POST 8

Well in my case one of my guilty pleasure are k-pop or the new Korean culture, (is how they call all this new movement about music and TV programs). Mainly, a guilty pleasure refers to something we enjoy despite its incompatibility with our own or others, higher standards. We incline to believe a product is low-quality and by accepting the uncomfortable truth, we are absolved by the shame of savoring it. Some tastes are legit, some tastes are not. On the other human side, we listen to what we like and our tastes in music speak for ourselves. Our choices define us: clothing, music, interests, etc.  In my case I’m art student so it’s supposed I must have a good taste about music or things related with art and culture. But, why we need to suppress them?

Is truth, we can say that k-pop is an inferior genre. But, on the other hand k-pop picked up the hint, making itself delectable, be it on a musical and visual level and, why not, a sexual one too. Its acts are a full treat. Entertainment companies are meticulous with their material, offering what they consider to be the object of our affection: attractive and charismatic singers, (well, the first time when I saw the actors I though they are too gay!), learnable dances and intriguing personas to care for. Furthermore, the world they present to us is carefully manufactured and scrupulously decorated: HD videos, weekly appearances on music programs, drama MVs, variety shows to keep us busy. In short, plenty of money and effort goes along with delivering the final product. K-pop is like pop in USA, only it is not too dominant like the american pop industry, but it is very similar.

Actually, they (k-pop bands) came to Chile, to Viña the last weekend with a TV show called Music Bank.

Please don’t say to anyone about my guilty pleasure!!! Well, in fact in this moment I’m studying Korean because some day I have to go there!!!