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melonkooky · 4 years

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2019 -> 2020

hello guys!!!

i feel absolute terrible for not having been active, especially for this past few months. i feel bad, but there are many reasons why. first i was busy with school and then my job, but then it got to a point where i just didn’t have the motivation to write. i’ve been getting back into drawing. i am trying to write still tho!!! don’t worry!! i won’t go onto a hiatus! so today, i am going to try to stay more active in 2020 and to continue on this account. please, you guys are always welcome to come talk to me and motivate me. my inbox is always open!! 💕💕💕

and to everyone i’ve already met on here!! @aphrodiitaes @bangtantaegi @bubblletae @flowerbangtann @imgoodimdonek @jklovecult @lilac-park-jimin / @lilacparkjiminsmain @la-vie-en-tae @lirifelix @livefree-and-diestrong @rosewater-chlxe @uwulino @xtemptaetionx @namiiyae @kimminji9421 @imak-popfan @taenebris @thatbluesky-99 @today-we-will-survive @kayakookie @k-n-e-o @babybluesoo @another-star-you-fade-away @wallpaperandviolins and to anyone i may have accidentally forgotten i’m sorry!!! but to every single person, to anyone who reads this, i wish you the happiest and most positive year. i hope that many good things come to you and that you are as happy as you can be. thank you for making my life much brighter and much happier. thank you all for your stories and funny moments and thoughts and all the conversations. i never imagined my account to be where its at today and i will always be thankful and proud of it.

happy new year!!! 💕💕💕💕💕

#i know im kinda late #melonkooky personal #personal

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singiluu · 6 years

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BTS in Flemish press pt 2

Quick translation of THIS article

TRIGGERWARNING: contains mention of idol suicide

BTS: THE FIRST KOREAN BOYBAND BREAKING THROUGH IN THE WEST

The Koreans are taking over your radio.

Forget the Backstreet Boys and Nsync: with BTS, the most successful band at the moment hails from Korea.

Nowadays, those who follow the pop charts have to know languages. Where ‘Despacito’ was the first non-English song to hit number 1 in the US last year, BTS now dominates the Korean charts. Their Love Yourself reached the first spot on the American album charts this week. The last non-English speakers who did that were Il Divo, twelve years ago.

But BTS is not a posh symphonic singing quartet. It’s a seven-headed sugar explosion of a boyband. Jin, Suga, Rap Monster, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook - a nice change of pace compared to ‘Jimmy’ or ‘Koen’- were brought together in 2013 by Big Hit Entertainment Company. Love Yourself forms their breakthrough: the album was sold over one million times worldwide in its first week. Their North-American tour is sold out (the European one, with a stop in Amsterdam among others, has yet to start ticket sale), and single ‘Fake Love’ had 36 million views in its first 24 hours on Youtube.

That videoplatform combined with Korean pop music may ring a bell: it’s where PSY found his big breakthrough in 2012 with ‘Gangnam Style’. But those who take that viral hit as the standard for K-pop, are lost. Psy made fun parodies of the genre, while k-pop artists such as Bigbang or Twice take it much more serious: their songs are polished and choreographed to the millimeter. Only the hyperactive music videos remind of Psy: those continuously look like the cameraman just knocked back twenty liters of Red Bull.

Dedicated fans

In any case, the formula proves succesful: according to Bloomberg the K-pop industry is worth 5 billion dollars right now. During the first half of this year, K-popstreams on Spotify were doubled: the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang could have played a part in this. But BTS is the straw that broke the camel’s back for the first time.

They seem so popular nowadays that even their fanclub has a waitlist. Love Yourself entered the Flemish charts on number 6 this week, between the just a tad bit less exotic Jasper Steverlinck, Lindsay and Ed Sheeran. But thanks to a dedicated bunch of Flemish fans, there’s bound to be some more change. ‘I’ve been stalked for months by fans asking to play some more K-pop’, sights MNM-D Karolien Debecker during request program Generation M, after which she played ‘Fake Love’ on the radio.

'K-popbands often have very dedicated fans,’ Sofie van den Broek of the K-pop Belgian Society explains. It’s a non-profit that focuses on promoting Korean culture in general, although they also organize K-pop activities. ‘I know that on Facebook pages with a member count that easily crosses 1.000, like ‘Nu’eff’, they sometimes undertake action to make sure some radio stations broadcast k-pop artists during request programs. For many K-popfans it’s a lifestyle: of course they want to spread their passion to as many people as possible.’

