Written and directed by Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions, produced together with Philip Wang and Ted Fu.
Gripe: Didn't like the way they used Jesus' name back there.
I love When Five Fall more than At Musing's End. They are both good, but I liked the idea of a different perspective of boy meets girl. It's supposed to be a prologue, but I actually believe When Five Fall could very well be just a standalone short.
All in all, I loved how Wes incorporated a lot of beautiful cinematography into the shorts. Never a dull moment. It has a very quiet yet thoughtful feel to the whole thing. It was like a musing indeed. And the way the story was laid out was very different, despite a familiar story idea.
Yes, I'm a sucker for drama and very beautiful, well-thought-of cinematography. I love beautiful direction. And with good story, if not great, I'm totally head over heels.
"If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy, I can only conclude that I, I was not made for here." -Brooke Fraser, C.S. Lewis Song
Let me start off by saying this. This is solely my opinion and I am not naming anyone cause I don't know any of them personally so I cannot talk about their actions. As long as their motives serves their conscience and values, I have no say and will not say anything.
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DongBangShinKi
In view of the legal war between DBSK and their company SM Entertainment, there were many comments flying around. Many who sided with DBSK for fairer treatment and cursed (yes, cursed) SM Entertainment to the depths of hell.
Though I am no Cassie, neither am I a legal practitioner, but I can understand why DBSK wants this. Will it work? We don't know but it will definitely shake something up.
But as my ex-lecturer and I were talking about this, I realised that this issue is only big because DBSK is big. But this issue is not foreign. Many higher management have taken the unscrupulous path and the employees suffer the consequences. You've heard of them. Enron is the classic example.
Only SM Entertainment play a slightly different game. Instead of playing only with numbers, they play with contract statements.
But I'm not here to talk about that.
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I love Kpop. I do. I still do.
But it saddens my heart to see the industry squander itself away like so many other pop industries. Especially an (East Asian) industry that has the highest number of professing Christians.
Girls have to be gorgeous or cute or pretty, notwithstanding talents. In that matter, I totally applaud YG and 2NE1.
Girls' Generation (SNSD), Wonder Girls and 2NE1
With the rise of girl groups, the competition becomes fiercer and girls then go lengths to just stay on the top. You can figure out what lengths they go yourself.
Although this time round, the girls are dominating the stage but for a while in early summer, boys took the reins for a while. Super Junior, 2PM, 2AM, SHINee...These boy groups have since said their goodbyes to Korean stage and went on to conquer variety shows and Japan alike.
With all that swirling whirl of activities, I wonder. I just wonder if they ever stop and ask themselves, "What am I doing?"
And I wonder if fans ever stop and ask, "What am I doing?"
And I wonder if netizens ever stop and ask, "What am I doing?"
I totally understand the pressure that a celebrity have, especially the idol celebrity. They are really what we call in Chinese 四面楚歌, which basically means to be beseiged from all sides.
You have the top management, people like SM, JYP, YG and all the other abbreviations you can think of. Once you are contracted to them, you are styled according to THEIR concept. You sing the songs they tell you to sing. You speak what they tell you to speak. Sounds like puppetry?
Well, think it this way:
You work in a company, you sign a contract, you have to abide with those rules. You can't take more leaves than what was stipulated.
Artistes are also employees, only with a more "glamourous" image and a slightly different contract but it's the same.
So, then.
You have your fans.
DBSK's Cassiopeias
I love fans. I studied them for my FYP. I find them absolutely fascinating, scholarship-worthy. But they are also the ones that can break their so-called idols.
Idols, you have an image that you portray. Example, Hero JaeJoong is the pretty boy type. Siwon is the hunk with chocolate abs. One wrong step, like saying some supposedly racist remarks like Taeyeon, or even something more compromising like sex tape scandals like those of Ivy and Baek Ji Young, and you pretty much degraded your own image.
That's why you have things like anti-fans though I find anti-fans the most pointless people on earth. If your whole purpose is to bring down someone, I think you got major issues with yourselves.
But let's not go into anti-fans cause fans are also those who overstep the border and start thinking as if they are the managers or the company management instead. Which basically means the same thing as those companies. You feel as if you have to abide with their rules and please them always. You must be a truly omniscient and omnipotent god to them.
The other extreme would be for the sake of their idols, fans totally take things into their own hands. Case in point, ELFs and their "Only 13" issue. THAT is why I call myself an indie ELF.
