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  1. re: individials, I might be convinced that any particular person could be gay, I'm just not going to be convinced that all of them actually are, all at once. re: crossdressing, no, because cross-dressing is not the same as being transgender or gay. If it's not just done because it's for fun (as a korean kpop tradition, that is), at most it could mean the person doing it may be open-minded. If they were gay that's incidental; there are gay and straight drag queens/crossdressers. And dressing in women's clothes doesn't mean the person wants to be a woman (or vice versa). Actually being transgender is a separate thing. Oh, ok. Ppl seemed to think it was something on a "nudge nudge wink wink" level earlier.
  2. I also don't think he is outing anyone. So what do ppl actually think it's supposed to be a sign of?
  3. Maybe he fiddled around with his placement and it became brighter? (I haven't heard him, though.)
  4. As far as "who's gay" goes, I could be convinced any individual were gay, I guess. I just can't be convinced that all these individuals are (that is to say, would identify as) gay, even in the entertainment industry. The stats are just against that, since studies indicate there are far fewer gays (and bisexuals) than people generally believe. Anyway, this thread is interesting, but I think I won't have much to contribute in the "look at this!" sense; my ships provide plenty of cute fodder but I have no particular reason to think they're real. Oh, as to whether it's "ok" to have this type of convo, well, it's all fine, like fanfic, until you turn into one of those tinhatter delulus and start harassing actual human beings about it. But everyone here seems civilized, so. Also, I thought about it and I am not really interpreting the gay director asking Shinee to perform in the way I think you guys are? Like, as a dogwhistle. So Key and maybe someone else in Shinee is gay--well, aren't lots of people supposedly gay in these boygroups? What is that supposed to show? Or do you really think he is attempting to out Key? That would be a dick move in any environment (IMO, others may disagree) but especially in SK. The dude had a talkshow where ppl voluntarily outed themselves, and at least two of his guests later killed themselves, so if he were subtly outing Key, that would be beyond massively dickish, honestly. I'd just think it were: 1) Shinee is fairly respected as a boyband, and SM is the biggest entertainment company, so if they showed up at his wedding it would be a sign of mainstream acceptance 2) he actually just likes Shinee. I mean, it's also possible that he knows Key is gay, but that in itself is not a particularly compelling reason, IMO. I think that vid turned into something else, now i'm curious what it was? Someone already said about SK, but it's also common in other countries where homophobia is rampant--or more like, homosexuality is unheard of. (Close physical contact between male friends, that is.) Like the middle east (to generalize a bit). When you are somewhere where no one would think you are gay, straight ppl also feel more free to express themselves with their same-sex friends. Yeah, nothing happened in the USA wrt to ppl's opinions re: gay marriage for about 5 years because everything was tabled+DADT, and then once it became a political issue suddenly there was lots of discussion and a rapid shift in the polls. Like, things are actually moving faster than "just the old homophobes are dying". I think the only thing it demonstrates is possible open-mindedness, whether or not it is for the lulz. Being a transexual has nothing to do with sexual identity, and transvestites are not the same as transexuals. You don't agree that they should give up these rights to having a personal life but since that's how it is you're not going to take the high road and refrain from discussing their possible (homo)sexuality because this particular topic is of personal interest to you, I see how you are! (I'm just ribbin'. :p) Well, it could also be (not that I even recognize these guys or what their status are in the industry) that they feel ~pressured~ to respond to their interest, like in a sponsorship scenario. But Occam's Razor would say these fans are just dicks, honestly.
  5. lulz, I remember reading sometime last year that there was (supposedly) a poll of gays in SK (I don't know if these were ppl who go to a particular website or read a particular magazine or whatever) and their favorites from the 2012 rookies were Daehyun, D.O, and Ren. I think it was around the time of No Mercy so Daehyun had dark hair like D.O and I was like "hm, both main vocals who make squinchy faces on stage--BUT ONE OF THESE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS." (I wonder who the straight fanboys like?) (... probs BYG?)
  6. Erm... I think Crash is just One Direction. XD;;;; Lots of different genres in rock anyway, "even" in britain....
  7. lolololololol (I used to be into Jrock when Malice Mizer was still active, lolololol. orz But after they broke up I wasn't so much, even though Dir en Grey was/is still active....) Now that they have been flying all over the place, if they have a backlog I guess they can take care of their responsibilities via airport fashion... is this why Zelo was wearing that terrifying floral getup in the US, though, I bet this is the true bullying of maknae that occurs in kpop!!! (I scrolled back through the tag, and hit the end without seeing it... shall check out other tags, I guess.)
  8. I'm not actually sure things under spoilers load separately from the rest of the page, though... I think it just affects readability/scrolling (which is enough reason to do it, of course).
