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      2forkilljoy 16 Feb

      I think you said earlier that your interestsd in GD have been "rekindled" after Big Bang's Alive Tour. I was wondering if you read his interview with XXL Mag. Any thoughts?

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      I think G-Dragon is a great performer. So, so so great. Not only is he proven solo material, but I think he can work crowds over here in the West too, through sheer stage charisma, which is amazing.

      I did read his XXL interview. GD has a couple of big problems. He says that he doesn't want to be lumped into the same genre as K-pop. Part of that I understand, because Westerners lump Asians together regardless. But the other part that I'm not so cool with is that he says that with disdain for his own pop culture, the one that he was borne from. Who the fuck does GD think he's kidding? He's K-pop, through and through. Just because he's now a solo popular idol rapper doesn't mean he's not THE most K-pop of K-pops. Other than the hypocrisy, his attitude comes off like pop is bad and a genre that is shameful. Wrong, GD, wrong.

      I think GD is creative, but I don't think he's THAT creative. I also don't think the right attitude from his fans is to use terms of relativity here, like he's more creative than what the norm in K-pop is. If he were truly as hip hop as he wants to be seen, he can afford at this point to hang with more of the actual hip hop artists that Korea has, but he doesn't. Basically, he talks about thug life but doesn't want to actually experience life away from the YG White Tower.

      He's an appropriator at best, and in the context of the cultures he's appropriating -- Black culture, hip hop culture -- he doesn't ring authentic in any shape, way, or form. Korean audiences love Black culture, but they don't like Black people practicing their own culture, so GD is a fix for that.

      GD truly inspires a love/hate response from me because I sincerely love his performance style and think he has a ton of potential. But he is buying into his hype infinity times over, and at the end of the day, he is not as real or as talented as he wants to portray.

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      2forkilljoy responded to flickeringfable 16 Feb

      It would bring me great joy if you listed your top 20 dramas of all time.

      That's a lot! I don't think I have 20, but here's a list, in no particular order:

      - Cinderella's Sister
      - Will It Snow For Christmas?
      - Shut Up Flower Boy Band
      - Dream High 1
      - 49 Days
      - The Devil
      - OB/GYN
      - Deep Rooted Tree
      - Pride
      - Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
      - Throwing in a left-field one: Cold Blood Warm Heart http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Cold_Blood_Warm_Heart

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      2forkilljoy responded to ketchup0o 14 Feb

      What do you think about L on RM?

      He did better than I expected him to, haha.

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      2forkilljoy 14 Feb

      Did you enjoy the Gayo Daejun ceremonies? What were your favourite performances?

      KaiXing's dance stage. Epik + Dynamic + Simon D's hip hop stage THAT WAS LIPSYNCHED argh.

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      2forkilljoy 3 Feb

      favorite exo ship?

      Too many to have a favorite!

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      2forkilljoy 27 Jan

      difference between lay and kai? do you prefer one to the other...as dancers? im not sure if you've answered this before. hm.

      Yeah I've answered this before. I don't prefer one to the other, I enjoy both their styles and I love them dancing together.

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      2forkilljoy 26 Jan

      it's been mentioned that even though suzy is lacking that fire when she dances, she's technically ok. if this is true, who are other people in kpop who are similar dance-wise to suzy. its hard to gauge when fei jia and min are such charismatic dancers.

      Yes.

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      2forkilljoy 13 Jan

      then which girl group do you think could rock snsd's choreo?

      After School.

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      Foriegners (non-asian and asian) in the Kpop industry... your thoughts?

      It's complicated. I haven't given it a super huge amount of thought yet, but my answer tentatively is that non-Asian foreigners in K-pop is a no go. Yes to Asian foreigners.

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      hiphop music to recommend?

      Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Epik High, Jazzyfacts, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Eve, Miss Elliott. Drake maybe if you don't get annoyed of his voice. Kid Cudi ditto, but mostly only his first album.

      Also, I haven't checked him out yet, but I've been reading a lot of glowing reviews of Kendrick Lamar's work, so check it out?

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      Yes, fictional OTPs. Encompass all mediums of fiction.

      My first ever concept of OTP was funneled through Jo/Laurie from Little Women. (I cannot get over Jo's rejection of Laurie. More than a decade after I put the book down I still angst over it occasionally.)

      Sydney Bristow/Michael Vaughn (Alias)

      Veronica Mars/Logan Echolls (Veronica Mars)

      Tracy Lord/Macaulay Conor (The Philadelphia Story)

      Liz/Conner (Sweet Valley High Senior Year. YES.)

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      which k-actors deserved an award ?

      ??

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      do you think luhan is a substantially better singer than lay or is he just marketed as the better singer because lay is already the main dancer?

      Latter.

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      what do you think of snsd's igab live performances so far, considering the taxing choreo

      They haven't done it live yet so I can't say, but the ones they have done haven't been good. I think this choreo is challenging them, because I've never seen them as out of sync as they have been for the IGAB performances. They -- save for Hyoyeon and maybe Yuri -- have ZERO swag, so it's been excruciating to watch them do this choreography.

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      How do you explain TMTETS's popularity?

      It 1) is a sageuk, 2) had a solid children's portion, 3) star power of its leads, 4) focused SO MUCH on the getting together of a couple.

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      do you think Tiffany has gone under the knife? I don't see any obvious differences but she sure looks different; can you point out the differences that you see (if you think so too)?

      I think it's pretty common knowledge she did, right? Nothing glaring but her face, like you said, does look different. Nose? Jaw? That and she did lose a lot of baby fat from her face so that probably adds to the ambiguity?

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      2forkilljoy responded to elizabethdong 9 Jan

      ur thoughts on snsd's i got a boy? for me the song was all over the place but i liked choreography

      I'm used to it now, but it's bad. I really love the chorus and the part of the song that encompasses the "I got a boy" chorus, but the rest of it .... :(

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      2forkilljoy 9 Jan

      fav out of sm the seven..or sm the performance or whatever they're called?

      Of course KaiXing's.

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      2forkilljoy 7 Jan

      Favorite/best place to think?

      Any place is fine, as long as I have a good playlist and good headphones on. (Though I do prefer spaces with lots of light :))

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      2forkilljoy 7 Jan

      thoughts on daehyun as a vocalist?

      He's a great vocalist.

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