Of course, I'm not bashing fans here. I'm raising the point about fanatics. There are those who show genuine respect and loyalty to their idols. Those who know when to back away and when to just show their support by either buying the CDs, merchandises, attend the events and probably just say to their idols, "오빠, 아자! 파이팅! (Oppa, a-ja! fighting!)" or even more personal emotions like "사랑해! (saranghae!)"
Bless these fans' heart.
Next, you have your support "organisations". Your church, your family, your community, your school, your university.
Unfortunately, I find many churches are either silent on this matter, too free or too conservative about Christian celebritites. That's why the celebrities get confused. Even with their own grounded faith, they cannot be allowed to be alone in this. The church needs to be a supporting structure for these celebrities. When I say support doesn't mean freely allow, but more of keeping them accountable. Know this, celebs are leaders as much as pastors and elders of the church. We are all called to fulltime in serving God, not necessarily just within the church office.
Seriously, where do you draw the line? When celebs dance in skimpy outfits, there is only criticism from the church. Yes, I personally don't agree with skimpy outfits cause we are all called to modesty. But that's where there is no follow up. Please, let us not point fingers. The church needs to help their members.
I'm no holy saint. Heck, I compromise more often than you can recite John 3:16 a hundred times. It is by God's mercy and grace that I am saved, period.
And then, you have yourself. You dictate yourself to behave in certain ways. "Oh, they are more sexy. I guess to be that, I need to be do this and that." With all these pressures, you face the danger of losing your own self in the end. Why do we hear about celebs taking drugs? Doing silly things? Going for rehab? Going to a psychiatrist? Becoming violent? (Okay, violence can be inherent to a person's personality, but you get what I mean.)
You get depress, you write anxiously and you joke about them later. It's not about getting a girlfriend/boyfriend. It's about getting inner peace and comfort. Filling that void that only Someone can fill. You look in the mirror and you get more insecure with yourself. The incessant pressures...
It's only those with a faith strong enough can withstand all these but God did not intend us to walk alone.
There is no glamour in being a celebrity. I think it's much safer being a normal ordinary person, working a normal ordinary job, but living an extraordinary life. Celebs can't go anywhere, can't do anything without certain fingers pointed at them.
If you donate money to the charity, good for you. But when celebs donate money to the charity...
"Ah, it's all for show." "Hypocrites." "Publicity stunt!"
Maybe that's why Jesus had said to give discreetly. XD
But anywayz.
I wrote in my Facebook that sometimes it's good to go away from something you are passionate about to come back with a more mature passion.
King Solomon, when he was wiser, had said that everything is meaningless, like a chasing of the wind.
That's why it's good to see celebs like Park Ji Yoon pauses, take a long break and come back with a more solid performance. Not all the time, yes. Cause it depends what did you do during the break. I haven't heard Brian's (FTTS) solo comeback (not released yet), but from what I gather from his tweets and FB updates, I think his comeback will be solid indeed. :)
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I'm taking a break from Kpop not because I'm sick of subpar talents and overdose of dance tracks, but because I myself need a reality check. Why did I like Kpop? Call me a deep thinker, but I like to be passionate about things that brings substance. When you are devoted to something, you need to have a bigger purpose than just a shallow love for music or good looks.
In another way, I pray that Christian celebs, not just in Kpop but in every entertainment-filled country, will be supported and be strengthened in their faith. Although, yes, Jesus is enough and God is sovereign, but men's hearts are deceitful. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Again, God did not intend for us to walk alone. And in turn, they will reach out to the people around them and the people who listens to them and bless them.
"What am I doing?"
"I'm an entertainer that wants to bring glory to God."
"I want to leave a legacy, How will they remember me? Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough to make a mark on things? I want to leave an offering A child of mercy and grace Who'd bless Your name Unapologetically And leave that kind of legacy" - Nichole Nordeman, Legacy
Finally the big monster FYP is 95% over. 5% is the editing, printing and all the other appendices to accompany.
And God had proven that He is faithful. He knows I can finish it. I just didn't trust Him and myself enough.
One thing about me is that I often like to plan for the future, to keep me motivated for today. It's pretty "forward thinking" cause at least I have a direction I want to go. The only catch is that those plans are HUGE and I change my plans often.
So, what are the things I want to do after I finish my exams (I haven't graduate cause technically I only get my results in November. So I don't graduate till I see the transcript. And that is only unofficial. If I think right, I have to wait till August next year for my convo. Happiness.)
