My love affair with k-entertainment

i have toyed around with many things in the past regarding topics to write, and then got  busy with our group private blog. But now that our private blog has moved to whatsapp i feel the itch to write long ass posts that is just quite not possible typing on chat on the phone, even if i have a big samsung screen...so reviving the blog again.

I have had brushes with kpop couple of times in past,..my 1st introduction was Bi (Rain), and his song Bad guy, i thought he is an awesome dancer and i loved that song too, also loved  his Sad Tango. I think this was back in 2006 or so, the other reason i knew Rain was because of Stephen Colbert and then the fact that his fans made him win the TIME poll. Later i came across another songby Se7en and his song Lalala which i loved and wished it was done in english so that i could understand it.He has an amazing voice and it helps that his looks are easy on the eyes as well. But this was a very brief encounter with Kpop and i soon forgot everything about Rain and Se7en. (i was more into japanese anime then)

Fast forward to 2009 youtube recommended a little known band called Shinee and their song Ring Ding Dong, well i saw the video and TBH burst out laughing, i couldn't take them seriously, even if they were amazing dancers ( and now im such a Taemin fan). But that video linked me to another band, TVXQ/DBSK (the original 5 member band) and their song Mirotic, and i was hooked!!. I played that song on loop, was amazed by their dancing and just started looking for more videos about the band and also had my 1st big crush on a kpop idol , Kim Jaejoong! Well there was no looking back, i was obsessed 1st it was just kpop with all the boy bands and girl bands too. Started visiting allkpop, seoulbeats crazily following every tidbit i get about my fav bands. I was sad that i got into kpop right after the breakup of DBSK , the realisation that i would never see the 5 of them live hurt, atleast i got to see JYJ last year, more on that in later posts.

Hunting for DBSK videos introduced me to k-variety, which i find hilarious even if dripping with cheese most of the time, the fact that these idols and actors are willing to humiliate themselves, or go through needless pain for a few laughs never ceases to amaze me. I cannot imagine an Indian actor doing the same.

then around 2010, i saw my very 1st kdrama, it was Boys over Flowers, at that time i thought it was a wonderful drama, 2 years and countless dramas later not so much, in fact it wont stand the drama rewatch test.But I have loved many dramas since then, disliked a few too. Now another list of websites joined my daily reading material, namely Dramabeans, Ockoala. Although i have always been a silent stalker never commenting just reading.

I also introduced a friend into kdrama who is as hooked as me and she is the inspiration behind the blog, we needed a place to discuss, obsess about all things Korea, although i have nil hopes from her in terms of how much she will contribute to this blog. But i need a place to voice my opinion as no one else in my real life shares my obsession :) (they call me crazy!)

I also draw a lot parallels between korean and indian culture, especially being south indian i find a lot of similarity, its funny how my guy cant distinguish when i speak malayalam (south indian language) or korean (i learnt a few words and sentences), i will try to cover the similarities in upcoming blogs.

 

Now that Gangnam style has taken over the world, im glad that kpop is being recognised and i want people to know that there are more amazing artisits from where PSY comes from, and cracktastic dramas as well. Hope i get some converts or meet some addicts on the way!