Upcoming girl group Cosmic Girls under fire for using EXO as media play

[leopolitan.livejournal.com]

Fans have definitely been comparing Starship Entertainment‘s upcoming girl group with popular male group EXO, but netizens are criticizing the group for promoting the comparison.

In addition to being a large group of twelve members, Cosmic Girls also boasts Chinese members, making it easy to compare them with SM Entertainment group EXO.

However, netizens pointed out that the group was using the comparisons as media play, adding that the group even retweeted an article calling Cosmic Girls the “female EXO” using their official Twitter account. The article also includes a quote from the group, who said that they will see if they were able to keep their Chinese members, something that EXO has failed to do. (apparently this isnt even true)

Netizen reactions:

- Female EXO pfft don’t make me laugh
- Why would you even mention that…
- How could they put such an article on their official page
- Wow are you trying to make antis before they even debut?
- Why would they even talk about members leaving…

Article: 'Female EXO' WJSN, will this experimental group work out?

Source: Sports Donga via Naver

1. [+1,117, -24] No because they're going to get hate for tagging on 'EXO' to their name

2. [+867, -22] Why tag EXO to it...?

3. [+870, -37] Looks like Starship is copying FNC by needlessly using other agency's stars in their media play. Why would you shamelessly use EXO's name like this?

4. [+742, -89] Sorry but I don't see why EXO has to be mentioned here, it pisses me off as an EXO fan.

5. [+428, -11] Their name is so tacky

6. [+104, -2] Why are you using EXO for media play? People are going to think this group is under SM;;

7. [+82, -3] Explain to me why EXO was mentioned;

8. [+62, -2] What, is this group under SM or something? ㅋㅋㅋ Starship, please use your own artists for your own media play. I thought this group was under SM because of this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

9. [+58, -2] I wonder if it's the journalist to blame or their agency told the journalist to call the group 'female EXO'

10. [+81, -11] EXO is not a name for you guys to just throw around like this ㅋㅋㅋ media playing before they even debut

11. [+58, -5] And who gives you the right to call yourselves the female EXO?

12. [+58, -6] Pisses me off, don't use EXO's name for your own media play if you don't want to get hate ㅋㅋ;;

13. [+41, -1] Anyone who didn't know better would think SM is coming out with a new rookie girl group ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ EXO's not even in your agency, why are you using their name ㅋㅋㅋ

14. [+58, -7] This is why smaller agencies get hate ㅠ stop copying the bigger agencies and come up with your own creative ideas... Space concept, 12 members, Chinese members... ㅠ

15. [+42, -4] Ridiculous to me as an EXO fan that they think they can just use their name like this

koreaboo, instiz, naver via netizenbuzz

lmao koreaboo doesnt give a fuck

Comments

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

"they will see if they were able to keep their Chinese members, something that EXO has failed to do"


oh boy, should I fear for them or get popcorn?

[xonatejennyxoxo.livejournal.com]

I have to laugh at how ridiculous this all is (and how silly members of my own fandom are).

All the article actually said was that they were less likely to lose Chinese members given they are partly under a big Chinese company, so it's not like they won't have easy access to the Chinese entertainment industry and therefore would have no particular reason to leave.

I'm really looking forward to seeing them debut though.

[xxhna.livejournal.com]

That media play though....mhm.

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

koreaboo is trash.

[a-cheshire-grin.livejournal.com]

...if they were able to keep their Chinese members, something that EXO has failed to do.

I laughed harder than I should have. xddd

Also, they still have Lay, at least most of the time.

[abcd123.livejournal.com]

Ehhh I mean I've been waiting for a "female version of EXO" since EXO came out so their media play is working positively for me lol - I'm really excited.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Have you seen teasers for the members and the group though? You could tell me they were Lovelyz members and I would believe you.

[abcd123.livejournal.com]

It's actually funny cause like yeah I see it lol. I actually thought exy (the one on upr2) was from lovelyz because Someone I follow on tumblr who is a lovelyz fan kept reblogging her and I don't know lovelyz at all to have known otherwise.

but like I like a good amount of yuehua artists (Uniq, Bibi Zhou and a friend recently introduced me to Alan dawa dolma who I learned is also under yuehua) so I'm hoping they do this group right.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah in that regard I agree, Uniq is their only artist that I follow but theyre doing rlly well with them.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

This is a thing I wish companies would stop doing in general, it can backfire soooo easily.

[kwikimart.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed about that quote

I was hoping it was true so I could stan lmaooo

Well get that PR imo! It's better than getting attention by lying about the FBI the way Oh My Girl's management did

Is tis really a big deal? It's embarrassing but some name dropping in moderation can be useful for newcomers. I hope they at least have a bop to back it up

[burnbook31.livejournal.com]

Female version of Tao?

omg yes

YES

YAAASSSSSSSS