Update! Vocal Overkill Strikes Again!

You may recall that last week I went on a bit of a rant about the nine-member pop girl group SNSD. I even jokingly made up 12 members for a girl group I would like to start to compete with them. You know, because it's excessive, and funny as a result. But I must share something that has recently come to my attention.

Living in Korea, I've been familiar with the name "Super Junior" as a boy band that my students seem to like (mostly girls). I was only dimly aware of who they are: a popular group made up of young effeminate guys. But I was recently told how many members make up the group. Let me tell you ... (deep breath)

THIRTEEN! Holy Jesus Shit Basket! Wha- ...ba-...do you know what this means!? This means that my imaginary group - my deliberate exaggeration - still falls short of an actual Goddamn group! Thirteen! A baker's dozen! N Sync + New Kids on the Block + The Jonas Brothers!

I can't deal with this. My mind says it isn't real. I sorta recall seeing a music video of theirs in the past, and for whatever reason, it never donned on me that the group was that large. When I saw a crowd of dudes dancing together, my brain rejected the possibility that they were all the singers of the group.

And you know what's hilarious? When Super Junior debuted in 2005 there were only twelve members (only, ha ha). But in May of 2006 they added a thirteenth member. I guess the group felt incomplete. Yeah, something was missing and that thirteenth vocalist really sealed the deal. Did the twelve original members not have enough talent to get by? God, I don't know, it's all madness at this point.

So, in conclusion, when I was joking about nine girls singing together as a group, it turns out that the real joke was on me. Now I'm afraid that at any moment a co-worker or student is going to tell me about some forty-five member mega group that's been popular since the 90's.

Actually, since I just said forty-five, it'll probably be forty-six.