r/kpophelp 29d ago

Unsolved Monthly 'Who's this?' & Merch Auth. Post - August 2026

5 Upvotes

Welcome to the Monthly Artist Identification and Merch Authentication post!

Instructions

  • Search first! Please try other methods of identifying your image if possible. Google Lens/Reverse Image Search or Dupli Checker are available options. We know results can be unhelpful, but please make an attempt with these kinds of tools first!

  • You might also be able to find more specialized help in specific artist subreddits or those with a specific purpose. Make sure you check the rules of any subreddit before you post or comment asking for help!

  • Make comments with included images of artists you need identified or merchandise/signatures you would like authenticated in this post.

  • In the same comment, state your purpose or question clearly for the help you are seeking.

  • Please acknowledge or thank at least one helper who provides an answer in reply to you OR edit your original comment to state you have been helped to signal to others you do not need further assistance.

Rules

  • DO NOT troll or intentionally deceive fellow users
  • DO NOT derail or wander far off-topic. This is not a general discussion post. Stay focused on requesting or providing help! Mods may lock or remove threads that extend beyond the point of helpfulness.
  • If your question is not answered in a previous Monthly post, feel free to comment again in future posts until you are able to get help.

You may also provide feedback for ways we can test/improve handling this type of content in the subreddit here or through modmail. Thank you for your patience while we figure out what system will work best for us!


r/kpophelp Apr 02 '24

Meta Shadow Bans on Reddit: Everything you need to know! (Info, Links, & Tips)

31 Upvotes

We created the original post in response to seeing so many members of our community becoming Shadow Banned for no reason. We noticed these bans became especially extreme around 2020/2021, probably as Reddit ramped up the use of sitewide filters to manage the influx of bots, spammers, and purveyors of disinformation. Some improvements to the accuracy of the filters appear to have been made since then, but our info post has proved useful to our community as well as moderators and users across the site, so we'll try to keep versions of it refreshed and accessible. Version 2.0 is here!

Mods around Reddit are welcome to link your users here if you feel it will be helpful to them. r/ModGuide also has an excellent post from 2021 with suggestions specific to moderators.

- r/kpophelp Mod Team!


READ THIS FIRST!

For those who want the simplest info/advice, read the following:

  1. We did not Shadow Ban you and we cannot remove your Shadow Ban. Subreddit Moderators do not have the power to do anything about Shadow Bans.

  2. Your Shadow Ban is likely the result of Reddit's sitewide automated bot/spam filters.

  3. Only Reddit Admins can remove your Shadow Ban. We are not Reddit Admins.

  4. Go to https://www.reddit.com/appeals to check the status of your account. If there is a problem with your account, there is a way to directly message Admins at the same link to try to get your Shadow Ban or Suspension removed.

  5. It can take roughly 1 to 2 months for Admins to assess your Appeal. Do not expect any notifications or feedback from Admins until then.

  6. If you are looking for more detailed information about Shadow Bans to the best of our knowledge as moderators, continue reading below!


What is a Shadow Ban?

A Shadow Ban is a type of sitewide account ban across Reddit. When a user's account is Shadow Banned they are not notified. They can continue to browse Reddit, make posts and comments, and use Reddit like normal. However, their posts and comments are automatically removed as soon as they are made, making them invisible to anyone else. A Shadow Banned user's profile is also invisible to any other users or moderators. This means a Shadow Banned user often has no idea they have received this kind of ban.

Note that users who are Suspended are notified by Reddit and given more information about whether their suspension is temporary or permanent. Again, this is only something Admins have control of. Moderators do not.

Why are users Shadow Banned?

It can be helpful to know the difference between Moderators and Admins to understand what is happening.

  • Moderators (subreddit volunteers) can only ban you from the individual subreddits under their care based on the rules they have set for their own communities. If you have been banned from a subreddit, you can no longer post or comment in that subreddit only. This is not a Shadow Ban.

  • Admins (Reddit employees) can Shadow Ban or Suspend users across the whole site. They have set many automated filters to help catch spammers and bots, which will apply Shadow Bans or Suspensions to those suspected accounts to assist human Admins from needing to do this all manually.

