White washing...appropriation...you can't have everyone else's culture..어떻게?

Ok so let's start with whitewashing... It's a thing that has been going for what seems like forever...it started when Europeans came to North America, Carribean, and South America. You know when they said they discovered a land that was already occupied, but the people who occupied the land they called Savages and killed many of those Natives. They brought this idea called slavery and had people from Africa working the land...while they raped them, creating little half-breed illegitimate children which went on to create a sick psychological idea that light skinned is better than dark skinned. Ok, lets move on from that sick history and let's go to Hollywood the place that is creating the most whitewashing currently. Back in the day they would do something called black face... they wouldn't put black folks in a movie they would paint themselves....slowly they allowed blacks in film, but they basically legit have black, yellow, brown, red, etc face still to this day. Back in the day, they would do yellow face as in have a white person play as an Asian. The would even tape their eyes back. (Disgusting) It's still happening. There are so many roles given to white people enough the character is based on a person of color. The latest situation was Ghost in a Shell...the main character was supposed to be Asian. But the TRUTH is that the white execs in Hollywood don't believe people of color will make a movie successful. They look at the statistics (based on white survey) and basically say look at the stats, people of color don't sell movies or music. SO DUMB!!!!!! 
SO I SAY ALL OF THAT TO BRING US TO THIS: 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ikrd/onionhasaeyo?bffbmain&ref=bffbmain&utm_term=.ywo0GXJPl#.giv3p290a

An all white kpop group... omg I feel like I need go back into the history of kpop....I've been a kpopper for about 3-4 years now. Has influenced me... Hellz yeah from the way I talk to the way that I dress.... Do I want to be Korean... Hell no... I am black. I am an American Black. I am a Black American. Do I love Kpop? hellz yeah...can I sing in Korean... Hellz yeah... if my bias Jun. K said to come to Korea and sing on my record...HELLZYEAH!!! That still wouldn't make me kpop....BUT THE TRUTH DISGUSTING THING ABOUT THIS ALL WHITE SO CALLED KPOP GROUP is that for like 100 years people of color have been trying to break into crossover success. LISTEN to me.... there are legit great rappers ASIAN rappers and WE both white and black folks don't believe that these people can sell records which is why you don't see Asian rappers on MTV. They have tried but it never sticks.  There is true talent in Korea... Rappers, singers.... I didn't believe it either. But then.... 

(this one is for 19+) 

And this was just the guys... now don't get me wrong there are black producers and singers IN KOREA, Cha Cha Malone works with Jay Park. Recently this awesomeness was released...

Ok ok let's be real Kpop is a lot like hip hop/R&B and I could make the argument that Korean Artists and record labels have appropriated this style but I'm not.... I am not. That actually has happened in MANY COUNTRIES. Koreans have taken hip hop and R&B and made it into what they have today. BUT to take that thing they have made and put white folks in it... ugh... disgusting... BUT when I tell people that I listen to Kpop people are like HUH? I don't usually get into this stuff but wtf.... I guess I could say why even call it Korean Pop, it's all just music... you are so right... it is all just music...but I am not the one who created an all white boy group who decided to call my music kpop.... its sick... let's not.... This is just like back in the day when a black artist would make a song and then white producer use to have white singers re-release the song and it would just be the worst...this is the same thing....

This is what this (k) pop group has done.... you can take the idea but you can give it the same feeling.... PLUS girls like kpop for more than the music... um HELLO KOREAN MEN... if we wanted to listen to and wash white men... we have Nsync, Backstreet Boys and One Direction.... New Kidz on the Block...hell even O-town... 98 degrees... please do away with yourself EXP Edition....

2pm, the Director, and No. 5

In Koreaboo's lastest article "Netizens praise JYP Entertainment for their success this year" they note that JYP had a great year and some of the artist did so well.  Then we get this one comment...

[+ 95, – 7] JYP this year was amazing. If only it weren’t for that MV director 2 PM would have been more active as well. Let’s keep this going JYP !!!

UGH! The My House fiasco of the summer.  When the director pulled out of directing the video it set the boys back a bit. Check out this article from Koreaboo

Director who cancelled 2PM’s MV revealed to have produced BIGBANG’s “Sober” MV

Chincha? You cancelled to do BigBang's video.... aren't 2pm and Big Bang like rivals. So this was very frustrating for a 2pm fan. (And I am a 2pm fan) ESPECIALLY now since the reason for their lack was all because of this Director. BUT let me be the bigger person and think about it like this... if the song was HOT then wouldn't it have blown up regardless.... well here is another article on the issue... 

Netizens discuss the unfortunate circumstances of 2PM’s “My House”

Most netizens explain that it was a great song, but it was just unfortunate that they could only do a week of promotions and then off to Japan. 

Personally as a rather new fan of 2pm I have had to go back and learn about them and listen to old songs and I enjoy MOST of their music. I was excited about my house because to be honest I am not big on the Japanese albums and after Go Crazy was 2pm of 2pm and it was... ok...it took me a little while to get into the album mainly because Japanese lyrics are so different from Korean lyrics. I am sorry I just enjoy the Korean language (maybe cause I understand it a tad better as I am slowly learning it) So I was excited about My House and the No. 5 album.  Please watch the video real quick. 

I loved the theme of this video and I learn more Korean listening to these guys, because they make their songs in a way that you can really hear all the words.  Of all the kpop stars that I have listened to, 2pm has been the easiest from me to actually learn lyrics and sing along with them... I could totally go to a Korean karaoke spot and sing this song.  Jun. K wrote this song and produced it as he also wrote and produced Go Crazy 2pm awesome single from 2014.  I guess I am biased. I listen to Go Crazy until I hated it.  I have left Go Crazy alone. I chose 2pm's first album 1:59pm before Go Crazy because I killed Go Crazy. The album No. 5 was a breath of fresh air. Go Crazy was a party album. In my interpretation Go Crazy was the album that played at the party and got you dancing just TURN UP! No. 5 is what you put on once you got home after the party,  when you are trying to get the chick/guy you brought home to condone is some after party activity.  Seriously. Please check out the live footage from their song Good Man which is from the No. 5 album. 

It's starts slow but next thing you know at about the 2 minute mark there is a girl in a bed and so forth and so on.... No. 5 was a very sexy album and a little bit more relaxed aside from the songs, Magic and Jump.  

Part of me wants to think that the so called lack of success has more to do with the whole only one week of promotions BUT I think its just a difference in Korean taste in music. This was a beautiful R&B album that HOTTEST (2pm fans) probably loved. The Korean public I am not sure, I guess if they had of been able to do constant promotion on tv and everywhere in Korea then things would have been different so this is one of the albums that Fans KNOW it is a masterpiece and others just don't get.... 

In the meantime which HOTTEST wants to hunt that director down? I better stop because I am joking but I know there are some sasaeng fans out there who are ready to go!! SMH!!!  

 

PS:  Here is a funny quote: "[+41, -53] Honestly, 2PM’s been on the decline since Jay Park left" 

Chincha? can we just let Jay Park go? He has his own thing going on....