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akp only translates korean articles that are sent in as tips. thats the whole point of the website. if you think akp makes any original news articles (save for those interviews & reviews they do) you're incredibly shortsighted. I'm not too sure if this has changed in the last year or two but when I still had the motivation to browse the site that was their mo. + Show Spoiler +
every korean pop culture news site does this; sometimes akp is faster, sometimes other sites are faster. once a translation comes out they just copy paste it onto their own site, hence the reason why a lot of articles are almost the same on different sites.
Anyone with the ability to read Hangeul could read the news an hour to a day earlier than when the translation is posted.
Also, korean "netizens" have better insight into what's going on in the country than you ever will, especially when it comes to questions like "who are the popular girl groups in korea?" or "what is the general opinion of _______"
On May 08 2012 03:25 Radioman wrote: I think it's hard for people outside Korea to make these lists.
this guy has it right. the articles may be based off of random netizens but their view is far more accurate than whatever people spout here.
actually you know what? what the fuck am I even saying. you guys are right. you probably have more experience in korea than people living there do I should just go along with these brilliant posts of analysis: + Show Spoiler +
On May 07 2012 22:08 Waterhaak wrote: As a Korean Kpop group I'd say Kara is kind of unsuccessful, especially considering their debut date. Their success lies in Japan, and as far as I know, Hara is one of the main reasons why they are so popular over there.
I genuinely liked Sistar's album, and in my opinion Twinkle is one of the best albums that has been released in the past year or so.
On May 08 2012 01:42 Waterhaak wrote: Top 5 girl group, maybe, I am not informed enough about numbers and stuff to draw an actual conclusion. And definitely don't want to start another list spam of who thinks are the most popular girl groups. However what I do know is, is that their popularity in Japan is no joke, whereas in Korea I still have my doubts. The concert in Korea with all the empty seats comes to mind, not sure how real that was though.
They are a group that debuted quite a while ago, that should be taken in consideration as well. Anyway, the point I was trying to make wasn't about Kara's popularity. But disagreeing that HSY alone was the cause of their succes.
On May 07 2012 23:54 DystopiaX wrote: Dude no. Kara is top 5 popularity in Korea. If you recently got into kpop it might not seem that way because they're pretty much always in Japan but they are one of the hugest girl groups there. Looking at album sales, fanbase numbers, etc. there's no way that Kara isn't that big. Money's better in Japan so ofc they're going to spend more time there but anyone who thinks they're middle tier or whatever is wrong.
On May 08 2012 03:09 zyzq wrote: I'm not even a 'Karmalia' or w/e their fandom is called, but they are easily the #2 girl group in Korea. They are very popular amongst the general public in Korea. I'd say it's 1. SNSD, 2. Kara, 3. T-ara, 4. 2NE1, 5. WG.
On May 08 2012 03:12 DystopiaX wrote: 2ne1 is probably bigger than T-ara though. It's close. WG is another hard one cause they're usually in the US but still considered big. Might put them 2-3 even.
On May 08 2012 07:43 andyrau wrote: akp only translates korean articles that are sent in as tips. thats the whole point of the website. if you think akp makes any original news articles (save for those interviews & reviews they do) you're incredibly shortsighted. I'm not too sure if this has changed in the last year or two but when I still had the motivation to browse the site that was their mo. + Show Spoiler +
every korean pop culture news site does this; sometimes akp is faster, sometimes other sites are faster. once a translation comes out they just copy paste it onto their own site, hence the reason why a lot of articles are almost the same on different sites.
Anyone with the ability to read Hangeul could read the news an hour to a day earlier than when the translation is posted.
Also, korean "netizens" have better insight into what's going on in the country than you ever will, especially when it comes to questions like "who are the popular girl groups in korea?" or "what is the general opinion of _______"
On May 08 2012 03:25 Radioman wrote: I think it's hard for people outside Korea to make these lists.
this guy has it right. the articles may be based off of random netizens but their view is far more accurate than whatever people spout here.
actually you know what? what the fuck am I even saying. you guys are right. you probably have more experience in korea than people living there do I should just go along with these brilliant posts of analysis: + Show Spoiler +
On May 07 2012 22:08 Waterhaak wrote: As a Korean Kpop group I'd say Kara is kind of unsuccessful, especially considering their debut date. Their success lies in Japan, and as far as I know, Hara is one of the main reasons why they are so popular over there.
I genuinely liked Sistar's album, and in my opinion Twinkle is one of the best albums that has been released in the past year or so.
