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

[mananeh.livejournal.com]

Despite plagiarism scandals etc., I like G-dragon's Heartbreaker album, and I like what I've heard of 2NE1. Also, Big Bang yay. And I prefer DBSK to Tohoshinki. Korean is nice when sung - to me it's like... Japanese to Korean is Spanish to Portuguese. Portuguese/Korean will always be more lyrical.

SuJu's 'Sorry Sorry' is the perfect example of a Zombie Song: It'll Eat UR Brainzzzzz.

re: BoA - 'Eat You Up' - like it, apart from the "Nothing's like its used to be" line. The 'It's/its' literally ruins the whole song for me. But I like 'Energetic'!

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

And I prefer DBSK to Tohoshinki

I. I still don't understand.... T_T

"Nothing's like its used to be"

omg that would drive me nuts ahahahaha. oh dear.

[mananeh.livejournal.com]

KOREA. SM Entertainment. Don Bang Shin Ki. DBSK. Sing in Korean.
JAPAN. Avex. Tohoshinki. Sing in Japanese/English.
CHINA. Tong Vfang Xien Qi. TVXQ - has become the international name.

TVSQ has released Japanese versions of their Korean tracks (including Mirotic). I meant I like the Korean versions better than the Japanese ones.

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

I got the different names, I was just confused how you could like it better than itself - but! Now I understand what you meant. :D