This blog is about looking at both the positive and negative side of k-pop by linking k-pop to some common worldly issues. The aim of this

blog is to provide a somewhat neutral approach to Korean music in a worldly manner. Whether you decided to support K-pop with colourful

flying banners or throw banana peels at the artists after reading this blog is entirely up to you ~

Wednesday 17 April 2013

YOU are the reason for their actions !!!



How is it fair that people are fine with American idols wearing artistic clothing and not K-pop idols ? DISCRIMINATION !!! People who judge them obviously know nothing ~ about Korean fashion. Ok I know you’re rolling your eyes at me after seeing those photos but don’t forget those people are idols and they don’t pick their own clothes they want to wear. How would you feel if someone told you that its time to dye your hair blue or wear hot pink see through net shirts ? The K-pop industry has been trying so hard to appeal to the western market. What you see them wearing is just what they think attracts your attention. To prove my point I am going to be using the same idols as examples and no I didn’t photoshop them onto someone else’s body.

Here we have Super Junior without their rainbow clothing which might I add the colours WAS a concept for their album and it was a very deep and meaningful one too. Wow right ? W.O.W. I know they don’t look particularly fashionable or anything, but that’s the message I am trying to get across. Idols prefer simple style and this is what they would wear to a fan meet or some other event where they get to pick their own clothes. Simple is the best and idol K-pop idols like the though that it’s the person that is bring out the beauty of the clothes, not the other way around. Of cause using this example I’m not trying to prove that K-pop idols are fashionistas, I’m just saying their style isn’t crazy and wild. Females tend to get away more with wearing bold clothing and we tell by 2NE1’s photo that its not really what you would call natural. I know, you guys are gonna say ‘but you just said K-pop fashion is natural. You’re contradicting yourself’. Hear me out first, this is actually a photo teaser for one of their albums and the reason why I picked this image was to also prove that not ALL bold fashion in their music promotions have to look mismatched and messed up. Yes this is bold but this is also another one of those times when they don’t get to dress themselves the way they want. I must say though, either their stylist changed or they got real ~ lucky.

Since I said album fashion was directed to overseas fans, I’m going to show you the fashion directed at their own Korean market. Here are the same two people which someone told you had been getting inspirations off Katy Perry. Without the blue hair and glasses he had to wear for their MV promotion, you gotta admit that’s a very attractive human over there *insert high pitch fangirl sqeals*. Normal hair colour, softly styled and a plain green trench coat. Yep, that’s what would be considered attractive over there. Again, without the need to appeal to overseas markets, women prefer a natural dolly look. You know, all that loose fitting white shirts and pale princess skin with flowers in her hair. Congratulations Seohyun, you’re finally back in your princess dolly style. As much as I personally would look horrible in it, it looks beautiful on you and please keep it that way.  

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