Day 5: Purple Line

30 days of kpop
Day 5: Your favourite k-pop song from your favourite guy group

Now it's impossible to pick just one favourite song by TVXQ, because there are so many great ones. But this was the song that made me absolutely fall in love with TVXQ. Purple Line, the japanese version. I don't know why, but it was not until I'd heard this song that I started to completely fan-girl over TVXQ, which is why it will now pose as my favourite song by TVXQ.

Purple Line - Tohoshinki



Other songs I simply adore by DBSK are:
O. Jun. Ban. Hap.
Mirotic
Why did I fall in love with you
Rising Sun
Survivor
Bolero
Insa
Hi Ya Ya
And many, many more...

Day 4: Amber

30 days of kpop
Day 4: Your ultimate k-pop girl bias:





















Amber - f(x)

More of Jaejoong

A couple of days ago I wrote this entry, about an interview with Jaejoong. Well, now there is a second part to that interview, and here is the link to a translation of that: sharingyoochun.net

Once again, I am amazed by this person. He's so unpredictable!
“I’ve dated four times since 2004. All my dates were with celebrities.”
Wow. Well, I don't mind, he can date whoever he will and it's really none of my business. But it makes you wonder who it is! Oh, and I love the way he just says it, because celebrities really aren't supposed to say such things, but he just does it anyway.

-Have you had any plastic surgery done?
“That’s a secret. All my fans know the truth behind that, but if you dont, let’s just skip the question.”
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA! God he's adorable. Now I don't know how you can see if someone has had plastic surgery, but I really wouldn't be surprised if he had (and I'm saying that as a huge fan. I really don't mind if he had).

Isn't he strange? In his own charming way. He's just so unique!

f(x) - Pinocchio

They're back! Finally! With Pinocchio (Danger).


f(x) is, as I've mentioned before, my favourite girl group and I've really been anticipating their new album and musicvideo. And they certainly don't disappionted me! As for the album I have only listened through it one time, so I can't really give a lot of opinions to every song, but as a whole, I really like it. It's not perfect, but still really good!

And about the musicvideo... I'm gonna be completely honest; when I first saw it, I didn't really like it. I thought the song was a bit boring, and the video was too much, just all over the place. The song and the video didn't really go together very well. But then I looked at it again, and again, and again... And now, I've changed my mind! It's different, and that's what f(x) is all about, bringing us something new and fresh. The song takes a while to get into, but when you've heard it enough times, you can't get it out of your head! And the video is all over the place, with a lot of colours and patterns, and a lot of wardrobe-changes for the girls of the group. But it's just enough, if you know what I mean? It's almost too much, but they never quite cross the line, so all the colours and patterns just end up making me very happy.

But... SM Entertainment, what are you doing? Amber is barely even seen in the video. And although I like all members of f(x), I really wish Amber would get just a little more screentime. F(x) is very unique, with the way it mixes different styles and different personalities. Amber is a huge and important part of f(x), not to mention, very very special in the world of k-pop. She needs to be more recognized. Please, give Amber more screentime!

I love this whole comeback of my favourite girlgroup, and I can't wait for their comeback-stage!
You can't embed videos posted on SM Entertainments official youtube-channel (sment) so I'll just post a link for those who have yet to see it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKS12iGFyEA

Hopeful!

So there's a new interview with Jaejoong. A really wonderful one! Here's a link to it. I can't even begin to tell you all the things I love about this interview, but I'll just introduce my favourite-quotes from it.

“Park Yoochun has the manliest image in JYJ so he wore blue, and I matched Kim Junsu with green because of his humorous image. I wanted to represent my slightly epicene image.”
How I love this. He just used the word epicene to describe himself. Isn't he just wonderful, that's a very unique thing for a man to do. Some men would probably take it as an insult if they were described as epicene, but Jaejoong just says it as it is!

“There are still a few rough patches to fix. But I can assure you that the problem wasn’t amongst the members. I believe there were lies and misunderstandings that surrounded us. Personally, I think that we could still straighten out all the misunderstandings.”
Well, who doesn't love this? There's so much hope in these sentences. Hope for TVXQ. Even if the group can't be reunited on stage in the near future, I just want to hear that they're friends. That would make me happier than almost anything.

“Most of them were my non-celebrity friends. A few celebrities who came were Hong Seok Chun and Narsha.”
Now this is more... Well, I get it if noone else thinks much of this quote, but it brought a smile to my face. I'll try to explain why. About Narsha, I love her. Her solo-album is the best solo-project in k-pop in my opinion (along with maybe Ga-in). So the fact that Jaejoong knows her makes me so exited, because I would obviously love to talk to her myself sometime.
And then there's Hong Seok Chun. Jaejoong just said himself that he is friends with Hong Seok Chun, who is openly gay. A celebrity could easily not reveal his friendship with anyone openly homosexual, just to protect his own image. But Jaejoong reveals it, and by doing so, he could affect tousands of fans, who might just think twice before judging someone by his or her sexuality the next time. Jaejoong has the opportunity to speak to a big crowd, and he really makes the best of it! He's openminded, and that is important.