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I plan to dabble a little more on video editing, since I've got the equipments and lots of music and dramas. :) I want to see how much my creativeness can take me. So most probably I will expert-fy myself in Premiere and After Effects. XD
I have always wanted to do music videos for dramas/movies. I got a list of great Korean songs just waiting for exploration. Haven't done that before, but I shall try. Probably need to get another external hard disk to store my project files.
The songs that I want to use most are Loveholic's "Echo 메아리" and Jisun's "어떡하죠 What Am I to Do?" Interestingly, both are from drama soundtracks. Though BOF is already over aeons ago, I still want to use Jisun's song for a music video. She deserves one. HEHE. As for "Echo", I didn't watch "Snow Queen 눈의 여왕" but I'm thinking in the lines of Star's Lover. Too bad, I don't have the raws for the drama. True, the drama is slow and flawed, but the cinematography is pretty. I like it. So, let me see, I'd probably use it for Hello God or other suitable drama. :) Maybe I'll get a movie instead. Yeah, movie will be great.
Why do I want to dabble in video editing? Cause I want to see how far I can pace and direct something. Besides, it's a good exercise to build up my experience. A plan of mine is to pursue an external degree in film and/or theatre. I love film, I love cinematography, I love directing, I love producting, I love the backstage. I like to see how stories unveil themselves. Of course I can't go and direct a movie right now, cause I have no experience. That's why there is that plan to pursue another degree, but not another first degree lah. Probably a Master's in film or a graduate cert. and make more friends in the film industry. I can't use my videos as my portfolio though. Too much sensitive issues. Hehe.
Another thing is to create an user manual for my mom. Don't ask for explanations.
And of course, the first plan would most probably be watch all my dramas on my list. I am currently stuck in Episode 8 of Cinderella Man and have not moved since. I almost forgot the storyline liao. I will have to watch the whole thing to give comments about it. It didn't hook me as much as Star's Lover did. Serious! I don't know why I love the slow drama. Maybe the cinematography is beautiful. Maybe the sound score is awesome. But I did want to watch it, maybe because I hoped that the next episode would have been better. It did improve at 19, but 20 was just as meh.
And of course, watch all the movies on my list! I'm stuck with more than 10 movies but I haven't touch them yet.
As I am listening to K.Will's (my favorite male singer, period.) "쇼핑 Shopping", I think I can visualize another music video. Que Sera Sera maybe? :) Perhaps I should just do a collection of Hello God music videos. Hahaha.
I'm not sure if I want to watch Tazza. I'm okay with Jang Hyuk, I'm fine with Kim Min Joon but I LOVE THE SCORE. It sounds like a film score instead of a drama score. But I'm not too keen on seeing another gambling-action drama. I'm not even captured by "Swallow The Sun 태양을 삼켜라", which I heard is raking in good ratings.
But right now, I think I'm having more than enough dramas on my plate. I'm planning to watch "My Fair Lady 아가씨를 부탁해" and "You're Beautiful 미남이시 네요" which are airing last quarter of 2009. My, has 2009 passed so fast.
So, no more dramas till the lists are exhausted. They can sing praises about whatever, but I sat through "Insoon is Pretty", so that should be enough to say about my drama taste. Not to say I thoroughly enjoyed the drama. It was another slow and confusing drama. But I like Kim Hyun Joo ever since "Marry A Millionaire". So "Partner 파트너"'s on the list.
But of course I'm not just watching boring dramas or weak dramas (which I heard Triple, unfortunately, is not as strong as its predecessor Coffee Prince). I'm watching a few good ones as well. "My Fair Lady" should be exciting enough. I haven't watch a single Yoon Eun Hye drama (surprise surprise) except for some snippets of Goong, but I know how she can carry her character well enough and I've heard enough about her. So, let MFL be the first. Then there is "Return of Iljimae 돌아온 일지매" which is pretty and another music to the ear. I'm a sucker for good soundtracks and cinematography. And ah, there is the mania drama which didn't do so well in ratings, "The Slingshot/The Story of a Man 남자이야기" but people are singing praises about. Mania dramas.
And ah, further to the east. Just because I like Kimutaku under the pen of Fukuda Yasushi, the screenwriter for my favorite dorama "Hero", I'm watching "CHANGE".
And I'm rewatching "Hello God" and "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (a.k.a The Man Who Cannot Get Married)" from the beginning. I left out some episodes in between so I like to watch from the start again. 다시 시작 처음부터...
Watching 20th Golden Melody Awards, I just realised that the Hip Hop genre in Taiwan's Mandopop is becoming a little less popular. When Jay Chou brought it out during the early 2000s, everyone was learning how to wear hip hop, sing hip hop, dance hip hop.