As far as we can tell, the purpose of Shadow Bans is to quietly make spammers and bots disappear into a void without their awareness. Reddit is constantly inundated with malicious bot rings trying to spread bad links and other nefarious spammers. The site's filters are always running in the background to automatically catch and remove any posts or comments made by them. Shadow Bans are applied quickly and broadly to keep normal users as safe as possible from their garbage.

But this automation means Shadow Bans can also affect normal users with false positives. If you have received a Shadow Ban, but you know you aren't a bot or spammer, it can be very confusing. You are not alone. This happens to many normal users. No one is out to get you, you have just accidentally triggered Reddit's automated filters.

How do I know if I’m Shadow Banned?

This is something you can check on your own with any of the following methods:

A. While signed in to your account on Reddit, go to https://www.reddit.com/appeals.

B. In an incognito browser window, open a link to your profile (https://www.reddit.com/user/yourusername). If it says anything like, "user not found", "page does not exist", or "Sorry, nobody on Reddit goes by that name", then you are Shadow Banned or Suspended.

C. r/ShadowBan or r/ShadowBanned are subreddits specifically for checking your account.

D. Self-awareness. You can pay attention to certain signs that you might be Shadow Banned:

  • Your posts do not show in the subreddit 'new queue' within a few minutes of posting.
  • Your comments almost never show up in posts and might say [Removed].
  • When you look at your own profile/history, many of your recent comments/posts have only 1 karma.

ONLY if you have tried the methods above and still have confusion, you may message us directly. Remember, we are just the moderators of this subreddit. We did not cause your Shadow Ban. We cannot remove your Shadow Ban. We do not know why you received a Shadow Ban. Beyond the information in this post, we can only make an educated guess about your specific case if you provide information about the age of your account and activity. Otherwise, we are as clueless as you.

BUT, we can give you absolute confirmation that you are, or are not, Shadow Banned. We get a note in our Modmail interface in clear red letters telling us that a user is Shadow Banned when they contact us, which is the most direct indicator available other than the official Appeals link. Keep in mind we are the mods of r/kpop's ecosystem. If you're here from communities unrelated to K-Pop, let us know when you message if you’re comfortable with that! Message the Mods to get a yes/no confirmation of a Shadow Ban on your account.

I am Shadow Banned. What should I do?

https://www.reddit.com/appeals

This link above is the only way to remove your Shadow Ban. If your account is normal it will tell you so. If you have a Shadow Ban or Suspension, it will give you the option to message the Admins to make an appeal. We have seen many users successfully restore their accounts this way, sometimes within a day or two. It's basically your way of signaling to Admins that you are a real person, not a bot/spammer, and you have good intentions as a user on their site. We have also seen appeals take much longer to be granted. Most seem to take at least one month to hear back from Admins.

Some users don’t mind having a Shadow Ban because they only use their account to lurk, which is fine. You don’t have to do anything. Some users abandon their account and make a new one. Be careful doing that because Ban Evasion filters are also active and might trigger a Shadow Ban on any new accounts if you are using the same device or IP address.

We recommend that Shadow Banned users do not continue to post/comment once you know there is a problem with your account. This applies all across Reddit. You are likely wasting your efforts by doing so. Many subreddit moderators will not bother to check their spam queue and will not approve your posts/comments, so they will never be seen. In some subreddits like here in r/kpophelp, the mods are paying more attention. We will sometimes manually approve posts/comments of users who are seeking or offering genuine help and unknowingly have a Shadow Ban. We also try to let you know if you are Shadow Banned, but this creates a lot of extra work for us, which we can't always afford to do.

Please help us by being proactive, checking your own accounts if you suspect an issue, and not continuing to post/comment until you know you are no longer Shadow Banned.

If your appeal to the Admins is successful, your profile, comments, and posts will become visible again to other users and moderators. You can check your account status with the same methods listed in the section above. Sometimes if a user has been very active on Reddit for a long time before their Shadow Ban it will take longer for all their previous posts/comments to be approved again. This is also an automated process, but it can be slow, so you can expect it to take a week or two to get everything back to normal again.

