Megalosaro
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Today, I discovered IU.
What a goddess.
What a goddess.
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K-Pop Fanboy/Fangirl |OT7| A Great Trash Leader as Always
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Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Listening to the whole album, they had The Red, then The Velvet, and this is The Cake.
Light, fluffy, not complex, nothing really noteworthy. Fool is easily the best song because while it is simple on the whole, it is so while understanding complementary composition between each component in play. The other tracks either have everything making one thing together in cycle or separates each component into taking turns to do something. It's really boring and safe like that. The best music is like dancing, with each component doing its own thing and they all wave together and around each other.
Light, fluffy, not complex, nothing really noteworthy. Fool is easily the best song because while it is simple on the whole, it is so while understanding complementary composition between each component in play. The other tracks either have everything making one thing together in cycle or separates each component into taking turns to do something. It's really boring and safe like that. The best music is like dancing, with each component doing its own thing and they all wave together and around each other.
I'll post my thoughts on RR in a bit.
I know what you mean. I was in the same position you were when I started exploring groups a little over a year ago. It's pretty common, I think.
Following this thread will definitely help you a lot on discovering new songs from soloists and groups both well known and not so well known. Plus there are playlists that you can listen to if you ever really want to explore classic songs and modern stuff that you've missed out on ^^
Thanks! And I wouldn't know, really
Until recently, I had a friend who's super into k-pop and would send me youtube links throughout the day, and that all got filtered into the handful of groups I like today. Now I'm fending for myself and have no idea where to start.
I know what you mean. I was in the same position you were when I started exploring groups a little over a year ago. It's pretty common, I think.
Following this thread will definitely help you a lot on discovering new songs from soloists and groups both well known and not so well known. Plus there are playlists that you can listen to if you ever really want to explore classic songs and modern stuff that you've missed out on ^^
(I guess I'll just post it now lol)
Russian Roulette as a concept is interesting and fits with the quirky weird Red side. It comes across to me as old Tom and Jerry inspired cartoon violence (against each other) wrapped in SM-style wrapping paper. I never expected that this would actually be a K-Pop concept so Im pleasantly surprised. I liked the new aesthetics they used in the MV especially the cartoon clips, the rainbow frames, and the circle template. I dont know what this says about me but I laughed at some of the murder scenes of this because of how absurd they were. Overall, the MV is really solid and the concepts great.
The song and album itself, however, is not. It feels like, production and vocal arrangement-wise, its been watered down. There are no multi-layered or cake songs on this album unlike ICC & The Red; the only song that touches them on some level is Some Love. Its disappointing that SM chose to have RV conform to the standard pop sound instead of pushing the envelope and giving us something quirky song wise. Its a missed opportunity considering the concept that was chosen and it doesnt help RV in the long run. Why would I listen to some of the songs on this mini when other groups have done them better in the past? It makes no sense. I will say there are parts of the production that could have made the songs more interesting if they were expanded on or were a part of a new melody altogether. There are glimmers of greatness on here; its a shame that its delivered in such a safe & sanitary way. It may seem by typing all this out that I absolutely loathe RR; It has grown on me but I believe this is their weakest album yet.
tldr: I find myself confused and disappointed with RR; its a standard K-Pop album that could have been so much more. The concept is arguably the best part of this comeback by far.
Songs Id recommend: Some Love, Bad Dracula, & Fool
Russian Roulette as a concept is interesting and fits with the quirky weird Red side. It comes across to me as old Tom and Jerry inspired cartoon violence (against each other) wrapped in SM-style wrapping paper. I never expected that this would actually be a K-Pop concept so Im pleasantly surprised. I liked the new aesthetics they used in the MV especially the cartoon clips, the rainbow frames, and the circle template. I dont know what this says about me but I laughed at some of the murder scenes of this because of how absurd they were. Overall, the MV is really solid and the concepts great.
The song and album itself, however, is not. It feels like, production and vocal arrangement-wise, its been watered down. There are no multi-layered or cake songs on this album unlike ICC & The Red; the only song that touches them on some level is Some Love. Its disappointing that SM chose to have RV conform to the standard pop sound instead of pushing the envelope and giving us something quirky song wise. Its a missed opportunity considering the concept that was chosen and it doesnt help RV in the long run. Why would I listen to some of the songs on this mini when other groups have done them better in the past? It makes no sense. I will say there are parts of the production that could have made the songs more interesting if they were expanded on or were a part of a new melody altogether. There are glimmers of greatness on here; its a shame that its delivered in such a safe & sanitary way. It may seem by typing all this out that I absolutely loathe RR; It has grown on me but I believe this is their weakest album yet.
tldr: I find myself confused and disappointed with RR; its a standard K-Pop album that could have been so much more. The concept is arguably the best part of this comeback by far.
