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2NE1 wins "Best New Band in the World" from MTV Iggy.
Sprite06:
--- Quote ---Four million of you voted, representing 168 countries around the world. Little wonder that 2NE1 is arguably the biggest group in K-pop right now, and we are proud to secure their status in the American cultural lexicon.
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--- Quote ---Over the past six weeks, America voted for all of you in massive numbers. It’s been our pleasure to introduce you to new audiences, and now we can say with confidence — America is ready.
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--- Quote --- coupled with 2NE1′s deep love of their fans, that got them where they are today. MTV Iggy welcomes you to the annals of US pop history, ladies of 2NE1. You’ve earned it.
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Thoughts?
Apparently America loves 2NE1 and Kpop. I'm American and I couldn't have told you 1 KPop group before moving to Korea.
I saw 2NE1 in concert this year. They showed their "love" for their fans by playing 3 songs and then not playing 1 more song when everyone chanted "encore." Which to me is Live Music 101. You always play an extra song for your fans at the end of the concert when they chant encore.
http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/world-meet-2ne1/
http://www.mtviggy.com/best-new-band/
actualstarfish:
I've always wondered about those polls. Koreans turn up the nationalism to the max so that whenever there is a poll for something involving Korea they promote it evvvvvvvvverywhere. It's like the "New Seven Wonders" campaign for Jeju Island. Was it just Americans voting in the polls? Or, did gyopo fansites hear the word and pour in their votes for the kpop groups? (Sounds like they did. “We [had] stay-up-all-night-and-vote parties,” claims one fansite from the article).
Honestly, none of my friends back home know who 2NE1 is. The only Kpop star people might know is Rain because of how Stephen Colbert did that bit on him a couple years back.
If its true then this is all news to me. However, I suspect reality is far different from what this poll would have you think.
Yu_Bumsuk:
--- Quote from: Sprite06 on November 11, 2011, 09:21:14 am --- They showed their "love" for their fans by playing 3 songs
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'Played' or lip-synced?
justanotherwaygook:
The 2NE1 facebook page was encouraging spam-voting. People were giving advice on how to trick the system, such as screwing with settings on your computer to get more time to vote extra (different regions had different voting schedules).
It'd be cool if they actually won fairly, but once again, like Rain being Most Influential Person, it's just a joke. It doesn't make Korea look better; it makes Korea look worse.
donuts81:
On the plus side I got to hear about Ghostpoet
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