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SM Town, SM Town, Ooh La La

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Written by On June 13, 2011

So guess who’s been performing in Paris – and flaunting it all over their Facebook page? Unlike Patricia, I think by promoting their page, SM is finally getting with the social media times. SM Entertainment had their first show in Paris on June 10th. But fear not, non-Parisian fans – SM had the whole thing documented, real-time, on their Facebook page. No more crappy fan-cams, oh no!

 

The Facebook page is also connected to their official Youtube channel so there are official photos and videos aplenty. Yes, Facebook can be a dangerous tool when placed in the hands of an oppa-crazy fan girl, but when kept strictly for corporate purposes, no one can ignore the worldwide influence of “the social network.”

 

No one can say the French fans weren’t enthusiastic, and from some reports it was interesting to hear how eager the SM performers were to impress their European audience.

Is it bad I can't even tell them apart at this point?

People have been of different opinions concerning this “global tour” and again this doesn’t necessarily prove Korean pop as a global phenomenon, but it does justify its diverse worldwide fandom.

Instead of focusing  on conquering Billboard and Oricon, their music industry could easily take advantage of that and likely bring in a larger profit as a result. It’s also a good way of spreading the world about South Korean culture that the country’s government is so keen on pursuing.

A mishmash of the Dream Concert, as a world tour! I believe it could happen and should be seriously considered (and not just for my own *ahem* benefit). Plenty of recording artists (Anastaica, Kylie Minogue) may not dominate the American airwaves but have undeniably successful careers in their own right.

 

Hey, I bleed red, white and blue but the United States does not sit at the center of the Earth and K-pop may evolve for the better if they continue to pursue their foreign fan base.

 

Oh, and FYI: Lady Hee Hee, the hair-bow wig was so last 2010.

Sources: YukanaLive@Youtube, SM Town Facebook, SM on Youtube

 

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  • hmm

    ooh france! i would love to learn french :D

    you can have success in your own country, but you aren’t known worldwide unless you succeed in America.

    USA isn’t the center of the universe, but we are in a position of power and the social media is very powerful in USA.

    I don’t know any of the big singers in Europe, but they sure have heard of all of ours.

    The Beatles came over here and became big and so have many other artists who became known worldwide after they came to America and you can’t deny that

    • Mary

      sad but true, Shakira is a good example, if an artist wants to succeed globally must triumph in the U.S.,

  • eboy07

    You know what yes let me tell you. These kpop articles are always hyping things up like how great the hallyu wave and kpop idols are. Its good that its finnaly getting some recognition. But i honestly think that kpop is and will be an niche market in Europe and in the US. Lee soo man talks like he wants to take over the world. I like me some bubblegum but that doesn’t mean i support kpop for its so called hallyu wave. Cause i honestly dont see the point in it.

    • kpopboi

      LOL ‘Kpop a niche market in the US’.
      Its not even a ‘niche market’. Everyone in the US just pirates all their music and watches their shit on youtube. Well okay I wont generalise… fans do buy a shitload of itunes stuff for YG etc etc… But definately not enough to be considered a market perse.
      But I generally agree with your sentiment. You definately don’t have to support Hallyu to like Kpop.. or parts of it ;)

      • Pas

        Yea I agree Kpop isn’t even a niche market in the US. If it were then a lot more people would know about it. They might not listen to it or care about it but they wouldn’t have a puzzle look on their face when someone mentions the word kpop.

  • Aina to hmm

    “you can have success in your own country, but you aren’t known worldwide unless you succeed in America.”
    Well of course, but you have to succeed in Europe also, because that makes it worldwide. If K-pop artist perform only in Asia and America, that wouldn`t be called worldwide. Because America is the whole world, you know.

    • nereis

      wow, just asia, america and europe make it worldwide?
      what about africa? 1 billion people don’t count?

      • ehyo

        nope unfortunately they don’t. thats just the sad reality. if it did, afro pop would be more popular too. and popular artists rarely tour africa…they hit up south africa and thats about it. maybe egypt too.

        • leyla

          WTF is afro pop?ugh…you mean African music…cos my people sure as hell don’t make no Afro music!

          • ehyo

            haha! i subscribe to a podcast called Afro Pop worldwide, and its not pop in its genre sense, just pop as in popular African music, haha. thats why i said Afropop.

  • Aina

    I meant to write “America ISN`T the whole world, you know.”
    Sorry for my mistake.

  • Aina again

    I meant to write ” America ISN`T the whole world, you know.”

  • benny

    Im not buying it. Am sorry but everything about Kpop music ssays that this is mainly migrants or its a fad; mnufactured bands re not looked kindly upon in U.S and Europe. It might be the real deal; so lets wait and see. But will the real    slim  shady please stand up, am not buying it.

  • heya

    Why not the Philippines? They’ve got triple the fans in Europe!

  • kinella

    i’m european and while i enjoy kpop mostly for the glam, the fun and the ‘vintage’ taste (because, let’s be honest here, all the boy/girl groups thingy is soooooo 90s) i have to say that kpop musically is not very interesting (i dont really know what happens in the indie scene, etc).

    and sorry for you american (US) centred people, but the world doesnt turn around you. i’m from europe and i probably listen to only 2 or 3 bands from the US (interpol, blonde redhead…), the rest is nothing to me and for a lot of my friends. we look more at the UK for our english speaking music.

    the ‘the US is the best in the world’ attitude is very hideous and it’s what made your country not very loved during the past 15 years or so.
    the world is big and beautiful, peace :)

    • J-may

      Hear hear! :)

    • kpopboi

      ZOMG.

      please, for the love of god.

      tell that to Korea, not us.

    • nereis

      korea doesn’t want number of fans, they want money.
      it doesn’t matter if you get 10 billion views, you will definitely make more money if you have success in america than in philippines or whatever.
      the US is the best in the world attitude is there because they have the power to have it. and that comes not from music… basicly you will get screwed if you go against america, if you think you won’t, just try.
      i’m not american, btw..

  • nadia

    America may not be the whole world, but to Korea, it pretty much is.

    • J-may

      Not anymore, when they r doing so well in Asia (esp. China) and now Europe r giving them such great supports.

      • cheerios

        yeah, after they fail in America. of course, they have to go to their backup plans LOL China, Europe HAHAHA j/k

  • EmJaye

    I think I may be scarred for life after watching those SuJu boys… *ow, ow, ow* my eyes!!!

  • …

    i just found out that a friend of mine was in paris during the weekend and she didn’t even know that SM had a concert there (her younger sister and the sister’s best friend listen to kpop)

  • RC

    I would like to know what kind of people the audience was made of?

    • eboy07

      Mostly teenie weenies.

      • RC

        What I wanted to know about the audience…how many where native French or native European and how many where of pacific asian descent?

        • eboy07

          I honeslty dont know but you can say the half native french and the other half from other European countries and pacific asian descent.

    • Greygoose

      I was there, and I’m still wondering why people cry during concerts?…

      And yeah lots of little girls with their parents who were waiting for them from far away in the standing crowd

      There were more “French or Europeans” than Asians

    • eboy07

      @ RC
      You can see a bit of wat the audience is made of. And maby come to your own conclusion.

  • Liz

    Paris and SMtown! That’s a dream vacay right there!

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