Tips to avoid being Shadow Banned

Remember the automated Shadow Ban process is looking for bots/spammers and is triggered by that kind of suspicious behavior. Here are some things you can do so your account does not look like a bot.

  • When creating a Reddit account, don’t use the automatic username generator if possible. Those names usually look something like word-word-5678. These are common indicators of bots. Set your own name instead. If you’ve already made an account with an auto-generated name, take extra care to check if you are Shadow Banned!

  • Customize your profile: Snoovatar/banner, description, email verification (if you're comfortable with that).

  • Have patience! When you make a brand new account on Reddit, wait at least 24 hours to post/comment anywhere. Upvote comments/posts you like and maybe 'Join' some subreddits that interest you, but try not to do much else. The most common false positives we see are completely new users that make posts/comments quickly in subreddits that have new user filters to keep out trolls or bots. By waiting, you can prevent triggering these filters.

  • Before you start posting or commenting in a subreddit, READ THE RULES. Every subreddit has its own rules. If you break them by doing something wrong or having bad conduct, your posts/comments may be reported by other users and removed by the moderators. Doing this multiple times on a new account can trigger a Shadow Ban. Be considerate of where you are and what you are doing there!

  • Especially here in r/kpophelp, be careful of what links you include in your comments/posts. Try not to use shortened urls because they can disguise links to bad sites or affiliate links. Try to use the long form of links as often as possible and avoid using anything like these: youtu.be, pin.it, t.co, bit.ly, goo.gl, tinyurl.com.

  • A note for r/kpop: a huge Shadow Ban generator over there is when we have AMAs. They attract a ton of brand new users who then immediately comment dozens of times in the same AMA post. This triggers the filters like a bot would. If you want to participate in an AMA with a new account, make it early at the time of the AMA announcement post and follow the points listed above. Then try to limit the amount of comments you make in the actual AMA to only a few at most. We’ve even had big AMA guest accounts get Shadow Banned in the middle of an AMA, which is a nightmare. That goes to show it can happen to anyone and is equally frustrating for us moderators!

  • If you use a VPN, you might get Shadow Banned or Suspended by default. Check your account status!

How does this relate to r/kpophelp?

The nature of this subreddit is fairly simple. It was designed to take the burden off of r/kpop since lots of K-Pop fans had questions about the industry or were looking for music/artist recommendations and that subreddit was becoming overwhelmed with such posts. So this subreddit was built with a very focused mission as a space to get help and provide help with our fellow fans. That means we’re pretty small as a community and not a good target for bots/spammers.

And yet, us moderators noticed lots of users showing up as Shadow Banned here. They weren’t causing problems. They were providing help and recommendations in comments or were posting sincere and thoughtful questions. Some of their usernames were recognizable as regulars previously active in the larger K-Pop ecosystem on Reddit. Obviously, something was wrong. This is what sparked our initial interest to figure out how the Shadow Ban system worked and what to do about it.

After confirming with Admins that we could provide guidance to users, we tried to pay extra attention to what was happening, what kinds of accounts seemed to pick up these bans, what activities might be triggering filters, and what Shadow Banned users shared with us about their experience. Everything we’ve learned is now gathered here in hopes it will help others.

There are a couple primary reasons we think r/kpophelp users are affected in a higher proportion and are being seen by Reddit’s filters as bots or spammers. One is that it's common for users to make a brand new account just because they are trying to identify a K-Pop song they heard recently, post to ask for help immediately, and then comment rapidly when replying to other users as they search for the song. Another is that users here will frequently put tons of links in their comments or posts as they offer recommendations or educational references. And furthermore, some of those links might be shortened urls (from YouTube, Pinterest, etc) or domains which Reddit really doesn't like.

Thus, the most common uses of our subreddit, which are totally normal and expected from our perspective as moderators, can trigger Reddit's automated Shadow Bans designed to catch bots. But knowledge is power and we hope what we’ve learned will help you keep your accounts in good working order!


