SMRookies to Hold Regular Concerts

[slowitdownbaby.livejournal.com]

SM Entertainment announced that their new pre-debut group SMRookies will hold regular concerts, titled “SMRookies Show,” starting with their August preview concerts. Their concerts will continue in September and onwards, on every other Saturday.

“SMRookies Show” features SMRookies performing new songs, and variety of music and performance, and it is designed to showcase the talents of the members of SMRookies, as well as becoming closer to fans through various events during the performances.

This is the first time that the SM trainees were allowed to hold their own concerts pre-debut, so it is expected to gather a lot of media attention, as well as the attention of the fans and other music-related personnels.

“SMRookies Show” preview concerts take place on August 15 and 29 (four shows total) at the COEX SMTOWN Artium, and tickets can be purchased starting on July 30 at noon, through YES24.

Source: Soompi, Kpoptimeout

Not the rookies getting a concert before f(4)...

Comments

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

i was offended for f(x) until i realized it's just taking place at the coex atrium.

it's still offense tho... still offensive...

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

lol f(x) don't even have a fanclub name. forever neglected :(

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

so we're finally gonna hear them sing and stuff? cause i've been wondering what each talents/positions are

[bishieaddict.livejournal.com]

They all have the ame cookie cutter SM face

Some faces - I see a morph of a few EXO members. it's kinda interesting....

[imienazwisko.livejournal.com]

This johnny concept would work better like 5-7 years ago when idol market was less saturated
Now its only riddiculous

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

I didn't even consider that they had a concert before f(x) because of where it was...but it is a series of concerts Johnny's/AKB style *smh*

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

wasn't johnny's style back dancing for their artists. idt they had their own concerts as johnny juniors.

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I feel sad I only watched the first season of this show and then forgot about it.

[huanyia.livejournal.com]

they're not even rookies... they haven't even debuted.... wtf

[miuratenshi.livejournal.com]

These lucky ducks.

[lolylen.livejournal.com]

i only care about rookies until at least their 2nd comeback but shoving ppl that haven't even debuted into my face makes me lose any interest in them i might have had in the future.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

came in here just to say this. like i would be interested in these guys if they had at least debuted, but all of this hype about them is not keeping me interested at all ._.

[odd-fish-stick.livejournal.com]

Whats kind of Johnnys tea

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

after contemplating their photo for a while, my mind made some random comparisons (from left to right): the second one from the first line looks like a try to merge luhan and jaejoong (obvs failed), the last one from this line has eyes that reminded me of lay. on the bottom line, the third one has something that made me think of bap's himchan (lol) and the last one looks like a half younger brother of kim soo hyun. LMAO

sorry, I should got to bed. too much wine.

[slowitdownbaby.livejournal.com]

[purpleglaceon]

When I saw that for some reason I immediately thought of AKB48..... I dunno why...

#justiceforf(4)

[pandaapple27.livejournal.com]

these kids are everywhere. I feel like sm is trying to do the same thing they did with exo by dragging out their predebut by as long as possible while at the same time shoving them everywhere they can. well I wish them the best of luck tho.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

like disney channel event??? lmao

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

Not interested, but seems like these Pre-bies (pre-debut babies) are everywhere lately and pissing off the other fandoms. Please continue, SM.

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

is this johnny's 2.0 or what

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

Haha, hahahahaha I guess SM wants to get on that Winner ish, coming out the gate snatching wigs bc they've already got an established and invested fandom. It might work for them, or it might backfire.

I always feel sorry for the idols when decisions like this are made, they get the brunt of the hate even though it's not like they have any say in it. Male version of RV ig.

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

they get the brunt of the hate even though it's not like they have any say in it
Yeah, if they want to blame someone, blame the company in any case, because it's not the kids' fault. I can't believe some people here are even coming for the kids' looks. Considering that some of them are only 13-15, it's kind of nasty to call literal children ugly.

[fallendaydreams.livejournal.com]

SM continues to get more and more boring

[kashchanocchi.livejournal.com]

literally that Johnny's/AKB tactic...lol

[turtles-tszx.livejournal.com]

I'v noticed that SM's been trying to emulate JE's business model ever since super junior.. Thank god idol market in korea is over saturated with many competitor's

[baekpedaling.livejournal.com]

Is this how stans of other SM groups felt when Exo debuted? This seems worse. Who gives rookies their own little concerts?

This feels like it could maybe turn into some of that Only13 mess if people start to stan

[kaypukis.livejournal.com]

well, the one that bought the ticket must be their fans right?
I think it's clever move from SM to gain fans from this concert..

and also idg the SM hate about shoving SM Rookies everywhere.. like, it's just a business and SM just trying the new way to milk these kids even before their debut.. it's typical SM..

[madielou.livejournal.com]

tbh i find the smrookies thing annoying so unless their debut is amazing im not gonna care for it at all.

all comments about the rookies seem negative, but that'll probably change once they debut and they possibly become another exo.

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

i c u SME trying to turn into Korea's Jhonnys.

[musicnkisses.livejournal.com]

Yasss at this AKB48 rip off.