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Style over substance
Posted by wizoddg
19th Oct
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Gangnam style became so popular *because* it was so popular.
Posted by KevinChoi
17th Feb
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I watched it!
Just a bunch of NOISE, although the girls are pretty nice! It's typical of today's "so-called" music - BOOM BOOM BOOM. Not for me!!!
Posted by Paul D. Martin
19th Oct
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Don't forget
"Get off my lawn, you punks!"
My grandparents thought my parent's music was noise.
My parents thought my music was noise.
I think my kid's music is noise (mostly).
My grandparents thought my parent's music was noise.
My parents thought my music was noise.
I think my kid's music is noise (mostly).
Posted by jred
21st Oct
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Style over substance
Just as the largest cost of the beverage and snack food products is convincing people to buy the product, most entertainment is largely promotion not content.
Children will buy anything their friends want...from pet rocks to pop music, the desire to fit in has the best marketing edge for the young.
Since human brains don't mature until the mid-20's (and their minds may never mature,) selling to the young is usually not much of challenge in any society where they make purchasing decisions.
Children will buy anything their friends want...from pet rocks to pop music, the desire to fit in has the best marketing edge for the young.
Since human brains don't mature until the mid-20's (and their minds may never mature,) selling to the young is usually not much of challenge in any society where they make purchasing decisions.
Posted by wizoddg
19th Oct
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gangham
An even more obvious reason for success? So far they haven't gone after fans making parodies for copyright take downs. The fans have spread the word for them. If they suddenly change their minds and start issuing DRM take-downs it will stop them cold!
Posted by garyfizer@...
19th Oct
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Beyond that
Is that the Kpop studios/producers 1) put up the vids (unlike, say japan's production companies), and 2) they don't fanatically remove anything related (like the parodies and other posts of the vids).
They actually get and 'allow' their music out there. Besides, if not YouTube, how the hell else will anyone outside of that neck of the woods find it? Not like you can look on MTV or any other cable show these days to find much unless it's already a huge culture in the area. (ie; latin music on local radio in the USA,)
They actually get and 'allow' their music out there. Besides, if not YouTube, how the hell else will anyone outside of that neck of the woods find it? Not like you can look on MTV or any other cable show these days to find much unless it's already a huge culture in the area. (ie; latin music on local radio in the USA,)
Posted by jonrosen
4th Dec
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Parodies/Satires are protected
In the USA, parodies and satires are protected to a degree at least from copyright laws. The deciding factor is whether or not it is important to the POINT of the song that you use that particular copyright material. In other words making a parody of Justin Beiber that is exempt from copyright would mean that the POINT of the satire/parody would be lost if you didn't use his song.
That being said, copyright and patent law is due for a PEOPLE FRIENDLY rewrite. Disney and Mickey Mouse changed the rules in favor of the producers, not the creators of content.
That being said, copyright and patent law is due for a PEOPLE FRIENDLY rewrite. Disney and Mickey Mouse changed the rules in favor of the producers, not the creators of content.
Posted by ViableWay
27th Jan
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Funny
I watched the video and thought it was funny. Not understanding the lyrics was not much of a problem. The song had catchy rythms and a lot of techno pop sounds coupled with a strong beat. I like it a hell of lot better than the current gangsta rap genre.
Posted by sboverie
19th Oct
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Are you sure?
It's not because he sounds like he's saying "open condom style". I'm pretty sure that's why we're all laughing at it.
Posted by shaunehunter
21st Oct
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Gangnam Style is popular...
... because it's catchy and funny. People like the dancing and posing and the catchy tune. This is not much different than teenaged girls screaming when The Beatles played and John, Paul, or Ringo shook their heads and said, "Oooooh" or George shuffled his feat.
This does not mean that "Korean pop music is poised to become culturally dominant" or even that Psy will have a follow-up hit that's as popular.
This does not mean that "Korean pop music is poised to become culturally dominant" or even that Psy will have a follow-up hit that's as popular.
Posted by bb_apptix
Updated - 22nd Oct
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willing to make fun of himself
Which he is, since he's a product of Gangnam. Gangnam is to South Korea what Hollywood is to the United States. The song is mostly poking fun at celebrity pop culture, which is something PSY is part of. But to say PSY is making fun of himself is like saying Weird Al Yankovic is making fun of himself when he sings about California.
Posted by mheartwood
1st Nov
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Gangnam style became so popular *because* it was so popular.
Confused?
Allow me to explain:
The opinions of most of the youth in developed countries are heavily influenced by what they perceive to be popular.
Because of flaws in YouTube's video rating system, it is possible to cheat videos onto YouTube's popular video chart by manipulating the number of views, 'likes' and comments the video has.
There is a tech-savvy group that has been working hard to manipulate these numbers on K-Pop videos.
Gangnam Style wasn't the first K-Pop video that they managed to cheat onto YouTube's popular video chart, but it is the first which had a little bit of humor of the variety that is somewhat appealing to many youth.
So, not only were the youth being told that the video is well liked (via its position on the chart), they could also see why someone might possibly like it.
However, this alone wasn't quite enough to bring the video to the top of YouTube's chart.
A second ingredient was required in the formula.
That ingredient was the group's effort in using thousands of YouTube accounts (and many different personas) to post positive comments below the video 24/7 while hiding negative comments by 'thumbing them down' or flagging them as spam.
The comments below a video have a *huge* impact on how the youth majority judges the video.
Once the video was cheated to the top of the chart and was retained there for a bit, it went viral and media began reporting on it and a self-perpetuating process began that kept the video at the top of the chart for months.
Believe it or not, the brains of the group I'm referring to are located in Southern California. They're members of an organization whose ultimate goal is to put Christian Asians in positions of power (political, media, etc).
I can't give you the name of the organization right now but if you look hard enough you'll find it. It's an organization that directly influences many South Korean celebrities, especially K-Pop idols.
Allow me to explain:
The opinions of most of the youth in developed countries are heavily influenced by what they perceive to be popular.
Because of flaws in YouTube's video rating system, it is possible to cheat videos onto YouTube's popular video chart by manipulating the number of views, 'likes' and comments the video has.
There is a tech-savvy group that has been working hard to manipulate these numbers on K-Pop videos.
Gangnam Style wasn't the first K-Pop video that they managed to cheat onto YouTube's popular video chart, but it is the first which had a little bit of humor of the variety that is somewhat appealing to many youth.
So, not only were the youth being told that the video is well liked (via its position on the chart), they could also see why someone might possibly like it.
However, this alone wasn't quite enough to bring the video to the top of YouTube's chart.
A second ingredient was required in the formula.
That ingredient was the group's effort in using thousands of YouTube accounts (and many different personas) to post positive comments below the video 24/7 while hiding negative comments by 'thumbing them down' or flagging them as spam.
The comments below a video have a *huge* impact on how the youth majority judges the video.
Once the video was cheated to the top of the chart and was retained there for a bit, it went viral and media began reporting on it and a self-perpetuating process began that kept the video at the top of the chart for months.
Believe it or not, the brains of the group I'm referring to are located in Southern California. They're members of an organization whose ultimate goal is to put Christian Asians in positions of power (political, media, etc).
I can't give you the name of the organization right now but if you look hard enough you'll find it. It's an organization that directly influences many South Korean celebrities, especially K-Pop idols.
Posted by KevinChoi
17th Feb