Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
Big Bang have recently been going down this road of ditching their previous aesthetic for something that’s supposed to be deeper and mature, but it has honestly just ended up coming off either plain weird, ugh worthy cheesy, or extremely pretentious.
Unfortunately, “Monster” doesn’t deviate from those recent trends.
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The music video starts off with a first person camera point of view of what seems like the inside of a prison. The tone is set by explosions going off all around the camera, setting a chaotic and desolate stage.
Up until here, I liked the idea. Then the rest happened.
For whatever goddamn reason, the director decided to employ the Jason Bourne film series shaky cam, which is supposed to give the viewer a sense of the chaos, but all it really does it give you epileptic seizures and make you consider strangling children.
Basically, the music video is like “Resident Evil“, except instead of murderous zombies, badass zombie killers, and tons of action, there’s five dudes in makeup staring longingly into the camera with ridiculous costumes on.
SWEET
JUST WHAT I WANTED FOR MY BIRTHDAY
We’ve went over this before, but G-Dragon‘s Amish kid/penis head thing is fucking absurd.
Also, people are saying that Taeyang looks like Mickey Mouse, but the first thing I thought of was “The Cell“.
THANKS
JUST WHAT I WANTED TO BE REMINDED OF WHILE WATCHING K-POP
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Don’t think I dislike the music video because I don’t “get it”. I do. They are dressed ridiculously, like figurative monsters, to make the point that despite whatever negative portrayals of them occur, they aren’t evil nor what you think they are. Therefore, you shouldn’t be afraid of them, rather, you should embrace them despite their faults, and most importantly, spend copious amounts of money on their products.
I “get it”, but it’s hard to feel their struggle when all the national media does is fellate them and their accomplishments non-stop. Most importantly though, the music video itself basically consists of slow motion shots of them running around a prison courtyard, staring longingly into the camera in utterly ridiculous costumes, and kicking crash test dummies in the groin.
I’m sorry, but what the fuck?
Really though, there’s no deeper meaning to be seen here, it’s just an excuse to dress in ridiculous attention whoring outfits to come off as edgy. Some may buy into it, but I see past that bullshit and recognize that if you strip it all away, it’s a music video that’s boring as hell and would be considered ridiculous and basic if some rookie group did it.
There’s no concept, no eye candy, and no point. Honestly, I can’t wait for Big Bang to kill this recent trend of theirs. It’s disappointing, because we do and we should expect more from a group of their caliber.
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Unfortunately, Big Bang has reached a level where I don’t think there is any turning back for them. All they seem to be doing is focusing on making their visuals as insane and as eye-catching as possible…and fans are just eating it all up and passing it off as “artistic.”
Some parts of the MV didn’t even make sense to me (e.g. running out of an exploding building, T.O.P. on a snowy mountain with effeminate clothing. etc.). The depth of the MV’s meaning is nothing compared to BEG’s “Cleansing Cream.”
I like the song but Big Bang is starting to go down this very slippery slope of visuals over music, as expected of an idol group from a company whose CEO looks for people with more along the lines of “uniqueness,” “confidence,” and “individuality” than talent.
I think it might be partially because they all want to do their own thing.
I know I prefer their solo/duo efforts over their group ones.
Seems like they’re better off on their own, at least in the musicality aspect anyways.
They did say they were drifting apart before the scandals somehow made them all closer.
If only… o_o
YG stated they’ve come to a time where it doesn’t have to “make sense”. He explained that they’re seniors in kpop, they have a fan base so they can experiment as much as they want. I know it’s not an excuse because they can make it artistic and work..but that’s my opinion on their change of MV’s
@linyang95 Then they’re pretty much saying that they’re so popular and the fanbase is so loyal that they can put out a pile of turd in the future and people will call it gold. Sucks when idols with a crapload of fans don’t care about actually putting out something meaningful out for the public and make a couple mill, while those who actually want to share their story through their music in a meaningful way can’t even pay their bills with what they’re getting.
K-Pop just makes me realize just how unfair the music industry is sometimes.
