I stand corrected then. Gee was enough to keep me away from SNSD until Run Devil Run came out. Now I love the song but when I first started listening I found it to be incredibly childish. Maybe it's because of the type of people I'm surrounded by but I could not see anyone I know getting into K-Pop if their first song was Gee.
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That's probably it then. The only thing I've seen her act in is DH2 :/
Good for you, Ashhong.
Now I have a question, which songs are the best to use when I want to introduce SNSD to a westerner friend who knows nothing about kpop or the Asian culture in general? I also feel Genie is a better choice; while Gee may not be so. What else? Run Devil Run?
Now I have a question, which songs are the best to use when I want to introduce SNSD to a westerner friend who knows nothing about kpop or the Asian culture in general? I also feel Genie is a better choice; while Gee may not be so. What else? Run Devil Run?
HQ Soshi
Great Escape, Mr. Taxi, The Boys... then Genie, RDR probably.
Their MTV Japan presentation was great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATr-jnOsoxA
Great Escape, Mr. Taxi, The Boys... then Genie, RDR probably.
Their MTV Japan presentation was great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATr-jnOsoxA
Dice
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Those two are what most people seem to have got. If you can receive those well, you can receive kpop as a whole.
Their performance at the VMAJ's. The Great Escape + Mr. Taxi
And the Music Core Helipad performance of Genie.
AbortedWalrusFetus
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Those height/weight charts are mind blowing. I'm 6'3" and 220. Although, I remember when I was 6'3" and 165. Thooooose were the days. I need to get back there, although I have a shitton more muscle now.
Are songs like epic high 'fan' or 'one' considered Kpop? Those 2 were the first 2 Korean songs I heard. While I wasn't completely hooked I did think to myself that Korean was a cool language to rap in.
Then I heard MC mong's Indian boy and thought, alright this shit is kinda wierd and maybe a little racist. But soon after I saw Yuri in Gee and i was hooked.
Then I heard MC mong's Indian boy and thought, alright this shit is kinda wierd and maybe a little racist. But soon after I saw Yuri in Gee and i was hooked.
Dice
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Trying to out-do "John Travolta Wannabe" for absurd and awkward-sounding personal reference in an album title?
Lol. Audio only or video too? That buffalaxed version is hilarious.
She's hilarious in that fangirl role in DH2. I haven't seen her in anything else though.
Riverfield
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Supposedly the songs take motifs from The Great Gatsby. ʅ（´ー｀）ʃ
They wanted a mature-sounding album title to go with their attempt at a more mature sound. I guess it works even if it's pretentious as all hell.
goldlion054
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Me too. I was simply mesmerized by the MV and then the song was pretty great too. Then I kept following the rabbit hole and..... boom. Here we are
yesss·feist·;35992951 said:
Not sure if it's suitable as an inroductory song but I just discovered Destiny today and I've been listening to it on repeat so many times now. The first YA!!! and the first "you're my destiny" (taeyeon?) are so good!
Yeah, a bit too chipmunk-y and cute for me. I'm still not really a fan.
Might be cause it's still got that new car smell, but Time Machine is pretty spectacular. I can see that one working well, despite the goofy group scenes.
Lol, I remember when I was at 5'9" 125 back in sophomore year in high school. Even a bit later at 5'11" 150 people still called me a twig. I can't imagine 2PM being anywhere near that.
Awesome.
They did
Doesn't sound like it went too bad then. Had anyone in your class already known who SNSD were? One time I told someone I listened to K-Pop and he asked me if I knew the "Sexy Asian Cheerleaders".
Gotta start with the gifs. Especially that Taengoo from the SNSD - SNSD MV gif. It's like the path to the dark side. Gifs lead to videos, videos lead to music, music leads to variety and full-born kpop addiction.
Lol, racist? I want to hear this. Link me.
1. "Rip off" 2:58
Worst song of the new six songs. It makes sense having it as number 1 though, its a" in your face"- "hard working" song. Not really a filler, more of a statement.
2. "Rambling girls" 3:30
No one brings the sexi like Kahi and After School. Raina done right. The album needs one of these songs and the MV is where its all at.
3. "BROKEN HEART" (feat. Jung-A, Raina, Nana & E-Young) 3:20
One of the best new songs. Heavy metal guitar meets K-pop club pop in a good way. Full of surprises and excitement.
4. "Diva" (Japanese Version) 3:21
The japanese version is a new remix but the original korean version is better but the japanese sounds harder and more modern. The video is teh hotness. ...*Hnnnnng*
5. "Just in time" 3:29
Melodic masterpiece A quite unsurprising chorus but it definitely works!
6. "Shampoo" (Japanese Version) 4:39
One of the best k-pop songs of 2011. The JAP version is weaker and the chorus is a bit silly with the english! "I wanna be your shampoo"...
7. "Because of You" (Japanese Version) 4:07
Yet again a remix. Cred to Pledis for not just translating korean to japanese, sadly this is an inferior version to the original.
8. "Gimme Love" 3:39
INSANE intro. Okay, this is what melodies is all about. Surprisingly all through and when it comes to melodies, i love surprises!
