K-pop

lots of people call it a christmas-y tune, though

T-ara's new MV is boinkers insane as per t-ara standards. tune is back to their first album vintage sound, sweeeet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ju79e8rM0c

ah, what's the song they're covering in the beginning?

oh wait, britney, right?

Just borrowing some of Max Martin's chords.

hah well part of it definitely sounds like oops I did it again... or baby one more time... can't remember which

Truly impressive performance from the Wonder Girls fans in this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPEYerkEl6c

Here's the Cry Cry audio http://youtu.be/AC9if2OBRyI

I reviewed the new Wonder Girls album on Burning Ambulance today.

that brown eyed girls single upthread is so massive. more aggressive disco strings everywhere, please

christ this whole wonder girls album is really solid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doXnuStEf2I

I love this egregious use of stadium synth by the wonder girls, does every song on the album use them?

It's not on the Wonder Girls 2011 album. You can probably hear that sort of thing on a few tracks, but the album is a bit of this and a bit of that, although surprisingly cohesive and... good.

Some noteworthy 2012 singles so far:
Nine Muses - News
Sunny Hill - The Grasshopper Song(or "hey fellow Koreans, let's not get consumed by work ethics and long hours")

I love how the Nine Muses cut off the final vowels in the chorus. Like hissing snakes.

meant to say something in this thread last year about the miss a record, on which every track is bangin'

I was a bit disappointed myself! But then I had heard almost all the songs as singles, and they were excellent, and then I'm left with the few new ones. Without that in mind it's a pretty great album.

Now a 2011 album which really surprised me with its high quality was SISTAR's So Cool.

You can enjoy SNSD on LIVE WITH KELLY Wednesday the 1st.

really like that nine lives song

nine muses, I'm sorry

They're also appearing on DAVID LETTERMAN. Too bad it's not their best single!

Then new Dal Shabet is good, has grown on me, packs a real punch. The video is a bit too violent for my taste.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhM4ossYcjg

But this.. industrial? metal? album track is also great: http://youtu.be/Ge5cM2nzkQI

I don't get this. How can you listen to songs like "Sorry Sorry" without feeling awkward? I turned it off after 10 seconds. Anyway, I enjoy 2NE1's "I Don't Care." What songs are similar to that?

Did you just look at the posts from two years ago? Anyway I don't know why I'd feel awkward listening to Sorry, Sorry even if it's not one of my favorites.

There have been a few I Don't Care-like synth rnb tunes since then.. maybe this http://youtu.be/8TybPXqzQ50

why would you feel awkward?

I like the revenge angle!

abcfsk: haha yeah, I just found this thread yesterday.

dayo: because it sounds, uh, (I don't know how to say this without offending someone) gay.

anyway here's my country's version of k-pop. these groups are very big here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSWtfW-94iA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48pGg0rZ0jU

You didn't really manage to not sound offensive, or make any sense.

this is not really k-pop but rather k-punk, but i figure this is a good as thread as any?

i've recently rediscovered crying nut after finding out that they're on spotify

http://open.spotify.com/track/0QJdScYJuZDw0SgICqJpqO
http://open.spotify.com/track/4og6Qix8vofFvC8UdZobEb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgkSTFbWGPg

anyone know/like them?

Can't say I know them. Will check out.

Meanwhile

http://www.smpcdn.com/static/images/infographics/kpop-groups-infographic-soompi.png

Copy paste that image url somewhere else obviously.

Mind, this is just one site's work and their inclusion of some hip-hop groups/ vague definition of "idol groups" make it less than perfect.

does this look familiar?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6h2s8E7kDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9yFjodDtM

I tried following allkpop on google reader but there were like, 70 posts in a day. O_O

are there any k-pop blogs that are just the singles?

That Letterman performance is great! Not a top tier single but they sold it and the dance breaks were ooon point. Regis very excited.

And I don't know any k-pop blogs without gossip, unfortunately. Just check allkpop's twitter and hone in on "releases..".

lol yeah, I was just thinking how creepy it was that they came on right after two old white men were interviewed

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq75ivQaN1qf89zjo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1328207970&Signature=wUhzKTffglYEv5uiKZ761%2BNy7ls%3D

!

lol I just posted that pic to the "photos of famous people you'd never expect to be together" thread. so great.

I was really surprised by their english accents! (mean that in as unoffensive a way as possible)

im gonna post this on a bill murray thread brb

(mean to clarify the xpost as in: normally I don't care at all about english usage in k-pop songs, but since SNSD is targeting the US market, thought it would be relevant.) xp to myself

does anybody else hear a lot of H.O.T. in B.A.R.?

Thoughts on SPICA's Russian Roulette?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRnQUHw2cs8

despite the similar imagery, a little too upbeat for the k-pop russian roulette?

I like the song, the group is more believably 'an rnb group' than previous attempts at that and the production is catchy - plus it still sounds very Korean. The mini-album supports these claims.

I'm not necessarily keen on all k-pop videos these days featuring guns and death.

They can sing: http://youtu.be/mA7RebIbs_M (also check out Brandy/D Child covers)

I think we're going to see more solo stars this year. This debut single by 'Ailee' is a melodic belter we've heard on the Billboard chart many times http://youtu.be/L9ro1KjkJMg

Jang Jae In is a typical example of the new kind of solo k-pop star: http://youtu.be/LYFJ2v9aaY0 - currently topping Korean digital charts

She was a contestant on "Super Star K", has roots in indie rock, is a singer songwriter, etc - these types have made the biggest impact in the talent show surge of the past few years, finding a platform that didn't exist before, making it a commercially viable genre. (Slick ballad singers and teen idols have had more than enough screen time, which might explain why the talent show audiences favor lo-fi stars)

has IU done anything lately?

You mean since You&I? Which even she admitted was a Good Day ripoff she didn't want to release at first. Did gangbuster numbers and is catchy, though. Weak after album release she had all the top 10 spots on the singles chart because of album tracks. Has writing credits on half the album so making bank as well. If you're checking out the album go for tracks 9-13, the rest is pap but these hint at where she herself said she wants her sound to go. This is the kind of stuff she does when she has no co-writers with her http://youtu.be/z3vrXXQC6a0

She's debuting in Japan with a JP version of Good Day these days before doing a follow-up single in Korea.

ah okay, you mentioned indie songwriters and she popped to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEonbbcdCtg

what's the guitar sample at the beginning?

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=4929#comments

will the TSJ ever review a k-pop single without making a gratuitous, vague east asia reference?

Even (Hollywood) kids note the Lady Gaga-Kpop connection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6EQ4MxTWE

"The Boys" sounds like "Telephone" to me.