/100th of as good as them?

[@sorcerersupreme4300]

@@MCFCJake yes exactly, they are the legends, those musicians from the past are the reason why we have these different kinds of music in the present. Music evolved man,

[@citamora]

I looking forward to see how it goes.

[@oliviajayward]

I know simon cowell is crying because of this

[@randomuser-nt9if]

simon cowell on his way to sm to make his to own korean group

[@tyannawilliams4722]

A lot of people here trying to gatekeep a culture and style of music that’s not even theirs is so funny to me😅 how are you gonna say you don’t like how kpop is starting to incorporate more foreigners (non Koreans) since according to the logic I’m seeing that’s what kpop is, only for Koreans, but then turn around and support NCT, Riize, Exo, Seventeen, Got7, and others??? Make it make sense, your xenophobia is starting to show😬😬

[@tyannawilliams4722]

And no I’m not arguing with anyone this is my opinion, and if you have anything negative to say then obviously I’m referring to you✌️

[@volate6798]

exactly, K-pop isn't even that original. They take inspo from so many cultures (black, Indian, Arabic, etc.) and add it to their concept. so it wouldn't make sense if they take thinks from around the world but not allow those same individuals to be part of their craft.

[@kopii00]

@@tyannawilliams4722 THIS, tell em!!!

[@furuyakeifu]

The whites etc already have their own big industries that they gatekeep but now the (smaller) kpop industry has to let everyone else in? When it’s already so competitive? Re music style: if it really was all the same then I’d be like A-pop 😅

[@_ts_4698]

Literally plus this isn’t even going to be kpop, they’re being trained by sm for 100 days and then they’re being handed back to a whole different label

[@oliviajayward]

funny how simon cowell is trying to do the same…

[@staychellin5905]

I love the boys' profiles! They really look promising!! I hope MOON&BACK and SM manage their career well and don't waste their potential.. It's been a while the west produced a popular boyband. I think this new bg can be received well by the public

[@LILA_hour]

Loïc Nottet mention 🤩❤ well, i guess I'm a @blaisenoon stan now

[@aryldeiparine]

If Anakin Skywalker, Eric Roberts from King of Gypsies, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Furlong, Bjorn Andresen, Harry Potter, young Johnny Depp, Alain Delon, Timothy Chalamet had a boy band, I will be the biggest fan of them😍, even biggest is understatement for me. But sadly they are not in same timeline and are not interested in boyband 😔.

[@Kpoplover4life101]

KOOLIT I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@furuyakeifu]

Well they should be easy enough to ignore. SM can do business wherever, as long as it doesn’t negatively impact the groups they already have 🙏🏼

[@heystobeatingmymochi78]

Since they using S.K. k-pop training system...will the group have a leader and positions as in the usual k-pop group? I am curious to see how this group will be and the songs they will come out with.

[@beccao7585]

correct me if im wrong because i dont know much but i think people are ok with it because it seems like they are mainly promoting in the UK over Korea so it seems like they are making the distinction off the bat unlike hybe and jyp

[@archieaguirre7558]

Good job SM ENT. very amazing new GG BG groups. Good English songs💗💯

[@JoshBirk]

cant wait for companies to have alien kpop group to introduce kpop to the galaxy

[@mateobanda6808]

I love this idea❤

[@anys282]

Ok we will see and wait

[@ravenlenore2296]

What do you mean by no kpop company has gone to the U.K. yet? Did you forget about KAACHI from the company Front Row?

[@hala6498]

I think sm may pull this off better that jyp and hype especially that they studied the two international groups now to make a group that is even better.

[@flowerofthesouth]

Dear Alice, for The UK in Eurovision next year?

[@dianaosazenaye1313]

Would be surprised if it failed

[@BetterME_02]

They actually seem so cool.

[@archieaguirre7558]

Tama yan sir SM/JYP Ang ganda ng group nila 💗💯🤧

[@huongvu1685]

One Direction is one of my childhood memories. It will be hard for me to accept the Kpop boy band that represents One Direction, although I will always support them

[@crystalsnow1138]

It will literally be a British pop group, it's not a kpop group.

[@Clog17]

@@crystalsnow1138 if they sing in korean then wouldn’t it make them k-pop group, since k-pop stands for korean pop?

[@MoustafaSElHassan21]

​@@Clog17 They will sing in english

[@Clog17]

@@MoustafaSElHassan21 tbh then there is no reason to call them kpop group. If they are not gonna sing in korean or if their ethnicity isnt korean.

[@MoustafaSElHassan21]

@@Clog17 they aren't a "K-Pop" group they are a normal pop group just like legends one direction and their music will sound like any pop boy groups SM will only train them and produce their music but the promotion and stuff like these are held by their other company "Moon&black"

[@foodholix9613]

Huh? Vcha is 1st american group using kpop system? I remember there was this 3 member girl group that debuted around like the 2009ish era. But that girl group flopped. I forgot who they were under. It wasn't a korean company

[@Fearless.cat1209]

I was about to say that one of them looks like JJ from Trainee A and heck I just realised it was HIM!! 😭 I'm so happy he's so talented!!

