Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
CROSS GENE is a new K-pop group project consisting of members who are of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ethnicity. Surely the idea is that the group will have appeal in all three countries, leading to an Asian pop culture sensation, but I would bet the opposite happens.
The group is comprised of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese members like Shin Won Ho, who has made himself known through his appearances in various dramas and CFs, model/actor Takuya, who also starred in the Asia special of the variety show ‘Dream Team‘, and four others, Casper, Sangmin, J.G., and Yongsuk.
Amuse Korea Entertainment explained, “The members of CROSS GENE have outstanding visuals and charms, so we ask for your support and anticipation.”
Their name stands for the group’s ability to “cross the superior genes of each country to create one perfect group.”
I’m always all about Asian unification and what not, but as a marketing ploy, I doubt this goes well. Hell, people are already hating on them just based on the concept.
Sadly, the only way I can see this ending is with a collective “meh” from all three countries.
I would say that their fandom would have internal bickering on epic levels, but I don’t even think they’ll be popular enough to get to that point.
I hope it works, but I doubt it will.
Thoughts?
A girl group would be better. For example, Kojima Haruna, Victoria and Eunjung in one group. That’d be good shit.
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It’s a stupid idea, what were they thinking? Racism is stronger than they think it is. Foolish management company. IGNORANCE IS EVIL.
Now here’s my more serious comment. Although I get the reasoning behind the formation of this group, it’s just not going to work out. Even though I said it earlier, I’ll say it again, racism is a force stronger than the company is thinking. Unless these guys have talent that is out of this world AND the songs to back them up, I don’t see them getting too far. It’ll take some time for tension to die down in the region. Especially with NK and China screwing everything up in the region.
All I have to say is: remember U-KISS. They started out as a group promoting their diversity with members speaking multiple languages.
Look where they are now. As one person mentioned, they’re a jack of all trades with nothing to show for it now. It’s quite sad, thinking about their position in the industry compared to groups who debuted at the same time or afterwards.
Aren’t most of the international members out of the group as well?
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Exactly :o
Maybe it can be fixed
- a diva (like a mix of Key and Jokwon)
- 1 or 2 ‘actors’ in popular dramas
- a ‘couple’ umma and appa of the group
- a jailbait maknae (for boys and girls)
What good vocals?? bitch please, if 1 can reach high notes is more than enough in kpop
Well maybe that is the plan, we don’t know yet.
I just don’t see it working out.
I appreciate the attempt…….but…..centuries of yrs of racism, fighting, war against each others isn’t going to be erase by a metrosexual dancing boy group singing about how much they love a girl or how heartbroken they are.
i’m confused, are they planning to promote in all 3 countries or are they going to mainly focus on korea? also i’ve never heard of a japanese person debuting in a kpop group. not that i have anything against it, but why come to korea when japan has a bigger music industry? this seems more like a desperate attempt to get any kind of attention because of all the rookies that are debuting nowadays, i doubt they’ll be very good. also the name is really lame. it would be cool if it did work, but i highly doubt it.
I thought the same thing with the Japanese member. I would see more of them doing it from a Japanese industry but they’ll cater to Korean and Chinese audiences. Eh…now I’m mind fucked too.
They are in Korea for now, but I assume the point of including Japanese/Chinese members is to expand there eventually.
This gonna open cans of ignorant bitches.
A boy group isn’t gonna unify the clashing nations, but I hoping they will make something good musically. I like how they making a risky move, they just have to show they can roll with it.
I think YG actually has a good grasp on intra-nationality group forming. From the teasers he’s released, we already know one of the members is from Thailand and I wouldn’t be surprised if a member comes from the Philippines.
These countries already follow Kpop vehemently so it would seem smarter than stretching for mainland China or Japan.
^Regarding his new girl group.
They may love K-pop, but the market power isn’t close to what CROSS GENE is probably trying for.
As always…it depends on the music.
Crossing genes of bunch of guys… sounds homo to me. yuck
I heard SM Cube was making a half North / half South Korean group.
If they’re really talented or all extremely attractive then they might actually have a shot at success. But we don’t really need anymore mediocre acts in kpop we already have enough of those.
They already did this mix thing with a girl group called M.I.S.O some time ago. It had a chinese,korean,japanese, and a vietnamese girl in. They pretty much failed and so will this group.
heres proof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-eSNRvoDkU&feature=related
I honestly liked it better when the group K-otic did it. Thai Japanese and Korean. Also Da mouth with Chinese Japanese and Korean. It worked for those groups but then again they didnt focus on advertising the races til later.