[The title above is read as "Jeoneun hangug eum-ag-eul salang."]
When you say Asian music, it contains hits from different
countries in Asia: Thailand, Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the
Philippines to name a few. Recently, Korean music ruled all over Asia and the
entire world because of their trendy fashion and unique music styles.
Few months ago, 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held
in Singapore. I watched live online through Mnet’s YouTube channel from the
start of the main show. While watching, I was busy posting tweets on my Twitter
account. Korean celebrities from music and drama plus international artists
such as Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Black Eyed Peas members Will.I.Am and
Apl.de.Ap gathered together. I was very impressed with performances from famous
Korean pop (K-Pop) artists like Miss A, 4Minute’s HyunA, Kim Hyun Joong, and
2NE1. Of course, I wouldn’t forget superb performances from SM Town
Entertainment artists Girls’ Generation with their Korean-English remix of “The
Boys” and Super Junior hits medley: “Superman”-“Mr.Simple”-“Sorry Sorry”.
Because of this, I am a certified K-Pop fan.
After 2011 MAMA, I started then enjoyed watching Korean
infotainment and music shows: Showbiz Korea (Arirang TV), Pops In Seoul
(Arirang TV), Music Bank (KBS), K-Wave (MTV Southeast Asia), and Pop MYX K-Pop
Edition (MYX). I got updated with what’s latest in Korean entertainment not
only in these shows but also in reliable updates from GoKpop, AllKpop, and
Soompi websites. In addition, I was informed by some Facebook fan pages and
Twitter fan-made accounts. I’d seen a lot of rookies and liked some of them.
Currently, I have a total of 65 K-Pop songs in my mp3 playlist from:
- 2NE1
- 4Minute
- A-Pink
- Big Bang
- BoA
- CNBlue
- Davichi
- f(X)
- FT Island
- Girls’ Generation
- KARA
- Kiss
- Navi
- NS Yoon-G
- Park Shin Hye
- Rain
- SHINee
- SS501
- Super Junior
- T-ARA
- TRAX
- UKiss
Of all Korean music artists I’ve known, I most liked the members
from the label management SM Town Entertainment especially BoA, Super Junior,
Girls’ Generation, and SHINee. I have also biases from these K-Pop groups: [1]
Taeyeon, Jessica, and Tiffany (Girls’ Generation); [2] Ryeowook, Siwon, and
Sungmin (Super Junior); and [3] Jonghyun (SHINee).
Before, I didn’t like K-Pop music because I was a fan of a
Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit. Now, I enjoyed in listening several Korean songs
from different genres. Perhaps, what I like about Korea besides their music is
their culture, food, historic and modern places, and the people living and
residing in that country. Indeed, there’s nothing wrong in listening or liking
K-Pop, or becoming a K-Pop fan. Try listening few of their songs and you’ll
like it. If not, just respect their style in fashion and music.
