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Prester John Andrews's avatar

I caught pieces of the movie when my wife was watching it. The music sounds like American top 40s.

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Patrick Kho's avatar

I watched the whole thing and felt the exact same way

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Stuart Wild's avatar

K-pop Demon Hunters felt very American to me. The animation style in the first five minutes was like the noisy chaotic style that Disney have moved to, and Golden was pretty much a copy of the singing from Frozen. Despite being K-Pop fans, my wife and I couldn't make it past the first couple of scenes. Looking forward to next year’s Shinee World concert though :)

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Patrick Kho's avatar

That’s so right! Didn’t catch on to how Disney-esque the whole thing was. “Golden” and “Let it Go” both have the same vague empty “embrace-who-you-are” lyrics that make both songs so similar

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Edwin Lo's avatar

Spot on analysis! The idea of K-pop as a clear marker of Korean music feels weaker compared to other East Asian pop genres like J-pop or C-pop. When many artists are not even singing in Korean anymore, can we really still call it K-pop? I get that it is a buzzword and a convenient way to brand this manufactured and idol driven music internationally, but why not just call it what it is, pop music. It also takes away from the K-pop artists who actually sing in Korean and write their own music. What do we call that now?

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