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Sunday, March 29, 2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Korea Today-Super Junior, 10 Years in the Spotlight 스타 기획 슈퍼주니어

Hi Guys! I;m back again with another video for you all this time it will be discussing, the one and only, Super Junior and their 10 years of being constantly in the spotlight.



To me not only does this video give a deeper inside look into Super Junior's daily lives but it also shows their work ethic and how multitude talented they really are.  This video also provided a good tip for anyone who wants to be in the entertainment industry, whether its to be an idol/actor/actress/model/MC/host/comedian/etc..., ALWAYS have more than one thing you are good at. For example, if you are an idol and you are good at singing but also good at producing and composing songs and writing lyrics when you want to retire from the idol world you could become a composer/producer for future idols/singers (like Teddy of 1TYM, he is a head producer and composer for YG entertainment and written songs for BIG BANG, 2NE1, CL, G-Dragon, Teayang, etc...). Let's face it an idol's life is quite short so you are going to need to be good at something to prolong your relevance in the industry. Most idols become models and actors/actresses or they become producers, composers or song writers for other companies. Others become vocal and dance trainers. Some go into the fashion business and start their own line. Some even become  CEO's of their own entertainment company. And some even quit their idol life completely and get married and have children. There IS life after idol days ^_^!



With all that being said I hope you take something from this passage and video and really start to work on your talents and really start thinking what else can you do besides sing and dance? I hope you enjoy this video and have a blessed day ^_^!



Seeya! BYEZ ^_^ <3




Monday, March 23, 2015

JYP 2015 Boy Group Audition

Hey Guys I'm back with another audition this time it for JYP entertainment. Parently, they are currently looking a male to fulfill a position as a member, I'm summoning its for one of there project boy groups they are working on right now, so if you are in Korea at the time or are just able to go take a shot at it. Who knows you could be the next K-pop star. I have links down below that have more information. Good luck guys FIGHTING!!!!











AUDITION WEBSITE!!!!

Sunday, March 22, 2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Photobook in Malaysia

Hey Guys!! I;m back with...well....its nothing really educational its just for enjoyment. I am a big IGOT7 (AhGaSe) and I really love GOT7 and I want to share my love with you guys.



I also thought it would be like a little motivator for you guys to want to audition even more. So yeah ^_~



I hope you guys enjoy it and I will talk to you guys later!!! Byez ^_^ ALSO tell me who your favorite member is and why....mine is Jackson I think because he is so silly and enegertic. He is a really hard worker and he looked like a guy I would have been friends with in high school or the guys I would want to be friends with in high school because he's cool. teehee But I love all of them equally because and if they went to my high school I would lose my mind lol.







Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Can You Be a K-pop idol/star WITHOUT Being ASIAN?!?! 0.o | MisterPopoTV TAG (My Answer and Thoughts)

So a lot people are on debate about this topic. Some people think it can happen and some think it can't......

CAN YOU BE A K-POP IDOL/STAR WITHOUT BEING ASIAN?!?! 



This question has been hovering in the K-pop world for sometime but was recently brought to attention by Misterpopo of PopoTV on YouTube. He asked this question and he said the comment section went wild with half the people saying "No" and half saying "Yes". He also tagged it for everyone to share their opinions about the topic and this blog post is my response to the question. But before I get into my answer I want discuss the matter at hand.


YES! NO! YES! NO! YESSSSS!!! NOOOO!!! A lot people have their own opinions about this topic. Some say you can do it and that it is possible; while others say there is no chance in hell, its impossible, so why bother? I have seen the reasons why people would think either way about this subject ( I have also written an essay about it for a project in my English class; if you want a better explanation go CLICK HERE!).



There a many reasons why some people say you can't be a K-pop idol if you aren't Asian but these are the main reasons many have stated.

  • K-pop is an "ASIAN" genre of music. If anyone other than Asians were singing it, it wouldn't "feel" right. 
  • Koreans aren't as open minded to the idea as the western industry is.
  • If they REALLY wanted to be idols than they can be one in their own industry. They would probably have a better chance. 



  1. Simply because they aren't Asian is the main reason why they cannot be K-pop idols. It's called "K"-pop (as in Korean Pop) for a reason. Its only meant for Asians and if a Non-Asian were in a group than it wouldn't be K-pop anymore. 

