sergel 3,567 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Back when I got into kpop people didn't even call concepts girl-crush. No one had a name and I guess it was just a pop kind of concept. Like T-ara didn't really have a concept exactly, but these days would people call them girl crush? Many girl crush concepts seem to still be sexy, so what's the main difference? Is it because they are less in-your-face kind of sexy like Sistar, Girl's Day, and AOA are/were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsa 1,742 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I thought Girls Day Female President and Expectations was a girl crush? Like empowering or something idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanda_spirit 14,647 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 nowadays they call cringey and try-hard concepts 'girl crush concept' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seunghee's eyebrows 32,640 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Sexy concept Girl crush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaibibi 2,286 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 girl crush can include sexy if it is empowering it can also include others, like these: which i wouldn't call sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashmallow 990 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I think it all depends on the dances for the songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.A.L 500 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Girl crush is more about girl empowerment, badass and cool girls, it can be sexy or not. The message is what's important. Sexy concept is... with sexy dance moves/ mv, it can be girl crush, or it can be mixed with other types of concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solfa 7,163 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Girl-crush has become the umbrella term for a wide variety of concepts that don't fit into sexy or cute. Sexy are concepts meant sexually appealing. Cute are the concepts that OH doesn't tend to like. Girl crush are the rest. Honestly, all of them have their own subdivisions. There have been threads that separate classy-sexy vs. trashy-sexy for example. There are what I'm going to call childish cute, romantic cute, fairytale cute, energetic cute, sporty cute, weirdo cute etc. Girl crush is even more diverse than the two because it's such a vague term. For me these are girl crush, when female groups take over concepts and sounds more common among boy groups: Concept only, not song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergel 3,567 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 I thought Girls Day Female President and Expectations was a girl crush? Like empowering or something idk Hmm maybe maybe Female President, though both got lots of attention for being very sexy. Girl crush is more about girl empowerment, badass and cool girls, it can be sexy or not. The message is what's important. Sexy concept is... with sexy dance moves/ mv, it can be girl crush, or it can be mixed with other types of concepts. I think the one issue then is folks will call a comeback girl crush since it looks like it based off clothes but the lyrics are literally about loving a guy or something along those lines. That all said, I don't think kpop girl groups have to fall into 3 distinct categories. There is cute, sexy, and girl crush, but all innocent, retro, pop, edgy, and other random ones. It's just I always hear about cute, sexy, and GC, so i wondered the difference between the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 With girl crush the goal is to have the fangirls want to be like the girl idols. Either cuz they are empowering or cool. The goal of a sexy concept is to sexually attract fans with sexy dance moves and sensual songs/lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.A.L 500 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 That all said, I don't think kpop girl groups have to fall into 3 distinct categories. There is cute, sexy, and girl crush, but all innocent, retro, pop, edgy, and other random ones. It's just I always hear about cute, sexy, and GC, so i wondered the difference between the latter. Yes, the types of concepts are not mutually exclusive : girl crush can be sexy, or it can be for example edgy : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide 14,243 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 girl crush: aimed to appeal to girls/women. ex anything by mamamoo (sexy/sensual girl crush), blackpink (chic girl crush), miss a ('empowering' girl crush), etc. sexy concepts: anything meant to be sexy, can be aimed towards either men or women, ex anything by sistar, gsd, aoa, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miseol 8,304 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 girl crush is yeoja power like aoa good luck giri giri while sexy concept has a goal of tryna make u NUT like both bops but we been knew bcos AOA NEVER DISAPPOINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 basically every concept kara had is what we would call girl crush. the sexy concept is more about showing skin and seductive moves + sultry vocals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergel 3,567 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Girl-crush has become the umbrella term for a wide variety of concepts that don't fit into sexy or cute. Sexy are concepts meant sexually appealing. Cute are the concepts that OH doesn't tend to like. Girl crush are the rest. Honestly, all of them have their own subdivisions. There have been threads that separate classy-sexy vs. trashy-sexy for example. There are what I'm going to call childish cute, romantic cute, fairytale cute, energetic cute, sporty cute, weirdo cute etc. Girl crush is even more diverse than the two because it's such a vague term. For me these are girl crush, when female groups take over concepts and sounds more common among boy groups: Concept only, not song I never thought of it as an umbrella term but you're right that it is. I suppose all the concepts are umbrella terms but GC does seem to have the widest swath of styles and music under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Taesthetic:Ghost 62 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Girlcrush is what Blackpink does terribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haus of Tzu:Lai 5,450 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 sexy - provocative sometimes risqué, sensual girl crush - fierce / cool / chic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MineMuses 6,687 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Girl crush doesn't always have to mean dark clothing and heavy makeup KARA was one of the best examples of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felidae 2,742 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 "Girl crush" is to gain women attraction (but to be honest it's neutral zone) "Sexy" concept is to gain men's That's the simplest difference. Do notice the quotation marks. Example (I take t-ara as they're versatile) : Sexy - Girl crush - As what Empress Song Qian once said, "being sexy doesn't mean to expose more." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningStunt 2,010 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Girlcrush is what Blackpink does terribly. banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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