So couple of days ago, I saw this on the news:
What is going on in France???? NO, they are not taking over the Bastille Castle.
Nearly 1000 European kpop fans are conducting a demonstration in front of Louvre Museum, demanding S.M. Entertainment (previously Soo Man Entertainment, now "Star Museum" Entertainment) to extend their Kpop concert in France to 2nd day. (OMG!!! I understood what these people were singing in Korean!! Their pronunciation is right on!) Tickets, which went on sale last April, were sold out within first 15 minutes it went on sale. These people were the slow ones who could not buy the tickets on time. As a result, they are out conducting a demonstration. KBS News clip also stated that this kind of demonstration was not only in France, but also in Germany, Spain, and Swiss. Fortunately, after all the dancing and singing, these people got their wish granted because S.M. Entertainment decided to extend their to 2nd day.
This is interesting for me because I honestly thought the apex of Kpop was going to be Asia. I mean, even though I do enjoy listening to Kpop, I never thought Kpop was considered "music". If I wanted to listen to Korean "music", I'd turn on Kim Kwang Suk, Lucid Fall, 10cm, or Lee Moon Sae (whose concert I am hoping to attend next week).
I guess I am proven wrong..
Then yesterday, while I was watching the Korean news, I saw this craziness!!!
Fans from all over Europe were at Charles de Gaulle Airport, waiting for the arrival of Kpop stars, like SuperJunior, SHINee (pronounced \ˈshī-nē\ - shiny), f(x), etc.. How long will this Kpop "wave" last??? I do not know. I am shocked enough by this already. I will not assume anything else because I will never know where Kpop will next strike. Maybe U.S.???
[My confession to everyone.. I was listening to Girl's Generation while I was writing this post. ㅠ.ㅠ;;;]
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