Chuseok 2009

Bit delayed once again but thought I’d post these because they were really fun to watch :D Mainly SNSD cuts because…yeah I’m biased ^^;

First up is…

SBS Idol Big Show ^^

SNSD - Part 1 || Part 2
These are subbed btw. I love the practice video! Spazzed so badly when I first watched it without the subs because they remind me of GGTS days hehe. The girls have like forgotten the ITNW dance XD Jessica like bosses everyone around even though she’s forgotten the dance too haha she’s such a crack up these days. Taeyeon being all excited about her part and then screaming it out was like the highlight for me…she really enjoyed singing out of tune XD Also loved Yuri’s randomness!

The actual performance was really cool too. Their hoodies remind me of GG. What I liked about this is the fact that they sang LIVE…it was the first time I’ve heard SNSD sing ITNW live…they were awesome!

Lastly, the little dance performance by Sooyoung, Hyoyeon and Yuri made me spazz like crazy as well! These three all have different styles but they blended well together with the music. Yuri’s facial expressions are always so seductive bet all the guys loved it ;)

On a side note, GD looks so hot…I’m going to have to watch his performances!! Shallow much? *shifty eyes*

Big Bang & 2NE1 – Last Farewell
I miss Big Bang so much! Hope Daesung gets well soon because it’s just not the same without his happy smiley face! Last Farewell is like my all time favourite Big Bang song so I was so happy when they performed this! They’re looking great esp. GD and Taeyang hehe. Big Bang has this amazing stage presence, they’re really good at getting the audience all hyped up! I swear they made their appearance feel like we were at a Big Bang concert or something :D 2NE1’s performance of Last Farewell at the start was good too but they kind of got overshadowed by BB…
TAEYANG’S SOLO ALBUM IS COMING OUT SOON :D :D

Music for September ‘09

Haven’t done a song post for a while so thought I’d share some of the tracks I’ve been listening to a lot lately ^^ Mostly kpop again, cpop has been so slow and boring this year =__=

Angela Zhang – 白白的
This is a slow soft rock song which matches perfectly with Angela’s unique voice. It’s not exactly the catchy type but I’ve been listening to it non stop lately. Angela has such a pretty voice! I’m so excited about her new album, it’s been so long since she’s released an album. I’m still in love with Ang 5.0 XD

Super Junior M – Super Girl
To be honest I liked U a lot more but Super Girl is growing on me. I’ll admit it’s very catchy but they sound awkward in some parts of the song especially the first verse with Siwon. It’s like the lyrics don’t match the beat of the melody that well. I guess the chorus gets better and makes up for it. I LOVE the mv though hehehe. Jessica looks so pretty and Henry’s dance moves were AWESOME ♥

Navi – Wasteful Tears (feat. HyunA)
LOVE Navi’s voice! This song is kinda different to her previous one because this is more of a dance track but Navi still rocks it! This girl can sing any genre! Her voice is so strong and I love how she can hit those high notes. HyunA from 4minute does a little rap in Wasteful Tears as well but her rap sounds kind of strange in my opinion ^_^” Very disappointing mv though.

F(x) – Lachata
At first this song didn’t really catch my attention much. I thought it was just another typical pop/dance song but I’ve been listening to it a lot lately and it’s another one that’s growing on me. These girls are pretty good for newcomers and their performances are pretty spectacular (Y)

Taegoon – Betrayed
I’m loving Taegoon’s new mini album! All the songs are so addictive, love how he’s singing more dance songs! I didn’t really like Superstar before because there wasn’t anything special about it but betrayal is wayyy more catchier, it makes you move along with the beat! This guy is pretty underated! MUST listen if you liked Call Me!

4minute – What a girl wants
Surprisingly 4minute’s mini album has been really fun to listen to. I didn’t really have high expectations for it because I thought they were just another typical girl group that decided to join the girl group trend this year but I’m loving the majority of the songs in their album For Muzik. What a girl wants is my favourite though^^ It has a bit of an rnb feel to it and you find yourself singing along with the girls a lot XD
On a side note, their managers or whoever chose a really disappointing debut song for them ^_^” There are so many better songs compared with Hot Issue.

Happy listening/watching ^^

Wonder Girls ranting

First of all don’t get me wrong, I’m not ranting about the Wonder Girls because I love them ^^ I’m here to rant about how they are being treated. This is in referral to this news article found on allkpop.

As you can see there, the Wonder Girls were having an autograph session and a fan wanted to get their shoe signed. There’s nothing wrong with signing a shoe even though if I was a celebrity I personally would prefer to sign something more normal but that’s not the thing that’s bothering me the most. What is making me feel the need to rant is the fact that the “fan” basically plomped their foot onto the table for Yubin/Sohee to sign. For once I totally understand why the korean netizens are angry at that. I don’t think the excuse of cultural differences works this time because this is rude in any culture in my opinion. I would have been fine with it if the fan took their shoe off and put it on the table for the girls to sign instead but no they were too lazy to do that. Stupid inconsiderate people.

However, I admire the girls for being so professional. They signed it without any hesitation what so ever which is why I really love the Wonder Girls. They are so well mannered and kind to their fans. I really wish these girls all the success they can get because they deserve it!

