As much as I dislike Shin Hwa and all other K-pop, I feel bad for them having to perform in front of such an unresponsive and unappreciative audience. That is not a gig I would want.
I must admit that part of me was thinking, "Man, those Norks are right... Shin Hwa sucks. Why should anyone have to listen to that crap?"
What was the purpose of Shin Hwa playing there? Who knows who they even are?
I don't believe that the North Korean audience was thinking about American imperialism and culture taking over South Korea after seeing the Shin Hwa concert. How would they know that the group is influenced by American music? Being so isolated in North Korea I doubt they have any idea of modern fashion and style in music or anything else. They were probably just stunned!
North Koreans would certainly be aware of South Korean pop-culture. There must be VCDs trickeling in from China. Shinwa and other S. Korean bands are popular in China and more so in the Korean regions of China close to N. Korean border. I think the audience just couldn't figure out how to react.
Austin noted the traditional garb of the female North Korean audience members, but it is interesting to see that all the male North Koreans are still dressed in Western-style suits. No military uniforms or anything. Just something I noted.
This makes me note that both Koreas are going into separate ways so much, although as was noted before, we do not have information whether they were told not to clap or sing along (though they would have not known the songs...). Moreover, the fact that the men are wearing suits makes me think that yes, North Korea is trying to preserve the 'true' Korean culture, but still, it is important that the rest of the world respect them as well (it also reminded me of the picture shown in class with the 'forward-looking' Japanese statemen and the 'backwards' Chinese)
What an interesting video to see! How stiff the North Koreans are sitting down in their suits and hanboks. It is very different in the South, the presence of males in a ShinHwa concert is nil. I would say that most of the audience are middle school girls in their uniforms taking videos on their cell phones, screaming "I love you _____ (fill in the name of a ShinHwa member here), and passing out.
It must be so foreign to them. They are use to seeing perfectly moneuvered stunts and choreography. A song not sung about Kim Ill?- how postposterous!;)
I want to know what Shinwa thought of their performance. They pulled it off well.
i love shinhwa. so yes im biased. n no, im not a teenager.
yes, they lip-synched. but everyone does when they are doing fast numbers like that. and i believe the atmosphere has something to do with the lack of showmanship.
north korea is weird. watching the performance 4 the upteenth time still freaks me out.
Wow, there are some arrogant idiots, here, you think North Koreans REALLY have no clue about what's going on in the South? Not to mention its elites who actually DO have access to the internet and also foreign media, many North Koreans actually go to China for shopping, etc. You guys need to grow up from your Western narrow-mindedness.
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As much as I dislike Shin Hwa and all other K-pop, I feel bad for them having to perform in front of such an unresponsive and unappreciative audience. That is not a gig I would want.
I must admit that part of me was thinking, "Man, those Norks are right... Shin Hwa sucks. Why should anyone have to listen to that crap?"
What was the purpose of Shin Hwa playing there? Who knows who they even are?
I don't believe that the North Korean audience was thinking about American imperialism and culture taking over South Korea after seeing the Shin Hwa concert. How would they know that the group is influenced by American music? Being so isolated in North Korea I doubt they have any idea of modern fashion and style in music or anything else. They were probably just stunned!
North Koreans would certainly be aware of South Korean pop-culture. There must be VCDs trickeling in from China. Shinwa and other S. Korean bands are popular in China and more so in the Korean regions of China close to N. Korean border. I think the audience just couldn't figure out how to react.
Austin noted the traditional garb of the female North Korean audience members, but it is interesting to see that all the male North Koreans are still dressed in Western-style suits. No military uniforms or anything. Just something I noted.
This makes me note that both Koreas are going into separate ways so much, although as was noted before, we do not have information whether they were told not to clap or sing along (though they would have not known the songs...). Moreover, the fact that the men are wearing suits makes me think that yes, North Korea is trying to preserve the 'true' Korean culture, but still, it is important that the rest of the world respect them as well (it also reminded me of the picture shown in class with the 'forward-looking' Japanese statemen and the 'backwards' Chinese)
There was a link to this on koreabridge.com forums and a user there was clever to spot what appears to be a very distinguished guest dancer.
If you pause the video at 3:06 - 3:07 you will see what I am talking about. Hilarious.
What an interesting video to see! How stiff the North Koreans are sitting down in their suits and hanboks. It is very different in the South, the presence of males in a ShinHwa concert is nil. I would say that most of the audience are middle school girls in their uniforms taking videos on their cell phones, screaming "I love you _____ (fill in the name of a ShinHwa member here), and passing out.
It must be so foreign to them. They are use to seeing perfectly moneuvered stunts and choreography. A song not sung about Kim Ill?- how postposterous!;)
I want to know what Shinwa thought of their performance. They pulled it off well.
i love shinhwa. so yes im biased. n no, im not a teenager.
yes, they lip-synched. but everyone does when they are doing fast numbers like that. and i believe the atmosphere has something to do with the lack of showmanship.
north korea is weird. watching the performance 4 the upteenth time still freaks me out.
i guess they were too shock to say anything. it was too good for them. =)
their attitudes are so childish. they all look like some short of statues.
i think they were too shock to say anything. it was too good for them. =)
their attitude was rude, just like their leader. they all looked like statues...old statues.
Wow, there are some arrogant idiots, here, you think North Koreans REALLY have no clue about what's going on in the South? Not to mention its elites who actually DO have access to the internet and also foreign media, many North Koreans actually go to China for shopping, etc. You guys need to grow up from your Western narrow-mindedness.
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