[spellitBOAxX]

i am caucasian... but one of BoA's die hard fans x) a lot of people think it is weird that i like korean music. some think that i want to be asian, but im perfectly fine with the way i am, i am just a fan of the music and culture. what is wrong with that? i was just recently on boajjang, and their was a topic, "Would you say BoA has a lot of American fans?" and someone replied, "who cares western ppl...tell them "asian for asian""
i'm looking forward to your replies, thanks

[xl0v3juicy]

It's actually quite "surprising" to us when a non-asian person takes an interest in asian music. That's because it doesn't happen too often . I guess alot of asians tend to react to it in different ways? I personally don't mind... it's always a good thing when someone is taking an interest in our culture !

**edit : Btw, I'm sure asian artists would be extremely happy if they find out that a non-asian person likes their music

[RiderKamen]

i am caucasian... but one of BoA's die hard fans ^^ a lot of people think it is weird that i like korean music. some think that i want to be asian, but im perfectly fine with the way i am, i am just a fan of the music and culture. what is wrong with that? i was just recently on boajjang, and their was a topic entitled "Would you say BoA has a lot of American fans?" and someone replied, "who cares western ppl...tell them "asian for asian""
i was really offended by that, because im such a big fan of BoA
by the way, i am only 13 years old not trying to feel sorry for myself.. lol, but i would just like to hear your oppinions on
this... as well as other american asian music fans. thanks for those of you who took the time to read this

I think that's the problem with music. Music is made for people to listen to.
Sometimes when a artist get a broader audience/a bigger fanbase; people get very fickle (which is understandable), they get envy, or jealous. Its just somethign that comes with the territory.



P.S. lets try not to get outta hand LOL

[LucasBunny]

I'm one of those!

I'm a black american
and I love Se7en, Rain, Kat-tun,V6, KinkiKids, Wheesung etc

I am a fan of asian music and other entertainmene
although I like american music first and always
I have a huge appreciation for asian music

but I have been treated rudly as if I don't count
especially when it comes to K-pop music.

Se7en and Rain are my two favorite artists in asia
and in the world, I have all of there albums and stuff
while I have met many kind people who do understand my appreciation
I've also ran into people who say the "Asian for asian and non asian's opinions don't count" garbage

Not sure if u know but I was at Bi's NYC concert and he chose a caucasian girl for the "Quiz" performance and so many people went crazy over that, "he only picked her cause she's white and blah blah" as if us non asian fans don't count. I was offended by that.


but ignore them
and just do your thing

as long as you know u are a dedicated fan that's all that matters

I wish people would get understand music is a universal language. I won't lie, when I went to see TI there were so many asian girls in line to see hiim and I was surprised, but I was happy about it and I would never say "They need to listen to there own music" I encourage stuff like that

[cyberfruit]

I think we get too much flack for liking Asian music. I'm a Black Hispanic girl who LOVES her Jrock along with Korean artists like Seo Taiji and Clazziquai. I would love to talk about my favorite bands and such, but I can't stand getting the weird looks and the "Asian wannabe" comments.

[butterflyeffect]

I think it's cool that Americans are into Asian culture.
just ignore them.

[xiaoS_sweet]

i agree that music is suppose to be the universal language.. does not matter where you are or who you are, if you listen to music and appreciate it by itself, that i think is enough.. music is about appreciation right??

also i don't think it's fair to say that asian is for asian thing, because western artists promote their music also in asian countries right?? and asians aprreciate, and love theri music as well.. so i think all of that is crap..

i'm asian, but still i don't know how to speak korean or chinese, but does not mean i can't love their songs.. i'm a big fan of Kpop esp those drama OSTs and also totally love S.H.E... i'm one of their loyal fans, that's what matters.

[dianannsano]

i am caucasian... but one of BoA's die hard fans ^^ a lot of people think it is weird that i like korean music. some think that i want to be asian, but im perfectly fine with the way i am, i am just a fan of the music and culture. what is wrong with that? i was just recently on boajjang, and their was a topic entitled "Would you say BoA has a lot of American fans?" and someone replied, "who cares western ppl...tell them "asian for asian""
i was offended by that, because im such a big fan of BoA
i am only 14 years old.... im looking forward to your replies.. thanks for reading

It just shows you're open-minded (which is definitely a good thing).

Plus, music is made to be universal... it doesn't discriminate.

[kayem7289]

I think you should re-word it as..."Non-Asian Fans of Asian Music" or somethiong along those lines because I'm American, but Asian, too lol. Anyway, that's not the point...

