[Cheeseburgerplease]

Lately alot of people have been complaining about how China is trying to be the next korea by debuting in korea, such as Jang Ri In. However, Jang Ri In debuted in korea because she's lee so man's strategy to conquer china's music industry. Sun Min whos japanese also just debuted in Korea. Vanness from taiwan did a collaboration with Korea's Kangta. (which i abosolutely loved). JYP is currently training a guy from thailand ( he's really good looking). JYP is also holding a audition for chinese people ( they want to train a chinese "rain"). SO i guess alot of people have been focusing on china / japan lately. I dont get why alot of people are making a big deal out of it though. I mean Nicky lee (he's korean) debuted in Taiwan and he's pretty popular right now. K, a korean singer debuted in Japan. Jang Nara and Chae Rim are also popular actresses in China Right now. Boa is a popular singer in Japan. Younha debuted in Japan.

As you all know, SM is also currently looking for chinese and japanese trainnees. So how do you guys feel about that? Do you guys have anything against non- korean singers debuting in korea? or Korean singers debuting in other countries?

[Hitorijime]

I don't think it's wrong. If Kpop artists can debut elsewhere in asia, then I think it's perfectly ok for other asian artists to debut in Korea.

[Mabe]

I think its a good thing vice versa..

[BobaMilkTea]

Lately alot of people have been complaining about how China is trying to be the next korea by debuting in korea, such as Jang Ri In. However, Jang Ri In debuted in korea because she's lee so man's strategy to conquer china's music industry. Sun Min whos japanese also just debuted in Korea. Vanness from taiwan did a collaboration with Korea's Kangta. (which i abosolutely loved). JYP is currently training a guy from thailand ( he's really good looking). JYP is also holding a audition for chinese people ( they want to train a chinese "rain"). SO i guess alot of people have been focusing on china / japan lately. I dont get why alot of people are making a big deal out of it though. I mean Nicky lee (he's korean) debuted in Taiwan and he's pretty popular right now. K, a korean singer debuted in Japan. Jang Nara and Chae Rim are also popular actresses in China Right now. Boa is a popular singer in Japan. Younha debuted in Japan.

As you all know, SM is also currently looking for chinese and japanese trainnees. So how do you guys feel about that? Do you guys have anything against non- korean singers debuting in korea? or Korean singers debuting in other countries?

off topic: do you have any pictures of that really good-looking thailand guy??! im curious = ]

[DejaWu]

hmmm... well, i can't really think of that many non-koreans that are trying to enter the korean music industry, besides sm entertainment's hangeng and jang ri in; i dunno if vanness counts 'cuz it seems as if he and kangta are mostly concentrating their activities outside of korea. but for these three non-korean artists, i think they have received a positive welcome for the most part. it seems that ppl are really receptive to jang ri in. and super junior fans know how popular hangeng is -- he's definitely one of the top members, in terms of popularity. as for koreans extending overseas, there's obviously more; the more famous ones being rain, se7en, boa, tvxq, etc. it seems like many are trying to follow in the footsteps of boa in trying to conquer japan.

i think the point for korean entertainment companies trying to promote their artists throughout asia and employing tactics like training chinese kids is simply to extend the influence of south korean music to the rest of asia. there was a topic in this forum recently questioning if the korean wave was dying out. i think entertainment companies intend on keeping it alive. basically, the bottom line is that everything is done for the benefit of south korea. ppl who oppose these inter-asian interactions probably don't realize the goal of the korean music industry.

i just got into the k-pop scene recently, so i'm not sure of the history of k-pop and how audiences view non-koreans in the business. but i know the taiwanese pop scene used to be dominated by the hong kong music industry a decade or two ago. beginning around the mid-1990s, it has returned to having mostly taiwanese artists topping the charts, but there are a few pretty popular artists in taiwan that are singaporean or malaysian. but the way i see it is, why does it really matter what ethnicity the artist is, as long as he or she fits one's musical taste? i listen to korean music and i have no idea what the artists are singing. but if it sounds good, then everything else is pretty trivial in comparison.

[oh, and as a side note -- lee sunmin is actually korean. she just debuted in japan first and then came back to korea. i think she intends on concentrating herself in the japanese music industry.]

[happy.birthday]

I have no problem with it but i'm getting kinda annoyed that company's are trying to train the next ______.

[GingitsuneSpirit]

hey if it's ok for korean singers to debut in china and japan, why can't chinese and japanese singers debut in korea?

[Explicitj0yee]

hey if it's ok for korean singers to debut in china and japan, why can't chinese and japanese singers debut in korea?

agreed lol. and Sun Min is japanese? i never knew that ;x

sun min sounds naturally korean lol

[iAMme.]

Sun Min is korean. And Jang Ri In voice rocks, so does sun min's. -___-

And also I don't see whats so bad about it. Korean singers debut in Japan all the time these days.

[urbanature]

I've read a lot of negative comments towards non-Korean people debuting in Korea. >_< I don't see what the fuss is about. If they can sing, and they can sing in Korean, then what's wrong? K debuted in Japan, I don't see them complaining. Good music is good music.

[hannahlove]

But what I don't get is..... why aren't they debuting in their own country. i'm not against it or anything, just wondering why not their own country?
I agree that good music is good music too. But its definately a money thing right? It kind of makes people want to listen to this new Chinese singer whos singing in Korean. It's a way of drawing people in... that's the hook. Because Jang Ri In for example isn't spectacular... but because she's chinese, young and sang with Xiah shes a big deal.
I don't know too much about the other singers, but it definately is a marketing thing from what it seems.

[hyeminnie]

i don't see what's wrong with that. korean singers debut in japan and china, so why not the opposite?
BoA, DBSK, and Kangta and Vanness are doing well in japan and china, so chinese and japanese singers would succeed in korea.

[idealise]

Hannahlove: Most of the singers have various reasons for debuting in another country. SunMin is because Kubota Toshinobu, a Japanese producer, heard her voice and really wanted to work with her. Jang Ri In is because SM's base is in Korea, so it's easier to start marketing her there where their influence is strongest. I'm not sure about YounHa, but I do know that she's liked Japanese culture and entertainment since a pretty young age, so maybe that's why she chose to debut there.

[joonage]

I don't think there's anything wrong it it.

I think it adds alot of variety to the Korean music industry.

Plus, Jang Ri In and Hankyung are pretty cool. . lol

[JiNi;]

I'm perfectly fine with it^^ I think Korea needs to be exposed to more cultures x:

I thought a lot of people there liked Hankyung?

[heygingersnap]

hey if it's ok for korean singers to debut in china and japan, why can't chinese and japanese singers debut in korea?

[Simply suZ]

I could care less. But, I don't think people care about the part where Chinese and Japanese people are coming to Korea as artists. I'm guessing they probably care about people debuting before they're even famous in their own country. Like Boa was already famous in Korea before she went to Japan. That's what I'm thinking.

[angel2nyt]

hey if it's ok for korean singers to debut in china and japan, why can't chinese and japanese singers debut in korea?

exactly


and by the way sun min is korean

[sHaziEe]

With all these fierce promoting of the foreign talents, i just hope that the entertainment company won't forget about the native korean celebrities...

[tiffany_v]

I have nothing go against this issue as long as us -the audience can listen to more good songs, then it's alright, yet I just feel nowadays, there are lots of real young ppl who are discovered and trained when they are still at high school - which means they have to give up or no longer can concentrate to study. Well, it's just my opinion.