CAN NON-ASIAN "FOREIGNERS" SUCCEED IN THE K-POP GENRE?

QUESTIONS ARE NOW "RACIST". The questioner, Maria J., wasn't saying that any kind of "visibly Asian" person couldn't be considered a "foreigner". She was saying that, *IN / FOR THIS QUESTION*, she was using the term to mean foreigners to Korea (and / or Asia). Maybe she could have / should have worded it better (so as to not offend the "almighty" Korean. (Yes, this person refers to himself in the third person. He calls himself "the Korean". That's not "racist"? It's not "racist" to label yourself as only one part of your identity and make a career off of it? No, it's probably actually really not.) Racism is a real and serious thing. But people nowadays are seriously crying wolf when it comes to racism. Racism is an extreme prejudice and / or discrimination towards / of other people based on their race. This question didn't seem very prejudiced and / or discriminatory.

("Dear Korean,

How ready do you think Korea is for a foreigner in the K-pop scene? My definition of a foreigner in Korean market would be someone who isn't Korean and does not look visibly Asian.

Maria J."

I'm sure that what Maria J. meant was that, IN THIS QUESTION, she was using the word foreigner to mean someone that isn't Asian and / or of Asian decent. It was not meant to exclude Asian people and / or people of Asian decent ... at the least, not in a prejudiced and / or discriminatory way. The reason, I believe, that this person was referring only to non-Asians is probably because it's (maybe ... just maybe) considered a little bit more "normal" and / or "common" (SCRATCH THAT ... "not out of the ordinary") to see non-Korean Asians in the K-Pop Genre. There aren't as many non-Asians in the K-Pop Genre. A lot of times, people wouldn't really notice if someone in a K-Pop group was not Korean (if they were still Asian). It would *OBVIOUSLY* be and / or it is more noticeable if and / or when a there is a non-Asian member in a K-Pop group. It's still seems kind of "normal" if a non-Korean Asian person is in a K-Pop group. So ... basically, this person was just trying to ask about what it's like for a non-Asian person to be in a K-Pop group and how successful such a person could be.


https://psmag.com/the-caucasian-king-of-k-pop-ed708e1f1183#.qvex44icd

https://disqus.com/home/discussion/kpopsecrets/httpkpopsecretstumblrcompost43392636518/

https://www.dramafever.com/news/new-k-pop-girl-group-the-gloss-to-debut-with-first-non-asian-member/%7B%5B%7Bnotification.object.url%7D%5D%7D

http://onehallyu.com/topic/191527-will-we-see-more-caucasian-kpop-idols-in-the-future/

http://kpopselca.com/forum/general/caucasians-in-kpop-the-actual-problem-t5793/

http://kpopselca.com/out/?http://seoulbeats.com/2013/06/the-gloss/

http://www.allkpop.com/forum/

http://seoulbeats.com/2013/06/the-gloss/