The History of After School ‖ A Remarkable Journey to Stardom (part 2)

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0:00 Intro
0:58 Recap
1:55 Kahi's Solo
3:00 Shampoo Era (Bekah graduates)
12:20 A.S. Blue & Red (Kahi graduates & Kaeun joins)
20:56 Flashback Era
25:21 First Love Era
36:08 More Japanese Promo
40:00 Graduations & the Broken System
57:55 Class Reunion
59:48 Outro
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[@cursed3artemis]

I would love the "graduation doesn't work on K-pop" video. Like we had multiple attempts that never worked and will be interesting to understand why it doesn't work besides the already know reason that "people only cares for their bias and their bias only"

[@ninaxcore]

Exactly! When I got into K-pop I was already vaguely familiar with J-pop, and I was pleasantly surprised when I learned that many things that were done first in J-pop got integrated into K-pop, for example fan meetings were done first in the Japanese industry. However one thing I was shocked that failed in K-pop that is common is J-pop is the whole "graduation system". Especially since Japan has the same issue of parasocial relationships with idols like Korea. I don't know how to describe this phenomenon but it's interesting.

[@jumpdumppyy]

That and they only “graduate” members that are already obviously on their way out.

[@absolutelynotellen]

I think the difference might or might not be, jpop graduation system is more like as a stepping stone for new possible careers? ( some jpop idols i know also graduated because health problems or got into scandals though ). But graduation system in kpop is more vague or even comes off as "forced" to me ( nct dream mark's "graduation" ). That's how i saw it though, i might be wrong.

[@sweetlatina213]

I remember following Bekah on Tumblr and she made a post that made me feel so bad for her. I do believe pledis didn’t treat her right. I’ll never forget reading that post and I hope she’s living her best life right now

[@anseatery]

That's so sad :( what did she write?

[@sweetlatina213]

@@anseatery I’m going to copy and paste what she said. I hope this helps. a little honesty “ Don’t Hold Your Breath ” by Nicole Scherzinger This song explain simply what I felt and what was going on inside after all this time. This isn’t about a boyfriend heartbreak, this is about giving everything you had to the someone’s or something’s and facing the consequences of being taken advantage of. I just felt that you guys needed some honesty. I’m so thankful for those who truly cared about me and for those who still do. I just needed to let it out guys. Believe me, I loved performing and still do but there are things that I could never explain… When they tell you that you’re not enough. That you quite don’t meet their standards yet. Fuck it. You don’t need that kind of negativity. In the end it’s about being happy with who you are and what truly is important to you. That in the end, whatever they want from you isn’t important. it’s about you. peace, love & God Bless -b ps: yes. i just swore. haha i’m not perfect.

[@anseatery]

@@sweetlatina213 thank you soo much for sending this! And wow, that is so sad - she sounds like she was under a lot of duress 😓 I hope she was able to do what she wanted ♥️

[@voltaksa]

Please cover "Brown Eyed Girls", they deserved the spotlight

[@zacharikurbah6358]

The graduation system will never worked in k-pop ever, 9Muses suffered the same fate because of this system (after watching the group's documentary on how they were treated behind the scenes, like treating members like products that they can use and throw and replace them anytime, Sera has spoke up about it), Rania's numerous lineup changes, now with BlackSwan having this won't work, I only hope that DR Music (BlackSwan's agency) stopped using this system, it's just doesn't work, Fatou BlackSwan's current leader had a hard time after Youngheun and Judy (the people who help her during hard times before and after the group debut) left the group, she also said will she ever be open to the new members who were added to BlackSwan, however now they're so close, she also said the current lineup will be fixed and that no member changes

[@hongsamwine]

I actually prefer after school after Jungah took over as leader. Kahi is incredibly talented, but I think she stood out a little too much in AS, making the group less cohesive. I’d imagine it’s probably because they were trying to replicate pcd’s concept? Side note: please do a deep dive into after school’s junior, seventeen! I think it’s very amazing how they brought pledis back from ashes and actually managed to climb to the top of the industry. (Also, I’m super impressed by the amount of effort you put into your videos! Thank you for your hard work!!)

[@drholly3940]

midnight you OUTDID yourself on this series, it was fantastic!!

[@henrybanchieri8305]

I’m so relieved that Pledis now treats girls better nowadays, especially now that they have fromis_9

[@andredrw289]

Man this is such a great series! I would love a video on why graduation systems dont work in Kpop. The only group i can think about that did it is 9Muses (which I would love a deep dive on them if you haven't). Great video as always!

[@vedved82491]

I didn’t get into AS until right after First Love came out. I was excited to continue their journey with them, but disappointed when that ended up being their last Korean release. I would later work backwards and discover the absolute BANGER (pun intended) of Bang! I also loved the Japanese versions of Diva, as well as Heaven and Shh.

[@Hannaaaa3]

Can you do the evolution of baby vox to baby vox re.v

[@theloverlyladylo9158]

First Love is probably my favorite AS era. Pole dancing is deceptively hard (as my sisters bridal party learned!) and the whole EP is fantastic, with “Dressing Room” as the best track IMO.

[@taufiktaufik8574]

This group are crazy… full of talents just like PRISTIN…

[@crazykid9750]

I haven't find the time to watch part one yet but I wanted to thank you for covering the history of this group. I love them so much and they are iconic but I feel like especially in the West, they're not talked as much as some of their peers of the same era even though they were truly huge in South Korea at some point.

