SS501 on American advance, “We felt the wall to American advance is really high”

[biznass.livejournal.com]

Group SS501 has revealed that the time is still not ripe for their American advance and for the time being, they will be focusing on their Asian promotions.
SS501 recently met up with a reporter and they revealed, “Currently, there are many seniors who are advancing into the American market and are doing promotions there. But through them, we felt that the wall into the American market is really high.”

They added, “In anyway, right now we will be concentrating on promotions in Korea and Asia. With that, if we get good results and spare time and energy, we will think about it again.”
Currently the group is doing their first Asian concert tour 5 years after their debut. And also on 20th October, they released a new minialbum ‘Rebirth’ in Korea after 1 year and 7 months.

They will perform the title song ‘Love Like This’ on KBS Music Bank for their comeback stage on 23rd October.

Source: Sookyeong

Yeah I think they're right about trying the American market :/ Either way, I'm super excited for their comeback!

Comments

[kimchikimi.livejournal.com]

yes BB'S ,dont rush into it or it will be a fail of epic proportions.

[kehleejay.livejournal.com]

I think they were smart not to come to the US. All the artists who have tried to debut in America haven't really made a huge impact, so it's probably a wise decision to focus on Asia.

I'm excited to see them again. It's been forever.

[stinky259.livejournal.com]

But through them, we felt that the wall into the American market is really high.”
good job being smart!

and I've never listened to their music before (I live under a rock, I know), but I am in love with Love Like This. It's been on repeat since it leaked. yay SS501! :D

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

Can any of them even speak english?

I don't think they should even approach the idea unless they have the connections JYP has. I doubt that since they are in a company who lets their idols have fan meetings at construction sites.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Excuse you, of course they can speak English, what are you talking about?

[biznass.livejournal.com]

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Oh bb clearly I need to educate you with Omona's most favorite YT video --

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

It's sad but so true. Even Backstreet boys are trying really hard to stay alive and they are a good boyband, imo. No chance of ever seeing DBSG/ss501/big bang over here.

XD

[nautisch.livejournal.com]

lol I pretty much agree with all of this. the closest thing to a boy band in the pop scene is Justin Timberlake, and the Jobros don't count. :l

[dreamerbri.livejournal.com]

they'd have more luck in the uk.

[miyavi-type.livejournal.com]

QFT All those kids who were interested in boy/girlbands are now in college and have since stopped caring. However, I want to know when the phase will die out in Korea...

[meccamputech.livejournal.com]

well besides learning english they need to fire stylists ASAP

[dominique-franc.livejournal.com]

yea you might want to hold off on that
if any boyband/group could make it might be big bang they have a style America is used to or could appreciate


maybe 2pm (ok maybe not but I would love to see them here for my own selfish reasons)

[xradiostatic.livejournal.com]

that's smart on their part.

[bingu-top.livejournal.com]

i would feel bad if they debuted here in the US. people would hate on them so badly.

[seidy.livejournal.com]

American market? It would be VERY hard... Anyway they can think about that later :)

[aunts.livejournal.com]

LOL damn hosnap. I just hope SM has no fucking plans to send DBSK over here just because they took over Korea/Nihon/ASIA. This was a rumor 2 months ago. Dude my heart wouldn't take it, LOL.

[thewokstar.livejournal.com]

That wall.
Yeah,
it'll keep getting bigger.

I AM THE ANTI-FAN! Crushing hope whereever it may be!
notreally

[czarny.livejournal.com]

Also they're a boyband, I mean that's so 1990's in the West in terms of mainstream. Maybe if they were a rap group or rock band there wouldn't be so much of a problem.

Makes me think of that Japanese rock band from the 80's who couldn't get popular in Japan so went to England and then spread across Europe like wildfeuer.

But boybands, just no. Too passé.

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

If they ever planned on it... xDD yeah, ton of research very good english... xD I dunno. I guess you you poke around you see kind of what the American fans take is on possible entry into the US market and what should probably be practiced.

[dreamerbri.livejournal.com]

they wouldn't be successful here but it doesn't mean that they can't have small tours for the fans that already exist (like epik high).

[czarny.livejournal.com]

Who on earth would want to be famous in America?

[biznass.livejournal.com]

omg hdu hate on america we have the best scene everrrrr and our media is super nice to celebs too ^^

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

I love them and all, but no way the American market would take them seriously.

[jia-zhang.livejournal.com]

The wall is called cultural hegemony. Aka. the West is a big giant racist. ^^

[biznass.livejournal.com]

Or because their English is low-level and even if it was better, that type of music isn't generally very popular in that part of the world, even if it was sung by white Americans :/