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K-Pop Girl Group O My Jewel to Debut First Ever Caucasian Idol in South Korea
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old manatee
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Dutch angle in the first pic got me thinking of Thor.
Blackpink has a New Zealander (of Korean descent) and a Thai member as well - it seems to be the trend these days.
SolidSnakex
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TWICE has three Japanese members actually (Momo, Sana and Mina). They're a big part of why they blew up in Japan unlike a lot of other Kpop groups that have tried recently.
arts&crafts
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Are all K-pop groups similar to the boy band craze of the 90's? Where record producers just gather people together and write songs for them to market?
Generally, "are all x y" questions will be answered by NO, because generalisations are bad and nothing is homogenous.
Some groups don't write anything, some write all, some write parts. Some are producers themselves.
Some groups were gathered on talent shows, some auditioned for a label, some were friends getting together, some are strangers, some started out for themselves.
Singer songwriter types are probably more popular on k-pop charts now than anything else.
airmangataosenai
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Didnt Blackpink do decent?
Angelus Errare
Banned
Can she sing in/speak Korean or will she be like the rapper of the group who only raps in English?
Stabby McSter
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i think blackpink is thriving
RedAssedApe
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chad future
I get that reference
You would think poor Alex was a feature instead of a member of the group. She would disappear mid dance
capitalCORN
Member
It's kinda weird to think diversity means adding a white person, but I guess I could think of it in Starcraft terms.
Megadragon15
Member
I thought most people lost interest in K-pop after Psy's Mobile Suit Gundam Style came and went.
Megawarrior
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She got kicked outI get that reference
You would think poor Alex was a feature instead of a member of the group. She would disappear mid dance
I think this is a bit different. Having all foreigners but still asian ( look and race ) is not the same as having white people ( or even black ) in kpop industry. They will clearly stand out and look quite different. Depends on how the market react I guess.
SolidSnakex
Member
They definitely did well, but TWICE are on another level. For example, after three weeks BP's album has sold 50k units in Japan. On its first day TWICE's album sold 46k. It's now over 250k units. Although to be fair, I think BP could've done better had YG not done such a shit job of promoting them. All of their promotional material was essentially recycled from their Korean releases while TWICE got a new MV for their main song (TT) and additional new promo material.
perfectchaos007
Member
Do K-Pop group members have to all be under 100lbs?
For real? Why?
I mean there's not many 140lb or higher girls in Korea
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Slightly updated the title as I believe there have been Caucasians in idol groups in Japan before.
But it isn't food related
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Actually it is - I believe the group was Coconuts Musume? They had some girls from Hawaii in that. This was like, late 90s/early 00s. And coconuts are food last I check!
Megawarrior
Member
I heard the CEO of the company didn't like her.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Yes. It's not like any of these pop groups started out as garage bands. They are all put together in the interest of business.
Still creative people doing creative work so I don't see it as a bad thing. It's like what Hollywood does, but for music.
You win this time
the only coconuts musume i acknowledge is the snack loving purple haired one
Dude Abides
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She's definitely got the vacant stare down.
SolidSnakex
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There you go
http://helloproject.wikia.com/wiki/Danielle_Delaunay
EXILE (Japanese group) and its subgroups have several members that are biracial (Japanese/black). And Chris Hart (a black singer) has done really well in Japan. He's been invited to the Kouhaku Uta Gassen several times. And earlier this year he obtained his Japanese citizenship.