Scarier than the FBI

Well ok ~ I admit I knew nothing about this Super Junior group and maybe I was a little hash on judging them without knowing they had so much history together. Still, you can’t blame me ! The stuff and rumours that fans produce these days are C.R.A.Z.Y. I don’t even know where to start about these fan girls (not being sexist but yes they mostly are girls). Maybe I should start about letters written in period blood (I am not even joking), the stalker photos and videos, the car chases, the investigations and the enormous amount of fan made things. I wish I was talking about a fan made card but I’m not, more the photoshopping and fanfictions. Scary ? That’s an understatement. Really if you thought Justin Bieber fans are crazy, wait till you see these ones; honestly, if K-pop never existed these people might have never come to live this kind of distorted life. Not putting the blame but someone’s gotta take responsibility for being the cause right ?

I’ll start with the period blood letter cause I am sure that caught your attention (in a not so good way) already. It’s legit guys, Taecyeon from the boy band 2PM had received a letter written in ... the mentioned substances and ‘sprinkled with pubes’. I don’t think I need to say anything about how ... insane this is and don’t have hope that’s it’s a fake cause they got the police involved and all that. Just be thankful I’m moving on now and that nothing like happened to you. Despite however insane these fans are, some are rather smart and in fact, they might be an international spy (that would be fun to imagine). When Victoria from the girl band f(x) posted a seemingly innocent photo on a Chinese social network of her food, fans were quick to zoom in and point out that on the reflection of the spoon was a member of the famous boy band, Changmin from TVXQ. And you thought all that zooming in stuff you see on tv stays in tv, apparently its quite common in the world of K-pop fandoms, then of cause they go on about the two are dating and are secretly married and blablabla.

Click me to see the 'RED' letter issue 

Click me to see the 'Spoon' issue

  

So the stuff mentioned previously were true stuff with real people, now its time to move on to the fans that are more imaginative and umm ... artsy. The two main topics are fanart and fanfiction and both are equally as creepy. Now back to that issue I went on about on homosexual relationships between members and I was saying it wasn’t my fault. This is the time to prove it. I mean, even you would think there’s something going on if you see millions of photos and pictures of them kissing and doing inappropriate things together ! There are videos which zoom onto the smallest details and fictional stories that just sound so realistic you sometimes wonder if the author turned herself into a fly and observed the members before she write the ‘facts’ down. Really these people need to go get some help. My theory is that the fans are thinking ‘He is so perfect that no women can match up to him but humans need love to live so I better pair him up with another male so I feel less jealous.’ and then all those little artworks and stories are created to make them believe that what they think is the reality. Maybe they don’t understand that they are the exact reason why some people are so against K-pop, because it is K-pop that creates these monsters. 

Click me to read a 'Scary' fanfiction 

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Get A Room Guys !!! (>///<)

Since we’ve brought up the topic of feminine k-pop male idols last time, it would be quite logical to explore the disturbing amount of fangirls who would give up everything in their bank account to see members of the same band feel each other up or pash each other on stage. Don’t get me wrong, I’m completely fine with homosexuals and I’m even friends with a few myself, but it’s a completely different matter here. The issue I’ve detected is that there is an enormous amount of fans out there who only like particular bands because they act all ... well, gay on camera. Majority, this issue occurs in boy bands so let’s just focus on one; Super Junior. As much as I would completely be supportive if they came out as a real couple, sometime, maybe they are enjoying themselves a little too much and sometimes there are things that I would prefer them to do behind closed doors.

‘I SHIP THEM !!!’ I could almost hear the fangirls scream that in my ear. To ‘ship’ two people together is to support their love and rejoice everytime they get intimate. Just how wrong is that ? Again, not a homosexual or heterosexual issue here but all that PDA (Publicly Displayed Affection) should be left at home. I wouldn’t want to see that among my straight friends and if my friends do this in front of me, they certainly wouldn’t want me spazzing how sweet and cute it is next to them, so why am I seeing this when they are suppose to be singers ? Last time I checked, singers sing songs and not film goosebumpy clips. I’m already being very thoughtful to pick the clip that shows the making of the film and not the final product. Because trust me, if you walked past and saw the final film, you would most likely ask me why I am watching an R rated homosexual film so openly. Really, is this all is left of the K-pop industry ?