YG speaks out of both sides of his mouth…if hes going to state comments like that then don’t try to promote your artist as more “real” than other kpop stars.
So basically, he admits to what we all speculate then?
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Pretty much. It means a variety of things but basically they’re doing their own concepts now. Think of it this way, even if they put a “pile of shit” and people don’t like it..they’ll just change. Kpop fans are probably the most dellusional. If people don’t like it..their next comeback will follow more of the “norm” and fans will rejoice. If it works then it’s a win. Also in a producers point of view, they don’t have to put as much focus and time on BB’s production. Due to this, they can focus on other idols..for example YG’s new up and coming girl group. It’s a win win (sorta)..most fans will enjoy the concept, song, image etc, the company will make money and they’ll receive more fans regardless.
“I like the song but Big Bang is starting to go down this very slippery slope of visuals over music, as expected of an idol group from a company whose CEO looks for people with more along the lines of “uniqueness,” “confidence,” and “individuality” than talent.”
I know how you feel, I tried to argue that on seoulbeats and pretty much got torn apart on the site by VIPS, I mean Im a fan of BIGBANG too but im not blind, VIP’s try to act like their more sane than other fandoms but they eat up everything BB does just like any other fandom. But yeah BB is starting to remind me a lot of 2ne1 and while I have no real problem with 2ne1, I could never really get into them and prefered BB over them for the most part mostly because I felt like the CEO was promoting their uniqueness over anything else, which I can understand why he did since the group is lacking for me anyways, CL is a good performer but her singing and rapping skills are only okay to me at least, Bom can sing but she is a terrible performer probably due to her stage fight, dara is lacking on all counts, and mimzy is the only legit talent I see in that group so I can understand why they are marketed that way but BB doesn’t need to go down that road. I dunno if they are doing this because they think that will make them more popular around the world because if you look at who’s popular right now, people like lady gaga and nicki minaj who are both very extreme with their visuals maybe they think its a good way to market internatonally, I dunno but they’ve just been looking ridiculous lately.
VIPS have the nerve to call people shallow for thinking this,and want to claim that BB isn’t about looks and if you going to judge them on appearance that they aren’t the group for you. Yeah right, thats why 3 out 5 members have shown their bodies in music videos, why they all work out and change their hair every 2 months or so, and why they are called fashion icons, yeah they really don’t pay attention to their looks at all. It’s not shallow to point out when someone is being over the top, and its has nothing to do with their physical apperance. Their being “unique” just for the sake of it and besides their over the top clothing the video didn’t really have a clear concept to it at all. My favorite MV’s by them are defiantly the ones that follow a clear story like “My Heaven”.
I still like their songs for the most part, but watching some of their performances and music videos this year has caused me wayyy to much second hand embarrassment.
I saw that clusterfuck. The SB article was diseased with all the VIP bullshit and the most sane comments were attacked by the ridiculous Big Bang stans screaming, “YOU JUST DON’T GET IT, ITS SOOO ARTISTIC!!! FUCK YOU ANYWAY BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN INTERPRETATIONS!!!”
What made it worse is that the top comment with the “deep explanations” made it to best comment of the week. I’ve stopped commenting there since more and more delusional fangirls are inhabiting there these days and there’s no point in discussing anything with them without someone ending up pressed and bitchy.
Injected faux intellectualism/symbolism into pop music is one of the worst things to ever happen.
It gives people some sense that they’re intelligent for “getting it”, which only makes it worse.
Saw that comment too…couldn’t believe that person wrote a dissertation about the “profoundness” of the MV and of course VIPs just ate it up because Big Bang is so talented and deep and “real artists.”
