Original Facebook post on March 30, 2012 at 8:49pm:
"Hey You" is upbeat, catchy, and actually pretty easy to sing along to, thanks to a bunch of English lyrics and international nonsense speak. They mispronounce a couple of English words, but I think I'll forgive them.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
My First K-Pop Video: Wonder Girls - Tell Me
I think it was a few years back when someone had me watch Tell Me. The song is nice, but what the dance was infectious. If I could dance, I would have tried to learn it. The complicated dance routines were a completely new idea to me. It took a long time for me to really dig in to k-pop, but I have the Wonder Girls to thank for getting me started.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Shinwha - Venus M/V
Original Facebook post on March 28, 2012 at 11:02pm:
After a 4 year hiatus, Shinhwa made an impressive comeback with "Venus" from their 10th album aptly titled "The Return". It's a great song and really neat video. Shinhwa is the longest running group without any lineup changes at 14 years. The break occurred because the members were fulfilling their mandatory military service requirement
After a 4 year hiatus, Shinhwa made an impressive comeback with "Venus" from their 10th album aptly titled "The Return". It's a great song and really neat video. Shinhwa is the longest running group without any lineup changes at 14 years. The break occurred because the members were fulfilling their mandatory military service requirement
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Misheard Lyrics: SHINee - Sherlock
Listen for three hilarious phrases in Spanish:
Soy un Dorito (I'm a Dorito)
Tu galleta (Your cookie)
Pinata (... do I have to explain this one?)
Soy un Dorito (I'm a Dorito)
Tu galleta (Your cookie)
Pinata (... do I have to explain this one?)
Monday, March 26, 2012
Popular Music? No. Inkigayo.
When BIGBANG first posted performances from Inkigayo on their YouTube channel, the titles of the videos were "BIGBANG_0325_SBS Popular Music_BLUE". I don't understand why they chose to use an English name. You can't be a K-Pop fan for long before you're very familiar with Inkigayo and its Multizen award. Thanks to Inkigayo and other programs like M! Countdown, we're able to see lots of high-quality live performances. I'm sure this caused quite a bit of confusion, because all of the "Popular Music" videos are now properly labeled as "Inkigayo", as seen below.
Most Awesome K-Pop Music Monday Ever.
Simon and Martina did a freakin' fabulous job on this week's K-Pop Music Monday! I laughed so hard I actually cried. Watch below, but don't forget to visit their website: EatYourKimchi
SHINee - Sherlock M/V - Dance Only
When the M/V came out, I posted it on Facebook with some comments. (Seen below.) If I had known that they would come out with a real (not rehearsal) dance-only version, I would have posted that video. *Sigh* Oh well. Here it is, just in case you somehow missed it.
Introduction
This blog is a sister blog to my anime/manga journal. Mostly I maintain these blogs because I don't know many people who enjoy this wonderful stuff like I do. I wanted a place to "talk" about the things that interest me. I hope that other people find my comments interesting as well.
I will be transferring posts from Facebook about K-Pop so I have them all in the same place. I may add some notes to what I'd said about the video/performance/whatever when I shared it on FB.
I will be transferring posts from Facebook about K-Pop so I have them all in the same place. I may add some notes to what I'd said about the video/performance/whatever when I shared it on FB.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Daesung - Wings (Live)
Original Facebook post on 3/25/12 at 11:03am:
Daesung's solo. There's a lot I could say about how this song is significant, but suffice it to say that he's been through hell recently and it marks a very happy turning point. It's great to see him singing and smiling again.
Lyrics translated: http://goo.gl/EXGbw
Daesung's solo. There's a lot I could say about how this song is significant, but suffice it to say that he's been through hell recently and it marks a very happy turning point. It's great to see him singing and smiling again.
Lyrics translated: http://goo.gl/EXGbw
Friday, March 23, 2012
SHINee - Sherlock M/V
Original Facebook post on March 23 at 4:21am:
SHINee's new MV. The song doesn't really kick in until about 1:40 into the video, but then it totally has you hooked. The choreo is absolutely top-notch and the execution is perfect. The dance-only version is also a must-see. I would have changed a few things about the MV, though. More dance, less Jessica, less dog. New wardrobe/hair. Poor Taemin, subjected to extensions (again) and tasslepants.
SHINee's new MV. The song doesn't really kick in until about 1:40 into the video, but then it totally has you hooked. The choreo is absolutely top-notch and the execution is perfect. The dance-only version is also a must-see. I would have changed a few things about the MV, though. More dance, less Jessica, less dog. New wardrobe/hair. Poor Taemin, subjected to extensions (again) and tasslepants.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Nu'est - Face M/V
Original Facebook post on March 17 at 9:35am:
NU'EST, pronounced as "new east", is a brand new k-pop group. I really like this song. I appreciate that they didn't go for the usual sugary debut song. The MV has an anti-bullying theme, which is cool. Other observations: chair dances are awkward (doubly so for guys), the long-haired blonde one is shockingly feminine, fight-dancing is lame, but the video has some neat parts, too.
NU'EST, pronounced as "new east", is a brand new k-pop group. I really like this song. I appreciate that they didn't go for the usual sugary debut song. The MV has an anti-bullying theme, which is cool. Other observations: chair dances are awkward (doubly so for guys), the long-haired blonde one is shockingly feminine, fight-dancing is lame, but the video has some neat parts, too.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
CNBLUE - Still in Love M/V
Original Facebook post on March 15 at 4:59pm:
CN Blue's new song, Still in Love, composed by the lead singer, Yonghwa. The best word I can think of to describe the sound is refreshing. The video is simple, just showing the band during the recording process.
CN Blue's new song, Still in Love, composed by the lead singer, Yonghwa. The best word I can think of to describe the sound is refreshing. The video is simple, just showing the band during the recording process.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
TOP Comparison Photo
Original Facebook post on March 14 at 12:46am:
Left: Choi Seung-hyun in the movie 71: Into the Fire
Right: TOP's appearance when he received the Best New Actor award, except he was wearing a purple suit.
Same guy. Same year. O_O
Left: Choi Seung-hyun in the movie 71: Into the Fire
Right: TOP's appearance when he received the Best New Actor award, except he was wearing a purple suit.
Same guy. Same year. O_O
Monday, March 12, 2012
2AM - I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me M/V
Original Facebook post on March 12 at 2:06am:
Beautiful song and cool video. The song itself starts at about 1:30. 2AM is a four-member ballad group. Their live performances are very impressive. At one point, 2AM and 2PM were one group called One Day. Occasionally, 2AM and 2PM will collaborate for live performances. They were all trainees together, so they're pretty close.
Beautiful song and cool video. The song itself starts at about 1:30. 2AM is a four-member ballad group. Their live performances are very impressive. At one point, 2AM and 2PM were one group called One Day. Occasionally, 2AM and 2PM will collaborate for live performances. They were all trainees together, so they're pretty close.
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