tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809243215045002492024-03-18T18:07:00.601-04:00Oddness/WeirdnessAn Archived Kpop and Kpop Fashion blog circa 2011 - 2015
G-Dragon and SHINee, some Big Bang, EXO, f(x), INFINITE, B.A.P, & more.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.comBlogger777125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-28636126851391998372015-05-11T22:19:00.000-04:002015-05-11T22:19:54.773-04:00Video of the Day: SHINee's First "Odd" Comeback Teasers + More!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Guys! What's up?? It's been FOREVERRRR! I know, I know, it's been too long. I didn't write anything about <a href="https://youtu.be/eYjayM2DdOM" target="_blank"><b>Taemin</b>'s solo</a>, I didn't write about <a href="https://youtu.be/xlGBa_iY8DY" target="_blank"><b>Jonghyun</b>'s solo</a>... I'm just a bad, bad Shawol aren't I? I've been incommunicado and that's because I was super burnt out. Trying to keep up with all the <b>SHINee</b> news and pics and videos and..and...<i>everything</i> was just a lot and it made me think I might never want to blog again. But guess what? That's obviously not true, because I'm at my desk right now typing about SHINee's comeback! Yesssss, because SHINee's back! Or they're about to be back anyway, on May 18th, 2015. I AM SO EXCITE!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>How apropos (and kind of crazy) that the name of the album is "<b>Odd</b>"? I pretty much couldn't <u>not </u>blog about this, ya know? It's a sign! A sign from the SHINee gods!! <br />
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Let's start with that 1st teaser, featuring Onew:</div>
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The second teaser, featuring Taemin:</div>
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And now the obligatory squee-ing over their just released teaser images:</div>
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Beautiful pics of our beautiful boys. <br />
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Ok so, if you know me and this blog, you know I don't pull any punches in regards to SHINee or any other kpop group (or any subject to be honest). All I'm going to say about this one is that this <i>better not </i>be some sort of <a href="https://youtu.be/KnPL5OXSBNE" rel="" target="_blank">Beach Boys</a> theme or a <a href="https://youtu.be/q5yXCDw427w" target="_blank">Calypso</a> theme. I want something epic and incredible that will catapult them to the charts for months and enable them to win tons of prizes at the end of the year music shows. I want that so bad for SHINee that it almost hurts, and all of us Shawols should feel the same way. <br />
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It's been over a year and I'm still of the opinion that <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/10/kpop-wtf-shinee-makes-their-comeback-with-everybody-mv-plus-mcountdown-performances.html" target="_blank"><b>SM Entertainment</b> cheated them out of winning tons of awards last year with the release of </a><b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/10/kpop-wtf-shinee-makes-their-comeback-with-everybody-mv-plus-mcountdown-performances.html" target="_blank">Everybody</a>, </b>and yes I'm still mad about that. So now it's 2015 and <b>SMent</b> has been pushing <b>EXO</b> and <b>Red Velvet</b> like they're the best thing since sliced bread but I think it's time that they give EXO some time to regroup and to get over their myriad dramas. Don't get your panties in a twist, EXO-Ls: I loved "<b>Call Me Baby</b>" as much as the next person, but I think it's time to let SHINee :cough: shine. It's past time, in fact. <br />
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I'm of the opinion that SHINee is in their prime. They are seasoned performers, they are seamless, and <a href="https://youtu.be/RhjT2NquZ9Q" target="_blank">even when they're not seamless they know how to cover for it well</a>. They're ready for big things and SMent needs to let them have a shot at those big things by giving them a great song. Just one thing: please retire <b>Tony Testa</b> as their choreographer. K? Thanks!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made this one just for you Taemin pervs. You're welcome. ;)</td></tr>
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<b>Key</b>'s Instagram post today:</div>
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Yesssss! :fist pump:<br />
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As you might know, SHINee filmed their upcoming mv in Thailand around the 19th and 20th of April, which Thai Shawols were super excited about. I'll link you to a cute fan account but the main point you can take away from their stay in Thailand is that they ate A LOT:<br />
