[ SECRET POST #2300 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2300 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think the problem was that a silly novelty song like Gangnam Style is probably the biggest hit out of Korea in the US. Like, there are tons of K-Pop artists that wanted to break out in America seriously but this silly song was the biggest thing and it wasn't even meant to be. And there's kind of a feeling that it got big because Westerns are like "OH LOOK AT THE SILLY ASIAN MAN ASIA'S SO WACKY" and that's what's kinda the problem?? Sorry if this doesn't make too much sense but basically, the most famous thing out of Korea is a wacky, silly, pretty much joke music video and that's what it'll be known for for awhile now.

[(Anonymous)]

I think that the trouble with selling a lot of K-Pop to a US autidence is that a lot of it's the sort of boyband and girlband music that's going to sell best when the audience is familiar with the language (think teenage girls posting lyric lines to match their moods on tumblr). Gangnam Style on the other hand is a dance track with a funny video and a catchphrase (you don't need to understand the nuances of the lyrics). Same kind of feel as the Eurodance tracks I heard when I was out clubbing in the early 00s.

[(Anonymous)]

nah, people just like stuff now that's different from boy and girl band stuff. that's why kyary managed to get an audience beyond just people into kpop. it had some crossover appeal because here people either look down on boy bands or think we have enough of our own. see also how people used to cream themselves over lady gaga when she made ~wacky~ music videos, how people made memes out of kesha and lmfao.