Sunday, 27 December 2009

weekly pop music profile #4

Teen-bop girl band f(x), with the only song they have come out with so far: "Chu <3."

"Chu" is not a Korean word, by the way. It supposedly represents a kiss, because the motion your mouth makes when you say "chu" is kind of like puckering your lips.

The short-haired girl (@bird_esque dyke hair! real dyke hair!) who dresses in masculine clothing throughout and starts rapping about two-thirds of the way through is Amber. She is Taiwanese American (but now lives in Seoul), fluent in both English and Korean. She is easily the group's most popular member, especially amongst teenage Korean girls, who think she is "so handsome!", confirming my suspicions that everyone in Korea is queer and just hasn't figured it out yet. Internet rumors abound, but so far, no official news of her sexuality or gender orientation. But not to worry - she's only 17. There's still time.

Despite the fact that she regularly dresses in masculine clothing, these pictures still caused a huge controversy:

Four of the f(x) members in traditional female Korean clothing (hanboks). Amber in a male hanbok, gasp!

Heartz.

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