Language course

But K-pop isn’t just about breaking cultural barriers. Lately, the genre starts to pay cheeky homage to typical western music more and more. BTS’ Singularity? The Weeknd at its best. ‘Anpanman’? Maar K-pop is niet louter een verhaal van doorbroken culturele barrières. Het genre is de jongste jaren steeds nadrukkelijker naar typisch westerse muziek gaan knipogen. BTS’ ‘Singularity’? Je reinste The Weeknd. ‘Anpanman’? A carbon copy of Migos’ hiphop hit ‘Stir Fry’. The album sounds as though you’re scrolling through Spotify’s popular ‘New music Friday’-playlist, only in a language that’s much harder to understand. Sometimes K-pop even leans towards cultural appropriation: ‘Boombayah’ by Blackpink combines Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike-electro with swaggy Harlem-raps and an Indian cry. And all this performed by cutely dolled up Korean girls.

That focus on an international sound stems from the obsession to break through. Almost all K-popgroups are products of an impressive industry. Teenagers are scouted in auditions and competitions and dropped in entertainment schools. There they are prepared for a career as an idol, with endless singing-and dancing classes and seminars on how to control your public image. After that it’s hoping for an entertainment company to pick you up and debut you as an idol. It’s the system as we know it from the Spice Girls and One Direction, but turned up to eleven.

However, this also has bad consequences. The society focused on performance in South Korea has to deal with high suicide rates and this also shows in the entertainment business. Many K-popgroups do not survive longer than five years. In December of 2017, Shinee-member Kim Jong-Hyun comitted suicide. In his suicide note he wrote that he felt ‘broken’ and ‘so alone’, and he closed the note with ‘please tell me I’ve done well’.

BTS too has spoken up about depression and wants to console fans with their lyrics. ‘Live as you like, it’s your life anyway’ they sing in electrohit ‘Fire’. We had to consult our Korean dictionary for this, though, because they use a different tone in the few English parts of their songs. ‘We’re going from Mexico to Paris’ they sing in ‘Airplane Pt2′. ‘Mariachi! Mariachi! Mariachi! We might have to take a language course.

#might contain mistakes i translated this hella fast #also idk how to feel about this lmao #i hate how they always repeat the high pressure society and idol suicides

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cloedegreve-blog · 5 years

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Made in Asia #BrusselsExpo (extra)

Op zondag 10 maart ben ik samen met mijn ouders, broer en zus naar Brussels Expo geweest naar het festival Made In Asia. Dit was een festival waar alles draaide rond wat typisch Aziatisch is: er waren veel mensen verkleed in anime-figuren, er was typisch Aziatisch voedsel, er waren Ninja zwaarden, Chinese beelden, waaiers, superveel games en ook voor k-popfans was dit de perfecte plek: heel veel kraampjes vol muziek en posters van k-pop bands. Ik heb er niks gekocht, maar ik vond het er wel super leuk en interessant. Ik ga zeker de volgende keer nog eens.

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nasmayanas-blog · 5 years

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Kim Jinho dan Lim Haseong Bagai Magnet di Jakarta dan Bali =================== Oleh: Nasmay L. Anas =================== Dua artis K-POP yang berkunjung ke Indonesia pada Oktober-November ini telah …

#k-pop #k-pop music #k-pop fanart #k-pop 2019 #k-popfan #k-pop icons

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minaretartsblog-blog · 7 years

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"Soong Jong Ki" This is my project in my humanities subject #artlove #art #Graphite #charcoal #kpop #k-popfans #artworks #artwork #lovearts #myworld #mylife @mhinareth14

#myworld #lovearts #artworks #mylife #charcoal #artwork #kpop #graphite #art #k #artlove

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nemasjen · 10 years

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What a Psychologist says about k-pop fans?

A psychologist says: “Don’t underestimate those children who chase after Korean celebrities, their hearts are purer than anyone else, they love courageously, they will want to try their best to tackle difficult obstacles, the language and cultural barriers.

They symbolize peace, they don’t discriminate based on race, they befriend people with the same interest from different countries, they’re more passionate and warm than

X anyone else. They don’t betray the ones they like easily, they are persistent and don’t give up easily. They are stronger than anyone else on the inside, because when they are loving these Korean stars, they experience the setbacks they’ve never experienced in life.

They are all sensitive children, easily touched to tears for a long time because of one incident. Their memory is very good, they can easily remember the korean lyrics they don’t understand, and their coordination skills are also very strong. Most of them are cheerful children, not the kind who keep to themselves. Their will of determination is also very strong, they are able to persevere all the way just to buy something related to the celebrity they like.

In short, the way these children think is vastly different from others, and their thoughts are not easy to understand. Generally, only those who have similar interests are able to enter their world.

#K-popFans #ForEver

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