They are probably very good, stylish and handsomes, but Lottie’s ability to tell the difference between good and awful may not work at the moment. Her orange/white pants could be a proof of that. I hope Claire is with Glenn now.
I don’t listen to k-pop. Is it normal for the lyrics to try too hard and not make sense? Or for all the members of the group to have their own choreography?
Don’t know about K-pop Boy Bands, but with Girl Bands, the choreography is tight. If part of the group does its own thing, it was planned. Six members do X, while two members do Y, and one solos in the center.
I think the lyrics usually make sense, although often I’m listening to the music, and not so much the lyrics.
That wouldn’t change the fact that, as Claire said, Lottie and her friends don’t have the relevant experience (or, really, talents). Not to mention the whole not getting paid thing. Not to mention a whole lot of other red flags.
This reminds me that I’m confused as to what distinguishes their “”k-pop”” group from a regular boy band…. Nothing wrong with just being a boy band with dancing.
I continue to marvel at how such groups came to be called “bands” when none of their members PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS ok sorry, longtime instrument-playing musician here, I know it has long ago become entrenched in the cultural vocabulary… hey! you kids! get off my lawn!
The weird part is, in keeping with the general K-Pop aesthetic of “Everyone must excel at literally everything,” most of them can play instruments, they just don’t when they are performing
Lottie’s narration calls Glenn by his real name: further evidence, were it needed, that her habit of giving him a different wrong name every day is just a shenanigan that got out of hand. Mini-Chibi, who I assume is essentially an extension of Lottie’s personality, also called him Glenn on her first appearance (July 17).
I was going to say “Lottie’s or the guy with the pre-torn jeans all the girls are wearing.” Then I looked at what the rest of them are wearing and realized they’re all bad.
My new band name: “Bad Pants.” (Which works even better in the British idiom than American.)
TBH, my brain has been chanting this breakdown for the past hour, even absent whatever tune it’s supposed to have. Kudos to Mr. Allison for his lyricism. Maybe the group doesn’t entirely suck.
Friggin’ Dunston, man. Also I have to share that I saw Nero in a cafe (not Caffe Nero) today – he was wearing puffy white trousers and a cashmere item draped nonchalantly over his shoulders. His girlfriend was doing literally all the talking and was also laughing deliriously.
For pop music it’s not whether you’re good or not (lots of people are good enough) it’s whether you can get the right people with the right money and right connections to put you in the right places at the right times.
Nether Edge might just be the boy hole of the north.
Coverish style.
If Gizmo’s Robbie Baldwin stylings are any indiction, D-Slide is a low key New Warriors tribute, and I must begrudgingly approve.
And here I thought Nether Edge was the name of the band.
I’m just glad their name didn’t turn out to be “Boyhole”
That’s the endorphins talking, Lottie. Don’t listen to the endorphins. They’re not smart.
Isn’t N-Dorfin the 6th member of D-Slide?
Hmm, which would be more enjoyable – sucking a lemon or listening to D-Slide’s music?
This is a very good question.
Also, seriously, Lottie? K-pop? What happened to the girl who didn’t believe there was such a thing as “too metal”?
I believe she got some sweet lovin’. Possibly too much sweet lovin’, and not enough metal.
People contain multitudes! You can enjoy more than one genre. 🤷🏻♀️
If I could like both Punk and Prog back in the 1970s, anything is possible
I see Nero as more of a “metalloid” than a true metal, like boron or arsenic.
Apparently, The Black Metal group Septic Crisis is no longer in her head.
Is Nero going to sing any words, or is that just for the other guys?
Or did Nero get the big bit in the first panel?
They are probably very good, stylish and handsomes, but Lottie’s ability to tell the difference between good and awful may not work at the moment. Her orange/white pants could be a proof of that. I hope Claire is with Glenn now.
I love how the boys are each sporting a Korean cultural icon: Double Apple Watch, Giant Yellow Comb, Thigh Hands, and Pikachu! It’s too real! 🤩
I don’t listen to k-pop. Is it normal for the lyrics to try too hard and not make sense? Or for all the members of the group to have their own choreography?