Now don't get me wrong, I still think hip hop is strong in Mandopop, cause one thing about Mandopop, as I've mentioned before, is that it has no specific genres. Their singers sing everything from rock to jazz in just one album. And that is not popular with "Western" genre singers. And yes, that was my gripe with Mandopop, though I'm a little more forgiving now. It's all this idolising factor, I think, that cause everyone just follow everyone.
But the trend is changing. Maybe it already has been changing, just that I haven't really paying attention. My eyes was a little north in a peninsula somewhere. But since last year, alternative and indie has started to rise up. Alternative as in alternative rock.
Yup, if I'm not mistaken, rock and indie are coming back, stronger than China Blue last time.
How do I know?
Lee Hom's music creations have always been following the trend, though of course he does create his own style like "chinked-out" in his Shangri-La 心中的日月 and Heroes of the Earth 蓋世英雄 albums...but his latest Heartbeat 心跳 had more rock.
The nominees for the Best Newcomer Award in the recent GMA consists of 1 pop singer, 1 ballad singer, 1 jazz singer, and 3 pop rock singers.The one who won, Crowd Lu 盧廣仲, is an indie rock singer.
1 rock group was nominated for Best Singing Group.
Modern rock band Mayday 五月天 won the Best Band Award.
Sandee Chan 陳珊妮, a pop rock singer won Best Female Singer. A-Lin, another pop rock singer was nominated for the same award.
Mayday's song "你不是真正的快樂 You're Not Really Happy" got nominated as Song of The Year.
2 pop rock albums nominated for Best Album of The Year Award.
A-Mei's new album AMIT has a heavy rock influence.
Now I'm wondering. Are Mandopop artistes getting more angry? Rock, as you know, is used to express all the frustrations, anger and what other angsty kind of feelings.
Don't get me wrong. I have a soft spot for rock. But I like rock that thinks. Not the ones that just throw tantrums. That's why I kind of like soft and alternative rock more.
So, is Mandopop moving into the angsty emo rock? Or just rock?
I don't know. What I know for sure is that Mandopop is also moving from the idol singers phase into singer-songwriters (again), so I think Mandopop will be churning out some more solid singers, or at least solid songwriters.
But I don't think any other genres like dance pop, R&B, hip hop will fade away. You can say that they just take a backseat for a while.
Yup, as I see it, rock is the new pop.
On a Kpop sidenote: IMO, Girls' Generation 2nd mini album was just. normal. Wait a minute, why am I listening to pop now? Aished.
On a general sidenote: I realised it's no joke to maintain an entertainment site right now. And Wordpress is as slow as a mule, so I will continue to write my opinions here. Wait till I get the time and better myself in Korean and Mandarin.
I don't get why Yesung needs to dye his hair from black to blonde to black to ORANGE in a span of a few months, even days!.
When you admire someone, and if you find yourself giving excuses for that person's behavior, you're probably in denial. My fandom response, however, is quite different from Sherry's. :)
I've been listening to Korean radio nowadays, which if you follow my Twitter and Facebook, you'd probably know. The one I pay attention most to is MBC 93.4 FM or FM4U which features rude funnyman Park Myeong-su of Infinity Challenge fame (hosting 2 o' clock's Date)...
(This is not IC, but I found this and find this clip HILARIOUS from X-Man days. Brian is the dear adorkable but great singer of R&B duo Fly To The Sky - which I did a header featuring them. Park Myung Soo...is just so funny. "Jiu(Do you) like...?")
...Taeyeon of SNSD fame (hosting Taeyeon's Good Friend) and hip-hop Epik High'sIQ 170 holder, Tablo (hosting Tablo's Dream Radio). I usually catch Tablo's one cause his show is at 9-11 p.m. Malaysian time (2200-0000 in Korean time) but I do get the last half of Taeyeon's show which is just before his.
And I want to listen to Eunhyuk and Eeteuk'sSuper Junior Kiss The Radio (Sukira)one day though.
Korean radio runs in a slightly different format. Either that, or I'm ignorant. Korean radio DJs don't write the script themselves. They have writers who write the topics that must be mentioned, and questions to be asked, etc. If I'm not mistaken, I think they do write the bulk of the things to say. Like all those narrative and poignant poetic stuff. But of course, DJs must always prepare themselves. One can never write a phone call. But you can write a phone call response. :)
And not only that, Korean radio has this function called "Bora/보라" which actually is an acronym for 보이는 라디오 (Bo-i-neun Ra-di-o) which means you can watch the radio show live. This allows fans to just catch all the (silly and candid) antics of their favorite DJs on screen while hosting a radio show. It's actually quite fun, come to think of it. But the DJ(s) would have to be really an interesting person to watch and listen to. If not...then it's the boring-est show ever. So Korean radio does help develop TV and radio savvy personalities...at the same time. Without the radio DJ having to go out and host live events in a separate occassion.
