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wei2coolman

United States60033 Posts

January 03 2013 02:15 GMT

#89321

Hyo actually doesn't look too terrible this promotion cycle. Maybe cuz rainbow hair?
Sunny on the other hand >.> purple + short, makes me so sad. QQ

lokiM

United States3407 Posts

January 03 2013 02:17 GMT

#89322

Thread needs more love for EXID

andyrau

13015 Posts

January 03 2013 02:29 GMT

#89323

On January 03 2013 11:09 Huggerz wrote:
I have trouble understanding the moderation of this thread. There is no consistency at all. That Nicole weirdo was given months to post his fantasies, there are without fail several comments dismissing whatever SNSD (in partiuclar) releases as garbage (or synonym), people regularly post videos "with little or no relevent discussion accompanying it" (Crayon Pop seems especially recurrent when I skim pages); maybe you can amend the rules for clarification, maybe it doesn't matter to yous, meh.

I asked a mod about this and it seems they only respond when there are reported posts.
As you can imagine this thread is a nightmare to moderate so they only respond when there are community complaints.

NicksonReyes

Philippines4431 Posts

January 03 2013 03:32 GMT

#89324

Some new Cube stuff. Glad they realized Namjoo is not useless.
+ Show Spoiler +

EUNJI NAMJOO MY TOP 2 OMG OMG OMG ADFLASDNFDFLKGNMSDLKGHDSTK/KL'LK;'LDMFHGD;KFLS
+ Show Spoiler +

Discuss.

dbg

Colombia264 Posts

January 03 2013 03:51 GMT

#89325

since we are on the topic of EXID

DAT LE

Pulselol

Canada1628 Posts

January 03 2013 03:54 GMT

#89326

her chin is disgusting and needs to be shaved.

kakaman

United States1576 Posts

January 03 2013 03:58 GMT

#89327

I don't know what's more surprising, the girls dancing to The Boys or the Wizards actually having fans.

seiferoth10

3362 Posts

January 03 2013 04:01 GMT

#89328

Honestly it's Wizards having fans, they're god awful this season, worst in the NBA, though Wall being injured doesn't help.

Nesserev

Belgium2760 Posts

January 03 2013 04:06 GMT

#89329

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ProV1

United States980 Posts

January 03 2013 04:28 GMT

#89330

Lee Yeon Seo and Lee Joon omg. what happen. Lee Yeon Seo playing out her options with different men?

moimd

United States105 Posts

January 03 2013 04:48 GMT

#89331

ninja assassin curse confirmed

Aerisky

United States12129 Posts

January 03 2013 04:50 GMT

#89332

I actually just listened to IGAB and I don't know what to say lol. I actually don't really hate it or anything. There's nothing particularly to like but I thought I would be loathing it and stuff....but I wasn't @_@ it does sound like they were trying to go for the kpop equivalent of a rock opera and failed miserably, but I can't find any specific thing (besides how it was sort of a mess as a whole) to hate on. The only part I remember was when they said "let's bring it back up to 140", which was obviously referring to the speed (140 bpm) and then they go back to the not-chorus-but-maint-theme-thing. lol

Yay EXID :D

biology]major

United States2253 Posts

January 03 2013 05:09 GMT

#89333

the more and more I listen to kpop, the more I see how Objectified these girls are. Basically feeding on the stereotype of the lonely nerd who somehow accepts these shallow appearances, catchy songs with no real meaning just so that they can fulfill a personal fantasy. I can definitely see how koreans can feel like this industry misrepresents who they are as a people, since it is the most plastic, and manufactured industry in the world. Ultimately I believe the blame lies on the people who idolize and support cute girls/catchy beats over the manufacturers themselves. There is nothing wrong with liking cute girls and catchy beats, but since it is easier to manufacture than raw talent, the market is flooded by these clones and people with actual talent will be drowned out

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

January 03 2013 05:09 GMT

#89334

^People with actual talent aren't drowned out, they're just not training to become kpop idols. There are plenty of popular Korean artists that do make it onto music charts, it's just that those artists are going to have a harder time gaining foreign fans. With kpop it's easier for the reasons frequently mentioned- hot girls and lowest-common-denominator catchy music, not to mention that they have large labels that have both the resources and incentive to push their product beyond a Korean speaking audience.. Music with talent behind it and no flashy outfits and dance isn't going to appeal as much to people who don't understand the music. It's another example of the fact that our views are skewed by being a mostly non-Korean community. Of course the visual shit will be the most popular.

