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Are there any other middle aged fans of KPop here?

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:38

Or is it just me juggling HRT and NCT? Blush

It's my DN's fault for bombarding me with BTS videos when she got into them last year. I started getting recommendations for other groups on YouTube, and it just crept up on me. While I was curating my summer playlists this afternoon - I take my seasonal playlists very seriously - I was surprised at how much KPop I listen to now.

I tried lurking on a KPop forum but it was surprisingly intense and dramatic, I suppose because the main demographic consists of intense and dramatic teenagers.

If anyone is on the fence or uniformed about KPop I will now attempt to lure you in...

And if that hasn't worked I shall namechange and get back in the music closet.

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:40

I thought all the videos would embed Sad I'll try one by one.

Lee Hi - No One

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:40

Winner - Island

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:41

G Dragon - Crooked

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:41

BTS - Save Me (Their best, whatever my DN thinks)

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:42

Blackpink - As If It's Your Last

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Villanellesproudmum · 01/06/2019 22:43

Who?

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:43

And as I'm spamming anyway, I should have included my namesake

Eyes, Nose, Lips - Taeyang

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JuneFromBethesda · 01/06/2019 22:44

I listened to your last link (well, half of it). It sounds like Western pop but sung in Korean, or am I missing something?

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:44

Villanellesproudmum Your comment is literally surrounded by links! Grin

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NicoAndTheNiners · 01/06/2019 22:45

Ive never listened to it but dd is at the BTs concert tonight.

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:45

I listened to your last link (well, half of it). It sounds like Western pop but sung in Korean, or am I missing something?

No, you've got it. KPop is based on Western pop music. They usually sing in a mix of Korean and English.

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Villanellesproudmum · 01/06/2019 22:49

Can see the links you have posted but I’ve never heard of them.

JuneFromBethesda · 01/06/2019 22:51

Oh, ok. It just doesn’t seem particularly distinctive to me. BTS sound like every other boy band ever. But I realise I’m not the target audience!

abbiecloud · 01/06/2019 22:53

How are BTS different to every other boy band who has gone before them ? They reminded me of New Kids on BGT

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EyesNoseLips · 01/06/2019 22:55

Yeah, I thought it might be futile...

OK, I'll get back to lurking!

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BrendasUmbrella · 01/06/2019 23:01

K Pop has got more westernized in the last few years. It used to be a lot more camp and cutesy, but I guess that doesn't sell well outside of Asia. I once watched a performance of a girl band who were singing and dancing with real drinks in slushie cups taped to their heads. It was fascinating!

stucknoue · 01/06/2019 23:12

Dd is crazy about kpop so I'm bombarded with it. Her dad is pretty keen but I think it's the pretty girls more than the music!

Osquito · 01/06/2019 23:13

I don’t particularly like anything I’ve heard (except this mashup ) and find the whole KPop industry extremely creepy...
BUT I think Jennie was so pretty in her Solo video & Lisa (Thai one?) is a brilliant dancer.

Emzmum · 02/06/2019 08:37

I love BTS! Just like you, it's because my daughter made me watch loads of videos and I set myself the challenge of being able to distinguish each member. I admire their work ethic and the message they send to their fans. Watched the Wembley concert on V+ Live stream last night. Absolute favourite was Taeyheung singing Singularity.

BruceTheMoose · 02/06/2019 09:00

I'm not middle aged, I'm 30, but I love Kpop. Got7, Monsta X and BlackPink are my favourites. I also have a massive crush on Amber Liu who used to be in f(x).

I got into it after seeing BTS pop up on my Instagram feed and I started watching their videos and it just spiralled from there and I became a bit obsessed Blush

Cherrysoup · 02/06/2019 11:42

DN was at the BTS concert last night. I had never heard of them until she said she was going. I saw them on BGT and couldn’t work out if they were going androgynous or for a really feminine look.

kitk2tty · 02/06/2019 12:34

Hii🙋 I too love me some k pop. I got into it because I was interested in learning Korean, so I had a peek into their entertainment world.. and well..

SammySamSam09 · 02/06/2019 12:41

My daughter loves KPop and its because she feels its clean, happy and not sexualised music.
She has autism and is an older teen, doesn't like western music which I understand tbf as most of it is shit these days.
I'm into indie music myself but I don't mind having kpop music on in the car if that's what she wants.

Laiste · 02/06/2019 12:48

YANBU to like any type of music at any age really.

I watched the first link and personally found it quite generic. Just plinky plonky pop with forin' words Grin But enjoy!

Emzmum · 02/06/2019 12:54

BTS' Spring Day is such a beautiful, sad song. Just watched the video with English lyrics. Allegedly a tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sewol Ferry disaster.

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