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bsmith

29 Posts

May 15 2013 06:00 GMT

#94881

On May 15 2013 12:09 LlOoKkIi wrote:

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Mah niggah!! distinct lack of b1a4 appreciation in this thread. I swore they havent released a song I haven't liked and they always seem to stick to their originial image which is cool.

Yea all of their albums are really consistent. Definitely my favourite boygroup.

F1rstAssau1t

1341 Posts

May 15 2013 07:59 GMT

#94882

Anyone understand SECRET Hyosung scandal? Because i dont, plz some insigth would be nice.

sallylove

France3 Posts

May 15 2013 08:18 GMT

#94883

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andyrau

13015 Posts

May 15 2013 08:22 GMT

#94884

she used a word incorrectly out of stupidity or on accident.
the diction error occured in a way that's coincidentally used in a controversial forum whose audience believes, sardonically or not, that democracy is the wrong form of governing for Korea. in questioning democracy as the best form of governance, this idea furthermore calls into question the necessity of the Korean War and in doing so, indirectly dishonors those who sacrificed their lives.

so basically kor making a mountain out of a molehill once again.
or in this case, making a mountain out of a Korean meme.

Ym1r

United States1164 Posts

May 15 2013 08:38 GMT

#94885

here is a good explanation about the hyosung thing

http://www.secret4time.com/index.php?showtopic=7953

bsmith

29 Posts

May 15 2013 09:24 GMT

#94886

Pretty big storm in a teacup really. Doubt it will really damage them that badly in the long run. The people saying "RIP Secret" don't seem to realise that it isn't actually that big of a story for the average Korean.

Hall0wed

United States8486 Posts

May 15 2013 09:34 GMT

#94887

Even if she accidentally used the word she said (which I'm like 50/50 on right now that it was an accident), it still shows massive stupidity on her part for not knowing what democratize meant plus just plain ignorance for using that exact word when the only people that use it are Ilbes.

You can dig through the NB comments on these 3 articles if you are looking for more info

http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/05/netizens-lash-out-at-hyosung-for-using.html
http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/05/viewers-demand-hyosung-to-be-edited-out.html
http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/05/follow-up-ilbe-users-bulk-buy-secret.html

She should probably just come out and just tell people straight up that she is just really stupid and not an Ilbe, seems a lot worse for people to call her the Ilbe goddess than for them to call her stupid.

On the plus side it looks like Secret is making money out of this on the short term, lol.

Wesso

Netherlands1245 Posts

May 15 2013 09:34 GMT

#94888

On May 15 2013 18:24 bsmith wrote:
Pretty big storm in a teacup really. Doubt it will really damage them that badly in the long run. The people saying "RIP Secret" don't seem to realise that it isn't actually that big of a story for the average Korean.

Isn't that true for all scandals though?

On May 15 2013 18:34 Hall0wed wrote:
She should probably just come out and just tell people straight up that she is just really stupid and not an Ilbe, seems a lot worse for people to call her the Ilbe goddess than for them to call her stupid.

didn't she already do that?

“Hello, this is SECRET’s leader Hyosung. I apologize for the incorrect phrase I used on ‘Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time’ today. I’m self-reflecting on the point that I misused a word without understanding what it really meant. I’m sorry. I’ll be careful to make sure this never happens again. I apologize again.”

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37027 Posts

May 15 2013 09:36 GMT

#94889

What the heck is ilbe?

bsmith

29 Posts

May 15 2013 10:00 GMT

#94890

On May 15 2013 18:34 Wesso wrote:

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Isn't that true for all scandals though?

Not really. Bigger scandals like T-ara bullying, Jay Park leaving 2PM, or Park Shi Hoo's Trainee scandal received pretty big coverage from the mainstream media from the get-go. As far as I can tell the Secret 'scandal' is only really big on online portal sites.

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

May 15 2013 10:03 GMT

#94891

On May 15 2013 18:36 Seeker wrote:
What the heck is ilbe?

It's the website where they discuss their ideas

AsnSensation

Germany24009 Posts

May 15 2013 10:32 GMT

#94892

Korean 4chan/2chan

nanashin

United States1584 Posts

May 15 2013 10:48 GMT

#94893

>Hyosung says something derpy.
>Netizens demand she get edited out of a Muhan special part of which was an idiot competition.

Pretty sweet logic.

klogg

Sweden800 Posts

May 15 2013 11:04 GMT

#94894

The logic behind it is that the expression she used is associated with Ilbe and is pretty much only used by Ilbe users. The special airs on May 18th, the same date as the Gwangju massacre. Which Ilbe is known to be extremely vocal about with their fucked up views on it, it's just very unfortunate timing.

SoraLimit

Canada747 Posts

May 15 2013 12:18 GMT

#94895

9Muses Wild Dance Practice Video.

Elison

111 Posts

May 15 2013 12:43 GMT

#94896

On May 15 2013 12:11 Murdco wrote:
Lee Hyori teaser
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Reminds me of the Lucky Guy MV. Something tells me this is going to be inferior though.

Caprica6

Sweden103 Posts

May 15 2013 13:11 GMT

#94897

On May 15 2013 14:26 Juliette wrote:
still in the middle of an adventure ill post a blog about this tomorrow

wont be posting a video but i pretty much have a recording of the security dudes saying after the meet and greet they'll be going to a "studio session."

they were a lot skinnier in person, even eunjung who normally seems a little thicker. tiny arms. she spoke english a little - she asked for my name so she could sign it.

i kinda wish i had said more than just thank yous and stuff but i really didnt wanna be a creeper ass fan. some dudes were yelling "marry me" and i used ot think that was funny but when youre actually around the idols.... bleh. i dunno. feels kinda silly not to treat them like i would any other person - with respect and stuff. learned a lot. by the way dani looks really really young. you can tell shes like 15 or whatever.

they smiled the whole time but you could tell a lot was fake (except for when dani hugged a little girl, that was cute as fuck) i kinda feel bad for them. makes me want to support more.

heres the signatures

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good experience over all. ill post more info when i make a blog tomorrow.

the spare that's titled toward "TL" goes to someone. unichan has first choice cause she likes t-ara the most but if her friends got her one its up for grabs. ill make a contest tomorrow

Sounds amazing, I envy your experience and I can feel the adrenaline in your post... I guess this was your first time meeting k-idols. T-ara was the first ones I saw too, at mcountdown almost two years ago. I had almost complete blackout but I remember I was about to take off to the moon during their roly poly perf :D Luckily I can see myself on tv so I know it wasnt a dream^^

Craton

United States17250 Posts

May 15 2013 13:31 GMT

#94898

LeeA
Reum

Juliette

United States6003 Posts

May 15 2013 14:09 GMT

#94899

Ive been to shows before - both SMTown LAs - but its different when its not a show i feel like.

Haha the adrenaline was more about other things but it was still great ^_^.