J-Pop K-Pop Nation

[michibeloved]

Hello everyone :D

Date: Friday
Time: 2pm to 4pm

We got a fun yet entertaining way for everyone to enjoy and learn a little bit of what K-pop and J-pop really is about.  We'll show the differences like the type of rhythm, fashion, what K-pop and J-pop is towards pop culture, and artists that crossed over to the other genre and vice-versa.

There will be music videos, discussions, contests and prizes up for grabs!


Were currently looking for video suggestions from any Jpop or Kpop group you would like us to show.

[.::midnight.maiden::.]

Hello! Looks like this will be a fun panel :D
I would like to make some video suggestions ^.^ Are you looking for more unknown songs for cultured fans or popular songs for newbies?

Anyway:
Keep Your Head Down - TVXQ
Tonight - Big Bang
Naturally - Yuya Matsushita (since he is our MusicFest guest of honor, it would "naturally" be a choice for the panel)
Supa Luv - Teen Top
Genie - SNSD (just for "kicks"[lol get it?])
Addicted to Love - w-inds.
Be As One - w-inds.
Pride - SCANDAL
Goodbye Happiness - Utada Hikaru
Aitai Riyuu - AAA

well, there's a lot to choose from. hope I helped! ^^;

[michibeloved]

Any type of songs are good.
We want to be able to get a variety of people, from fans to newbies.

Thank you for the suggestions.
We'll defiantly be showing some Yuya Matsushita  :D

[eHash]

hmmm..... perhaps
   
   t-ara : apple is A
     snsd: hahaha
super jr: sorry sorry
   utada:hikari vs simple and clean
   ayaya:the bigaku

and of course how could you have a panel without:
wonder girls: nobody

[GoodAsianDriver]

I think it's necessary to show some YG artists, viz. 2ne1. 2ne1, I feel, brings more attitude and character that most SM artists intentionally try to avoid. This may be why SM is succeeding in Japan and YG isn't.

In terms of other global success, though, 2ne1's got a chance to be a bit more global.

Check these videos out:
English version of Can't Nobody
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQEabAesufg)

Will.i.am working with the group:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCf2g_hdrO4

8asians just ran an article on the international appeal of kpop
(http://www.8asians.com/2011/04/12/non-asians-listen-to-kpop-and-this-is-not-news/#more-7454)

I feel as though jpop tends to stick to the same formula, and actually makes an effort to keep jpop within japan (as opposed to abroad).

The most noticeable difference I've noticed between the two industries, however, is the business model. In kpop, as one label executive mentioned, the music is the business card to do lucrative sponsorship deals and other promotions. In jpop, fans buy the music. This is why tower records still exists in japan, and perhaps why jpop does not feel the need for a global appeal. This is why jpop feels the need to censor music videos from the internets. Kpop, on the other hand, embraces the global distribution.

An interesting MV/PV that the panel must bring up is Namie Amuro's "Make it Happen" featuring kpop group, After School. I'd provide a video link, but it appears Amuro's label has taken aggressive action in making it hard for us to see it outside of japanese music tv. One might call it a duality between kpop and jpop, but the aesthetics and cinematography is still very consistent with that of Namie Amuro's previous PV's.

I think another topic worth exploring is the *depth* of character explored in kpop v jpop. It seems to me that the kawaii aspect is pretty rampent in both communities, but obviously more so in the jpop world. My biggest pet peeve with groups like AKB and SNSD is that we're being sold uni-dimensional characters who, in my opinion, are really just there to look cute. Don't get me started on the plastic surgery all snsd members were required to have *by contract* to maintain the image. What personalities are being marketed in these industries? Even snsd's "dark" concept was very kawaii (even more so if you look at the japanese version). Are the characters portrayed in these idols ones that think for-themselves with multi-dimensional attributes, or are they uni-dimensional cute posters for the 13-18 female & 40-60 male demographic? Is Kara doing well in japan because one of the members looks like namie amuro?

One topic worth exploring are kpop groups that promote in both japan and korea, and how the music videos and promotions change depending on the market.

I could go on forever on this topic..

[michibeloved]

GoodAsianDriver, you got a great topic to talk about. It's something we're defiantly going to be talking about during the pannel.

Thank you for more suggestions.
I hope to see you there.

We'll be posting the date and time of our panel next week.

[eHash]

will there be an outline or agenda for the panel?  I don't want to miss it, but I might be getting another room ready to open.  did you get your location yet?

[michibeloved]

Yes, we'll have a small overview of what we'll be showing and talking about.
I'm hoping to have it ready to release in a week.

We don't know the location yet. I'll post it when we know.
:)

[michibeloved]

Preview of just a few of the KPop videos that will be shown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhncwtuLBL8

[michibeloved]

I just wanted to thank everyone that made it out to the panel.
We hoped you all enjoyed it. We thought it went very well for our first panel :D

We'd love to hear some comments about how it so we can improve for next year.