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I’ve seen so much arguing about the idol Lana on my tl recently and as an asian person, I wanted to express my views on this issue. People argue about whether she’s a koreaboo, if she has plastic surgery, which part of Russia she’s from. +
is Russia part of Asia? Etc etc. but essentially, that’s not important, it’s about her privileges. She’s white, and appears white and this is the important part. Because of this, she could easily debut in the western industry if she wanted, as opposed to an asian artist.
Kpop has always been a predominantly asian industry, with idols from all over Asia - Lisa, Sorn and Minnie from Thailand, Yuqi, Jackson, Tzuyu, etc etc. but these idols are all completely Asian and would not be able to debut in the heavily gatekept western industry.
Therefore, a part of why I love kpop is bc I love to see asian representation and Asians being able to express musical artistry when they are conventionally not supposed to succeed in these areas. People are mad because Lana could’ve debuted easily in the Western market +
it doesn’t matter what part of Russia she’s from, her appearance at the end of the day, sadly, is all that matters. BTS, the most successful boy band in the world rn is still being shunned by the Western markets. Her privilege is what makes people mad.
at the same time, hate is gross and I don’t believe she deserves hate. Just let her be and soon enough, the hype because she’s part white will soon fade and if she has enough talent to stay, then she will. But let’s also note, it’s obvious she wasn’t ready to debut +
Her debut stage was extremely underwhelming + I didn’t watch it to find any flaws. Her company debuted her for the hype surrounding the first Russian kpop idol. I personally, don’t really like her and won’t be supporting her, but I’m not camping in her comments hating.
I’m disappointed and annoyed but not surprised. Another point, unrelated to race/colour/whatever u want to call it, is that she’s getting so much clout for just being white. Her novelty aspect has gotten her further than what should really matter, talent. Thousands of trainees+
Could have had a better debut than her, let’s be real. They could’ve trained ten times as hard and ten times as long, but Lana’s gaining all this attention, because she’s white 
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n e ways if u r not Korean, or even asian you don’t have a say thank you goodnight https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💖" title="Sparkling heart" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkling heart">
