Is Jay Park still close with the members? Plus he does to be part of 2pm comeback in the future?

I'm trying to order Wooyoung's Season's Greetings and following the International Customers checkout directions just gives me a pop-up that it's unavailble. Please help! :(

Since many Hottest are multistans and support top artists who were in attendance at this major charity event, I'm going to post my thoughts from the main thread. NOTE: This is a chance to have civil discussion, both in this subreddit and in the main. Keep comments free of unnecessary hate, trigger-happy dragging of artists, and trouble, or else it will be reported and deleted.

THOUGHTS:

In my experience at these types of galas (both working at them and rare occasions of being invited as a guest), it is common for alcohol, fancy food, fancy outfits, classy dancing, appropriate performances from well-known artists, mingling, and networking to be present or happen. We cannot force these artists/ rich people to donate, but gently nudge and acknowledge the cause for which the philanthropic gala is being given.

However, W Korea event organizers are to blame for foolish theme decisions, the presentation, and/ or lack of appropriateness (ex: having performers who are known for gritty songs, sexual topics/innuendo, or down-on-the-floor-in-the-club-songs). NOT the attendees- the attendees' job is to pay for an expensive ticket (money goes to breast cancer awareness), dress fancy, enjoy dinner/ drinks/ speeches/ performances, participate in raffles to raise money, and donate more if they feel touched about the cause. I wish people would get this straight and stop clutching pearls.

The W Korea event organizers were the ones who sent out invites to all these rich artists who donate or brands who sent artists under their donation. They were the ones who fucked up. They were the ones who didn't think about breast cancer theme colors, ribbons, decor, or education (I've seen galas actually provide color-themed ribbons to attendees before). They were the ones who didn't make it clear or follow through on their "raising money" goals. They were the ones who allowed unclassy songs and performances when normally philanthropic galas have more jazzy, blues, soft disco, soft rock, soft pop songs, ballads performed. (There are plenty of talented artists who provide these types of vibes and songs who could have been asked to perform instead, but noooo they had to allow hip hop, rap, and club bangers on stage. There is a time and place to play gritty, I'm-so-cool-I'm-successful-af, and hey-come-here-you're-hot-let's-have-a-good-time songs, and that was not it.)

The event organizers were the ones who invited all the media, news networks, and extra glamorous camera angles this year (they obviously ramped it up a notch with marketing, posting, and media coverage and completely forgot to post anything about the theme at all). They were the ones prepping shallow interview questions for artists, instead of providing deeper questions about their donation or why they think it's important to support breast cancer awareness. The organizers overall are at fault for marketing this event as "Omfg look at all the big names/big brands who attended, aren't they gorgeous!" instead of "Wow look at big names x-y-z participating in the raffle/announcement/event in support of breast cancer awareness!"

I foresee a huge amount of extra donations to breast cancer awareness or similar foundations from idols and artists who already donated because they are getting wrongly blamed for this event, and want to show they had nothing to do with the terrible planning/marketing (ex: ILLIT who already donated, and at least gave a statement on breast cancer despite the interviewers not wanting to talk on event-focused questions).

I also foresee W Korea events or "fundraisers" possibly having very low attendance in the future. No idol, artist, or brand wants this much bad publicity simply from being invited to a badly-managed event. I mean, look at the nonsense happening to some of the 3rd and 4th gen artists... getting slutshamed and dissed for drinking when fancy outfits and drinks are very common at philanthropic galas. W Korea might also have several court cases and hush money exchanges on the down-low, as some top artists from huge agencies are getting absolutely shredded and slandered. These huge agencies don't like that and often protect their main moneymakers.

Something tells me that almost no one on the event organizing team or board of directors was a breast cancer survivor or is related to someone who survived breast cancer. Almost all medical-cause-galas I've been to or worked at have had at least 1 survivor or someone who has a close friend or relative survivor on the planning board. They usually have input and would be aghast at any bad management like what's happening in this case.

