4/9/2023 0 Comments Loopy kpopOn a now-deleted(?) post by owen (of mkit rain), loopy had commented that the two need to protect hiphop in korea, whether it means protecting what exists or starting hiphop anew - eng summary here he accuses loopy of representing nothing more than "hollyweed" - kr screenshots + eng summary here / additional eng summary here he also discredits loopy's story about mkit's attempt at pioneering (anything) in hiphop by saying that ticket prices for every artist have gone up over the years, as the market has dictated. Khundi panda (of dejavu) immediately criticises loopy's pov on his own instagram stories, demanding to know what loopy has done for khh, and how he fits into khh, to justify his opinions. loopy ends his initial posts by mentioning that he has no ill will towards any artists nominated for kmas - full eng trans here now, though, 55,000krw is not an uncommon price point for hiphop concerts, and loopy says he's happy to see that, implying it's a form of recognition for the community he and mkit believed in in 2015. that was incredibly high at the time, so mkit received a lot of criticism including accusations that they were unjustifiably entitled and money hungry. creating grander and more artistically dynamic shows led mkit to setting their concert ticket prices at 55,000krw. Loopy goes on to explain that, upon returning to korea in 2015, mkit rain wanted to revolutionise art direction within hiphop, which he believed was being neglected by the scene. Soon after, loopy (of mkit rain) posts on instagram stories noting there are no members of the hiphop community, as far as we know, on the awards committee - full eng trans here ![]() ![]() The korean music awards announced their 2022 nominees loopy continues to converse with other rappers, artists, and hiphop fans across instagram. some khh artists, such as khundi panda, have interpreted loopy’s pov as denouncing khh and subsequently established beef with him. he also believes the current system of mainstream hiphop is hindering this culture from developing within the community. while this cannot be directly copied by korean artists, it is something he believes should inspire the korean interpretation of hiphop culture, particularly the means by which and for which korean artists build relationships with one another. he recognises the black american experience - emphasising what he interprets as a unique "connectedness" - as the foundation of hiphop. Tldr: loopy believes there is a particular and nuanced essence missing from korean hiphop culture. Please correct anything i said if it's misleading or egregious - it's not on purpose or to push any personal agenda - and i can come back and add things if/when more significant shit happens or additional sources appear i probably won't keep up with this thread after a couple days, since you should have whatever you need after this (summary or sources) ![]() but.i'm just one non-native person so.grain of ains, even. i did this to try and be of help but also to try and imbue just a little more nuance into the summaries than what i'm seeing circulating around social media atm. take everything with a grain of salt and recognise that if you are not fluent in korean then you will literally never understand every nuance present in this discourse. i know it's long, so if you don't want to read it all then 1) read the tldr below and/or 2) click the links at the end of each bullet point and do your best. I tried to put everything chronologically (enough) with sources - below is my own summary, not direct translation. let's just try and get it out there and see what we can make of it. ![]() A few people messaged me about this and i know we're all trying to keep up.
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