Comments on: DBSK and BoA are “Not Yet” ready for America; And Others…

By: Sadaf~

Sadaf~ — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:48:50 +0000

BoA has changed so much to TRY to assimilate into the american industry and I don’t like her that much now =( ~ ***

By: Sadaf~

Sadaf~ — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:45:51 +0000

Does it really matter if DBSK makes it to the US?
They are already known by people of many other countries though they’ve only been producing in east asian countries. If they have to modify themselves to fit with the American Music Industry than I don’t want them to debut there because I like them as they are. BoA has changed so much to TRY to assimilate into the american industry and she I don’t like her that much now =( ~

Would you want someone to change just to be well known?
Of course they’re in the entertainment industry so it’s kind of their job to get people to like them but they’re also people and I like who they are right now.

By: peach

peach — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:49:19 +0000

Boa, maybe, TVXQ, efinitely not. Which totally suck because they’re amazing and I love them.

Right now the U.S. has zero interest in boy-bands and by the time the boy-band craze comes back they’ll be too old (not OLD, but too old to be called boy-band). It doesn’t matter how wonderfully they dance or how amazing they sound, they’re an Asian boy band and the U.S. has very little respect for either. Hopefully this will change in the near future.

The only way I could ever see TVXQ making it in the U.S. is if they stopped dancing……but that would be so awful. I really want them to just stay together and perform in Asia and when they feel like the hectic schedules and grueling dance moves are too much they can become an acapella band (like The Gospellers). Is that too greedy of a wish? lol

By: illdielaughing

illdielaughing — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:48:16 +0000

@amy: hahahahaaa I kno. It’s kind of sad that they don’t know these things.

@nicedram12: I know what you mean. I think originality is key as well. I’m not trying to pretend it solely a racial thing, it just happens to be what I’m talking about in this particular post.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:41:41 +0000

My favorite line is this though,

“ever seen anything comparable in the US? No.”

UMMMMMMM somebody failed modern American history.

By: nicedream12

nicedream12 — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:35:29 +0000

btw you shouldn’t throw everything to the race factor plz…

By: nicedream12

nicedream12 — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:34:51 +0000

I am not agreeing with you totally… this is just my opinion but I tried korean music and japanese music, I love Utada Hikaru, I’ve tried DBSK but they didn’t impress me. I think the thing is American are longing for something new. It doesn’t matter seeing Asian doing hip hop or such but the song is that they need something new attributed to it… per instance most of the DBSK songs i’ve listen to where like “this song is so familiar”… not only DBSK but i’ve also tried se7en but yet nothing impressed me. “The Shangai Restoration” are Asian to support because of the originality they brought to hip-hop. btw you should listen to him

By: illdielaughing

illdielaughing — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:05:16 +0000

Wow, I hate it when people learn a little bit and then use it to defend there ignorance. It so annoying because it is so clear that they do not at all understand what is going on in the world.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:43:46 +0000

Look at this gem over at the LJ comm in response to DBSK in America, put in a very nasty and racist way:

“Asians are tolerated but not popular, they rarely put themselves out there and mainly stick together, so unless they collectively open themselves more I dont think anyone will approch them and say “let me hear your music”.
Even though I am aware that there are many ignorant americans I think that Asians themselves are responsible for they way many people see them”

” omg yes poor asians are always the victims
I’ve yet to meet any non-asian person who had negative opinion about asians soley because they are asian.
what about Americans being discriminated in their own country? remember the case where a black person was kicked out of a asian store in AMERICA because apparently black people are too dirty. or the “japansese only” signs in japan. ever seen anything comparable in the US? No.
How many asians would DISOWN(!) their own kids for marrying a non asain?
Find me one non-asian person who values a pure boodline more than their childs happiness.
thats blantant inexcusable racism
there might be historical expainations for certain feeling but that does NOT make it ok”

People are such fucking idiots.

By: illdielaughing

illdielaughing — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:39:14 +0000

Not the part that’s natural, I wouldn’t call that homoerotic. I mean the ships and the “fanservice” that I tend to not enjoy.
I’m just happy that they don’t make a habit of dressing in drag or kissing each other (See: Big Bang).