Source: OSEN via Nate
by VITALSIGNon April 13, 2011
Korea’s newest girl group Rania has been in the works for over four years. They started as a casual idea exchanged between DR Music CEO Yoon and producer Teddy Riley, as the two discussed the idea of introducing an Asian pop group to the States.
Teddy Riley had asked Yoon, “In the American music scene, there still exists a stereotype and a sort of restriction against colored artists. Wouldn’t it be amazing if an Asian girl group were to break that wall?”
Struck by the statement, Yoon (who’s also one of the most influential figures behind K-Pop’s first Hallyu wave generation) readily agreed, and together, the two ran auditions in Korea, Thailand, and China over the course of four years.
Rania began with Thai member Joy, but there were Chinese candidates as well. Teddy Riley had even suggested adding a black member to the group, but it was decided that they would stick with just Asian members. Once the final line-up was chosen, the girls spent four years being trained in vocals, choreography, and languages – all of which demanded $900,000 USD in expenses.
It wasn’t just Yoo and Teddy Riley pouring their blood and sweat into this project; the trainees had to devote everything they possessed into mastering repetitive lessons that strained them both physically and mentally. Not to mention that they were forced to watch their fellow trainees come and go, with a few even debuting into some of the top girl groups in the market today.
But the day finally came when the girls could officially debut, and they did so with strong energy and charisma.
Unfortunately, while they debuted with much buzz over their powerful performance and traditional pop style, the girls were also faced with a controversy over their provocatively sexy concept.
Responding to accusations of ‘noise marketing’, Yoon stated, “Those thinking that we’re merely pushing for their fame with a sexy concept are being biased. Korean girl groups made the Hallyu wave successful in the Asian market because of their strong and well-planned performance style. This is what must be pushed for, but it makes me so angry that Koreans are swearing and scolding them.”
He continued, “One TV program told us that they would cut down our four minute track into two minutes and a half while others said no to the ’spread leg’ dance and even put restrictions on their outfits. We spent four years creating their debut album title track, how can they just cut it as they wish?”
It’s understandable that Yoon is unfamiliar with the way Korean broadcast programs work, as most of his work was focused overseas. Baby V.O.X., one of the first leaders of the Hallyu wave, was created under his vision and spent most of their time overseas. Yoon also spent the past four years working almost exclusively on Rania and his vision with Teddy Riley. In an industry so restricted, there was no way that he could have known that one must cut, wear, and dance exactly what the broadcast networks say in order to receive an appearance opportunity.
Yoon concluded his interview by thanking the members of Rania for holding in their sorrow and dancing and singing amidst the restrictions. But as if his anger could not be repressed, his eyes remained red.
南韓主流電視台娛樂節目和電視劇的“挑逗”和荒誕的劇情，最近受到指責。本月10日播出的SBS電視台音樂節目《人氣歌謠》中，組合4minute展示的 “劈腿舞”引發非議。身穿熱褲的各成員，雙膝跪地後重複著雙腿劈開的動作。她們上半身穿的可以看到內衣的“透明裝”。MBC電視台音樂節目《秀！音樂中心》前一天也播出了4minute同樣的舞蹈。在4minute成員中，還有一名是17歲的未成年少女。節目播出後，觀眾在節目公告欄中指責稱“與家人一 起觀看感覺很尷尬，很難受”。
在 8日播出的KBS音樂節目《Music Bank》中，新少女組合Rania的穿著也受到指責。這是因為連接過膝的絲襪和熱褲的細帶，讓人聯想起屬於女性內衣的“吊帶襪”。在Rania當天表演 的舞蹈中，還有叉開腿扭動腰臀、用手撫摸身體等性暗示動作。在Rania7名成員中，有2名是17歲和18歲的未成年少女。參加同一節目的Orange Carame所穿的迷你短裙，短到被上衣完全遮住，看上去就像沒有穿一樣。
專家稱：“南韓少女組合無法拋棄以性感形象而不是演唱實力吸引大眾的戰略，因此總是引起‘挑逗’的非議。而對此不進行過濾就直接播出的主流電視台問題更 大。”女性家族部青少年政策科科長Park Nan-suk表示：“目前，《青少年保護法》還沒有保護未成年少女組合成員的相關規定，因此正在推進修訂法律。在此之前，為了避免產生‘挑逗性’非議， 正在敦促電視台進行自我淨化。”
部分電視劇的“低俗”爭論也在加劇。在10日播出的SBS週末電視劇《新妓生傳》中，出現了用毛毯卷起年輕妓生後，由2名壯漢毆打的場面。純屬現代版私刑。劇中，這名妓生違反了不能與客人戀愛的“芙蓉閣”的規定，在眾人面前被毆打後被趕出“芙蓉閣”。
看到在司法上明確規定為非法行為的“私刑”場面後，觀眾和網民憤怒不已。他們在電視劇網站公告欄中紛紛留言指責稱“連私刑屬於非法行為的常識都不知道，還 怎麼寫劇本？”、“沒有好的傳統嗎，為什麼非要學習這種殘忍的處罰”、“SBS電視台不假思索地播出這種場面，責任更大”等。此前，該劇還因播出女子想像 著在男子腹肌上面洗衣服的場面、複雜的出生秘密、試圖將養女變為妓生的陰謀等，被指責為“低俗中的低俗”。
首爾女子大學傳媒影像系教授Jong chang yun表示：“國民普遍接觸的主流電視台，毫無顧慮地播出脫離一般社會常識的內容的行為，應受到嚴厲制裁。”
Behind the scenes with Rania while recording “Dr. Feel Good”
by GhostWriteron April 12, 2011
After much anticipation, the ladies of Rania finally make their debut last week on Music Bank. With their arrival to the music scene the group has been generating a lot of buzz, both good and bad.
Recently, a behind the scenes video with Rania while recording “Dr. Feel Good” was uploaded on the internet.
This is a good opportunity to hear the girls talented voices without the music as a back track, check it out below!
DR Music responds to concerns about Rania's provocative choreography & stage outfits
Source: BNT News via Nate
by VITALSIGNon April 8, 2011
Ever since girl group Rania finally unveiled themselves earlier this week, the topic of their provocative choreography and stage outfits became the most debated issue amongst K-Pop fans.
Although they debuted on Mnet yesterday, they still have three more public broadcast programs to go, leading many to wonder how they’ll fare with KBS, MBC, and SBS’s strict regulations.
On April 8th, a representative of DR Music responded to the concerns through BNT News by stating, “First of all, thank you for your interest in Rania’s debut. We did not intend for this controversy to occur. As the song itself is composed by a foreign producer, we merely came up with a choreography and wardrobe that best fit to the song’s concept.”
They continued, “Even without such a controversy, Rania is a talented group in terms of vocal skills, so we’re very upset that this is occurring.”
When asked about the girls’ debut on “Music Bank” today, he revealed, “We have already finished the dry rehearsal. The amount of skin exposure is about the same as Mnet yesterday, but we’ve put the focus on a jacket with accessories. We’ve already produced the outfits prior to their debut, so we cannot change anything just for their public broadcast debuts.”
When asked if they would change their choreography or outfits if requested by KBS, he replied, “It’s upsetting, but because Rania is a rookie girl group, we are willing to change it up to a certain point if they become a problem.”
Do check back for their “Dr. Feel Good” Music Bank debut stage on April 8th.
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