Japanese netizen group attacks “Photoshop Generation”

[kishikiari.livejournal.com]

While SNSD is showing signs of remarkable success in Japan with their entrance into the music market, a group of Japanese netizens have recently been showing a bit of hate. These netizens have been attacking the group not only through online posts, but also by protesting broadcast companies that air SNSD as well in an effort to put a stop to the ‘Hallyu Wave’.

Japan’s biggest community site, ‘2CH,’ made a post on the 9th titled “Don’t Be Fooled By the Fabrication of SNSD,” and is currently attracting high notoriety. The post put up various images of SNSD posters along with captions of SNSD on TV, claiming that the ‘beautiful legs’ shown on the posters are nothing but the work of photoshop, and that the legs in the posters are stretched by at least 10 cm.

Another netizen circulated pictures of SNSD that he photoshopped himself, purposely shortening their legs in a rather strange manner.

Other netizens that came across the pictures left comments such as, “The SNSD members were treated with photoshop so their entire image must be a lie.”

However, this was not the end of 2CH’s havoc. They went on to spam pictures comparing past and present photos of SNSD members on various internet portal sites, making claims like, “All of them have had plastic surgery.” They’ve been going above and beyond in order to make sure that their distaste for SNSD is heard.

They have also been making posts declaring a boycott against broadcast companies that air positive segments on SNSD. “We must spread the pictures proving that SNSD is actually ‘Photoshop Generation’ so that they can never come back and empty the wallets of us innocent Japanese.”

Despite the movement of such groups, SNSD’s Japanese debut single album has been taking Japan by storm, ranking first in various music portal sites, mobile sites, movie, and video club sites. “Genie” managed to rank top 5 on Oricon’s daily single chart and even recorded a surprising 80,000 pre-order.

New York Times also released an article on August 29th criticizing such behavior by stating, “The reason such hate is being drawn out is because of Japan’s economic recession and the side effect of their political decline. These netizens are mostly young adults that are low paid and use the internet to release their anger and disappointment in their own lives against foreigners.”

Korean netizens were rather highly amused with such reports, leaving comments such as, “What are they saying? I can’t understand monkey language,” “But you can’t really deny it either,” “So are they envious or what?” and “Looks like SONEs will be crashing 2CH soon.”












original source: nate
v.i.a: allkpop

Comments

[spandachi.livejournal.com]

Reading this breaks my heart :/

[death-seraph.livejournal.com]

Monkey language?

[subtextsmile.livejournal.com]

IKR

Completely uncalled for.

[bea-chan22.livejournal.com]

Korean netizens were rather highly amused with such reports, leaving comments such as, “What are they saying? I can’t understand monkey language,” “But you can’t really deny it either,” “So are they envious or what?” and “Looks like SONEs will be crashing 2CH soon.”

Geez. K-netizens. Some of you give those kinds of comments too and sometimes, even harsher. -_-;;

[mishi07.livejournal.com]

IKR, I find this highly insulting.

Korean netizens should show some respect despite the criticisms for the simple fact that KPOP is the one trying to fit in to the Japanese market.

Don't dish it if you can't take it. Get your idols out and worship them home. Geez.

"Looks like SONEs will be crashing 2CH soon."

[sold-my-seoul.livejournal.com]

[mayshy.livejournal.com]

love this gif♥

[dabysam.livejournal.com]

uh wts just chillax and stop being such a troll

[bayoublackjack.livejournal.com]

Monkey language? To be honest Korean is harder to pronounce than Japanese. To me anyway. But that's pretty rude.

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

This. What sucks is that it's not even their fault that they're photoshopped half to death. They look fine w/o it, idg why it's necessary.

[xblackchristmas.livejournal.com]

me too. & i didnt never noticed yoona's protruding bones until now. D:

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

LOL @ THE RANDOM ASUKA COSPLAYER

[encyclopedicace.livejournal.com]

It's Nakagawa Shoko. She's a popular female otaku in Japan - she's also a singer and a model.

[hardcorxsooshee.livejournal.com]

lol at the last picture!

[ricardamanutd.livejournal.com]

so typical of 2ch to do this, but it can be a good site at times

[toomanysides.livejournal.com]

lame trolling is lame

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

well i guess not everyone is in love with ya'll hahahaha
hahahahahahahaha
that last photo hahahaha they look hella funny.

[perfume.livejournal.com]

Don't they realize 2chan is essentially what 4chan is in the western world? Meaning, the anus of the internet?

Meaning, who gives a shit what they think. Their existence is based on hate, child porn, and tentacle rape.

[sold-my-seoul.livejournal.com]

Knetizens are just feeding the trolls.

[emballe.livejournal.com]

[underhand-glory.livejournal.com]

LMAO THE COMPARISON PICTURES

[gummylovesme.livejournal.com]

Like we didn't knew that beforehand. Most, if not all artists get their pics photoshopped FFS. And the pics they used for the comparison weren't even the same size of course their legs are gonna be shorter.

“We must spread the pictures proving that SNSD is actually ‘Photoshop Generation’ so that they can never come back and empty the wallets of us innocent Japanese.” And I'm sorry but this made me LOL. It's like SNSD's a Korean propaganda group sending ~terror and chaos~ in Japan

[creepypiecakes.livejournal.com]

This so bad.


And noone gets photoshopped in Japan apparently. Lol at everything right now

[xradiostatic.livejournal.com]

...like no artists in japan get their photos photoshopped. :/ and it's 2ch of all places. they don't matter haha.

but lol @ the comparison pictures.

[bea-chan22.livejournal.com]

...like no artists in japan get their photos photoshopped.

B-b-but, AKB48 and Morning Musume are r-r-r-eally natural!!111! >> That's what most of their fans will say over there.

But yeah, I agree. Photoshop is like a staple on all entertainment industries, not just Korea or Japan.

[justtakisha.livejournal.com]

I was curious as to how the Japanese were taking this new 'wave'. My Japanese friend is so anti-Korea. I can't talk about my shows and he can't stand to hear the music. The Japanese I know come off as very prideful and still don't like to hear about Korea. It's crazy how much my friend claims Koreans want to be Japanese.

smh...

[tribuo-venerati.livejournal.com]

I have many Japanese friends and acquaintances and for the most part they're cool with all things Korean...except a lot of the older guys I know can't stand Tohoshinki, Big Bang and other Korean artists who are "trying to take over the Japanese industry." It's the one thing that I make sure I never discuss with them, haha.

[baby-kevin.livejournal.com]

At first I was



And then it turned to



And finally to the Jnetizens

[louta.livejournal.com]

seohyun is so cute in that gif!

[faister.livejournal.com]

OMG LOL THE LAST PIC DYING

[rexona-woman.livejournal.com]

2ch

that is all.

[itendtoflail.livejournal.com]

seriously, the heads from the live are much shorter, plus they aren't standing straight like on the cover.

The photoshop looks more may have stretched them a bit but it looks more like the intention was to make them look thinner verses looking longer.

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

fake plastic is fake plastic and will be recognized anywhere.

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

oh