I tried following the updates on this on Tumblr but 80 per cent of it was fandom meltdown, and the other 20 per cent was lols from exo non-stans.
― Roz, Friday, 16 May 2014 06:07 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, all the social media drama about follows and unfollows and "secret messages" sent via changing ur background header on weibo seems like a sideshow drawing attention away from the main issue, which is whether the allegations in his lawsuit have merit or not.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 16 May 2014 11:58 (ten years ago) link
Forget the previous MR MR "single" I posted, that was just a throwaway for the fans. The real MR MR single is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYHtXxer6k
Think I'm joining Roz on the stan train, all their singles are good.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 17 May 2014 23:50 (ten years ago) link
It makes a big difference when all five members can sing.
Btw this is also means you have to stan their low-budget videos and lolsy choreography.
― Roz, Sunday, 18 May 2014 03:50 (ten years ago) link
Sokay, I'm kinda into SPEED lately (or just "Zombie Party") and their videos all look homemade :P
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 18 May 2014 04:38 (ten years ago) link
Great Humming Urban Stereo track featuring Narsha, promising well for the album which is out NOT and will make the summer that much brighter http://youtu.be/bdJJ0T-11fs
New Infinite single is a fun Sweetune party http://youtu.be/L7kaScuQ0KM
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 07:15 (ten years ago) link
that humming urban stereo track is fab.
Also, I've only played it once through but man, the first half of that Infinite album is -packed- with jams. They've really come into their own sound - some of these Sweetune arrangements are sooooo corny but this group almost always manages to turn their cheesiness into an asset. They're like a K-pop ELO.
― Roz, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 17:52 (ten years ago) link
The Infinite album is great, the Phantom album and Jiyeon's solo debut are mediocre, when the podcast I did with J and M for the singles jukebox about Kpop we're anticipating comes out it's already going to be outdated (or just my parts will be outdated).
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 22 May 2014 00:50 (ten years ago) link
Have never read more enticing words than "K-pop ELO"
― 龜, Thursday, 22 May 2014 02:15 (ten years ago) link
well I'd be surprised if Sweetune weren't ELO fans tbh.
― Roz, Thursday, 22 May 2014 13:16 (ten years ago) link
Jesus. 龜 otm. ELO is so awesome. And a K-pop ELO just sounds so amazing.
I'm at work, but I'll get around to listening to it some time today.
― ∞, Thursday, 22 May 2014 16:57 (ten years ago) link
Infinite comeback stages: http://youtu.be/s67mgZXio1E
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:50 (ten years ago) link
And here's T-ara Jiyeon with the "drowning" theme we were promised, CCM courting controversy as always http://youtu.be/Qy7Pdibbwas
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:59 (ten years ago) link
BoA on Aussie X Factor
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoeyrpEIYAEyZjR.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G842AK_c8gs
― abcfsk, Sunday, 25 May 2014 13:08 (ten years ago) link
http://maddieloveskpop.tumblr.com/post/86845501756
^ Not sure if she posts anymore but enjoying this rundown
― 龜, Monday, 26 May 2014 01:55 (ten years ago) link
This year's 15& songs are pretty pretty good but Yerin isolated.. best voice in k-pop? http://youtu.be/Fq795T68c_k http://youtu.be/rSnFstSxZb4
― abcfsk, Monday, 26 May 2014 07:55 (ten years ago) link
http://youtu.be/kyhTPU01Db4
― abcfsk, Monday, 26 May 2014 08:36 (ten years ago) link
15&'s single Sugar is SO good. I hope someone who can still embed videos will put it in this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pjuHcP5hsM
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 26 May 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
― 龜, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link
Thx 龜!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 03:25 (ten years ago) link
Listening to 15&'s album and it's pretty ace so far!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 20:46 (ten years ago) link
"sugar" changing my life rn
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 21:07 (ten years ago) link
okay, this album is officially great
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 22:11 (ten years ago) link
^is it on spotify?
― ∞, Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:28 (ten years ago) link
I don't think so... it's on Youtube at http://youtu.be/YwHTn5UTDyI
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 29 May 2014 20:19 (ten years ago) link
thanks. it's a pain listening to youtube on my phone at work, but i'll give it a listen in a sec
― ∞, Thursday, 29 May 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
NP! They're on Naver too if you'd rather listen without video.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
Whoops, looks like Naver doesn't work outside of Korea... sorry ∞, hope it's worth it when you finally get to listen
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 21:00 (ten years ago) link
Nice relaxing belated Spring track, from Kim Yeon Woo and Kyung of Block B (who gets all the best features for some reason):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M52hTSrK57w
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 21:03 (ten years ago) link
I really love that video, a bit iffy on the song itself. Park Kyung is underrated though - Zico gets all the attention but I've always liked Kyung's more laidback style.