Nowadays, it seems like they’re trying to figure out what insane concept they can come up with next instead of what kind of songs they’ll actually write. Maybe GD will actually shave the side of his head ala Skrillex next time and Taeyang will get his braids back. =.=
IATFB, I was just wondering what you said about Big Bang’s “caliber.” Do you consider them “talented” or just another run of the mill idol for fangirls/boys to fap to like Super Junior or SNSD? Because on this site and elsewhere I usually hear in the comments how TOP can’t rap, GD’s only skill is churning out shallow/catchy pop tunes, Seungri can’t sing or dance for shit, Taeyang tries too hard and Daesung is a good singer but his stage charisma and popularity is usually overshadowed by the other four.
So are they overrated and people expect too much out of them or do you think they actually have the potential to be “decent” or as good as people make them out to be/their reputation? What’s their “level” of talent (for lack of a better word) compared to other artists in your opinion?
1) They’re with YGE, so there’s no real need to make basic music videos. Their budget will naturally raise expectations.
2) They’re hyped/considered one of the leaders of K-pop, so with that reputation comes a higher bar. I do expect more out of them and SNSD and the like than I do some random rookie group. It should be that way, IMO. Can’t say you’re the best and then put out shit.
3) Musically, I think they’re moderately talented, certainly more so than most idol groups. I wasn’t really evaluating the music though.
I have to agree with you.
Honestly, I’m a huge fan of bigbang – they’re one of my favorite kpop groups. However, if they keep up this up, I’m not going to be able to enjoy them as much. Their music is still good but the pretension is starting to irk me.
Especially their stans.
“…Amish kid/penis head…”
Based on what we know about GD, I imagine he was going more for the “penis head” than the “Amish kid”.
There is a very fine line between those two things, though. So who knows.
All I know is this video pissed me off and I didn’t like it. Big Bang was the last K-Pop group I messed with and now I’m just like……….ok. They would finally come to America just when I start to dislike them. I have just lost all interest in K-Pop.
lol
Why are you here?
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To talk shit and troll clearly. I like underground stuff and Korean rock bands but the K-Pop fandom is so damn entertaining. I’ll be graduating university this year so I’ll have a real life soon enough. On a serious note though I really do want Big Bang to make me love them again.
You’ve got that backwards. College is when you have a life. When you graduate, your life is over.
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Haha. Definitely backwards.
Not with my major.
Even still, I know doctors/lawyers who partied hard during undergrad, but once they got out of that, their lives ended for like 10 years.
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The last time I saw a decent non-freaky music video by Big Bang was in 2008. Maybe “Love Song”, if I could actually figure out what the point of the mv was…
GD’s demon child hair was kinda cool. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m507gfa3OM1qky9oao2_250.gif
But Taeyang’s weird hair… Actually, Taeyang’s sorta gotten a little odd lately with the incessant dancing, weird clothes, and fucked up hair. -_-
I love him with that hair. I wish they just stuck with that all through out but no they didnt, and the mushroom hair is just really unflattering and ridiculous .-.
I know they want to portray idk monsters? but a majority of people if not all cares about the visuals okay, probably the only thing that people look for in mvs is the visual.
I think they were supposed to be in some kind of mental asylum (or prison??) where they keep “monsters”… except they somehow blew up the asylum.
It’s like a cross between Case 39, Hostel, and… some weird S&M dominatrix porno.
I think Love Song has been one of their best music videos in a long time. It’s meant to represent the desolation of unrequited love/heartbreak/whatever. The meaning wasn’t meant to be especially deep but it was nicely shot, they looked cool and handsome, you could see their choreo (or lack thereof) and you could see THEM.
Maybe it’s just me, but I prefer videos with some kind of story behind it… like Taeyang’s “Wedding Dress”… or “Haru Haru”…
The “Love Song” mv was cool because of how it was shot (and goddamn they all looked SO hot), but I couldn’t piece together how Big Bang walking in a desert filled with mysteriously random junkyard crap ties in to a song about hating “this” love song and wanting to forget a woman’s smile.
I think the point of the LS MV was the simplicity since we don’t get that a lot with Big Bang.
I watched the behind the scenes and Love Song is about a woman who died in a car crash/accident of some sort. To be honest even without their explanation I thought it was obvious lol. The wreckage around the accident site and the wandering around without really interacting with each other looked like they wanted to portray a directionless feeling after losing a loved one…
G-Dragon’s devil hair looks like a Halloween costume.