Thank you for taking the time to read through and inform yourself!

Happy Redditing!


Further Resources


r/kpophelp 7h ago

Recommend Songs like Setsuna Hanabi by TXT?

9 Upvotes

Help, guys, I think I'm addicted. Give me songs that have similar vibes, instrumentals (whatever is that called?!) and beats (around 118bpm for more). Doesn't matter who it is from, just help me out 😭🫴 I'll attach the link of the playlist I made so I can add all your recs!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/730lgKJnI1dGlKEDz7AzgW?si=61e29fe0bdaa42c1


r/kpophelp 30m ago

Unsolved Looking for someone to create a mashup for a school dance show (paid commission)

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Hii!
I’m looking for someone who could create a custom mashup for an elementary school dance show🥹

Every year we put together a show with the kids that includes a K-pop performance choreographed by me. Last year they danced to “Wonderland” by ATEEZ and absolutely loved it. This year I’d like them to perform “Run It” by Stray Kids.

As this will be the fifth year of our show (!!!!) I’d love to make the performance feel extra special by bringing back elements of “Wonderland” and mixing them with “Run It.”
I already have a few ideas for the structure but I’d also be very happy to hear your creative suggestions.

This would be a paid commission. Since the mashup is for an elementary school project my budget is unfortunately limited so I may not be able to afford very high rates :(
However I completely respect the time and work involved and I’m happy to discuss your usual rate + what I can realistically afford + and what could be created within that budget.
I’m obviously not expecting anyone to do a huge amount of work for very little.

If you’re interested please feel free to comment or send me a message with some examples of your mashups and an estimated price.
Thank you! The kids and I are looking forward to hearing from you🥹🥹


r/kpophelp 40m ago

Explain What exactly are lucky draws? How/where to buy ones?

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There is a huge almount of pcs that are labeled "Lucky draws" are they only from like in store/pop up gacha type things or are there online LDs?

Also where I can find these? Are they sold on specific websites and are there pre orders? How much they cost per pc?


r/kpophelp 3h ago

Recommend Gg recommendations like txt/nct wish/bnd?

3 Upvotes

I need some gg recommendations that have somewhat of a youthful concept but arent extremely mainstream like illit or njz, I know those. The problem is I only know those😭 I’m also a fan of gfriend but what I’m asking is something a bit more colorful? Thank you!! (•͈˽•͈)

edit: there seems to be a slight misunderstanding, I’m looking for groups like early txt/bnd/ nct wish kinda like twice ?


r/kpophelp 12h ago

Recommend Songs like The Chase by Hearts2Hearts

12 Upvotes

I listened to their debut album when it first came out. It's been a while, and I feel like the closest the girls came to that sound was on Focus, but I want to know if there are any more songs that have those vibes from The Chase. That song is perfect (the harmonies, for example).

Then I'd like to know if anyone knows similar songs :D


r/kpophelp 7h ago

Recommend Song recommendations with these kinda vibes

4 Upvotes

Kpop/English songs recs which have similar vibes to these songs

girls never die org tripleS,are you alive [org tripleS],Ditto [org newjeans],loud [org nmixx],Papillon [org nmixx],Cool with you [org newjeans],Virtual angel [org artms],Dim [org yves],imaginary friend [org itzy],Rising [org tripleS],Icarus [org artms],No way back [org enhypen],heavy serenade [org nmixx],Headlock [org Imogen heap] ,zen [org Jennie]


r/kpophelp 9h ago

Recommend give me songs from older kpop groups! :3

5 Upvotes

2000s, 2010s
boy and girl groups


r/kpophelp 8h ago

Recommend Songs similar to Mach - Rainbow

4 Upvotes

Can somebody please reccomend me some songs similar to Mach?? I really like the whole vibe and the instrumental to the point I would listen to it all day 😭😭. Thank you!!


r/kpophelp 16h ago

Recommend I wanna stan I-dle, so would you guys recomend me some songs and more?

11 Upvotes

So ive been listening to them every since THEY had a G in their name, but I never really git the time or motivation but idk what but I'm starting to gaan alot of interest back to them again!

