[stymie]

I'm asian and I listen to metal (mostly underground like death metal or prog. metal) and some think it's wierd. - even my friends think it's wierd.
And since there aren't many asians that listen to stuff like that, there are other asians that think I'm whitewashed when I'm not.
I don't really care what others think. I just listen to what I like.

Have you ever been judged by the music you listen to?

[nobody knows]

oh yes.

Everyone in school thinks I'm weird because I don't listen to a lot of the popular songs (in America)

and listen to songs from UK and Asia.

Meanies

[Rainie_Days]

Ha.

Yea.

I listen to asian music everyday, never american music, or UK music, unless it's in my mom's car. Not that I hate foreign music, just so happens that I love asian music and seldom like to listen to all those hip hop and rnb music...and besides Kpop, is the real hip hop...if that makes sense, LOL.

Hmm, I don't think my friends know much about this, but yea...they do know I'm not updated with american music though. And some know I listen to music my own language.

I remember I showed my friend this DBSK song. She didn't like it and dissed them "I don't know what they're saying or even the meaning of this song, what the hell..."....argh, at least say the beat is good or something, LOL.

[litoxshortaii]

my boyfriend listens to metal and he's asian. js thought i'd throw that out there.... lol.

[GOOMBA]

I listen to almost everything that sounds good to me, so.. I've never had people judge me by my music.

[CriticalHit]

Yeah, I listen to some DBSK songs, but sometimes I think they act kinda gay lol, but I like them anyway, people are alike wtf they suck! why do you listen to them and they look down on me. I'm like wtf guys. I listen to AKFG too mostly though but people don't really know who they are

[SSONG.]

People think it's weird for Asians to listen to hip hop/rap

;___;

[daisyy]

...in their stupid opinions,
if you listen to ANY category of asian music,

you're fob.

[AL_NT_ATT]

Yeah, I listen to some DBSK songs, but sometimes I think they act kinda gay lol, but I like them anyway, people are alike wtf they suck! why do you listen to them and they look down on me. I'm like wtf guys. I listen to AKFG too mostly though but people don't really know who they are

i guess people don't know that they can sing acapella that is singing without music. next time they diss, ask them to sing to you without any music, and on key bet they can't do that 'cause not many people can.

i listen to japanese rock and my friends think i'm goth except for a couple, the rest think i'm "emo". people who use the "word" emo can kiss my ass 'cause that's not even a word and it sounds ridiculous. i listen to almost any asian music and that's where i draw the line. xD

[Tropical Paradise x3]

All the time.
One of the first questions I'm asked is my name, age, then my music taste. o___o
I prefer Asian music to all others. It's just more appealing to me, but I don't resent Western music, I listen to it when it's on but I don't make much of an effort to.. Sometimes people say I don't look Asian so when I say Asian music (since no one here knows about k-pop, j-pop, bollywood, j-rock, etc) and they automatically think I'm weird or a Asianophile o___o I AM ASIAN! ..err anyways, if they know I'm Asian then they automatically think 'fob' If I answer rock or heavy-metal they make a 'wtf? you?' face-.-; If you answer pop they answer with 'that's gay' If it's country they would answer with 'redneck' (I don't listen to country music, but yea this is what people here answer with >.<) If I say hip hop or rap they say it's black people music and I should listen to that s__t O.o wtf? Maybe it's just were I live (no diversity), so the ignorance level is through the roof. Anyways the answer everyone is looking for around here is Rock. Unless your 'different' -.-;

If I answer with anything else (which I do), they turn the other way after about a minute-.-; Music is a big thing to judge people by over here. Specially with those high schoolers <.<

[Bamidele]

Let's see I am Nigerian-American and prefer to listen to ASIAN music over American music on a daily basis. I know more about ASIAN music than American...yeah my family, friends, and fellow African Americans think it is weird that I'd rather listen to this than lets say 50 Cent. But to me I like what I like and they'll have to get over themselves. If they'd only give it a try they'd get it to you know...there loss. But yeah the judging is pretty annoying!!!

[xstrawberry_bearx]

^ Im a huge DBSG fan and not being bias or anything fan or not, they have incredible acapella. They're voice is unique and awesome. I love it. Back on topic-- Yeah, Im judged because I love listening to Jrock (Visual Kei) bands and I dress more of Lolita or Japanese punk fashion when I go outside. It's common to wear this in Japan but here in the US I get judged a lot. People tells me that JROCK/Visual Kei bands are like "devils, girls.." whatever but I dont care. I love JROCK musics -- they dont know anything so Im guessing they only assume. Assuming doesnt lead you anywhere so yeah.. =x

[serre]

same here... meanies in school

they all listen to all those popular music from america and all
but I prefer listening to k-pop and j-pop and they just go

hey, she listen to that get what I mean? *sighs*

[Malice_Kaiser]

Yeah. A lot of people think less of me because I listen to rock and pop and hip-hop. And pretty much none of it is American. So a lot of the time I don't fit in with people because we simply don't have the same tastes. And a lot of people, especially the rock fans, just don't get the fact that I listen to music that I like, not just one genre. They just can't accept the fact that people who like rock can also listen to crappy pop music. :/



Basically, my point of view is described perfectly in the quote in my signature. And not too many people share that point of view, whether they realize it or not.

[novemberbaby]

I'm Chinese and my parents are from Hong Kong. So basically I grew up listening to Cantopop. But now that I'm older, I've abandoned music from HK. I listen to Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and UK pop. My parents think I'm weird because I don't understand Japanese or Korean, but I don't care. I mean, I like the melodies and the voices of the singers, so why care about what langauge the music's in?

Like others, I don't really listen to American music, unless it's from the 90's.

But I do admire people who listen to metal because my ears are too weak for anything like that.

[ladiixxpreciious]

apparently, i'm a true asian for listening and LOVING to trance. [since you hear it all over chinatown ] and how i dont like the american music these days.. all about the oldies but i dont mind. i'm asian and i listen to asian music. isnt that a given?

[Azngel]

yes these white people in my dorm kept making fun of my kpop. i was like . funny that they think yellow card and whatever those punk bands are real music. i was like . freaking retards

[clemie186]

funny that they think yellow card and whatever those punk bands are real music. i was like . freaking retards

^ I cracked up when I read that!
So true! and My Chemical Romance too (though "emo" ) .. but back to the topic

omfg! when my friends are talking about/singing one of those popular songs on the radio and I go " "
They all go "You NEVER heard of it before?!" Well need I remind you that I don't listen to American Music or put the effort to?

People are always surprised when I tell them I listen to Asian Music ..on a daily basis
And either give me weird looks or say "thats so awesome!" But I seriously think they're just saying that

I guess it's because they think I'm white washed/can't speak my mother tongue (though I can.. pretty fluently too ) since I can speak fluent english and I dont live in an Asian community
But then again.. Asia is all I talk about.. and my Chinese pride is pretty evident

[uruchai]

well... my friends make fun of me because I listen to country&western music.

[final_en_grey]

i love listening to j-rock and i've been judged so much, and i've had people throw their dirty looks at my face just because i listen to something different from them.

as if the entire world revolves around music in america. if its in english, its okay, if its in another language, its not? stupid... seriously is stupid.