whitedove 1,849 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I should lurk at the Random section more. It's giving me so much lulz so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I love The Random. It's a mess. It's like one thread is messier after another especially the Kpop ones. It's a gift! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I was just at Random and this thread is just... http://onehallyu.com/topic/213640-long-list-of-sms-lawsuits-and-contract-violations-from-2001-2015/ Also, when they put it in a list like that, wow SM. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Can somebody help enlighten me on the current digital situation in Korea? For instance, a full digital track is sold at around 250 yen in Japan (depending on the providers). How about Korea? And is the bulk buying of hundreds of songs with a small amount of money still at practice? Edited September 2, 2015 by whitedove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Songs still sell for a couple of cents in Korea. I don't know about the bulk buying thing. I don't think that happens legally. Hmm, the album with my favorite SILVA song is there.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txM2x2GLtxo And the Ringo single with my favorite B-side: http://m.nhacso.net/nghe-nhac/memai.Vl1SV0pY.html Still in cents? Erk! Btw was it you who mentioned that Japan contributes to 80% or something in profits for Kpop? May I ask where did you read that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Is anyone watching 37.5C no Namida? It's not too bad, though I find the main girl lacks a spine, but isn't really getting one through the show either. Cute show. I like the music in it too. I'm watching. It's among the 3 from this dismal summer Jdramas I'm continuing (besides Omotesando Koukou Gasshoubu and Napoleon no Mura). Looking forward to fall dramas though. I have like 10+ dramas I want to check out lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I find it really weird that KPop fans ignore sales from 2003 as if they never happened... What happened in 2003? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Hyori's debut solo album sold about 80k in its first week. People are asking if a soloist ever sold more than 60k of their album in a week like Taeyeon just did. Ah, the SONE elitists who always think their faves are all there is. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) Gonna watch Itazura na Kiss now Aww Furukawa. But Tenno no Ryoriban is the highest-rated drama this year (aka the drama that Japanese people watched the most so far) and it's one of the best with top-notch acting too. Edited October 23, 2015 by whitedove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Have you seen it? I've been meaning to watch it Top-notch acting, good plot, good pacing, good music, good cinematography, everything complements everything. It deserves its high ratings (unlike Kdrama Yong Pal) and its 4 Tokyo Drama Awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 It's a lovely song à ½Ã² "Hello... from the other side" This line gives me goosebumps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 There is bickering among Japanese music fans, but it's a lot more subdued most of the time. It's about fundamental stuff, like what makes someone an artist, what is talent, compared to things like "who is the top girl group?" Topics of who is the top/the best/the visual and the varieties of it come out every single day in Kpop side. Amazing how much energy they have to create basically similar threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Can somebody give me an abridged version of what's happening with IU? (Too many threads!)Can somebody give me an abridged version of what's happening with IU? (Too many threads!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 If I have this right... her song "Zeze" is written from the perspective of a tree from My Sweet Orange Tree. In that book, Zeze becomes a sexually abused child. Anyway, his character is innocent, but mischievous, and IU described that as being sexy. The character is, like, five. Her lyrics are also layered with sexual euphemisms, as she tells Zeze to "climb the tree", "take the youngest leaf," "pluck the only flower". The album artwork for her album is being perceived as pushing the Lolita thing, and she's even laid out by books that also revolve around the theme of sexual abuse among children. She's being accused of perpetuating and glamorizing pedophilia. The plagiarism is really secondary at this point. Okay wow. Let me digest that for a sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Good discussion (so far) in this thread: http://onehallyu.com/topic/244105-why-does-japan-money-but-korea-popularity/ Listen, Twice has a Japanese member, that means that they belong in the Japanese section XDDD Edited November 12, 2015 by whitedove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 One Direction will definitely sell more albums than Justin Bieber in Japan, but who do you guys think will come out on top on Billboard? Tbh, I'm only (impatiently) waiting for Adele's album next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Well,Bieber has a hit in the US with What Do You Mean so i think he will take some casual listener that will buy the album,we can't say the same with 1D. I'm thinking that 1D might get #1 by a small margin (isn't this supposed to be their final album before hiatus? their fanbase will rally behind that), but Bieber will sell more in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 They also just look at the maximum capacity and multiply that by how many days they played there. This is misleading as well. They don't look at stage setup, seating arrangement, and all that. They don't look at resales and sakuras. It's a mess. Yeah basically, 300,000 attendance =/= 300,000 fans. And among Japanese, some of those who went are not even fans, merely people who just enjoy going to concerts no matter who the act is, even if they've never heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) There's someone...new(or not?) here at OH who keeps making all these long essays about the overrated success of Kpop with all these links that most are neither relevant and credible, and it's getting on my nerves. I feel the need to write something on these threads but maybe I should just away. My days of arguing with people is supposedly over. Edited December 2, 2015 by whitedove 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Music Station brings up the rise of bands again today since [Alexandros] were performing. Who do guys think can be credited to the band and singer-songwriter boom this past year? *sounds like a good topic to start a thread isn't it?* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'm addicted to Kinki Kids Harmony of December. But was a bit disappointed the live was better than recording. Need more Kinki Kids ballads. I liked Ne Ganbaru Yo but its more mid tempo than soggy ballad. I like my ballads soggy. I just love KinKi Kids' discography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Sakamoto Ryuichi is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Score in The Revenant (with Alva Noto). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sakanaction made it into NPR's 10 Favorite Global Music Picks From 2015: http://www.npr.org/2015/12/19/460109943/latitudes-10-favorite-global-music-picks-from-2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 STOP PLAYING! Has anyone else seen any random Japanese acts pop up on any year end lists like this? Hahaha! Well I've seen OKAMOTO'S bassist made it into this year's 10 best bassists in the world (I've seen him in action, he's incredible!) but I'll have to go back and dig where I saw it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove 1,849 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 You sluts are NOT gonna do queen a MEI like that. She has better gay club songs. https://youtube.com/watch?v=noXlhKOFk0E Better ballads.https://youtube.com/watch?v=cFvLq3rPeTk And an alter ego that Na-meh Aburrido could never.https://youtube.com/watch?v=lZn1tDDxnb0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=5O7hdU7ptmY Bye! A-mei Zhang is everything, I have to agree. Also, Nikkei has published its latest list of concert mobilization ranking from this year: http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO94721470T01C15A2000000/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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