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If you’ve heard Oh My Girl’s recent single, “Windy Day,” you might have noticed some South Asian musical elements to it. Some netizens are protesting the behavior of Oh My Girl members and their fans during the “Windy Days” promotions, accusing them of cultural appropriation. The criticism is not limited to Oh My Girl and their fandom, as fellow girl group FIESTAR has also been put on blast for referencing Indian culture when talking about “Windy Days.”
While neither the dance nor styling for the “Windy Day” MV contained any notable Indian or South Asian elements, fans picked up on the musical influence, titling Oh My Girl as “curry-dols” and their dance as “the Aladdin dance” (despite the fact that Aladdin is a mythical figure in Middle Eastern folklore).
In another video clip (which has since been removed), Oh My Girl’s Seunghee was purportedly shown to have imitated “Indian people moves” in a humorous way, and being edited to wear a fake turban. In another defunct clip, YooA and Hyojung, after being asked to show off some makeshift Indian choreography, performed the dance to great cheers.
During a recent talk show, FIESTAR professed their admiration for Oh My Girl’s “Windy Day” concept, also referencing the “curry-dol” title.
The result? Some netizens are asking for more cultural awareness, while others believe it to be a non-issue.
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Date: 2016-07-20 04:43 am (UTC)That song they covered is a fuckig mess and they're a disgrace for choosing to perform it.And they need to stay far aeay from turbans and fake "bindis" and the like.Those are sacred synbols not props.
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Date: 2016-07-20 04:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 04:50 am (UTC)Also Fiestar is cancelled, I'm not feeling it no mo'.
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Date: 2016-07-20 04:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-07-20 04:55 am (UTC)what a fucking mess
i just googled that norazo song and just seeing the clip of it on the search page is enough for me to get the gist of what it's about
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Date: 2016-07-20 05:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 05:18 am (UTC)I mostly ask in this case due to the song and dance in the youtube clip, not the rest of the situation.
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Date: 2016-07-20 05:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-07-20 06:29 am (UTC)i lose the thread about this controversy on onehallyu, i know somewhere i read some good point about the wrong use of curry in this context .... or maybe it was tumblr or twitter ... lol everybody is having controversies at the same time, i cant evem remember every argument
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Date: 2016-07-20 06:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 06:40 am (UTC)Everyone seems to be pissing off their international fans, no please, proceed.
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Date: 2016-07-20 07:53 am (UTC)Here we go again with people mixing up Arab & Indian cultures. You'd think with the internet people would be more aware but NERP. It's always "Let's us just mash up two totally different cultures for our own entertainment & offend every actual Indian and Arab along with it."
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Date: 2016-07-20 08:27 am (UTC)i mean i guess i could've foreseen something like this happening with windy day having that tune in it, but wow was it much worse than i expected it to be
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Date: 2016-07-20 08:06 am (UTC)I can't get through the cover song performance though. jfc. I just....I mean, it's nothing new. It's really nothing new, because mocking indian stereotypes while still profiting from things imported from there is hardly new, but it doesn't mean that I'm not still extremely frustrated and disgusted
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Date: 2016-07-20 08:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 08:26 am (UTC)i feel like it will only make a difference if kfans speak up but i have seen some south asian fans who feel like theyre being made fun of, so its not just tumblr/white ppl who are offended. not even bashing omg either, just disappointed.
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Date: 2016-07-20 08:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-07-20 09:26 am (UTC)In this day and age, there is absolutely no excuse for not educating yourself, especially since cultural appropriation has been talked about in mainstream media many times in recent years, and the K-pop industry is definitely aware of this. Stop being lazy.
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Date: 2016-07-20 12:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 09:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 10:13 am (UTC)as an indian im just sick of this entire "india has curry, yoga and spices hahahha" shit just ugh i cant even
im rly disappointed cos i rly rly like oh my girl and was hoping they wouldnt fuck up but /sigh/
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Date: 2016-07-20 01:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-20 01:15 pm (UTC)- insert when male idols do the exact same stuff and netz don't say shit -