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koganbot34 Pazz & Jop voters listed Korean music on either their singles or albums ballot, as opposed to last year's lonely 18, but if you subtract out those whose only Korean vote was for K-pop's first American hit, the number falls to 10. I won't say that "Gangnam Style" failed to whet anyone's appetite or stoke anyone's curiosity, since I don't know how many people's long lists contained Korean content that didn't make their top tens.* And our sample size is pretty small anyway.
Here's who voted for K-pop that wasn't just "Gangnam Style."** I've put in bold those who didn't vote K-pop in 2011 (though Marsh and Considine included stuff from 2011). "Paparazzi" and "Sherlock" are in Japanese. Luke McCormick is new to me.
Vijith Assar - Ga-in "Bloom"
Justin Chun - Dal★shabet Bang Bang, Dal★shabet "Have, Don't Have," SNSD "Paparazzi"
JD Considine - TaeTiSeo "Twinkle," Psy "Gangnam Style," 2NE1 "I Am The Best," Wonder Girls "Like This"
Chuck Eddy - Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker," Psy "Gangnam Style"
Kevin John - G-Dragon "Crayon"
Calum Marsh - Miss A Touch, SNSD The Boys, Miryo Miryo AKA Johoney
Luke McCormick - G-Dragon "Crayon"
David Cooper Moore - Sistar "Alone," Orange Caramel Lipstick, Orange Caramel "Lipstick," T-ara "Lovey-Dovey."
Brad Shoup - SHINee "Sherlock" (Japanese ver.)
This is assuming I didn't miss anything.
I voted for 14 K-pop tracks and albums, which I admit is an absurd number. Last year I voted for 12 (well, 11 for K-pop and 1 for trot).
Nothing from K-pop other than "Gangnam Style" got more than 2 votes, unlike last year, when GD&TOP's "High High" got 3, HyunA's "Bubble Pop!" got 5, and 2NE1's "I Am The Best" got 7. I'm surprised Sistar's "Alone" didn't get anyone other than Dave and me.
Printing an affinity list would be foolish, since only two people voted for three or more items I voted for. But I've never been one to shun foolishness, so I dropped the eligibility from three to two, and I still only added one more person.
David Cooper Moore = 6 (Orange Caramel Lipstick, Orange Caramel "Lipstick," Serebro Mama Lover, T-ara "Lovey-Dovey", Dev "Take Her From You," Sistar "Alone")
Chuck Eddy = 5 (Dev The Night The Sun Came Up [I voted the British release in 2011], Dev "In My Trunk," Dev "Take Her From You," Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker," Cassie "King Of Hearts")
JD Considine = 2 (2NE1 "I Am The Best" [which I voted for in 2011], Wonder Girls "Like This")
*I've got Latino, French, Thai, British, and reggae on my long lists but not on my ballot. And I'm usually at least a year late in discovering great ridiculous dance hits from Romania, Poland, and Spain.
**This year all Korean votes were for K-pop. Last year there were a couple for the Shin Joong Hyun compilation, all of which predates K-pop, and there was my vote for LPG.
Here's who voted for K-pop that wasn't just "Gangnam Style."** I've put in bold those who didn't vote K-pop in 2011 (though Marsh and Considine included stuff from 2011). "Paparazzi" and "Sherlock" are in Japanese. Luke McCormick is new to me.
Vijith Assar - Ga-in "Bloom"
Justin Chun - Dal★shabet Bang Bang, Dal★shabet "Have, Don't Have," SNSD "Paparazzi"
JD Considine - TaeTiSeo "Twinkle," Psy "Gangnam Style," 2NE1 "I Am The Best," Wonder Girls "Like This"
Chuck Eddy - Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker," Psy "Gangnam Style"
Kevin John - G-Dragon "Crayon"
Calum Marsh - Miss A Touch, SNSD The Boys, Miryo Miryo AKA Johoney
Luke McCormick - G-Dragon "Crayon"
David Cooper Moore - Sistar "Alone," Orange Caramel Lipstick, Orange Caramel "Lipstick," T-ara "Lovey-Dovey."
Brad Shoup - SHINee "Sherlock" (Japanese ver.)
This is assuming I didn't miss anything.
I voted for 14 K-pop tracks and albums, which I admit is an absurd number. Last year I voted for 12 (well, 11 for K-pop and 1 for trot).
Nothing from K-pop other than "Gangnam Style" got more than 2 votes, unlike last year, when GD&TOP's "High High" got 3, HyunA's "Bubble Pop!" got 5, and 2NE1's "I Am The Best" got 7. I'm surprised Sistar's "Alone" didn't get anyone other than Dave and me.
Printing an affinity list would be foolish, since only two people voted for three or more items I voted for. But I've never been one to shun foolishness, so I dropped the eligibility from three to two, and I still only added one more person.
David Cooper Moore = 6 (Orange Caramel Lipstick, Orange Caramel "Lipstick," Serebro Mama Lover, T-ara "Lovey-Dovey", Dev "Take Her From You," Sistar "Alone")
Chuck Eddy = 5 (Dev The Night The Sun Came Up [I voted the British release in 2011], Dev "In My Trunk," Dev "Take Her From You," Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker," Cassie "King Of Hearts")
JD Considine = 2 (2NE1 "I Am The Best" [which I voted for in 2011], Wonder Girls "Like This")
*I've got Latino, French, Thai, British, and reggae on my long lists but not on my ballot. And I'm usually at least a year late in discovering great ridiculous dance hits from Romania, Poland, and Spain.
**This year all Korean votes were for K-pop. Last year there were a couple for the Shin Joong Hyun compilation, all of which predates K-pop, and there was my vote for LPG.
