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Originally posted by Zack
There's a huge Asian community in the UK, especially in London, and Asian cooking shows etc. are always showing on TV.
It's not so much that they are Asian, it's their image that would fit. They have that edgy, "urban" vibe that sets them apart from other pure K-Pop groups, and they both have good enough English speakers.
Red Light for example was done by the same team that wrote for Little Mix, and 2NE1 have collaborated with will.i.am who is very big in the UK and a judge on The Voice. So commercially they have the best shot out of any of the groups.
It wouldn't be easy. It's never easy debuting anywhere, even in Korea, but internationally, those two groups in particular seem really compatible with the UK imo.
I hope CL promotes in the UK once her solo career kicks off. I have a feeling she could hit the big time internationally if they play this right. |
Pakistani and Indians most definitely have visibility in the UK, but they don't look like K-Pop idols nor does their music sound like them. CL, of course, but I could see her with a legitimate chance everywhere as she can speak English with a neutral accent and her style translates universally. I'm talking about people who say anyone can have a chance, as if it's that bit easier than anywhere else in the Western world. If it was, why haven't agencies tried it? Yano?
87% of the UK is white. Most of the MP's are white (I say that with uncertainty, but most I see on TV are white for sure). The Queen is [obviously] white and so is the entire Royal Family. They might have cooking shows but where are the primetime slots for Asians? Their sound might fit, but where are the Asian's that can sing/rap in English charting?
It's really not that diverse, in comparison terms to somewhere like the US, or even my home country. And the visibility of Eastern Asian's (not Chinese) is as low as other places as well. That's all I'm saying. The UK isn't a magical land where everyone is accepted as they are. It's MUCH more open minded than America (soz 'Mericans), but it's still a Western country first and foremost. One that originated the English language. So I don't think many are going to be quick to listen to something they deem foreign, in a hurry.
Lest we forget that time Peter Robinson played 2NE1 on BBC Radio 1 (pre-PSY) and everyone was like..........
They got called "a slightly odd version of The Saturdays" & "Asian Eurovision acts" by people who texted in. The hosts say they'd rather not listen to it ever again and tell off the one person who texted in saying "they loved a bit of KPop"; stating that there's a band called KPop and apparently he must have gotten confused and meant them....
WINNER hwaiting.
