Issues with relationship variety shows

Konno posted on his blog a short while ago about the issues with shows such as We Got Married  and it made me think that there wasn’t enough pointing out about the show. Not only in We Got Married do people see it as a dreamlike world for themselves, but also Mnet Scandal and The Romantic & Idol. These shows have similar elements but also bring a lot of issues with it. Netizens, fans and other viewers don’t seem to realise how sucked they get into watching these shows and thinking it’s a reality.

Of course I’m not talking about every person who watches We Got Married. Most of us enjoy watching it and realise it is not real.

JYPE’s current status as a ‘Big 3′ company?

In life, there are things that are usually more popular than others. People, events and even trends. In the music industry, this happens quite often with idols and artists being more successful than others and their companies given the spotlight too. In K-Pop, I think it’s the opposite where most fans focus upon the label of where the idols came from. The Big 3 companies (SM, JYP and YG) are an example of this being the most popular music labels in Korea.

After reading this article, I’ve noticed JYPE in the last few years has been in the decline. It used to be my favourite label of idols but 2PM and Wonder Girls are the only groups I like. Even these groups are slowly becoming irrelevant and the fault is in JYP and the company. Home to creating stars such as Rain, Wonder Girls and g.o.d, it looks like JYP may lose its reputation as a Big 3 company to other competitors. Well, at least that’s the way I see it.

What’s your purpose as a YouTube dancer?

Note: This article relates to YouTubers who do dance covers to Asian Pop.

After reading Nia’s Wonderland post about YouTube idols, I felt that I should write a similar article regarding the topic. But then the article developed observation of people who do dance covers and the – let’s say – typical issues with it.

We all fit into the fandom in our own ways because of our participation in the fandom. I find that blogging and doing dance covers is something that I have become accustomed to, dancing especially. However because of my growing responsibilities with family and university, I’ve had less time to learn and have fun doing dances. In my absence, I started viewing other YouTube dancers, subscribed to a few and left some advice. But I’m always so conflicted whenever I watch a dance cover whether they should be fun or whether people actually care about improving their skills.

Resolutions and Hopes for 2013

Gorgeous girls! Sad there won’t be a comeback of theirs in 2013 ;__;

Did you guys have a nice New Years? My annual report has been completed thanks to WordPress. I think it’s pretty cute so I wanted to share it with you all! After taking a look at Nia’s Hope and Dreams for 2013, I thought I would do my own plus share with you all my New Year Resolutions since we are all in the new year now.

2PM & Jay Park Fanfiction Recommendations

Honestly, I didn’t know what kind of post to do for 12/12/12. But when I thought about it, Good idol fanfiction is scarce these days. The more I try and look for well-written fics, the more I come across the opposite. In the past, the only idol fanfics I would read would be DBSK for a few months. The only fanfic at the time I read on Winglin which is good (but honestly needs improving now after looking at it after 2 and a half years) is called Right Next to You. Nowadays (or for the past 3 years), it’s been 2PM and Jay Park fics.

List has been updated on 30/03/13.

…Junsu changes his name to Minjun?

That smile…I saw this live at Music Bank Paris.

You should have seen me today sitting in my room when I go onto tumblr and see Minjun everywhere. The first thing I think is that it’s a OTP name coupled with someone else and then I see this:

Bloody hell was I confused as ever…

Obsession around idols and leaving the Kpop fandom

I’ve had it with the majority of the K-Pop fandom. I don’t know how I’ve managed to be a fan for so long.

4 years with 2PM

Because I’m so bias to my JYP favourites (2PM and Wonder Girls), I have to make posts about them! This is just a message for 2PM’s 4th anniversary.

T-ara’s Situation is similar to 2PM/Jay Park? Hm…

I haven’t been writing lately but I have been keeping up with the latest on T-ara and Nichkhun’s car accident. Nichkhun’s accident seems to have been brushed to the side since T-ara crisis has been more in the public’s eye. But it seems more and more people are comparing it to the 2009/10 drama that was 2PM and Jay Park’s scandal.

To be honest they are quite different but at the same time, a bit similar.

The J-Pop Industry Today…

I realised recently that I don’t have much to say about the Japanese music industry these days. It’s just come to my attention by how I write my blog entries of J-Pop in comparison to K-Pop over the years. I’m getting there now but still… I’ve never really got involved in any forums or found any updating new sites until last year. And the entertainment industry is now more cutesy, girl group dominated and money hungry.