Beyond amazing

[vettecat]

This is, as near as I can tell, a Samsung promotion in South Korea. It takes "synchronized" to a whole new level...

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[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Definitely impressive!

I can so see you trying to organize something like this :).

[dda.livejournal.com]

I didn't watch the whole thing but I'm suspicious that they used the English word "goal" in the beginning.

[msbutterpecan.livejournal.com]

Suspicious? Why?

[msbutterpecan.livejournal.com]

That was amazing.

It makes our SuperBowl half time show looks like it was put on by a daycare...

[dda.livejournal.com]

Unless the Korean word for "goal" is also "goal," why would they use an English word for a Korean audience?

[msbutterpecan.livejournal.com]

Right, I get that...but that makes you suspicious of what?

That this wasn't really filmed in Korea? That Sumsung is evil for forcing Koreans to use English?

I'm confused as to what the use of English in Korea could be that would merit suspicion.

[dda.livejournal.com]

It makes me suspicious that perhaps the video was edited or that the whole performance was scripted for an English-speaking audience, that's all.

[msbutterpecan.livejournal.com]

Oh...ok.

There were a few more words in English, but I think the last word was a Korean one and the song was in both Korean and English.

I don't think the video was edited; the quality is too grainy. As for scripting the show for an English speaking audience, perhaps. It looks like it was some sort of celebration and perhaps it was attended by English and Korean speakers.

Regardless, it was some pretty intense syncronicity...

[c1.livejournal.com]

Um, because it means the Koreans are that much closer to taking over the world?

I knew these folks from the Netherlands, and they always wore these t-shirts with crazy phrases on them. Turns out that having stuff with English on it is cool over there, no matter what it says-- doesn't even have to make sense.

And it's not like every international company isn't cognizant that their biggest customers speak English...

[c1.livejournal.com]

I'm reminded of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fightin%27_Texas_Aggie_Band

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hee! I think that's a bit beyond me, but thanks for the compliment...

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I imagine the event (whatever it was - one source said it was a major soccer tournament) was expected to draw an international audience.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, it is hard to imagine something like that being coordinated here.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Impressive! I couldn't find any videos, though.

[c1.livejournal.com]

Go to youtube.com and google for "Aggie Band". Here's one result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9fJSQt11E
I've heard that on top of their regular class-load, band practice can run 40 hours a week, and then many in the band have ROTC committments on top of that. (A+M is the largest military school outside the service academies.) It's said that the Aggie Band "wins halftime."
"The 12th man" in the video is a reference to the spirit of the fans, and that any one of them will gladly take a place in the field to support the football team if need be. (Football is played with 11 guys a side on the field.)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Ah... thanks! I had been looking on their official website. Very impressive! Did you come across them when you were living in parts south, or had you been aware of them previously?

[c1.livejournal.com]

Neither, actually. For a short while fairly recently, I was dating a former Aggie Band member.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Interesting. What field is she in now?

[c1.livejournal.com]

Couldn't tell you.