Hello readers!
Here are Fanboy & Fangirl's collected Koreaboo editorials from March and April of 2011, linked here for easy reference. April was a pretty dry month for us, wasn't it? Never fear, dear readers, we'll be back with new thoughts and criticisms soon!
March 20 - Fanboy & Fangirl discuss funniest and worst English lyrics
When I first started listening to K-Pop, the first thing I noticed was the random sprinkling in of English. Personally, I like it. It gives me something to sing along to. It's easier than going out of my way to learn the Korean lyrics. However, there are always the songs that have English lyrics which are either awful or just plain hilarious.
- (This is an edited version of the article already on the Fanboy vs. Fangirl blog)
March 22 - Fanboy & Fangirl discuss "pushing boundaries" in K-pop
These days, with the music industry being highly saturated and competitive in all markets, artists are feeling the pressure to not only be recognized but also be remembered. Some people say that any kind of publicity including "bad" is considered good publicity. With the world at a constant transformation, artists are "pushing the boundaries" more in their performances, music videos, and image to help gain more exposure. Why is that though? What is the driving force behind it?
March 26 - Fanboy & Fangirl Talk About When Bad Hair Happens To Good People
Today, Fanboy and I would like to discuss one of the great tragedies that has afflicted K-pop artists since the first K-pop note was sung: Bad Hair.
Yes, Bad Hair can happen to anybody. Even the most handsome and beautiful of K-pop artists have been known to be stricken with Bad Hair from time to time.
April 15 - Fanboy & Fangirl review Big Bang's "Love Song" music video
Big Bang's most recent music video is an ambitious endeavor, involving special cameras imported to Korea just for the MV, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a stylized artistic appearance not often seen in K-pop.
The camera work is nothing short of beautiful, driving and floating about the scene in an extremely complicated set-up that must have involved lots of cranes and wires. Incredibly, the entire music video is done in one shot.
Sincerely,
Fanboy (DareDB) & Fangirl (MrCKDexter)
