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Dear SM

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:59:00 -0400

I really need to get this off my mind and I don’t know any other way apart from writing a letter to your company (though it’ll never reach.) Firstly, I must introduce myself as an ELF who has taken interest into kpop since 2008. Being an ELF, naturally this is somewhat like a letter of complaint with regards to how you are treating Super Junior. This letter will be long but bear with me. Of course not everything is bad, so I would like to acknowledge some success that you have when it comes to Super Junior.

Firstly, I don’t know why you created Super Junior instead of sticking to the original groups you planned to debut but I must say that is it was the right decision looking at Super Junior’s successes now. Just to name a few, they have their own talk show (Foresight), their own radio show (Kiss the Radio, their own mini movie (Flower Boys) and their world tour (Super Show 1,2,3,4). There are countless many other successes of course though in my opinion, the best success is the establishment of everlasting friends. For making it possible, thank you.

However, the part that I am not too happy about it the fact that you only focused on them when they were rising idols. I understand that you have other groups to look after but I can’t help but feel as though you have completely ignored them now. I know, you know, we all know that ELFs will be there to support Super Junior no matter what but I feel that you should give them a bit more attention. More specifically, they should be given much better music videos/songs/dance.

Again, before I dive into what I find a bit off when it comes to SJ’s songs, I would like to acknowledge the efforts made for the previous albums. Although the first 3 albums had some…problems (I don’t really know how to put it) I believe that I preferred the first 3 albums to the 4th and 5th album. I am sure some elfs would beg to differ but just hear me out first.

The thing that I liked about the first 3 albums is that they fully utilised SJ’s size. The choreography that they have was clearly choreographed for SJ’s numbers only. You simply can’t do the choreography with only 5 people or less. The music videos that SJ had was of them out in the streets (I take it that ‘Its You’ will pass for being out in the streets).

There was also a good mix of singing and rapping which I really like. In addition, though Don’t Don was probably the most controversial era, you must agree that it was cool to have Henry featured. Honestly, how many idols can play the violin like Henry? SJ-H and SJ Trot was also quite popular with songs such as cooking-cooking and Rokuggo :) Essentially, Super Junior was really maximising their potential.

Then came the 3rd album. Again, it was a fantastic album. Fresh, cool concept. Awesome album with a good mix of songs, some of which were written by SJ themselves. I really liked the song they did with DBSK too :) The dance for the chorus was simple so everyone could follow however the other parts were really cool and looked difficult to learn. As for the 4th and 5th album, I felt was trying to imitate the success of the 3rd album. :/

My friend told me it was part of ‘SJ Funky’ concept which was expected to end with the 5th album. Even with the same concept, I felt that you could have done a much better job.

1. MVs

You could have done much more with Boom Boom or even Superman considering the teaser photos that you had for the repackaged album. Furthermore, you could have done more with Oppa Oppa rather than just leaving it at that (it is a short mv. does anyone know if there’s a long one? Are they even going to release a long version?) Oh and one more thing: Why on earth are they ALWAYS TRAPPED IN A BOX. Sorry Sorry, Bonamana, Mr Simple, Perfection, Super Girl, Acha, Opera (Jap version). Am I the only one who feels this way???

2. Dance

I will make the assumption here that you want the dance to be easy enough for fans to follow. However, I find that now the choreography is just making use of Super Junior’s placements rather than their ability. I agree that the chorus should probably be easy to follow however it seems like the entire choreography is easy. Plus, it’s getting predictable with Eunhyuk’s solo. Don’t get me wrong, I like his solos…just don’t make it so predictable. I can’t help but compare the choreography of SJ’s songs to Keep Your Head Down, Lucifer, History and Mama. SJ’s dance just looks too simplistic in comparison.

3. Song

I don’t know if it’s just me but its a tad too auto-tuned. I would also appreciate it if there were equal distribution of lines. I understand that KRY are lead singers but the other members can sing too. Oh and even if KRY are lead singers, I find that they somehow don’t get enough attention. As in, come on, at first glance when watching Acha or when you listen to it, you can’t tell that Ryeowook had a super long note whereas in Lucifer, everyone knows of Jonghyun’s long note. (Shawols, I have nothing against SHINee.)

