the kpop edition

[acchikocchi]

1. So give me the lowdown on SM Entertainment as a corporation. How do they recruit/train/market/etc., especially in comparison to JE? Info on shady business practices and lawsuits and things of that sort also welcome. XD ...How does the Korean music industry and market compare to the Japanese in general, actually? There is no such thing as tldr in comments here.

2. Favorite Korean artists/songs/albums/music videos? I am woefully ignorant. Pop, not pop, what have you - hit me. (Assume I know basically no one except Park Ji-yoon, since that's... true. Oh, and BoA.)

Comments

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

1. Idk much about K-ent, I second poking around on omonatheydidnt for business practices and things, but all I know is that Korean fans and antifans are sometimes really scary asldjf - that guy in one of their boy bands who had to quit and went back to the US coz of some anti-korean comments he made on his myspace four years ago came to light comes to mind... >.> The news was in my flist a lot!

Also, any reasons why you're asking these questions, specifically? XD

2. Mirotic, Purple line, and Loving you from DBSK, Fire from 2ne1, Heartbreaker from G.Dragon, Fan from Epik High... hmm, I don't know too many Korean artists either lakdjfdf. :p

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

I heard about that! dude, the hardcore fans are terrifying, wtf. Those girls with the anti-Kame uchiwa are amateurs. o_O

Many thanks for the recs, will DL - that's more than I know. :D

Also, any reasons why you're asking these questions, specifically? XD

*remains mysteriously silent*

[pixisticks.livejournal.com]

Don't forget they also ripped out Yamapi's hair and sold it on Ebay.

Have fun with them! ♥

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

They did what? Oh my lord. XD

[pixisticks.livejournal.com]

Well okay, I'm not sure if they actually sold it on Ebay, but I did hear that they felt absolutely no remorse for it and were talking about selling it. But yeah, when Yamapi went to Korea, I think he was at the airport? And the fans were so crazy they tore out some of his hair and basically tried to assault/molest/etc. him.

I will admit that this is cool, but the one in London was better.

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, that flash mob was a pretty great idea. XD Also the one in London was part of an ad campaign so I think they could arrange for a slicker production... *g*

("Sorry sorry sorry sorry" ad infinitum has now been replaced by "again and again and again and again" ad infinitum...)

[pixisticks.livejournal.com]

The idea is cool, yeah. There are a bunch of different ones on Youtube, oddly enough mostly in the U.K.. XD

(Truly deep lyrics. They're right up there with American artists now!)

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

And took his cellphone!

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

So basically all of Yamapi's famous friends had to change their numbers, huh. XD

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

OMG HAHAHAHA JIN TOO AHAHAHAHAA

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

That whole thing with 2PM is scary, but at least there were no poisoning attempts this time. That's what scares me about anti-fans in Korea, that they'd actually attempt to harm their idols.

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

p-poisoning attempts wtf. O_O wait, wasn't that with DBSK?? I have vague impressions of hearing about that!

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, an anti-fan put glue on/in Yunho's water bottle and he had to be hospitalized. Scary yo.

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

T_____________T GLUE. BUT WHY??? I, I mean, did he do sth like murder puppies or sth, or was this just like, general hate for existing... T_T

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

The letter that was with the bottle said that she really hated the group, and that she hoped they died. Of course, after she turned herself in, she was all "I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD REALLY DRINK IT DDDDDDDDDDD:"

Good round-up of it all here.

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

"you just wait, we will come."

h-holy shit DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDx

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

IT'S LIKE FIELD OF DREAMS GONE HORRIBLY WRONG D:

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

Am I a terrible person for cracking up at this comment? XD

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

LKDJFAKFJLA IT'S NOT JUST YOU MAYBE I'M A TERRIBLE PERSON TOO