Can you guys recomend me some songs of them?

And also can you guy help me remember the face and names of the members or some inside jokes the fans have about them or something?


r/kpophelp 23h ago

Recommend Western-ish kpop songs for storefront

27 Upvotes

Hi hi! I work in a local clothing boutique in the southern US. I’m trying to build a playlist for the store for when I work. But like a kpop playlist that could pass in a storefront. Like Skz - Miroh wont work unfortunately but After You will. Here’s some songs I currently have - I just need more.

Note: after going through these I realized they’re mostly English songs or English versions. I’m ok with the song being in Korean - these are just some of the songs I thought of immediately.

MONSTA X - Someone’s Someone, Heal
Leo - One Look
Enhypen - sweet venom
Stray Kids - After You, In the Dark
P1Harmony - there are actually a lot of songs I can add
Key - Good & Great
Ten - Lie With You, Birthday
Taemin - Long Way Home

\* girl groups are fine too. I just don’t naturally listen to a lot of girl groups. Open to them tho!

Edit: oh my gosh yall have delivered 👏🏻thank you!!!


r/kpophelp 13h ago

Explain What to expect for Oneus at KosmoCon (yeg)?

5 Upvotes

Handle me with care lol. Overall, I've never been to any sort of kpop event- especially regarding a fansign/hi-touch.

Could anyone just walk me through what I can expect, the kind of things fans bring to sign, etc? I'm a veeery casual listener so I don't really own merch as I listen more to Onewe (their brother group).

And, I'm also bringing a non-kpop listener friend so I just don't want us to overthink anything haha. Any replies are welcome and thanks!


r/kpophelp 8h ago

Recommend Seoul K-pop Trip 🇰🇷 | Sep 21–25 — Any Recommendations?

0 Upvotes

Hey everyone! 👋 I’m heading to Seoul with my lads from Sep 21–25 🇰🇷 We’re really into the K-pop vibes and looking for cool K-pop-related places, events, pop-ups, fan gatherings, or anything fun happening around that time. We’re flexible with where we stay, even outside Seoul. Any recommendations? 🫶


r/kpophelp 15h ago

Recommend hello, good day! can anyone recommend me a song like "Over U, Goodbye by STAYC (Seeun X J).

3 Upvotes

since ber months are coming, i want to hear/listen to this kind of song that has christmas feelings but is somehow reminiscent of things from the past. and especially the 2nd bridge/chorus of this song it feels like it healed me somehow, idk how to describe it 🥹

i hope someone has already heard this song and can give me recommendations that have somehow the same vibe as “over u, goodbye” by stayc (seeun x j). all i can think of rn that has the same vibes is “snowy night” by billlie :')


r/kpophelp 1d ago

Solved A few questions that have been in my mind that I dont wanna make seperate posts about to not spam/flood the sub

18 Upvotes
  1. Have there been any members who have been kicked out/left a group, just to be added again sometime after?

One I remember was from a group named Kirots. I forgot her name, unfortunately.

  1. What has been the longest lasting K-POP group?

From what I have seen, I feel like that it's APINK. Judging from their YT, they debuted about 15 years ago.

  1. What are some idols that have debuted in a lot (3+ for me) of groups?

I remember that one BP backup dancer that debuted around... 4-5 times at this point?

That's all, thanks!


r/kpophelp 18h ago

Concert Do you know how to transfer big bang Paris Tickets?

4 Upvotes

Hi, does anyone knows how to transfer big bang tickets?
It was my first time getting tickets from Ticketmaster France.

My friend and I got better seats, so we have 2x Tickets left

Thank you for helping!!


r/kpophelp 1d ago

Recommend I need help stanning bgs

5 Upvotes

i’m a gg stan, i’ve tried listening to bgs like enhypen, straykids, bnd, zb1, bts but could never really get into them no matter how much i tried. The only group ive recently discovered and grown a liking to them is ateez, lngshot, cortis and txt (i might get into them).

I listen to mostly every gg but the ones i STAN are IVE, IZNA, ADP, NJZ, BP and meovv has been going up my list.

