trot in japan?

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Singer Tae Jin-Ah (56 years old), challenges the Trot hallyu and is going to debut in Japan’s music industry with a new Trot single in mid-June.

When questioned about his late entrance into the music industry at the age of 56, Tae Jin-Ah says “Speaking of debuting at this age in a foreign market, everyone will persuade me to stop, but having new challenges enable me to discover more about myself.” He also mentioned “The hoobae that I like Dong Bang Shin Ki has debuted successfully in Japan, I wish to be like them too, being active and succeed in the Trot music industry”.

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lol that's so cute



Here's Jaejoong imitating Tae Jin-Ah

Comments

[koreansongs.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine this in Japan tbh:

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

he looks a pimp!
they want to cover their faces. Top~shy fidget but oh so proud.

[ohlilu.livejournal.com]

so freaking handsome.

lol @ giggling gd

[purplehamster10.livejournal.com]

LOL. Oh wow. NO WAI.

They should totally have Jaejoong do this too, we all know what a trot masta he is.XD

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

um lol k. good luck with that.

[halcyon-morn.livejournal.com]

Trot developed along with (or, some argue, out of) Japanese enka during the colonial period, so this is a style of music already familiar to the Japanese public. It could work, but I don't think he'd be seen as a "trot singer," particularly if he plans on singing in Japanese—he'd just be that Korean guy doing enka.

[anicaasharp.livejournal.com]

iawtc
there are a handful of individuals of korean descent that are successful enka singers.

[xxtranscendence.livejournal.com]

Um, wow O: Okay. Good luck to him then (:

[fadeintoyou.livejournal.com]

hmm...don't know much about trot or enka but that clip of jae just had me lmao. dorky faily jae + lol mc yoo jae suk = win.

best of luck to tae jin-ah

[boojaena.livejournal.com]

urm well, what should i say?
maybe dongbang should help him a little?
i dont have a good feeling here hahaha

[sojufever.livejournal.com]

“The hoobae that I like Dong Bang Shin Ki has debuted successfully in Japan, I wish to be like them too, being active and succeed in the Trot music industry”.

Aww.

This reminds me of him calling Jaejoong his rival

http://sharingyoochun.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/news-tae-jinah-my-rival-dbsks-youngwoong-jaejoong/

Well, good luck to him.

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Junsu failing at the Tae Jin-Ah impersonation

[jia-zhang.livejournal.com]

Japan's "trot" is enka.

[gawibawibo.livejournal.com]

I hate Tae Jin Ah, but I wish him good luck in Japan.
Anything that keeps him out of Korea for a while.