K*POP in the US - Interview with cabk*poptNYC

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[p00lman]

I hate to tell you guys, but kpop doesn't "unify Korean culture." Kpop has existed in Korea for about 20 years. It will continue to do so. It will continue to be played everywhere, and people will continue to passively consume it. Koreans generally aren't kpop fans, because they don't have to seek it. It really has little to do with Korea, other than being played everywhere.

[cabkpoptNYC]

@p00lman The folks at cabk*poptNYC appreciate your educational input. Most of the people in this video are very new to k*pop and are basing their answers on their limited exposure. While we try to focus on positive aspects of the movement and promoting cultural acceptance in the US, we'd love to learn more, especially about k*pop's adverse affects (as heartbreaking as it is for us). But, if k-pop has little to do with Korea, why is it called Korean pop? Do you believe it to be a misnomer?

[p00lman]

@cabkpoptNYC For example, no one refers to Michael Jackson as "American pop." No one lumps him in other other performers. He's distinct, because he is representative of himself, not a country, and not a culture. The panel also agreed that Kpop acts should be represented as individual acts, or by the companies that produce them, since kpop is primarily the entertainment produced by the companies, not the performers.

[cabkpoptNYC]

@p00lman Yah, I totally agree. I'd love to watch that conference. That reminds me of a video I saw of a lil lecture JYP did at Harvard in 2007. He was saying that labeling the movement "Korean Wave" was bad, too, and how he was uncomfortable with it, cuz he likes to make globally appealing music and doesn't want to be categorized. I think he was saying now that kpop is spreading globally, it shouldn't be labeled as Korean anymore, it shouldn't be a nationalistic thing.

[cabkpoptNYC]

@p00lman I think he meant that it's not only bad for the producers of the music, but also alienating for audiences around the world. I think his point was that k-pop is meant to be a global thing, not a strictly Korean thing. But I agree it's also wrong to label artists by their nationality, because they should be recognized for their work. On the other hand, I think its important to recognize where kpop came from, cuz I want Korea to have credit for it. So I'm not sure what to think yet.

[p00lman]

@cabkpoptNYC I think the origins of the music would be apparent if the lyrics are in Korean. =P

[cabkpoptNYC]

@p00lman haha good point. But sometimes they are not!

[pennygoo]

i like how k*pop gets a star. it's not k-pop or kpop. it's k*pop.

[freetime1237]

it feels weird (but in a good way) to see kpop spreading throughout the world :) i'm korean but you guys seem to love kpop more than i do. loved all your videos♥ hope to see more uploads in future!

[TheMiniPezz]

''kpop makes me proud to be asian'' aweesome comment!!!

[Dionn91]

wow, i never thought westerners would be interested in asian cultures/kpop. good good, changes my perspective a little about you peeps. :D

[tochjo772]

@cabkpoptNYC i can see you guys love k pop and if you do you should know many people out there who don't want k pop to be successful soo don't easely take people word for it~ there are many k pop haters in all nationalites out there spreading untrue rumeors  about k pop~~ just do you'r own research and you can find out everything

[tochjo772]

@cabkpoptNYC hi nice video :) i 've read you'r comment about why korean music is being called the k pop but to clear things up it wasn't koreans who first started calling there music industry as the trem K pop it was after when k pop pick up populority around the world international fans started using the trem k pop and korean medai just pick up on it and also korean people don't hate k pop beacuse if they did it wouden't be soo populor in korea