In Korea, that's not the case. Cute sells.
Every commercial, tv show, and K-pop band is pumped full of doe-eyed, innocent looking, brightly dressed, giggling personalities.
Case in point: Girls Generation. A huge K-pop band here.
When I arrived here in Korea, their smash-hit "Gee" was playing from every store and restaurant, not to mention every kid's ipod. The song was unavoidable.... and tranquilizing due to the fact that is song is so damn catchy it almost makes you catatonic.
However, I was blown away when I saw the video for "Gee". First, the sheer number of them... there are 9! Secondly, there isn't an ounce of flesh, or smidge of silicone that can be seen in the video.
The closest American girl group counterpart that I could come up with is the Pussycat Dolls. Even the name oozes with sex. Not to mention they are bursting with enhanced girly bits, their songs are about removing their clothes, and watching a video is basically like being in a strip club in your own living room.
And damn I miss that!
I'm so tired of being killed with cuteness! Every commercial, every show, every time... cute cute cute! I'm around 800 little kiddies a week, I get all the cute I can handle then!
I miss the raunchiness of American tv. I miss things being overtly sexual and downright inappropriate just for the shock value. I miss sex!!
What's even more annoying is that even men play up to the cute factor here in Korea. It's nauseating and somewhat disturbing....
...Oh, but I'll save that blog for another day.
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