The 'Gentleman' music video - PSY savages misogyny in Korea and the West.

[AsahinaKimi]

5. Kpop seems to be trending big time in America..

Being 1/4 th Korean it holds some interest but I have always loved Japanese Pop, rock and Visuel Kei more. Jpop seems so wholesome and clean to me. Even Japanese Rap is so tame, compared to American Rap. Its amazing that people in Korea tend to go directly for Kpop, while there is such a thing as Krock..is not given much attention by the media.

Some have accused Jpop to be too "sweet" and "sugary" for their tastes, but much of the Jpop culture has been infused with "Kawaii culture." Still, its not all that way, and people like Utada Hikaru and Ayumi Hamasaki have brought out some brilliant songs and videos.

Being 3/4ths Japanese.. I have always gravitated toward Japanese music, but I like Thai and Cpop (Chinese) music as well. Some times Kpop can be a little too sweet as well.. or a bit too sexual. I like SNSD: Girls Generation but its BoA Kwon to me that is the queen of Kpop.

Psy has always been like a side show to kpop. He is a different element to true Kpop. All you have to do is check out a few videos by ShinEE, or Super Junior to see what mainstream Kpop is like. Girl groups like K-ara, Tara, Wondergirls, 2NE1 and others.

I find Psy amusing some what, and what he is doing, it seems to me, is mirroring Korean culture as it is now. My mother is half Korean, and is of a different generation, though she grew up in the States. My Korean grandmother is gone now.. and I am sure she would be appalled by this video.

Again I prefer Japanese culture to Korean.. and in a way glad that Korean Music is getting so much air play in the States. I am not sure people understand it as much as they think... but that is the way it is. As for Japanese music in the states.. its still there in the form of Anime...and Visuel Kei, Jrock is still growing fans over here. I love VK more than Jpop but would prefer to watch Jpop over Kpop most days. Its only my friends who seem to always drag me infront of the screen and say.."Hey Kimi, you gotta watch this Kpop video..its great!" and they are usually correct.