[@lepidopteraxx]

Is it just me or did Pledis just seem lazy, implementing the leadership of Kahi so they didn’t have to manage?

[@Ash2theB]

My favorite Japanese track song Shh. I was hoping it would get more promotion.

[@mauriciojunior5578]

As an After School fan since 2009 these 2 videos made me really emotional. I'm literally sobbing rn lol. Thank you so much.

[@neongreyworld2]

They were so underrated and so ahead of their time but you ate with these videos and editing especially those magazine part I thought they were real and wanted one so bad

[@vivilore677]

My favourite after school song is Shampoo, it's so magical, that song is gold. I really liked Uee along the years

[@violasun1468]

There were a reasons why Gaeun was chosen as the 9th member of the group 1.) Japanese skills: AS’s popularity was dropping in Korea (beacause of the other 2.5 gen groups like f(x) being super popular) and Pledis had financial problems, but they were still very popular in Japan. They need to secure the Japanese market, so they desperately need someone that speaks Japanese more fluently. 2.) Singing skills: In one of the interviews, Gaeun mentioned she was chosen by Kahi to join the group because of her strong vocal among trainees. But for some reasons she joined as a rapper more than a vocalist, I think it’s mostly because she had to fill in for Bekah and Kahi’s lines 3.) Dance skills: Because Kahi was planning to debut solo and graduate from the group, so they need someone who can dance nearly as good as Kahi. Although Gaeun is my ultimate bias in K-pop, I do admit that her dance skill was not as good as Kahi. But it was certain that she was one of the best dancer in AS, especially due to her being a new member she had to learn a lot of new dance routines and memorize new formations and such. She worked really hard to fill in the spot and I’m so proud of her!!!

[@jayrossxo]

Thank you for your hard work! This was a phenomenal series! 🥰 Shampoo was my FAV era, that song just makes me feel like rainbows, glitter and unicorns lmaoo! Their whole discography was and still is amazing to me! I was so sad when both Kahi and Bekah left :( Pledis doesn't know how to properly manage their artist. *cough* Pristin *cough* 🙃 I'm happy that SVT survived the company to become a huge success. [Thanks to Woozi taking on the musical direction for them] Their disbandment was so awkward.... it felt like they milked them for their talents especially Kahi and kind of just tossed them to the side. Everything just stopped after First Love era. I was so ready for another comeback only for things to fall short. Hoping they can reunite one day just for a concert with all the members🤞🏾

[@Souperman99]

When giving followup info on how the idols performed after the group, you shouldve mentioned Lizzie's drunk driving scandal and the effect it had on her career post-AS. Just something I noticed was missing.

[@antikpop43]

Can you do a video on Sistar!!!

[@mihajlomarkovic9984]

You should do a video on Flashe they are a very underrated girl group that more people should hear about

[@kvrizv]

I'm always fascinated by your "The History Of" videos. As someone who got into the genre only in the past five or so years, this series has been crucial to learning more about these groups. This channel introduced me to groups like Rainbow, Stellar, Boyfriend, DalShabet, and so on. Thank you, truly. Maybe one group to possibly cover could be Girl's Day? They're a group I see a lot of when roaming the webs, but know nothing about and have a hard time knowing where to begin with them.

[@edvaedan9161]

Thanks for the great videos. So much info I didn’t know as a more recent kpop fan!

[@kellyb7561]

THANK YOU FOR THIS SERIES!!! after school was one of the first groups i ever got into back in 2012 and im so happy to watch this video, thanks for your hard work!!

[@Pollo.a.la.crema.]

Thank you so much for your work!!

[@Sparksnglitter]

You're spoiling us with all this quality content!!

[@aegela]

thank you for making a video on one of my favourite groups of all time.

[@LM-kg5vs]

I’ve been waiting anxiously for part 2 thank you for making such amazingly detailed and insightful videos!

[@ayaroshichan1325]

Shampoo is such a masterpiece ❤

[@cal_008]

I would be screaming if all members came back to perform again but that seems impossible due to their different lives and schedules

[@jnd_jnd]

Sometimes I wonder, what would’ve happened if Lizzy had been the last member added. From what I recall, she was the very last that was selected by Kahi, so yeah, would them last longer? Idek

[@ToylandMediaGroupLLC]

I only caught the end of their career but knew they were an amazing group. Loved this episode.

[@elmin82]

really good video

[@akashim4546]

Love your deep dives Hoping that one day you will cover Highlight, fka Beast or B2ST in one of your deep dive videos

[@ManofSteele221]

I would LOVE a deep dive video for 9muses!!!! They are one of my ults!!!

[@Pkksiken111]

😏ur videos made me a afterschool fan😍im fascinated

[@Ethansoza]

Thank you for this video. I’m into kpop because of Morning Musume. They got me into jpop & then I found kpop. I’d love you to dive into morning musume and graduation systems.

[@jrasy]

Love After School to the moon and back ❤

[@uglytelevision]

Ayy Kaeun was my favourite member!!

[@zuhasyunjin]

everyone make sure to support nana in mask girl!!!

[@InfiniteChanty]

❤️❤️❤️ #Uie #Uee #유이 #KimYuJin

[@kkurajam]

What abt Orange Caramel ?

[@Pkksiken111]

Aoa pls