There’s some k pop groups out there like twice who have a few Japan members so it isn’t that weird
*japanese
Were they born and raised in Japan? Even though I'm Korean I don't really pay that much attention to the lore of group members XD
pretty sure they are
damn i'm surprised the higher ups at the companies were okay with letting japanese born and raised girls into a kpop band. the younger generation i can see, but the older generation? maybe not all boomers are bad
As Yakuza.G said, there are a bunch of Japanese kpop idols as well as Chinese and Thai kpop idols and as for the Yalu tag that doesn’t make sense since this is clearly not a yaoi so you can directed that, I’m not sure how a tag can be a plot hole though
* yaoi
* disregard
It's because having a foreign/foreign-born member makes it easier (language-wise) if you want to promote in that country. Japan is the #2 music industry plus it's close by so it makes sense why they'd allow Japanese people to audition, train and become part of Korean idol groups. It didn't used to be that way but now it's harder to find a group that ONLY has native Korean members as K-pop tries to expand into multiple oversea markets.
I'm specifically talking about the political differences between Japan and Korea. If you're unaware, Japan took Imperial control over Korea, enslaving many of our people, making it illegal to speak Korean, burning our museums and controlling our schools. Granted, I don't live in Korea, I live in France, but the older Korean people in my family almost get PTSD when Japan is mentioned because that was such a recent event. So Japanese born and raised people seems really surprising to me because I would think the higher ups would only let Japanese-Koreans join.
I know about that but music companies don't care. Their goal is making money and spreading Korean culture overseas. Japan is a huge source of income, even if K-pop is still considered niche there. Korean idol groups almost always debut there. Even unknown groups can rank high on the Oricon music charts through fandom power alone. And it's not like they're hiring Japanese people to make Japanese music to sell in Korea. They're teaching these kids Korean and K-pop style music so I guess that makes it more palatable, I guess?
I mean South Korea is very capitalist. My grandma is all about money and is a huge hoarder because back when she was a kid it was a third world country. So it makes sense. Maybe I'm just a little bit shocked because of the Boycott Japan movement that happened relatively recently. I mean, people were straight up banning Japanese people from entering their businesses. And certain Koreans who owned businesses who were born in Japan were also boycotted. Hell, 7-11 was boycotted because they thought it was a Japanese business XD
I guess I'm shocked because that event is a bit recent in my mind.
I'm confused, they're Japanese, not Korean, so why do they want to be K-Pop idols?
K-Pop and J-Pop are very different but it takes a lot more to be a K-Pop star than a J-Pop star and so I don't understand how she, living in Japan, wants to become a K-Pop star? Does she just mean idol? Was it like a translation error because they thought K-Pop and J-Pop are the same?