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[ramyeon]

More excited about Geeks' album coming out today than T-ara.

 

[Edgeward]

You actually went to KMF?

 

[RubyFaith]

I wish! I was working.
:L

 

[giri]

I wish! I was working.
:L

Wasn't the lineup pretty terrible outside of 2 headliners?

and they were only going to be doing small sets of like 3 - 4 songs or something dumb?

 

[llehuty]

Week #18

T-ara N4 - Countryside Life (29/04)

Teaser 1
Teaser 2
Teaser 3
Teaser 4

Secret - YooHoo from Letter from Secret (30/04)

Teaser

Spoiler

Flop concepts don't deserve more pictures

Younha - Just Listen (02/05)

Teaser

Hello Venus - Do you want some tea? (02/05)

Teaser

Phone - Pick up the phone (29/04)

Teaser
_____________

Things I found while doing this post:

Younha song for some baseball videogame OST
Younha - Run MV (baseball videogame version) <-- this song is still flawless.

 

[RubyFaith]

Wasn't the lineup pretty terrible outside of 2 headliners?

and they were only going to be doing small sets of like 3 - 4 songs or something dumb?

Idk

I only really favor Beast out of everyone but I like some of BTOB's songs. ZE:A 5 has a different sound from the actual group so I wasn't checking for their performances.
Jewelry was probably good since they did Look at Me Now.

 

[Max]

serious hype for that countryside mv wow

 

[ryan-ts]

serious hype for that countryside mv wow

Konichiwa!

 

[Max]

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[neoism]

Both I think. See post below


We are coming for you.



Holy shit. SeoHyun used to have short hair?!? HYOYEON WAS UGLIER THAN THE DEVIL! HOLY CRAP.

I'm kinda glad I missed early SNSD.

Taeyeon, Tiffany and Sunny were the only salvageable material. Ok, Yoona too. Yuri was weird.

 

[giri]

Idk

I only really favor Beast out of everyone but I like some of BTOB's songs. ZE:A 5 has a different sound from the actual group so I wasn't checking for their performances.
Jewelry was probably good since they did Look at Me Now.

i dunno, after R&I i'm not as big a yewon fan. But that album was pretty solid regardless.

 

[Hellix]

Younha - Run MV (baseball videogame version) <-- this song is still flawless.

Hnnng, Younha in a cheerleader outfit.

 

[neoism]

&#12371;&#12435;&#12356;&#12385;&#12431;&#12521;&#12452;&#12450;&#12531;&#12373;&#12435;

<3 your avy... every-time I see it I just have to listen to FZ.... he is a boss

 

[milkham]

I'm kinda glad I missed early SNSD.

Taeyeon, Tiffany and Sunny were the only salvageable material. Ok, Yoona too. Yuri was weird.

 

[Pendulum]

T-ara N4 tracklist for mini:

1. &#51204;&#50896;&#51068;&#44592;(&#30000;&#36960;&#26085;&#35352 (Feat.&#51060;&#45800;&#50694;&#52264;&#44592; & &#53468;&#50868
2. &#51204;&#50896;&#51068;&#44592; (Feat.&#51060;&#45800;&#50694;&#52264;&#44592; & &#53468;&#50868
3. Can We Love (Feat.&#51060;&#45800;&#50694;&#52264;&#44592
4. &#51204;&#50896;&#51068;&#44592; (MR ver)
5. Can We Love (INST)

Two songs, 5 versions.

 

[Fafnir]

Taengoo all up in the Instagram. Damn I wish I could draw a straight line.

http://instagram.com/1bite2xshy/#

 

[oc]

T-ara N4

Dance Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_3c_5SVBM

Drama Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOK2kjczo0

 

[Pendulum]

Edit: Ah, screw it. OC beat me.

First listen, I'm happy. This song kicks.

 

[Edgeward]

.

 

[imnana]

T-ara N4

Dance Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_3c_5SVBM

Drama Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOK2kjczo0

Mess.

Spoiler

Reminds me of a worse version of IGAB tbh.

 

[Whsiao]

T-ara N4

Dance Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_3c_5SVBM

Drama Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOK2kjczo0

i love it, preordering now

 

[Hellix]

T-ara N4

Dance Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_3c_5SVBM

Drama Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOK2kjczo0

Bretty good. Barely any singing though.

 

[Edgeward]

T-ara N4

 

[Chesskid1]

im really liking it after a few listens!! yess

wish eunjung had a rap tho

still need to watch drama vers but downloading at 100kb/sec hfdfhsdjfsdjxcx

 

[Honey Bunny]

A really safe song, I don't dislike it but it's not special.

The holy t-rinity looking fine tho.

Spoiler

and Ahreum less offensive than usual

edit: Drama mv is dope more groups should do them

 

[EscapingJail]

The song itself is alright, nothing special. The dance looks fun tho.

 

[Tenck]

Song is nice.

 

[Selane]

better than that 4minute song/10

 

[Chesskid1]

the drama MV is a freakin gold mine, and the song goes perfectly with it as well. i prefer it over the dance.

 

[Pendulum]

 

[AgentChris]

 

[Edgeward]

It took a while but they finally got a Drama ver done right. So fun.

 

[AgentChris]

 

[Edgeward]

 

[Dice]

Wow.

That was a truly special achievement.

