[OMONA DISCUSSION] Predictions for 2017: the reveal + share your predictions for 2018!

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

Last December, I asked you guys in one of our OMONA discussion posts to take a look at your crystal balls and predict what would go down in K-Pop 2017. One year and many ups & downs later we're here to look back at the past 12 months. Time sure flies by so fast! Let's see which predictions came true, partly true, or not true at all. (Spoiler: We should become psychics!)
Also, share your predictions for 2018 in the comments below!

TRUE

• BTS will put out a repackage of Wings, and a new EP later in the year. 2017 gave us the repackage called YOU NEVER WALK ALONE and their american debut album a new album called LOVE YOURSELF 承 HER.


• Big Soshi release around their 10th anni in August. The queens of K-Pop blessed us with their (most likely) last comeback ever this year with Holiday to Remember which was terribly mismanaged by SM and ended with 3 of them leaving FUCK YOU SM YOU HAD ONE JOB NO XOXO A BITTER SOSHI STAN.


• Girl's Day will finally have that comeback they've been pushing back for like a year. The girls delivered with their smash hit I'll Be Yours.


• T-ara will have a successful comeback. Check! The girls came back with What's My Name and even got their first music show win after 5 long years!


• Red Velvet will continue to slay while being mistreated and unpromoted. I don't know about the unpromoted and mistreated part, but 2017 was definitely their year with not one, not two but three songs that all proved to be hits!


• OMG Jine will officially leave the group.


• Rainbow Jisook will have a solo debut. Sis debuted with the help of BTOB's Ilhoon and released her solo song Baesisi.


• BTS grow even bigger and get some more western recognition. Too lazy to link all the posts about their american advancement, just check their tag for references.


• Seohyun will debut as a solo singer. SM did not say no and let her release one flawless mini album.


• Plediz Girls will finally debut. Who iz Plediz Girls, I only know Pristin.


• IU will have a comeback. Not only one but two!


• Taemin will have a solo comeback. He did and got us all move-ing.



PARTLY TRUE

• Even with I.O.I. disbanded, we will hear plenty from Somi in 2017. She was on Sister's Slam Dunk and Idol Drama Operation Team, did some hosting gigs and got featured on Eric Nam's single You, Who? and Jun.K's single Nov to Feb, but we're still waiting for her official debut date.


• Super Junior, minus Kyuhyun and Ryeowook, will release a new song at the end of the year. The lads did come back with their new song Black Suit just a few weeks ago. Not only were Kyuhyun and Ryeowook missing, but both Siwon and Kangin were sitting out as well after their respective scandals.


• Nine Muses will either add on more members (again) or Sungah will peace out and it'll just be the subunit. The group didn't add more members but Sungah decided to focus on her DJing, thus not making it to the groups two comebacks this year.


• CL will continue to flop in the US. The good sis was featured on Lil Yachty's song Surrender and recorded a song titled No Better Feelin' for the My Little Pony soundtrack. Is this still flopping? If you ask me: Yes. But I can't put her on the TRUE list because I don't wanna make slutdrop cry.



NOT TRUE

• EXO will shrink to 8 members, but Lay will stay. No exodus this year. Boo!


• Spica will finally have an album. Didn't happen, instead the girls disbandment.


• Produce 101 2.0 will be a flop. Such flop, much sad.


• F(x) will have a comeback. Hahahahahahahahahaha. No.


• D.O will leave EXO or pull a Kibum. I'm sure he would love to jump ship but as of today, he's still a member of EXO.


• Onew will have a solo debut. No. Even if: Keep it.


• Krystal will have a solo debut. Hahahahahahahahahaha. No. [2]


• OMG hits big. Still flops.


• Wonder Girls renew their contracts with JYPE. Yeah, that didn't happen.


Let's end this post with wise words of the great Tao:

Comments

[purpleglaceon]

I say f(x) will disband this year (not that I want them to)

All I can pretty much think of. I wonder if someone from BTS will get a scandal of some sort (I'm talking something minor like dating). The fans' reactions would probably be something entertaining.

Also, lol at that fanfiction tag.

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

[daceymormont.livejournal.com]

my prediction for 2018 is that after school will have a comeback

[adenar.livejournal.com]

reading this while writing an after school post made me smile :)

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

:(

[cakeeatingidol.livejournal.com]

I say that

- BTS becomes EVEN bigger, and eventually comes out with a fully english song (I sure hope that that DOESNT happen, but with their success in English speaking countries, I have a ~*~feeling~*~)

- Ong Seongwoo will take over the WORLD, acting, music, comedy, beauty, etc..