Click me to see the behind the scenes clips by Super Junior

If you didn’t hear the screaming in the background in the last clip then you can certainly hear it this time. Just about every single time two members ... err ... ‘interact’ with each other you can hear the sound of excitement from the audience. The member’s themselves seem pretty casual about the whole thing. Sure, if pressing your lips against a close friend can be seen in a casual thing then yeah. But still, did all those people just pay for a ticket to watch that ? Cause really, fangirls mostly consist of teenage girls and this is not appropriate at all. Its not a huge deal, this is probably when a hen’s party would look like so its not their actions that are the problem. It’s the fact that the K-pop industry is presenting like a show for entertainment purposes. I’m just feeling sorry for these poor fellows who have to rub themselves against one another just because that’s the only thing that will increase their popularity. Doesn’t the K-pop industry have people with skills and talent ? Well use them !!!

Click me to see the game played by Super Junior

Too Feminine to be Ken

There was always one thing that confused me when I watched any K-pop MVs ... or, basically when I see K-pop idols. This thing that keeps bugging me is that I can never tell the difference between the girls and the guys. Which is really really annoying cause sometimes I’ll be like “Oh look she’s so pretty ~ But of cause, she’s a K-pop idol and its given that she has good skin and good figure and ... WHAT, IT’S A DUDE ?!?!” Can you even imagine how crush I felt when I realized the dudes made a better woman then me ? The question is, why do they look so ... girly and feminine ? Are they more popular is they are this way, cause if so then maybe they should just have females idols instead of having the company play dress up with the make idols.

Taemin is a member from the boy band ‘Shinee’ and before anyone ask me, it’s an all boy band and Taemin is most definitely a man. It might be that God was a little too busy on that day and accidentally gave him a very feminine face ... and good skin ... and a good body. That’s ok, he was born this way and I’m sure he could look very manly if he tried. Tried very hard that it. But why does it seem like K-pop companies are promoting the fact that he looks like a girl ? Ok I get that he makes a more attractive female than me already ! Stop making him cross dress so he looks even more girly !!! I know  that he himself had always complained that the company makes him cross dress, so he probably doesn’t enjoy it either. So lay off the dress and wigs. In that video there I’m sure if not that his shoulders are rather broad he would make a perfect girl. Dang those legs and in heels too ! I even heard one of them sing off tune for a bit, probably got distracted by Taemin ... or, maybe it wasn’t distract, it was disturbed !

Click me to see the Clip !!! 

When you think of ‘Pretty guys’ in the world of K-pop you cannot forget Heechul from ‘Super Junior’. This guy is so girly it hurts my eyes and makes me want to puke rainbows and butterflies cause he’s just so ... Ahhhh !!! And yes I know he is annoyed at his face too because he ALWAYS tried to wear glasses in MVs. Its almost like he is hoping they make him look more manly. Heechul, give it up cause you still look like a woman. Especially with the way you act. Oh, and don’t get me started in the video.  Again, why you music companies like making them cross dress ? I bet the director of the company secretly has a thing for dressing up himself. There’s nothing wrong with it but if you like it, you do it yourself. Stop making the K-pop male idols suffer *cough* and most importantly my eyes *cough*. I really don’t think anyone would want to see a bunch of unwilling guys cross dress and dancing on the stage.

 Click me to see the Clip !!! 

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Even Lady GaGa will weep

Sometimes, enough is enough. Ever since Lady GaGa first showed off her fashion style, it seems that everyone is getting more and more tolerant to such extreme means of fashion. K-pop, might be really pushing it too far. Now I get that people sometimes have this artistic edge to fashion but while it may be acceptable to see it on a catwalk, sometimes layering 23 pieces of rainbow coloured clothing over yourself is not the most attractive thing to do.

