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CoKF: SM Entertainment's Controversy (Red Velvet & Sulli)
Not even a day into their debut and SM Entertainment's newest group, Red Velvet is in hot waters. Not only have they been in controversy with their name scandal (a K-Indie band entitled 'Red Velvet' who apparently did not buy rights to the name and therefore, had to kind of fight with the agency only to have both group's keep the name) and then this one, SM Entertainment having Red Velvet's own debut music video, Happiness, feature the Japanese Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb incidents as well as a reference to the United States' devastating 9/11 incident. Of course, SM Entertainment is now removing Red Velvet's music video until further editing out of the scenes however, us writers at K-Pop Ranter want to shed light of the scandal revolving this group and SM Entertainment's carelessness.
Tiffany: This is like... explosive carelessness. Not even using just one countries unforgettable moment but using two to simply make a point for this music video? It's seriously beyond my head as to what this company was thinking when they incorporated that in there. There is literally no respect for international fans that don't have a big enough market as SM Entertainment gets with China. None. And what's funny, to people who are defending this (yes, I have actually seen some commenters say that it's 'no big deal'), is that everyone would be up in arms if there was incorporation of, for example, the Sewol Ferry incident, in a music video because that was a tragic accident as were the other two for the differing countries. There's no reason for the defense and especially no reason to believe SM Entertainment's excuse that they didn't 'catch it'. They surely did. They incorporated those elements on purpose regardless of it being a different language. All of those newspapers behind Irene? All English however, all focusing on the Japanese atomic bomb incident. This clearly wasn't a 'let's just google English newspapers' ordeal. This was intentional. The only reason why they're acting like this now is because they were caught, red-handed.
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| SM's policy: Don't give a fuck til' the public gives a fuck then act as if you actually give a fuck |
Likewise, as we are focusing on SM Entertainment scandals, we wanted to bring forth the ongoing scandal between Sulli and what seems like the world, starting in 2013 with a full explanation of her scandals here and still going on towards the end of 2014, the scandal mostly revolving around none other than her relationship with Choiza. Because we have time on our hands, we can discuss both of these scandals that are brewing in the SM Entertainment headquarters and causing ruckus especially with f(x) who halted their Red Light promotions abruptly without giving much word as to why.Tiffany: There's this ping-pong effect over who's fault this whole controversy is. Obviously, f(x) halted promotions randomly. Obviously, Sulli was in controversy prior and during the promotions. Obviously, the controversy mostly surrounded Choiza. However, after seeing deleted pictures online of Sulli and Choiza's date/vacation with each other, everyone is now putting the blame on Sulli as if it's her sole fault. I truly believe she should be able to date whoever she wants as everyone should. But not only is SM Entertainment continuously denying the cold hard facts that they're dating/not even saying anything anymore (which really isn't much of an issue, in my opinion) but Choiza is just having a ball with this scandal. He's mentioning it everywhere, uploading pictures, doing anything he can to ensure that everyone knows that Sulli is taken by him. And though it's cute that he's claiming her as his girl, it's somewhat... unprofessional especially at this time where she's promoting and the scandal was just dying down. Him leaving his wallet? His fault. These pictures going around? His fault. And no one is realizing that. Sulli shouldn't be blamed for loving him. He should be blamed for acting like a brainless douche who could care less about Sulli's condition but more about his own happiness. I speak for Sulli who hasn't been speaking much at all when I say that Choiza is ruining his own image as well as Sulli's and should just stop.
Andi: I completely agree with Tiffany. In the world of Kpop, females are viewed more critically and are bashed more frequently and with more ease than males. Choiza should know and understand this especially when his girlfriend is busy promoting her group's latest song. This is when people are paying attention to them the most and here's Choiza, not giving a damn about neither his own or his girlfriend's reputation. Sulli has already been in numerous scandals as it is and if she's trying to make up for her mistakes she made in the past, Choiza certainly isn't helping her situation at all. SM Entertainment isn't helping either by continually denying it. By now, SM should just accept the truth that the two are dating and release an official statement to hopefully put an end to all this madness.
Confessions of a Black K-Pop Fan - Gurl, You Is Lookin' Yeppeo Eunmi
Swiggity Swag the cat's out the bag. Swiggity Swingle, why am I single? Swiggity Swooty, it's Gurl, You is Lookin' Yeppeo's Eunmi. Don't know what Gurl, You is Lookin' Yeppeo is? It is most definitely the most awesome K-Pop fanpage on the face of the earth and everyone should like it by clicking right here. I have basically lived on this page for the past few months if not a full year so please, go check the page out since I'm sure if you're on this site, you have nothing better to do anyways.
Nevertheless, the road for international K-Pop fans is tough. Being banned from entering things like official fanclubs and concerts, not speaking the language and well, basically not having the same representation as others who are native. And especially after the scandal with G-Dragon and his blackface that happened way back when, I think it's more than necessary to highlight probably the most unrepresented point of view in the K-Pop fandom, the African-American point of view, from my favorite author on Gurl, You is Lookin' Yeppeo (Khun's my second favorite, sorry if the others are reading this but not sorry), Eunmi, a black American who of course, loves K-Pop.
