Hii Guyz! I'm back with another one today ^_^ This particular blog post I'm very interested in because it hits on some really good points and I hope that it gives some insight into what Koreans think about Non-Asians in K-pop.
With that being said.....LET'S GET STARTED!!! First, read the passage and then I'll give my input at the end Y'ALL KNOW HOW THIS WORKS! ENJOY!!!
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*** : very important
1/1. As a Korean living in Korea I want to say a few things and it may be long hope that's okay. 1) Foreigners have been auditiong here for years so Alex's introduction is not going to be the key for letting non Koreans take a chance at kpop. It has always been up to the company whether or not to let a foreigner in and it will remain this way, Alex or no Alex. Have any of you been to an SM audition? A JYP audition? Do you know that these happen frequently enough outside Korea?
2/ 2. Alex didn’t come here and try to get into kpop with a wrapped obsession, she was scouted and asked to join a group that is known to often include non Koreans. She is not Chad Future who everyone here knows as a
shitty whitehead (ouch) who has no respect for us and threw money around and connections. His disrespectful actions here you probably know nothing about.
Comparing him to Alex is not right.
***3/ 3.
Why do you keep saying kpop is a safe space for Asians? Why do you treat us as a small untouched group of people trying to live in seclusion from the world and it is your job to keep us this way? it is condescending. Kpop is a music genre, one influenced by other cultures and musical styles like so many other genres, we just have added our touch.
4/ Talking this over with friends we have come to see that maybe you take this approach because there are people in the Black community who only want their music to stay within their community. We are largely not like that, only the racists here care about that. These are the same who also do not welcome other Asians because contrary to what some people who post here think we Asians are not all one body. There is no Asian music here, no Asian community here.
***5/ We are all different people with different cultures. It seems many of you would like to keep us Asians who live in Asia closed off to accepting anyone outside the continent. We will not learn and be rid of ignorance with that practice, also when you hear of the prejudice and racism towards Black people here you will be among the first to call us out for it, yet you are also among the first to insist we keep to ourself and our “safe” Asian place within Asia. You contradict yourselves.
***6 /5
Alex is Black and it seems there are more of us Koreans oh and Asians, rooting for her than those in her own community. It is sad that you have to dig so deep to defend something that is not even yours, when your focus should be on supporting someone from your own community.
***7/ 6.
Stop speaking for us. We do not need you to speak for us as you do it while speaking over us. If you think kpop should only be for Asians then why are you a kpop fan with so much to say about the industry and us? We are not a subclass of humans who need you to treat us like babies while you disregard us at the same time. (end, thank you for posting this).
WOW!.....(taking it in).....now, let's talk about it!
MY THOUGHTS
PREACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everything this person said is absolute TRUTH! but the fact that it had to get to this point is absolutely ridiculous! They posted this on the
Black K-pop Fans Blog and I think that every topic this person brought up they hit home and scratched at the surface issues that have been pretty big up until now. The parts that I highlighted I highlighted them because these are major issues that the k-pop community have been fighting about and they really make you think. It is sad that Koreans have less of a problem with Non-Asians being K-pop idols than Non-Asians! KOREANS SUPPORT ALEX MORE THAN WE DO!!! what's up with that!!! I think this person's input really helped break it down and I am thank to this person for posting this.
So let me know in the comments what are your thoughts? What do you think about what this Korean person said? Do you agree or disagree? Why and why not?
Alright guys y'all stay blessed and safe MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
