Skinship would just not work in the States.
Racially insensitive comments and controversies.
Crazy Kpop fans will cause people to become irritated with the entire genre.
Weird outfits and acts, like dressing as vegetables or in large animal suits. It looks childish.
Aegyo looks childish and even derogatory.
Physical ideal of being very, very thin and having a plastic face will strike many people as the wrong message to send to young people.
Songs like "Genie" and "Oh!" are catchy but not so much that the lyrics won't offend a lot of women.
The depiction of women.
SM and other entertainment companies controversies could arouse suspiscion and distrust.
Manufactured talent opposed to natural talent. Natural talent is loved and desired. A person that has spent five or more years being trained and still can't sing or dance won't be tolerated and would give the industry a bad look as a whole.
Criticism. This is a huge one. We Americans are very blunt, very outspoken, and very critical. Everyone gets it. It doesn't matter who you are. If you're famous, you will be criticized and joked about on late night talk shows or on TV series like South Park. Can Kpop handle that?
Dead weight will be even more noticable. The untalented "extra baggage" every Kpop band appears to have. That just won't fly in the US. You don't think that people won't notice that only 4/9 SNSD members can actually sing?
"Engrish" isn't cute, it's annoying. It comes off as stupid and mocking towards the English language.
Bad rapping. People are very persnickety about this. If you're not amazing, you're bad. If you don't have the talent, attitude, delivery, or tone, you're ridiculous. Like that one F(X) "gangsta" song. I wonder how a real gangsta would react to that.
Plastic. A lot of Kpop stars are plastic. They don't come off as real, they're too controlled by their companies, and their "fakeness" and lack of personality won't appeal to people. Looking like a poser is very bad, too. Tiffany from SNSD has always come off as a poser to me and I roll my eyes whenever she starts talking "ghetto" or "gangsta."
Being culturally oblivious and insensitive. You can't walk into a country without knowing its culture or start announcing the greatness of Korea. I hear of this but I don't see it incredibly often so maybe it won't be a big deal.
Asian accents aren't appealing at all. Sorry, but it's true.
Boy bands look gay. Sorry, but the fashion, the skinship, the attitude will turn a lot of image-conscious teenage boys away.
The US music industry is going in a different direction. This is just something I noticed. Artists like Ellie Goulding, Mumford and Sons, Florence + the Machine, and Foster the People are gaining popularity and recognition while the pop industry is branching into "Gaga" territory. Meaning, they're doing crazier things. Haven't you noticed the crazy get-ups and perfomances artists likes Beyonce and Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry have been experimenting with since Gaga came onto the scene? Meanwhile, Kpop looks like it's going into a "dark angel" or "sophisticated" theme.
Kpop is at a low. I blame the companies. They're rehashing old stuff and not coming up with anything new and vomiting new acts all over the place. Bad time to go global.
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