#0 Don't defend the idols

Racist Moments of Kpop
 
Kpop musicians really need to learn about other countries' cultures! It's bad enough that the idols and the people of Korea are supremely PROUD of their country yet ignorant enough to not know culture norms or basic human principals. They love to look down on other races and Asian countries but are trying to market there.
 
Some of the Korean idols dislike African Americans, yet their music depends heavily on music derived from black Americans. And I doubt it's based off of the fact that the Korean society is 90% Korean.
 
If the UK or the U.S. were to do it to Koreans, the Korean people and fans of Kpop would immediately bring out the race card. And since Korea is one of the fastest and growing developing countries, you would expect better from them. There's Google, YouTube, and several websites that provide really good information on other peoples' cultures without actually visiting the country.
 
K-Pop has had racist stuff in it since the late 90's/ early 00's. Since then, there has been so much racism against dark skin individuals [including Hispanics, darker Asians, Africans, and African Americans] and other people's religious views. At this point it's not brand new. You have to be really something to buy CD's and go to overseas concerts from groups who do black face watermelon skits or saying stuff like "Alicia Key's is pretty for a black girl" or having a passage of the Quran in your performance just for the sole purpose of entertainment. I am always baffled when I see the people who buy things from people who takes from their culture, then have the nerve to be prejudice against the said culture.
 
I used to  listen to K-Pop every day until I came across that mess years ago, which was when one of the members of B2ST was eating the watermelon in blackface. It's been years since I've seen that garbage. It's less prevalent but it happens in J-Pop/ J-Drama's too. 
 
A lot of people are naive, when it comes to the fact that a majority of the K-pop idols responsibility for their actions. Some of the other Asians that I have encountered are very racist too. But for the most part, the ones that I have met were born here and have experienced the culture, so they're very open minded. Well the ones that I have met stay in packs and speak their language. They don't try to venture out and get to know other races. They don't frequent other areas but places with a high concentration of Asians.
 
I'll be honest when I say  SOME far east Asians and Koreans in general have really worn me out. Some are all color-struck.
 
When are they not racist is the real question to be asked.
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EveryJae6 #1
I love you. Thank you for making this and educating people on what happened!!
Moona178 #2
Chapter 18: Forget all these comments w/ people trying to explain away the wrongdoings of these idols. They know what they are doing and even if they don't at first they definitely have the capacity of learning. Black people are seen as a commodity. Everyone likes to steal bits and peices from the black diaspora, but not give credit. They don't respect us enough to treat us the right way.
kimilin425 #3
Chapter 18: "Ethnicity of others is never to be played at as a form of entertainment "
This is an entertainment web
bigbangfanhailey #4
Chapter 19: Well, if you look at my username, you might be thinking, 'Well, she's obviously biased to Bigbang'. Please don't think that when you read my comment.
I think that if you interpret the signs like you did, it make total sense. I think the thing that Miss A did was totally unreasonable. I was mad at my own race, cause I'm Korean, don't they understand why racism is not tolerated? I also think that GD and Taeyang and CL were just trying to show that they could do tons of genres of music, that they could do much things. I think some of the other kpop stars were doing that too, promoting African music to show that people could see that they are comfortable with other cultures. I think the way you interpret things isn't wrong, just not the only perspective authornim.
cheerycherry #5
Chapter 9: i won't try to change your opinions, but i do want to point out that you are misinformed about EYK. they do, in fact, speak fluent Korean and have lived in Korea for 8 years. (not to mention that their so-called "blackface" was actually a face mask)
Smilee #6
lmao. What are you doing? This is Asianfanfics not a forum like Reddit. You best be posting it as a blog you really want to post it on this site. I'm usually preaching as a SJW but the way you execute this attempt to raise awareness about Korea's ignorance is flawed. I'm on your side of the argument but your vocabulary is so immature. You're no better since you're criticizing idols the same way they criticize other cultures/religions. You're not even considerate to their situation. Some Koreans may have expressed their ignorance through racist remarks but some really do not know. Have you ever thought that Korea is nothing like USA/Canada/Australia? They're not a multicultural country or a melting pot. From the beginning back to whenever they started they were once race and it was only until recently when people from other parts of the world wanted to become a Korea citizen. Unlike them, USA and Canada welcomed immigrants even though they may have been racist but they were definitely more welcoming than Asia in present day. You stopped listening to Kpop years ago, so why are you here again?
TriciaPooh01 #7
Chapter 19: Oh gosh. The complete ignorance in this. Hun..You said don't touch religion?? HAHAHA! That's hilarious. Religion is an idea and ANY idea can be ridiculed and mock. Just because people get their silly little feeling hurt doesn't mean it's wrong. it up, buttercup. Second, the "cultural appropriation" you're waving on about it pretty hilarious considering AMERICA and the UK are mixtures of cultures that share culture all the time. Now, take your simple-minded self back and actually try to understand Korea. They have taboo subjects that are pretty much non-existent there like RACISM. If 90% is Korean and the next largest foreigners there are Chinese do you not think that they wouldn't know about racism. Korea is homogeneous. You ing about it over a website meant to please people with amazing stories does absolutely nothing but make you like you're looking for attention. Now, on to my next point. I'm not saying you're completely wrong. I've notices several times where there was unintentional racism in Korean culture. I get it. These people follow along with what is in style and Hip-Hop is what's popular in Western culture. So they copy it. Does that make them racist...absolutely not.
shxnyg #8
Chapter 13: Well first off... Yes racism is a common and unkind thing that happens worldwide. Kpop idols could have said or do things that might make a person think it's racism but they themselves face it too. Not only dark-colored skin people like what u posted , "white" or "yellow"colored skin people as ppl call it faces racism too. There's no need to just post up a fanfic that's all about this when you could have also post about "black" people displaying racism to other races too. FYI, most of the kpop idols have foreigners as friends.
MrSkittles #9
Chapter 4: Idg how everything hip hop is black
Wow
I wasn't informed hip hop was only for black ppl and we shouldnt copy cos yknow racism, making fun of their cultures. Or at least thats what I learned here. And how did you even know he's labeled as foreigner because of his skin like wtaf
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