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jdog2050



Joined: 17 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:36 pm    Post subject: We always diss music in Korea but... Reply with quote

Seriously, some of the bars in Itaewon play horrible music. Gecko's and New Phillies I'm lookin in your direction.

Gecko's: depressing, angsty 90's rock in what is otherwise a spirited bar.
New Phillies: No name pop punk. What the hell?
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fortysixyou



Joined: 08 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You hang out in Itaewon?

Ghey.















Just kidding. Why don't you ask one of the bars if you can be the new DJ ?
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bassexpander



Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We always diss music in Korea, but I have immense respect for :


http://bp1.blogger.com/_v7CF29_VuQE/SDFrZPKic3I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ImgWNHLWdm8/s1600-h/Lee+Hyo+Ri+(15).jpg
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endo



Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was back in North America a few months ago (after a long hiatus) and trust me the pop music is also for the most part horrible there too.


Now it's not as bad as Korean pop (although I can't get that stupid Wondergirls song out of my head Laughing ) but I don't think anyone doesn't think large portions of music from the West also sucks.
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Starla



Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Pop" music stands for popular music. Almost everything that is popular in life is high on mass consumption though its quality is usually questionable.

I prefer Korean pop music to American pop music since it's different and I don't understand most of it. If I did, I don't think I would like it as much. Laughing American pop music makes me want to hurl but I guess to each his own.
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bogey666



Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Starla wrote:
"Pop" music stands for popular music. Almost everything that is popular in life is high on mass consumption though its quality is usually questionable.

I prefer Korean pop music to American pop music since it's different and I don't understand most of it. If I did, I don't think I would like it as much. Laughing American pop music makes me want to hurl but I guess to each his own.


Starla you're a strange bird.

Korean pop music sucks ass thru a straw.. if you think for a nanosecond that those gay songs they play can even match up, much less contend with hits from the likes of Beyonce or Rihanna, you are out of your mind.
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ardis



Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bogey666 wrote:
Starla wrote:
"Pop" music stands for popular music. Almost everything that is popular in life is high on mass consumption though its quality is usually questionable.

I prefer Korean pop music to American pop music since it's different and I don't understand most of it. If I did, I don't think I would like it as much. Laughing American pop music makes me want to hurl but I guess to each his own.


Starla you're a strange bird.

Korean pop music sucks ass thru a straw.. if you think for a nanosecond that those gay songs they play can even match up, much less contend with hits from the likes of Beyonce or Rihanna, you are out of your mind.


Well, why the hell would you try to compare Beyonce and Rihanna (R&B pop divas with the top producers in the industry) to music from the likes of the WG or SNSD (young teenage sugar-pop dance performers). I prefer Rihanna to WG or SNSD most of the time, but if a person is looking for straight out cutesy, sweet, toothache pop, Korea's got that down perfectly.
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jkelly80



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

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Which song is worse, that "La la la" song by SGWannabe, or anything ever made by OAR?
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Starla



Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bogey666 wrote:
Starla wrote:
"Pop" music stands for popular music. Almost everything that is popular in life is high on mass consumption though its quality is usually questionable.

I prefer Korean pop music to American pop music since it's different and I don't understand most of it. If I did, I don't think I would like it as much. Laughing American pop music makes me want to hurl but I guess to each his own.


Starla you're a strange bird.

Korean pop music sucks ass thru a straw.. if you think for a nanosecond that those gay songs they play can even match up, much less contend with hits from the likes of Beyonce or Rihanna, you are out of your mind.


You're entitled to your opinion and so am I. I was thinking more along the lines of Korean R&B and more mature pop rather than the teeny bopper pop which I agree is horrid. But like I said, the language issue keeps me from realizing how horrible a lot of the music really is. And this is the second time you've called me a strange bird. Do I give off a vibe that I'm covered in feathers and sit on eggs waiting for them to hatch?
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Justin Hale



Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Considering Seoul Pub is always full of GI's, its jukebox sure has some gay-ass plop
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cj1976



Joined: 26 Oct 2005

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The music here is exactly what I'd expect from a repressed, conservative Christian society.
I don't even smoke pot these days, but I think this country and it's musicians need to have a go. Then perhaps the music might not be so shit.
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Woden



Joined: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Eurasia

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cj1976 wrote:
The music here is exactly what I'd expect from a repressed, conservative Christian society.
I don't even smoke pot these days, but I think this country and it's musicians need to have a go. Then perhaps the music might not be so shit.


Are you talking about the US, or Korea? I can't tell.
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potin14p



Joined: 04 May 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've become a huge fan of the Korean band 'Nell". search for them on youtube and you'll find a few videos. As corny as it sounds, I feel like I know what they're singing about, even though its all in Korean!
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jkelly80



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

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Windy City is another good Korean group.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jjl79GrI4
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bundangbabo



Joined: 01 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What was that BIG hit around last December/January - that was a top tune and if someone can provide a 'yootoobe' link I would be grateful! Very Happy

It was like a slow tune - like melodic rap - that was ace!
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