[pannchoa] THIS IS K-POP VS THIS IS NOT K-POP

[Danee Danee]

2 hours ago, jeong jaehyuns boyfriend said:

i dont get this logic. so we have to follow what korean people say and do? no... lol we can have our own opinions as non-korean international fans of kpop as a genre of music. we dont need approval from knetz for our opinions.

to me, kaachi is not kpop. theyre basically a cosplay/cover group trying to sell themselves as an actual kpop group. and yes, i don't think that they're racist, but i do think that part of what makes this group problematic involves race, and people are allowed to have a discussion about that (without being hateful, of course). what if there was a group primarily made of white people that claimed to be a latin american pop group, or an african pop group? would that make it any better, if white singers started a group and tried to brand themselves as a hispanic or black music group? what makes this any different? you cant just dye your hair and sing in korean, and call yourselves a kpop group. there's more to it than that. it comes with being based in korea and having a cultural presence in your group and in your music. 

in my opinion, this is no different than white actors taking up asian roles in hollywood. asian actors are already marginalized and dont receive the same opportunities that their white counterparts do. so when you cast a white actor for an asian role, youre taking an opportunity away from an asian person, who is already struggling to find success in the few niche roles that are available to them. that's something called privilege. kpop gives korean and non-korean east/southeast asian people representation and visibility in the global music industry. we dont need this group to "spread kpop to america and europe", we need ACTUAL KPOP GROUPS with actual korean/asian people to shine on those stages. PERIOD! im not a fan of BTS, but that's what makes BTS so amazing - the fact that a korean pop group was able to break through into the mainstream american music industry, despite singing in korean and being composed of entirely korean members, and theyve always continued to center their culture in their music. 

what's the difference between kaachi and a kpop cover group, other than the fact that they dont consider themselves a "cover" group and came out with an original song? im not attacking them, and i dont condone spreading hate to anyone - but personally, for me... they dont come off to me as authentic kpop and they lack cultural integrity. 

im not directing this at any of you specifically, i just feel strongly about this. theyre playing their privilege pass card, big time. and im not here for it.

You are seriously pushing the issue way too much tbh.

As kpop singers these girls have no privilege. More like other way around. They are going to get laughted at, hated and hella ridiculed because of their race. Their chances to make it are basically non existent because of their race. Doesnt it makes them victims of modern days racism as well?

Also dont get why people put US on such a pedestral and everything coming out of there is marked as big, important and global. In the end Hollywood is local industry, Oscars are local show, American music is local industry... Its only you who has the impression they need to serve the whole world just because people made choice to consume whatever they put out. You dont like cast? Dont watch, ignore. Its the best thing people can do, cause its affecting the companies creating the product. More then random bitching on sns which works more like promo for the movie. Demanding them to cast people of other nationalities is seriously the same as demanding kpop to get black and white idols as well since now whole world decided to consume it. Kpop is also local industry. And globally speaking Asians arent minority.

Maybe thats why actual Koreans who should be the angry ones can laugh at them while you are being pressed about four young girls who will never make it out of "meme" lvl in their own country aka will have to live with being embarassed in front of whole country.  

2 hours ago, jeong jaehyuns boyfriend said:

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Edited May 3, 2020 by Danee Danee
It got posted twice and I cannot even delete part of it it cause the new template sucks on phone. ^^