There is no doubt, Kpop fever is all over the Philippines.
With its consistent sales of Kpop albums and concert tickets, Filipinos is
definitely invaded by Korean culture.
From young to young-at heart, every Filipino was hooked by Korean drama series and the heart pumping beat of K-pop music and they are proud of
it.
But, some people are still puzzled and condemning this phenomenal
genre. They will always ask question such as “How can you love something you
don’t even comprehend?” or “Aren’t they weird?” or something like that.
But the real question
here is, why most Filipinos love k-pop even they can’t understand it? For a
simple answer, they love it because it sounds good, because Korean TV series
captured their hearts. In addition to that, here are some reasons, Filipinos
have clinched this culture.
Entertainment in its
Finest!
Entertainment means to entertain and this is what Korean pop
genre is doing. They are presenting a new horizon of entertainment themes enclosed
in their dramas and music to the public. It made a great impact not only in the
Philippine market but also overseas (top spot on iTunes and Billboard charts).
We have similar customs
and traditions.
We are not only neighbors with South Korea, we also have
customs and traditions resemblance. We have high appreciation and respect to
our elders, and so they are. We use “po” and “opo” to show respect to those
people who are superior/older to us, while Korean’s use “sunbae” and “nim”,
which is the counterpart of it. Come to think of this, if we can appreciate Western
entertainment, isn’t it easier for us to adapt to Korean entertainment as well?
We deal with the same
feelings.
Korean drama series and songs always deal with feelings
(love, pain, hurt, hope, and change). As a human being, we easily embraced
their genre because we can relate to it, a lot. We are very positive in every
way and we always want to see a series or hear a music that will make us thrill
or bring “kilig” to us and we are a sucker for a happy ending, it is not
suprising that many Filipinos patronize kpop even we can’t understand any
single word from it. Thanks to the power of the internet, we can easily figure
out what the lyrics mean (English and even Filipino translations are all over
the internet).
To watch your favorite kpop song or series, download it for
free at www.filebook.com.ph.
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