― Roz, Friday, 30 May 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
I like Kim Yeon Woo's tone and my standards for Spring tracks are low to begin with, lol. But it does start off stronger than it finishes.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 22:37 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqbXx4pHu-k#t=151
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:29 (ten years ago) link
And in a less lolzy video (MAYBE), here's BTOB on Immortal Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtwqZR8Z_no
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:46 (ten years ago) link
the best
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:47 (ten years ago) link
If there's one thing you can't accuse Breath of, it's not sounding like a ZE:A single. They really have a recognizable sound.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 00:41 (ten years ago) link
I mean this is basically The Day We Broke Up, Part 2, no?
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 00:43 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0tkGdr0R0g
wa$$up's Brazil world cup song: fun song, funner video. (and considering they were probably made for the South American market, very timely)
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 7 June 2014 23:12 (ten years ago) link
TOPP DOGG all over the place as usual, but this single is actually, relatively, more cohesive:
http://youtu.be/kUSIdLEs2hA
I'm kind of looking for to Kidoh (their main composer)'s solo album, there's a lot of talent in this group.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 8 June 2014 20:35 (nine years ago) link
Annnnnd here's the Topp Dogg mini: youtube.com/watch?v=WrnvjS22KPw&list=PLN7JkcVNG8Ikg1gWZgrddAe2wC4n0zVxd
"this might be the last, but it sure as hell ain't gonna be the least"
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:27 (nine years ago) link
Mini is a MESS but there's something there... maybe. 'Amadaeus' sounds like a 4minute song tho.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:36 (nine years ago) link
And then there's this unexpectedly good song from Cross Gene http://youtu.be/abcv7Ua1JrU
What's getting me is how much they're posing *exactly* like a girl-group would.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:43 (nine years ago) link
Really dig this song and it was filmed in my city!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUCIzn0mRHc
― ∞, Thursday, 12 June 2014 03:07 (nine years ago) link
AKMU!!! They're known for their deeper-than-pop-generally-is lyrics so this fits right in. That kid is a really good actor too.
I'm kind of feeling the girl-group songs out right now, Tahiti 'Oops You're Mine' http://youtu.be/SK3q9C4lAmg (maybe I'm just relieved they're not all scary-thin anymore) and Bob Girls 'No Way' http://youtu.be/Ty8co3ttizQ (paging Osamu Tezuka, Osamu Tezuka come in).
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 12 June 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
The real news from the week, though, is that Taeyang's set designers deserve a raise:
http://youtu.be/QVk85qm_d9chttp://youtu.be/7kWBgBx_x5w
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 12 June 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
AKMU!!! They're known for their deeper-than-pop-generally-is lyrics so this fits right in. That kid is a really good actor too.I'm kind of feeling the girl-group songs out right now, Tahiti 'Oops You're Mine' http://youtu.be/SK3q9C4lAmg (maybe I'm just relieved they're not all scary-thin anymore) and Bob Girls 'No Way' http://youtu.be/Ty8co3ttizQ (paging Osamu Tezuka, Osamu Tezuka come in).― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, June 12, 2014 7:35 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, June 12, 2014 7:35 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'm all into the deep/philosophical songs/lyrics if given an option, though
― ∞, Thursday, 12 June 2014 19:39 (nine years ago) link
@forapper, by the way, isn't it super late/early in Korea? What are you doing awake?
― ∞, Thursday, 12 June 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
I'm not in Korea, nor am I Korean, LOL. I live outside NYC!
I'll be in Hong Kong visiting friends in late June/early July, though, and I'm thinking of swinging by Korea or SE Asia... either Seoul or Singapore or MKuala Lumpur, I haven't decided yet.
I'm sorry ∞... Akdong Musician get a lot of coverage on other websites though. I like their OST song I Love You.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 13 June 2014 02:17 (nine years ago) link
^Just pulling your chain, forapper
And oh, sorry. I didn't know why I thought you were Korean and lived there.
― ∞, Friday, 13 June 2014 02:27 (nine years ago) link
don't*