               







In this video both friends discuss their feelings on whether a Non-Asian can be a K-pop idol. Both had different feelings on the matter. One thought that it could be possible while the other thought it couldn't because it wouldn't "feel" like K-pop anymore. I can understand why they might feel this way. K-pop has been only done by Asians. It was a genre created by Asians and was originally for Asians.

[MY RESPONSE]: They say it should only be an "Asian thing" when really it should only be a "Korean" thing, right? I mean, K-pop was created by KOREAN people and only had Korean idols initially. But, overtime started accepting other Asians to participate because it wasn't just Koreans that liked K-pop; Chinese people started liking K-pop and so did Japanese and Thai, etc... K-pop started getting attention not just in Korea but in other parts of Asian as well. To move and venture out to these different markets they started adding people from these countries to become K-pop idols so that they could appeal to a different audience. Where would idols like Nickhun of 2pm, Lay, Kris, Luhan & Tao of EXO, Jia & Fei of MissA, Jackson Mark & Bambam of GOT7, Henry & Zhoumi of SUJU, Amber & Victoria of F(x) come from? None of them are Korean (ethnicity or nationally wise) BUT, they are currently some of the most famous K-pop idols out right now.   Korean music is called Korean music NOT because of the people that sing it BUT because of the LANGUAGE they sing it in. J-pop is called J-pop because it is sung in Japanese, C-pop is called C-pop because it's sung in Chinese. It's not the person that makes it K-pop it is the language it's sung in. No matter who sings it, if it's still sung in Korean it is STILL considered K-pop.

Some people watch and listen to K-pop just to simply look at Asians, its like a like "fetish". So when someone of Non-Asian descent comes along trying to break through the K-pop music industry that's where all the hate comes from. They don't want someone coming in and ruining their fantasy. That one Non-Asian would destroy the very reason they got into K-pop in the first place. But, if that were the case, then people would just listen to country music when they want to see White people. Hip-pop/R&B when they want to see Black people. Rock when they want to see Emo and Goth kids, and Classical when they want to see old people. But, they also forget the fact that there are Black country singers, there are White rappers and R&B singers. Preppy kids like to bang their heads to Linkin Park and Nirvana just as much as the Emo and Goth kids do; and there are young people EVERY DAY being recognized for their talents in the art of classical music. You can't just hold certain people to a certain genre because in the end people are people the only thing that differentiates us is our appearance (race, genes, etc...)





   2.  Korea is a homogeneous place and a lot of them tend to be racist. They won't accept someone of         Non-Asians descent.  They just aren't ready for something like that.


In Korea, 96% of the population is Korean and the rest of the 4 % are foreigners. Half of that is made up of Chinese people that live in South Korea. So that leaves the other 2% to Non-Asian foreigners and HALF of that percent goes to the US soldiers stationed there. That leaves 1% to Non-Asians that are there to teach or just live. So yes, Korea in a whole is not a very diverse place and it is rare (especially in the more rural areas of South Korea) for Korean people to come across an experience to meet a Non-Asian foreigner.

BUT...just because they don't know much about other cultures doesn't mean they don't want to or that they aren't curious. Check out this video! This man's name is Uncle JJ or at least that's what he goes by on his YouTube channel. He is a modern Korean man and in this video he discusses the topic of Non-Koreans (Asians) becoming K-pop stars.






MY RESPONSE: In this video he states that he thinks it would be GREAT if Non-Asians became K-pop idols. To him it would give Korea more diversity.
        Some people say that Korea isn’t ready for a Non-Asian to be in the K-pop scene right now. But when the first Non-Korean was added into the picture people would have probably said the same thing. In fact when Hangeng, the first Chinese K-pop idol, debuted with Super Junior in Korea he wore a mask in all the live performances so Koreans wouldn’t know that he was Chinese descent. Once Korea found out they had to do some warming up to the idea but after a while it wasn’t much of an issue anymore and now they have Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Malaysian members and Korea has accepted the idea of them so why wouldn’t they be ready for the idea of a Non-Asian? Some people would say the reason why is because Korea is a very homogeneous society. Most of time (especially with the older generation in the countryside) they would live their entire lives and would have never seen anyone outside their ethnicity. With the younger generation that is not the case because more students are exposed to different ethnicities in their schools because their English teachers are, most of the time, Non-Asians all together. Most of the hate would come from the older generation who don’t know a lot about other cultures and have never had the chance to experience them because of Korea’s lack of diversity in their society. I have a Korean friend and she is from Korea but she came to America with her husband because of his occupation, they will be going back in the summer. She is an older (probably middle-aged) lady with children of her own and I use to help her with her English. One day I was singing and dancing for her and she asked me if I knew what K-pop was and I told her I did. She said I should audition for one of companies in Korea because I could become an idol if I was talented enough. When I heard this it surprised me because I didn't expect to hear that especially from someone of her generation. When I went to Beijing last year I came across many Koreans and they also thought the same way as my friend. They told me I should audition and became a K-pop idol, they didn't see why I shouldn't. 