Oshare kei/ Visual kei band for me.
For Halloween, I would. Although if I tried, it’d probably look more like Suzy’s a la “Goodbye Baby” since my hair’s long.
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Ikr, how dare of them, they should have done something like Electric Shit…. bitchuru please
Not even reviewing that.
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Ok it might have sounded like an akp reply, but my point is: you can like the MV or not. I didn’t like it that much, BUT the fact that they made somthing different than the tipical kpop mv, should’t be downplayed.
I rather them doing something wierd than something random-shitty-cheap-worn out-etc…. everytime I watch it I find things I didn’t notice before like this
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/544971_3298283376022_487858127_n.jpg
So I watch it again to see if there is something else I missed, and I think that was the plan for this MV
I caught that the first time I watched it, but I didn’t think anything of it since I couldnt relate the lyrics to what I was watching… And I kind of skipped through chunks of the video.
Yeah I didn’t like the video that much, but i think that you’re correct when you said that it was better than other mv’s coming out now. Everyone is getting too generic and I no longer get excited when another Kpop video comes out. I know it’s gonna be people dressed in crazy clothes in a crazy room (I haven’t even seen that new f(x) video because of that…. And they suck :/ ).
Being different for the sake of it is overrated and annoying. Especially if it’s just meaningless shit.
Ok that’s your opinion (and it seems everyone else) but I rather different, overrated, meaningless shit, than the same old, cheap, random, meaningless shit
What the fuck is going on with f(x)’s Electric Shock video, anyways?
Last I checked, it was the most popular video on YouTube since it debuted (almost 6 million views in just a few days) and was racking up views at double the rate of the recent Big Bang and Wonder Girls music videos.
I’m convinced it’s Sones running up the view count to support SNSD’s “sister” group.
No way is f(x) that popular. They’re a third-tier group at best.
Yep it must be sones spamming the hell out of YT, is not like they have something better to do with their lives anyways…. BUT fx fans are going to far, there must be a limit amount of delusion a human can take
I nominate this for comment of the year
“The new Queens of K-POP are emerging and thats for sure F(x), i feel it in the air” by emootiva22
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P6ONPJoWNxM/TuoR0O6UrAI/AAAAAAAAAr8/ECZEPsQ1R3o/s1600/Jessica.jpg
Ex-queen Horsica cries
I had no idea anybody cared that much about them, to be honest. Always seemed like they were on the verge of being disbanded because SM Entertainment doesn’t care about them.
Something is definitely fishy.
Click the stats button on the video. Ever seen that much dark green on the world map before for a K-pop video? I haven’t.
If we’re to believe those stats, then this is the most widely-watched K-pop MV ever.
I hate conspiracy theories, but I find it hard to believe that f(x) has a ton of fans in Sudan.
There’s been considerable talk about “Electric Shock” being botted, either by fans or by SM themselves. A group like f(x)’s MV exceeding the likes of Big Bang’s and Wonder Girl’s MV views in less time is extremely suspicious. I’m not surprised at all since other K-Pop MVs have been taken down for botting before.
That’s the only thing that makes sense.
No way is the view count legitimate.
The only thing I can think of that they’ve gotten criticism for is the daesung’s accident and the marijuana scandal.
both of which they didn’t even get into a huge amount of trouble for/get a lot of hate for.
So this video is kind of meaningless when it comes to them.
I still like the song. :o
They should have one of those albums where they return to their original “style”. I would prefer that than this bs they’re spouting these days.
do you mean their wannabe gangster style from when they FIRST came out, or do you mean their haru haru style?
HARU HARU STYLE, PLS. +__+
I cringe whenever I think of “La La La”.
I actually wouldn’t mind if their music went back to that REALLY r&b/hip hop sound they used to have.
Plus the videos were funny as hell.
Well, either would be entertaining.