Don’t know about K-pop Boy Bands, but with Girl Bands, the choreography is tight. If part of the group does its own thing, it was planned. Six members do X, while two members do Y, and one solos in the center.
I think the lyrics usually make sense, although often I’m listening to the music, and not so much the lyrics.
Also, those lyrics are generally about 30% in English and 70% in Korean, sometimes switching back and forth in the middle of sentences
Depends. Are we only counting *successful* K-pop bands?
So did Claire just go off on Lottle after Glenn stormed out or was there less aggressive expressions of frustration?
No part of Lottie appears to be on fire, so I’m assuming that Claire held back a bit.
As horrifying as this appropriation of K-Pop looks, Lottie’s adorable “drank the Kool-Aid” is priceless.
I suppose there’s no danger of this, but still… what if she’s right and they’re actually really good?
Also my thinking. On this evidence I would at the very least give them a listen, I’m a sucker for the cartoon boyband aesthetic.
I hope they are!
That wouldn’t change the fact that, as Claire said, Lottie and her friends don’t have the relevant experience (or, really, talents). Not to mention the whole not getting paid thing. Not to mention a whole lot of other red flags.
Well, we don’t know they don’t have talent yet, and if fame relied on experience, no one would ever be famous.
I mean Lottie has no experience managing a band.
*”Drank the Kool-Aid” look is priceless.
This reminds me that I’m confused as to what distinguishes their “”k-pop”” group from a regular boy band…. Nothing wrong with just being a boy band with dancing.
Imagine that confusion is at the heart of the D-Slide brand.
I continue to marvel at how such groups came to be called “bands” when none of their members PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS ok sorry, longtime instrument-playing musician here, I know it has long ago become entrenched in the cultural vocabulary… hey! you kids! get off my lawn!
The weird part is, in keeping with the general K-Pop aesthetic of “Everyone must excel at literally everything,” most of them can play instruments, they just don’t when they are performing
Lottie’s narration calls Glenn by his real name: further evidence, were it needed, that her habit of giving him a different wrong name every day is just a shenanigan that got out of hand. Mini-Chibi, who I assume is essentially an extension of Lottie’s personality, also called him Glenn on her first appearance (July 17).
Lottie’s called him Glenn a couple of times before. Including once in this very story. https://badmachinery.com/comic/working-out-her-rhythms/
Perhaps they should loosen the mood, it might be cutting off their circulation.
I have a picture in my head of John watching endless BTS videos in order to get the D-Slide boys’ moves just right.
Not an inaccurate vision of the recent past, Ade.
Lottie is wrong about not being more right. Those pants are not right, and never will be.
Proof positive that The Olds ™ are a confederacy of dunces. This is Modern Fashion, I’ll have you know.
I may not know fashion, but I know what it isn’t.
It’s like looking at Stan’s coat from Monkey Island which unnervingly seems to move even while the wearer is still.
And I’m not old, I’m Seasoned(TM).
I was going to say “Lottie’s or the guy with the pre-torn jeans all the girls are wearing.” Then I looked at what the rest of them are wearing and realized they’re all bad.
My new band name: “Bad Pants.” (Which works even better in the British idiom than American.)
Is this decision the catalyst needed to get the Claire/Glenn ship to set sail? Only time will tell.
TBH, my brain has been chanting this breakdown for the past hour, even absent whatever tune it’s supposed to have. Kudos to Mr. Allison for his lyricism. Maybe the group doesn’t entirely suck.
Oh no, Lottie.
Oh no.
Friggin’ Dunston, man. Also I have to share that I saw Nero in a cafe (not Caffe Nero) today – he was wearing puffy white trousers and a cashmere item draped nonchalantly over his shoulders. His girlfriend was doing literally all the talking and was also laughing deliriously.
For pop music it’s not whether you’re good or not (lots of people are good enough) it’s whether you can get the right people with the right money and right connections to put you in the right places at the right times.
So I take it it’s pronounced “boi-ho-lay”?