I am a proud member of STAND – Strong ‘Till All Nine Disappear - a group (that is slowly growing every day) that calls for the disbanding of the Korean girl band, Girl’s Generation (So Nyuh Shi Dae).
Some people can call me a hater and that’s fine, because it’s true. I absolutely hate their music and their concept and their mere representation of Korean culture. I find it offensive and ridiculous and embarrassing.
It’s true that I don’t know them personally, I will admit that I have no idea what type of people they really may be. But if the racist comments (“For a black person, she’s really pretty!”) and the rude imitations of their sunbaes (Shinhwa) are of any indication, I don’t want to know them. Sometimes I think that SM keeps SNSD out in the entertainment world just to attract anti-fans.
To defend myself against most common protests against my STAND status, I must say the following.
I don’t care if they did plastic surgery. I mean, yeah, they were hella fugly before they did the procedures but plastic surgery is pretty much an expectation in Korea. If you’re not worth looking at, you’re not worth much as a singer is the message that is dominant in Korean culture. I mean, look at one of my previous posts. I have no qualms about produced beauty. However, I would expect that with the amount of surgery gone into creating nine mannequin-ish individuals, they would have some talent, which is not the case. Studio-induced sounds and high-pitched, scary giggles are seriously not considered talent in my book, unfortunately. I listen to ‘Gee’ and my heart breaks because I know that people around the world will listen to it and immediately get a horrible impression of K-POP, of Korean culture in general. If you’re a singer, you’ve got to love singing and entertaining and dedicate yourself wholly to that responsibility, which I’ve yet to see from any of the nine dolls. (before & after shown below – credit to ily_hyewon @ soompi.com)
Don't remember her name.
Taeyeon - racist leader.
Tiffany - embarrassing all Korean Americans.
Yoona - not too bad, really.
Don't remember her name, either.
Darling Sunny - LSM's niece.
Yuri - I think?
HAHAHA, MY FAVORITE - Jessica.
Hyoyeon - dancer.
And there you have it. And no, I’m not mocking their ugly before pictures. I just want to show you that there is no possible way that they DID NOT do plastic surgery (as many fans claim that they are all natural); maturity does NOT drastically change the shape of your nose – I would know.
And secondly, I am not jealous of the relationship SNSD has with DBSK and Super Junior. Guys need females in their lives, I understand that. They could secretly be having a relationship, I understand that, too. I’m not a rabid fan who wants to keep the dream alive by isolating my favorite boy bands from females they might know and be friends with.
Apparently, evidence. (Taeyeon/Junsu)
Admittedly, as a singer and a representative of Korean culture, I think Junsu could do better. HOWEVER, I fully realize that Taeyeon may be the sweetest girl alive and the right girl for him. If that’s the case, I am very happy for them and I hope that fans will not go crazy (on both sides) trying to tear them apart.
However, SNSD fans are another issue entirely. I understand that males (especially Korean males) may be turned on by the sweet, seductive image that SNSD has conquered with their shy attitudes and short skirts, but that does not excuse their fans’ rude and violent reactions to other group’s fans in Dream Concert 2008. SNSD has, admittedly, more anti-fans than fans and during their performance, it seems as if many of the audience members turned off their glow sticks in protest, which infuriated SNSD’s fans who resorted to rape, knife stabs, and other brutal tactics to scare the anti-fans. (Please correct me if I’m wrong on this). I’m not saying SNSD’s entirely to blame for their fans, but I would at least EXPECT and HOPE that SNSD would issue a statement asking their fans to calm down and be more respectful to other groups and their fans.
Of course not.
SNSD is notorious among netizens for their disrespectful, rather childish and overdone antics. And almost insulting responses, such as Tiffany giggling at a report of the Sichuan earthquake – apparently the deaths and devastation of thousands of lives are hilarious! I can handle raunchy, but I still don’t want to see your underwear, thanks.
In any case, I can go on forever (which I have). This is only a bit of why I really truly do not like Girls’ Generation.
SOME OTHER ANTI-FAN MATERIAL:
http://www.standintl.net/
http://shenyuepop.com/2008/05/24/get-to-know-snsd-tiffany/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEUjU488Aac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNxPUOXaOl0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/user/STANDsubs
http://shenyuepop.com/2008/06/11/why-did-it-happen/
NOTE – I do not condone violence or any harm done to SNSD members. I and my fellow STAND members believe in civil action until they are disbanded. Please do not see us as a group of crazy anti-fans like many others.