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bigbang’s fashion and image choices this year have been so terrible. its disappointing because i don’t think they need to go down this route. and wtf is up with those stupid equations on their bodies? this mv has no flow and is pretentious. it reminds me of those english papers i used to BS in high school to make myself seem smarter than i actually was (idk if that makes sense).
“it’s hard to feel their struggle when all the national media does is fellate them and their accomplishments non-stop.”
THIS. like who really expects us to feel bad for GD over his “scandal”? they all got off easy and fans were supporting them the whole time. i can’t help but think this whole “if it wasn’t for our scandals we would’ve broken up!!111!!” and other things like that they’ve all said is a marketing strategy to an extent.
i actually like the song though…
Yeah, I can’t have much sympathy for Big Bang, except for Daesung. They’ve got a shit ton of money, have people who do everything for them, basically have no responsibilities for months while they’re not promoting, can say anything they want and still be seen as the most intelligent creatures to ever live, and are told every day that everything they do is absolutely perfect.
I think Daesung should go solo.
I would honestly buy any album he puts out.
He’s got an amazing voice.
My reaction through the entire MV: http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120105031605/icarly/images/0/0b/Wtf.gif
Sorry, but I don’t like the song at all, it sounds like a very bad song of the 90′s, especially the chorus. Terrible. But I think I do like the video, even it makes no sense.
It’s a nice sounding song but….. I dunno I really do get bothered with all these raps in Kpop songs. They’re not necessary (even if BB have been doing it for years) because they sound better without it. I kinda don’t care for the MV. It’s not even the visuals it’s… just kinda boring. I rather watch Fantastic Baby honestly ^^;;
I still wanna see them in NY but overly annoying orgasmic delusional fangirls are kinda turning me off from wanting to go .__. (and the potential price)
Actually… I should add, like Fantastic Baby, I only cared about Taeyang and Daesung’s part… everything else i the song just made me eh…. but TOP was pretty to look at as well as Taeyang of course~
No go so I won’t be alone. I’m going to go because I’ve waited forever for this shit, so regardless of how I feel about them now I’m still going!
If the price is decent because… I dunno I gotta feeling it’s gonna be $100+ and no way in heck am I gonna spend that much >___> If I won’t for Ayu… I def won’t for them.. even if I do get to see Taeyang #._.# Gotta see them prices first (and the date!)
Ugh if this show cost more than what I had to spend for SM Town….I too want to see Taeyang (new Taeyang ftw) but it’s like I don’t want to be robbed just to see one group member.
Yeah same here… and I got a strong feeling those prices are gonna be upped because they know fans will spend that amount for a once-in-a-lifetime thing… (SM town was ridiculously overpriced)
How much was SMTown exactly? And how do you know about ticket prices before its even released?
I might be going to the one in LA…
@bb2
I think the cheapest SM ticket was $150+ (I think……. could’ve been a bit more.. it actually could’ve been in the $200…. grr I remember I saw their ticket prices on LiveNation) but from what I heard it was a big price up compared to their last SMTown (which was like $70-$80ish) But I think once they saw how many fans they had and how much they’ll pay to see….. yeah. I’m sure they knew after that whole NY/NJ free Kpop concert fiasco and how people were spending $300+ to get a ticket while they could’ve used that money for SMTown NY -___- But this is going by the NY one though from last year.
Big Bang and their whole pretentious “creative” brigade is looking just like the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. Just waiting for the figurative child to yell out the obvious.
Taeyang looks like Heihachi from Tekken. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heihachi_Mishima
Exactly, and the song doesn’t make up for it, if it was a good song I wouldn’t care that much, but it’s mediocre, catchy, but not good. I sort of annoys me that in the comments I only found people absolutely loving it and calling them geniuses (well now they are talking about voting something), I know everyone has their opinions but.. =/ and it makes me upset that they turned into this, because I used to love them so much, and now I was expecting this to be bad, and them to look weird and unattractive, and when I saw it I wasn’t even dissapointed because I knew it. And I hate that feeling. And they are going to keep being like that because everybody says they love it and they are so awesome and original and the song is so awesome -.-
I’m still going to their concert though. For the old times.
