OMONA Predictions 2018: the reveal + share your predictions for 2019!

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

12 months ago, I asked the members of this community to take a look at their crystal balls and predict what would go down in K-Pop in 2018. After a crazy year full of wi & arae it's time to see which predictions came true, partly true or not true at all!

Don't forget to share your predictions for 2019 in the comments!



TRUE

• BTS will become even more successful, have a world tour and actually visit Europe. I think it's safe to say that 2018 was the most successful year in their career and now the whole world knows who BTS is.


• Onew will join the military. He did!


• Wanna One will have to deal with a scandal. They had their fair share of scandals this year, from allegedly saying the n-word to Kang Daniel saying that he pooped in the morning on a livestream.


• Seungri will have a comeback and slay everyone and their mothers. Little Panda came back and dropped a certified bop.


• BLACKPINK will actually release more than one song at a time and get a lightstick that isn't a fucking water bottle. BP made it out of the dungeon this year but only for one single comeback with a mini album. But hey, at least they gave us the most creative lightstick that K-Pop has ever seen.


• Hyolyn revitalizes her career. She did and she delivered bop after bop.


• Cosmic Girls get their first win on a music show. "Save Me, Save You" managed to grab the number 1 spot on The Show!


• EXO-CBX will have a successful comeback. They all wanted to be our boyfriends.


• Solji starts to promote with EXID again. She finally came back after 2 long years.


• One idol dating scandal that shook all fandom. I think that counts for Hyuna X E'Dawn and the mess that followed, right?


• Fiestar disbands. No surprise, I guess.

PARTLY TRUE

• Exo's next full album will contain Lay's vocals. He did appear on their new album, but only on one song and only on the chinese version of "Tempo".


• Monsta X will become more popular. I'm not too sure about this? They didn't land a huge hit this year but they're doing well in Korea and also had a world tour and performances in the US and Europe.


• Loona flops. Uhh, kind of? They finally debuted after 84 years but failed to make it big.

NOT TRUE

• f(x) will disband this year. Didn't happen.


• After School will make their long-awaited comeback. Nope, we're still waiting for that.


• Infinite's nonexistent comeback will get delayed yet again. Not true! The boys made their comeback only a few days into the new year with "Tell Me".


• BTS will have a dating scandal. I know y'all are waiting for this, but it didn't happen this year.


• Astro will become more successful and get their first win on music shows. While Cha Eunwoo continues to be one of Korea's It boys, his band is still trying to hit it big.


• Lay leaves EXO. I know we predict this every year, but as of today he is still officially a member of EXO... at least on paper.


• Lee Hi will release a new album. Sis is still in the dungeon.


• Hyuna & Jo Kwon will form the new Troublemaker subunit. Na, didn't happen. Instead, Hyuna left Cube and Jo Kwon for the Army.


• Sooyoung will get married. She is still dating her actor BF but so far, no announcement of her getting married.

Happy 2019, OMONA!

Comments

Prediction

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

Hyuna and Hyojong will break up but Hyuna will have an awesome solo comeback!

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

I think Sooyoung's mention she's not in any hurry to get married, and has made her solo career her priority. I'm glad, and part of me hopes they end up breaking up because he has issues.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Lee hi and the 15& girls will form a gang and kill their respective douchebag ceo
People will approve, no jail time

[adenar.livejournal.com]

the best timeline

[adenar.livejournal.com]

Ok so my predictions (https://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/21612316.html?thread=1438500892#t1438500892) were like, not awful? A lot of them were wishful thinking though.
- I called After School's Kaeun on PD48, though I predicted her to do less well than she did. Still waiting on that solo debut but looks like she's preparing for a new gg instead!
- VIXX Solo Debut! N released 'Cactus', Leo released 'Touch and Sketch'
- I was on the WJSN first win train too, and called fiestar disbanding
- No official news on girlsgirls but miso has continued her solo career
- Euna and Suji didn't debut as a duo but Euna and Minju did so, halfway there?