Songs Id recommend: Some Love, Bad Dracula, & Fool
I honestly don't know why SM decided to go in this direction right after Black Pink's debut. It was the moment to go all in and make a strong comeback... meh.
PALGOU - Hold Me
Glenn Check and somethinng called Discorea coll project unit. It's very Glenn Checky
PALGOU - Hold Me
Glenn Check and somethinng called Discorea coll project unit. It's very Glenn Checky
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
TBH the cartoon parts are so close to Itchy & Scratchy they could get sued.
Via Purifico
Banned
I am very disappointed in RR as well, I expected something on par with the ICC mini at least but it didn't even deliver that.
I liked the visuals for the title track but I don't like the song at all so I wont be buying this.
I liked the visuals for the title track but I don't like the song at all so I wont be buying this.
Wait what??? ;_;
Edit: His facebook is also down. I'm assuming it's not a copyright strike. I hope he posts something on twitter to clarify.
[Teaser 2] Gain(가인
_ 'Carnival' Preview 02
Hmm, intrigued.
_ 'Carnival' Preview 02Hmm, intrigued.
pinkurocket
Member
She looks amazinger.
pfahahahaha, laughed harder than I should have.
·feist·;215994933 said:
Yes.
I like.
Russian Roulette is ... different. Their other stuff was better, yes. But I still like it. And it's a grower, for sure.
Demoskinos
Member
So what the heck happened to Cocosori? Have they not put out anything since their debut earlier this year?
They released a followup called exquisite on April.
The question is where is Orange Caramel.
Demoskinos
Member
I guess thats true it just man their YT channel has been inactive for months now not even any of the vlogs they were doing for awhile.
I think they were promoting in japan a couple of weeks ago, I saw some fancams. They are also part of Idolmaster korea, no idea if they are currently recording. I wouldn't worry too much.
I'm a recent K-Pop convert with a small collection (mostly picked up from Chicago's amazing K-Pop store in Chinatown) and I'm curious to hear what you all consider the essential K-Pop ALBUMS from 2010 to present. I tend to like the female groups better but I'm open to anything. Here's what I've got so far:
Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense
Brown Eyed Girls - Black Box
Brown Eyed Girls - Basic
BTS - Dark & Wild
f(x) - Pink Tape
f(x) - Red Light
f(x) - 4 Walls
Girls' Generation - I Got A Boy
IU - Chat-Shire
Red Velvet - The Red
Super Junior - Mamacita
2NE1 - Crush
Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense
Brown Eyed Girls - Black Box
Brown Eyed Girls - Basic
BTS - Dark & Wild
f(x) - Pink Tape
f(x) - Red Light
f(x) - 4 Walls
Girls' Generation - I Got A Boy
IU - Chat-Shire
Red Velvet - The Red
Super Junior - Mamacita
2NE1 - Crush
안녕하세요, new posters.
This requires some thought and cross checking, but my initial reaction is that one of the essential albums is just before your cut-off date; T-ara's "Absolute First Album" (Nov 27, 2009)
Oh my god, it's Bizarro Ryan, who posts images of Suzy.
This requires some thought and cross checking, but my initial reaction is that one of the essential albums is just before your cut-off date; T-ara's "Absolute First Album" (Nov 27, 2009)
Thought i'd jump on introducing myself also, I'm relatively new to the scene and have been inundated with incredible music for a while now that i'd never really gone into before, so hey
Oh my god, it's Bizarro Ryan, who posts images of Suzy.
That's a fantastic collection. Forom the top of my head, I would add:
9muses - Sweet Rendezvous (Mini album, but it's a masterpiece)
Wonder Girls - Wonder World
Wonder Girls - Reboot (Surprised you don't have this one already)
Girls' Generation - The 1st Japanese Album
T-ara - The first absolute album (maybe a bit dated nowadays)
After School - Dressed To Kill (Japanese album, but fantastic anyway)
Dal Shabet - Mr.Bang Bang
In a second tier of albums also worth checking but without classic status
Sunmi - Full Moon
Miss A - Touch
4minute - Volume Up
Shinee - Married to the music
NCT 128 - Sixth Sense
f(x) - Electric Shock
Luna - Free Somebody
EXO - Mama
Welcome newbies!
