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Rehashed and mashed topics
OMNTD highlighed an article on anti-fans written by Ask a Korean. It has some good points, especially on interconnectivity but still doesn't fully explain why anti-fans can be so extreme. I'm not a sociology buff nor am I an expert on Korean history, but this comment brought up some general points on how such reaction could be stemming from the ( Read more... ) -
Gender Genie reads this post as male
In more than a few threads recently the feminism vs. idol system topic has come up.
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Boyband meta:Mblaq
I think what I love about Mblaq is the fact that they have amazing dynamics-I think being put together for 2 years before debuting really helped.They come off as very...eager and bright,although the first impressions people usually have of Mblaq are that they're very "messy'and "crazy" ,not that it isn't true,but I think Mblaq has a sort of ( Read more... ) -
HyoYeon and her Boy(s)
I've been thinking about this since watching the Strong Heart episode in which HyoYeon confessed to having a crush and then hearing about some of the fallout; the Y-Star clip trying to uncover the identity of HyoYeon's crush (brought to my attention when it was linked in snsd_ffa by hyoyeonfan) was just the cherry on top of a very mixed sundae. Let me first say ( Read more... ) -
This is a f(x) post
As you all know,F(x) is a rookie group.I've been observing F(x) thus far and I think it's interesting to note the difference in the fans' love in the international arena so far vs screentime.As F(X) is a young group,it's popularity for the members have not yet reached the state of SNSD where underrated members would have trouble climbing up the ( Read more... ) -
Perspective questions
SNSD is undoubtedly the top girlgroup in Korea right now. Apparently they're also the top artist period in Korea in terms of sales, beating out even megastars Rain and Lee Hyori. We'll see if they can hold on to that lead as Suju continues to sell and Big Bang comes back, but it might be safe to say that any further sales of Oh or RDR will be ( Read more... )
