Look, I’ve never given a shit about ridiculous fan fawning over artists of any sort, whether your favorite celebrity is Joseph Gordon Levitt or Jeffree Star or Hyunah or Tupac. I’m a firm believer in the …well, the belief that all people are entitled to their own opinions and should be allowed to think and love and hate as they please. You could’ve told me back in seventh grade when I was obsessed with Olympic speedskaters that Apollo Anton Ohno is an ugly ass motherfucker, I wouldn’t have cared (well, your usage of profanity may have bothered me but your opinion wouldn’t have fazed my love for the guy and his goatee. Mostly the guy.) You could tell me that Sarah Palin is fine as hell and deserves all the love in the world – I wouldn’t have given you so much as a blink (I would’ve barfed instead, but that’s beside the point.) You could say anything, any freaking thing, and I really would probably not bother to give you the time of day. That’s how I operate. You hold on to your opinions, I hold on to mine. Simple as that.
Today, at approximately 11:47PM, I was forced to go back on my word, because my temper exploded.
sorry kpl i’m stealing your bandwidth. ): i won’t direct link after this i promise!
Meet 2PM. Tall(er than me), popular, fit, and handsome (I know I’m supposed to be hating on them but I have to admit they’re not Shrek Jr.s or anything), these six boys are what many girls around the world believe are the epitome of Korean (and Thai/Chinese) genetics. Every day, another fangirl presumably faints from their six packs, or laughs her way to Inferno after watching them go silly onscreen. They smile, they gasp, they fall in love, they carry the Hottest name loud and proud. You know the drill. I know the drill. We all know the drill, so let’s skip this and get on to something else.
After their scandal last year (or whenever it was), I gradually began to forget about these guys. I decided that I didn’t want to hate, but I’d definitely not care about them. 2PM slowly but surely became just another boy group to me – while I didn’t harbor any true feelings of dislike or love for them, I wouldn’t deny if it I liked any of their new music (which I didn’t unfortunately.) The same went for Jay Park, thought it took a bit longer for me to not care about him – if your music’s cool, you’re cool. I was apathetic, to say the least. I churned out a million articles for them a day, I followed their forums on Twitter for quick updates, I laughed at the occasional 2PM macro I came across. No biggie. Whatever.
But I digress, as I normally do when I’m trying to prove a point (fail proving) so I’m going to take a quick turn in this rant-turned-essay and get back to what I was trying to say. Basically, 2PM recently had a solo concert where they decided that ripping the shirts off of Taecyeon, Chansung, and was it Nichkhun? wasn’t enough. Oh no, to be a true beast, you must release the beast from within, it seems, and do some dance with a lady in fishnets while she puts her legs over your head.
Keep in mind that this concert was rated 8+.
Do I need to say that again? This concert was deemed acceptable for fans ages 8 and up.
Yes, that’s correct. Both of my brothers could watch six ladies in outfits that belong in a cabaret float on top of the heads of some random Asian guys’ heads.
They’d also be allowed to watch as some guy 15 years their senior sensually rub that same lady’s tummy the way you might after you eat a delicious cupcake. It’s cute when you do it to yourself, but do it on some girl and you should probably consider taking her to a seedy dark motel instead. Keep in mind that the only encounters my brothers have had in regards to sex have been on Maplestory, when people wander around the Free Market asking for spouses or MSN screennames. I don’t think they’re the only ones who’d be like this, either.
I don’t hate netizens, nor do I find them to be retarded or stupid or anything, and I certainly didn’t get angry when they got angry about this concert. I’d feel uncomfortable if I’d taken my daughter to see this concert under the presumption that it’d be family-safe too. Hell, I’d want my money back.
Wait, let’s go back a little bit. See where it says “I don’t hate netizens?” Squeeze in a “Korean” between “hate” and “netizens,” and that statement will be perfect. Because the truth is, I probably despise international fans (who are netizens as well in my book) more than I do K-fans. I seethe with rage when I see “OPPA DIDNT MEAN IT!!!1!!!” and I click your profile to find that you’re some 45-year-old African American who doesn’t know a word of Korean other than the customary “saranghaeyo~~~” that everyone knows. (Sorry for the racism, but it’s true.) I consider biting myself when I read comments on my articles on KPL or OKP that read “those damn crazy netizens!!! hate them all!!! ALWAYS KEEP THE FAITH” because they’re just so annoying. Stop blaming netizens for random shit; they’re human too, and international fans can be just as “damn crazy” as you find the Koreans to be (STAND/Anti_____@Youtube, anyone?) It’s my belief that you can’t shove all the hatred and charge it under a netizen’s name, because generalizations are nothing but wrong.
