I may be a Fangirl, But I'm not a Fanatic

In case you didn't know this simply by the fact that I'm writing on a blog about K-Pop, I like K-Pop.

Quite a lot, actually.

At least 60% of my favorite music playlist is K-Pop. I own more than one K-Pop concert t-shirt/sweatshirt. A budding collection of idol group light sticks holds a place of honor upon my window sill. I probably spent a day in Seoul with Rachel taking pictures in front of the HQ's of the major Korean entertainment companies (and by "probably" I mean I did...). And, the lock screen on my phone shows off a very dapper Taecyeon.

There's no denying it. I'm a fan girl.

But, I like to think I'm also realistic.

Yes, I'll pay to go to concerts of my favorite groups. Yes, I'll throw down some cash for a few pieces of merch. But, at the end of the month, my phone bill's gotta come from somewhere.

Yes, I'll take pictures in front of the YG entertainment building. Yes, I'll probably go to that cafe owned by some idol's mother. But, at the end of the day, I don't have time (or the desire, really) to find out 2PM's schedule so I can follow them around, and the call of the relatively normal sized clothing of H&M and Forever21 in Seoul is louder than that of the trendy boutique G-Dragon likes to shop at on occasion.

I will be "a" fan. I won't be "that" fan. If you get what I mean.

And, I know Rachel agrees with me on this.

So, hopefully, with our relative levelheadedness when it comes to K-Pop, we observe things from a perspective that is somewhat normal, and sane.

But, I make no promises.

Pants That Should Not Be Pants: AOA and "Like a Cat."

“I’m pretty sure I have underwear that covers more than their shorts.”

That’s how this post (and this to-be regular segment) came into being.

I was watching a music show and AOA came on stage to perform their newest song “사뿐사뿐(Like a Cat)” and felt second-hand embarrassed for them. Their stylist had forgotten to give them pants for these promotions. I suppose it’s an honest mistake. A lot of time and effort was probably spent finding the perfect black pleather trench coat that just barely skimmed their bums. I’m sure it was hard finding matching high-heeled knee-high boots. Maybe the stylist was so focused on these parts of the costumes that he/she forgot to give the girls pants.

Choa (초아)

Oh, who am I kidding? We all know it was no accident.

I find it interesting that these shorts were really high-waisted. It’s like someone cut length off the bottom and sewed it onto the top. Hint to stylists: you’re not fooling anyone. Just because we can’t see their belly buttons doesn’t make up for the inappropriate length of the shorts.

Lots of girl groups do this. It’s not just AOA. Sistar did it too for “Touch my Body.” Again, a covered belly button is not a free pass to make the shorts shorter. It’s not the total quantity of fabric that’s important; it’s the placement of the fabric.

Sistar's Stylist: "There's whipped cream covering their legs. We can make the shorts shorter."

 

I get it: Sex sells. But let’s not sell their dignity, ok?

This will be a continuing segment, because there are a lot of things that K-Pop idols wear as pants that were never meant to be pants in civilized society. The recent trend of “hip-hop” boy groups wearing skirts over baggy pants, overalls in obscene colors… and many more!

In The Beginning...

There were two girls, taking Korea by storm. Or...drizzle. Or maybe it was all a joke.

In fact, the whole idea for this blog started as a joke that somehow became reality. Because, we joke. A lot. And we decided it was time to share our jokes with the world. Or our close family and friends, because they'll be the only ones reading this. (And my family will probably stop as soon as they realize we're writing about K-Pop.)

Join us on our journey as we talk about music (when bad songs happen to good singers), fashion (yes, I do have underwear that covers more than AOA's shorts do), fandoms (a little cultish), and our completely biased waygookin opinions (no need to agree). We might possibly throw in a story or two about our adventures teaching English in Korea along the way, along with our charming sarcasm.

To end this beginning, we leave you with one of our personal favorite K-Pop music videos/groups: Akdong Musician.

Love it.