K-pop (2014)

I'm gonna listen to the soshi album, but in the meantime:

http://youtu.be/PUMt9JwBO04

Second AlphaBAT single, like a more-listless Nilili Mambo. For a group with no obvious talents (apart from that one rapper guy - he's pretty good), their songs have been surprisingly on point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncUiI4-Zf1Q

Interesting single from BTS that shows what happens when your aesthetic sense is more highly developed than your emotional maturity.

New 2NE1! Had to admit, my expectations weren't exactly sky-high given their past couple of releases but this is HUGE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OODTt2kahI0

Such a good album overall, loving this so much more than SNSD's latest. Very well-sequenced too. Full album here: https://soundcloud.com/wxygshowxyz

Nice!

"happy" is wonderful

oh lol and here's "scream," just hanging out in the back of the tracklisting

Holy Shit :)))))))))

Deserves its own thread, obviously 2NE1 - Crush

<3!

I know it's hard to listen anything that's not 2NE1 right now, but these girls are good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3OoMbhuiHw

I personally welcome the new era of Aegyo Hip Hop.

Also the new TVXQ is supremely enjoyable http://youtu.be/2rU_RZy2XhI

And BESTie! http://youtu.be/pAHVpMid5_Q

Per Teddy, it's probably 'instant' music... but it's really fun.

MR MR return with MR MR (and great timing):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgPeY_Km6h4

What do you guys think of the other MR MR now that the video's out? I appreciated what they were trying to with all the hospital shots and filters but it felt kind of disjointed to me, and the soporific vibe kinda put me to sleep >__>

^^ahahahahahahahaha that is some shameless trolling. But um, for real though, I like this one better than the other MR MR (not sorry).

it's nice, right?

Unfortunate scandals and all, Mr.Mr are a good rookie group - I've enjoyed more or less everything I've heard from them so far.

Has anyone actually heard the entire Lady Cube album?

I previewed it on iTunes but can't decide if I should get it.

Girls Day Minah entering the duet field: http://youtu.be/2pXZG9aYvcw

Song is nice, very relaxing, Minah has a good voice. Rapper dude is nothing special but not offensive either... an enjoyable diversion on this cloudy Sunday morning.

Neon Bunny's back! http://youtu.be/Y-muW8zyaNc

Video's private :( What's the song title?

Here's Gain's 24 Hours: ♥

Also enjoyed B1A4 covering an old g.o.d. song, and CNBlue's Can't Stop (might be my favorite song of theirs).

Also, Simon D is gonna be co-CEO of Jay Park's AOMG label !!!

Here's a different upload of Neon Bunny http://youtu.be/BWbK2DO5xKA

So good

ty ty!

Great song & great video for RnB fans from Navi:

http://youtu.be/xTUmlXhETws

The white turtleneck + pencil skirt combo is making me nostalgic for EXID.

G-Dragon and CL are on a track from the new Skrillex album (Soundcloud track at link).

Damn that's nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Med2XipHJJM

Nice debut single from WINGS, big chorus of "i'm cutting my hair short" http://youtu.be/X0_1odmqmCM

The small, dancing Catellena
Without knowing,
I’m falling for you
Chic and proud,
Catellena
Jutti meri oye hoi hoi,
I’m bewitched

Oh my, she’s so great I’ve
fallen for her Even as a girl,
I can see she’s so great. She’s
temperamental but I want to
see her I want to know her,
I want to dance with her

Lalala shake, shake it,
wave your hand
Scream until you
lose your voice
(Jutti Meri Oye Hoi Hoi
Paula Mera Oye Hoi Hoi)
Good job, I’ll give
you 100 points

Softly, softly,
melting, melting
Shivering,
shivering, trembling
I want to
follow her

I don’t like her because she’s
so chic But even as a girl, I can
see she’s so attractive I’m angry
but I want to dance for an hour,
two hours I want to play down
to my very last bone

Lalala shake, shake it,
wave your hand
Scream until you
lose your voice
(Jutti Meri Oye Hoi Hoi
Paula Mera Oye Hoi Hoi)
Not good enough,
have some more strength

The small, dancing Catellena
Without knowing,
I’m falling for you
Chic and proud,
Catellena
Jutti meri oye hoi hoi,
I’m bewitched

The hands that brush by
are warm Is she actually nice
once you get to know her?