I haven't been as close to kpop this year because I have ~been busy with my life~ but here's some ideas for what might happen this year
- I agree that Hyuna and E'Dawn will split
- The BTS dating scandal is upon us, I'm sure
- Disbanding GGs: AOA, Pristin, After School, Ladies' Code (Sojung/Ashley solo careers, Zuny goes into acting), Rania, Wassup, Berry Good, Laboum. It'll be sad to watch some of my favourite nugus disband but also nice to see them move on to bigger and better things!
- Either Nature or GWSN will have a breakout hit, but not both
- Chungha will release a collaboration with dancer/exPD101 contestant Hwang Sooyeon
- (g)-idle take a music show win over blackpink. the kpop fandom absolutely fucking implodes.
- Weki Meki don't follow the trend of post-IOI groups and make a subunit. Consistently have whole-group promotions.
- Weki Meki nab a first win.
- CLC release a subunit. We might get one or two full group comebacks after that, but it's mostly just this subunit for the next couple years until they disband.
- Grace x Alex Reid collaboration. It's bad but a lot of us stan completely unironically.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

- (g)-idle take a music show win over blackpink. the kpop fandom absolutely fucking implodes.

that would mean that they both promote at the same time, which... seems unlikely.

[p-jae.livejournal.com]

Predictions:
- CL's album will still get stalled again and she'll do/say something drastic and we'll all be living for it.
-Taeyeon will hold solo concerts outside of asia. (Praying for london for my own sake, but realistically I see her only doing a few in north america)
- GG will hint again at an ot8 comeback but ultimately it wont happen.
-A member of Red Velvet will make a proper solo debut.

-We'll find out why Jay Park was kicked out of 2PM.
(Still waiting on this one, every damn year.)

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

We'll find out why Jay Park was kicked out of 2PM

it'll be a decade next year. maybe his NDA is up and he can now drop his tell-all

[juhli.livejournal.com]

For last years prediction I got right that Minhwan and Yulhee would get married, Seventeen would successfully debut in Japan and Solji would rejoin EXID :D Oh My Girl didn't get the predicted big break, but i think they are still rising! I was wrong on Haru getting a sibling and Sooyoung getting married.

For next year, I'm going to predict
- Someone famous will get outed being a cult member
- We Got Married will come back
- Exid all will re-sign their contracts
- Pristin will get two comebacks pls pls pls
- There will be news on Signal's sequel
- A member of Seventeen will star in a drama or movie
- WJSN's China Line will not stay with Starship
- YGE will not debut a girlgroup in 2019, they will also lose the lawsuit they are in with Happy Face Ent.
- Boyfriend, Hello Venus and Cross Gene disband.
- At least one member of AOA will not renew their contract with FNC

[yejun.livejournal.com]

Hello Venus disbands

[normanikordei.livejournal.com]

we’ll see our first proper exo solo in 2019. bonus points for baekhyun or kai.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Since some members will start enlisting next year, solos are very likely to happen. Or more sub-units.

[yejun.livejournal.com]

All 4 members of f(x) gather in one place at the same time and leave photographic evidence of this monumental event!

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

My prev pretictions weren’t too bad 🧐

-Bts dating scandal (leggo)
-Park Bom perfect all kill on the music charts
-Blackpink x Katy Perry
-CL leaves YG
-Bighit new boy groups flops in Korea but does well overseas
-Hello Baby is revived
-Another Shinhwa member gets married

Xiumin looks hella cute in that gif

[existingisfunny.livejournal.com]

wow i distinctively remember submitting my predictions for last year lol

for 2019

- another idol pregnancy
- teen top disbandment
- b.a.p disbandment
- nature first win
- exo solo
- nct 127 world tour
- significant snsd x jessica interaction

[hozrien.livejournal.com]

I'll be sad for when Teen Top does disband but they're just like...nonexistent now.