Actually there’s a lot more but I can’t find specific categories for it. Essentially, Super Junior is really really talented but I’m sad that it’s not reflected in their songs/MV/dance. All I am asking is that you maximise their potential. I feel as though you have forgotten what SJ can do when you’re focused on Exo. We have our own martial arts boy Sungmin (and Hankyung :( ) and everyone in SJ can dance really well! In fact, I think that the one thing that sets SJ apart from other groups is that they can incorporate humour into their dance and yet still look pretty awesome. Make use of SJ-H and SJ-T too. Don’t completely abandon them. Choreograph some super sophisticated dance for them or something. Yes of course SJ showcases their talents during their concerts but I find it is only right for them to reflect it in their songs as well.

I suppose many will wonder why I am suddenly writing this. I have been keeping these thoughts to myself for quite some time but I gave benefit of doubt that you have a lot of groups to look after however after looking at the many teaser MVs of EXO and Mama MV which uses a lot of special effects, I find that it is not justified to leave SJ ‘trapped in a box’. I have nothing against EXO, trust me, it’s just that, I believe SJ deserves to have a bit more attention and budget. I’m sure that other fandoms have other complaints about how you aren’t treating their bias groups well but again, I am an ELF, not a fan of f(x) or SNSD or SHINee so I don’t really know the full story.

To end off, I really hope that you give more support to SJ and may the 6th album be much better than the 4th and 5th.

Regards,

an everlasting friend

ps: I am NOT speaking on behalf of the entire fandom or anything. It is just my opinion so please don’t bash the elf community or anything just cause of what I said. Though I really wonder though if anyone else out there shares the same opinion as me.

Dear Gary and jihyo,

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:47:00 -0400

I really really wish that Monday couple was real! You two made such a cute and funny couple on running man… If only you two were a couple irl. Too bad jihyo has a boyfriend now, but maybe she’ll come to realize that the one she loves most is kang Gary :p

Dear Jaejoong

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:35:00 -0500

I know you’re in denial that you’re aging but please know that we will not love you any less just because you’re older. Its probably hard to say that you’re aging gracefully with the amount of alcohol you consume but you still look pretty healthy to me. I guess this isn’t the typical birthday wish you normally get but I just need to say it. What I wanted to say is, thank you for being born into this world. Thank you for making my life more liveable (if there’s such a word). Thank you for all the beautiful songs you’ve composed. Thank you for helping me keep the faith in DB5K. Thank you for brightening my day with your smile. I hope you have a good birthday and I really hope that your relationship with Yunho and Changmin is still as good as it was back then when DB5K was active.

Happy Birthday Kim Jaejoong. :)

to T-ARA,

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:43:09 -0500

your songs are really very catchy, but i think you cannot sing live at all. every time i see one of your concert performances or music show perfs on tv, i listen very closely and manage to hear you struggling. the track with your voices in it is being played louder than the volume of your mic. you have some good singers among you, but the rest seriously need to do something about their live singing skills.

just watch this video and you’ll get what i mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5VNNbowne0.

dear exo,

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:54:25 -0500

i can’t wait for your debut! everyone’s so hyped up and i am too :) i don’t think ELFs should be worried about you overthrowing super junior, because if super junior really has good music and a strong fandom then nothing will change. you won’t be stealing fans from other groups, but rather have your fandom, exo planet! can’t wait for your debut stage on mubank on friday :D

and also PLEASE TELL ME JINO IS IN EXO-K!

love,

a fan.

happy new year to all followers of fuckyeahkpopmessages! hope all of you have a wonderful 2012...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:00:26 -0500

happy new year to all followers of fuckyeahkpopmessages! hope all of you have a wonderful 2012 filled with fun and lots of kpop.

love,

admins x

Dear SM Ent

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:10:23 -0500

As you should know since a long time ago, many fans hate you. You as in the whole company and not just the person on top. I really don’t understand how you can debut such awesome groups yet treat them in such a manner. DB5K once mentioned that Lee Soo Man was very nice to them. Super Junior did too. I know there’s a change in management down the road so I don’t really know who’s running the show at this point but whoever you are, I think you should seriously focus on getting your company straightened out and not on debuting a new group because that would only add on to the list of screw ups you’ve made thus far.