On May 08 2012 01:42 Waterhaak wrote: Top 5 girl group, maybe, I am not informed enough about numbers and stuff to draw an actual conclusion. And definitely don't want to start another list spam of who thinks are the most popular girl groups. However what I do know is, is that their popularity in Japan is no joke, whereas in Korea I still have my doubts. The concert in Korea with all the empty seats comes to mind, not sure how real that was though.
They are a group that debuted quite a while ago, that should be taken in consideration as well. Anyway, the point I was trying to make wasn't about Kara's popularity. But disagreeing that HSY alone was the cause of their succes.
On May 07 2012 23:54 DystopiaX wrote: Dude no. Kara is top 5 popularity in Korea. If you recently got into kpop it might not seem that way because they're pretty much always in Japan but they are one of the hugest girl groups there. Looking at album sales, fanbase numbers, etc. there's no way that Kara isn't that big. Money's better in Japan so ofc they're going to spend more time there but anyone who thinks they're middle tier or whatever is wrong.
On May 08 2012 03:09 zyzq wrote: I'm not even a 'Karmalia' or w/e their fandom is called, but they are easily the #2 girl group in Korea. They are very popular amongst the general public in Korea. I'd say it's 1. SNSD, 2. Kara, 3. T-ara, 4. 2NE1, 5. WG.
On May 08 2012 03:12 DystopiaX wrote: 2ne1 is probably bigger than T-ara though. It's close. WG is another hard one cause they're usually in the US but still considered big. Might put them 2-3 even.
Screenshot wallpapers are the worst unless you screenshot on 1920 and you put it on some small laptop, might get slightly better. Otherwise it's a pain in the eye, as if you suddenly start looking for your glasses (I'm lens/glass free)
Here is one more And this is a bigger version of the other one, I think. + Show Spoiler +
edit* Don't be deceived by the forum size, click on it for HUGE wallpaper ^^
On May 08 2012 07:43 andyrau wrote: akp only translates korean articles that are sent in as tips. thats the whole point of the website. if you think akp makes any original news articles (save for those interviews & reviews they do) you're incredibly shortsighted. I'm not too sure if this has changed in the last year or two but when I still had the motivation to browse the site that was their mo. + Show Spoiler +
every korean pop culture news site does this; sometimes akp is faster, sometimes other sites are faster. once a translation comes out they just copy paste it onto their own site, hence the reason why a lot of articles are almost the same on different sites.
Anyone with the ability to read Hangeul could read the news an hour to a day earlier than when the translation is posted.
Also, korean "netizens" have better insight into what's going on in the country than you ever will, especially when it comes to questions like "who are the popular girl groups in korea?" or "what is the general opinion of _______"
On May 08 2012 03:25 Radioman wrote: I think it's hard for people outside Korea to make these lists.
this guy has it right. the articles may be based off of random netizens but their view is far more accurate than whatever people spout here.
actually you know what? what the fuck am I even saying. you guys are right. you probably have more experience in korea than people living there do I should just go along with these brilliant posts of analysis: + Show Spoiler +
On May 07 2012 22:08 Waterhaak wrote: As a Korean Kpop group I'd say Kara is kind of unsuccessful, especially considering their debut date. Their success lies in Japan, and as far as I know, Hara is one of the main reasons why they are so popular over there.
I genuinely liked Sistar's album, and in my opinion Twinkle is one of the best albums that has been released in the past year or so.
On May 08 2012 01:42 Waterhaak wrote: Top 5 girl group, maybe, I am not informed enough about numbers and stuff to draw an actual conclusion. And definitely don't want to start another list spam of who thinks are the most popular girl groups. However what I do know is, is that their popularity in Japan is no joke, whereas in Korea I still have my doubts. The concert in Korea with all the empty seats comes to mind, not sure how real that was though.
They are a group that debuted quite a while ago, that should be taken in consideration as well. Anyway, the point I was trying to make wasn't about Kara's popularity. But disagreeing that HSY alone was the cause of their succes.
On May 07 2012 23:54 DystopiaX wrote: Dude no. Kara is top 5 popularity in Korea. If you recently got into kpop it might not seem that way because they're pretty much always in Japan but they are one of the hugest girl groups there. Looking at album sales, fanbase numbers, etc. there's no way that Kara isn't that big. Money's better in Japan so ofc they're going to spend more time there but anyone who thinks they're middle tier or whatever is wrong.