Ah... I hope to see more inteviews like this in the future, with all members of TVXQ and JYJ. I do love them being silly in variety-shows, but I love it even more when they're serious, because everytime they are, they prove how smart and openminded they are.
Always keep they Faith! Today I feel more hopeful than I've done in a long time!

Day 3: Jaejoong

30 days of kpop:
Day 3: Your ultimate k-pop guy bias

Jaejoong is my ultimate bias, nothing more to say really. I've already explained what I like about Jaejoong in a previous post, so I'll just put the link to that here. It's just... one of those annoying cases when you keep thinking it's love, but then you realize you've never even met the guy, and it's probably just one of those celebrity-crushes...

Day 2: f(x)

30 days of kpop
Day 2: Your favourite k-pop girl group:I absolutely love f(x), and they're definitely my favourite girl-group. I love how every member has her own individual personality, and that they all bring something unique to the group. They're extremely talented, and I am super-exited about their comeback next week!

Love Song - Big Bang

Big Bang. They never fail to amaze me.

30 days of kpop: Day 1

Today I found a list, and I thought I might aswell do it, since I really want to. I won't do it in 30 days straight, but just those days when I have nothing else to blog about. (I'll put the list at the end of this post.)
So I'll start now with day 1.
Day 1: Your favourite k-pop guy group. Noone should be surprised to see a picture of TVXQ.

30 days of kpop

Day 1: Your favourite k-pop guy group

Day 2: Your favourite k-pop girl group

Day 3: Your ultimate k-pop guy bias

Day 4: Your ultimate k-pop girl bias

Day 5: Your favourite k-pop song from your favourite guy group

Day 6: Your favourite k-pop song from your favourite girl group

Day 7: A k-pop song that makes you cry

Day 8: A k-pop song you know all the words to

Day 9: Your favourite k-pop performance

Day 10: A k-pop dance you'd like to learn

Day 11: Your favourite k-pop music video

Day 12: The very first k-pop song you've ever heard

Day 13: A k-pop group you dislike and why

Day 14: A k-pop song that makes you smile

Day 15: A k-pop singer/idol's voice you love

Day 16: Your favourite k-pop lyric (and a translation)

Day 17: A k-pop idol you wish was your older sibling

Day 18: A k-pop idol you wish was your younger sibling

Day 19: Your favourite interview of a k-pop idol or group

Day 20: Your favourite picture of your guy k-pop bias

Day 21: Your favourite picture of your girl k-pop bias

Day 22: Your favourite picture of your favourite k-pop group

Day 23: A picture of a k-pop idol who you think is underrated

Day 24: A picture of a k-pop idol who you think is overrated

Day 25: Your favourite k-pop otp

Day 26: Your favourite cover of a k-pop song by another k-pop artist

Day 27: Your favourite dance battle

Day 28: Your favourite cover of an American song by a k-pop artist

Day 29: A k-pop song you never get tired of

Day 30: A k-pop idol that has amazing eye smiles

Don't Don

Don't Don is truly one of my favourite-songs by Super Junior. It's different, but I like it. It might take a while to get into, but once you've heard it a couple of times, it really sticks with you. But there's a bittersweet vibe to it: it makes me miss Hangeng so much. I always felt like Don't Don was Hangengs song. He only sings one line it, but I still feel like he owns the whole song, and totally steals the spotlight from all other members.

Hangeng, I miss you in Super Junior, but I hope you're happier now.

This live-version of the song proves how amazing Super Junior are live, watch it:

Girlfriends and Boyfriends

I am a huge fan of TVXQ. I've dreamed about how it would be to date one of them many times, as so many other fans have. So when I hear about thing like these, I shold be upset, shouldn't I? But I surprise myself again and again, when I don't feel upset at all.

"In the interviews that he had with a few media sources, Kim Jaejoong brought out even private stories, such as “I’ve dated 4 women,” without concealing."

Reading this, I just can't help but smile. I can't explain why, but it just makes me so incredibly happy. Maybe it's because it's closer to the truth than the usual bullshit you hear from idols, you know, the "I've never kissed anyone"-talk. It's believeable for a while, but not forever. Idols will have partners, and I just hate the fact that they have to hide it from their fans. I always prefer the truth, no matter what it is. I thinks that's why it makes me happy, this is not a lie told to satisfy their fans; it's the truth. I want them to be happy, so I want them to be with someone who makes them happy, and although I wish that person could be me, I know it will never be.

I suppose that's why I like these pictures of Yoochun and Kahi as well. They look happy right? And I know this was a long time ago and they've probably broken up years ago, but at the time they obviously made eachother happy, and that is really all that counts. It doesn't make me hate Kahi, it makes me like her. She made Yoochun happy, that's amazing. And also, if Yoochun liked her, she must have been quite an awesome girl, right?

