A change in K-pop?

[iiserene]

I don't get why so many people are starting to complain now that 4th gen groups are making new songs with more mature concepts, or with more mature lyrics.

Just recently (G)I-DLE had a comeback titled ¨Queencard¨. And the lyrics were designed for teens or just an older audience. Which (imo) is fine!
Most K-pop idols are adults so they might not always want to sing songs like ¨Gee¨ anymore, or ¨Fancy¨. As K-pop evolves there are gonna be changes in the style of the music, and the amount of mature content that is said.

I am aware that now these days, there are more minors debuting in K-pop. So of course mature lyrics/song concepts should always be used appropriately when sung by minors. But K-pop idols that are in their early twenties aren't always gonna want to be singing about candy or magical fairy wonderlands.

So what are your thoughts on K-pop groups releasing songs with more mature lyrics/content? I want to know your thoughts!
Please keep in mind that others might have different opinions so just stay respectful <3

 

[yunaing]

Adults can do adult things. Younger people but also their parents need to stop thinking everything should be for their children. I don’t like Queencard but I respect it’s message and I think if Soyeon wants to talk about these darker topics through her art she can do that. If younger audiences don’t like that they need to turn away, not make them stop. I do think it’s kinda a shame when everyone is doing the same thing though so I can understand why people might be sad, but I can also think of a pretty decent number of groups who do still just make fun music. But yeah. Even if everyone was making deep meaningful songs they can just do that if they want. If kpop isn’t providing for the fans the fans should just look somewhere else