Playlist updated.
ILM's Rolling K-Pop Thread Spotify Playlist
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2016 15:35 (eight years ago) link
oh nice, feeling the Ladies' Code and Taemin
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Sunday, 28 February 2016 19:41 (eight years ago) link
The ones to dethrone Gfriend in massively dominating the charts are Mamamoo. Good year so far for newer girl groups crushing commercially.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 2 March 2016 16:01 (eight years ago) link
I like Mamamoo as personalities but I just can't get behind their bland singles :/
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 3 March 2016 20:00 (eight years ago) link
Though speaking of bland... the fake-out "is she gonna take him...into her bedroom?" scene in this ohoho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LVdNUn7zsM
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 3 March 2016 20:03 (eight years ago) link
"Do you want to eat chicken" is the new "Do you want to stay for tea"
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 3 March 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
Teen Top's new mini is solid BTW... as solid as Teen Top's minis usually are, plus I really like the jazz lounge direction they've been taking lately
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihl8hUfyAGo
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 3 March 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
Well OK, "Liar" is terrible filler. The rest of the mini is solid though.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 3 March 2016 20:35 (eight years ago) link
Also shout out to Grace for reprising Big Bang's "Thank You and You" in 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_jL5rRxW8
(here's Thank You and You)
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 3 March 2016 20:40 (eight years ago) link
feel like a neon bunny album would actually slow down my heartrate. that song upthread is amazing
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 March 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
Long comment I wrote out for a "10 Kpop Songs I Disliked but Now Like" youtube video, xposting here for posterity...
1. EXO's Wolf, for exactly the reasons you said!!!! It was never that fun when EXO did it, maybe because they weren't prepared to embrace the cheesiness of it, but yeah that YES WOLF I'M A WOLF, AWOO part is really fun to sing :D
2. BAP's Badman - At the time I thought they weren't getting enough sleep, the politics of it were half-baked, I wasn't into the trap beat, and it shifted mood & tempo too many times. Now I love all those things about it :) I think this song was just ahead of its time!
3. EXID's Hot Pink - seemed messy and underwritten the first time I heard it, but the vocal melody is REALLY catchy and fun to sing. I think the instrumental could maybe be more polished but yeah this song is quite good actually :)
4. Big Bang's Lie - my first Kpop song, I thought it was too emo and over-dramatic, plus I was suspicious of the piano + rap combo and how "boyband" it was. Now I love the melodrama and like, journeyman anthemic earnestness of it.
5. Stellar's Marionette - actually I still don't much like this song, but I've come around on Stellar as group that puts out consistently good music. I went along with the backlash when the song first came out without realizing how much "poor Stellar are innocent victims of sleazy management" was a part of the marketing strategy of their mgmt (though probably also true... *cue internal conflict*)
6. Hello Venus's Wiggle Wiggle - similar to Stellar, it seemed a bit desperate and exploitative, but is actually quite a good song????
7. f(x)'s Red Light - I'd heard the demo first and it seemed way more cohesive to me, the single was like all over the place. But after I read the lyrics I realized that was intentional and started to like the song.
8. Girls Generation's I Got a Boy - similar to Red Light, it improved after I read the lyrics. But I rarely re-listen to this actually, so maybe I don't like it after all? (See also: AOA's Heart Attack.)
8. Tara's Roly Poly - was TOO MUCH for me the first time I heard it. I was in a bit of a sensitive place at the time and had to be careful about listening to too much fast paced stuff (see also T-ara - Lovey Dovey, Apink - Hush, SHINEE - Dream Girl, etc etc etc). These days I'm much calmer and not taking prescription stimulants anymore, so I can enjoy the manic stuff for being, like, fun and upbeat without going all LOVE-HATE on it.
9. Badkiz's Ear Attack - got too used to the high-budget Kpop MVs, couldn't handle the low-budget-ness of this or the fact that they're a dance group but none of them can dance. But this song is super-earwormy.
