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Kpop Discussion~♡

dkuo

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super colorful contacts are freaking me out a bit
seohyun/hyoyeon look pretty good though. and i guess sooyoung


it took me way too long to figure out what the bg in sica's picture said
 

Ori_bro

ignite the fire
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This was a great page to come and post on while visiting you all again.

How has everyone's Holiday break been going?
 

Tavitoes

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Kpop is basically bubblegum pop, but everyone seems to LOVE it. I mean, 1,000,000,000 views for "Gangnam Style?" Really?


Not saying I don't like kpop, I'm just stating what I've observed.
 

dkuo

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I think that kpop takes from a lot of genres if you start looking into it more, but you're more or less right. The most popular kpop songs are almost always bubblegum/electronic/dance. I wouldn't classify Gangnam Style as bubblegum pop though, and the interest isn't as much in the music as it is the juxtaposition of a chubby Korean man dancing his *** off to synth-y eurodance music.

Bubblegum pop lends itself very much towards the idol-centric business model where the music's main goal is actually to reinforce the idol image rather than, well, be music. This is a pretty common element with SM Entertainment artists up until the mid-late 2000's. It's a strong reinforcement of the whole 'look how cute/innocent/lively/etc I am' theme that kpop idols are known for. They seem to be weaning off of it lately though.

The runner-up genre to these would probably be the ballad/r&b type stuff, which is cool.
 

Terywj [태리]

Charismatic Maknae~
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I appreciate Korean music for the talent. Whether it's vocal ability or dancing ability, the insane choreographies and quality singers are what caught my attention to in the first place. It's just most music videos are garbage and boring. But at least they're hella good looking. :awesome:
 

Terywj [태리]

Charismatic Maknae~
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[Bonus] Best Of 2012 (#4-#1)

It's here~ Did your favourites make the list? Heheh.

BTW, I plan on debuting the "Head2Head" writings this upcoming week but I'm struggling to find enough topics to talk about besides comparisons of voice and appearance. Dance is certainly an option but I don't think I know enough to talk about it. Thoughts / opinions / suggestions? Kahmsamnida. <3
 
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