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Partner Sammy or Samee? a fellow Indian! He wouldn't be Song Mino without his kooky style traits! ^^ Kang leader wouldn't be the same if fedoras got discontinued on planet earth.

I never got round to leafing through the fan accounts during the filming, the information I have is largely the castings and the narrative, though that is always subject to change, this occurred with some of the London's teasers and quite a few things were not utilised or shared unfortunately from London, I was hoping for more, from what I heard. Where's you partner in crime? Not seen her active on here for time, you both were numero uno, when it came to reveling about thighs and lamenting about Mino's clothing.

I've been keeping hold of some information I acquired through colleagues, seems like many moons ago! MV Stockholm Seeking cool looking girls + guys 20+ to participate in a music video in Stockholm 15 to 21 October (not every day). Seeking bodyguards (tough, dangerous) with different origins. Recording will take place 15 to 21 October (not every day). Seekking for an Asian man with authority, which may contribute to the recording 15 to 21 October in Stockholm. Seeking a girl for a music video that will participate October 15 to 21 in the Stockholm area. The above doesn't give much away, I will keep the rest of the information shtum, as hopefully it is used in Exit X, someday who knows!

I have stumbled across very similar designs or dupes of Fresh Fruit, in many places like, G Market, 11 street and Yestyle. 3 large retail chains/wholesalers. It is difficult to take action against those retailers as Fresh Fruit also has similarities with other brands such as UNIF and there is one more that has escaped my mind. I don't think you can patent fruits on a baseball cap, its pretty much free for all, this is probably only applied to those brands and retail chains, not the fan clubs or merchandise such as the exo fansite. I hope Fresh Fruit can protect their brand as much as possible.

I think we have gone past the point of no return, call it quits folks! YourName is not an elitest Mino stan by no means its regrettable its been reduced to this. She has been a long time lurker. She usually PM's me on various topics, Taehyun is actually her bias. Please kindly move on guys, no negs.

I will try my best to squeeze in the time for PM's

Skin colour is definitely being used to ostracize communities and people in South Korea, you can research it, its highly prevalent even the United Nations has commented on it and its abuse. I will give you an example, during the Ebola breakout a few stores in Seoul put up a sign of whites only. My friend who is a teacher who is black receives abuse on a bus on a daily basis, and has had a tough time teaching, she has experienced many pleasant people but has never encountered such daily racism. Now if I said to her that someone's nose or height is receiving the same level of discrimination as you are being black, she would be flabbergasted. South Korea originated from Imperial Japanese colonial rule during the 20th century, where the Imperial Japanese colonizers influenced Koreans to view the world around them from a racist perspective nazi tone, so there is a history here of dehumanization. So south Korea has been exposed and elicit to such war crimes. Is this not enough? There is no such rule as to it only works such and such if it has a mass history of killings, doesn't recent history as well not count whatsoever. Where do you draw the line? Should we wait till matters worsen over the next 20 years. I am of mixed culture, would be inheritably tough to put forward my ignorance towards my own culture of preferring whiter skin, I live and breath it. Anyhow I can discuss this all day, I spent a campaign on kick out racism in the UK one of the biggest organisations. Feel free to PM if you want to talk more.

Naturally some could misunderstand the context you applied, to that statement, at least you cleared that up, as far as I am aware there is no history of racial mass killing, but they have a recent history of national racial ostracization, which is increasingly on the rise, which is why it shouldn't really be downplayed even by SK context, to being on the same level as your nose or height. Communities as a whole wouldn't ostracize you for that.

I seem to get drawn here to the heavier topics ^^ My line of thought is very precise to Zizzi's, its pretty much parallel to my thoughts exactly on the subject and I don't feel as if I have anything to add to it, since you said it all. I understand both east and west cultures too, both have their preferences. Here in England having a tan was a higher status that you were wealthy and could go abroad, that ethos is still ingrained in many, people love to fake tan and many people with very white skin are singled out for being pale. I also know what my grandparents are like, though they are sun worshipers and don't care about tanning but I know what their generation prefers. I empathise with those who are victims of false accusations of Racism - it belittles those who have really suffered and puts those who have been accused through an awful time, though I feel some muddy and blur the lines between discrimination and racism.

I see, though the usage of try hard is a total separate issue from the braids, its a personal irk of mine and far too many overuse the term or maybe misuse it, I'm not too sure. Yeah the appropriating moniker is another subject that irks me too ^^, but that is for another day, I will let sleeping dogs lie, my thoughts on it may not be in vogue to those who are outraged by it, though empathy for it but up to a certain point.

Must be an irritation, Zizi, but I think he's accepted to live with it, I too hope he can find methods treatments to reduce and manage his rhinitis. I think many fans gave him items for rhinitis and I remember him mentioning a humidifier which helps his condition. Its way past midnight for me, you have mentioned try hard, many have in the past and currently use this term, which seems to gnaw at me. ^^ I do not agree that the term 'Try hard' should always be described mostly towards the genre of 'Hip Hop' I have respect for all genres ,but I always see the term try hard to describe a hip hop genre concept song and what not, this is not solely based at you, its what I have observed overall in Kpop or maybe outside of it too! How I see it, 'try hard 'doesn't need to be reserved just for Hip Hop, try hard can be applied to those who dance in an excessive overwrought manner which can be deemed cheesy and those who sing songs of affection, heartbreak etc but in a over the top saccharine manner. I deem all the previous examples forced and try hard, but it seems to only stick to Hip Hop genres, which is unfortunate. I encourage Mino to experiment with his style, especially when you are in your 20's, alot of his style choices are not shared kindly by some of his fans, but its important he experiments and reflects his own style and personality which he does, and I genuinely wouldn't change him in any other way. The braids is another topic altogether though some which could border on prickly subjects, so for now will skirt around this topic until I stumble upon it again. It Rains definitely gives me Hey Jude feels. ^^ the chorus.

Not at all Nyai, Discussion is healthy! Anyway this is really a good opportunity for Yoon it seems we have seen very little of him in a solo environment. I'm not sure whether Taehyun did or did not drop out for this show, if he did maybe he is concentrating on producing more music hopefully still got to keep optimistic regarding Winner and Exit X.

It is important to remember to cut some slack, Mino has pretty much brought his A game 9 out of 10 times. I wouldn't personally delve more into why it wasn't A grade just this once! Important to remember, Mino has not had a break since SMTM 4, if it is true he is preparing a solo, I do feel this Chinese collaboration is an added work load which hasn't come at the best of times, but I'm sure Mino will try his best anyway like he always does. Its good opportunity for Yoon though, I feel he is more fresher and has more to give right now. Mino's two performances during SMTM 5 and Don't call me mama rapping stage hit the mark. Not just Korean rappers its universal ^^ and I feel you may underrate just how much effort it takes to rap every verse, its impossible to do so in every performance its different to singing.

I don't feel he has any problems revealing his body, chest, abdomen etc in front of Winner, friends etc or at a public pool resort which we have already seen, but it appears to be a different story in front of camera and his fans. I don't think he wants to encourage the fans to become that fixed physical specimen type of symbol, which I respect him for, who knows it may change over the coming years. Mino makes the whole revealing less is more sort of thing work! As soon as Mino came onto the WIN scene, and talk after a while naturally turned to abs, I wasn't in need of a crystal ball to work out the odds with Mino in regards to that expect, Gym and strict regimen has always been his bugbear, figuratively and metaphorically Though I would never rule out Mino's future endeavors, he's currently in good shape, though I've never felt compelled to want change him in anyway even his style of clothes!

Hope it wont be the case, Its a good job Hoon doesn't really drink much alcohol, it would be a brutal mix.