I’ll probably only go just this once when they come to the US. I’ve never seen a Kpop act live so it will be interesting. They probably won’t do another world tour… Ever. So I hope the ticket site won’t crash like it did for Indonesia.
Big Bang you could of achieved greatness with this video… to bad you fell short
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k497/animalsbeingdicks/abd-177.gif
Lol is this the lowest score AJ has ever given an MV/song? Ouch.
m-flo/2NE1 got a half star. I would have gave that a zero if I could.
I miss when Big Bang did fun videos. They take themselves too seriously now. And I don’t think GD is a fashion icon. People call people icons way too much these days. GD just wears stuff that different, but he is no icon.
I got annoyed at that double jean article thingy with him… “Only GD can pull off jeans AND a jean jacket!!! He still looks daebak!!!!!!!!!!!!” C’mon….. -___- when I think of fashion icon, I think of when someone attire influence what other common people wear so….. are there more dudes dressing like him? Last time when I was in Korea, didn’t look like it…
I think his fashion sense is just a way to express his homosexuality. And I think he is taking female hormones or something, not just his face but his body is becoming more and more femenine
I still think GD’s bi.
If anyone in that group is gay, it’s TOP.
TOP is bi, he said that himself. He and She-D have to be fuck buddies, and no one is going to make think otherwise
wat
Hold up, he really said that he was?
@JChang4u Well sometime ago my friend, who faps to TOP night and day (in secret of course, she is afraid that I’ll snatch out her fake hair if I ever find out, wut O.o) well she is like a long distance sasaeng. She told me that he said I don’t remember where, that in high school he felt atracted to guys and made some ‘experiments’, but then he realised that he likes girls the most and now he is as straight as cupid’s pink, fluffy arrows…
lol
My friends that detest Kpop and think of it as a joke (I swear, I feel like I’m gay and coming out of the closet to thise opposed to gays whenever I show people Kpop now because of my friends’ reactions) REALLLLLLLLLLY like BIGBANG’s Alive and Still Alive albums. I couldn’t be more disappointed with those albums. I found them to be so boring. In the past, I would immediately get hooked to a BIGBANG song because there was something in it that set it apart from the usual crap that Korea pumps out. Their stuff was fun and never grew old for me. Now, their stuff is so boring to me that I have to listen to songs several times before I can stand them. Quite the disappointment. I think that they’re just trying to get more fans. The ones they have will continue to love their stuff and there are people that will actually like the more recent albums.
BlockB is definitely going to replace BIGBANG on my favs list. Some underground artists too.
Too bad Block B ruined their careers.
It’s upsetting too.
Korea immediately punishes and casts aside any korean that does something wrong, or does something to shame the country.
Just goes to show you how fake they really are.
The entertainment industry relies on lies, in general.
Korea just seems to be harsher than some.
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In many ways, yes, the BlockB have ruined themselves. That interview will be the first thing that people will find when first looking into them. However, wouldn’t you agree that in a way, the interview helped BlockB? With the publicity they got from that (lord knows that the world didn’t give a rat’s ass about BlockB prior to the interview), they gained quite a bit of fans and supporters through curiosity and pity. Their videos gained at least a few thousand more views within a short period of time with (at least from what I saw) supportive reviews from newer viewers. Their fan cafe also grew. But yes, while they may have gotten more views and some fans, their interview is out there for the world and BlockB’s antis, which grew as much, if not more, than their fans
And this is off topic, but you are quite the intelligent and entertaining writer. I feel my IQ rise every time I visit here. I even get a laugh as a bonus. Although I am aware that everyone here is against the idea of having the idiots that frequent Allkpop (and the many other websites) visit this website, I feel as though it will help them. We will always have those annoying idiots to deal with, but your blog could definitely help educate them in many ways. With all of the people that I see gathered here who seem to think on a higher level (and their humorous convos), any babo may actually start using his/her head. Thank you again for blogging- it is nice to know that there are others that feel the same :)
Perhaps, but the Korean media seems out to get the now, which is sort of a death sentence because of how sensationalist they can be. I hope everything works out for them.