I am completely amazed.

...that they found a way to make their MV direction even worse.

Okay, after just witnessing the most visually annoying thing I have seen all year, I'm going to need to recover to give more productive thoughts.

 

[AgentChris]

Really good remix of Wedding Dress

 

[Pendulum]

Mess.

Spoiler

Reminds me of a worse version of IGAB tbh.

Wow.

That was a truly special achievement.

I am completely amazed.

...that they found a way to make their MV direction even worse.

Okay, after just witnessing the most visually annoying thing I have seen all year, I'm going to need to recover to give more productive thoughts.

 

[AgentChris]

 

[ramyeon]

So I don't understand this T-ara subunit. It sounds exactly like any other T-ara song minus some members. In fact having some of the other members (IE: Soyeon) would have actually made this song better.

Aren't sub units supposed to do something different?

 

[Dice]

Okay, the cool drama version helped me get over the horrible, HORRIBLE dance version. I will now spew random thoughts.

-Someone needs to have the shit kicked out of them for the direction of the dance MV.
-Jiyeon and Eunjung are super hot.
-Hyomin and Jiyeon are really good at throwing their boobs around, ma lawd.
-Confirmed Areum not as offensive as usual.
-Song is totally weird. Slow intro, jump to rap break before there is even a verse, then keep hitting the reset button several times before the song is over.
-Supplementing your girl subunit with a boy rapper when you have two great rappers in the group already doesn't show much confidence in the members and comes off a bit sexist.
-Choreo is meh for a TV stage show, but brilliant for something reasonably crowd participatory, especially in countries like Vietnam and Thailand where they are super fucking popular.
-The song will require more energy than they will have after the first two weeks to hit its potential impact.
-Jiyeon ma lawd girl do you even know oh jesus mercy me oh my. Fuck.
-Shockingly, KMK was a weakness to the video. I guess she doesn't do "dork" very endearingly.
-Song has MASSIVE potential for remixes. Real ones, not the shitty CCM kind where there is a new instrument for a 15 second intro then it goes back to normal.

Aren't sub units supposed to do something different?

This is a great point. Usually you do a subunit not just for kicks, but to do something that is a too far departure from your base concept. Less people on stage allows you to do crazier things and have it not be overwhelming, or perhaps not even to be off the wall but to show off member skills more than you would be able to otherwise. This does neither. As you said, it seems like a T-ara song with less members. since the others are doing promotions in Japan while they do promotions in Korea, this is obviously about income optimization rather than a creative decision.

 

[beatsan]

The drama MV is pretty fun. Let's ignore the dance version.

The song is okay, but it somehow feels empty at some points. Maybe it's the lack of vocals towards the end? Still it's very dance-worthy and will probably catch on.

i think the only thing similar to IGAB is the style for the Dance MV. Otherwise, I don't get the comparison.

Anyway, I like their lighter second track. Definitely like the arrangement better than the title track.

T-ARA N4 - Can We Love (Feat. Duble Kick)

rabbit wakes up and immediately breaks into dance lol

 

[Pendulum]

This is a great point. Usually you do a subunit not just for kicks, but to do something that is a too far departure from your base concept. Less people on stage allows you to do crazier things and have it not be overwhelming, or perhaps not even to be off the wall but to show off member skills more than you would be able to otherwise. This does neither. As you said, it seems like a T-ara song with less members. since the others are doing promotions in Japan while they do promotions in Korea, this is obviously about income optimization rather than a creative decision.

I'd say it's all about "face" and preparing for the next group comeback. I don't think CCM wanted to stray too far from T-ara's previous sounds as I believe they are using this to test/warm the waters in Korea. Give fans (and ex-fans) something familiar, something orientated towards fun (rather than their sexy personas) so it's uplifting, and if it falls flat? Well, it's "just a subunit". A subunit with a vastly different concept/sound is easier to dismiss and hate.

 

[Peru]

So I don't understand this T-ara subunit. It sounds exactly like any other T-ara song minus some members. In fact having some of the other members (IE: Soyeon) would have actually made this song better.

Aren't sub units supposed to do something different?

Not if you ask Sistar.

Anyway I think this sub-unit is for maximizing promotional period effectiveness - having Japan and Korea activities at the same time .

Song is catchy! Clearly made for consumption amongst masses of people.

T-ara 4ever!

Plus they got Kim Wan-sun for the drama MV! Legend.

 

[AgentChris]

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

T-ara N4

Dance Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_3c_5SVBM

T-ara N4

Drama Vers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOK2kjczo0

Spoiler

first time I posted a Jiyeon pic since last summer :lol

 

[Edgeward]

Imagine if they swapped and Japan got Qri, Boram and Areum

 

[Pendulum]

Edit: btw, I like Eunjung's haircut. If it's gonna be short, I much prefer it like this (similar to the TTL era), rather than the bob-type thing she's been sporting for a while.

 

[Edgeward]

 

[Tenck]

Edit: btw, I like Eunjung's haircut. If it's gonna be short, I much prefer it like this (similar to the TTL era), rather than the bob-type thing she's been sporting for a while.

Nooooooooooooooope. Any short style looks great on her. Though I do prefer bob-type more because I'm used to it.

 

[Pendulum]

lol - Jiyeon's bag says "swag".