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Discussion: Archived: The K-Pop Discussion Thread (#2)
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▶ According to the fans who saw Dambi yesterday: They said she filmed something with a white limo and about 30 men in suit.
Omg, she's coming. 
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The Princess Of K-pop coming for wigs
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10% of Seoul junior high students confess they had "feelings for a classmate of the same sex"
Article: 10% of Seoul junior high school students confess they had "feelings for a classmate of the same sex"
Source: Yonhap News via Nate
1,078 junior high school students in Seoul (524 male, 554 female) were surveyed on questions regarding sexuality.
111 (10.6%) admitted to having experienced feelings for a friend/classmate of the same sex.
62 (5.9%) admitted to worrying about their sexuality.
41 (3.9%) admitted to having thoughts about skinship with a friend of the same sex.
16 (1.5%) admitted to thinking about a sex change.
More male students than female students admitted to having such feelings.
In the same survey done with 1,229 high school students:
88 (7.5%) admitted to having experienced feelings for a friend/classmate of the same sex.
4.8% admitted to worrying about their sexuality.
4% admitted to having thoughts about skinship with a friend of the same sex.
1.4% admitted to thinking about a sex change.
On the topic of viewing/reading ****ographic material:
71.3% of 1,053 junior high school students admitted to vieweing/reading such material.
Males:
34.9% video
18.% pictures
10.4% Japanese animation
7.8% erotica
Females:
19% fanfic/yaoi
18.5% erotica
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1. [+582, -48] Time will solve everything. Instead of pressuring the students, just let them grow and have everything fall into place. Everything will go where it should be once they become high school students, prepare for college entrance exams, and become college students. It's nothing to make a big deal out of. Just make sure that students with such concerns have a place where they can express them without having to worry about their identities being exposed.
2. [+491, -61] Let's not leave any hateful comments in case there are students who have such concerns reading this article right now. Students, please understand that those feelings aren't bad and it's something anyone can experience. It's a feeling just like any other like what you would feel for an idol, actor, or a teacher you look up to. Like colds or stomach aches, just live on as if they're not a big deal and coughs will subside and you won't even remember you had a stomach ache... These feelings are like that. Don't worry or think yourself to be weird because of it.
3. [+445, -66] Whether female or male, I think a lot of students experience those feelings in their school career. It's nothing to be embarrassed about, it's normal. You'll go back to who you should be once you enter college.
4. [+36, -4] You never know until you're a fully grown adult... You can start liking people of the same sex in your twenties, or be born a homosexual from the start.  Don't worry about these things so seriously or feel sad and hurt over them. It might be a big deal to you now but it'll be something to remember, something that wasn't such a big deal once you become an adult. Even if you grow up to continue liking the same sex, there will be people who will criticize you for that, but remember there are people who understand you just the same.
5. [+34, -28] I think everyone had feelings like this in school at least once?
6. [+23, -5] In school, you're always with your friends and depend on them for everything ㅎㅎㅎ You don't necessarily have to consider yourself les or gay. I think those feelings just come from always being together and depending on each other. Everyone goes through these feelings in their teens so don't worry about it.
7. [+16, -9] Ah... I see. So our children have such thoughts. They're young, I can understand. I believe that when they become adults, they'll come back to being normal. I just hope that people don't lead(?) them down that path. I don't want informational surveys like this to be used to support homosexuality.
8. [+14, -4] I think there are a lot more bisexuals than we think... just that most of them haven't come to terms with it yet.
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You'll go back to who you should be
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Yaaas Jared  Stan for Nine Godesses. Who's your fave member? |
I'm having trouble remembering their names. 
I think Kyungri is my favorite.
My top 4 would be:
Kyungri
Sera
Hyuna
Euaerin
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My main bias is Eunji but I love the group as a whole
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Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Year-End Chart
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1. Sistar19 - Gone Not Around Any Longer
2. Cho Yong Pil - Bounce
3. Lee Seung Chul - My Love
4. BAE CHI GI - Shower Of Tears (Feat. Ailee)
5. Davichi - Turtle
6. 4Minute - What's Your Name?