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Thanks for the compliments.
Yes, as the site gets more popular, it’s inevitable that more and more dumb people come over, I think.
I’ve noticed that more people on Twitter and what not get mad at me now when I write articles about their biases or whatever. As the scope of the site grows, so will everything else, positive and negative.
I know it’s coming and I’ve accepted it. Won’t influence me either way. Hahaha.
I would be the first to say that BlockB were the biggest douches in that interview, but I didn’t care much because I have a sense of humor.
You’re right! They did gain a lot of support and views, but the flip side of that outcome was much worse.
I’d give up on a couple thousand views if it took away a couple thousand death threats.
@Cekay I second that emotion. Korean netizens made more fuss than the Thais did. But the brain-dead delusional bitches want take on the group’s side at the same time bashing my people and shit. That’s where they crossed the line with me and made me don’t give a rat’s ass about Block B and what they do.
i guess each party (thais, koreans, block b fans) has its fair share of overreacting/ bitter/ delusional ppl…so no single party is completely innocent. Actually the controversy got me to respect his group more though. If they are impulsive enough to screw up so bad they at least have the guts to apologise properly and face the consequences on their own, even the ones that were uncalled for. I honestly think that idols’ ‘controversies’ and the way they respond to the public backlash is more indicative of their character and makes them more ‘real’ than anything else they will ever do when things are going well in idol wonderland
It wouldn’t have been a big deal if they weren’t representatives of Korea.
They basically had a Kanye West moment, but it’s amplified because it was a bad mark on the Hallyu Wave.
Wait till they come back at least :o
After watching this video and keeping in mind how kpop wants to be global. I question if kpop comapanies,producers and groups understand “artistic” verse osentatious? Big bang are not artistic but very osentatious with this mv. Lady gaga is artistic because she uses clever esoteric symbolic imagery. I don’t think koreans truly grasp. Kpop is so substenceless and straightforward. How could they bring complexity without loosing their audience? Same with 2ne1. They’re not individuals but flamboyant. This only conclude koreans in 21st century have no idea of self indiviuality,self respect or worth. Kpop global it will implode. Their soceity will go through anxiety. Almost feel like saying rest in peace.
It’s all about being different now, and I really don’t like it.
SeungRi’s parts were the only ones I liked, which is surprising cause he’s the member with the least talent.
I haven’t really been upset with the other songs they’ve come out with, Ain’t no fun is a really great song, and their japanese song ego is cool.
My reaction when I first watched it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMfy6o7PDE
This MV, just like anything ever since “Tonight” is pure bullshit. Nothing and nobody can explain this quick-buck-circle-jerk-try-hard of an MV and claim it’s “art”.
Sorry, but abusing mindfuck designs, spending more on image rather than in talent development just like SM ended up doing with the Exo-troll-wagon, is not “art”.
But hey, VIPs are among the most delusionnal fandoms on earth. If their opparz released an MV to only cost YG 100 bucks and some basic WMV/Sony vegas skills, those fans would still be all at it claiming it’s “artistic and very management-based”.
Again, thank you for your article and your honesty, i was tired of these retarded fangirl reviews from other sites pulling out over-positive remarks on everything…
About TOP’s outfit-I noticed it resembles the outfit of the character ‘The Shadow’ from old comics.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Shadow_Death_From_Nowhere.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow&h=350&w=250&sz=90&tbnid=F-NyjIAWU8-3tM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=64&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522the%2Bshadow%2522%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=%22the+shadow%22&usg=__tPJ0F-00O-20IsX1oIO0LsRicTQ=&docid=gwdIyEV91z5YjM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hi3nT6CaO6S-2gWgwNHZCQ&ved=0CHUQ9QEwAw&dur=5110
It appears that is exactly what they wanted. I think the Shadow always said something like ‘Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men?’