But you know what pisses me off more than an “OPPAR DIDNT MEAN IT” or “NETIZENS SuXZ0RZ lUlz?” A combination of the two. A “why are netizens so stupid? Everyone knows what sex is. An eight year old wouldn’t know what’s going on if 2PM did a sexy dance. I’m not 8 anyway, so who cares? You’re just looking for an excuse to bash on them. 2PM HWAITING~~ ^__^”
Uh, sorry, the only thing my eight-year-old brother knows how to do with his most prominent genital organ is aim it at the toilet when he needs to relieve himself. I don’t know where you’re from, but not everyone knows about sex and eight year olds definitely are NOT all watching porn in America. And if eight year olds really don’t know a thing about sex, it’s not like they wouldn’t be able to recognize what’s going on onstage when you do something so sexual, okay? There’s only so much you can do when you’re rubbing against someone of the opposite gender and enjoying it. And stop using “oh 70% of tickets sold were purchased by 30-40 year olds.” Uhmm, we all have parents, don’t we? Parents usually buy things for us, don’t they? So isn’t it possible and perhaps even likely that some of these middle-aged customers were buying tickets for their kids, not themselves? It’s cool if you want to continue loving 2PM, but you have to admit there’s something wrong with doing such a sexual dance at a concert that 8 year olds might go to. Where were you all when GDragon got shit for his 12+ concert? Now people are saying that 2PM’s concert was worse, and you’re trying to tell me that a single “sex scene” is way worse than six couples doing the same thing without beds. Mhm, not buying it. Tell me again, where were all of you supporters when GDragon nearly got sued? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Here’s the deal: I know I’m being narrow-minded. I’m not accepting anything that doesn’t correlate with my opinion. But I’m 15 and I’m not comfortable with these images, nor are a couple of the 19 year olds I spoke to about this. Doesn’t that say something to you? This concert probably wasn’t the best decision JYPE has ever made (nor the worst *grumbles on about Jay*) ”WHAT CAN YOU SAY THEY ARE 2PM ♥” is not an excuse. So 8 year old Hottests are allowed to watch live pornography, but 8 year old Soshis are automatically dirty because they’re watching nine “sluts prance around in slutty cheerleading outfits?” Nuh-uh. Unfair. Stfu, and stfd, because your point does not make sense at all.
2PM, I don’t want to say this but the pictures I had to go through to write that article on your concert really irked me. First you dress like you’re depressed and can’t be bothered to cut your hair (nor wash your face of its dirt and grime) after Jay leaves, and then you relieve yourself by touching girls? You can touch all the girls you want offscreen, but if you’re advertising for a concert that’s okay for third graders to attend, maybe you should keep the limit at say, Barney suits and rainbow unicorns. (I’m exaggerating, but still.) It doesn’t matter how many 8 year olds actually went – it’s all in your advertising. And if you’re advertising an 8+ concert, you should be at the level of the Jonas Brothers, not Miley Cyrus on crack. Tone it down. And keep it interesting without being controversial – must you be in all of my kpop news? I’m tired of hearing about all of you. Get a haircut, shave your disgusting happy trails, get a few shirts, and please just get out of my kpop, at least for a few days. Thanks.
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PS what the fuck does this even mean:
“ミナト 竜巻 If adult knows that it’s gonna be some sexy hawt concert then y da hell bring a kid there anyways? they got a parental advice from the douche who bring them their so wtf with it? =_=…. some ppl are just too damn stupid. then shud suddenly 2pm next concert be label “2PM Live Concert: 8 Years old only! *warning this may contain teletubby suite and a bunch of jolly holiday song*” and another one as “2PM Live in $(%# *warning: this concert is toooooo sexayyy for 8 years old. 7 years old are welcome and so are 6, but not 8.”“
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