[baekpedaling.livejournal.com]

-Xiumin annouces his enlistment date
-Kai AND Baekhyun have solo albums
-Someone from Monsta X has a solo album, maybe Jooheon or Kihyun
-A surprise idol relationship is revealed/they also announce their marriage
-Kyla leaves Pristin and they have a comeback
-Exo has 3 comebacks

[dropit87.livejournal.com]

Jooheon had a mixtape this year but it would be cool to have another album of his singing :)

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

BTS will win a grammy.
Beyonce will have a duet with a Kpop group.

On a bitter note, Lee Hyori might have a break up.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

Lee Hyori might have a break up.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

since jinyoung left b1a4 and his new company doesnt seem too big ... i would like to see him getting another moment to shine on tv like he did on produce 101, maybe his netflix drama will be a hit

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

Hyolyn first music show solo win
Hyuna & E'Dawn stay together
Loona first music show win
News of disbandment from f(x) & After School

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

It's not a prediction but a wish.
Hope BEG's comeback gets more attention.
People always talk about them here and there but whenever they come back, they ignore them again and then cry about people ignoring them lol

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Justice for Brave New World

[daynr.livejournal.com]

I'm being contrarian, but hyuna and hyoyeon stay together. And she has a very successful comeback.

They may be a bit much right now (fix your eyebrow color!) but f*ck it and show the world a kpop couple can rise!!!!

[yoonjeonghan.livejournal.com]

i love my lesbian couple hyuna and hyoyeon

[spainawards2008.livejournal.com]

~Hyuna and EDawn break up
~Saturday gain increasing popularity
~Weki Meki 1st win
~YG doesn't make it through all of BlackPink's solos

[revedesnuages.livejournal.com]

JYP
-TWICE dating scandal
-new girl group will win music show and have national hit
-one of 2pm will announce engagement
-Stray Kids won’t win a music show but their international fandom will grow even more
-GOT7 grows in popularity in the US

SM
-NCT Vision will be very popular in China, members will go on Chinese variety and travelling shows
-EXO solo but it won’t be Baekhyun or Kai, someone unexpected. Suho? Sehun?
-another Super Junior scandal
-more members of SNSD leave
-SM won’t announce f(x) disbandment, their contracts will expire, only one member will re-sign with SM and they’ll release some vague statement about still being a group despite being at different companies

YG
-teasers of Blackpink’s US debut will be revealed, but no songs released
-another Big Bang or iKon scandal
-Soohyun will release a single feat. Lee Hi

Bighit
-BTS dating scandal, but not exposed by Dispatch, it’ll be exposed by foreign press or one of the members will accidentally upload a couple selfie on twitter
-Lee Hyun leaves Bighit
-New boygroup will be praised for vocals
-Jin will have small cameo role in drama
-one of maknae line will release a mini-album (not mixtape) and have solo promotions, fans will buy it but complain about how it’s unfair to Hyung line

Cube
-(G)I-dle will surpass 100k in album sales
-another inter-company dating scandal
-Pentagon will win on a music show
-a CLC member will leave

Misc
-Sunmi and Hyuna year end stage
-a Kpop group will have a billboard top 5 hit in collaboration with a Western artist, but it won’t be BTS, Monsta X, NCT GOT7 or Blackpink
-boy group member will reveal to be secretly married for a year
-girl group member will withdraw from group and announce pregnancy/engagement
-a CEO or famous director will be accused of sexual harassment and will be tried in court
-another American remake of a k-drama, but will still flop

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

one of 2pm will announce engagement

My money's on Nichkhun

[xlovexlessxtyx.livejournal.com]