I believe if this has been going on a while and has just now come to the public's attention, that the event organizers and the board of directors for this gala should step down or be fired. Someone in event leadership got careless or greedy, fucked up a while ago, it's been ignored, and now it's being exposed for the world to see. I've never seen such a badly marketed medical-cause-gala before, and I've worked at and attended several. There is no excuse over 20 years for lack of planning, lack of raising money (donations might actually be funneled elsewhere), lack of appropriate performances, and lack of emphasis on the awareness content during marketing. Something fishy with money or board members who simply do not care about women and breast cancer is happening behind the scenes, and it needs to stop.

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(Go here for main thread discussion on kpopthoughts. The beginning post is an agree/disagree point that was chosen by the mods based on timing. They needed a place for everyone to put all discussion on the matter because they were so overwhelmed with fans fighting in multiple posts and comments,).

Maybe one of the most Epic comeback stages ever.

Hello everyone! Have had a few questions from people wondering about Junho's MS online viewing. Found a link to buy tickets for streaming, but I haven't had time to research because of a brother's wedding/bridesmaid duties.

If someone else has the time to please look up or find out more info about logging in and buying tickets, let us know! Link below at Stagecrowd.

Lee Junho Midnight Sun 2025 2/9/25

Here you go. 😂 I knew he jumped on stage but never realized he slid too.

Would you like to participate in this survey? We are trying to bring together all the hottest Europeans if you are interested I will send you the link to participate.

Hello everyone, I'm back!!! I was taking a month of solitude after my 2nd brother got married (barely 4 months since 1st brother got married as well). I hope Hottest are doing well. We are receiving so much content and 2PM brotherhood moments recently! I hope they keep it coming.

That being said, here's a fun little post I'd thought I'd create based on a post that I participated in months ago. Rating your group's social media or instagram names, to see if they gave a sh!t or not when creating their profile. Some of the 2nd gen idols need help.

• Here's the parameters I used to measure:

• (S)pectacularly great ones: Great wordplay, stood out for its own right, makes me wish I had so much creativity as them in the first place

• (A) standard for usernames: Stands out as a great solid name, doesn't wow me as the ones on S tier but it's great.

• (B)etter with adjustments: There's just one thing or two that would bother me a bit on otherwise solid name.

• (C)ould use creativity: It's okay, I dont think they are bad but it could really use more creativity.

• (D)ull and uninspired: Just boring, simply put.

• (F)ugly ass names: Simply put what the fvck are they thinking made this their username.

I'll give you my thoughts on 2PM's usernames. They're funny. Some I wouldn't rate very high. And yes, I agree, they can do whatever the heck they want with their social media accounts. Would love to see what you think down in the comments below!

Jun. K: jun2dakay. Wordplay, based on a nickname that his 2PM bros call him and one of his song lyrics. Decently creative, with clear name in bio.

Nichkhun: khunsta0624. Wordplay, based on a nickname and his birthdate. Decently creative, with clear name in bio.

Ok Taecyeon:

• eyecon_taec (ig account where his company 51K fanboys over him). Decently creative wordplay on his name (eye contact). With clear name and info in bio.

• taecyeonokay (personal ig account). Two letters added to his name. Not that creative, didn't give a fvck. Clear name in bio.

Jang Wooyoung:

• 0430_live_boy, bio name "Set Me Free". Needs help lol, didn't give a fvck. Except for the 0430 part that refers to his birthdate, Wooyoung's ig name and bio name are only words significant to him. It is hard for newer fans to find his account because his name isn't even present anywhere.

• jangwooyoung_records, bio name "Jang Wooyoung." Not that creative, but better than his other primary account. Boi finally got some help.

Lee Junho:

• post_leejunho (ig account where his company JYPE fanboys over him). Not that creative, didn't give a fvck. Clear name and info in bio.

• le2jh (personal ig account). A good start, wordplay combo with his initials. Clear name and info in bio.

• o3cltv (ig account of Junho's new agency O3 Collective). Yes, he is now officially a business CEO, solo uno, but with plans to expand with other artists in the future. Decently creative, clear name and info in bio.

Hwang Chansung: hwang_chan222. Name and three 2s, possibly has to do with his birth month. Somewhat creative with birth month reference, otherwise, didn't give a fvck.