Btw Wonder Girls had a live chat this morning on facebook which was so cool, I’m so glad I got to watch a little bit of it. It was kinda sad how no one knew their debut date off the top of their head when they asked the question but I’m glad someone got it eventually. If only SNSD had a live chat and asked that, I could have so answered XD Andd apparently Sunmi mentioned SNSD XD I missed it though because I had to go to uni :(

Anyways, end of rant :D

COLOR – 哭出來 (Crying Out)

I’ve just spent a whole day making a website for a uni assignment so I thought I’d reward myself by blogging 8D I was probably meant to do this a week ago or something but I’ve been so busy with uni work lately >.<

This is the song Crying Out by COLOR and also one of my favourite songs in their album which I posted about HERE. The song has some pretty typical depressing lyrics but the MV makes it SO much better! COLOR invited Mark Zhao and Janine Zhang to act in the MV and it was so sad but I loved seeing them in it! Mark is so handsome 8D Janine has lost a bit of weight since her days in The Hospital but she’s still really pretty, it’s just that I find her cheeks kinda funny looking because they’ve slimmed down so much. She wasn’t even fat back then >.< I had a go at subbing the mv but the subs aren’t that good, I still need more practise with translating =__=

COLOR – COLOR

New pop-rock ear candy hehe. Color is a new taiwanese band who are known as the ones who sang the opening song of Black and White along with 鐵人, one of the inserts in the OST. I don’t think they’re very well known so thought I’d promote them a little hehe because their music is awesome and the cool thing is, they compose it themselves! One other thing I like is the fact that their songs aren’t all about broken hearts and depression caused by love (they have a couple of them) because they have a few songs that are quite motivational conveying messages directed at youths telling them to never give up and stuff. I think we need more motivational songs these days ^^

Here’s YesAsia’s description of their album:

Taiwan pop group COLOR are formed by newcomers Wang Wei Hao (vocalist) and Chen Yan Wei (guitarist). They famously composed and performed “Rogue Justice”, the theme song to the highly rated PTS police idol drama Black & White. Prior to the release of this album, the talented songwriting duo embarked on a 100-show street-tour across different parts of Taiwan, in just 100 days! The feat propelled their popularity, earned them appearances in numerous TV programs, and soon their video clips became highly requested on YouTube. Now formally making their debut with this album, COLOR brand their music as “playful rock”, and the album contains their first single “Courageous Flying Elephant”, and “Rogue Justice” in a different version than that on the original soundtrack.

If you like FT Island then I think you’d probably appreciate COLOR’s music, very similar styles except they sing like alternative bands rather than Hongki’s power vocal type singing. They earn themselves a bizillion bonus points from me for composing their own tracks though XD It’s so hard to find information on them because their name is so broad >.< But overall, you should definitely give them a try if you like pop rock! I’ll try to post more background info on this band when I find some time^^

Some comments and stuff on each song…

LOVE – Jaeson Ma

Just thought I’d share this song with whoever is reading, I was really touched by it at first listen but you have to listen to it a few more times to discover how amazing it really is. This song pretty much brought a whole new meaning into my life which is why I went on iTunes and bought it right after I listened to it. I know there’s many many people out there who have already said this but I admit, I first listened to this song because Tiffany told us to XD But Tiffany is not the reason why I felt so touched by it, I don’t like this song because of Tiffany, LOVE really is love ♥ The messages inside the verses are so deep, they really make you think about the concept of love. I think the majority of the people have misinterpreted the idea of love or just only seen one side of it when love has countless meanings to it. Even though I know this song is Christian-based and I know religion is a really sensitive topic I think LOVE is something everyone can/should listen to. The messages buried inside the verses should be put across to EVERYONE. Somehow the idea of LOVE has been distorted over the many years, I’m glad the real meaning has been found again. I feel so refreshed after I listen to this song, it’s like looking at life from a whole new perspective; I now have a song to turn to whenever I’m feeling lost in life (:

Thank you JMA ♥

Lyrics:

LOVE – Jaeson Ma

Verse 1
Now Hollywood wants to make you think they know what love is. But Im a tell you what true love is. Love is not what you see in the movies. Its not the ecstasy, its not what you see in that scene, you know what I mean? Im telling you right now, true love is sacrifice. Love is thinking about others before you think about yourself, love is selfless not selfish. Love is god and god is love. Love is when you lay down your life for another, whether for your brother, your mother, your father or your sister, its even laying down your life for your enemies, that’s unthinkable, but think about that. Love is true. Think.

Chorus:

I’ll put you in front of me
So everybody can see
My love, this is my love

I know that I’ll be alright
As long as you are my guide
My love, this is my love

Verse 2
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, it always perseveres. Love never fails. Love is everlasting, its eternal, it goes on and on, it goes beyond time, love is the only thing that will last when you die, but ask the question why? Do you have love?

Chorus

Verse 3
There is no greater love than this than he who lays down his life for his friends. Now are you willing to lay down your life for your friends? You’re probably willing to lay down your life for your mother, your father, or your best friends, but are you willing to lay down your life for even those that hate you? I’m going to tell you who did that, the definition of love is Jesus Christ. He is love. The nails in his hands, the thorns in his brow, hanging on a cross for your sin my sins, that is LOVE he died for you and me while we still hated him, that is love. God is true love, and if you don’t know this love, now is the time to know, perfect love.

Chorus