10. AA (Double A)'s Because I'm Crazy - actually I still think the song is not that great and AA can't really sing, but they have a weird kind of charm and I was briefly obsessed with this song and (especially) their comeback song Come Back. I wish AA would come back!!!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 11 March 2016 04:19 (eight years ago) link
Ear Attack is a bit of lie actually, I never really disliked it. But I wanted to get to 10...
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 11 March 2016 04:20 (eight years ago) link
Just saw this commercial on Twitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OugqMW9Wns
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 11 March 2016 16:46 (eight years ago) link
When is the soundtrack for that coming out as a single, huh???
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 12 March 2016 01:50 (eight years ago) link
Haven't enjoyed a rookie group in a while, but 4Ten's Severely is charming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxpOCMH3NeQ
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 12 March 2016 02:01 (eight years ago) link
Though speaking of wacky TV ads... it's BTS x Jessi for SK Telecom!!!
I wonder if it's on purpose that guys rapping about how cool they are for having spare DATA on their phones - in slang! - are fully 10 years younger. On the one hand they're popular with the 10s who'd use something like data coupons, on the other hand Jessi's not that old...
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 12 March 2016 03:04 (eight years ago) link
Brave Bros gunning for that US preteen market: https://youtu.be/asatqXyw2ZE
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 00:14 (eight years ago) link
Speaking more of Jessi, she released a song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfLjhUauBaE
The year has been a bit underwhelming for me but I really like this song, her singing voice is gorgeous and expressive! I didn't know until now...
― lilac, Thursday, 17 March 2016 01:44 (eight years ago) link
Same, but I'm legit excited for the upcoming Oh My Girl mini :) https://youtu.be/ygQo9LKY5cM
Also Red Velvet just released something Automatic-ish... Seulgi killing the vocals https://youtu.be/vSU78HK8XEY
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 18 March 2016 21:51 (eight years ago) link
i've been way behind but omfg at ladies code's "galaxy"
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 18 March 2016 22:01 (eight years ago) link
i guess the video could stand to be posted. it's gorgeous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgT1eq3CLM
the way the percussion gets so jazzy in the last chorus??!??!? can't deal
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 18 March 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
=D
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 18 March 2016 22:26 (eight years ago) link
This is the Red Velvet you want by the way (it's the 2nd title): https://youtu.be/LOgYHIg2Wvs
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 18 March 2016 22:27 (eight years ago) link
the whole Ladies Code mini is quite nice, and Galaxy is especially great. I really love all the syncopation in the last chorus with the jazzy bass/percussion
― ufo, Friday, 18 March 2016 23:17 (eight years ago) link
Playlist updated with several additions from earlier in the year that just got onto the spotify catalogue.
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Monday, 28 March 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
forks <3
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 29 March 2016 03:39 (eight years ago) link
Gorgeous new IU song further establishing her folk pop-leanings http://iu-jjang.tumblr.com/private/142065669317/tumblr_o4yg08qzwq1qz9dac
― abcfsk, Friday, 1 April 2016 15:08 (eight years ago) link
It's not hard to see why Produce 101 is such a hit, just like it's not hard to see why AKB48 has stuck with yearly general elections vote-a-thons. Very compelling TV, compelling personalities. The hype for the 11 girls selected right now is REAL. Bitter aftertaste when you realize they're just a temporary group. The format is better than the details of the show - ideally you'd have a show like this for free agents to make it a real group selection. And of course the AKB fan in me would like to see a big group of girls staying and the competition being about who gets to participate in singles.
― abcfsk, Friday, 1 April 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHD5B99rhQ
who is this? this cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4vFviZ4qw0
i'd like to hear young thug freestyle on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJe8Def403Q
a+ queen slay
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Saturday, 2 April 2016 18:16 (eight years ago) link
Haven't been following Produce 101, but was really happy when they brought Jinyoung (B1A4) in to produce some of the original music... plus it also gave us this moment of cute crushing hahaha.
T-ara were on some interview show recently and someone let it slip that Hyomin funded a lot of her solo release herself... she's not the best singer but I admire her commitment to releasing music. Sketch is pretty good too.
I don't really like the GOT7 single, but it's doing really well - they have a couple music show #1s and I think they broke the record for best opening week sales on iTunes by a Kpop group.
