Pessego 2,194 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Their will be Idols that are African-American. And Do you think they will gain Fame with one of the Big3 or with a smaller company ? Discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umji's butt minder 796 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Insooni and Sonya and Yoon Mirae from past gens all have African heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pessego 2,194 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Insooni and Sonya and Yoon Mirae from past gens all have African heritage. Your right I changed my question thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umji's butt minder 796 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Your right I changed my question thank youNo problem. To answer your question: I say talent is something that breaks down a lot of societal barriers. I can definitely foresee more people of mixed Afro-Asian finding sucess in Kpop , plus African-Americans as well. Even in the big 3 companies because a great singer is money in the bank. They see Beyonce in a great light, so why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv924 59 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 It might take a while longer for African-American idols to catch on. It wasn't easy for Alex. I still think DR Music used her as an exotic token. "Hey look! We have a black girl in our group!" The K-Pop pool is so homogeneous, that their definition of different (or foreign) is still Japanese or Chinese. Alex was an exception to the rule, of course. And even then, she received most of the attention because everyone saw her as exotic. That may or may not have worked in her favor. The real question, is where Alex goes from here. Does she still have a career in K-Pop? If she does, then there's a bright spot for African-American idols. If not, then it proves that she's just an exotic, different idol being used for whatever attention she can get. P.S. Korean society still looks down on people of color in general, and that's another obstacle. Luckily for Alex, she's light-skinned. Imagine if she was a little bit darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY 22,189 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Insooni and Sonya and Yoon Mirae from past gens all have African heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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