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This blog is looking for more potential admins;  inbox us if you’re interested

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Hi! I was wondering if you know any Attack On Titan themed kpop fanfics? Thank you in advance! ♡

Personally I don’t, it’s possible some of the other Admins will do, and I will ask them in due course, and if they do, we’ll update this post.  Otherwise, suggestions are welcome, and good luck searching (it actually sounds like a really cool idea now you’ve mentioned it!).

- Admin C

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I want to be a kpop star but I'm Vietnamese American and I dont want to be make fun of or anything like everyone said I'll but ok because I look korean but will I be able too because I want to join. I just dont want drama because everyone I ask was like why dont you do V-pop but I dont even know vietnamese as much what should I do?

I can understand that you don’t want drama because of your ethnicity, but everyone should know by now that there are successful k-pop stars who are not Korean, but are in fact other Asian ethnicities, or Asian-American people, such as Amber from f(x), or Mark from GOT7, who are both Taiwanese-American.  I suggest that if you really want to, go to a global audition for an entertainment company of your choice, and then it’s really their choice.  I cannot vouch for how successful or not you would be from then on though.

- Admin C

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There's a question about Kris in the inbox which has -more- on the end of it but we only have received 2 (out of possibly 3?) parts of the question.  If this is your question, please could you let us know if it's finished or not? Thanks.

- Admin C

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Who's your favourite male kpop rapper?

As our current poll stands, at first place is Bigbang's TOP, second is EXO's Chanyeol, and third is Block B's Zico.

But what do you think?  Choose between 30 excellent kpop rappers and cast your vote on our homepage!

Voting will end on 1st of August so you have a bit of time to work out who is actually more skilled, rather than just voting for your bias!

Looking forward to having all of your votes.

- The Admins

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This has been bugging me since I started watching varieties: why would k-pop idols (and Koreans overall?) get SUPER EXCITED every time they hear chicken/beef, like having it as a prize in competitions or even mentioning it as their wish in interviews? I know they must be on some strict diets but isn't meat generally something trivial you can eat every day like for us in the Western world?

Meat is in fact relatively more expensive in Korea than it is for, say Westerners.  As you said, it’s kind of trivial in our diets, but there is more of a difference in Korea, with pork being fairly cheap, chicken being average and then beef being pretty expensive.  So every time you hear idols ask for “meat”, they are in fact usually referring to beef, which is seen as almost a luxury item.  A lot of companies can be pretty stingy with their food distributions and some will skimp on the beef and give their workers and idols pork for their protein.  So when the prize on a variety show is beef, the idols get very excited for good reason.

Since none of the Admins have lived in Korea, or even East Asia, before, we’re not certain about why there’s this difference in pricing, if anyone would like to comment their thoughts on the matter please feel free!

- Admin C

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Did you know?

Girl's Day's leader, Sojin, studied Mechanical engineering at University

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Twosome tuesday guys!!

The ask box is open, and there's stuff in it already, I'll be answering today as a bit of light relief from the dreaded coursework ahaha...

Enjoy!

- Admin C