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Sc2zero7

United States574 Posts

July 18 2012 23:36 GMT

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On July 19 2012 00:53 OopsOopsBaby wrote:
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This was sick nastyyyyyyyy. Thanks for sharing.

Just because the video doesn't have views and people don't talk about yoonji here doesn't mean she's an ignored artist. I watched the MV but it wasn't at youtube and just didn't really have anything to say about her songs other than I liked them which would've been a boring 1 liner.

Juliette

United States6003 Posts

July 18 2012 23:38 GMT

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reminds me to watch it, thanks

i dont like it as much as the Reason To Become A Witch though. even the mv, Reason had dem chains <3

i suppose this one emphasizes her body more but eh.

Monocle

United States1509 Posts

July 18 2012 23:42 GMT

#64843

On July 19 2012 08:25 DwD wrote:
ANYWAY it's been a day or two since NS Yoon-G's MV got released and it has a whooping 26K views. What the actual fuck? I realize koreans don't use youtube to get the latest MVs but are kpop fans really so obsessed with their SNSD/KARA/T-ara/WG/2NE1/Whatever that they don't even care to take a fucking peek to see if it's good or not? This thread didn't seem to care much either but at least I think we all had a look and from what I can remember reading I don't think anyone said the song sucked. Actually I think everyone said it was good.

The fact that the video is blocked in the US might have something to do with this.

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

July 18 2012 23:52 GMT

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On July 19 2012 08:33 Vorgrim wrote:
It sounds very American and forgettable.

And how do they know that without listening? Besides, lots of songs from popular groups sound american, that doesn't stop people from watching. I don't buy your explanation at all.
Does this also sound american? 10K views in half a year aswell.
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On July 19 2012 08:42 Monocle wrote:
The fact that the video is blocked in the US might have something to do with this.

I want to say I don't think that's the reason.. Are all her videos blocked? That's odd if they are (http://www.youtube.com/user/NSYoonGVEVO) but it doesn't explain how 6 months old videos also got low numbers. And if people cared wouldn't someone simply have re-uploaded it and then that video would've had lots of hits?

I'm obviously talking about foreigner fans here. I got 0 clue how the song is doing on korean charts but it's quite clear there is absolute 0 interest from foreigners... And it can't be because the song is bad, because it isn't honestly. Even if it were, people wouldn't know either way since they haven't watched. I know US got the biggest kpop fan base outside of korea(maybe Japan or a country like Malaysia got more) but that doesn't mean that EU people don't watch and obviously there is more than 20K EU Kpop fans.. I don't get it at all.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

July 19 2012 00:01 GMT

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Because people only care about their oppars and you shouldnt care what other people care about really.

andyrau

13015 Posts

July 19 2012 00:01 GMT

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right now your whining just sounds like a big ball of 'why doesn't everyone like what I like'

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

July 19 2012 00:02 GMT

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On the topic of NS Yoonji, based on old performance vids I can pretty much confirm that's she's heavily padding everythang.

still sexy tho

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

July 19 2012 00:08 GMT

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On July 19 2012 09:01 andyrau wrote:
right now your whining just sounds like a big ball of 'why doesn't everyone like what I like'

How insightful... I'm not whining at all. I'm simply just trying to understand why certain groups can hit millions of hits under a day while others can't hit 20K. Their releases get posted on the exact same pages, people see them in the same categories when they browse for music. It's just odd. Yeah she or other less popular female solo artists(It's not just about her to be honest) aren't as established but they still perform on the same TV shows right after each other. I guess i'll stop this topic since you get mad and cry for nothing. We should all go back to poll questions I guess, so much more fun than to have interesting discussions.

Kuja

United States1759 Posts

July 19 2012 00:10 GMT

#64849

Hey guys I'm back, did you miss me? I know dysto didn't! I've prepared a little bit for you! Had some university stuff to pay attention to; I start university in Fall!

Due to some negative responses in the past, this will be spoilered.

Also, this post was made over the course of a week, so sorry for any reposts of content already covered.

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Photoshoot for an Online Shopping Mall
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Ill try to find the name of the website later ><

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Pictures for Aera Mook Magazine
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IU Real Fantasy Concert in Daegu (Due to her wearing much the same outfit and having much the same theme for her Real Fantasy concerts, I'm only going to upload those I found unique or exceptional)
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Was searching for some tweets or something she might have done regarding the concert, but no luck.

IU at Gimpo returning from Jeju
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More pictures, sorry not really any context but Konglish/Engrish shirt

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A tweet from IU to her ~~creepy~~ fancammers regrading delays
Fan: I'm on my way to Gimpo Airport right now!!!
If you're still in Japan, are you planning to come back today?!!
IU: Oh to the famcammers, I'm not returning to Seoul tomorrow~ Stay at home and rest!!

See, shes even nice to her fancammers, how sweet!

The Thieves VIP preview
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IU attended The Thieves preview at Megabox Movie Theater, the news ended up taking a couple photo's of her!

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IU Mexicana Chicken bag!
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What can I say, Mexicana chicken knows how the best way to promote yo, through IU!

