This is my new favorite thing in the world. Basically the groups that visit Yang Nam Show get to perform their songs but with some of the members mikes having special effects making them sound all sorts of strange. As you can imagine the end results are nothing but hysterical.
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Apr 16, 2017
Video of the Week #40
BtoB and Got7 performing their songs (with special mikes) on Yang Nam Show
This is my new favorite thing in the world. Basically the groups that visit Yang Nam Show get to perform their songs but with some of the members mikes having special effects making them sound all sorts of strange. As you can imagine the end results are nothing but hysterical.
This is my new favorite thing in the world. Basically the groups that visit Yang Nam Show get to perform their songs but with some of the members mikes having special effects making them sound all sorts of strange. As you can imagine the end results are nothing but hysterical.
Apr 4, 2017
Glorious Photoshoots - March
Sunmi for Grazia.
Nana for High Cut.
Sungjae for GQ.
Hyuna for Vogue.
Ji Chang Wook for 1st Look.
Seohyun for Harper's Bazaar.
Lee Dong Wook for Arena Homme+.
Lee Hyori for Cosmopolitan.
Sooyoung for InStyle.
Jackson for K Wave.
Kim Jae Joong for Cosmopolitan.
Doyeon and Eunwoo for Céci.
Seolhyun for High Cut.
Jinyoung for Céci.
Dia for bnt International.
Ha Ji Won for Grazia.
Go Ara for Elle.
Sep 5, 2016
Glorious Photoshoots - August
I realize now that this post is kind of late, again, but as you've noticed with my sudden lack of posting I've been incredibly busy now that school has started again. I'm currently attending my first year in university and my schedule has been packed from morning to evening basically every day since it started, so that's the reason for my absence. It will probably continue in that matter for a couple of more weeks, so please be understanding and anticipate my eventual comeback!
Anyhow, starting this post off is two of my favorite Got7 boys, Youngjae and Jinyoung, for Sure.
Dec 11, 2015
SNS Friday #8
TTS sets the holiday spirit by looking annoyingly adorable at the set of their Christmas MV.
Oct 23, 2015
SNS Friday #2
This year I've really started liking Mina, and this picture only deepens my girl crush.
Flawless visual Naeun looks gorgeous with her current hairdo, although I do miss the blonde.
This is one of the many photos Dowoon and Junhyeok took together this week. They're so cute!
Luna shares a pic with the rest of f(x) in a classroom. I wonder what they're up to...
Pretty boys Jinyoung and Baro take a selca together.
Hyeri shares a photo from the concept photoshoot for "Ring My Bell" and she looks amazing.
The boys, or should I say men, of 2PM doing what they do best; goofing around.
Dongwoo is as hot as the coffee (?) he's holding. God I miss Infinite!
A fresh, baby-faced Hara makes an appearance with her equally cute cat.
Trendy boy Sungjae looks as handsome as ever.
Twice take a backstage photo to celebrate their debut stage. You go girls!
Taeyeon posts another beautiful picture from her New Zealand shoot.
The always so beautiful Minha makes an appreciated appearance.
Yugyeom is the lucky one out (or unlucky) for this Avengers cosplay.
Can Sunmi look anything other than mindblowingly amazing? I don't think so.
I'm in love with this black and white photo of Jia, who looks stunning.
Key showcases his flawless self backstage at Seoul Fashion Week.
It's a visual overdose with Nana and Hani in the same picture. I love it!
Oct 22, 2015
BtoB Wins #1 On Show Champion, What?
I literally came home yesterday to see that the boys of BtoB just won their first number 1 spot on a music show, and I could not believe my eyes. I'm so happy because this group is so talented and although I don't actively follow them anymore it made my day to see their first win. This group has been around for three and a half years, jumping between different concepts and musical styles without truly finding big success outside their own fandom. Now with their first win, however, that might be changing. And by the way, the reason I wrote "what?" in the title isn't because I don't think they deserve winning because I absolutely do, but because I haven't read anything that would indicate a win (impressive digital or physical sales for example). Because of this I was very surprised, and judging from the video below it appears the members were as well.
Congratulations boys!
Congratulations boys!
Apr 29, 2015
Glorious Photo Shoots - April Round-Up!
Spring has officially arrived, and what better way to celebrate than with this iconic shot of f(x)'s Sulli for "High Cut". Also, about the lack of boys in this post...sorry not sorry.
Jan 2, 2015
A 2014 Year-end Festival Review - SBS Gayo Daejun
The 3 year-end shows hosted by KBS, MBC and SBS respectively are one of the big highlights of the year. While I think they used to be heaps better in the past (could be because K-Pop had a quite different approach back then though) I still enjoy them immensely. I get to see a ton of my favorite acts all together in one show, they get to perform remixes of their tracks, show of some special dance moves or even do collaborations with other idols. It's literally a fangirl's dream come true. Well, at least mine.
