Will it finally be the time when an Asian (South Korean in this case) girl group has a huge hit in the US? :o

 

300k+ views in less than a day!

 

 

This is really catchy :(

Edited July 10, 201213 yr by Pavel

Really like it! I prefer Like This and it doesn't need Akon but it's solid. Nobody got to something like #76, I see no reason why this can't be big with a bit of a push.

Out of all people, it is Pavel who starts a topic on this :lol:

 

It's really catchy. Refer it to The DJ Is Mine which was quite a mess IMO. It's very generic pop though...

Edited July 10, 201213 yr by Oricon

I think it's pretty good, the K-pop fandom are rather negative about it, but I think it mixes the catchiness and great vocals of their K-pop sound with a more commercial US-centric beat. 867k views now! Really hoep that it goes for radio ads in the US soon, it deserves to outpeak Nobody (which was great) but this is so NOW.

I find negative reaction weird because usually k-pop is WAY more generic and cheesy than this song. I guess they needed something less OTT to make it worldwide (I'm talking like they already HAVE made it worldwide :D ). You can't blame them for wanting to be big. It doesn't mean the whole genre will disappear.

Edited July 11, 201213 yr by Pavel

Agreed completely. If K-pop/Korean artists are going to be a force in the world of music they need to grow and change. Lyrics excepted, I can't see what's un-K-pop about this.

I find negative reaction weird because usually k-pop is WAY more generic and cheesy than this song. I guess they needed something less OTT to make it worldwide (I'm talking like they already HAVE made it worldwide :D ). You can't blame them for wanting to be big. It doesn't mean the whole genre will disappear.

 

This song is much more generic than the usual K-Pop tunes for me. This song is no different from any typical americanised pop song and the addition of Akon to the songs is completely unnecessary.

 

I find this song a bit underwhelming now. I guess I do fit in the category of "K-Pop fandom".

 

I guess K-Pop artists really do want to break it worldwide (and when I mean worldwide, I mean Western Europe and North America) as the genre already dominates Asia. Such a shame that the acts have to change their original sound just to appeal to the western audience though. :(

Edited July 11, 201213 yr by Oricon

Can't believe Akon's still kicking it