On May 08 2012 03:09 zyzq wrote: I'm not even a 'Karmalia' or w/e their fandom is called, but they are easily the #2 girl group in Korea. They are very popular amongst the general public in Korea. I'd say it's 1. SNSD, 2. Kara, 3. T-ara, 4. 2NE1, 5. WG.
On May 08 2012 03:12 DystopiaX wrote: 2ne1 is probably bigger than T-ara though. It's close. WG is another hard one cause they're usually in the US but still considered big. Might put them 2-3 even.
those were just the comments I saw pertaining to the subject. pls dun b offended
It's actually not very hard to find out who's popular in Korea. # of CF's and Digital sales (in that order) are usually good indicators.
Sadly, it's not that easy, it kind of matters for what product the CF is. And leaving physical sales out of the picture and just looking at digital sales could be misleading because not all agencies focus on digital sales. Then there is public appeal, one thing that we as foreigners can hardly put a finger on. But to say any random Korean does, is stupid as well. Chances are that the average Korean is able to tell better than us, but I still wouldn't make any conclusions based on that. There are numerous other things that should be considered, but that would complicate things even more.
Can anyone recommend me some Han Soa-esque songs? I really like her two mini albums but I'm growing tired of listening to the same stuff over and over again.
Kpisate, they are having a comeback in Korea in the Fall. That's what it's probably for. However, it could also be for the solo (singles or albums?) that they are supposed to start releasing every month starting at the end of this month.
akp only translates korean articles that are sent in as tips. thats the whole point of the website. if you think akp makes any original news articles (save for those interviews & reviews they do) you're incredibly shortsighted. I'm not too sure if this has changed in the last year or two but when I still had the motivation to browse the site that was their mo. + Show Spoiler +
every korean pop culture news site does this; sometimes akp is faster, sometimes other sites are faster. once a translation comes out they just copy paste it onto their own site, hence the reason why a lot of articles are almost the same on different sites.
Anyone with the ability to read Hangeul could read the news an hour to a day earlier than when the translation is posted.
Also, korean "netizens" have better insight into what's going on in the country than you ever will, especially when it comes to questions like "who are the popular girl groups in korea?" or "what is the general opinion of _______"
On May 08 2012 03:25 Radioman wrote: I think it's hard for people outside Korea to make these lists.
this guy has it right. the articles may be based off of random netizens but their view is far more accurate than whatever people spout here.
actually you know what? what the fuck am I even saying. you guys are right. you probably have more experience in korea than people living there do I should just go along with these brilliant posts of analysis: + Show Spoiler +
On May 07 2012 22:08 Waterhaak wrote: As a Korean Kpop group I'd say Kara is kind of unsuccessful, especially considering their debut date. Their success lies in Japan, and as far as I know, Hara is one of the main reasons why they are so popular over there.
I genuinely liked Sistar's album, and in my opinion Twinkle is one of the best albums that has been released in the past year or so.
On May 08 2012 01:42 Waterhaak wrote: Top 5 girl group, maybe, I am not informed enough about numbers and stuff to draw an actual conclusion. And definitely don't want to start another list spam of who thinks are the most popular girl groups. However what I do know is, is that their popularity in Japan is no joke, whereas in Korea I still have my doubts. The concert in Korea with all the empty seats comes to mind, not sure how real that was though.
They are a group that debuted quite a while ago, that should be taken in consideration as well. Anyway, the point I was trying to make wasn't about Kara's popularity. But disagreeing that HSY alone was the cause of their succes.
On May 07 2012 23:54 DystopiaX wrote: Dude no. Kara is top 5 popularity in Korea. If you recently got into kpop it might not seem that way because they're pretty much always in Japan but they are one of the hugest girl groups there. Looking at album sales, fanbase numbers, etc. there's no way that Kara isn't that big. Money's better in Japan so ofc they're going to spend more time there but anyone who thinks they're middle tier or whatever is wrong.
On May 08 2012 03:09 zyzq wrote: I'm not even a 'Karmalia' or w/e their fandom is called, but they are easily the #2 girl group in Korea. They are very popular amongst the general public in Korea. I'd say it's 1. SNSD, 2. Kara, 3. T-ara, 4. 2NE1, 5. WG.
On May 08 2012 03:12 DystopiaX wrote: 2ne1 is probably bigger than T-ara though. It's close. WG is another hard one cause they're usually in the US but still considered big. Might put them 2-3 even.
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