My temperamental Catallena
Everyone is falling for her
Chic and proud,
Catellena
Jutti meri oye hoi hoi,
I’m bewitched

Softly, softly,
melting, melting
Shivering,
shivering, trembling
I want to
follow her

I was going to just quote one part but man this entir song is soooooooooo suggestive

Between Orange Caramel and the Key/Woohyun Delicious project it looks like March is shaping as an awesome month for sexy food metaphors.

I'm sorry I brought Toheart into this actually, Key+Woohyun aren't touching the out-and-out suggestiveness of Orange Caramel right now <3 <3 <3

From Ytube:

"The title song "Catallena" is an Indian disco song which also inspired by 'Jutti Meri', a Pakistan's ethnic group Punjab's folk song. With a perfect harmony of funky guitar and the string sound combined with the lyrics about weird but somehow attractive character "Catallena", this addictive song truly shows the unique style of ORANGE CARAMEL."

I was all ready to be "meh" about the song but since it's about cunnilingus I'll give it 100 out of 100 points.

Something different: http://youtu.be/7eZ1EpVrTnQ <-- !!!

ha was just about to ask if "oy hoy hoy" is a korean expression but i guess not. dope mv anyway

You know what, I'm going to embed Kream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZ1EpVrTnQ

"Dalla" is his debut song, a lot of it sounds borrowed but it's impressive how easily he switches between the song's different modes. That part at :39 is so familiar, which year-end-best-of-list rapper am I thinking of?

Yeah it's a really ace song

And here's Loco from AOMG (Jay Park's company): http://youtu.be/o7c59YlP2fQ

One more http://youtu.be/nvpxjr34iN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xLFxfXWDUk

Expected SNSD's Twinkle for a hot second but the new 4minute is okay... catchy at least.

But so much glitter and spandex...

Jiyoon is a better rapper than I thought

@forapper, the reasons why I enjoyed that may not have all been entirely musical.

4Minute song for some reason works a lot better for me t han last year's two singles. Opening verses w Jiyoon and Soyeon are so good.

2 things:

Crayon Pop opening for Gaga US shows is so great, they play with pop and performance like her but in a very different way.

BoA is now a creative director at SM. Her first decision should be to release a BoA album!

https://www.norwegian.com/magazine/features/2014/03/welcome-to-the-machine

Swedish involvement with K-pop article

K-pop is sometimes criticised as music by numbers – Kennel-produced number ones include (f)x’s Rum Pum Pum Pum and Wa$$up’s Nom Nom Nom

Given that those two songs don't sound particularly alike, that is an odd line to take. Also it's always difficult to work out who should take the most credit out of lists of writers/producers and the article does mention the Norwegians of DSign, but I'd say they have a bigger profile than the Swedes. And you can actually draw more of a direct link between them and Stargate, given that one of their main writers sang on Stargate's unsuccessful stuff under their own name.

4minute's new song is very 4minute, even though it's a BraveBros track like the last two. They've been killing it live, too.

Speaking of live, Year 7 Class 1 made it to TV and they are sooooo cute, I take back all the bad stuff I said about them before.

BTOB spotted filming for America's Next Top Model, which is set in Korea this cycle. 4minute probably would have been better, but maybe they were busy.

Lee Michelle!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLl-Xwoos68

She's a former Kpop Star contestant. I think the video is powerful and speaks for itself.

Though the piano at the beginning reminds me of Disney's 'Colors of the Wind'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygCm0g85gSU

MBLAQ back with more early-00s R&B realness

"realness" is right, haha