Comments on Confessions of the K-Pop Addict: K-Pop 101 For Heart2Heart

the lyrics confused me too anon who mentioned the ...

2011-11-02T01:37:07.925-04:00

the lyrics confused me too anon who mentioned the dirty thoughts line! aside from being tacky, they're about drinking and flip cup and parties...i tried to give it another chance after reading TKPA's rave review, and i've tried to imagine how i would feel if the mv/song have come out by a group like teen top, but the truth is, the song itself is not that good. it has a very weak sound to me and i don't think i'd like it in korean either. their looks have grown on me a little, after i de style them in my head (that hair... just.. no...). also... that dance break was weak as shit. come on guys. TL;DR did not like.

Err..come on.. Look at the Heart2Heart logo at the...

2011-11-01T14:36:58.008-04:00

Err..come on.. Look at the Heart2Heart logo at the beginning..you can read it two ways. Heart2Heart and Heart2Trash. I'm pretty sure it's mocking Kpop.

An entry from The Prophet Blog:
"The group’s creator and leader, David Lehre AKA Chad Future, is a filmmaker who got his start back in high school from creating boy band parody music videos with his friend. He’s since moved on to a semi-successful career writing, directing, and even television hosting, but “Facebook Official” to me seems more like a publicity stunt to further raise his profile by mocking the current K-Pop wave and tapping into the nostalgia for superstar boy bands, rather than a legitimate musical venture."

I'd say give them a chance guys. These boys ( ...

2011-11-01T04:42:25.946-04:00

I'd say give them a chance guys. These boys ( how old are they anyway?) are just trying to do something out of their life.I do slightly agree that these boys seem to be clueless of what they're doing and whom are they copying..but just like Rebecca B she was just experimenting things and we dont have to be haters in any way. Initially their target market is nowhere near teens-pre teens because singing a facebook song about official relationship in their pages is ssooooooo TWEENS.get it? I dont know his name but he lingers in my mind.He 's adorable the one with darker skin.he looks like Indian to me.Im not sure though dont hate me.

Just like i got use to the asian boys ik kpop, and...

2011-10-20T15:06:57.632-04:00

Just like i got use to the asian boys ik kpop, and than fel in love whit it (them). I can get used to them to but the quality is no very high,

I can see how you would get the Eli vibe from the ...

2011-10-14T20:08:09.591-04:00

I can see how you would get the Eli vibe from the blonde one. I think the hair, glasses and pose are what do it.

If they're aiming at a younger fan base, it...

2011-10-12T07:13:01.043-04:00

If they're aiming at a younger fan base, it's understandable why they'd go with the facebook theme. But things like "thinking dirty thoughts but I better better not" thing is not cool if you want preteens are your fans, anyone else weirded out? It's lyrics like those that had me confused as to who their target audience initially was.

When the first beats come out, after Lance Bass do...

2011-10-12T07:10:43.661-04:00

When the first beats come out, after Lance Bass does his thing, anyone else sing "Bye Bye Bye?" Same beginning :D

This will forever be mad awkward and make me giggl...

2011-10-12T07:09:17.181-04:00

This will forever be mad awkward and make me giggle in a "hahaha" way and not "aw." It has nothing to do with the whole influenced by Kpop thing-this video just has the "early training" vibe of Kpop. Like when idols only start their training, before they get decent enough to debut. There's a reason why Kpop is liked, especially the established groups, they generally have years of intensive training...(let's ignore the random debuted groups of this year and last, we'll not count them)

As always.....the voice of wisdom that is TKPA!!! ...

2011-10-10T19:30:03.861-04:00

As always.....the voice of wisdom that is TKPA!!! I wasn't sure how I felt about Heart2Heart at first. I was actually quite confused lol. It did make me go WAY back to my Nsync/BSB days!!! I always enjoy when something makes me feel young again:)(I'll be 28 next month) But when i read the blog it cleared up a lot for me.....I was looking at it as if I was the target audience....But I'm not...which is why I just don't get it lol. Cute if you think about it from a preteen girls eyes. :) Thanks for all you do TKPA!

P.S.....I agree when it comes to KX:)

I....don't know why I don't like it. I me...

2011-10-10T18:24:18.230-04:00

I....don't know why I don't like it. I mean, if I'd never seen Kpop, they would make me reminisce of N*SYNC and BSB. But I HAVE seen Kpop and once you go Kpop...

I just...it feels so wrong if I liken it to Kpop. The eyeliner, the sexy stares....no. It doesn't work for me.

Not to say they aren't good. They just....aren't like Kpop.

Because duh. They aren't Korean, lol.

I've been conditioned forever.

@Lila, you have to remember this ISN'T kpop, t...

2011-10-10T18:17:14.473-04:00

@Lila, you have to remember this ISN'T kpop, this is INFLUENCED by kpop. Why is it so wrong to have one genre influence another? K-Pop itself is a very unique genre but it also pulls influences from American music. I honestly do not see why everyone is freaking out about it. True, this isn't what we are used to, but the fact that the power of K-pop is being seen as something that people want to replicate is a huge compliment and will actually pave the way for K-Pop to come to America.

@michalinah This group was modeled for younger girls, that's evident. Just like when *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys first debuted in the 90s, globally their target audience was for the young teenage girls. Like Justin Bieber for a more current reference, do you think his target audience is women 18-24? No, it isn't. I am not saying there is anything wrong with liking them or any boy band at our age (I'm 23), but understanding that we arent the intended fan base explains why the lyrics are very simple and somewhat corny.

I partially agree with Lila... I don't know my...

2011-10-10T17:10:21.140-04:00

I partially agree with Lila... I don't know myself... I don't say I have something against them - it's just that I prefer kpop boybands, with western boys I feel... I don't know... awkward o.O

but this is not the point of my comment...

you said: "boy bands usually are meant for young girls, not for those of us over the age of seventeen" ~ I'm 25... >_<

TKPA, I totally disagree.. I LOVE KPOP, but I cert...

2011-10-10T16:50:29.482-04:00

TKPA, I totally disagree.. I LOVE KPOP, but I certainly dislike this group.. that "MV", "teaser", "mini-video".. the whole kpop concept was pretty lame... it was like a joke to me, like they were forced to do something they didn't even know about.. Idk.. make up, abs (I just hated the guy who was rubbing himself), winks.. everything was too forced.

I definitely don't see what you see, for me Kpop concept works better if the guys are Asian, but not really with western people.