A white girl who hesitates about her dream of becoming a Kpop Idol because of her race

Luna: I want to become a Kpop idol, but I don't think I will be accepted in South Korea because I'm not Asian.

Crew: What if you got an offer to become a trainee?

Luna: I would be very happy, but I think I have to give it a lot of thought first. Because I don't think people in South Korea like it to see a foreigner who's not Asian become an idol. I don't know what to do.

The other UHSN girls relate to Luna's concern

Maria: There are opinions from foreigners who like Kpop that you shouldn't become a Kpop idol if you are not Asian.

The girls debate whether they should let go of their dream of becoming a Kpop idol.

instiz

-I hope Kpop will become huge that it will just be a part of the music genre...

-30 years ago, teenagers in Korea used to look at TLC and wish they could be them and now it's the total opposite. It's very shocking for me.

-We already have a lot of foreigners in the industry, after all...

-We're fine as long as you come from a country that doesn't have any controversies. Also if you respect our country and speak Korean well, your race wouldn't be a problem for us.

-So far, I still prefer Korean becoming Kpop idols...

-I think I've seen half-Koreans become idols but I have never seen a fully white person become a Kpop idol...

-It's not that we don't accept you because of your race, we just simply think it wouldn't create a good a harmonious group if there's a foreignerㅜㅜ

-I don't care about your race, however, you have to sing in Korean. That's all you have to do. That's what I call Kpop.

-Blackpink's Lisa looks very different from us, Korean, but isn't she very successful? As long as they're charming, signed under a good company, have great songs, and talented, I don't think there's anything impossible...

-As long as you have the talent and skills, I don't really care about your race and will still like you.

-However, if you speak Korean fluently and embrace the culture, I think it's possible and there's nothing you can't do. That's how I feel when I see Maria on Mr. Trot. It wouldn't be easy, but it's not entirely impossible.

-If you understand the culture of idols in Korea, I think you'll have great potential. It may be difficult, considering the culture difference their country may experience, though.

-It upsets me to see that there are still a lot of people who don't welcome foreigners to become Kpop idols.

Quote from Marmaladeheart

There are good comments too but these comments are very racist.

And the second comment: Like why is it anybodys problem if their country has controversies? It's not like they reign their country...

i think they are referring to countries they constantly havr issue with aka china and jpn but mainly the former

Quote from Ves

A lot of foreigners in the industry? Say what?!

if u think about most pop groups with a few in exception have a non Korean member. by foreigners i think they are also referring to Koreans of other nationalities as well.

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In the grand scheme of things, that still doesn't qualify as "a lot" in my book. And reading these racist takes, I'd bet that they see foreign-born idols of fully Korean descent as still Korean...

i have seen them refer to jessi who is of a Korean descent as foreigner too tbh but yea in terms of acceptance thats given compared to non Korean idols and esp if you are from SEA, it will be a freaking nightmare.

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I'm certain they have tiers in their mind, but like you said, they are much more likely to accept a Jessi (and have) versus a Luna. The sad thing is I think Luna would still be more acceptable than others based upon a perceived "hierarchy" of races/ethnicities. That's a much deeper subject though.

their hierarchy probably runs like koreans >white ppl> east asians ( jpn>china)>western black ppl>SEA> brown ppl> africans

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You went there

I don't fully agree cause I'm pretty sure Koreans are at the top of the pack for them, but otherwise your list is not unlike mine...

oh yea u are right