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Op-Ed: Why are you interested in K-pop?

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Written by On February 18, 2009

I’ve been covering the ins and outs of Korean Entertainment news for about two years now and I can’t help but to get bored. It’s the same ole news everyday. Either it’s one out of the five most talked about K-pop groups coming back with a new song (although they never left), the grand talks of American debuts, some anticipated drama or movie that fails to live up to expectations, some awards ceremony or some crazy fans participating in the most idiotic deed of the century. And yet, I continue and I ask myself why.

What’s so great about Korean Entertainment that despite all these complaints, I continue to write about it? Is it because of my love-hate relationship with Rain, Se7en, Super Junior, Big Bang or just about any K-pop group? Or is it because I secretly hope that I can quit my day job to blog full time? Or perhaps because I want to out-do an ex-friend who did me wrong.

I guess these are the possibilities, but deep inside of me, I know that it’s because I secretly hope that someday, Korean Entertainment will develop into something big and great and I want to make sure that I do everything in my power to help, even though I can’t help but to insert my catty remarks on anything and everything I get my hands on.

Or perhaps I was simply wired to like it because I was born Korean, but I was curious as to why you, our readers, are interested in Korean Entertainment?

So what makes you want to check in to read about the latest in K-pop news? Is it because of Rain’s Engrish, Sohee’s dumpling face, Big Bang members average height, DBSK andSS501’s pretty faces or simply because you have too much time on your hands? Share your thoughts and yes, I know, today is a super slow news day, hence the op-ed.

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  • tSLuna

    i personally think its just a “minority popularity wave” right now. as in its the “in” thing since kpop just up and suddenly got international attention of some degree. or an escape from native music/entertainment and a want for something “exotic”.
    for me personally, tho, was because i cover vocaloid dances and then discovered shinee’s lucifer and wanted to cover that dance. then it all went downhill from that- other songs, hello baby, other dances, other groups, more dances, etc.
    and you cant forget the gossip. my goodness the gossip

  • Flick

    i think what got me into it was the dancing. maybe cause I am a dancer but i find it appealing to have the dance be almost as important as the song. Although the music didn’t really capture me until 2NE1.

    There is something about their system that appeals to me too. I think the training they go through makes me respect them a bit more.

    Before Kpop my music library was mostly rock like Placebo and Tokio Hotel but in a way Kpop has become like my comfort, easy to listen to and dance to and there is something fun about being able to go into cute mode haha

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