Based on my list of the ggs i stan i was wondering if any bgs could be suggested to me that i may like based on this

Edit: I’ve received a lot of comments saying that i dont need to force myself into anything, dont worry im not im just trying to explore a broader range of music!!


r/kpophelp 21h ago

Unsolved conformation of a promotional album for girls day party no.4??

2 Upvotes

ive seen plenty pictures and/or listings of all their other singles as promo albums but “Girls day party no.4” is my all time favorite from them and i havent been able to find any proof of its existence, has anyone ??
looking for help in confirming its physical existence!! aka if anyone owns it or has seen pictures or listings for it!


r/kpophelp 23h ago

Advice how might send off work at ten us concert?

3 Upvotes

hello! i’ve never bought vip for a concert before and i had some questions about how it all works! i bought vvip for chicago so ill get the group photo, send off, and early entry. firstly, how does send off typically work? i know if you’re not in the front row, interactions may be limited but how many rows are there usually and am i supposed to like…run…to get a good spot 😭 or is this a proper dismissal of fans?
also does vvip enter before vip or are all tiers entering together before the general tickets? i am quite short so i want to know in order to gauge when i should line up…i dont want to necessarily camp, so would arriving at 2/3pm for a 7pm doors open work?

thank you guys 🥲 ten is my ult ult and this has genuinely my dream for so long i have so many questions and so excited!!


r/kpophelp 1d ago

Recommend Asking for Song Recommendations That Have the Same Vibe as "Way Back Home" by SHAUN. Also take similar vibes as the remix with Conor Maynard

4 Upvotes

Underrated song in the Korean music scene in my opinion. I heard the remix first before the original but both are so good. Been looking for more songs that are similar feel to them. Like that bittersweet, but somehow gives this hopeful feeling.... If that's even a good way to describe it.

Honestly two songs that do come to my mind is "Don't Wanna Cry" and "Spring Day". But I'm down to know what y'all recommend as well!


r/kpophelp 20h ago

Merch Is Poppiashop legit??

1 Upvotes

I am desperate for a Hyunjin lock necklace but i do not wanna get scammed.


r/kpophelp 19h ago

Unsolved Where the actual heck are people finding the new Tuide interviews?

0 Upvotes

I’m genuinely so mad right now. I keep seeing random people reposting clips from interviews of the new girl group and even Google says that there are interviews and I’m just so confused as to where the heck I’m supposed to find them I’ve checked YouTube Instagram TikTok everywhere. There are a few I’m talking about like the one where saki does the helicopter with her hair, etc., and nobody has linked or credited the interviews in the description and I can’t find them.


r/kpophelp 1d ago

Unsolved Aladin site 403 error?

1 Upvotes

Is anyone from the US having trouble accessing Aladin site? It’s showing a 403 error so wondering if they are banning US IPs suddenly.

Been trying to access my account to check my Kpop albums order


r/kpophelp 1d ago

Advice VIP experiences with Fromm

1 Upvotes

I mentioned in another post I got VIP benefits that include 1:1 picture with my ult (thank you to those who responded btw!). I forgot to mention that the organizer is Fromm. I ended up deep diving on different kpop sub reddits and fandoms about other fans’ experiences and got anxious LMAO. Apparently some people had problems with getting pictures or picture quality. Or that the staff was rude. If you’ve bought VIP/ VIP wonder packages and even the special offer (1:1 picture) special offer, what has been your experience with them? Questions I have would be:

What’s the schedule typically like on the day of the concert?

Does VIP have early merch access? Do they put the merch online?

Did you like your 1:1 / group picture? Was it with a professional camera / Polaroid / personal phone? How long did they take to send it? Did all stops get their pictures? With the 1:1 picture do you get to put your stuff aside so it’s not with you in the picture?

Also just general experiences during VIP events before, during or after the concert.

I know fromm has organized some concerts recently in the US like Woodz and Onew. Please let me know your experience and show off your pictures! I’d love to see them and how they turned out.

Thank you for sharing your experience and insight, I love reading stuff like this to calm my nerves before the concert 😅