Ericka Simone
Sara 
@ErickaSimone Have you seen any of the React to the K videos of classically trained musicians breaking down musical elements of kpop songs they listen to? It’s neat. It reveals some interesting things kpop producers are doing. I recommend this one: https://youtu.be/v1w3DS1lE0s
Classical & Jazz Musicians React: Red Velvet 'Feel My Rhythm'
@csara No. I have no respect for any of it. I know too much. Very industry adjacent.
For example, the people producing a lot of this will never be paid correctly because the music contracts are horrible, along with the mental health of a lot of those artists being very bad. A couple of suicides a year out of some of those kpop management collectives. Or several other things.
There is nothing anyone can show me. I’ve seen it from the inside. This section of “music” is a real issue.
@ErickaSimone An industry being horrific and engaging in toxic practices doesn’t automatically negate the artistic accomplishments of the singers. Kpop the industry can be heinous and at the same time artful music can exist in Kpop the genre. :/
@csara did you read the thread? Please for the love of Christ. Read the whole thread, maybe take a look at my bio and photo, and then reconsider your replies.
If you want to support slop, that’s on you. Don’t justify your poor decisions to me.
@ErickaSimone I had read the whole thread & your bio. I stand by what I said. Disregarding all music of an entire genre due to the gross practices of the industry they work in doesn’t feel right to me. There are artists who’ve committed suicide as a direct result of the industry & fan culture that nonetheless put their whole heart & soul into their art to express themselves. It’s possible to hold anger & distrust for the industry without disregarding the artists working within their culture
@csara again. It’s not a real genre. The end. My idea of artistic excellence starts with D’Angelo. You’re talking about disposable kpop churn. There are no accomplishments you can name that exceed the natural talents of the people that genre steals from. You will never understand.
So. Stop there, as I did, and move on with your life. Do not argue with me or defend your poor decisions to me. You are fucking dumb and a part of the problem. Block me and move on.