Bad Girl - SNSD

This is, according to me, the best song so far by So Nye Shi Dae. I really love it! The chorus is catchy and the high notes sung by Jessica and Taeyeon are great! The choreography looks great and I really like the concept. As for the clothes I feel similar as I did to Super Juniors Mr. Simple: I don't really like the gray/black outfits, but the colourful outfits looks really amazing! Especially Jessica and Hyoyeon (I have a thing for red jeans...). The low sound-quality makes me a bit confused, but doesn't really bother me. Honestly it gives the video some character, like they're taking the "bad girl"-feeling of the song as far as possible!

I haven't talked a lot about SNSD before. But I really like them and appreciate their huge talent. I used to be a bit different though. Consider this as my apology to all wonderful sones out there:
I admit, I judged SNSD too quick. I put my trust in what other people said without thinking on my own, and I judged based on appearance rather than talent. I didnt like SNSD in the beginning. I don't know exactly why. It just seemed like a lot of other people hated them so I though "Well, I guess they aren't very good then." I should have known that a lot of haters doesn't make a group worth the hate.
It sounds strange to say I judged on appearance, but let me explain. I know SNSD are super-pretty so if I only looked at them I should have loved them, and maybe I would have if I had seen each of them individually. But I only saw them as a group. I saw nine girls in identical pink clothes (oh!), showing their legs, wiggling their hips in time with the music. And even before I started viewing the video I had decided I was going to dislike it. I know better now, and trust me, I am so ashamed that I judged them so easily. I was never a hater, I have never written a hateful comment about SNSD anywhere, I have just disliked them without reason.

If I could, I would apologize to every single member of So Nye Shi Dae, and also to every single one of their fans. I'm really sorry.

As I said, I know better now. I don't know when I started to change. But at some point I decided to give them a chance, and I am so glad I did. I realized that these girls were just as hard-working and talented as any other SM artist. I realized that if you looked at the right places, you could see them do complicated dances and sing very hard songs. I think what really made me love SNSD was when I realized that they weren't at all identical, as I had thought in the beginning. Sure, they often wear identical clothes on stage, but their personalities are so varied. Here is a link to the interview that got me to really understand that (in case anyone doubts me when I say they're very unique girls.)

I like them all and I think they're all very talented, but my favorites for now are Sunny, Tiffany and Jessica. I really can't tell you why, I just really like them!
I don't know exatly what I wanted to say with this long post... Maybe I wanted to help someone else, to not make the same mistake I did. Maybe I just wanted to say sorry. SNSD are wonderful, and I wish I could have known that earlier. Maybe I just love them.

Mr. Simple - Super Junior

I know I'm I bit late, and frankly I feel like it's too late to start reviewing this video now, when it's already been out for so long. But I love it so much. A lot of people seem to dislike it, most of them saying that it's similar to Sorry Sorry and Bonamana. I don't mind though. This is what a Super Junior-single sound like, and if you listen to the album you'll realize that there are also a lot of other kinds of songs on there.



I love the dance, it's really cool. I like some outfits, I'm not a big fan of suits honestly, but I love the colourful outfits! Also, I love the lyrics of the song. It seems like SM has had quite a few good lyrics on their songs lately, which makes me happy!
My absolute favourite moment of the song is Ryeowooks "alright" at about 2.50. It's the most sexy word he's ever sung... Yeah. It's hot. (I must have mentioned Ryeowook is one of my favourites, right?)

The live-performances of Mr. Simple have all been amazing, Super Junior always blows me away! I also love the song Super Man! And I'm really happy that they're doing activities as a group again, interviews with Super Junior are always so happy and joyful!

This article made me smile like a fool. Gaah! I wonder who's dating, and who they're dating. But most of all, I'm happy they're dating. They deserve a happy life. Sure, I wish Ryeowook would be dating me instead of someone else, but honestly, what kind of fan would I be if I wasn't happy my idol had a boyfriend/girlfriend? I'm happy when my idol is happy, even if he is happy with someone else. Therefore, I hope Ryeowook is in a very happy relationship with a very nice girl or boy (I honestly don't care about his sexuality. Why would I?)

Some people may not know this, but Super Junior used to be my favourite band in kpop. But then I discovered DBSK and Super Junior was pushed down to second place. But I still love them and care for every member a lot. I always wish them all the success they can get, and all the luck in the world. I'm thankful for their existance and proud to be their fan. I know I haven't mentioned them a lot on this blog, but never underestimate my immence love for Super Junior. <3

About Heechul enlisting in the army... When I read the news, I cried for real. Heechul was the person who truly got me hooked on k-pop in the first place, and I look up to him so much. Two years without him seems like a long time... I might write another post dedicated to this issue, but I make no promises (considering that post about summer-songs never happened...).

Anyway: Mr. Simple=total win!