- Namjoon will WIN next years thirst games. #thatsrightmytype

[ultimaaa.livejournal.com]

Infinite's nonexistent comeback will get delayed yet again. In an attempt to appease fans, Sunggyu's solo will be released instead (with them acting like that was never the plan in the first place) and he will be given an unprecedented level of promotion from Woollim before he is shipped off to the military, and with him the dreams of ever getting music from Infinite again.

[sailorsaturn1.livejournal.com]

yup :(

[myungung.livejournal.com]

Yea Nana seems to be focusing on her actress image and cf/magazine shoots, I don't think she'll risk it for a comeback with AS/OC

[giriboy.livejournal.com]

• shownu will enlist in 2018 jk, i'm not willing this thought into existence
• nct will have their “growl,” their biggest domestic hit
• hyuna x jo kwon will be cube's newest co-ed unit

hope the html works, this time. ugh

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

I let out a scandalized gasp at the shownu prediction. Let’s not!!!

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

i suck at these but my predictons are:

- ( i don't wish this upon them) wanna one will have to deal with a scandal
- (depending on fans' reaction on his return) onew will join the military
- exo's next full album will contain lay's vocals ( not too sure about his partipation in promo)
- cl will drop a korean single after/during mixnine
- woo do hwan will be korea's new it boy
- kangin won't ever return to super junior


genuine question: when people say do would rather leave exo, is it because he doesn't have his happy face on 24/7?

[lemonadetea.livejournal.com]

In 2018, BTS will complete their takeover of Earth and move on to wooing extraterrestrials, becoming the first kpop group to win the prestigious Newcomer Award at the annual music awards show put on by the whale-like inhabitants of the area surrounding the planet Jupiter.* EXO-Ls will be very upset and claim that EXO's homage to space whales was better than BTS's because their space whale was an actual space whale, whereas BTS's was simply a metaphor for a lonely human being.

*Way more prestigious than any annual earth award because one year on Jupiter is the equivalent of twelve Earth years.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I can't stand you for this lmao. I love it.

[rojounotori.livejournal.com]

-Monsta X will continue to grow! Maybe get more wins on music shows? I'd also love for the members to be given more chances to write or co-write their music (not just the lyrics).

-Really hoping we'll get that Luna comeback (and hopefully be as good as Free Somebody).

asddfghjkl my predictions are so boring lmao (I'm also hoping for more HA:TFELT and Davichi but those aren't predictions, just me wishing).

[jessi-cola.livejournal.com]

Bts will tour in Europe and perform 'save me' on UK tv 👩‍🔬👩‍🔬👩‍🔬

[biene.livejournal.com]

yessss to this whole comment

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

a w1 member will be rushed to the hospital b/c of an accident and/or extreme fatigue

bts will have a (dating) scandal

another onscreen couple will date irl (and get married)

the exodus will continue after taking a break in 2017

f(x) won't renew their contracts

another ikon member will have an attitude problem

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

a w1 member will be rushed to the hospital b/c of an accident and/or extreme fatigue

already happened today

[chasing-thewind.livejournal.com]

- Day6 FINALLY gets a hit song and the recognition they deserve TT____TT (plz plz plz plz)
- Stray Kids becomes a hit when they debut, Got7 gets put on the back burner
- Bang Yedam doesn't debut

[biene.livejournal.com]

Got7 gets put on the back burner
never

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

• Teen top will disband sometime next year.
•Bts members will get into dating scandals (looking at u Namjoon, Jungkook and Yoongi)
•Bts will break top 10 here in the US with the help of another artist. Not the chainsmokers!!
•Seungri will have a comeback and slay everyone and their mothers.
•Monsta XXX will become more popular bigger 👀
•Blackpink will conquer the world 😭😭

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

[giriboy.livejournal.com]

she's collabing w/ jay park, babe! newest mixtape out next week

[existingisfunny.livejournal.com]

- BTS dating scandal
- various non-BTS dating scandals
- Cosmic Girls' first win
- Astro's first win
- Loona flops
- After School has a goodbye song and disbands
- Hellovenus disbands
- Dalshabet disbands
- EXO solo
- AOA solo
- Basically all girl groups remain stagnant
- Seventeen has an American tour
- BTS has a world tour
- It's fun just throwing anything out
- No 2018 debuts survive
- Kpop merch gets sold in American stores
- Tiffany makes American tv or movie debut
- Korean act plays the MTV music awards

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

aww i do hope loona doesnt flop ngl lolol mostly cause of all their bills D;

[cxxl.livejournal.com]

F(x) gonna either disband or make one last comeback and then disband. Either way they done.
Minzy gets a hit
Gain will return
TWICE will start pushing solo efforts: Nayeon and Jungyeon will likely act. Dahyun and Sana will get variety gigs. Jihyo-Mina-Chaeyoung subunit. Momo and Tzuyu will appear where money takes them.
Sunmi comeback that will prove she is truly that girl.
15& comeback (including solos) because JYPE can see if they can squeeze money out of Yerin and Jimin before they drop them into the dungeon.
Min starts the long road to career rehabilitation.
Hyolyn revitalizes her career.
A couple of the offshoot IOI gg’s will find success. Chungha and Weki Meki most likely
The next show trend will pop up and it will be MNET’s fault

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

Gain at least already filmed a new music video!

