And by changes, they meant a completely new group of girls. Gone were the Piggy Dolls and in there place were thin girls of currently unknown origins. Why they have decided to keep the name and not the original girls, or the concept, is something that has yet to be discovered, but it leaves a sinking feeling in my stomach.
I loved the Piggy Dolls. I loved their vocals, their energy, and that when their weight was brought up, it was not laced with embarrassment. Even with their weight loss, one member did remain on the plumper side and their vocals slowly became their talking point. This group change shows a very disappointing side to the Korean pop industry.
While these are not unknown topics, the blatant switch that has been made within the Piggy Dolls group speaks volumes. First of all, the original girls came with a purpose. Yes, they were a vocal group, but them being overweight counted for something as well.
Idols are constantly talking about their weight loss and the Korean media is not shy about telling people how much weight they need to lose to be acceptable. They were not the first women of size to promote in K-pop, but they were the first of this generation to take the bull by the horns and address the issue head on.
I am not here to say that those girls needed to remain large to be relevant. But it was clear that those girls lost weight to be accepted. The original idea that these girls were there to make a difference has been totally destroyed.
The fact that all new girls were given the same name shows just how superficial the K-pop genre can be, especially for women. Shindong is a Super Junior member who is known for being a bit larger than average, but has, on many occasions, spoken against the same equality for women. While many people are taken back by the things he says, the industry shows what he says to be very true.
When the debuted with the album titled, Piggy Style, the response was what you would expect especially considering their title song. The tracklist is as followed:. Trend was their title song and if you want to watch the MV, go right on ahead-just click on its name above in the tracklist. It has a fairly long intro so if you just want to hear the actual song from the start, skip to about Quite catchy though there is some autotuney stuff going on that may turn some off.
And yes, their voices are quite good. A lot of the comments I saw underneath their videos complimented them on their voices with some even saying that they had better vocals than any of the other idols of their day. Personally, I liked it a bit better in their live performance. Is that a problem? Or something to that effect. Well, just watch the MV. Some kind soul actually took the time to sub that p video. Or maybe you have but totally forgot they existed? Instead, they required a lot of anti-fans who, but of course, singled them out on their weight because Korea…is a society.
Some even have had eating disorders. But, naturally, the CEO of their company thought of what he thought was a surefire solution to try and keep Piggy Dolls relevant and build up their fanbase to boot. Thanks to one YouTube comment, I went down a little rabbit hole and found a clip from Star King, one of those many idol variety shows, where Piggy Dolls made an appearance. This was still when they were their plump voluptuous selves.
In a couple of clips, shown below, the girls show off their charm and vocal skills impressing the host and audience, all made up of celebrities. Continuing from that, the girls then make small talk with the host with the talks obviously revolving around their weight.
Forgive me in advance, but my Korean is still rough as hell and out of the language trifecta: reading, writing, and listening, the latter is my worst skill. So bare with me. But, from what I gathered, in the first clip, the girls complain about their president wanting them to lose weight. From there, it gets a bit emotional as the leader, Misun, the one with the cool shades, starts to tear up and her voice is clearly breaking as she relates how hard it was trying to become an idol due to the discrimination she received due to her weight.
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