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^ Exactly. And isn't it that Perfume released before SNSD in the first place?

To what joeri said: Korean idol groups aren't good singers at all (or even the Japanese). For example, when Charice Pempengco guested in Star King the Korean idols were so amazed by her vocal skills and Luna of f(x) even tried to make a duet with her. Luna's version was just fine but it wasn't as powerful as Charice's (though, idol groups aren't really meant to have such powerful voice). It made me think that Charice at that time, made Kpop look like a whole "joke". Yes, they were laughing and even one of the SHINee's member imitated Charice's gestures. They couldn't do anything but to imitate, make fun and be amazed because in my opinion, they aren't real artists. From time to time, there are groups popping and popping every minute. And in the current situation of Kpop, I don't think there will be a group that'll last 10years(as much as Japan's Arashi and SMAP - well, Japan's music industry doesn't revolve with Jpop and idol groups alone tho. They have a huge variety when it comes to music.)