I think it's awesome when non-Asians are into "our" music because I love hearing their opinions.
For "us," it's basically the same but when Caucasians/African Americans, etc. get into our music, it's like, "Whoa...Our music must be really good!" The thing about Asian music, is that if you're a non-Asian who listens to Asian music, you're automatically labeled as a "wannabe" or "nerd." That's why so many people are close-minded about becoming fans of kpop/jpop/cantopop/mandopop stars.
It really ticks me off because how come Asians can listen to any type of music and it'll be fine, but once others enjoy our music they're nerds/wannabes? I listen to American artists still, does that make me a white/black wannabe? It's just music, and people should be free to listen to what they enjoy without getting labelled. Haha...I should stop before this turns political lol.

[Malice_Kaiser]

I honestly don't get why people get so hostile when to comes to things like that.
Like others said, music is universal. No one type is meant for just one group of people.

I'm a white girl who listens to more Asian music than American or European... It's just what happens to spark my interest. Luckily no one in person has given me crap about it (some of my Asian friends are like "Wow, you're more Asian than I am!" as a joke, hah hah) and one Korean girl I know was shocked when she found out I listen to Korean music. She was like "My mom would love you!"
But on the internet I've seen tons of people who just... don't like it.
I mean, I'm willing to bet that most of these Asians artists would be thrilled to see they have fans of different ethnicities from different countries...

I could totally understand if you'd be surprised to see a non-Asian listening to Asian music... But to say "Asian for Asian"? I don't even know what to call that...

I just ignore people like that. Or tell them off.

[dankyung]

i get suprised. cause like i don't think a lot of the other races i guess are open minded to asian music. cause a lot of my friends look through my ipod and all they see is like korean music and maybe one of the titles would seem familiar and i would be like nope it's a remake, it's a korean song. they would be like wtf. but i think it's AWESOME if foreigners like korean music. or just asian music in general. at hollywood bowl i saw A LOT of different races in the audienced and i absolutley loved it. you know spread the awesome music around the world.

you're opened minded a lot of my friends would never even think about trying to listen to korean or any other asian music and would be like it's totally over my limits and im not listening to it. i adore people like you who have an open mind. it's refreshing. and for the person who said asian for asian does that mean we can't listen to american music? --;; people are ignorant and don't let those comments get to you. you have individuality which is totally awesome.

soooo ahaha all in all i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it when differenct races like korean or any asian music. i think it's SOOO awesome and beautiful. 8]

[mofo]

music is an art form. art is meant to be appreciated by everyone. if i was an artist. and someone complimented me on it. i would feel flattered no matter who they are or what skin color they have. music makes the world go round.

[woaini715]

it's kinda ironic that a non-asian likes asian music seeing that there arent alot of asians in the american music entertainment industries. but i think it's normal for a non-asian to like asian music.^.^ im sure rain, boa...etc would be happy to hear that a non asian likes their music.and ppl shouldnt call u a wannabe cuz there are fobs that listen to american music we dun call them american wannabes right?

[epoxyethaneGLAMOUR]

yeah, you should retitle this i think.
since i'm japanese american and i listen to japanese, american, english, and korean.

i think people who aren't asian listening to asian music is pretty common now.
no, it doesn't bother me. yay, more people to talk about asian music!
and music really is universal!
=D

[daehanminguk1345]

It's shocking to me but nothing more. I get a little sad when I hear an Asian celebrity will "break into America" (I hear Se7en might?) because it might change their music. I don't know if I'm just paranoid. (PLEASE don't bash me for this.)

[***BOMI***]

i think it´s cool. i have a bunch of white friends, who´re into kpop. one of them even holds kpop parties

[Pink*]

there is nothing wrong with it.
it's great that you can appreciate music from different cultures.

[ladiixxpreciious]

It's shocking to me but nothing more. I get a little sad when I hear an Asian celebrity will "break into America" (I hear Se7en might?) because it might change their music. I don't know if I'm just paranoid. (PLEASE don't bash me for this.)

word. its shocking, but nothing big. and the se7en thing, i'm paranoid too

[motoway065]

hey! im from bjj as well (hypergrl09 is my username just in case you mite recognize me lol)
anyway, don't mind those close-minded people
for me, if a non-korean person appreciates korean music or if a non-asian person appreciates asian music, i'm actually glad. i feel proud that people appreciate things I enjoy as well xD

[Malice_Kaiser]

It's shocking to me but nothing more. I get a little sad when I hear an Asian celebrity will "break into America" (I hear Se7en might?) because it might change their music. I don't know if I'm just paranoid. (PLEASE don't bash me for this.)

Nah, I know exactly what you mean, and I feel the same way. It's just gonna be weird hearing him sing in English THAT often.

i think it´s cool. i have a bunch of white friends, who´re into kpop. one of them even holds kpop parties

I wish I had friends who'd through k-pop parties. XD;;;