1. First of all, who are you?
Hi, guys. I'm Eunmi from the K-Pop Facebook page, Gurl You Is Lookin' Yeppeo!
2.Who's your ultimate bias (if it's BYG, we're gonna fight right now)?
Ah, it's really hard to choose right now because it is between Xuimin of EXO-M and Bang Yongguk of B.A.P, they're both sooooo dreamy. /ugly sobs
3. Do you feel under-represented/unrepresented in the K-Pop Fandom?
A few years ago, i would've said yes, but now all you see is collaborations with African American artist like Missy Elliot, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg ect working with korean idols.It's great to see that.
4. How do you feel of blackface in general? G-Dragon's Blackface incident & responses?
I don't really care much for the black face topic, in all honesty, but I think that most people have to keep in mind that Korea is not a diverse country so some things may come off offensive unintentionally... but they should still keep in mine that they DO HAVE INTERNATIONAL FANS OF ALL RACES AND COLORS so the term "because they don't know any better" wouldn't really fit the situation.
5. When idols say [insert idol who's whiter than chalk] is dark what do you think of this?
I think of Kai just because people whine about it alot.
6. How do people react when they find out you listen to K-Pop?
They usually look at me like I'm crazy! And they say things like "why do you listen to ching chong music" or "they all look like fa***ts!". Most of them don't realize that you don't have to speak the music to love it.
7. How'd you feel when Lee Michelle had the chance to sign with YG?
I don't know much about her but I'm happy she signed with YG and got the chance to have a great experience to work with great people.
8. What attracts you to K-Pop?
The music....and the extremely handsome men who run around half naked.(lol)
9. How do you feel about K-Pop now like how it's going?
Right now, I like where the Kpop industry is going right now, it's becoming known world-wide and more diverse.
10. I know so many places don't allow international fan participation however, they want our money... is that even well, fair?
I don't think it's fair at all, it's practically being prejudice. International fans share the same love for idols k-fans do. I mean, yeah, sometimes we do act a little crazy, (they do too) but that doesn't mean we're all like that.
11. What's your favorite company?
SM ALL THE WAY
12. What do you do exactly at Girl, you is Lookin' Yeppeo?
I don't even know anymore, i post updates on K-Pop/personal K-Pop related stuff when i can. ;-;
13. Is Girl, you is Lookin' Yeppeo like... to you at this point being that they're getting more & more popular, a business now or still a personal page... you could probably make money from it
NAH BRUH.i don't see or plan on making a business out of it, it's just for fun and making friends.k
Crazy EXOtics Pull Yet Another Rediculous Stunt
Tiffany: I really have nothing to say to this whole scandal cause frankly, I'm tired of EXO and their crazy ass fans appearing in the news every single day. It's sickening, it's frightening but for the love of all that is Bang Yong Guk, it's tiring. And I know all you secret EXOtics in the comments are going to be like "dun genaralizeee oui r nawt al da saym" but I tell you, after you see a few people who are bad in the fanclub--and gosh, 400,000 signatures is by new means "a few"--you start to think of the whole fan club as a bunch of batshit apes who lost their way to the empire state building and fell in love with a human (King Kong reference for all you dip shits who don't understand). As stated before, I'm exasperated at the EXOtic fan club and seriously, at this point I could give less shits of what I say. EXO should just disband cause nothing else will help this 12 year old girls who just got their periods other than a nice glass of ass whoopin'... which EXO managers haven't been doing much of (weird cause most SM managers are eager to get a good handful of sasaeng face). Come at me, EXOtics. I'm ready for your shit.
Andi: I agree with Tiffany when she says that EXO should be disbanded. They've been receiving a lot of attention lately that isn't necessarily good and it's all because of their fans. I personally would like for EXO to stay together and continue performing because they really are all quite talented and I like a lot of their music. Unfortunately, with such a great amount of stress being put on them like this, I doubt they can last for much longer. However, a small beacon of light may be leading us out of the darkness and that light is EXO Planet. For those of you who don't know who they are, they are the EXO's official fan club. Just recently, they released a statement saying that they were never involved with the whole petition deal and refuse to sign it out of support for EXO. They have even gone as far as to say that they will take legal action if this shit goes any farther and I'm betting it will. Let's just wait and see how this war turns out.
Jeana: To present a different view, I do not think that EXO should be disbanded. While truth be told that they have indeed been infamous for their mindless fans, I do agree with Andi in that their tremendous talents and (pardon me) beauty as a group should not be forgone because of something so unworthy. Previous EXO sasaeng incidents were questionable, but I find this particular one to be plain wishful thinking on the part of those crazy EXOtics, much to the point of absurdity. As per Wikipedia, "Conscription, or mandatory military service or compulsory national service, is legislated in South Korea...". In other words, military service is not optional and all men in suitable condition have to enlist. So do those EXO fans really think that they can influence the government with that petition of theirs (please don't start any attempt to convince me of the possibility that EXO could appear on the list of exceptions for military service)? Honestly I really don't know what anyone should do besides taking legal action (or perhaps taking legal action is all there is to do) as mentioned by Andi, but for me, disbanding EXO is definitely not the answer.
What do you guys think? Comment below!
