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Beauty queen turned singer Imelda Schweighart He received criticism on social media after he expressed his dislike for K-pop music, in a Facebook post that has since been removed.
Schweighart, former Miss Earth Philippines In 2016, she shared her feelings against K-pop in a series of posts. He also claimed that Filipino fans are losing their “identity.”
Despite the removal of the posts, major local media outlets managed to take screenshots and share them online.
In one post, he said, “I hate K-pop.”
In another post, he wrote: “Filipinos are losing their identity trying to be like Koreans. With pride, please?
In the third post, he added: “Filipinos are much better in English than in Korean. Am I a Chinese occupier? I think we are wrong. We are always covered. “
In the comment section, a Facebook user answered it and argued that K-pop does not diminish the identity of a Filipino fan.
The Filipino-German model responded and reiterated her opinion that the preference for K-pop music takes away the Filipino identity from fans.
Schweighart also claimed that K-pop artists “sell” insecurity instead of self-love.
“Have you not seen the oppression and slavery of Korean artists? The processes and suffering for entertainment. I’m not sure if anyone can relate to them, but if anyone could, they would be imagining what you would look like after heavy plastic surgery. You are altering the minds of children to alter their appearance … and you are carving the minds of the next generation … Insecurity is what they sell. They are not promoting self-esteem, ”he said.
“I want to see us carve our own lane, promote self-love, acceptance of shapes and sizes without too many compromises and sacrifices as artists. Diversity, for once! “she added.
Schweighart made headlines in 2016 when he renounced his crown from the Miss Earth Organization after she made controversial comments against the winner Miss Earth Ecuador Katherine espin and compared president Rodrigo duterte to Adolf Hitler.
The good thing about K-Pop, according to fans
After Schweighart’s views on K-Pop circulated online, her name “Imelda” landed on the local Twitter top trends list for hours on Monday night.
Responding to Schweighart’s comment on the loss of Filipino identity, local K-pop fans noted that they still support OPM (Original Pinoy Music) artists and even dance to their songs even while also appreciating K-pop music.
One Facebook user quoted the adage: “Music knows no borders.”
They also recalled the charity activities that fans have done recently. Filipino fans of the K-pop giant Bts previously it managed to raise more than P2 million for the victims of the typhoon. His donation reached P4 million on Monday night.
Last Sunday, Vice President Leni Robredo further grateful fans of Blackpink Y Bang Yedam from TREASURE for your relief efforts.
On the other hand, some Filipinos cited SB19, a five-member Filipino boy band inspired by K-pop music. This boy group recently gained traction on Billboard’s Social 50 chart overseas.
K-pop also has a good influence. Tsaka like @ SB19Official K-pop became their inspiration SO they formed, now they are proving that Filipinos can also show talent and introduce our culture to the world.
– Madame Kilay STREAM GITZ (@madame_kilay) November 23, 2020
SB19 is low ShowBT Philippines Corporation, a local branch of Korean etiquette ShowBT.
A Facebook user also added that K-pop helps him relieve stress during difficult times, citing that his son personally relieves himself of stress by listening to it.
Some comparisons
Others, meanwhile, left scathing comments against the kind of music Schweighart released on YouTube, Spotify, and other streaming platforms.
His singles include “Power Trip”, “Bubba Luva” and “Super Wave”.
Imelda Schweighart, hating kpop. Demand Filipino kpop fans to support their music.
Its music: pic.twitter.com/jq8WUGbWCO– demille⁷ (@demifiore) November 23, 2020
Twitter user @Sykknoo also compared Schweighart to another beauty queen, Winwyn Marquez, who was the first Filipino to win the Hispanic American Queen crown and also a K-pop fan.
“Wynwyn is a KPOP fan, Filipino actress, model, dancer, beauty queen who was crowned the first Spanish American Queen Philippines title at Miss World Philippines 2017 and is now a Navy reservist. A beauty with a brain ”, the user said.
K-pop stereotype
In a September 2019 op-ed, Nikta Dayradel of Florida-based student-run news site OviedoJournalism.com said that since Korean music entered the United States, multiple people have strongly opposed it.
“The most common reason people don’t like K-pop is that they don’t know what they’re saying as it’s in Korean, so they can’t ‘click’ with the lyrics,” Dayradel wrote.
“Another reason why people don’t like these bands is their composition. They ‘look like girls’ or ‘why do they wear lipstick and eyeshadow’, but it’s their culture to do so. In Korea, it is common for some boys to be scheming, it is part of their lifestyle, ”he also quoted.
However, he said that the rise of the K-pop genre indicates that it is entering a new phase.
“The growing popularity of the genre says as much about the talent of groups like BTS as it does about the country’s growing role in global affairs,” he added.
Lim cited that the biggest aspect of K-pop’s appeal is “the group members’ relentless pursuit of perfection,” adding that the performances generally involve perfectly timed choreography.
“K-pop’s global ambition is another quality that distinguishes the genre from other Korean music. Exporting K-pop to the rest of the world is not only a goal of the Korean music industry, but also a priority of the government, ”Lim said.
He also cited research showing that Westerners stereotypically view Asians as an imitation of Westerners, “while downplaying the self-assertiveness and individuality of Asians, which are qualities valued by Western societies.”
Despite this, Lim cited the popular septet, BTS, whose members are taking the international music industry by storm. She said this group “has done more than perfected their choreography and looks,” “while also putting their personalities on full display.”
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