Came back to say... Gashina (Sunmi), Dinosaur (AKMU) also get my end of year nods
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 9 December 2017 05:00 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnniajBkORg
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 12:14 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8xMLTwCPlE&feature=youtu.be&t=7m3s
As BAP would say... yeah, that's my jam! Vocal performances on point.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 14 December 2017 01:55 (six years ago) link
Horrible news. I'm devastated, Jonghyun was a legit talent, not to mention the rare K-pop idol who spoke up in support of LGBT rights. He was one of the good ones.
Some conflicting reports coming out of Seoul, that he was still alive and being operated on but it sounds like wishful thinking? I don't know. :( :(
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/18/shinee-kim-jong-hyun-lead-singer-of-south-korean-boy-band-dies
― Roz, Monday, 18 December 2017 14:35 (six years ago) link
oh no, that's really devastating. shinee have always been one of my favourite groups and his solo album last year was nice.
RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF53cptEE5k
― ufo, Monday, 18 December 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
I can't deal with K-pop twitter right now - too many heartbroken teenagers. He was so young. :'(
― Roz, Monday, 18 December 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link
:(
If you read through the post on omona, there is a translation Jong Hyun's final letter to family and friends. It's on the 22nd page of comments, I don't want to link it here. Really deeply sad, it reminds me so much of a close family member who went the same way.
This leaves Tell Me What To Do as SHINEE's last song together as a group... reminder that the people in your life who've been suffering for a long are probably still suffering, even if they aren't saying anything about right at this moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5oJWAuQuSA
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 28 December 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
I wonder if they'll release the solo album... reportedly it was pretty much finished, even the music video had been recorded two days prior. I know wwe used to say that with the stress of being a Kpop star, the lack of support, and the mental health issues of so many artists, it was only a matter of time before we saw a really high-profile death... but still SO sad to read the news about Jong Hyun today, he was truly one of the very best.I wonder if they'll release the solo album... reportedly it was pretty much finished, even the music video had been recorded two days prior. I know wwe used to say that with the stress of being a Kpop star, the lack of support, and the mental health issues of so many artists, it was only a matter of time before we saw a really high-profile death... but still SO sad to read the news about Jong Hyun today, he was truly one of the very best.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 28 December 2017 17:05 (six years ago) link
Damn I didn't hit post on that... computer issues, sorry guys.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 28 December 2017 17:09 (six years ago) link
On a lighter note...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVVfMFS3mgc
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 28 December 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
Since nominations close tomorrow... how many of these should I actually nominate for the EOTY lists????
I think I'll probably nominate like 4-5 tracks and a couple albums, at most, so as not to split the vote.
Tracks:BTS - Pied Piper BTS ft. Desiigner - Mic Drop (Steve Aoki remix)Taemin - MoveTaemin - ThirstyHitchhiker x Taeyong - Around<s>Blackpink - As If It's Your Last</s> already nominatedTwice - SignalLOONA/Odd Eye Circle - Girl FrontEXID - DDDMelody Day - Kiss on the LipsOGUOGU - ICE CHU Jonhyun ft. Taeyeon - Lonely
Albums:BTS - Love Yourself:HerIU - PaletteTaemin - MoveEXID - EclipseLOONA - Compilation Album #1
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 4 January 2018 20:12 (six years ago) link
"Girl Front" already nominated.
― Jeff W, Thursday, 4 January 2018 20:45 (six years ago) link
"new" is probably going to be my loona pick. i fall deeper in love with it every time i hear it
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 January 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
oh awesome, thanks! I was actually thinking about cutting that one since I don't love it as much as the others, haha. I like the LOONA project as a whole and many of them are fantastic singers but there's no standout track for me, yet.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 4 January 2018 22:24 (six years ago) link
my LOONA picks are Girl Front and Everyday I Love You but I like new a lot too and could vote for it if it's what others are getting behind? definitely my favourite thing in kpop this year, a lot of good singles with a few great ones, they've been surprisingly consistent.
there haven't really been any standout albums/EPs from the few I've heard this year, are there any must-listens? it's been a fantastic year for singles though
― ufo, Friday, 5 January 2018 01:11 (six years ago) link
and if I vote for a TWICE single it's definitely Likey which has slowly been growing on me
― ufo, Friday, 5 January 2018 01:13 (six years ago) link
I also like Likely, but I didn't nominate it because it's kinda similar to Kylie Minogue's Can't Shake the Feeling:
https://youtu.be/kcW5IRMGPpg
I mean, maybe that doesn't matter, it's not like it's the same song or anything.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 5 January 2018 04:36 (six years ago) link
i don't really hear that much of a resemblance there? it's already nominated though
for a long time Likey's hook felt really unsatisfying despite loving the rest of it, but its catchiness has caught up with me. the same thing happened with TT for me too
― ufo, Friday, 5 January 2018 05:33 (six years ago) link
i may honestly be the only person who really feels a way for "new" but its construction is pretty oblique for a synth pop jam, everything occurs slightly later than i expect it to, which helps the track exude a kind of centerless longing (i haven't read the lyrics). makes me think of what would happen if green gartside wrote a kpop song
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 5 January 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
yeah it's subtly weird. the bass rhythm is atypical and feels quite odd at first but then ties everything together in the chorus. i'm not sure but are the hi-hats live at least in the verse(?) they stand out compared to the other percussion and the brief moment they drop out at the start of the second verse is always unexpected but cool
the lyrics are mostly about realising a new self, they don't seem like anything special but listening to it while reading the subtitles has also made me weirdly emotional multiple times lol
i would really love it if some kpop producers mined cupid & psyche for things to rip and it's a real shame they haven't yet
― ufo, Friday, 5 January 2018 17:11 (six years ago) link
otm on all counts ufo
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 5 January 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
We're all voting for As If It's Your Last, right? https://youtu.be/Hnz-HKfhIUU
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 15 January 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link
thumb up
― nxd, Monday, 15 January 2018 17:15 (six years ago) link
:D
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 15 January 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
And while we're still in the 2017 thread, this one is pretty good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq6s1mCT9BI
Impressed by their commitment to the choreography, usually boygroups are a bit more reserved.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 15 January 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
voted for more j-pop than k-pop this year. K-pop on my ballot: "Palette" and "Move".
― Roz, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 01:45 (six years ago) link
that ACE track is quite good & so is the dancing yeah
lol at that blackpink cover
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 02:40 (six years ago) link
Blackpink and TWICE both made it to the year-end list (#67 Likey, #66 As If It's Your Last), good job guys.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:55 (six years ago) link
Whenever someone decides to make a 2018 thread... this year is off to a good start https://youtu.be/JQGRg8XBnB4
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:59 (six years ago) link
Seems IU might not ;/ xp
― abcfsk, Monday, 22 January 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
eh it’s early yet. i don’t have any expectations though
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 19:02 (six years ago) link
Kpop 2018
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 04:54 (six years ago) link
Girl Front at #44, I think I voted for it but can't remember. I'm pretty happy to see it place, I like it more than 'new' although 'new' has been growing on me.
Hitchhikker was my #1 but p sure that's not showing up on any list any time soon lol.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 03:17 (six years ago) link