Comments on: [POPSEOUL Exclusive] Interview with David Choi

By: the human

the human — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:37:13 +0000

omgg!!!
i lub david choi

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0000

He’s so kind and down to earth.
: ) He deserves everything he has recived.
GO DAVID CHOI!

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Opening Weekend at San Diego Asian Film Festival | 88news — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:33:20 +0000

[...] industry reception rather than a film festival. With run ins with old friends like Leonardo Nam and David Choi, it was fun to see who we’d run into next while doing our doing [...]

By: Heartbreak

Heartbreak — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:23:14 +0000

wow…he sounds like a typical teen…but at the same time, but really one of a kind too lol…just wat kind of person do u expect 4rm him? hmmm

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Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:30:53 +0000

[...] industry reception rather than a film festival. With run ins with old friends like Leonardo Nam and David Choi, it was fun to see who we’d run into next while doing our doing [...]

By: s

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:50:06 +0000

**I think he meant to say that before Korean artists come to the USA and expect to make it big, they should interact more rather than hoping to ride on the waves of their success in Asia

By: s

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:48:23 +0000

I don’t think the ‘don’t touch base with fans’ bit was an explanation as to why he didn’t like Korean music. I think he meant to say that before Korean artists come to the USA to try to make it big, they should try to interact with more North American fans, rather than hoping to ride on the wave of their success in Asia. SE7EN and BoA failed at this.

I believe his second point about the music being ‘too American’ was referring to BoA & SE7EN’s American music efforts — their music was definitely what David described — too American, too processed. The majority of the BoA and SE7EN fans were complaining the entire time because of the sole reason that they’re were ‘Americanizing’ themselves too much. Even Epik High made a comment about it — Korean artists trying to cross-over to America are trying to fit into this American music mould instead of being themselves. That’s the main issue; they’re not using a very good approach.

The exception to this now though is the Wonder Girls. They’ve stayed true to their music (mainly because JYP is still their producer, and they just basically made English versions of their songs), and it’s completely different. They’re not trying to Americanize themselves. And if someone wanted to bring up the touching base with fans issue, they’re not doing bad at all. They’ve had many meet & greets available, are easily accessible on Facebook/Twitter, as they update regularly.

By: SE7EN4LIFE

SE7EN4LIFE — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:15:45 +0000

so what if he like korean music he like it if he dont who cares.i only started finding out korean music existed after someone posted this video on this online game i would play forums. i seen the video kiss because i am a girl and was interested ever since.

By: souaaaXD

souaaaXD — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:46:54 +0000

i know where it is too!!! (;

I LOVE DAVID CHOI

By: tupark

tupark — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:01:32 +0000

Sam, if you’re gonna respond, then read my shid correctly b4 you respond, dooshbag. when the f did i say he hated koreans? when did i say that i care that he doesn’t like korean music? i stated a fact based on his reply. i never said i cared that he doesn’t like the music, i said i don’t like the condescending way he answered the questions when it came to korean music. And your stupid asss last comment is a retarded contradiction. if you’re gonna criticize someone for something you apparently don’t like, don’t do it yourself in the same fahking sentence telling them not to do it.

By: tupark

tupark — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:55:15 +0000

f12, my whole point was that the way he answered the questions when asked about korean music was in a very condescending tone and not in any way respectful towards the entire culture of Korean music. Him saying “would love to see an asian make it” is an obvious fake reply that says “they’ll never make it” if you take the whole context of why he said that to begin with. You know what i’m saying? That’s all. Also, you either do something because you like it or you don’t. If you don’t, then it means you have no interest in it which means you don’t like it. But again, I don’t care whether he likes it or not because that wasn’t my point.

By: f12

f12 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:50:34 +0000

Actually he has listened to Korean music, but not as much as the average Kpop listener would. Remember what he said: “Not really. I just listen to the ones my friends listen to, like that one song “…baby baby baby” and “lolli lolli lollipop”. I don’t really blame him, since he was born in America, thus he is probably accustomed more to American music.

Although he did say that he doesn’t really listen to a lot of Korean music, this doesn’t mean that he doesn’t like Korean music, no? I understand how the context of David’s answer can be interpreted in a different way, but I don’t think he would be that arrogant to imply that he hates Korean music.

Whether or not he hates Kpop, he said he “would love to see an Asian make it” in America, which shows his support to his fellow Korean artists trying to break into America. (It’s quite confusing really, because you don’t know if he’s supporting Korean artists breaking into America or Korean artists in his home country. Maybe both?)