Hyooga 10,307 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Nearly every country in the world has a k-pop fandom, the only thing needed is for some of the artists to breakthrough mainstream with the huge amount of fan support from the world, why is K-Pop not yet breaking through mainstream? Seriously bands like BTS I can totally imagine heaps of people who don't care about K-Pop digging their sound and choreo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want me 2,230 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 No kpop can't. bcuz of racism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC3 3,339 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Well in America, it's the language thing that people will never get over plus racism. We like solo artists over groups. Also, I think the process of how kpop groups are made is too artificial for people. Basically, kpop would have to lose all the things that make it kpop for it to succeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkPrincessJin 21 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Cuz some people are racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acer 396 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 stereotype language Im sure there will be a group that will go viral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lymphnode 927 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Mess I thought this was gonna be a troll thread with a long essay about IU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solfa 7,163 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 As for the US, barely even British groups make it in the US and they speak the same language. The group who sang Glad You Came basically disbanded after signing with a US agency, and they at least had a hit song in the US to pull them in. Some do though, but they are rare. At least K-pop has PSY. I know he is not the typical K-pop idol, but he is a household name now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitty deku 990 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 ching chong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peopletooyoung 47 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 They don't sing in english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyunim 1,246 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I don't want kpop to go mainstream tbh KPop's popularity is fine just the way it is. I can't handle the racism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeppeonikki 1,013 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Language + Western-centrism (not really racism imo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCottonAccount 3,332 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 We are acting like Koreans aren't racist too lol it's not a one way streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanatedBeauty 13,677 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Mainly because kpop fans are refusing to watch the drama of the century mystic nine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone 117 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Is Taylor Swift popular in Asia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyanna 2,986 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 If you look at latin singer mvs on youtube, some of them have over 1 billion views, indicating a large fandom, and yet i've never heard of them until i discovered the videos.. so the main problem is language i suppose Is Taylor Swift popular in Asia?Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 As for the US, barely even British groups make it in the US and they speak the same language. The group who sang Glad You Came basically disbanded after signing with a US agency, and they at least had a hit song in the US to pull them in. Some do though, but they are rare. At least K-pop has PSY. I know he is not the typical K-pop idol, but he is a household name now. But he's a joke. Is Taylor Swift popular in Asia? In Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paracosm 33 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I don't want kpop to go mainstream tbh KPop's popularity is fine just the way it is. I can't handle the racism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyooga 10,307 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 stereotype language Im sure there will be a group that will go viral! They don't sing in english. Okay I feel I've phrased my question wrong. Of course I'm assuming them doing K-Pop but in English. I wonder why no American labels are approaching any groups yet. If you look at latin singer mvs on youtube, some of them have over 1 billion views, indicating a large fandom, and yet i've never heard of them until i discovered the videos.. Yes But a good Latin artists have crossed over to mainstream while K-Pop has...PSY, whose style isn't very indicative of the actual K-Pop scene (I'm not saying the Korean music scene, I'm specifically stating K-Pop) Is Taylor Swift popular in Asia? She's massive in Asia tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royrene 1,738 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Let me tell you something, I'll give a real life example I've experienced: So there's someone from my family who wanted to watch Drake's music video of Hotline Bling on our TV. Earlier the same day, I watched on the same TV The 7th Sense Performance version by NCT U. It was in the Watch Again category and I guess this someone from my family just clicked on it cause they thought it was Hotline Bling. They enjoyed the song and the dancing very much, thinking they are listening to Hotline Bling(LOL), but after like 2 minutes I heard it and asked why do they listen to this, and they said they heard it on the radio and that it was Drake's song. I told them it is not Drake, it's a korean boy band I like. As soon as I said that, they turned it off. It came way longer than I thought it would lol, but you get my point? The only thing stopping it from going mainstream is literally prejudice thinking, that is all. If The 7th Sense was really by Drake or maybe any other american act, not only this family member would've liked it, but it'll probably be a real hit in the mainstream scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyanna 2,986 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 But a good Latin artists have crossed over to mainstream while K-Pop has...PSY, whose style isn't very indicative of the actual K-Pop scene (I'm not saying the Korean music scene, I'm specifically stating K-Pop) Who else besides enrique iglesias? Let me tell you something, I'll give a real life example I've experienced: So there's someone from my family who wanted to watch Drake's music video of Hotline Bling on our TV. Earlier the same day, I watched on the same TV The 7th Sense Performance version by NCT U. It was in the Watch Again category and I guess this someone from my family just clicked on it cause they thought it was Hotline Bling. They enjoyed the song and the dancing very much, thinking they are listening to Hotline Bling(LOL), but after like 2 minutes I heard it and asked why do they listen to this, and they said they heard it on the radio and that it was Drake's song. I told them it is not Drake, it's a korean boy band I like. As soon as I said that, they turned it off. It came way longer than I thought it would lol, but you get my point? The only thing stopping it from going mainstream is literally prejudice thinking, that is all. If The 7th Sense was really by Drake or maybe any other american act, not only this family member would've liked it, but it'll probably be a real hit in the mainstream scene. They dont know the song is not in english? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone 117 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 In Japan.compared with Avril Lavigne, is she more liked? what's her star power compared to AKB48, Perfume, or BoA& what about my girl Ariana Grande!¡!¡! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solfa 7,163 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 But he's a joke. In Japan. He is still something though, better than anyone. There isn't much K-pop can offer to Western music industry, K-pop actually follows Western music trends. Maybe Japan has better chances since they are more innovative and diverse musically, though I'd say Japanese acts fare better in Europe rather than North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 compared with Avril Lavigne, is she more liked? what's her star power compared to AKB48, Perfume, or BoA & what about my girl Ariana Grande!¡!¡! It's hard to compare domestic acts to foreign acts, but she is bigger than BoA currently. She's definitely much bigger than Ariana. And it's hard to compare her to Avril since they operate in completely different decades. The industry is so much different. But honestly, she's probably just as big as Avril was (she's over now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trifolium 8,873 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Well in America, it's the language thing that people will never get over plus racism. We like solo artists over groups. Also, I think the process of how kpop groups are made is too artificial for people. Basically, kpop would have to lose all the things that make it kpop for it to succeed Just what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintat 4,072 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Who else besides enrique iglesias? They dont know the song is not in english? Shakira, Ricky Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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