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IU recording for Sammy's Adventures 2.
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IU dubbed the voice of cute and sentimental voice of Sammy’s granddaughter, Ella. Despite it being her first time taking part in a dubbing project, she surprised the public by displaying a voice that perfectly fits the character.

(Older content but not a re-post, something I thought was cool!) Some coupons and gift cards done right on the side of HomePlus! Which mean through IU obviously.
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HomePlus is a South Korean/British discount store retail chain jointly owned by Samsung and Tesco with 113 branches throughout South Korea. They are the second largest retailer in South Korea! So yeah, IU is kinda a a big deal.

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Updated HQ photo of Spring of a Twenty Year Old
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I Always do a bonus section, but I cant help feeling that i've sufficently covered IU; that being said I ~~herd~~ heard some of you like Taeyeon, Tiffany, and the rest of SNSD.

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Thoughts on some discussions recently in KMD
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There were some discussions recently that I would have liked to be apart of, but I guess I banned myself in the first place because I needed the time I would have otherwise spent in those discussions. That being said, I'll just leave a couple thoughts here. Firstly, I applaud all of you who participated in the ass discussion, a very worthy cause. I also cant help but to comment on Firehands almost kafkaesque admission of his love for Kpop, even though it was creepy and he did sound like a 14 year old girl holding something in for that long will cause such results. Lastly I recall someone quite recently saying that IU wasn't pure, while I would usually demand said persons head on a platter I would like to give him a chance to support his claims. I am a rational man and would like to see such evidence brought to light in the case that I need to re-evaluate my idolatry of our Lee Ji Eun.

See you in battle

Kuja

United States1759 Posts

July 19 2012 00:12 GMT

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Hit image post count, here are the rest.
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Tennet

United States1458 Posts

July 19 2012 00:19 GMT

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Welcome back Kuja! Happy to check this thread for a nice IU photo drop.. D'awww

unichan

United States4223 Posts

July 19 2012 00:21 GMT

#64852

On July 19 2012 09:08 DwD wrote:

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its really not an interesting discussion if you're just ranting and yelling at everyone who disagrees with you

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

July 19 2012 00:34 GMT

#64853

On July 19 2012 09:21 unichan wrote:

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its really not an interesting discussion if you're just ranting and yelling at everyone who disagrees with you

Enlighten me where I yelled at someone who disagreed with me... Most outrageous thing I've heard in a long time.
Someone offered a theory: "The fact that the video is blocked in the US MIGHT have something to do with it". I replied I don't think that's the reason. Is that your definition of yelling? Genuinely baffled.

andyrau

13015 Posts

July 19 2012 00:52 GMT

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On July 19 2012 09:08 DwD wrote:

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How insightful... I'm not whining at all. I'm simply just trying to understand why certain groups can hit millions of hits under a day while others can't hit 20K. Their releases get posted on the exact same pages, people see them in the same categories when they browse for music. It's just odd. Yeah she or other less popular female solo artists(It's not just about her to be honest) aren't as established but they still perform on the same TV shows right after each other. I guess i'll stop this topic since you get mad and cry for nothing. We should all go back to poll questions I guess, so much more fun than to have interesting discussions.

wae irony

does she deserve more attention? sure. Is it a mystery why she, and in extension other artists, don't get much in reality? not really.
you answered your own question in earlier posts:
she's not under the big 3 companies, hence less promotion within korea and less attention globally. nor does she have an established fanclub that forces the video to go viral through spamming social networks, or running scripts that inflate viewer count.
everyone said that the song was meh but the mv was hot, so unless you're watching the mv a lot, there's less attention on her once again. It's not like she had a catchy song that was widely accepted in the past either, so as a solo artist what she's done for herself is pretty decent if not something to write home about.
what I'm postulating is honestly common knowledge for someone like you who browses/posts in this thread regularly.

your fanboy is showing. don't accuse me of shutting down legitimate discussion when there's really not a discussion-worthy topic in the first place.

ASie

United States777 Posts

July 19 2012 01:05 GMT

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Welcome back, Kuja! Edit: I dumb.

In other news, autistic Jessica looking mighty fine these days...
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Cewk

Sweden6 Posts

July 19 2012 01:06 GMT

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MethodSC

United States928 Posts

July 19 2012 01:11 GMT

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What do people expect? She used to look weird(very weak face), her songs were never good, and her voice is nothing special. So, she gained very few fans over time. This is no surprise to me, she has always been a low tier kpop artist and I was confused every time she came back. She is getting the amount of attention she deserves, you can't depend on body alone.

Retgery

Canada1229 Posts

July 19 2012 01:27 GMT

#64858

Hurray, Kuja has returned with style, and as per usually a excellent post.

Tennet

United States1458 Posts

July 19 2012 01:34 GMT

#64859

On July 19 2012 10:05 ASie wrote:
Welcome back, Kuja! Why'd you ban yourself? :o

In other news, autistic Jessica looking mighty fine these days...
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Read his post, he had to take care of things for university.