7. Roy Kim - Bom Bom Bom
8. Sistar - Give It To Me
9. Crayon Pop - Bar Bar Bar
10. Huh Gak - Monodrama (With Yoo Seung Woo)
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Last year, "Gangnam Style" defined K-pop. Not only was the PSY smash the No. 1 song on 2012's year-end K-Pop Hot 100 chart, but it brought K-pop culture to a global audience. But in 2013, despite PSY's success, most Korean artists didn't succumb to copying to hit the top of the charts; opting for alternate routes to land themselves among 2013's top K-Pop Hot 100 entries.
The year kicked off on an innovative note when Girls' Generation dropped "I Got a Boy" on New Years Day. Jam packed with clunky electro-pop, minimal drum'n'bass and drastic tempo changes, "I Got a Boy" was 2013's first new No. 1 -- ending Lee Seung Gi's record-breaking, six-week reign.
While the genre mashing in "I Got a Boy" was smoothed over with peppy, oh-so-catchy hooks, other acts found success going darker: Sistar19's melancholic "Gone Not Around Any Longer" held the year's longest run for K-Pop No. 1 with four weeks at the top - and now it takes its place as the K-Pop Hot 100's top song of 2013.
BAE CHI GI and Ailee's moody collaboration, "Shower of Tears" was a winter smash and has come in at No. 4 on the year-end K-Pop Hot 100 tally. Monster rookie Lee Hi compared herself to a thorny "Rose" on her third chart topper; all of which utilized darker lyricism and chilling arrangements to hook listeners.
But that doesn't mean K-pop didn't have loads of fun either. Girl groups like 4Minute, f(x) and SISTAR turned up the tempo to snag K-Pop Hot 100 No. 1s during the year. And both 4Minute ("What's Your Name?") and SISTAR ("Give It To Me") have landed on the 2013 year-end K-Pop Hot 100 chart, at No. 6 and No. 8 respectively.
The K-Pop Hot 100 also saw much-missed veterans return with feel-good tracks: Cho Yong Pil's "Bounce" now owns No. 2 on the 2013 year-end K-Pop Hot 100. Lee Seung Chul brought bouncy synths for "My Love" and has landed at No. 3 on the 2013 K-Pop list.
Despite the colorful variety, the year's most unexpected success story comes from one who capitalized on PSY's hitmaking formula: Crayon Pop with their viral hit, "Bar Bar Bar," which earned the No. 9 slot on the 2013 year-end K-Pop Hot 100.
The rookie girl group hadn't even charted on the K-Pop Hot 100 with prior singles, but "Bar Bar Bar," with its quirky video, fun dance and catchy hook, sent the track on a slow, six-week rise to the top during the year. While the adorably-quirky "straight-five engine dance" didn't catch international eyes a la PSY's horsey dance, it did captivate the K-pop scene to shoot the girls to domestic stardom.
Last year, it was easy to pinpoint a track defining the 2012 in K-pop. One can't do that as easily in 2013. K-pop listeners showed lasting love for soundtrack ballads and uptempo bangers, supporting veterans and newcomers, embracing viral hits and honoring top vocal performances and proving that an artist showing a different side of themselves -- whether as a soloist, in a sub-unit or via an innovative collaboration -- can lead to big chart success.
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ToptierSTAR showing us how it's done
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I'm happy GNAAL is #1. I loved that song.
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Who else but the queens?
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Bora 
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Queens
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Off-topic but I was going to my Best of 2013 but I didn't make graphics in time or my list
Oh well lol
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Never thought I'd live to see 4minute in the Top 10 of a year-end chart
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SISTAR slaying your faves as per.
More receipts for Artist of the Year. Vote for them 
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Originally posted by Cheers
SISTAR slaying your faves as per.
More receipts for Artist of the Year. Vote for them |
The award is artist of the year, not highest selling 
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Originally posted by Belle
The award is artist of the year, not highest selling |
Highest selling, best albums, most relevant, best solos, etc. the queens have it all!
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Hwayoung (that one who got bullied on T-ARA yes you know who I'm talking about) joined Wellmade Star M Company (same as Lee Jong Suk and now Girl's Day) and will focus on acting
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Hwayoung was so cute and funny.  Glad she's found her way.
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Hwayoung looks so healthy.
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Originally posted by Cheers
Highest selling, best albums, most relevant, best solos, etc. the queens have it all!
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Best album: to each their own 
Most relevant: not even close
Best solo: there are better solo artists out there this year
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