Editing K-Pop Alliance

==Beginnings==

TWICE, Kep1er, IZ*One, and Enhypen would be erased for building onto the Belgium and German flags, and another small block of groups would be erased approximately 40 hours into r/place. Only Blackpink, BTS, and LOONA would continue standing until the Whiteout.

Immediately after the First Expansion, the TWICERS (the r/place division of TWICE) would develop and create a new TWICE logo underneath the German Flag (1558, 852) and develop an alliance with r/MFDOOM due to being direct neighbors, the latter eventually declared an honorary K-Pop group. These two would found the largest group of K-Pop fandoms called '''Girl Group (GG) Alley'''. A region dedicated to all female K-Pop groups and named after it's original, narrow size. Many fandoms would have multiple locations of representation across the r/place canvas, including inside GG Alley.

====='''Boy Group (BG) Valley (also known as Boy Group Plaza)''' =====

Founded by LOONA (Hyunjin Face) (1315, 596) around Rocket League. Central Territory would end r/place with 4 K-Pop members, an ally's (VUT) Pepe, and a total of 7 builds.

====='''The Outlying Regions''' =====

The Outlying Regions are a consolidation of minor, scattered regions (Out West, Dimension Corner, and Islands) for ease of reference and simplicity.

Two sub-regions to GG Alley would develop as space allowed. These regions were not limited by gender.

After reclaiming East GG Alley in the aftermath of the Kobe Void, additional land was claimed for unrepresented groups. Several unaffiliated communities are also peacefully located here with non-aggression pacts.        

====='''North Block'''=====

== Members and Key Structures ==

[[File:r-place2022 K-Pop Composite.png|thumb|536x536px]]

====== GG Alley/Lower East Side ======

* Horanghae Hoshi Tiger (destroyed)

====== Central Territory ======

* EXO 10 year anniversary (1EX0-L) (1409, 558)

* r/kpoopheads Jopping sign (1406, 565)

* Xdinary Heroes (172,1241)

The K-Pop Alliance managed to maintain vast swaths of their territory during r/place, with many close calls. The Alliance was not immune to incursion, however.

These conflicts are listed in chronological order (and occurred after the 1st Expansion), though several locations will not appear on the Atlas<ref>https://place-atlas.stefanocoding.me/</ref>, either partially or in whole, due to not being in the final screenshot. Please refer to the canvas timelapse on r/place<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/place/?cx=1735&cy=301&px=160&ts=1649043407221</ref> for any historical reference and progression of these events.

Due to an active void actively targeting purple builds (according to Alliance intel), Kep1er, (G)-Idle, and IU in East GG Alley changed their backgrounds from purple to yellow or red in attempts to evade targeting. The backgrounds were changed back to purple after the threat subsided several hours later.

A West GG Alley ally, GFLClan was a common target for griefing during r/place. These griefings eventually sent Alliance members on high alert when they discovered attackers were attempting to convert GLFClan into the N-word (hard R).

Roughly an hour after the N-Word Crisis, a small group of individuals began trolling nearby communities by extending the nose on a portrait (1725, 899) as far as possible, eventually cutting through Moonmoon territory and making its way North, to East GG Alley.

An Allied counter-op diverted the nose away and ended the issue after several hours.  

====='''Gold Border Conflict and K-Pop/Myth joint operation.'''=====

Due to a quiet agreement between GG Alley and the streamer Myth, a non-aggression pact was formed and a gold colored border establishing territory was to be maintained by both groups.

Several members of the Alliance would inform Myth of the situation, leading to a quick and effective fixing of the issue and a K-Pop/Myth joint operation to reclaim territory he had lost overnight.

 

A brief neighbor to GG Alley. A plot representing the controversial streamer Vaush repeatedly encroached into K-Pop territory. A representative of the K-Pop Alliance was sent to negotiate with the Vaush community, ending in a truce.

The truce would not last as the Vaush plot would taken and held by Destiny, another controversial streamer. No issues would occur between Destiny and the Alliance.

Immediately after the 2nd Expansion, GG Alley found themselves in a position to expand without facing stiff resistance due to extreme proximity to the fresh canvas.

====='''First Slime Strike''' =====

A combined effort between Mizkif and xQc to create a Kobe Bryant tribute was initialized with a large, defined, black void to form a blank canvas. Dozens of builds were erased, including several in East GG Alley. The damage may have been much more severe, but was mitigated due to the K-Pop Alliance's association to Myth and Zoil; both friends of Mizkif and xQc.

East GG Alley was reclaimed and expanded into a small sub-region called the Lower East Side, housing several K-Pop groups and third parties with non-aggression pacts.

====='''2nd Slime Strike (xQc)'''=====

An un-targeted slime attack by xQc struck West GG Alley, temporarily damaging Alliance and allied builds. xQc departed quickly due to becoming bored.

An angered Alliance countered with a protracted defense (many Alliance members were offline for the night), successfully entering a battle of attrition and stalling out the efforts of the attacking streamer.

65% of K-Pop groups in South Block would be erased, and approximately 1/3 of South Block was captured.

 

{{H2:Alliances}}The K-Pop Alliance forged many partnerships with their neighbors across the canvas, providing mutually beneficial conditions to all parties.

 

 

 

====== Boy Group Valley ======