It's the same thing that goes on here. Justin Bieber may get the most mainstream and foreign recognition but that doesn't mean that I like his music more than Frank Ocean's.

On January 03 2013 09:51 ShmeeZZy wrote:
Do you guys seriously think that SNSD can just stand still in time and never grow as performers/artists? They can't do Gee over and over again. It's rather silly to even think it.

They may not be doing the same style that you loved them for but that does not mean that the music they have been putting out has been bad. They have improved as singers and performers with each release. Their choreography has never been better. They are still much, much better than a majority of the kpop groups around right now. Just because they don't fit into your narrow view of what good music is, doesn't mean the music is in itself bad. Only time will tell.

IGAB is a a nice pop hip hop centric mash-up. Is it all over the place? Yes, but that shouldn't be a reason a song is hated on. I personally love the song. Played it over 20 times at least.

Here are some scans of Taeyeon's album.
+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler [pics] +

I'm not going to speak for everyone who didn't like recent releases but my complaints weren't with concept changes (my favorite group is T-ara, hating concept changes wouldn't make sense for me) it's that recent releases are terrible. Do sexy/ratchet/hood whatever, fine, but do it well. This isn't doing it well. You making assertions that it's "good" and "nice" doesn't change that for me. And yes it comes to differing opinions (no need for us to circle around to that conversation again) I'm just saying your post doesn't really address my criticism or from what I can tell most other's criticisms of SNSD's most recent releases.

falconfan02

United States231 Posts

January 03 2013 05:24 GMT

#89335

On January 03 2013 14:09 biology]major wrote:
the more and more I listen to kpop, the more I see how Objectified these girls are. Basically feeding on the stereotype of the lonely nerd who somehow accepts these shallow appearances, catchy songs with no real meaning just so that they can fulfill a personal fantasy. I can definitely see how koreans can feel like this industry misrepresents who they are as a people, since it is the most plastic, and manufactured industry in the world. Ultimately I believe the blame lies on the people who idolize and support cute girls/catchy beats over the manufacturers themselves. There is nothing wrong with liking cute girls and catchy beats, but since it is easier to manufacture than raw talent, the market is flooded by these clones and people with actual talent will be drowned out

That's not entirely true, there are quite a few talented artists/groups in kpop that have risen to the top. Ailee, KWill, DBSK, and Shinee come to mind (I'm sure there are many others). The most talented individuals in a lot of groups are often recognized as such and given opportunities to do solo activities. Yes, you do have many untalented artists/groups that become popular, but that's always going to be the case in any genre of popular music you choose. Kpop isn't unique in this regard.

Nesserev

Belgium2760 Posts

January 03 2013 05:27 GMT

#89336

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DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

January 03 2013 05:29 GMT

#89337

If you're gonna talk about T-ara it was pretty much all management. Absolute first is good because they took time on it- group didn't debut so CCM wasn't all "NEW MINI EVERY 2 MONTHS" mode. Even if they were bullies any semi-competent PR firm woulda been able to smooth over that shit instead of actually making it into a bigger deal like CCM did.

biology]major

United States2253 Posts

January 03 2013 05:32 GMT

#89338

Imagine if you never heard of SNSD, and just heard the song IGAB(no video). Treat the music separate from the pretty faces for a second to judge its quality. IGAB is not a single song and contains no flow or transition from one part to the other(This is kind of a big deal since kpop is based around catchy tunes and flow). I don't understand korean so I can't judge them on the meaning or lyrics ( I got a boy is about as much as I got). Personally, I thought the song made no sense and left me confused. All I'm sayin is to pretend you heard it before you fell in love with the pretty faces of SNSD, to judge its music separate from the dance/choreography.

Murdco

United States745 Posts

January 03 2013 05:38 GMT

#89339

So D-unit released a new track, apart from their terrible choice of tracks to promote (company's fault really), cringe-worthy group name and album name; I can say with confidence that they are one of the more decent rookies that debuted in 2012.