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Wondergirls singing "Take me out to the Ballgame"
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mayorgc



Joined: 19 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Wondergirls singing "Take me out to the Ballgame" Reply with quote

http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/10/the-wonder-girls-are-cleveland-indians-fans/

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As we reported earlier, the Wondergirls were present for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins Major League baseball game. They rooted for the Cleveland Indians to support Korea�s very own player Choo Shin-soo.The girls were quite busy; singing the classic �take me out to the ballgame,� teaching the teams the infamous �Nobody� dance, and even performing after the game for the �Taste of Cleveland� event


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LEY5Wsg-Xw&feature=related

looks like they're wearing no pants =)
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Smee



Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Christ, "Nobody"? Again? You know, they're touring the US in support of the Jonas Brothers (maybe that's over now), and they only did one song at the show. Yep, "Nobody." And outside the venues they taught the dance outside their tour bus. I give them credit for paying their dues, but talk about one-trick ponies.

I hate Asian poses by the way, hate 'em. Let's take a picture without doing something ridiculous with your hands next to your face, k thx.
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Clockout



Joined: 23 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

HOT
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mayorgc



Joined: 19 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do the girls have a legitimate shot at making any sort of significant impact on the U.S pop scene? I'm guessing the answer's gonna be no from most people here.

I've actually got a soft spot for them and hope that they succeed (major long shot). I arrived in Korea just when Nobody was released and it was played everywhere. And as we all know, music is the soundtrack of our lives. I like Big Bang-Sunset Glow for that very reason

Here's the U.S music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7fdSkp8ds
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roadwork



Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smee wrote:
Christ, "Nobody"? Again? You know, they're touring the US in support of the Jonas Brothers (maybe that's over now), and they only did one song at the show. Yep, "Nobody." And outside the venues they taught the dance outside their tour bus. I give them credit for paying their dues, but talk about one-trick ponies.

I hate Asian poses by the way, hate 'em. Let's take a picture without doing something ridiculous with your hands next to your face, k thx.


Do they even have an album out or is it just that single. Every video that pops up on youtube is that same damn song.
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seoulsucker



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smee wrote:
Christ, "Nobody"? Again? You know, they're touring the US in support of the Jonas Brothers (maybe that's over now), and they only did one song at the show. Yep, "Nobody." And outside the venues they taught the dance outside their tour bus. I give them credit for paying their dues, but talk about one-trick ponies.


I think "Nobody" is the only song that they've translated into English, so it makes sense that they would only perform that one.

On brighter note I did see a recent interview with them (in English) and I was actually impressed with how far (3 out of 5 of them at least) they've come along with their conversational English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT0jrqh_s1s
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Konglishman



Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing

PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mayorgc wrote:
Do the girls have a legitimate shot at making any sort of significant impact on the U.S pop scene? I'm guessing the answer's gonna be no from most people here.

I've actually got a soft spot for them and hope that they succeed (major long shot). I arrived in Korea just when Nobody was released and it was played everywhere. And as we all know, music is the soundtrack of our lives. I like Big Bang-Sunset Glow for that very reason

Here's the U.S music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7fdSkp8ds


You missed out on "Tell Me". It was literally being played everywhere and being imitated by everyone.
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grunden



Joined: 18 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What is it, first that rain guy, then the boa gal, now these talentless clobs, what is it with koreans and the U.S, they hate it, but they want to make it big there, why not canada, austrailia, Germany, Mexico???????
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Konglishman



Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

grunden wrote:
What is it, first that rain guy, then the boa gal, now these talentless clobs, what is it with koreans and the U.S, they hate it, but they want to make it big there, why not canada, austrailia, Germany, Mexico???????


Its called a love-hate relationship. Anyways, don't be jealous of the USA's popularity.
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Chet Wautlands



Joined: 11 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apparently a guy was killed because he didn't know the song.
I found this online and I've got no clue if it's true or not.

http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/man_killed_because_he_didnt_know_nobody/
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weebil



Joined: 24 May 2009

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wondergirls: not as good as girls generation.
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catchshime



Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Location: "I am not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land."

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chet Wautlands wrote:
Apparently a guy was killed because he didn't know the song.
I found this online and I've got no clue if it's true or not.

http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/man_killed_because_he_didnt_know_nobody/


Good God man. The song isn't even that good to me, it's just K-pop with more synthesized vocals. And why do they all look just like each other??? I can distinguish between Asian faces pretty well, but they are hard to tell from one another. Kind of like a former American group called the Dream Girls who also dressed the same way...........hey...WAIT A SECOND

Korea, be yourself. Becoming "modern" doesn't mean becoming "pop-culture trashy" and copying other countries' genres because old school Korean folk music strains many peoples ears, myself included.
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McGenghis



Joined: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Gangneung

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It won't work because it's manufactured. Artful, tactless, crafty, sure, but it will capture the soul of American youth with all of the rage of canned beans.

Sure, there's a niche market for beans. Some people even buy Campbell's t-shirts. The rest of us watch Buffolaxed videos on youtube.
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halfmanhalfbiscuit



Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Girl on the left looks like she's angrily passing wind
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

McGenghis wrote:
It won't work because it's manufactured. Artful, tactless, crafty, sure, but it will capture the soul of American youth with all of the rage of canned beans.

Sure, there's a niche market for beans. Some people even buy Campbell's t-shirts. The rest of us watch Buffolaxed videos on youtube.


It'll take time but I'm sure an Asian artist will breakthrough to the US. It was like 10 years ago when Latin artists boomed in the US.

Some people here are backwards thinking. Albums? this is 2009. People don't buy albums anymore, they buy songs. People are more likely to listen to a new band/artist by paying $1 for a song, as oppose to spending $15 for a CD that may or may not completely suck.


Korean music needs to hit the Club Scene in the US. I think there are a few Korean songs that would do really well if mixed into a Club DJ's playlist.
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