SNSD have released the officail audio for their Visual Dreams song.The Music Video Teaser is below along with the full audio video of the song. The song is really cute and catchy! There is no doubt that this well be yet another hit for the group!
Click here to watch the Full Video and see the Lyrics!
Finally another update about the MBC competition! This time I've added the MBC episode of the Youtubers. I wasn't able to give you guys updates on the competition because the contestants were not able to talk about the contest due to their contracts. I'm not sure if I can give out what I currently know about the competitiors, or who on this list was able to go further on in the competition, but you can always follow the contestants of Youtube/Twitter! The first three videos do not have an English subtitles, but the contestants were admitted into the second round along with others.
PumaShock FIGHTING!
Daniel Kim
Shane from Canada
Contestant izAKLY was given permission to re-upload the Youtube audition episode and added his own English subtitles and annotations. !
Ps. I guess I will share what I know so far. David Kim, Lillian Lee, and izAKLY did not make it past the third round. I don't know the fate of the other contestants at the moment. Just stay tuned for more episodes and other posts.
It seems as the Korean music industry has a fine set of rules that must be followed if a group is to succeed. The girls must be pretty, have a bit of talent, and have perfect thin bodies. But a new girl group is going against the rules.
Piggy Doll, comprised of Lee Ji-yeon, Kim Min-sun, and Park Ji-eun, is a new girl group that has gone against the rules. The most obvious difference between Piggy Dolls and other girl groups is their size, these girls have curves and their hoping that they can break barriers image.
Doll is able to represent the average woman who doesn't look like the singers they see on TV all the time. Hopefully this group will be able to open doors for more artists who have amazing voices but don't have the "ideal image" that is so heavily promoted now.
So far, netizens seem to like them. Comments on Youtube, twitter, and other sites are praising the girls for their courage and praising them for their voice. One of them goes to write,
It's good to have outer appearance but the talent is more important. You're gonna promote a girl group who only have pretty faces & good bodies but they can't sing or dance? These girls are the best out of all the rookies I've seen so far since 2010. .
One thing that I do not like about this group is their name. It seems insulting to the girls and I'd wish their label would change it. But I guess it has helped lead to their exposure. If I hadn't seen the name, I probably would have never checked them out. What do you think about the group?
I feel like such a stalker doing this. But allkpop does the exact same thing, so...
BigBang's TaeYang has taken to his twitter to let his fans know how much fun he's having in LA. He uploaded thes photos via Twitter just moments ago! Text of the pictures is below!
Los Angeles - beautiful city and people. thank you ML I'm leaving to las vegas. So long!
haha . nice view ..!
Los Angeles - beautiful city and people. thank you ML I'm leaving to los vegas, So long !!
I love it..!!! but... I am afraid that the master hwang has seen this..:(
Don't worry guys, Master Hwang didn't mind TaeYang eating any burgers, as long as he remembered to run! Pictures taken from Twitter!
Have a twitter? Follow him @RealTaeYang and follow Chan @Teddychantastic
Yet another girl group that premieres this year. The song isn't as catchy as I'd thought it would be despite the warnings of the YouTube community. Maybe I'll like their next single more, but so far, I'm not much of a fan. Feel free to express your opinon! Members: 0:40 Ah Young 0:49 Subin 1:17 Giyul 1:29 Gaeun 1:38 Seri 2:07 Viki
They may be down three members, but TVXQ is still going strong. With a new image and song, the now duo of Jung Yunho and Shim Changmin are back for the first time since the split with a video to "Keep Your Head Down" and believe me it's on fire! Amazing choreography, video concept, and they're still talented!
Some Netizens have been going around claiming that the song is a message to their ex-members, who now now form boy band JYJ. I've listed the lyrics to the song below, but if you ask me this is just the boy's way of telling the world "We won't go away that easily."
Feel free to express your views.
ROMANIZED
Keep your head down U-Know time (Max)
You know what time it is?
This is return of the king
(modu kkeutnabeoryeotda) nan sijakdo an haebwanneunde
(heeojyeo beoryeotda) nan iyujocha mot deutgo
jubyeon saramdeul modu hanagachi nalbogo neo wae geurae
wae geurae wae geurae nan imi nappeun nom
I didn't think Secret was a great group. The first and only song I bothered to hear by them was "Madonna" and despite it being added to my blog's playlist, I hated it. So without even given them a second chance I categorized them with the no talent kpop artist list. That's when I heard "Shy Boy" and my whole opinion changed. The song is really cute and the clothes in the video are amazing. I could actually play this over and over. I love the throwback to the 1950s. Just because of this song, I may actually give Secret another chance. Check out the song and feel free to give your views.
Random Thought: do you think that 1950s and 60s inspired clothing will become a trend soon? I've been seeing a lot of kpop artist using this style including the Wonder Girls and SNSD. If so, I hope it's as good looking as the clothes in this video. I'd buy it.
This is a new bi-weekly post I'm going to be introducing to the blog. It'll be showcasing all the good things about Korea and Japan that we Americans probably won't get the luxury to enjoy. Because it's only in Korea. Cute Phones:You've heard the songs that helped to promote this accessories that every has to have. I'm sure you were Lolli-popping at home when watching the music video hoping that you could get a LG lollipop of your own. Sorry guys, but you can't get one in the US -at least not by the name of Lollipop. The American version is called LG dLiteand is available for purchase online. You can get them in GD570blue or GD570pink. This is one item that you can get in America but sadly it doesn't come with a colorful video.
LG Lollipop/dLite. One thing You can get in America. KPop star not included.
2ne1 is harmful to kids! At least that's what the Ministry of Public Administration and Security seem to think. Just last November the MPAS ruled that "Can't Nobody (English) and "I'm Busy" were harmful to children because of their use of profanity. This was just the first in a series of bad light given to YG groups basedon lyrical content.
Now, according to reports from allkpop.com, TOP and GD's new video "Knock Out" has been blocked from KBS, MBC, and SBS. The stations the video was banned was because the title and lyrics used slang, which they believed would damage the national psyche. Another ban quickly followed, this time by MBC for their song "Don't Go Home".
The station has not revealed why the song was deemed inappropriate, but a representatives for YG revealed to Star News "We expected ‘Knock Out’ to be banned from the three networks, so we will be re-submitting the songs, but MBC banning ‘Don’t Go Home’ has come as a bit of a surprise to us." "We’ve retorted that there is nothing wrong with the song, as it was even accepted by KBS and SBS. As much as it is hard to understand why MBC would find it unfit for broadcast, we believe that MBC has their own reasons, so we will respectfully re-submit it for an evaluation."
Let's just hope that hope that YG family isn't banned again, ya?
