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Post by holidayhusker on Apr 14, 2019 16:10:33 GMT -5
Not even the harmonies sound good. Very few people sound good live except for Josh Groban and Céline Dion
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 14, 2019 16:13:48 GMT -5
This thread should be renamed The Old Fogies Thread.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 14, 2019 16:16:48 GMT -5
This thread should be renamed The Old Fogies Thread. Get off my lawn, sonny! |
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 14, 2019 16:19:24 GMT -5
And, oh heavens to betsy! They're wearing make-up!
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Post by hammer on Apr 14, 2019 16:39:53 GMT -5
This is all I know about Korean music ...
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 14, 2019 19:15:28 GMT -5
This is all I know about Korean music ... What the frick is "wappam Gangnam style"? |
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 14, 2019 19:23:06 GMT -5
This is all I know about Korean music ... What the frick is "wappam Gangnam style"? It's a sweet, spicy dipping sauce for Korean BBQ. No, actually, it's a super aged, sour kim chi. No, no, it's really a reference to Gangnam, the modern, trendy center of Seoul. |
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Post by holidayhusker on Apr 14, 2019 19:30:39 GMT -5
This thread should be renamed The Old Fogies Thread. LOL true...love those Back Street Boys..the difference? They could harmonize. |
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 14, 2019 21:59:48 GMT -5
BoyToyS
In all seriousness, K-Pop is a phenomenon over here...kind of like the Backstreet Boys, BlackStreet and Boys II Men back in the 90's. I think there is a group of girls dressed up like boys, and they were a hit too. Then there is the co-ed group that was cancelled because two of the members were found to be dating...I guess its a no no clause in their contract.
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Post by madonna on Apr 14, 2019 23:21:19 GMT -5
BoyToyS In all seriousness, K-Pop is a phenomenon over here...kind of like the Backstreet Boys, BlackStreet and Boys II Men back in the 90's. I think there is a group of girls dressed up like boys, and they were a hit too. Then there is the co-ed group that was cancelled because two of the members were found to be dating...I guess its a no no clause in their contract. Each group are also crammed into small living quarters that resembles a studio apartment for each group and they sleep in bunk beds, for instance. And instead of getting a percentage of what each group makes for record sales and concerts, they get a small allowance. They are all required to not date anyone, forced to get plastic surgery if their managers feel they need work done, strict diets (especially for the girls), strict curfews, just to name a few of their obligations. And if a group member wants to leave, they are fined a lot of money. The way these kids are treated, it is like the Golden Era of Hollywood, where majority of the stars are slaves to the industry once they sign the contract. |
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 14, 2019 23:55:43 GMT -5
BoyToyS In all seriousness, K-Pop is a phenomenon over here...kind of like the Backstreet Boys, BlackStreet and Boys II Men back in the 90's. I think there is a group of girls dressed up like boys, and they were a hit too. Then there is the co-ed group that was cancelled because two of the members were found to be dating...I guess its a no no clause in their contract. Each group are also crammed into small living quarters that resembles a studio apartment for each group and they sleep in bunk beds, for instance. And instead of getting a percentage of what each group makes for record sales and concerts, they get a small allowance. They are all required to not date anyone, forced to get plastic surgery if their managers feel they need work done, strict diets (especially for the girls), strict curfews, just to name a few of their obligations. And if a group member wants to leave, they are fined a lot of money. The way these kids are treated, it is like the Golden Era of Hollywood, where majority of the stars are slaves to the industry once they sign the contract. Price of fame...you sell your body and soul. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 15, 2019 11:25:38 GMT -5
OMG, such a cliche.
The one with his shirttail half untucked. The one with the blue hair. The one with orange hair. The one with grey hair. The one with blonde hair. The one with a tie. Etc.
Sporty Spice, Ginger Spice, Baby Spice, Etc.
They all have to be identified as different but be interchangeable musically.
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 15, 2019 12:59:02 GMT -5
5. So, if one guy is sick or has some sort of physical impairment (e.g., sprained ankle), do they cancel an entire show? Or do they have understudies waiting in the wings? Some of those Asian pop bands are more like teams than what we think of as musical groups -- not everybody performs every show anyway. Others are more like Western bands, but even with Western musical groups, it varies whether a group member is considered essential to the show or not. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Jan 2, 2020 18:50:01 GMT -5
I went shopping at a Korean grocery store in Santa Clara today and over the loudspeaker was some driving k-pop song. Don’t know the song or the singers but man alive, my toes were a-tappin’. Very engaging and spirited music. Of course, it was derivative of some Western disco song I heard before because I was able to hum along and predict where it was going even though I had never heard this song before at any time in my life.
This reminded me of another time when I had some noodles at a Vietnamese noodle place. They piped Asianized Western pop music through the speakers. All pleasant. The one I remember was a Chinese-d version of Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” which was bizarre. An Indian restaurant also did the same thing with Valli’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” with sitar accompaniment and everything. There were other American hits that were transformed into Asianized versions, all wildly pleasant and freaking funny at the same time.
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Post by mln59 on Jan 2, 2020 19:27:14 GMT -5
kpop is great. look up "tt" by twice
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