It's more complicated when it comes to Jaejoong though. I have the biggest celebrity-crush I've ever had on him, so yeah I want to be his girlfriend. At the same time, I want him to be with someone else, who makes him happy. And most of all I just wish he'd be with Yunho. I like Yunho and Jaejoong together. I'm not the biggest Yunjae-shipper in the world, but I like the idea, they complement eachother in a nice way. So yeah... with Jaejoong everything is always a bit complicated.

I guess I've ranted long enough about TVXQ and their potentional girlfriends and ex-girlfriends (and maybe boyfriends). There are other things about this inteview with Jaejoong I love aswell, such as the ending part:
“Where and how shall I meet with fans? Actually, the majority of recent worries is precisely that. I believe that everything will be okay. I plan to sing for all of my life, I can’t become worn out. Haha.”

Aww... Lovely Jaejoong, always keep the faith!

A boy

I've said it before, but you can never say it too many times. G-dragon is a genious. Someone to look up to, someone to take after, someone to admire. I love this song, truly written by a genious.

CNBLUE

I needed to hear it a couple of times before I really got into it, but I love this song. And I love how the video is a bit different. Although I'm a huge fan of dance-groups, it's kind of nice to see just a group with instruments for a change. This whole album is great, so if you haven't yet listened to it, you should do it now! I think I'm falling in love with CNBLUE.
C.N.Blue - Intuition:

United Asia Management

Now this scares me.

"The biggest entertainment companies in Korea have joined together to create one massive management agency known as United Asia Management."

I have a bad feeling about this. A really really bad one. I mean, this new management agency is going to be huge. As the original article said, it's going to completely crush performers from other agencies. What will happen now? What will happen with the bands from these agencies? There are differences between all agencies, and I have made clear before that there are some agencies I don't like.
I don't like SM Entertainment, or what I mean is; I love the talents managed by SM, but I don't like the way SM handles things. But I like YG, and I like how they seem to let their artists participate in the entire process of making an album. I don't want Big Bang for example to have anything to do with SM Entertainment.
And I don't want a monopoly in music. Music shouldn't be about money, and I really can't think of a reason to create United Asia Management other than money. Music is an art, not a business. This will crush some artists from smaller agencies. Artists that I happen to really like, simply because they're different, and not quite a part of the huge money-machine that is the korean music-industry.

But I hope I'm wrong. I hope noone will be crushed. I hope all artists will still be original. I hope everything will be fine.

Max Changmin

After giggling through a beautiful tribute-video to a certain evil maknae of TVXQ today, I realized something: I have never even once mentioned my love for Changmin in this blog! But I will now (and I will post the video mentioned above in the end of this post).

Max Changmin... Why do I like you so much?When I started listening to TVXQ, I first noticed Jaejoong (it's kind of inevitable when the first video you see is "Why did I fall in love with you". 'Cause you know, Jaejoongs face is the first one that shows up on the screen...). Anyway, after watching a few more videos, I realized that there was this really awesome guy doing these high-pitched powerful screams in several of the songs, and that is how I discovered Changmin.

Really, Changmin has a very unique voice. It's so strong and steady. Have you ever heard the scream in Rising Sun? That has got to be the coolest part of the whole song! His voice is one of the most powerful voices I've ever heard.

It's so hard to describe exactly what I like about Changmin. It's just the way he is. All quiet and in the background, until he suddenly has this brilliant insult/joke towards the other members. He's evil and smart, a dangerous but exiting combination. And he loves food. I love food as well. I love anyone who loves food.
And he's sexy. For real.

And he's openminded. I really think so. In an interview, he once claimed to like the movie Brokeback Mountain. You have no ideo how happy that statement made me. Changmin, openminded and wonderful!

I'll just leave it like that. No more rambling on how beautiful Changmin is. I love him, that's for sure, and I support him with my entire heart. Here's the tribute I mentioned, it's simply amazing.


Changmin, it feels like recently I haven't been able to see your wonderful smile enough, and you're getting skinnier every day that passes. Please eat more, stay healthy and be happy.

Magic

This song is addicting! And definitely one of my favourite kpop-songs. I have mentioned I like Secret before right? Here is Magic - Secret:

Super Junior

This article on allkpop just made me smile like a fool.

This part especially got to me:
"The four have been faring so well in the radio and broadcast arena that they’re even being called the next generation of popular MCs. They’re speculated to take over the roles of the current big names, which includes Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Gura, and Kang Ho Dong."
YES! I really do believe Leeteuk and Heechul will be a new generation of MC:s. They are brilliant at it!

Ah... Super Junior, they always make me smile (although I've had my moments of crying for them because of unfortunate happenings). They're so free and careless and true to themselves, but still always professional when they need to be.