Music I listen to, part 2

Two days have passed, and I have lost the motivation to continue with the post.  It's sad how quickly enthusiasm for an idea can dissipate.

I think I wanted to write about the trend of feminizing Korean male celebrities - but I wouldn't know where to take the topic.  I wouldn't judge (is it good or bad?), nor would I conclude.  I mean, they're obviously presenting themselves to maximize popularity and profit but what does that say about Korean teenage subculture?  I don't know, but I will show you the trend:



The group HOT - they debuted when I was in 8th grade.



G-Dragon from Big Bang



Group MBlaq, made by this man:


Bi.

What makes the above picture so interesting is the contrast between mascara and the six pack.


But the interesting question is, will future of K-pop look more like Japanese visual rockers?






(All of them are guys... I think.  Honestly, I don't know enough about visual rock to tell anyone who the groups are, if they are even celebrities, or if their music sounds any good.  I just know that the genre exists, and what they look like.  The emphasis of visuals in visual rock is as important to the music itself.  In a way, K-pop really should be called visual-pop)

In the past (or in the present), was/is fashion used to oppress women?  If the answer is yes (which I'm assuming it is, or at least in the past), would rise of visual rock and their (hypothetical) acceptance in popular culture signify movement towards gender equality, at least in fashion?  Or is that a stupid question since equality can exist despite segregation?  Is it possible to ignore biology while discussing fashion? 

Would girls actually like this?  Would girls feel threatened, or invaded?  What kind of underwear do visual rockers wear?

I don't have answers to any of these questions.  Most of these questions are probably stupid or pointless because I am ignorant.  I initially did not want to write this entry because upon contemplating about it, I realized my ignorance - about fashion, gender, visual rock, existence of feminine underwear in their closet, etc.  But I wrote it, and there, the world knows about my ignorance now.  Whatever - I feel secure about androgynous Japanese rockers, and frankly speaking, I don't mind them. Who am I to say what  people should wear when my own views have been conditioned and shaped by the culture I live in? 

But here is what truly fascinates me - fashions of primitive tribes (is primitive offensive?).  Is there anything innate about fashion?  Do virtually every culture have a "uniform?"  Is the need to visually categorize within our primitive instincts?  If yes, is that why people repel against the idea of androgynous clothing?