This is a video that I posted on my blog a while ago. It is of an African American woman who lives in South Korea. In this video she was telling her story about how she was scouted by a trainer at a famous K-pop academy. At these K-pop academies they train aspiring hopefuls who want to become idols one day. They train them in singing, dancing, acting, instrumentals, modeling, etc... and they also host auditions with scouts from Korean entertainment companies like JYP, YG, SM, FNC, TS, Starship, CUBE, Jellyfish, etc... looking for new trainees to become the next big K-pop idols. And this women is telling her story about how a trainer from this company wanted to train her because she thought she could make it big in Korea and become a singer in South Korea.

I think most of the hate comes from people that AREN'T Korean or even  Asian AT ALL and probably have NEVER been to a Asian country because if I were Asian I would feel pretty offended that people are calling me racist and close minded and MY OWN COUNTRY close minded and racist. How would you know if you've NEVER been there or have NEVER interacted with the locals?!?!?! There are racist close minded people EVERYWHERE!!!! BUT because someone doesn't like you because of your skin color/race etc... That alone shouldn't stop ANYONE from doing what   they want to do! Just because I few people don't like you doesn't mean the others won't.

This is a comment I saw that I thought suited this topic well. Its pretty much self-explanatory. 
   




      3. If they really wanted to be idols, than they would try to make it in their own country. If you                 really wanted to do something than you do it anywhere. They would have a better chance. 

The Korean music industry is really hard for even Koreans to get into. A Non-Asian would have a slim to none chance of ever getting in.



MY RESPONSE: Well all I can say is, if you think like this than tell all these K-pop idols stop to trying to break into other markets because they won't succeed they should just stay where they are and try to make it and should just stay an “Asian thing”. Korean entertainment companies are constantly producing idol groups with goals, specifically, to enter the American market. For every K-pop idol group that debuts in every interview when they are asked “What are their main future long-term goals as K-pop idols?” Every one of them says to become GLOBAL international stars; they can’t do that if they only promote in Asia. The three main companies in Korea such as, JYP entertainment, SM entertainment and YG entertainment are constantly trying to promote their groups in America. CL getting ready for her solo debut in the States. ALL YG artist come over here and promote. SM tried to send Boa and SNSD. JYP has been trying to for YEARS to bring in the States. To them breaking in the other outside markets gives them opportunities to make more money and what company would ever turn down an offer to make more money??? 




Okay now, that I have knocked out some of the biggest excuses (reasons)  people make for not auditioning this is my answer....







MY ANWSER:

Q: Can you be a K-pop idol/star WITHOUT being ASIAN?

A: YES! I believe you can be a K-pop idol/star WITHOUT being Asian.

But at the end of the day all of these opinions don't matter. Whether someone says "Yes you can do it" or "No you can't" shouldn't influence your thoughts or actions of the matter. If YOU think you can do it then DO IT! Don't let the opinions of others make or break whether you decide to do something or not; because at the end of the day YOU are the one in control of your life, YOU make your own decisions and NO ONE can stop you from doing so. Do you want to live life with regret and constant wonder of  "what could've been or what should've been"? It is the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015, stop worrying about your race and JUST DO IT! GO FOR IT! "The first mistake you make is if you don't try" (my mother).




"Life may not always be want you want it to be BUT, it's up to YOU to take what you deserve"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                         -(David So).