[@NCTKingdom]

I told my English co-workers about this they got very confused a K-pop company creating a British boy band?!, I told them it is happening they even ask me about redhead in the group in the group photo I don’t see any redheads

[@MCFCJake]

True as an English person myself, I am not too sure what to feel about this

[@annx.21]

Ppl need to know its not that they arent korean its that they prob wont make it big in UK depending on the type of songs they will sing

[@justanormalpersonintheworl4382]

I agree

[@haroldk724]

Oh here we go...how about SM support the Groups they already have

[@deannaw9128]

Guys who aren't slathered in makeup would be a nice change

[@furuyakeifu]

Naive of you to think other industries don’t use makeup. But if you hate it that much, there are already plenty of plain looking males to follow??

[@AimingLV]

Am I confused or am I missing something. Why are people calling a British group a K-Pop group

[@sarahiari-n7u]

kpop does not mean obligatory korean idol kpop it kind of music as rock and heavy metal

[@amiyarose9140]

I think it's because they're being trained by a Kpop company.

[@AimingLV]

@@amiyarose9140 Yeah that makes sense, but wouldn’t people just call them a British under a K-Pop company instead. Also since their production of music is going to be a little different and maybe similar to other British Groups.

[@amiyarose9140]

@@AimingLV I agree with you. They should just be considered a British group under a Korean label.

[@amadexi]

​@@sarahiari-n7u kpop is not a kind of music like rock or metal. In fact there is metal kpop and rock kpop. There are all kinds of kpop music. The only thing commonality between all kpop is that it's made in korea. Like cpop is made in china, jpop is made in japan and vpop made in vietnam.

[@cassandranongkhlaw]

I'm so excited for this British k-pop group ❤

[@celeste7957]

Are they promoting in korea or britain?

[@jxstadri]

6:33 I assume they might have, but I would love for them have to no official positions 6:37 PLEASE NO. One thing I hate about K-Pop is how music is being released. They drop 5-7 songs then promote the lead single for like 4 weeks and then move on to the next EP. No proper album being released or if there’s an album being released, they might have the most chaotic roll out in history, looking at you Born To Be by Itzy. I just love when one to two singles are being released, then they announce the album, reveal the amount of tracks and what songs are called. Release maybe one more single and then the album. 6:40 I assume they will to some extent. 6:44 I think that depends on their roll out for releases, cause music releases in the UK are handled very differently to the ones in South Korea. Also what kind of music they will make

[@KpopFanAndStanForLife]

New boy group I’m gonna stan 😭😭😭

[@_Wonnielvrs]

I don’t know if they’ll succeed in the UK because UK drill has become really popular nowadays but we never know they could succeed

[@naviseu]

It gonna be amazing 😍 I'm going to stan, and no they're not 1D, stop leading stupidity, they're more likely to NCT British

[@joeisafreakk]

Yeah no. So it's a British boyband. Not a kpop group. SM should probably focus on making sure their already existing groups are taken care of.

[@joeisafreakk]

These guys seem cool and are talented (from what I've seen). But just because the company is Korean doesn't mean they are kpop in my opinion.

[@An-kw3ec]

RedVelvet , they didn't promote them properly for their 10th anniversary and are the most talented 3rd gen girl group,like what?

[@sor132]

won direction - what makes you so yeppeuda.

[@isaiahbenoit2319]

British boy ??😂😂😂pretty cool but I feel like it could be another attempt to try a make another bts but I do hope they have official positions

[@Cupcakeada2024]

Oh not sorry to burst ur bubble, but SM ain't tryna make no BTS. If they were trying to, they wouldn't be intentionally sabotaging their bgs and grps in general. Know that and know peace.

[@isaiahbenoit2319]

@@Cupcakeada2024 why you mad

[@archieaguirre7558]

I love it

[@hiiiiiixzz]

Is there any or has there ever been any global boy groups??? Like why isnt that popular

[@Fearless.cat1209]

They look cute ngl

[@PokerOnChips]

THEY LOOK LIKE BRITISH DRAMA CLASS KIDS THEY LOOK SO AVERAGE NO WHERE NEAR IDOLS ATLEST KATSEYE LOOK LIKE IDOLS

[@IamSkibidiMo]

katseye does not look like idols, but its probably because the average woman is more attrractive than an average man

[@PokerOnChips]

@@IamSkibidiMo they look like pop starts atleast call them average is wild

[@AyakSors]

The Arrow is in the group?

[@channelgucciprada]

YESS PLSSS!!!!! MAKE ONE OF THE MEMBER LOOKS LIKE SKANDAR KEYNES PLS

[@sighmoonsays]

fans hates and rage is unnecessary😂 OMG if you dont like it skip it- gurl do you need to create problems on everything that you dont like😅

[@yawnzzzzzzzzzzzn]

sounds interesting icl

[@khangnguyen550]

Sm,jyp,hybe and now we need is yg entertainment.

[@gallagher6903]

I think YG will debut a Japanese girl group in the future

[@TornadoElle_]

Its so sad bc jyp have already abandoned the girlies from vcha. They literally haven't posted in a full month and still going