  9. http://itsbap.com/tagged/p:endorsement Oh, so one thing I've been worried about is if they are getting CF deals and such... anyone want to help me figure these out? Are these actually things they are getting paid for, half of these look like they were just shot in the TS basement or something. XD Moldir (5/2013) - backpacks? Seem relatively high-end. Only rap+vocal line for this? o.o Feltics (3/2013) - Just Zelo? ??? (1/2013) - hats Spermstore (I AM DYING AT THIS NAME) (12/2012) - but it seems like it's not a fertility clinic but bracelets ??? (11/2012) - boots, Jongup only? ??? (9/2012) - sneakers, Himchan only? 8/2012, more backpacks 7/2012, BYG's ass, I can only assume. 6/2012 - heavy jackets and coats at the height of summer 6/2012 - Zelo for sale 4/2012 - polos, I assume Hm, ok, so the Nike stuff did not turn up. Maybe I do not understand what this tag is referring to, after all....
  10. Does putting pics under spoiler actually affect loading time, or does it only affect scrolling time? I'm seriously wondering/hoping if they can break out of the "hallyu" genre in Japan, I don't follow everyone's music there but it does seem like most kpop artists stay within pop, while there are lots of genres that are still fairly mainstream that b.a.p might be able to slot into if ppl don't care that they don't usually write their own music.
  11. Has Minzy shown improvement between debut and ILU, though? I kind of think we can't attribute anything Lee Hi does to YG; I read in an interview that she doesn't have a fixed training schedule, and she's also still attending (a performing arts) school, so I think she'd be getting lessons from there. Maybe they can build her up enough before she graduates, since it seems like once you're in YG you're SOL.
  12. Well, the question is more like if you can be nasal and throaty at the same time. XD But if there's no mechanical relationship then it isn't the relationship I was imagining it might be. (lulz, ok. XD) I acknowledged that he did already.
  13. Well, nasal is wrong, and throaty is wrong, while open throat is right, so open throat is "opposite" of both nasal and throaty in a way, but where are nasal and throaty in relation to each other? In terms of things you can do wrong, I kind of imagine that they could be opposite one another. XD (Are you someone who was on akp, too? )
  14. I'm not sure that in the spectrum of things you can do, there's only "right" and 'wrong"; I kind of imagine there are opposing wrong things you can also do. XD So he did. OTOH... you know it's all over already?
  15. I thought throaty was like the opposite of nasal (both wrong, but). So couldn't someone not have a lowered soft palate, be healthy/relaxed, but be throaty? Or would that fall into tense category?
  16. Yeah, that's what I remembered seeing him say ~on the outside~. (Well, I like about 4 songs on the album, which is honestly typical enough for me. I wish groups would cover each other songs and do special performances more often, though, because ~surprise~, I would like to hear DaeJae sing some of them. XD)
  17. Why didn't they just drop it a key. ._. Wolf dropped a key between the demo and the final, but I wonder if it will be enough, actually. Speaking of Exo, I thought the thread consensus was Chen > D.O > Baekhyun, but I remember weeks and weeks ago on AKP someone here answering that Baekhyun was good (when asked about Exo in general) rather than D.O, and I think I saw zhx outside lately saying that Chen is not the best in Exo. So what were ppl's positions on this, before they really start generating evaluable lives?
  18. I was just trying to figure out who we lost in the ~exodus~, I don't think everyone made it over (though maybe they aren't around for other reasons). Ppl here aren't actually still talking on the thread over there, are they? o.O
  19. (Are you pandayeu? I've been trying to guess... )
  20. Oh, Piggy Dolls is disbanded for sure, as well? ~.~ I dunno, I wouldn't be surprised if both those groups didn't want to continue. Chaos was not a viable boygroup, and I'm not sure Airplane is in a better position, so it's not really like their company chucked Chaos over for Airplane (at least). Well, good luck to the last groups standing, anyway....
  21. Hey, I dunno where you get your kpop news, but: For the rest of the thread, this is that poor unfortunate who was paid the compliment of sounding and looking like Bom. Soloist added into the girlgroup Bella, though it doesn't seem like they've released new music together yet. Seems like she will also continue solo acitivities. Other news... her company merged with the company Chaos had belonged to?
  22. That is the thing I meant, which I guess I or someone else misinterpreted down the line. ^^;; lulz, let's not turn into Exo fandom and troll ourselves, I guess. XD Eh, I think it's just meaningless noise, in the "we won't have as much music, but it will still be good" sense. (REFUSE TO BE CONSOLED ABOUT THERE BEING LESS MUSIC!!!! RAWR!!!!!)
  23. (I don't think so, honestly.) Hm, so what's the hierarchy here? resonant > open throat > relaxed > tense? Missing a few steps?
  24. <patpatpats> http://onehallyu.com/index.php?/topic/552-official-vocals-thread/page-31&do=findComment&comment=276529 ^psst, get back to me on how the C#5s at the end are? XD
  25. Just so we're all on the same page, why don't aki and zhx post some examples of MC's non-airy HV? And I guess we are supposed to take Emotions as an example of not-that-airy whistle. And then we can go from there. ^^; (I blame aki for this, actually, she brought up HV when you were all just talking about whistle, even if AG's is actually a tensed falsetto.)
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