More K-pop! How am I not sick of this music by now? Last time I listened to the boy band N.Flying, and now I’m switching over to some female idols, because #feminism. Normally I wouldn’t care about gender in music (except for singers, whose voices are obviously affected by gender), but in the case of K-pop it seems especially important to get to know the players for who they are.
In true Western fashion, these girls were chosen for the group on a reality TV show, Finding Momoland. Normally, when music groups come together they already possess some cohesive musicality, or at the very least have good rapport with one another. The girls of Momoland, however, probably didn’t even know one another before entering the show. I wonder what the group chemistry in Momoland is having been formed so artificially. I know that these kinds of groups are usually formed by entertainment corporations anyway, but to do so via reality TV adds the chaotic element of the mass public to the equation. I’d also love to watch Finding Momoland just to get a better idea of what people like in their K-pop. Was the winner selected by judges, by viewers, or both? All of these questions could be answered with a little research that I could pursue, if only it weren’t on to the next album tomorrow.
Mike Frasier Music 