2013年4月14日星期日

Gentleman

Psy released his new single, but the song is not meaningful compared to his last hit...
Okay, so there's one more hot topic for earthlings to discuss about.
I actually like the lift prank in the mv, sorry to say. It's evil to throw people into hot water, but I guess everyone has a little devil in his or her heart ... Yoo jae suk has the funny look and psy's naughty(menacing?) smile actually trickles people.
The image of psy is funny, pathetic, trying to be cool. The branding of a star is successful, and I think there's a flow of creativity in the production team. If we ignore the comments about social responsibility and moral issues, we can derive a lot from korea's entertainment world. It's not easy to build an image and ensure the continuity of it, but I could relate gentleman to gangam style.
The entertainment sector of Korea is a mass production factory. I feel that everyone contributes to the greater good of development, no matter willing or not. It's like upholding a family's reputation, and the close cooperation among stars are one of the key factors of success.

Now, back to moral issues. Hmm, I know Korean society is traditional and they practice the Confucian doctrine. So it's amusing to see the difference between reality and...fantasy?
From the aspect of stage performance, I respect them a lot. But you don't call that music. It's merely performance. Entertaining but not long lasting, so you won't feel any excitement or refreshment if you review super junior's 'sorry,sorry' now.
Most of the lyrics, they don't make sense. They're just selling the mood, the coolness and the chic feeling. Frequently used words in lyrics: love, tears, call me, break up... Etc. of course there are excellent performers too. Like big bang, shinee, sistar... Some of the vocals are very, very amazing.
In order to be famous, you have to get the support of the company. If they want, they could invest a lot in advertising you. In short, they want you to be famous, then you will be. CN blue was initially based in japan coz they couldn't get attention in Korean entertainment world. The mainstream was (is) pop music but what they did is rock music. The members put on live performance, and wrote their own songs. The only way to become 2013's favorite boy band is by compromising. I really despise their new song this year. It's heavily commercialized.
Are people guided by their own taste,or solely by the mainstream ?

Psy sells lust and rebel too. Some of the scenes are too daring and bold. I can't imagine that the girl did the lamppost dance. It's... Sigh.
Couldn't comment any further.

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