(Eunhyuk/Hyukjae and Eeteuk dancing SexyBack by Justin Timberlake during their song break)
To watch them, you youtube register at the respective broadcasting stations' site (MBC, SBS, KBS, etc), get the confirmation from them, and then stream it live! Or listen to it live!
However, like YouTube, this is extremely helpful if you have high internet speed...
which unfortunately, places like Malaysia --> fail.
So you'll watch hiccup-y and lagging clips. But radio-wise, if the connection is good enough, you can listen to it...most of the time.
I listen to MBC's most of the time cause it's the one with the least lag on a good day.
Sukira airs on KBS. SBS has SS501's Kim Hyung Joon(Music High) and ballad quartet Sweet Sorrow(Sweet Sorrow's 10!10! Club).
Wants some CCM goodies? (Which are awesome btw) then head over to CBS's website for some CCM Camp at 11.05 p.m. to 1.00 a.m. Malaysian time. As mentioned earlier, Korean time is early Malaysia by one hour.
The sites are all in Korean though. Just some tips to help you.
로그인 = login 회원가입 = sign-up 라디오 = radio 편성표 = broadcasting schedule 진행 = DJ 프로그램 = program 시간 = time
I do sometimes pray for the Christian artistes (I refrain from using the word 'celebrities' cause some aren't really celebrities a.k.a stars but they are REAL talents) so they will continue to shine in the entertainment world.
This brings me to the topic of the artistes being commercially valuable. I may have been blogging non-stop about the Kpop music scene, though I write opinions. Many people think that being a celebrity you enjoy perks and it's a glamorous dream filled with plastic surgery and fake personas. Many people may think that the artistes are shallow people. Scandals, exposed shots, low IQ, stupid and silly antics...
But I will say they aren't shallow, nor are they glamorous. Cause artistes/stars/celebs/what have you are working. HARD. They are the ones who work like ants or bees, non-stop, to provide the best entertainment for people. Yes, sometimes, they go so silly and causing even their fans like me to go utterly speechless. Like...
or
(I don't know whether to laugh or cry. That boy is incomprehensible. Why did you think I call him an ambiverous oddball?)
Though many times they will also exhibit greatness like:
(See what I mean by even Yesung's voice can't beat Kyuhyun's? That boy sings first singer in clip, Im Chang Jung's "Long Time No See" so effortlessly BEAUTIFUL)
But they are trying their best to do what will entertain, and I think that's really a great thing. And I do occasionally wonder, sometimes, how far is too far? I'm talking about Asian or specifically Korean entertainment circles here.
Sometimes artistes will compromise for the sake of better sales or higher commercial value, cause seriously, the reason why people like SM makes big bucks is because his groups are all commercially valuable (and makes me almost wanting to join them. Almost.) People love them, people will pay to see them, people will camp outside their hostels just to catch a glimpse of them (no kid). This is fandom, and it's not something to be ignored like yesterday's newspaper. Fans are really the dynamics of an artiste. Without fans, the artistes cannot be commercially valuable. With fans, well, you get a full house.
I know I say some, if not, many are REAL talents, but they too need to cari makan (earn money) and therefore make themselves commercially valuable. CFs (commerical films a.k.a advertisements) contract, go for it! Appearing on variety shows, go for it! Look silly, why not? Be totally impudent to your hyungs (elder brothers), WHY NOT?
(Kyuhyun is my confirmed favorite next to Yesung. Snarky snarky gamer. BTW, he's a math Olympiad and an avid gamer, explains why he keeps referring to Starcraft. Can you believe it? Genius + Swooner + Good-looking + Humorous...)
But they are not shallow, I repeat. Being an artiste, or anyone in front of the camera or at the back of the stage, is a tough and cruel job to take. I've mentioned this before in my pixnet blog. Being an artiste today can no longer just be an artiste. All the "entertaining" things done so that they can last longer in the passion that started them there, may it be singing, dancing, acting, MC-ing, what else there is...
I think it's all these self-sacrifices they make that makes them lovable. Of course, when I say self-sacrifices, I meant it in a good way. They throw away their self-consciousness or lack of confidence to really, entertain people. Of course, again, there's always the thin line. When is too much, too much?
