I remember quite well when I first started to listen to Kpop. It was right after I had my first encounter with Asian drama series: more specific, the Korean drama You’re Beautiful. Which by the way was amazing! I found it really weird in the beginning. Their way of communication and the language were for me very unfamiliar, but as soon I got used to it, I was captured by the culture, language, music, the actors. Yeah, basically just everything.
After watching the whole show I just Googled (is that even a word, Google/Googled? Whatever..) the actors and discovered that they all were not just actors, but musicians as well. Next stop –> Youtube. Lee Hong Ki especially caught my attention. His voice is just wonderful and angel like, and it didn’t take long before I became a FT Island fan. They were the first Asian band I listened to, and I am still listening a lot to their music. They have so many different songs, so there are many genre options.
When people ask me about my taste in music, I often say “almost everything”. And as soon as I mention the word kpop people just stares at me.. The many reactions I get when I say I listen to Korean music (or Asian music in general) are i.e
“do you really listen to that?”
“why?”
“do you understand it?”
“why listen to it if you don’t understand what they are saying??”
… and so on..
Why should I really care, huh? There are just so many bands outside America and Europa worth listening to! Seriously, you people don’t know what you’re missing out on! As long as I like the music, bands, songs, styles I don’t really care about understanding it all.. Of course it would be fun to know what they are singing about. But still.. that doesn’t stop me from humming/singing/screaming along anyway.
As long I like the music, I will listen to it, and it may be weird to some people and natural for others.
Anyway it’s my choice.Done deal.
Fangirl warning: And by the way.. Lee Hong Ki <3
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