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kimchipig · Joined: 07 Mar 2008

It is a cute song for sure and I actually heard in on the radio while driving my car on Monday on a Vancouver pop station. First time I have ever heard a Korean pop song on a Canadian radio station.

JustinC · Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Location: We Are The World!

I'd have thought 99% of Koreans have much more going on in their lives than caring what Japanese think of a pop video. What is the word for wondering how an enemy views a daft pop video one of your compatriots made? Infantile?

Swampfox10mm · Joined: 24 Mar 2011

Simple translation:

White people, and SE Asians who are used to stuffy Koreans, think it's really funny to see a Korean (or North Asian) person dance around like that.

Japanese just don't find it humorous.

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

John Stamos jr. · Joined: 07 Oct 2012 Location: Namsan

kardisa · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Location: Masan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW6M8D41ZWU

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

fosterman · Joined: 16 Nov 2011

We hear that K pop and all things Korean is HUGE in Asia, we hear about this Korean WAVE, but is it though? I mean we hear it all from here.
so from Korean broadcasting, Korean media yeah it might sound like Korea is the greatest and most famous country on earth.

but frankly until kangnam style most of my friends back home had never even heard of a Korean singer, or seen a korean movie.
all they know is samsung.
and now with gangnam style the Korean tourism department are going to MILK this like crazy.

nero · Joined: 11 Mar 2009

You know, the whole debate about whether the Korean wave is actually happening/is k-pop gunna take over the world/do people really care/are the Koreans bumping the numbers etc used to rile me up. The whole Jeju wonder of the world thing used to drive me insane with rage.

I realise now that I just don't care. I used to get so angry about the 'in your face ' blustering from Koreans about this and that, but I realise now that it just doesn't bother me. I smile and ignore it.
I feel so much better.

Now I worry about things in my life and things that will affect me and the people around me. I am so much happier in Korea than I was.
If Koreans want to fill their empty lives with boosting numbers here and there, so be it. In the end it doesn't really matter.

NovaKart · Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Location: Iraq

To me it's like this year's my milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard with a leave britney alone gag music video.

As far as promoting Korean culture, I'm not surprised because in Turkey I hear Korea come up sometimes when someone's seen a documentary or Korean movie and I expected it was the result of some Korean promotion. Now there's a mild interest in Korea among some people but that's about it.