Who knows, maybe we’re wrong about you treating your artistes like crap. Maybe you really do try but you just have too many groups to handle. Or maybe we are right all the while and you care nothing about your artistes but the money you make. Whatever it is, thank you. Thank you for debuting such awesome groups thus far. Thank you for screwing up because it only strengthens the bonds within and among fandoms. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that it was right of you to screw up, I’m just saying that you better watch out because of the strengthened bonds and understanding

Dear Eunhyuk and Leeteuk,

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:21:00 -0500

Today’s your last day as DJs on sukira, and it’s just sad, and now everyone’s crying along with you :( Teukie was being the amazing leader he always is, staying strong and holding his tears back. Eunhyuk just cried and sniffed his way through the last ten minutes, and i’m so so so glad when donghae came out at the end to comfort him.

Eunteuk, it’s not the end. it’s the and.

Dear Changmin

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:43:00 -0500

You give really poor fan service. You’re blunt and honest to the point that it seems as though you’re being really mean to your fans. You insult Jaejoong for smiling too much to the fans. You don’t like hugs and you scold your fans who think you are handsome. What is wrong with you?? Then again, what is wrong with me?? I actually feel drawn towards you though you make no effort to win over fans.0_0

Am I the only one who feels this way?

dear jyj, tvxq, homin

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:48:43 -0400

i miss you as a 5. it’s just different.

Dear Super Junior

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:55:00 -0400

I’m sorry I can’t be the ELF I should be. And I think that many of us feel that way. As much as we would love to help you with GDA, the timing of your comeback isn’t that fantastic considering it is the period of exams so majority of us have very limited time on the computer ):

Agh I feel so frustrated with myself right now ):

Dear Goo Hara,

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:33:00 -0400

You are so gorgeous. I almost envy your beauty. You have the most amazing smile. Step opened my eyes to you and to Kara. But more than that, you have become my inspiration. I look up to you and the rest of Kara as well. I am so excited to see you promote Step and to see you smiling and happy. Thank you <3

To infinite,

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:47:31 -0400

Congratulations infinite for your first win ever! It was emotional for you and for us, and i cried along with you, happily of course. You deserve your win :D infinite fighting!

Dear Mr.Taxi,

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:16:13 -0400

I swear to god that i’m not gonna let our fucking company pay for your Daesang award again. Us & our fans will beat the crap out of your over-pampered asses.

from, Mr.Simple :3

Dear Dara,

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:10:39 -0400

I really admire you for your strength to carry on despite whatever setbacks or criticisms you may have faced throughout your career. However it worries me when your insecurity of not being attractive enough surfaced during one of the episodes of 2ne1tv. Please know that you are beautiful and you can be feminine. Even though you feel more comfortable in jeans and shirts, more boyish clothings so to speak, you can look great in feminine clothes as well.

Well, I wish you a long successful career and I hope once your 3 year no dating policy ends, you will find your ideal other half :)

Yours sincerely,

a concerned blackjack

Dear Yesung,

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:29:58 -0400

You never got the attention you truly deserve. Your talent is never appreciated. You’re honestly Korea’s #1 Singing Angel, and this is coming from a fan whose listened and criticized every vocally talented artist.

I just wish that SMEnt. debuted you as a soloist. You deserve better. A LOT better. And I think this will also raise your self-confidence. You never have to do anything weird just to get noticed, just to get love from the public.

Being debuted in a boy group means that you get people’s attention mostly with your looks & rarely your talent. You’re damn underrated in SJ. Other members outshine you because you’re not as handsome or as appealing as them. And they don’t even deserve their recognition as singers.

