OH MYYY? EXOs.

At first, I saw this. And my first reaction was "Oooh myyy, hey gorgeous!"

The second feeling was, needless to say, relief. Just look at these guys. Try to guess who's Korean, and who's Chinese. I might as well write one post about my methods to recognize whether an Asian is Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai or Ect: but I'm positive I'd sound quite racist. Even if it really works. Anyway, the second though was "God, when Chinese guys are beautiful, Koreans can't stand comparison." I mean, look at those guys at the bottom, they're particular, beautiful, hot, and definitely out of the pedophilia/androgynous zone so widely spread in Asian Pop culture. YAY!

Then, this. The VIDEO. 

I can image the producer ticking his checklist. English Epic Intro, done. Cute and hot singers, done. Quotes from Sailor Moon's Exoplanets, done. Sailor Star Fighter Chinese and Korean version, done. Tree of life legend, done. Super-bad villain yet-to-be-uncovered, done. Innovative one market two countries two (or one?) boy band strategy, done. (Which was a stroke of pure genius). 

I wasn't too shocked or surprised. There was the same basic lack of originality, good dancing skills, good-looking boys, and then what's more? It was just a fusion between ShinEE and TVXQ. Don't get me wrong, I love pop-art, pop-life, pop-flashing and saturated colours. Pop-levity. I simply can't stand Pop music. Until 4:19, when the story changed, and a wild Chinese-Canadian appeared:

I can't find or ctrl+stamp the skeleton make-up, he or his producers must regret performing that. But, still. What's that, Aladdin Sane Asian version? I am amazed and horrified at the same time. Horrified because... well, there's not really a because. I can't - to put it simply - accept crossovers and mixture of music genres, especially when you have a pop song and producers decide to randomly insert some rock-rap-alternative-soul-emo details. And wushu. And Flying kicks. Which was awesome, btw.

But. On the other hand, it is true that originality comes from audacity. The big problem is that not always results are as stunning as we imagined it. Anyway, I have never seen something like that in Asia. Something that goes beyond the pretty boy imagery, and introduces the artist in the shiny and glittery pop world. We're far from a true achievement, but this, for Asian markets, it's a breath of fresh air. It's new, it's breaking the brick wall between art and Confucian regime/tradition. And the damn Chinese boy band leader is half Canadian. Are we seriously seeing a true opening of the Asian Great Wall? After Kim Jong-un dancing with Daisy and Mickey Mouse, everything is possible. A unpleasant feeling of fear ignited after half an hour of reflection: they're on the way of perfection. They dance, sing, look (naturally?) beautiful. Producers, through idols, are starting to let go their conception of art, and they are starting creating a new wave, a mixture of old tradition and new ideas combined to form the perfect performance. It's amazing, and once more, I'm glad I'm trying to keep up with the Asians. I'm truly starting to believe that soon they'll take over the world, with a Sino-Korean-Chinese alliance, and in couple of decades we're gonna see the first Hunger Games, contestants: round-eyes. 

The tiny little inner-me feels like Jun-pyo. Imma upset.