9. "Miss Futuristic" (feat. Kahi, Juyeon, Uie & Lizzy) 3:08
Great Perfume-ish tune. Got tons of melody!
10. "Bang!" (Japanese Version) 3:20
The Japanese Bang version is better than the korean. It is more listenable! It is not just about the drumming and live performance like the korean!
11. "Tell me" 4:10
The last song is the albums only ballad. Its a full After School song! No solo or triple effort, which is good. Its a forgettable but acceptable pop ballad. It never goes for the boring, slow, slow "beautiful" ballad theme. Its more like a pop-RnB scheme. Kinda like Rip Off, i will not really listen to it, but i think it fits within the album!
Conclusion:
Playgirlz is a really solid album and in general its better than SNSDs JAP album because its all through really good songs. However, it lacks any real "new" mega hit like Shampoo was for their korean "album". Then again, Virgin was a much worse album outside the hit Shampoo. Damn, Gimme Love, Miss Futuristic and Broken Heart will be played on repeat for a week now!
Worst song of the new six songs. It makes sense having it as number 1 though, its a" in your face"- "hard working" song. Not really a filler, more of a statement.
2. "Rambling girls" 3:30
No one brings the sexi like Kahi and After School. Raina done right. The album needs one of these songs and the MV is where its all at.
3. "BROKEN HEART" (feat. Jung-A, Raina, Nana & E-Young) 3:20
One of the best new songs. Heavy metal guitar meets K-pop club pop in a good way. Full of surprises and excitement.
4. "Diva" (Japanese Version) 3:21
The japanese version is a new remix but the original korean version is better but the japanese sounds harder and more modern. The video is teh hotness. ...*Hnnnnng*
5. "Just in time" 3:29
Melodic masterpiece
A quite unsurprising chorus but it definitely works!6. "Shampoo" (Japanese Version) 4:39
One of the best k-pop songs of 2011. The JAP version is weaker and the chorus is a bit silly with the english! "I wanna be your shampoo"...
7. "Because of You" (Japanese Version) 4:07
Yet again a remix. Cred to Pledis for not just translating korean to japanese, sadly this is an inferior version to the original.
8. "Gimme Love" 3:39
INSANE intro. Okay, this is what melodies is all about. Surprisingly all through and when it comes to melodies, i love surprises!
9. "Miss Futuristic" (feat. Kahi, Juyeon, Uie & Lizzy) 3:08
Great Perfume-ish tune. Got tons of melody!
10. "Bang!" (Japanese Version) 3:20
The Japanese Bang version is better than the korean. It is more listenable! It is not just about the drumming and live performance like the korean!
11. "Tell me" 4:10
The last song is the albums only ballad. Its a full After School song! No solo or triple effort, which is good. Its a forgettable but acceptable pop ballad. It never goes for the boring, slow, slow "beautiful" ballad theme. Its more like a pop-RnB scheme. Kinda like Rip Off, i will not really listen to it, but i think it fits within the album!
Conclusion:
Playgirlz is a really solid album and in general its better than SNSDs JAP album because its all through really good songs. However, it lacks any real "new" mega hit like Shampoo was for their korean "album". Then again, Virgin was a much worse album outside the hit Shampoo. Damn, Gimme Love, Miss Futuristic and Broken Heart will be played on repeat for a week now!
Dice
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So gifs are kpop zygotes... so tumblr is obviously a huge kpop orgy!
Unless they have a way of magically making her legs shrink on stage, that is just a bad angle/shopped.
Would the hose really do that much? Where would it all go? Her ass isn't that big, lol.
Channeling Kim Sarang:
ThaneKrios
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IU:
Anyone who thinks Hyori has anything to hide is straight crazy.
Yeah, Hyoyeon's legs are probably just skinny.
TheKaeptain
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Well he is a Yoona fan.
I meant to say full-blown* kpop addiction, but tumblr is definitely a huge kpop orgy, lol.
Looks like the same legs, but without that other woman (a full head shorter than Suzy) to compare to, Suzy's legs look normal. Suzy's supposedly 5'6", I wonder if she's a bit taller. She just seems like a bigger (read: not fatter) person.
ThaneKrios
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Mnet is like making a documentary of SM town @ New York or something like that
usually i dont like kahi too much but DAMN at her in this old after school performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luCp6Hkvezc&hd=1
kahi and the schoolerates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luCp6Hkvezc&hd=1
kahi and the schoolerates
My first reaction was "holy crap that looks amazing" and then I read your comment. I guess if your goal is absolute 100% perfection then maybe it just looks good.
That is cray...Kahi at her physical peak for sure.
Thats their first round of performances. So different from how they are now!
Kahi is such a powerhouse. I am pretty sure, she is behind much of AS decisions and therefore greatness. I bet she do a lot of the choreography, recruitment, development and overall acts like a hard-lined tiger mom for AS.
Yup. Just don't ask me who's in which group, let alone name any of them.
That, and she was a backup dancer before After School ever existed. Killing it on stage comes with the territory.
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