Even though you did get more popular on the 4th album; but only because of your looks. Most people who now call themselves a fan of you never gave any shit about you on the 3rd album and the past albums.

I honestly think that you’re not your real self anymore and that you’re just a robot acting to be someone else because you know that you’re just another money maker for SMEnt. and nothing else.

And I think that you know that yourself. You know that you can’t do anything about it & that you can’t get out of it. And I KNOW that you’re unhappy & lonely. Replacing the sadness you’re feeling by busying yourself by hanging out with your family and taking care of your pets.

I just wish that you can finally find a girl, or get the courage to actually court Moon Geun Young, who understands you for who you are and I hope that she can make you happy.

With love, from an obviously too observative and an overconcerned CloudELF♥

ps. I’ll always be there for you no matter what :)

Dear kpop biases

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:59:00 -0400

I’m sorry.

I feel as though I have betrayed you because I have not fangirl-ed in a long time.

Recently when I got to know of SHINee World coming down to my country, I didn’t have reaction.

Nor did I give a reaction when my parents allowed me to go.

I didn’t even keep track when Taemin turned blond again.

His birthday is coming up and I don’t feel as excited as I would normally be.

I don’t scream anymore when I hear to Super Junior songs being played on radio.

Nor do I get excited whenever someone says something about Super Junior.

I guess cause the thing that’s constantly on my mind now is the pressure to ace in my exam. )):

Love,

a stressed out fan.

Dear Hankyung (Hangeng)

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:22:24 -0400

Even though you’re not in Super Junior anymore, I’m still your fan. I like your solo better because I get to hear only your voice. I’ve gotten to the point where I love you so much I cry sometimes when I listen to your singing. Other people might have forgotten about you once you left Super Junior, but I didn’t. I kinda like your Chinese songs better, you sing more confidently because it’s your main language and I like the different soft and pop styles. Everyday I listen to “Wings of Love” because you sang it completely thinking of the fans. All of those Charity events you helped, I was such in awe at how kind you were. Telling your fans to not get presents for you but to donate them to charity instead. I think that was when I completely knew that I loved you.
Because you’re such a kind, beautiful, talented and gifted person.

Love,
A Gengfan

Dear Jaejoong,

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:07:55 -0400

Do you know how worried I am about you lately? Your moodswings are not normal, Jae. One day you’d be laughing through a whole concert, singing your heart out and talking to your fans, the next concert, you’d be singing to the floor, tearing up and not give your all.

I know you’re drinking out alone now and then, you’re drinking quite a lot, smoking too. I’m not gonna tell you what you can and cannot do, but I’m worried about you. You’re killing yourself.

I know that you are stressed out, I know that you work too hard, I know you want to please us fans aswell as following your dream.. but you can´t keep going like this.

I can’t see your real smile. I want to see your real smile. I want you to be happy. I even want you to, though only the thought is breaking my heart because I’m madly in love with you, find someone that you can love and that will love you with all their heart. I think you need that. How I wish I could be there by your side and support you..

I am scared you are much worse than we can see.

What should I do?
If you could get into my mind one day, you’d know how loved you are. I love you so much, Kim Jaejoong.

Dear Yesung,

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:09:51 -0400

Do you know how much I freaking love you? Well, obviously not considering you don’t even know I exist. That doesn’t keep me from loving you any less. In fact, I think that makes me love you even more. Not knowing you drives me to have all the more desire to want to meet you and to know you and take more interest in you. You’re so precious and wonderful in so many ways. You’re freaking gorgeous, you have the most beautiful voice in the entire K-pop industry (imo, obv.), and your personality is just so lovable. You’re freaking hilarious, no one can deny that. You’re also so sweet and compassionate. You always treat your members so well, whether it’s brotherly-like or fatherly-like or boyfriend-like, hehe. I also adore your love for turtles! The way you seem to bring the mood up on varieties is also just another perk about you. You never fail to make me smile, laugh, or cry (because your singing is just pulls at my heartstrings!). I freaking love you, and you’ll never know it.

Lots of love!