Almondandlime 6,854 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I know that groups from the big companies like SM have used western producers for a long time now, but it seems like lately even groups from smaller companies like Oh My Girl have started to rely more and more on foreign producers for their music. Do you welcome this new trend, or do you miss the days when kpop songs were still produced by Koreans trying to copy those foreign producers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Of Perception 12,466 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm worried about the musical sound honestly if the music is to my taste I'm good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHORE 3,113 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm worried about the musical sound honestly if the music is to my taste I'm good the way he looked at her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petch 261 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Idrc, Kpop has passed its apex anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____shawnee 4,118 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It's nice because we hear stuff from these western producers that likely wouldn't get picked up by actual western acts. But I like Korean producers too. Having both is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Of Perception 12,466 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 the way he looked at her Ain't it beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night vale. 8,071 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm not entirely sure. If there are good songs then it's nothing to worry about as a fan, but it sort of reminds me of how when people start outsourcing jobs then it leaves little room for people from the country to actually get work. I think there will always be Korean producers and composers used but the growing trend of western ones does further raise the question of professional integrity and national pride. Edit: *national pride concerning the music industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 is there a substantial increase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondandlime 6,854 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm not entirely sure. If there are good songs then it's nothing to worry about as a fan, but it sort of reminds me of how when people start outsourcing jobs then it leaves little room for people from the country to actually get work. I think there will always be Korean producers and composers used but the growing trend of western ones does further raise the question of professional integrity and national pride. Edit: *national pride concerning the music industry I agree with you there. If there are no Koreans involved in making it, is it truly Korean music anymore, even if it's sung in Korean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siwan 1,297 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 im going to bet that within the next two years somebody from oh my girl will start producing all of oh my girl's title tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondandlime 6,854 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 is there a substantial increase? There seems to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min_min 2,358 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 YG is mostly produce by Korean Americans (teddy, choice, lydia, etc), they hardly outsource like SM and other companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviandrepepe 6,559 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I give zero support to cultural keeping tbh. Imo if you want a korean to do it then a korean should give them what there looking for. If they can't then to bad. Beside were nit the artist or the company. If they feel they have better producer for what they're looking for in europe then, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 There seems to be. is there really? Can you list notable examples this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondandlime 6,854 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 is there really? Can you list notable examples this year? Off the top of my head, I can think of Oh My Girl and 9muses who(se companies) have switched to mainly foreign producers. JYP's acts have been using a lot more foreigners too, for example every single song on Twice's mini has at least one non-Korean producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I agree with you there. If there are no Koreans involved in making it, is it truly Korean music anymore, even if it's sung in Korean? Interesting thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST165 1,143 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 If the song is good, then the song is good; I don't care if a Swede or a Korean or a goat made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishu 1,695 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 i care about the finished product. If the song doesn't give off too much mainstream Western vibe, like 'oh it sounds like a top 40 US/UK song' then i'm ok. I always assume songs with complex combination of music samples, random as fuck rap parts with addictive hook r either Kpop or US/UK indie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiraishrimp 5,413 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 idk...i think music is music no matter who makes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazeaire 5,629 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It's not like it's a recent trend though, some of the most iconic kpop songs like Sorry Sorry, Mirotic are from western producers...tbh I dunno, on one hand they probably do it so it pleases the i-fans more as kpop gets more western fans but yeah as someone said, at what point can it even be considered 'kpop' anymore when everything is outsourced, from the song to the lyrics to the dance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Blue 108 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Tbh if you compare a Kpop song made by a western producer and an actually western song they still sound different, let's take Oh My Girl for example, even if their tracks were produced by western people, they totally made it Kpop/Asian like, because i heard some of their side tracks in their album and they sound nothing life western songs people usually listen, i usually listen, or like some people here said, top 40/30 UK/US chart. What i feel about this? Indifferent, nothing change much, plus if you see western producers that start to produce for Kpop, it only means they're not good enough to produce for actual western artists tbh, but in fact i find Kpop songs made by western artists more catchy, so there's a positive thing for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue 2,424 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 idc as long as they deliver amazing songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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