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http://www.myspace.com/charkenya

She is not Korean at all, but you can definitely tell how much she loves Korea by her myspace. She even speaks Korean. She wants to become a singer in Korea

I'm white myself, and I love Korean culture and would love to learn the language sometime. But some people seem a little extreme and will probably be called a "wannabe" by a lot of people, but I'm just wondering what you guys think about non-koreans loving Korea to that extremity. Even other asians, because even though they're asian, they're still not Korean.

I just hate how everyone that isn't Korean is called a wannabe for liking the culture :/

[KanyeWEST]

her a wannabe? pfffffffttttttttttttt

[Belleluvly]

i honestly like Charkenya alot but to an extent ( she totally represents for black woman that are into Korean culture and rock lifestyle!) , but I think she takes the Korea-obsession a little too far at times.
I also think she should be more open to other asian cultures, I remember someone asked her if she also likes Japanese or Chinese music and she replied " I ONLY LISTEN TO KOREAN POP!"
sounded a little close-minded to me, but that's just my opinion.
she's very original and very eccentric, I just think she should be a little more diverse.

[chocopocky]

Having interest in a culture is fine but rejecting your own culture and trying emulate something you're not is a huge no-no.

I think it's great for people to try to learn more about Korea and everything just don't take it overboard, yanno? But everyone think differently so their opinions may differ from mine.

[eneri04]

Having interest in a culture is fine but rejecting your own culture and trying emulate something you're not is a huge no-no.

I think it's great for people to try to learn more about Korea and everything just don't take it overboard, yanno? But everyone think differently so their opinions may differ from mine.

i agree with you. i'm not korean and i like the cuture, language, music, and people. although, i'm learning their language, i will never ever forget the fact that i am filipino. i'll always be proud of it. and yea, it's not bad to learn more about korea but there should be a limit.

[Sanada Yukimura]

The real question is: what do you think of 75% of soompi's k-pop section, in regards to their k-pop obsession? A much more appropriate question and much easier to relate to than this nobody with a strange username.

[LitoYammy]

Having interest in a culture is fine but rejecting your own culture and trying emulate something you're not is a huge no-no.

I think it's great for people to try to learn more about Korea and everything just don't take it overboard, yanno? But everyone think differently so their opinions may differ from mine.

I agree with you! I also think it's great for other people to learn about new cultures and take an interest in it but not to the point where they disregard their own culture. It's good to stay open to new ideas and influences but yeah, don't go overboard. (:

[ArmelleLIN]

^ much easier to relate to than this nobody with a strange username.
Um, that's just rude.

But I agree with what chocopocky and eneri said. I like Korean culture and the industry too but taking it too far will make you get labelled.. =/

[Meenuh]

i'm sorry but .. she's kind of scary. as long as she doesn't have an identity crisis and start thinking she's korean when she's not i guess it's okay ... there are a lot of people who act black when they're not and so forth.

[_ShiKAndA_]

IVE SEEN THIS MYSPACE BEFORE. oiii wtheck?
IM SEMI FAMOUS IN KOREA? uh huh. how does that work ahhaa
i actually did watch one of her youtube videos and uhh..
very expressive.. well to me, i think she kinda took the korean thing too far

[vip_gd]

IVE SEEN THIS MYSPACE BEFORE. oiii wtheck?
IM SEMI FAMOUS IN KOREA? uh huh. how does that work ahhaa
i actually did watch one of her youtube videos and uhh..
very expressive.. well to me, i think she kinda took the korean thing too far

AHAHAHA I know right
she was only featured on this one korean show
and she thinks she's semi famous. lol

[hungrycollegeboy]

It's a Korean soul in an African American girl's body....

PSHHH!!!! w/e. It doesn't bother me because all she's doing it ridiculing herself.

[reflector13]

If any wannabe takes it as far as Weeaboos do...they must be severly punished like sent to a re-learning camp or something. These people really need to find pride with their own heritage than another culture.

[babiloveyoo]

I'm sorry but she takes it too far its really sad acutally....

[cannotfindserver]

okay i dislike the music in her myspace.
and yes she's obsessed with anything korean.

[bonbons]

korea-phile? lol I'm scared of people like her D:
I think I was once borderline Japanophile, but I was young and stupid haha. now I barely listen to jpop o.o

[gomu-band]

i could care less...

most of that stuff is a phase anyways....

[ims_Judy]

how odd, i stumbled upon her myspace and youtube a day or two ago? lol
it's cool .. i personally like learning more about other cultures and appreciating them
=)

[§ξЯ́́̃ξňf]

I don't mind when people are into Korean culture and stuff.
Hey, if they like it . . . why not?

But, I don't think they should totally shun they're own culture either.

[Harbl]

As for this Charkenya person, she has every right to immerse herself in other cultures and if she's actually gone and learned Korean, well the i must applaud her for that.

But she needs to tone things down a bit, her myspace almost gave me a seizure