That's up to the artistes themselves to draw the line.
I will respect them always for their ability to stay sane though their lives get so publicly disclosed sometimes. If you think a garbage collector is the worst job, I'd say the celebrity is the worst.
End note: I keep on throwing references of Super Junior. They are my current interest and they are really the epitome of a commercially valuable pop group. But the Korean list also includes DBSK (with the biggest fan club), Big Bang, SS501, SHINee, SNSD, 2PM, 2AM, Wonder Girls, F.T. Island, all the rest I can't think of now.
Besides, they are really a great group to study (13 different people in a boy band working together to achieve one goal. It's a psychoanalyst's dream!). All have their own quirks and charms, yes, including M.I.A Kibum, Heechul, Kangin and Donghae which I didn't really look into. (Heechul and Kangin are absolutely funny in the clip I posted above)
That being said, I will always have a soft spot for oddball Yesung. Maybe because he is often overshadowed by other members in his group who are more "entertaining" than he is. Probably that's because he's very serious. If you notice like I do, he sometimes stay out a bit. 4th-dimensional? Probably thinking about how to attract attention. Probably that's why after that he gets totally crazy mad with his weird antics. But either way, he has his fans, and will always make me smile in spite of myself.
(See, he's not always odd. Though Kyuhyun has now come out into the limelight and shine brightly and Yesung is often second-fiddle, I still like his smile and that husky voice.)
I admit. I have a soft spot for rock. Always have. Always will. Especially with a baritone-voiced male vocal or a female lead. And lead electric.
My music taste have been rapidly changing for the past few weeks. Maybe because I've been sitting in front of the computer and listening to albums on repeat mode so often I want a change.
I have to say thank you to Korean music. I think it's only in Korean music that I dared to venture into indie, electronica, dance pop, rock, R&B, ballad, house, jazz...all at the same time...and actually enjoy them (okay, maybe not so dance pop).
Even my 2nd favorite, Mandarin music took a backseat in terms of the wideness in genre. Of course, thanks to Korean music, I'm bolder to venture into Mandarin indie, R&B, jazz...but it's still very slow as compared to the former.
English music, my 3rd fave...let's just say I always prefer English rock and R&B/Soul compared to their pop, especially their pop nowadays.
Let's just recount my varying tastes...
Goong - Perhaps Love (J & HoWL)
I was a OST freak. Listened to every OST I could fall in love with. Eg. 베토벤 바이러스 (Beethoven Virus), 안녕하세요, 하느님 (Hello God), 궁 (Goong), 스타의 연인 (Star's Lover)...
I was also a Ballad freak. I listened to Tim (팀), Alex of Clazziquai (알렉스), Byul/Star (별)...
Lyn - Love...All Are Lies (사랑...다 거짓말)
Then, I listened to R&B/Ballad. I loved J (제이) to bits. Then, Lyn (린) came and became one of my faves as well.
Then, I went into Clazziquai for a while. I loved their jazz tracks though their electronica can be a little weird. Haha.
Clazziquai - Dance (춤)
And 2009 came and I listened to my new fave, 지선 (Jisun) of Loveholic, which is a rock/experimental band. She went solo. I posted about her before.
Then, a few weeks ago I was bobbing my head to the ever addictive "Gee" by Girls' Generation (소녀시대), attracted to it only because of TaeYeon's voice which got me in her 들리나요... (Did You Hear...). Their "Dear. Mom" is excellent. Felt like crying and thankful at the same time for my mommy...
Girls' Generation - Dear. Mom
Then, I went back to OSTs, listening to the likes of Boys Over Flowers OST's "Wish You My Love" by T-Max and J. (It's J!) and 200 Pounds Beauty OST as well...
Then, I chanced upon Que Sera Sera (케세라세라) OST and it had Loveholic, Alex, Horan of Clazziquai, My Aunt Mary and W & Whale...I mean, it has got to be one of the best OST ever to feature all the gems of the industry...
And ever since hearing Whale on Star Golden Bell, I loved her voice to bits.
W & Whale - R.P.G Shine
W & Whale - Moonrise (월광/月狂) (Que Sera Sera OST)
Now I am listening to My Aunt Mary and Ibadi (Horan's project group)...Soon, I'll be listening to Rumble Fish and Loveholic again, both which are rock bands.
Rumble Fish - Smile Again
Sigh. I love music.
(All music videos are recommended to listen to! HAHAHA...I'm serious.)