Here are a few more great albums:
T-ara - Breaking Heart (the repackaged version of their first album)
Lee Hyori - Monochrome
Sistar - Give It To Me
Lee Hi - Seoulite
Big Bang - 4th Album Special Edition
FEMM - Femm-Isation (this is actually JPop but trust me)
Here are a few more great albums:
T-ara - Breaking Heart (the repackaged version of their first album)
Lee Hyori - Monochrome
Sistar - Give It To Me
Lee Hi - Seoulite
Big Bang - 4th Album Special Edition
FEMM - Femm-Isation (this is actually JPop but trust me)
BoA - Kiss My Lips
EXID - Ah Yeah / Street
Primary - Primary and the Messengers
More will come to mind
Tiffanys new apology letter.
The future refused to change.
I keep mentioning it, but this stuff makes me so disappointed, every time I see it.
Damn, I agree with the general sentiment. It sounds as if it's building up to some kind of crescendo, which just sort of never happens. Not bad. Not good. Just...tepid.
Eh, the video is on point, though.
AgentChris
Member
Yep and not even close.
You could pretty much exchange this for anything on GAF that has a community based around it. Not to take anything away your points, but it all has a crushing inevitability about it.
I will say that my eyebrows were raised at a few actually making halfway salient points, regarding about the levels of cultural appropriation that goes on within South Korea.
Thought, it's not really the venue for it, and it's a shame that those type of threads largely exist as avenues for GAF to post their collective prejudices.
But this also gave me a chance to listen to the track properly - it was totally what I was expecting. Generic, but I'll admit it was never going to win me over. And can you really dislike someone for trying too hard? I guess I am...
Time to listen to some BlackPink, before I get consumed by all this negativeness!
What the hell? Is this stealth Produce 201?
Lots of labels owed an MBC PD favors it seems.
Half of that lineup is the nuguest nugus, so I don't know who owed favours to who.
Let's cellebrrate that Sus4, Berry Good, Tahiti, Playback, Matilda, Flashee and D.Holic are still alive.
Surprised that A-jax are still alive. What types of contracts does DSP do? Their last release was almost 3 years ago.
damn this teaser goes all the way back to BTS Begins with the references
WHAT DO YOU WANT, BIGHIT?
pinkurocket
Member
That's ... a lot of idols. Some groups that haven't even been promoting in ages.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i don't like hair color and lipstick. not match
Megalosaro
Banned
The music video for U & I is the best thing ever
And then someone complaining how they met some racist ass dudes in Korea and somehow linking that to K-Pop, as if that has anything to do with the music.
Welcome new posters. Feel free to contribute and share your thoughts on a range of topics.
If you haven't already, check out the OP of this thread, put together by No No Eul. Good source for recommendations.
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coopermidnight
Member
I'm so glad to see so many recommendations to the other new peeps for T-ara's first album. I picked it up (well, Breaking Heart anyway) because of Bo Peep and I don't think there's a skippable track on there.
What's everyone think of FIESTAR? I love Apple Pie and One More, but everything else I hear from them seems meh. Same goes for SISTAR and I Like That.
What's everyone think of FIESTAR? I love Apple Pie and One More, but everything else I hear from them seems meh. Same goes for SISTAR and I Like That.
crimzonflame
Member
It comes down to Jei vs Cao Lu
Boss Mog
Member
Just saw some of the SNSD girls on "Better Late Than Never" on NBC. Kinda surreal seeing them during primetime on a major network. The dudes are in South Korea for this episode. William Shatner tackling/laying on top of Hyoyeon will be a gif.
EDIT: Oh wow. Yeah. That is not my favorite RV single. I dig Irene's look though.
I saw that and I noticed something. They showed a ton of clips from the Gee music video and Jessica is never even slightly visible on any of them, even the group shots. I can't believe how anal they are about that shit. I swear if SM could go erase her out of all MVs without it looking weird in the video or lose view count they would.
I don't really get that mentality of making it like former members never existed. Even if they parted ways on bad terms it's not right to not acknowledge that Jessica was part of the group for 7 years and her contributions during that time. I'm not even a fan of Jessica, one of my least favorite members tbh, but still I hate that kind of attitude. I haven't watched Slam Dunk since they kicked Fany off. Do the other Unnies make believe that she was never a part of the show?
Boss Mog
Member
I have some groups like that where I only like one song. Girl's Day is a good example. I'm not of fan of any of their songs except "Something" which is one of my favorite Kpop songs.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Boss★Moogle;216235809 said:
Yeah, don't be afraid to be fickle with your selections. Some artists can make great stuff, and then concepts, etc, change - which kind of leaves you out in the cold sometimes.
Speaking of which, this. new Red Velvet track is beginning to make me worry that I may not like them if they continue on this trajectory. I was so happy with the unexpectedness that was 'Ice Cream Cake', and I've never quite felt as much attachment to any of their output since. But that goodwill, it's strong!
Eh, it wouldn't be the worst thing to go through everything again...
wolfwolfwolf
Member
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