I do like their 2nd single, which was co-written by JB.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 3 April 2016 19:02 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npxqg9p1Q94
I like this male vocalist + female rapper duet trend S. Korea has going on lately, plus Chen and (pressurized) RnB is always good :D
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 8 April 2016 03:05 (eight years ago) link
Punch x Silento single is out and it's competent & in English:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-mR9okYYQ
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 9 April 2016 00:28 (eight years ago) link
Punch is boring and the song has boring lyrics but it's interesting to hear a recognizable voice from the radio doing the "Brave Brother... and your boy Silento" shtick.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 9 April 2016 00:43 (eight years ago) link
Fav songs from Jan - March:
Brave Girls - DeepenedHyomin - SketchGfriend - RoughStellar - StingFiestar - MirrorB.A.P. - Feel So GoodCosmic Girls - Catch MeLadies' Code - GalaxyTeen Top - Warning SignJun Hyo Seong - Find MeNU'EST - Overcome4Minute - HateYezi - CiderRed Velvet - One Of These NightsDalshabet - Someone Like UAOA (Cream) - BabyTaemin - Press Your Number
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Sunday, 10 April 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
incl. exclusive interviews with the creative director, songwriters, choreographer, stylist, and MV director
http://www.k-pendium.com/007
― soyrev, Sunday, 10 April 2016 16:35 (eight years ago) link
Nice!!!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 14:38 (eight years ago) link
More major labels getting in on the indie game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUYUXopFqq0
Happy for BYG considering BAP's is tamer than ever now.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 14:40 (eight years ago) link
^BAP's music
Solid OMG write up there soyrev, great to hear from some of the less exposed members of the creative team
Taekwondo athletes turned Crayon Pop-like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9evdOqOQPQ
― abcfsk, Friday, 15 April 2016 19:19 (eight years ago) link
Single off Up10tion's new mini:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGzFv3g3luA
None of the other tracks on the album are all that interesting, but man these guys can sing. They sound kinda like if EXO was only made up of Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol and Suho.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 18 April 2016 22:19 (eight years ago) link
New Lovelyz album is great (and v. cohesive) from start to finish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWjz03e-h9w
Here's the single:
https://youtu.be/S_IBk0RCsOo
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 00:39 (eight years ago) link
Expecting good things from Seventeen's debut album (to be released later today) too!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 00:42 (eight years ago) link
Lovelyz have released a few great albums now, really trustworthy production.
The chorus on the new Twice single is so big - love it.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 04:49 (eight years ago) link
Really? Cause Cheer Up sounds so simple to me... then again Ooh Ahh grew on me, so maybe this will too
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 22:58 (eight years ago) link
MrJ agrees with me on Lovelyz vs. Twice BTW:
https://youtu.be/mp9DGwzD2SMhttps://youtu.be/9JXfrxoyyXE
Also here's his Seventeen analysis:
https://youtu.be/80om8TiEFg0
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 23:50 (eight years ago) link
Playlist updated through April.
― ulysses, Thursday, 28 April 2016 14:51 (eight years ago) link
Regardless of your favorite it's a new golden age for girl groups commercially - three rookie groups going top tier in Gfriend, Twice and Mamamoo, Lovelyz establishing themselves as a 2nd tier group, mid-arch groups like AOA, A Pink, Exid and others chugging along, wildly successful new era experiment in IOI (leading to Japanese brand iDOLM@STER doing a Korean reality-style thing).
I think quality control is a big part of the reason.
― abcfsk, Sunday, 1 May 2016 17:42 (eight years ago) link
The I.O.I lead single sounds a bit crap though https://youtu.be/1BVV9UqELbA
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 04:33 (eight years ago) link
Amazing crowd singing along for Gfriend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBd0nS4ONk
― abcfsk, Thursday, 5 May 2016 06:10 (eight years ago) link
The Lovelyz track is p killer, I hadn't heard it. What is so successful abut IOI? I'm underwhelmed by "Dream Girls" but thought "Crush" was p good. If every K-pop group's video was just them rocking out in the studio I'd be fine with that.
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Thursday, 5 May 2016 17:12 (eight years ago) link