One More Chance - CSJH

Wow. I'm blown away!
So I had never listened to CSJH (the Grace) before this video appeared in my subscribition-box the other day. I had heard their name but I'd never taken myself time to listen to them. But I watched this video and I was immediately stuck! Suddenly, I think I have become a fan of CSJH. Or atleast this song, and I am of course going to look up their older songs aswell and see what I think :)
I also saw the live-performance they did on music bank this friday. Amazing. Great live-performers. As I said, I am now officially a fan of CSJH.

One More Chance - CSJH Dana&Sunday

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

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:

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.

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.

JYJ from 東方神起

I wonder what he means with this. Is he missing the others? I suppose so. Does he wish they were five again? I suppose so. But can such a thing ever happen? Can DBSK ever be five again? And in that case, under what circumstances?
It's all just a mess right now, it's really bringing me down. And I keep thinking, if the pain in my heart is this big, their pain must really be unbearable. Stay strong; Yunho, Jaejoong, Yoochun, Junsu, Changmin. Be happy and smile a lot.

Bolero

Today I saw this on SharingYoochun.net:
"Shim Changmin – It’s not easy for two (with U-Know Yunho) people to fill in the space of five people. I feel so much more responsibility now compared to when all I had to do was follow what my hyungs were doing. So I give my all for everything, dancing, singing and the visual aspect. There are times when I feel frustrated and disappointed. Sometimes, I ask myself, ‘After years of performing, I’m still the same, I’ve been doing fine without anything happening, but how did our team become this way?’ Idol singers who debut at a young age own many things people their age usually don’t own, and are faced with many temptations. I think people need to possess the power of discernment and good judgment."
Yes, it hurts to hear Changmin say things like this. That's really the only thing I can say. It hurts. As I've said before, I don't pick sides. I cannot pick a side when I love them all so much. So it hurts. It hurts that they have to talk about eachother in interviews, instead of doing the interviews together. It hurts that some things they say imply that they're not as close anymore. It hurts that they're not together. And most of all, it hurts that I don't know what's true and what isn't.

Yesterday night when I came home from a friend in the middle of the night, I went out in my garden and watched Cassiopeia, while crying and listening to this song:

How I miss them.

Worrying

My mind has been in a state of chaos this weekend. But time doesn't stop, and life has to go on. No matter how insignificant it may seem, compared to eartquakes and tsunamis and nuclear emergencies.

Today has been a day of worries though. About Japan, of course, although I've been trying to put that out of my head, since my weekend basically was spent crying while reading news about the disaster.
Today was also the date for JYJ:s final hearing. I hardly know anything about it. But apparently the members of TVXQ has been receiving unfair treatment from SM Entertainment. Of course, we all knew that before, but it's always interesting to learn some details. And it seems as though there will be another hearing. This is all according to this post on The JYJ Files. I just wish JYJ will win this. They need to win this, it would change a lot of things.

And then one more thing, about TVXQ:s new song, Before You Go. Why did SM give Yunho and Changmin a ballad? Haven't they proved themself to be extremely talented performers of power-songs, like Keep Your Head Down and Maximum? Why give them a ballad? I feel like it's a bit of a waste, to not make the most of Yunhos dancing skills.
Although I have to say, I really like the song. And I absolutely love the video. I love the action-scenes. And I love how they put Ara in it, I've always liked her. The song is awesome like this, I'm just worried that the live-performances won't showcase the talents of the duo.


My heart is worried today, but let's just hope for better news in the near future, right?
Always keep the faith.

Accusations

In a recent interview on Knee Drop Guru Yunho and Changmin spoke out about the conflict regarding JYJ-SM for the first time. Personally I thought they did a great job. I don't know how honest they were, but it felt real, and at some moments you could see obvious tears in their eyes, but they held the tears back and made it through the interview very professionally.
Some people will always blame Yunho and Changmin for what happened to TVXQ, I realize that from reading some reactions to this interview. It upsets me. Why blame anyone? How can you ever pick a side when you don't know all the facts about the situation? When it comes to TVXQ, I'm Jaejoong-biased, but that doesn't mean I automatically pick his side and abandon everyone else. I'm neutral, I'm support five people, not three or two. Five, always.

When Yunho said he didn't know about the lawsuit, this was how I interpreted it: He knew about the problems with the company, I bet the members had talked about it many times. I think they all saw the difficulties with SM, but for some reasons that we don't know anything about, Yunho and Changmin must have thought sueing the company was too much of a drastic thing to do. Something made them want to stay with SM. I don't know what that something was, but I trust these two persons enough to believe that they had a good reason to do what they did.
So Yunho knew JYJ wanted to sue SM, but he probably didn't know they would actually do it, not so soon anyway. Changmin and Yunho knew, they were just surprised when it actually happened. That's my interpretation.
People seem to want to believe either JYJ or HoMin are lying, but I don't. I want to believe they're both telling the truth. The reality is always seen different from different people, and HoMin might have interpreted the situation in a different way than JYJ. Does this make anyone a traitor? Why would any of the members want to break TVXQ up? It's so obvious that all five have suffered tremendously from everything going on. They all lost persons they love in this whole mess. I don't want to put the pressure of haters on them as well.

