Koreaboo

''This article is about the term. For a list of Koreaboos, see here.''



A Koreaboo (also known as SNSDaboo) is a person who obsesses over South Korean popular culture. Koreaboos may express their love for aspects of the culture, most notably K-pop, in various ways. For example, CEtizens often include images of Korean celebrities in their signatures and quotes.

In Current Events, Koreaboos are especially known for their love for K-pop girl group So Nyuh Shi Dae (often abbreviated as SNSD; also known as Girl's Generation in English). Despite constant accusations of plaguing Current Events with countless fanboy topics, Koreaboos have prevailed against the racist attitudes of the majority and caused many CEmen to become modded for raging. BlueMonk was one of the most notorious Koreaboos on CE.

The term is derived from Korea and weeaboo, a popular online term used to describe Japanophiles. The username "Koreaboo" belongs to the CEman lKaddl.

History
K-pop had been a relatively obscure topic on CE pre-2009. Some time after the release of SNSD's single "Gee", however, BlueMonk shifted his obsession from Summer Glau to SNSD and began to continuously make topics about the group. While most reacted with disgust, some CEtizens were hooked by the girls' charm, and the Koreaboo community quickly became more visible.

After BlueMonk left for South Korea as part of an overseas program at his college, he began posting less and less. By then, however, a Koreaboo community had become firmly established on CE. Users such as Dr_Naysay and Charisma93 frequently updated other CEtizens with news and images. The community faced a considerable amount of backlash and continue to do so to this day; even the moderator Burgess had expressed his disdain for BlueMonk's zealous fanboyism.

Creation of a K-pop message board
Currently, there is no message board solely meant for K-pop discussion in GameFAQs. As a result, users have attempted to establish K-pop topics in other boards, such as Music: J-Pop. Most of these topics were modded for being off-topic, however, and in June 2010, the CEman Dr_Naysay started a petition for the creation of a K-pop board.

Currently, the Trivial Pursuit: Commodore-Genus Edition board (a "dead board") is the primary location for K-pop discussion.

So Nyuh Shi Dae (Girl's Generation)
SNSD is a nine-member girl group consisting of the members (from oldest to youngest): Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. The group's hit singles include "Gee", "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)", "Oh!", "Run Devil Run", and "Hoot". SNSD is one of the most popular K-pop groups in South Korea.

Naturally, SNSD is also the most discussed K-pop group in CE. CE is very divisive when it comes to opinions on SNSD—on one hand, Koreaboos staunchly defend the girls; on the other, the majority of CE expresses annoyance at them.

On October 30, 2010, the CEgal s0y0ung revealed that she knew the members of SNSD in person. Though this has yet to be confirmed, it would not be much of a surprise, considering the number of times s0y0ung had hinted at connections to the K-pop industry. Some time after, matty_s stated that he was meeting with SM Entertainment (SNSD's label) in the hope of becoming a songwriter for the girl group.

"_______ is the best SNSD member."
A topic titled "Tiffany is the best SNSD member." was created by the user KetskiX in 2009. The topic exploded as CEmen debated over which member of SNSD was the best. After a hundred posts in or so, however, the argument turned into a general discussion about the girl group. Ever since KetskiX's topic hit 500 posts, topics following the same format of " is the best SNSD member.[/!]" have been created, establishing a central place for Koreaboos to gather in CE. Nowadays, Koreaboos discuss SNSD and other K-pop-related subjects in these topics. They enjoy sharing images, videos, news articles, and other goodies for fellow Koreaboos to enjoy.

The order in which SNSD members have been featured in the topic title is as follows: Tiffany, Sooyoung, Hyoyeon, Taeyeon, Yuri, Jessica, Yoona, Sunny, and Seohyun. Yoona's topic was locked at 499 posts, most likely by a moderator as a joke. A final "SNSD is the best SNSD member." topic was created to end the series...or so CE thought. A topic titled "Right Now It's Girls' Generation (SNSD)" was created to continue the SNSD discussion.