2019 Predictions...

- Hyuna and E’dawn breakup is coming. But we won’t find out about it for a while, maybe even 2020. But they’ll keep up the couple facade because they both need the press it garners, bad or good.
- Weki Meki gets their first win.
- Pristin disbands but Pristin V has a comeback.
- Once the ink is dry, Kyla releases a YouTube video detailing her exit from Pristin and the disbandment. She gives no fucks and we cheer her on for it.
- Blackpink solo rollouts continue. None reach the success of ‘Solo’ but the masses pretend Lisa’s solo debut is better than it actually is.
- Blackpink has a comeback, not a full EP, but English versions of the title and English versions of their previous lead singles. An American debut is heavily implied, but never comes to fruition.
- Twice US tour. Possible English cuts of Yes Or Yes, What is Love, Likey, Signal, TT and Cheer Up. Everyone questions why LOA was omitted.
- Two more EXID comebacks. One goes viral for unintended reasons, but continues to benefits the groups success.
- three comebacks for WJSN, their fall comeback is heavy duty, but doesn’t chart as well as they hope. Possible music show win.
- A very popular older idol comes out as an avid advocate for mental health and wellness. I’m feeling like an SM girl.
- An LGBT+ scandal, with evidence, hits a popular male group. Gets swept under the rug with shocking ease. Makes international headlines and a becomes a conversation piece for lots of news sites that normally don’t cover the Koop/Idol scene.
- Sunmi continues to release bops, possible collaboration with a male and female idol. Not Hyuna. (I love their friendship, but her management isn’t going to risk the negative press working with Hyuna might garner from the public.)
- We find out why Jay Park left 2PM, it’s not as exciting as any of us think it us and it’s probably JYP’s fault.
- A surprising amount of groups collab with B-grade American artists, and worse, influencers.
- American acting debut for Tiffany. She hustles it, does a ton of guest spots on different shows and a possible recurring role on a primetime comedy. She’s building for a very successful 2020 in America and South Korea.
- Official 2am & 2pm disbandment.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

the masses pretend Lisa’s solo debut is better than it actually is.

You're killing me

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

I predicted Hyunseung would go to the military without a comeback and that happened lol. My only prediction at the time.

ETA - lmao and like 90% of these here are clearly ppl's personal wishes

[wafflesnmilk.livejournal.com]

Kyuhyun returns from his extended leave for frolcking around at concerts the army, has midlife crisis because his variety popularity has dropped off a cliff and put out a dance comeback.

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Ooh I've never done this before. Here are my predictions:

-BTS dating scandal (come thru Suga/ADORA dating rumours tbh)
-Weki Meki bags their first win
-Blackpink will probably have one comeback, the solos will all come through, but the inconsistencies in comeback schedules will probably piss off Blinks even more (aren't they already boycotting YG...?); the girls will do great with the fashion spreads, CFs and endorsements; Lisa would continue releasing dance videos for YGX Academy
-(G)I-DLE will keep growing; frustrated Blinks might (emphasis on might) migrate to Idle while BP are in the dungeon (and effectively piss off YG lol)
-SM x JYP x YG collab but it's not so much a song or single (probably a dance collab? Maybe between Ten, Lisa, and BamBam?)
-Got7 and Monsta X continue to grow in the US and Europe; Jooheon or I.M. bags a collab with a Western hip-hop artist; Jackson bags a gig for an American TV show
-NCT 127 gains bigger traction in the US, but NCT Vision does extremely well
-Lucas becomes a regular for two more variety shows lol
-A BTS member will be in a drama; possibly Taehyung's drama comeback?
-Hyuna and E'Dawn will split
-An idol/actor would be in a fraud scandal
-CL finally leaves YG; re-signs with Scooter
-f(x) might actually have a comeback this time
-TVXQ and BoA will probably not make any more comebacks for the next two years because they're busy in Japan lol
-Unlikely but Ji Hansol goes back to SM
-Seventeen will be in the running for Album of the Year and Artist of the Year
-B.I writes another hit; iKON will win Song of the Year for the second year in a row
-A rap collab between L.E., Moonbyul and Soyeon, directed and produced by Yoon Mirae
-Dean, Zico, and Crush to give us Bermuda Triangle 2.0