I didn't get to watch any of the shows live because I didn't have access to a computer or high speed internet, but that meant I could engage in a festival marathon instead and that's not too shabby either. Last year I was kind of disappointed with all three of them, as they all had some downsides and issues. A reoccurring problem is sound, which seems to always falter, as well as camera work and generally boring stages. The MBC one was probably my favorite though, with SBS coming second. This time I haven't had time to build up any expectations, and with all the drama that's happened this year I wondered how these festivals would turn out.
Feb 27, 2014
BtoB Brings Back The Fun With "Beep Beep"
The concept this time being cars, I wondered how this would relate to a song and make sense doing it. The video, is of course completely smacked with cars and car related items, as well as the appropriate honking in the choreography.
My first though for this video- that's a lot of flashing items. And a lot of cars. And an early product placement? Well this is going places. Bleach blonde Ilhoon announces that Btob is the place to be at while Sungjae and Eunkwang tell him to get out of their way and later proceed to drive away without him.
The video mainly consists of the boys singing and dancing in flashy sets with plenty of props, driving various cars and throwing a big dance party while at it. It really looks like most of the video was filmed in just one or two settings, and none of them looked particularly interesting either.
The song is about getting over a heartbreak by going for a soothing drive with the car, basically, and is pretty much the only thing that has any connection to the overwhelming car theme. It's a standard Brave Brothers song, and it's extremely basic in terms of instrumental layering and complexity. The boys vocals do sound fantastic though, but that's not thanks to the song, it's because they have some fantastic vocalists.
Even the rapping sounds great, and I usually think Minhyuk is the weaker out of the two rappers but he really killed it this time.
If I were to go into some more depthy stuff about this, it would be pretty hard because there aren't really any. There's no real plot to dig into, but it's entertaining enough to watch the boys' antics and strange facial expressions. I really loved Eunkwang and Peniel's bickering on the stairs that immediately stops when the song's hook and point dance comes on, just so they can do it along with the music in full serious mode.
At one point there are some ladies in skimpy outifts dancing in the background, as previously seen in one of the teaser videos, but I don't see any reason at all for having them there really. There's no other female featuring to play a love interest, which is a shame because I feel that it may have been more interesting to watch them act against someone else instead of just driving in their cars.
When the final breakdown in the song comes around, the boys stand around a grand piano all suited up as if they were doing a ballad song. I get that is fits the music at that point in the song, but it just throws you off completely because this has been, up til then, a really fun, energetic video. If this sequence is for comedic purposes, like a parody of some sort, then fine, but otherwise it's a bit strange.
The video ends on a high, with a huge dance party happening (among all the wheel props) as the boys get to let loose and be their crazy selves. They drive around in their mini cars, fight with each other, do strange dance moves and execute some of their own choreography too.
My initial though right after watching this video was that it felt cheap. Like, I felt that their agency Cube had once again given them the short end of the stick. Thriller last year was so gimmicky, and it felt so awkward and forced and that video did no justice to them at all. So with that in mind, I am happy that this at least is a concept that fits them, but the video was very underwhelming. The video was not made on a big budget, that's for sure, and it really did nothing in trying to promote them or enhance their musical abilities (the song choice may have had a part in that too). However, I am happy for them to do something fun and playful, something that embodies them as a group. BtoB is by far one of the craziest boy groups out there (in the best possible way, of course), they have so many funny, strange and entertaining members that could not care less about sustaining any type of image. They are very amusing indeed, so it's nice to see them act it out a bit in this video. In fact, that's probably the best thing about this video.
I mean, I've seen worse videos, but this was not what I would have wanted from this group. They seriously have so much potential, but are given material that do not help them grow in any way. This video has no identity, no personality. This video could have been done by other, newer rookies too, and for an agency that has hit groups in 4minute, Beast and A Pink, it seems like much less effort is put on this group. I really wanted them to have their breakout song this year, but so far it seems like this is not it, it's just too generic. The boys really do their best though, and I don't blame them but rather their management team who just can't get things right.
Also, the short over leggings trend needs to stop happening, like instantly. Same goes with Ilhoon's hair.
Song: 3/5
MV: 3/5
Feb 11, 2014
February - The Month of Combacks
I've said this before, but literally everyone is coming back this February. I'm beginning to wonder what March will look like, because it feels like there will be none left by then. Already both BAP and Ga In have released albums and it's only 11 days in!
This is just a quick recap of what we're able to look forward to during the coming month, and my opinions of the material and concepts we'll see.
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