I hope this post helped A LOT of people and I hope that 2015 is the year of more change and more progress. With all this being said I'll see you guys later! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! ^_^

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

MOVIE NIGHT: How to become a K-pop idol as a foreigner #2 | The Skills

Hi Guys! I'm back again with part 2 of the last video I posted. This video explains more in-depth about which skills you should REALLY improve on if you want to have a good chance at becoming a K-pop idol one day. I hope this video helps you out!





Sit back, (maybe get a pen/pencil and paper [for notes of course] ) and ENJOY





Friday, March 6, 2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Korea Today-Next generation K-Pop girl groups 2015년 걸그룹 세대교체 열풍

Hi Guys! I'm back with another video for tonight. This one talks mostly about 4th generation girl groups and how they are getting their popularity through mostly social media (like YouTube, Fancams, Facebook, etc...). Some of the big named 4th generation girls group that are mentioned in this video are Hello Venus, Sonamoo, and EXID.



This video showed me how much of an influence social media has nowadays and I thought that this would be a good video to share to you all who want to become K-pop/J-pop/C-pop/etc idols some day, whether your Asian or not, I feel like the BEST way to go about that is EXPOSURE! Get as much exposure as you possibly can. Make a YouTube channel showing off your talents, make a Facebook fan page so you can communicate with your fans more and tell them about upcoming events that you'll be doing. Make a twitter account, HECK go and make an Instagram account and post pictures of your daily life and new activities. The way to get someone to notice you is to ALWAYS STAY IN THEIR FACE!  If you want to be even more appealing to the companies you want to be signed to go ahead and start your own fan base, make a name for yourself ALREADY! Don't wait for a company to make you famous, HUSTLE and try to already be famous ^_~.



But any-who, I hope this helps you guys out a little and gives you some new ideas. I also hope by reading this passage and watching this video that you get a different perspective of the industry and how you could possibly break through the industry itself.



Thank you! Seeya around BYEZ ^_~ <3













Thursday, March 5, 2015

2015 LOEN·STARSHIP GLOBAL AUDITION CF #1 (2015 로엔·스타쉽 글로벌 오디션 CF #1)

Hi Guysss!!!! Watz Up?! I'm back with another for you all to look forward to. Starship and Leon are teaming up this time and they are having a Global Audition.



Although they say it's Global they are only going to Los Angeles, CA, USA and Toronto, Canada. So if you are able to go I say GO FOR IT!!!  Whether you are Asian or not I think you should go because you get more hands-on experience and more opportunities to get your name out there. Also you never know what might happen you could possibly become a Starship/Leon trainee ^_~ So BEST OF LUCK to ALL of my people out there that are going. May you do your best and strive for excellence!  FIGHTING!!!!!!!!









More Information:



2015 LOEN·STARSHIP GLOBAL AUDITION CF #1 (2015 로엔·스타쉽 글로벌 오디션 CF #1) 

No.1 K-POP Companies, LOEN·STARSHIP Entertainment Are Looking for the Next K-POP STAR!
Apply Now :) ☞ http://www.iloen.com/globalaudition 

2015 LOEN·STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT GLOBAL AUDITION 
▶ Los Angeles in USA _ 2015.03.28 / Toronto in Canada _ 2015.04.04

▶ Qualification
Anyone age of 12 ~ 25 (Regardless of gender and nationality)
▶ Category
Singer, Rapper, Dancer, Actor, Songwriter/Lyricist
▶ How to Apply 
1. Visit our website www.iloen.com/globalaudition 
2. Download an application form and Fill it out 
3. Send the application to globalaudition@iloen.com 







Sunday, March 1, 2015

Movie Night: How to become a K-pop idol as a foreigner #1 | Introduction

Hi guys long time no see. ^_^ I have a good reason for not seeing you guys which I will talk about in my next blog post but today I wanted to share this video I ran up upon a while ago and it has given me more motivation and encouragement to really REALLY try to break into the Korean music industry.



The man that is talking in this video is named, Jun. He has been living in South Korea for 4 going on 5 years now and is currently a CEO of his own Korean entertainment company, Areia Creations Global Entertainment.



I feel that this video would shine some light on this topic and I hope that you guys take something from it and apply it to yourself to improve your chances of becoming a K-pop idol/star.







Sit back, maybe grab a pen/pencil and paper (for notes of course), relax and ENJOY!!! ^_^