Asian Culture Discussion Thread

[penny7]

sfsjjang98 Actually I find myself stanning Twice more than Blackpink lol.
I think that Blackpink has got more of the western audience appeal due to the English speakers, hiphop influence etc., but in Korea, there is no comparison, Twice is the dominant
girl group.

Agree with you on the point of these girl groups when they start doing the mature concept, its the beginning of the end, but i prefer that sound over the overly cutesy songs.

Jeongyeon is bae in that group though. Long hair Short hair I dont care.

 

[danger style]

RIP Leslie Cheung man.. one of my favorite actors forreal. One of my favorite movies he was in:

Hwasa

 

[HarlemDiplomats]

I gave that new Twice song a couple spins, but I'm not feeling it.

 

[danger style]

All aboard the feels train. Grandma stories are like a cheat code

 

[slab_diaz]

Jeongyeon is bae in that group though. Long hair Short hair I dont care.

wow i didnt think anyone bias her. mine is sana



and if u guys in the us have this on netflix, watch it.

 

[wballz]

Isnt it crazy how big the height gap is between the current generation of koreans versus previous generations. It's mostly them too, other asians aren't getting that much taller.

When I visited Seoul for the first time in 2014, it seemed like the average height for a young male is at least 6'0.

 

[wballz]

repost

 

[wuchi01]

All aboard the feels train. Grandma stories are like a cheat code

Bit more info:

https://hypebeast.com/2019/5/the-farewell-starring-awkwafina-official-trailer

Interesting story and themes.

 

[whatscomplex]

You can see Asian and mainstream Asian-American culture intersecting a lot lately I feel like.

BTS obviously, but you got things like the 88rising festival that has K-Pop dudes performing next to Rich Brian, Joji, Dumbfoundead, etc.

There's a bridge being built from the Asian market to the American market whereas it use to be just one way. I feel like it's continually going to be easier and easier for Asian artists to get spotlight in America. Almost streamlined as part of their career.

Social media currency has influence I think. Those views, comments, and likes are the same whether they're from Indonesia or America. Even if it doesn't represent US sales, it can give you the clout to promote and maneuver in the US market so you eventually can have US sales.

 

[Naruto]

I look at this guy and I feel like he is just like me. Too many asians I see on american tv that I just can't relate to

 

[Nujavez]

Yang

 

[equality]

All aboard the Yang Gang. Asian-American aside, he makes a ton of sense

 

[HarlemDiplomats]

Surprised there hasn't been any mention here about the whole Burning Sun Scandal

 

[bigjny88]

Surprised there hasn't been any mention here about the whole Burning Sun Scandal

I actually posted about it a couple of months ago in this very thread.........
https://niketalk.com/threads/asian-culture-discussion-thread.630671/page-166#post-31441282

 

[HarlemDiplomats]

I actually posted about it a couple of months ago in this very thread.........
https://niketalk.com/threads/asian-culture-discussion-thread.630671/page-166#post-31441282

Oops. I probably never saw it since I didn't know this thread existed till recently.

Whole thing is wild, but at the eotd none of it really surprises me.

 

[sfsjjang98]

It's the ugly unspoken, hidden in plain sight reality of Korea.
No surprises, especially from those involved - Seungri, YG etc. Not that other Ent companies aren't that way, but I think it's been well known the culture around YG isn't the best...

But that's not just the K- entertainment scene. Corruption and things like going on across the board.
Some dongsengs and friends who were/are in the industry from back in the 90s used to tell me some stories....the real shocker for me was that they pretty much told me many of the "rumors" are actually true.

A little conspiracy theory and all that, but essentially often times "they" will manipulate the market and manufacture scandals well in advance, hold on to them and blow the top off when needed. Dirt on nearly every single star or company in the k-ent industry apparently.

I have no idea who "they" really are....

 

[SplinterMatic319]

I heard in Korea that it is customary for the host businessmen to provide prostitutes to seal a business deal. Even the wives know about it?

 

[sfsjjang98]

There are varying "levels". For sure there are wives that know about extracurricular activities, but I don't know anyone that's just blatant about it.
So I've been told....

 

[tupac jordan]

Asian nightlife is ******* crazy man! I don't even know why people get married for. I'm just a regular guy too. If you're in the entertainment business I don't think you're even capable of loving a woman.

 

[SplinterMatic319]

What I love the most about Asian cities in general are night markets, idk why the west has never hopped on that.

 

[Nawzlew]

What I love the most about Asian cities in general are night markets, idk why the west has never hopped on that.

closest thing is probably food truck events

 

[SplinterMatic319]

closest thing is probably food truck events

its not even close either, night markets in asia sell more than just food

 

[shogun]

What I love the most about Asian cities in general are night markets, idk why the west has never hopped on that.

I’ve seen on youtube that california has a popular night market or two.

 

[shogun]

I heard in Korea that it is customary for the host businessmen to provide prostitutes to seal a business deal. Even the wives know about it?

I’ve heard that about Japan.

 

[sfsjjang98]

626 night market. Still a different vibe from Asia's markets.

Hostess clubs, Room salons, then there's the extra Derrty derrty places. Common business practice to entertain clients, vendors etc after meetings and such.
So I've been told...