Jung Yunho, you are not a traitor.
You are the leader of TVXQ, the greatest leader there is.
You are hardworking and honest, and you are admired by so many people.
I will always support you, the one and only U-know Yunho.

H.O.T

So there we have it, H.O.T together again.

I feel a very special thing towards H.O.T. I was just a kid when they were at the top of their popularity, and I didn't even know South Korea had a music industry. Honestly, I doubt I even knew South Korea was a country back then. But even though H.O.T were before my time, they feel special to me. They give off a special vibe, that just speaks to me.
I mentioned H.O.T to my friend the other day, and I thought she'd be interested, since she's also into a lot of k-pop. But when I said there had been some talk about a reunion of H.O.T, she just answered: "What's H.O.T?"
So even though I realize that people my age usually don't really care about H.O.T, I still do. Seeing them together like this makes me happy, and it gives me hope, of maybe one day seeing DBSK and Super Junior together again. Nothing would make me happier.
When asked about an official reunion, this is what Tony An answered:
“We can’t say anything regarding that for now, but this is the first time we are meeting in seven years. There hasn’t been any discussions made, but the members are all thinking positively about a possible reunification. We’re not sure what’s going to happen, but we are thinking about it, so please look forward to it.”
Yes, please! Reunite H.O.T, and give us hope!

Ryeowook+Mika=amazing!

I have always admired Mika. He's my favourite solo-artist in the world and I love him to death. So today I heard that Ryeowook actually performed a Mika-song at the K.R.Y-concerts in Seoul. How did I miss this?
Ryeowook performed well, of course. After all, he is one of the best singers in the k-pop industry so we really shouldn't expect anything less that a wonderful performance vocally. And he's nice to look at (I love how the fans scream when he starts dancing with one of the girls). I'm happy, he did well. And I think i just started loving both Ryeowook and Mika a little more, it's always so amazing when two completely different interests are combined!
Ah, Ryeowook... it's so nice to know that you have such an amazing taste in music!
Blame it on the Girls - Mika, here performed by beautiful and talented Kim Ryewook:

When it hurts

It hurts so much sometimes. To see them hold back their tears on a tv-show, to know that the last two years surely has been the worst ones in their lives, to know that they probably wish things were different. It hurts.
Now the members have told us two different stories, but I think you can interpret what they said in many different ways. I know what I believe, but I cannot know what is the truth. I don't know how much you can trust the words from someone working for SM, but when it's Yunho and Changmin, I don't want to believe they're lying. And JYJ are my fighters for freedom, I don't want to believe they're lying. Honestly, I've come to the point where I believe that maybe nobody is telling the truth, and maybe we'll just have to accept that. I still love them; Yunho, Jaejoong, Yoochun, Junsu and Changmin.

A story a lot of people seem to know little about is the breakup of H.O.T. In a lot of ways, it's similay to the story of TVXQ, but the differences are still many. But there's one thing I want to point out; the members of H.O.T are not fighting, or at least it seems that way. Hereunder you will see a picture of Kangta and Tony An, when they met in a variety-show, 6 years after the breakup. 6 years... Is that how long I will have to wait in order to see Yunho and Jaejoong standing beside eachother again? But anyway, H.O.T gives me hope, Kangta recently expressed a wish to reunite the group. If H.O.T can do it, why not TVXQ?

DBSK, The Rising Gods of the East

I like TVXQ, more than just a little bit. To me, TVXQ are real gods, and noone will ever be as great as them. To me, TVXQ is the ultimate boyband, with a dynamic feeling, that noone else can achieve. I love TVXQ, I love all five members.
Right now, liking TVXQ is tough. They are in the middle of a conflict, that according to me is just a conflict between JYJ and SM Entertainment. I don't believe any rumors that the members would be fighting. So in the conflict, I stand on JYJs side, because I truly want them to win against SM. But I have NOT chosen a side between HoMin and JYJ, because I don't think there is a real conflict between the members. I just want all five of them to be happy and healthy.
When fans pick sides, it hurts in my heart. Doesn't everyone dream about seeing TVXQ on stage again, all five members? At least, that's what I dream of, and I would never be able to turn my back any of the members. Because I love all of them. If I have to pick a favourite, I pick Jaejoong, but then I just can't go on. I can't rank them members. How could I, when I love all of them?


This is the TVXQ I love. Laughing, all five of them together. That's the way I wish to see them again. I want to believe all members of TVXQ wishes the exact same thing, so that we share the same dream; to have all members of TVXQ happy and singing, proving that they really are the best thing kpop has to offer. And most of all; to have the five of them be together again. I don't know if I'll even see a reunion of TVXQ, but I still hope. "Always Keep the Faith" is a nice phase the fans use.
I have a feeling that this blog will see quite a lot of posts about TVXQ, and for that reason I felt like this entry was needed, to share my feelings about the group. And also make it clear that I do not pick sides. I love all members just the same, without accusing anyone.

I'll end this with an amazing video of those five persons, who have touched my life so much.