Also just a personal wish but Keone Madrid, Brian Puspos, and Rie Hata to continue working with BTS lol (especially for Rie Hata to continue giving us gems like Mic Drop, Airplane Pt. 2, BoA's Nega Dola and RV's Bad Boy)

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

I didn't knew ADORA and omg, I LOVE HER. A female producer? Makng those hits? Yes!!! Stanning right away ♥♥♥

I love how everyone is predicting that (G)-Idle is going to kill it. I have confidence in those girls 💖✨

[shawarmafordays.livejournal.com]

My predictions:

SM:
Seulgi gets the solo debut we're all waiting for and kills it
JoyRene start doing more acting roles
Yeri gets cast in a sitcom and becomes an IT girl
One of the EXO members drop a solo album (money is on Baekhyun or Chen)
Hyoyeon becomes a famous DJ
F(x) will release an album to promote their 10th anniversary but no promotions
NCT China hits it big and SM learns from the mistakes they made from EXO-M (rip)
Leeteuk will be exposed as a lecherous old man
We get another OhGG mini-album after the good results this year got
Tiffany will become popular after her album drops and we even get her cast in a drama/comedy series
Actor Sehun becomes a thing and he becomes a popular actor
Kyungsoo wins a huge prize at drama awards


BigHit:
New BG will be very different from BTS musically
Someone from BTS will be in a dating scandal (money is on Yoongi / Jin / Jhope)
BTS will slowly start branching into solo work
Jin gets cast in an indie movie or in an indie role and gets hype
Taehyung finally plays the villain and fulfills my lifelong dream
AGUST D Pt. 2 finally drops (we know YG has the tracks prepared)
BTS do a very different concept next year and won't come back till March-April
New boy group's promotions will overlap with BTS
Rise of Producer Min
RM gets more features in K-hip hop artists and does a song with Dean


Kpop news in general:

MAMAMOO members will release a solo album (have a feeling its either Hwasa or Wheein)
A very big idol couple changes everything for K-pop (particularly falling in vein with HyunDawn)
Pristin V becomes a permanent group
Pinky moves to China
JYP's new GG hits it big and becomes the next Miss A without the Suzy effect
Loona gets a big hit in Korea
Blackpink's first album gets stuck in developmental hell, we get the teasers and snippet but something happens and YG pulls the plug
G-IDLE will become a monster rookie and come for every girl group's crown particularly BP
We will see a rise of idol actors in 2019 and unconventional dramas
A prominent idol will get caught in a massive scandal that will open the floodgates for hell
Got7 will continue to grow and become a popular idol group (similar to 2PM in their heyday)

[xlovexlessxtyx.livejournal.com]

Gurl. The floodgates of hell? 😂😂😂

[camouflagecat.livejournal.com]

I can never come up with good predictions. Umm,

- Jackson will release music that his usually naysayers will actually like, but he'll have a collab that will gather major side-eye

- Park Jinyoung will take SK by storm and become the Nation's Love that he deserves!!!

- GOT7 will do a sexy concept in SK (I'm just willing this into existence) with a title written by a member and it will do very well

- BTS has a(nother) collab with a foreign artist that no one saw coming

- another case of a new idol will and a veteran idol being in a relationship

- a popular/famous bg will get into a scandal overseas

- someone unexpected shows their ass/puts their foot in their mouth/done goofed

[carmine-pink.livejournal.com]

I predict NCT will have its first major hit in Korea but it won't be from 127. Probably a publicly-loved ballad/OST from Doyoung or Taeil, boosted by an appearance in Masked Singer or Immortal Songs. Due to the success a permanent vocal unit will be in the works.

Since Lucas will be mostly in China, Johnny and/or Yuta will be pushed for that hilarious foreigner role in variety shows. SM will finally realize Jaehyun has that face and push him into acting, where he will become the new Cha Eunwoo. Jeno and/or Jaemin will star in a popular school drama. Dream gets an Etude House CF.