K-Pop

Here in Korea, K-Pop is the popular music choice. It is trendy Korean music that I would equate to our Pop music back home. Korean boy bands and girl bands flood the radios and the clubs and always have a few key english sentences in their music. It is so entertaining to watch Korean people try to sing the english phrases because they look totally ridiculous confidently shouting out words that are neither english nor Korean! These nonexistent words fall somewhere in between. They look about as ridiculous as I do when I try to sing their Korean songs and I am TRULY with every ounce of my body and soul believing I am singing in Korean, when I know that I am wayyyy off.

I like to believe I am particularly good at singing a song called "I love you" by a group called 2ne1 (twenty one) as I dance around my apartment confidently 'singing in Korean' when in actuality I don't have a clue. I have no idea what I am saying nor what the song is even talking about. But this does not stop me, nor does it stop others, and music continues to be something that brings all cultures and people together around the globe.

This shows to be a fact as it comes to the global hit of "Gangnam style" by Psy! This is a song that gets everybody off their feet in just about every country and only people who speak Korean even know what he is saying! Does that stop anyone, including myself, from singing along? NO! I will throw in an occasional "Oh" "ah oop go no eyyy say oh" and think I've mastered the language and the song! Of course I can pick up the dance moves better than the lyrics, but who doesn't love a crazy K-Pop singer who has his token english lyrics as "Hey Sexy Lady"!!!?? Classic...and you can quote me on this.....Gangnam Style will be around for a while.

Classic K-Pop, classic good times. 2ne1....Gangnam Style....Let the education continue!