Comments on: Korea Felt Insulted

By: Freethinker

Freethinker — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:12:08 +0000

Hahaha..stephen rant again calling Rain a punk…

By: Bi fanatic

Bi fanatic — Sat, 19 May 2007 12:04:08 +0000

I’m from Singapore and I found Colbert’s comments hilarious (more so than the vid actually). Most of my friends thought nothing of it. It really depends on how exposed you are to American culture. Many many years ago, I loved watching Letterman & Leno. I still do … when I can tear myself away from Rain .

By: Dona B.

Dona B. — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:44:02 +0000

hahaha! i’m a rain fan and i thought that was hilarious. if rain’s fans want him to succeed in the u.s. market they’ll have to deal w/ these jokes and the mean/insulting comments from the critics.
in stephen colbert’s defense, he didn’t just made fun of rain alone but he also made fun of himself…yeah, he quoted rain’s motto and said he has an infinite modesty. his tone was sarcastic!

By: kpopfosho

kpopfosho — Mon, 14 May 2007 23:59:55 +0000

I must say, I am Korean, and I was not insulted by Colbert’s words/antics AT ALL. I thought it was comedic. Also, I think it’s great that Koreans are getting attention from the mainstream. Bi is trying to get some exposure in the Western market, and I think that he should feel honored to have been mocked by a current cultural icon such as Stephen Colbert.

By: amabelle

amabelle — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:11:38 +0000

if you are insulted by this, it suggests that you are “insecure” of your culture. Accepting this satire means that you are very “confident” of your culture or your enthnic identity. Therefore, you are able to LAUGH AT yourself and at this.

if rain really did laugh at this, it suggests that he is comfortable enough with his identity as a korean facing the US market. =)

By: SE7EN (CHOI DONG WOOK)

SE7EN (CHOI DONG WOOK) — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:25:35 +0000

omg you guys if i would have been in that audience they would have arrested me because i would have walked on stage and punched him in the face. i hear enough of people making fun of asians let alone koreans and i freaking it :furious:

By: zzhang

zzhang — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:32:47 +0000

my…what a long discussion…these celebs should learn to suck it up…it’s a good public relation tho..can’t they just laugh together with other public?

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:16:55 +0000

Bobby Kim is a disgrace. I doubt Korea likes him XP

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:16:53 +0000

I love Korea, I’m fascinated by Korean culture, and I’m a big fan of several Korean singers. But there is a significant group of Korean netizens (I imagine it’s a small group who are just really really loud) who are continuously complaining about something, and sometimes (like this) it’s really just plain silly.

When Rain does debut in America, he will actually get real insults from people who won’t like him. And the Korean netizens will probably throw a huge hissy fit. But just because someone doesn’t like your popstar doesn’t mean that they are denigrating your country and culture. We make fun of our own celebrities more than anyone else (we also pay them a huge amount of money to put up with it). Of course, American also make fun of ourselves a lot too. (that’s a big part of Colbert’s show also)

I read somewhere else that Rain saw the video and publicly said he thought it was funny. That’s great news, and I’m glad to hear it. Americans love someone who has a sense of humor and doesn’t take themselves too seriously. That attitude will help him a lot.

So go Rain, I wish him the best of luck in the future. I hope he stays humble. And if he doesn’t know what to do, just smile…he has a killer smile

By: shenyue

shenyue — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:12:54 +0000

hahhaha anne, allow me to give the full credit to the “mini God” part to se7enfan she is the one always says that ^^

OMY!!! in that MAD TV … Bobby Kim is in fact Korean!! he is even fluent in Korean .. GOD what a show that would be .. imagine him ripping off his cloths do that crazy dance in his underwear lolol … i wanna see what Koreans wouldn’t find insulting in that !!!!