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Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

So on TV and in class I've seen people throw down an "A" sign (thumb and index finger down or index and middle fingers down) and go "aye" like the Fonz. I assume it's from a song, and I see some guy does it in the latest Jewelry video. Anybody know exactly what it's from and what it's in reference to?

Tarkaan · Joined: 09 Mar 2008

I can't be 100% sure, but I think it's Hangul low-speech for "I'm a D-nozzle."

Scotticus · Joined: 18 Mar 2007

It's the whole A-town rap thing from the States. As usual, when it comes to K-Pop, they're about five years removed from the trend they're copying from America.

darkcity · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: SF, CA

maybe it's actually their sign for ㅅ. like 서을 (seoul). but then that wouldn't explain them saying "aye".

blurgalurgalurga · Joined: 18 Oct 2007

I've been rocking the 'itsy bitsy spider' gang sign/ finger-dance in all my pics lately. I'm hoping it catches on. It's funner than the lame MTV ones they copy from tv.

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

I'd love to see these OG's make a trip to the ATL and see how fast they crap their pants. Whilst listening to "Aquemini".

"ottiespottiedopalicious" is a great song, but it belongs in 1998.

Welcome To Korea, where everybody tries waaaaaay too hard.

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Ever ride in a car with your friends when you stop at a red light and you look and in the next lane is a car full of ghetto thugs staring you down? A couple of them brandishing handguns and making motions like they are gonna kill everyone in the car.

Never happened to me. It's happened to a few friends of mine. They said they were scared shitless.

Thats why I hate the whole "thug" life and mentality. Its all fun and games when you try to talk like that or dress like that. I challenge anyone who glories the "gangsta" image to wear what they wear and speak the way they speak in the middle of Compton.

raketbaler · Joined: 14 Apr 2008

blurgalurgalurga · Joined: 18 Oct 2007

All that candy-ass fake gangster stuff is on the way out. These dudes are taking over.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Ovem7fdjQ
NSFW

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Tarkaan · Joined: 09 Mar 2008

PeteJB · Joined: 06 Jul 2007

He could write Childrens Books. He's just a big cuddly teddybear.

OnTheOtherSide · Joined: 29 Feb 2008

I have been surprised and a little bit shocked to see American gangsta rap culture in Korea. I've seen a lot of guys wearing sideways baseball hats, chains and do rags carrying themselves like they're gangsters. And girls dressing like this too. Lots of NY yankees hats. It reminds me of the west coast back in like 94. I think gangsta rap has officially spread all over the entire Earth now.

ardis · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

Ok, my kids started doing the "A" thing this week, and when I asked a girl to explain, she said that Crown J (a popular Korean rapper/singer) did it on a tv show when he was talking about getting married...? I have no idea what the marriage thing has to do with anything, but the most important thing is that a Korean celebrity did it and now everyone else is, too.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Crown J is the guy in the picture, and he's the guy in that Jewelry video. Apparently he's getting married to Seo In-yeong, the lead singer who got her nose done and hair cut to resemble a 47-year-old. Apparently Crown J lived in the US for 12 years, and you can find videos of him on Youtube speaking English. He speaks English, as does every other California gyopo, like somebody out of a Dr. Dre video.