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So yeah. started listening to K-POP


I should preface by saying that I listened to J-POP and Japanese music prior to this, so im well open to music where I dont understand the lyrics and can just appreciate the music itself.  
 
So far im listening to this K-POP gro up called 2ne1 (21) and I find them quite good. Itunes only has their new album up, 'To Anyone" and Im enjoying it, even if alot of the songs are in auto tune. And im told this isnt even their best work. Im curious to try other groups, but dont even know where to buy the music at. I went to a Best Buy and asked if they had any, and he laughed and commended me on asking a question he never heard before. So that made me feel akward. Thats one thing I hate about liking this kinda music, you get weird looks by people. 
 
Anyway, anyone have any ideas where I can find this kinda music to buy that maybe wouldnt require me importing it? Itunes is kinda limited in this area. Also, anyone who does listen to K-POP and knows of the band I was talkinga bout, any album recommendations?   
 
And for those curious, this is the group:  
 
  
   
  
  
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I should preface by saying that I listened to J-POP and Japanese music prior to this, so im well open to music where I dont understand the lyrics and can just appreciate the music itself.  
 
So far im listening to this K-POP gro up called 2ne1 (21) and I find them quite good. Itunes only has their new album up, 'To Anyone" and Im enjoying it, even if alot of the songs are in auto tune. And im told this isnt even their best work. Im curious to try other groups, but dont even know where to buy the music at. I went to a Best Buy and asked if they had any, and he laughed and commended me on asking a question he never heard before. So that made me feel akward. Thats one thing I hate about liking this kinda music, you get weird looks by people. 
 
Anyway, anyone have any ideas where I can find this kinda music to buy that maybe wouldnt require me importing it? Itunes is kinda limited in this area. Also, anyone who does listen to K-POP and knows of the band I was talkinga bout, any album recommendations?   
 
And for those curious, this is the group:  
 
  
   
  
  
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I don't even know what K-POP is. Is it Kansan-Pop? 

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@luce:

hmm.  
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@MooseyMcMan:

Korean Pop music. and J-pop is Japanese pop music.
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When I hear K-Pop, the only thing that comes to my mind is SNSD. I actually really like them, but I think the fact that they are a bunch of pretty ladies plays a bigger role in that than their actual music does.  
 
EDIT: Actually, that sounds like a really snarky comment, but I do enjoy K-Pop and J-Pop more than the average folk would. And you're right, it does get me some pretty weird looks. 

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@Raven_Sword: I kinda thought it might be Korean, and I did know what j-pop is.  
 
I still think Kansan pop would be better. Could be about farming. 
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@supermike6:

I almost avoid talking about it with friends and family. My dad kinda makes racey remarks when he asks what it sounds like. Hes joking, but still its makes me not want to talk about it.
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Can't Nobody is the only song I like by them. What disgusts me, however, is that Minzy is 16. She's like a real-life Kujikawa Rise.
 
You should listen to 2AM/2PM/ONE DAY, the only K-Pop band(s) I can respect.

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@Raven_Sword said:
" @supermike6: I almost avoid talking about it with friends and family. My dad kinda makes racey remarks when he asks what it sounds like. Hes joking, but still its makes me not want to talk about it. "
Yeah, I definitely wouldn't have the balls to go to a Best Buy and ask for it (that is actually pretty awesome). It would be pretty cool if iTunes opened the stores up and allowed you to buy from other regions (though it's never going to happen) but even if they did Korea doesn't even have iTunes, so it wouldn't really help much. I do like going through the Japanese store and listening to some of the previews, and I kinda wish I could buy some of it (though if I could I would probably be broke by now :P)
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@Aus_azn said:
" She's like a real-life Kujikawa Rise. "  
 Now I am ninety-three percent more interested.
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It seems like half the games industry recommends K-Pop at every possible turn, but I just can't get into it. The beats and vocals are all too plain. Is my career doomed?

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sounds just as shitty as A-Pop

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Pop is the scum of music.

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I think it's fun. I occasionally listen to K-pop as well when I get bogged down by too much metal and just want some mindless stuff. 
 
Been jamming to some GD&TOP recently.

    
     
  
 
But yeah 2NE1's recent album wasn't as pleasant to listen to as their previous one. Probably because autotune grates too much on my ears and I only turn to K-pop for relief from that. I think you can order albums on yesasia. I'm not sure though because I've never tried it since I get all my K-pop from Korean sites that aren't open to foreigners since I'm Korean.
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One of my favourite korean songs :)
 
  

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@Scrumdidlyumptious said:
" I think it's fun. I occasionally listen to K-pop as well when I get bogged down by too much metal and just want some mindless stuff. 
 
Been jamming to some GD&TOP recently.
    
     
   But yeah 2NE1's recent album wasn't as pleasant to listen to as their previous one. Probably because autotune grates too much on my ears. I think you can order albums on yesasia. I'm not sure though because I've never tried it. "
Yesasia is the place to go. Also, GD and Top themselves are good, but half the songs they featured aren't written by them- High High was written by Teddy Park, and sucks ass. Old school Big Bang ftw. Also, IMO SNSD has been downhill ever since Genie, I'm a T-ara/Secret/KARA/Rainbow guy now, check those out OP if you haven't done so yet.
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All of the album except "Oh Yeah" and "High High" was written by GD&TOP in some way. YG just chose those crappy Teddy songs as the main tracks because he has a hard on for autotune and bad taste.

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You should be ashamed of yourself.

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@Scrumdidlyumptious said:
" All of the album except "Oh Yeah" and "High High" was written by GD&TOP in some way. YG just chose those crappy Teddy songs as the main tracks because he has a hard on for autotune. "
I know...read my post. Half the songs they chose to promote were shitty Teddy tracks. I hate how Asian music in general is like 2 years behind ours, so as we're finally getting over autotune (hopefully, Black Eyed Peas at halftime was the proof of that), the Koreans are just getting started. That and the fact that trends stick so much longer means that we're stuck with that crap for at least a couple more years.
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@Aus_azn said:

" Can't Nobody is the only song I like by them. What disgusts me, however, is that Minzy is 16. She's like a real-life Kujikawa Rise. You should listen to 2AM/2PM/ONE DAY, the only K-Pop band(s) I can respect. "

Then you sir, would be disgusted by this: 
  
  where the average age is like 9 or something like that 
and this: 
  
  Where they're all minors and one member was banned from performing on broadcast television cause she's only 13. 
 
I should add that a lot of the youngest members of groups are 16; that's actually a decent debuting age for kpop groups.
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kpop makes some damn catchy tunes >.<