‘Oops ~ looks like someone’s unicorn vomited over them’ That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw Super Junior’s teaser photos for their new album. Oh who am I kidding, that’s still the sentence I think of NOW after years ! I don’t even know where to start analysing the ... ‘things’ they have on their bodies because everything is just so messed up. On a side note, abs are great and all but maybe flaunting them out like that is a little too ... well, you know. But to be fair I’m looking at that semi see through pink thing another member is wearing and ... not wearing a shirt is not such a bad thing after all. If you’re gonna flaunt it, flaunt what mother nature gave you and not what your stylist threw at your face. Now, I wonder since when do people make dresses out of giant rubber keyboards or stick unicorns on their dress. If we ask the girl band 2NE1 maybe they can give us some answers since they seem to know all about it. Yes, that unicorn is part of her dress. Maybe it’s the same unicorn who vomited on Super Junior ! Guys, time to change the stylists. Fire them and kick them out of Korea, who know, maybe they will meet Lady GaGa and they will end up as best buds.

Its hard being a celebrity and I get it. Maybe the concept of their new albums was ‘How to look like a fashion terrorist and scare people away from K-pop’; If that’s the case then I’ll give them a pat on the back cause they did a wonderful job. So if the album concept was decided then you gotta follow it, fair enough. Please tell me then why is it that even if the members are not doing group activities do they look like ... that !?! I mean really TOP, blue hair ? And oh wow a fuchsia pink jacket with errr bad ass patters and ... umm ... Ok fine, its not that bad since you look hot and you probably will pull it off. Plus I’m on your side here, you probably didn’t even know what you had on due to those ridiculous glasses. Seohyun, you are such a princess looking person but what happened ? So during the photoshoot did someone yell ‘She looks too normal. Lets super glue a doll on her shoulder and add on yellow eyeshadow. Which glove is better I wonder ... lets just make her wear both’ ? Now I think about it, blue and purple hair with dolls on your shoulders ... Ahh the mystery is solved; K-pop fashion isn’t based on GaGa its based on Katy Perry !

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English ? More like 'Engrish' ...

Lets have a 1 minute silence for the English Language. Why ? Cause I just discovered that that the majority of K-pop singers suck at English ! So what if they sing in a language we all know, we still wont be able to understand a thing ! Those who like K-pop are gonna spend their time listening to incorrect English with horrible pronunciation. Not long until they are going to be saying ‘I lub you’ to their partner instead of ‘I love you’ and correct me if I am wrong but the last time I checked, that wouldn’t be considered romantic. Not at all.

I still remember that moment I first listened to ‘Uncommitted’ by Xia (Junsu). I thought it was pretty good and was happy with being able to just sing along to the very few lines of English just like other K-pop songs; until I discovered the whole song was actually in English. Now it wasn’t the most horrible thing I have ever heard in my life but even knowing it was English, I still had to go and Google the lyrics just so I could sing along. Ok. I got the lyrics, now what ? Do I follow his accent for the song or should I use my own Aussie accent which would then sound nothing like the song ?!? Look Xia, you had a whole team of people to help you with this and lets be honest, you cant possibly tell me you don’t make enough money to hire a English teacher. If this is what is released to the public as a studio song AFTER getting help, then ... I duno, I love you and all that but maybe you should just stick to singing Korean.

Click me to listen to the song Uncommitted !!!  

If you thought the English in K-pop music was bad, wait till you see them attempt to use it without a bunch of people teaching them beforehand. I know this was years ago but do you want to see the famous boy band Super Junior try and play an English game on a show ? The idea was that they change from English to Korean, trying to pass along a sentence. Now from 0:24 onwards, you can see they have already failed at this game; because from a Princess having a little snowball fight, they had somehow managed to make her fight a snowboard. Beautiful fairytale you guys got there ... But I don’t really blame you guys for stuffing up, the English from the beginning was already stuffed up ! At 2:30 the paper reads ‘Park pd has very good looking, nice manner and foot smell’ ... Someone remind me what language that is... Still I do wonder how they can make that (horrible and incorrect) sentence into ‘see good ... us’ and ‘his foot smell ... danger’. Again the point is; I’m cool with K-pop going international and all but even so, they should stick to their own language. Why not present to us a new language instead of try and act all English because trust me, the most that’s going to get you is an embarrassing name change like from ‘Yesung’ to ‘Yeh Sex’. Again, not romantic.

