• rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    Isn’t it basically the same as back when western boybands were popular, just with more internet? I suppose I don’t quite get those, either, but it’s not that hard to figure out why these groups are so appealing to many girls and women.

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      That’s the thing, I don’t know

      Is it something more than just Korean pop groups? Is it a fetish? This is the most I’ve thought about it honestly because some of the fans just made it nuts.

      I worked at a B&N and the calls I would get for exclusive versions… 12 versions of the same album except for some trading card inside or something.

      I find it bizarre but I just don’t understand

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        “fetish” might be a bit much, but I think the somewhat effeminate style of the men in these groups is a very welcome contrast to the kinds of male musicians who are popular with boys+men. They also heavily feature dancing, which is a lot more popular with women than men, too. And it’s probably specifically about korean groups because korea has a large boygroup+girlgroup industry and being east-asian they have a novelty-bonus (dare I say exoticism-bonus?) compared to western groups.

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          Fetish was the wrong word. Desirable I guess is what I meant to lead with.

          You have had the longest conversation with me about k-pop. I get it a little bit more than I ever meant to.

          I begrudgingly thank you lol

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      The comparison with western boys bands makes sense, but it is not very flattering IMO. K-Pop is very competitive as an industry, and the artistic and technical level is miles ahead when compared to a backstreet boys or bands like that. Korean performers are world class, they have badass producers, insane music videos etc…

      It’s not my jam at all but I have to admit there’s good shit in there.

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      K-pop is purely about looking pretty. Some of the boy bands looked pretty average but their music was decent.