[keki7.livejournal.com]

Exo's Chen will keep collaborating with "hip hop" artists and will get a shitload of awards. Meanwhile JYP will put out another album and school all your faves.

Monsta X and Astro will finally get a hit in Korea.

SM remembers Ten and puts him in an NCT comeback. Also one of the members of NCT Dream will have a scandal. My money is on Chenle and it will involve his gun collection.

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

omg lol i thought they were ur babies why do u want them in trouble!

[boxcuttergirl.livejournal.com]

- a member of W1 gets into some kind of scandal or says something dumb on V-App

- astro get their first win 🤞

- loona's debut schedule gets thrown off again

- sm debuts a new girl group

- stray kids develops an annoying intl fandom

- echoing everyone else saying that bts will get into a dating scandal (bonus points if they're american)

[22-taken.livejournal.com]

- stray kids develops an annoying intl fandom

^ already happening

they say felix can't be eliminated because of bad korean because 'got7 foreign line exist' (their korean was better than felix's when they debuted but whatever lol)

they spammed jun. k's instagram and claimed that felix was eliminated because of him, keep spamming jyp's insta

reply to jype's tweets about other artists with 'bring minho/felix back'

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

blackpink (hopefully) gets an album

and something is telling me that we won't be seeing ikon for a while

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

about ikon.... I know nothing about them and I could just be completely off here but I've the same feeling.

[adenar.livejournal.com]

After School's Kaeun will be on PD101-3, has a vaguely successful run but nothing compared to the Pledis successes on the programme previously, then gets a solo debut
There will be a new girl group that goes viral and rises back up the charts 2-3 months after the song's released
An EXID subunit releases an official single
my nugu loves of girlsgirls officialy disbands :( but miso keeps trucking!
Unpretty Rapstar returns. It's still bad.
a VIXX solo debut
Euna & Suji debut as a duo (maybe with one other popular ex-group member from The Unit as a trio)
IA with the poster who said Cosmic Girls' first win! I can feel it in my bone(charm)s
Kyla returns after losing a lot of weight, gains a lot of attention for it, was probably Pledis' plan all along :/
Minzy comes back with a strong ballad, it's a hit (take my advice minzy it'll work!!!)
That CL x Minzy comeback clash that we all thought was going to happen when Minzy debuted will finally happen. CL predictably has more commercial success but they both do well, their fans lose out for not liking both.
Fiestar quietly disbands
gugudan first win
Two ex-gg members previously from two different major agencies (i.e SM & YG, SM & JYP, etc) collab, top the charts for weeks, everyone who planned comebacks and debuts at the same time as them cries themselves to sleep at night.

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

btob will get a daesang (or get very close to one lol)
mx will follow in btob's footsteps aka continue to release good music, be variety legends, become friends with everyone in the industry. minhyuk will finally get the variety spots he deserves. hyungwon will get a legit drama role. 2chain will finally be a real subunit with a mini album. changkyun gives us that second mixtape and he will get dragged for being nasty
nct 127 will debut in japan and gain a good amount of popularity, will have 2 korean comebacks and one will be a hit. jaemin will return to nct dream and they will continue as 6 after mark graduates. nct china will debut in the second half of the year with ten (if he manages to avoid enlisting), kun, and the others.
cbx will get a comeback. chansoo will either debut as a unit or release a station song
there will be no new gg from sm, but they will introduce new girl trainees
seulgibear will get to go to another kpop show in europe

[giriboy.livejournal.com]

“changkyun gives us that second mixtape and he will get dragged for being nasty” amen!

[boxcuttergirl.livejournal.com]

some more:

- a mix9 team has to cover an ikon song

- timoteo and feeldog make it into the final The Unit group

- hyuna wears a "sexy" school uniform at some point

- up10tion have one comeback and spend the rest of the year in Japan

- winner release another song that sounds the same as really really

[mattemate.livejournal.com]

winner release another song that sounds the same as really really

god i hope not. even though i liked love me love me better than really really i dont want them to become the next kard with stagnant music

[yoonjeonghan.livejournal.com]

- f(x) won’t disband but they’ll continue to be never heard from
- more survival shows spawn
- bts reach to new heights yet