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warthoginrome writes:
I don't know if you had the chance to run into this news, so I wanted to point it out, because the topic is common to the entire asian pop scene ( Read more... )
I don't know if you had the chance to run into this news, so I wanted to point it out, because the topic is common to the entire asian pop scene ( Read more... )
The Jpop boyband powerhouse that Seo Taiji aped the system of, Johnny's and Associates, technically have a no-dating rule, and they exploit purity just as much as any Jonas Brothers band. It's well-known knowledge that members of popular bands party and sleep around and such, though, and scandals always damage the female party instead.
However, apparently marriage has to be cleared by head honcho Johnny himself, and permission seems to be given only systematically. Akanishi Jin was a frontman of KAT-TUN, broke off to do his own solo career in America that tanked, and then knocked up Kuroki Meisa and had a shotgun wedding. Gossip is that another older Johnny's member from another group is super pissed because Jin's marriage basically stole the slot he was angling for, (and had Johnny's blessing for) and now has to wait a couple of years.
One of the rookie Kpop boybands, either Teen Top or Dalmation, made a point of saying they aren't under a dating ban. Of course, they go on to say that they aren't dating because they're so busy. Yeah, right.
But, like, you know, lotsa chicks in vids, and such.
There is definitely more gender segregation overall in Jpop compared to Kpop. Yet Japan has succeeded where Korea has failed: multi-gender dance group AAA has a sizeable fanbase. (At their prime, probably NKOTB level popularity?) Both hetero and homosexual pairings within the group have been explicitly promoted in official releases.
What did the Japanese and Koreans make of the international fame of, e.g
I feel like Japanese and Koreans treat international stars with different standards than they do their own. Boa, Britney, Westlife, and DBSK in 2004. Bonus points if you spot After School's Gahee. But the contrast between Britney and Boa clearly hasn't affected their popularity with the crowd.
Kpop is also pretty much the house that Michael Jackson built.
Primarily, I feel that they treat international western stars as sources of music over all else, and thus don't pay much attention to anything outside of their careers. The presence of international stars in talk and variety settings is more fodder for the fans of those they interact with. Interviews are centered around the interviewer, who often intentionally making things awkwardly comedic for the sake of entertainment and self-promotion.
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