Click me to see the English game show with Super Junior !!!  

Songs Are Meaningless Without Words

Many would agree that music itself has its own value, but there are kpop songs out there that are really strange. Even if we don’t understand the lyrics, the song itself with/without the music video should be able to convey the meaning to us but that doesn’t seem to be quite happening in songs like Exo-K’s ‘Wolf’ and Big Bang’s ‘Love Song’.

Usually people would think wolves in relation to lonely howling, hunting, full moon, and snow. Or at least something along those lines, you get the picture. And even perhaps, due to Twilight, people may think of werewolves, which seriously this song wouldn’t make you think of that (dumping the lyrics aside). Even David Guetta’s ‘She Wolf’ would surely suit better in relation to wolves. Why? Well, already we are given the really weird imagery of a rainforest or savannah from the music. And honestly, their voices don’t sound so great. Howling like either some half-drunk guys, or off-key high pitched howling. >< Overall, this basically is no song that people would want to go listening to twice. I don’t think this song really would fully convey a message of something about a wolf, hence thus failing to express much meaning. You can be the judge. 

Click me to listen to the song Wolf !!! 
  

“I love you~ (,not)!” It’s alright that the song title may have a contradiction to the lyrics singing “I hate this love song” in Big Bang’s ‘Love Song’, since I guess that’s the irony of it all. But the music video for it is rather confusing. Their voice and the music have a sense of some sort of defeat but the pain or anger is missing. And there isn’t any love either. So unless the chaotic mess in the music video is meant to reflect their previously lashed out anger of love-hate, their voices and the music lack the connection, hence don’t quite convey the message of whatever it is they are trying to sing. 

Click me to see the MV Love Song !!! 

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My Eyes are Burning from Loathe

There have been many occurrences where the music video for the song doesn’t make any sense to what the song is about, and/or worse, the scenes of the music video are really disturbing. Two examples of this are PSY’s Gangnam Style, and Xia Junsu’s Tarantallegra.

 
Usually the music video would being out the meaning of the song even more, but that’s not always the case. Ever since PSY’s international break through with his song ‘Gangnam Style’, the world has been dancing the moves. Remember the famous ‘horse riding’ dance move while swinging around an imaginary lariat rope?  But does anyone really get what he’s doing? Before he even starts singing, we see a guy who keeps lolling his head about as if he’s dying from dehydration due to the heat. Does that make sense to anyone? :/ During the video, there were also scenes of the guy with his arms around a couple of girls walking through flying rubbish (romantic much?), and suddenly some guy in a yellow suit wanted to stop by with his car and join in the dance? And also, as if the guy screaming while staring at a girl’s arse isn’t disturbing enough, is the ten seconds of that seriously disturbing hip thrusting, in an elevator, over another guy! >< Enjoy having someone between your legs much, let alone perving on a guy going to the bathroom?

Click me to see the MV Gangnam Style !!! 

“As much as I love you, I can’t stand by and watch.” We might as well go grab the iPod and listen to the song if the video is unbearable, just like as in Tarantallegra. Although the name ‘Tarantallegra’ may mean a curse to dance uncontrollably, the dance moves, etc, are visually detached from the song. Already, the dance in general, simply is disturbing—it’s not merely ‘sexy’, but a lead on to erotic. Excessive hip thrusting, girls snaking and slithering all over a guy, even feeling him?! Isn’t that epically random clear tube already entangling them enough? It’s like grabbing a transparent garden hose from the backyard, play around with it like it’s a python and dance around crazy! Anyhow, to a less disturbing side of the video, there were rather random scenes to have been recorded for the video, for example, the thousand hands Buddha pose, a bunch of girls holding cameras, like a paparazzi, to a guy lying down on a couch who pays no attention to them. At least they aren’t as disturbing as other scenes, but they are still pretty random to the song. 

Click me to see the MV Tarantallegra 

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