Mad World with Haley and Puddles on PMJ Top Hat on Fleek

[kkong]

I'm posting a little about Meg & Dia Frampton to artist who were signed but marched to the beat of a different drummer. Their song "Here, Here & Here" tell a story about them being away from the warmth of home & mom.... You have to love the risk takers even if they lose their corporate daddies like Meg and Dia did.

Thanks for the intro to these gals; I see what you mean. Also saw some nice work by Dia on the Voice.

Seeing how their Dad had been a South Korean DJ, it makes me think of today's kpop girl groups, which are exactly the opposite of the risk takers you describe. Per wiki...

(edited) The hallmarks of K-pop are:

Diversity of audiovisual content: K-pop is a fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits combining bubblegum pop with the musical elements of electro, disco, rock, R&B, and hip-hop.

Synchronized dance formations and key movements in the choreography: When performing K-pop music, multiple singers in a band, often made up of more than three members, switch their positions while singing and dancing by making prompt movements in synchrony. The K-pop choreography often includes a hooking, repetitive dance that matches the characteristics of the lyrics of the song.

Systematic training of singers: The larger management agencies in South Korea offer binding contracts to children starting from age 9 to 10. Trainees live together in a tightly regulated environment and spend many hours a day learning music, choreography, foreign languages and communication techniques with fans and journalists. This "robotic" system of training is often criticized by Western media outlets. In 2012, the cost of training a single member from SM Entertainment's nine-member band Girls' Generation averaged US$3 million.

But, in spite of this formulaic approach, they do produce highly listenable music. Witness SPICA's take on No Diggity:


Or, Lee Hyori, my own guilty pleasure: