Do you think most Kpop groups want to make it big in America?

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I was watching a show where Kevin from U Kiss seemed sad because they hadn't made it big on the American music charts like Wonder Girls. Then I think he said it was everyone groups dream to hit the American charts.

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Okay, be prepared for a VERY LONG essay, but I think I pretty much covered why Kpop can't make it into America anytime soon.

Honestly as much as I would love for Kpop to make it big, I don't think it will, at least anytime soon. Yeah, the Wonder Girls had more success than the other Korean artists who tried to debut in America, but they barely made a dent in the music industry. I haven't heard them at all on the radio and if I ask any one from my school if they know who they are, no one would know.

In order for any Kpop artist to become successful in America, a Korean-American or Asian-American artist must first break Americaâs negative POV of Asians in hip-hop/pop/r&b. Thatâs a massive hurdle for Asian-Americans, so why would America accept an Asian artist who doesnât know the culture nor the language (fluently)?

Average Americans (who represent mainstream buyers) are not going to rationalize to themselves, "Oh, the beat sounds good, the MV is kinda cool, and so-and-so has a nice voice, even if his/her pronunciation is poor, its okay â¦Iâll still fork over $15 for the CD," when they can get exactly the same if not better from the current lineup of American artists⦠yes, Iâm saying Kpop is hugely derivative of American music (we all know this), and it jumps the bandwagon late and overdoes itâ¦look at the prevalence of autotune; the backdrops and light effects of MVs, and come onâ¦composing beats/music based on 90âs electronica; Iâm looking at you, Teddy Park and your late-night infomercial TV collection of electronica / house CDsâ¦i.e. âNOW this is house musicâ or whatever the series is called.

Most people, especially Americans respond instantaneously to pop culture; itâs the âclick-whirrrâ response. Theyâre not used to seeing Asian faces in the music industry, and to them itâs awkward to see an Asian face performing pop/r&b/hip-hop (including the use of urban African-American English) but with accents. To them, thatâs laughable.

In Wonder Girlâs case, their music could be qualified as OK and standard relative to American pop â but theyâre still faced with a cultural stigma of being Asian in America.

Also, the wall between American music and ANY other style, not just Kpop, is HIGH and STRONG.

And, to be honest, Americans donât care exactly how much you trained. I donât even think many mainstream artists ever really trained before debuting. Itâs about who you know, where you appear, how often your song plays on the radio, whereas thereâs Music Bank, Inkigayo, Music Core, and many variety shows for idols in Korea. Promotion in America is hard and really, really expensive. But I think once youâre extremely famous (take Bieber, for example) itâs hard to lose fame.

Korean artists are more visual, with unique concepts, bright colors, funky hairstyles, catchy choreography. Every stage has a different outfit and every album has a different look. Americans are more casual, unless youâre at the red carpet. Itâs more uniform and everything is similar (excluding Britney/Madonna/Gaga/etc). Even dying your hair can make headlines on people magazine.

Also, Kpop is POP music. I have to admit, Americans love their r&b, rap, and rock. Pop is not very popular, and itâs usually associated with Disney.

No offense, but Kpop artists should stay in Korea and focus on making great music (and not imitating the latest trend in America. Cause then thatâs self-defeating in the vain hope of breaking into America if all theyâre going to offer is recycled music). Additionally, the K-music industry has to change. Theyâve got to lessen the manufacturing of Kpop idols compromising talent for looks above all else â and instead need to seek and nurture true, irrefutable God-given talent. And on the production side, Iâd like to see producers who strive to experiment and develop Korean music, rather than eavesdropping on what America is doing then scrambling to imitate those trends for Korea.

What is a good party theme for a lock-in for 6th 7th and 8th graders?

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We are thinking of an 80s theme but a lot of people dont like that

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What is a lock in?

Here are some possible themes for parties/socials/dances

- Rock and roll- like Grease
- Black and white formal dress
- Hip hop -have a dance battle like Step Up 2
- Disco- with the big hair, flares, platforms, disco balls
- Hawaiian- have tiki torches, hula skirts, palm trees, haiwaiian pizza, frangipanis
- Certain colour e.g. everyone wears blue, eats blue food
- Red Carpet Event-have a red carpet, photographers, formal dress, academy awards for best dressed, best dancer, best smile etc.
-Fairytale- Girls probably prefer this, but guys can dress as princes and girls can dress up as their favourite fairytale princess. To get girls excited about this instead of thinking 'oh thats for kids' have Love Story by Taylor Swift going on.
-Masquerade- every must wear a mask, ask a random masked person to a dance, formal dress. This can be tied in with the fairytale theme.

Let me know how it goes!

Good luck

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