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cr. <a href="http://sinistars.tumblr.com/post/116929412836/shinee-in-thailand-no-spoiler" target="_blank">sinistar @ tumblr</a><br />
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Oh, and apparently Key carries a mirror around to look into periodically. Ohhh Key, whatever would we do without you?? <br />
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You can read the rest of the fan account by clicking <a href="http://sinistars.tumblr.com/post/116929412836/shinee-in-thailand-no-spoiler" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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SHINee will be releasing their title song, "<b>View</b>" at their concerts in Seoul from May 15-17th. The lyrics were written by Jonghyun (of course!) and produced by <b>LDN Noise</b>, a team of producers from England. It's going to be deep house, y'all. What??! My favorite genre. I can't wait to hear it.<br />
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Alright Shawols, stay tuned for more SHINee comeback goodness in the next few days. I'm glad to be back (<i>back..back...back...</i>) and I'll see you soon!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do you think of SHINee's comeback teaser video and images? Are you as excited for their comeback as I am? Leave a comment below!</span></b><br />
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Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsOcP3gxrQc" target="_blank">SM Entertainment</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/bumkeyk/" target="_blank">bumkeyk</a>, <a href="http://shinee.smtown.com/" target="_blank">SHINee official site</a>, shinee.net via Naver. <b>Screencaps by Oddness/Weirdness, take out with full credit.</b><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-18210617803966438952014-02-13T20:45:00.000-05:002014-02-13T20:45:01.446-05:00Leveling Up in Fangirl - VIXX and Block B's Zico at a Free Concert Event in Seoul 140116/17<b>Fangirling in Seoul: A Fan Account</b><br />
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I came home from Seoul a few weeks ago and let me just tell you- O.M.G.SEOUL.IS.AMAZING.<br />
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I will be writing a nice long post on all my adventures for Oddness/Weirdness in the coming weeks, but in the meantime I wanted to share a little teaser of my trip- a fancam at a free concert event at the <b>World Class College (WCC) Convention</b> in Samseong-Dong, Seoul! Featuring the amazing <b>Zico</b> from <b>Block B</b>! *excited bouncing*<br />
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Not only was it my first fancam, but my first experience being a real "fangirl". Storytime!<br />
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So, a friend who I met up with in Seoul is immensely talented at finding out what's going down in the K-Pop world around her. She announced that <b>VIXX</b> and <b>Block B</b> would be performing a free concert on the Saturday (VIXX) and Sunday (Block B) of this World Class College Convention, and would I like to go. HELLS YES I WOULD! I'm in Seoul, I'm taking advantage of absolutely every opportunity to get my fangirl on that arises!<br />
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We got there fairly early (around 8ish) and joined the queue of an already rather long line. Then we sat and waited around. According to the event, we were supposed to be let in around 10:30 am, but there was no movement and no communication at all. We really weren't sure what to expect, we didn't know what kind of stage it was, and we were nervous about even going to the bathroom in case they started moving.<br />
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So we waited and waited and waited, until around 1:30 pm when they started letting the line in to the event. Let me tell you: chaos is not even a strong enough word to describe the running and screaming. We were pretty much the last ones to be let in and there was a fairly extensive line behind us by that stage. Lucky us! There was so much pushing and squabbling that we ended up just hanging towards the back and observing with wide eyes.<br />
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When VIXX appeared on stage, everything got even more out of hand, with the whole crowd of girls being thrown forward in this giant surging wave of screaming and cameras. Some even brought stools to stand up on and take their pictures! VIXX performed "<b>Voodoo</b>" and "<b>On & On</b>", which were pretty amazing to see up close and in real life (despite not reallyyy being able to see that much).<br />
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To be honest I think the best part was when these two guys from one of the Convention stalls (yeah, it seriously was just in the middle of this convention with stalls and things) joined in and started cheering and dancing and screaming next to us at the back of the crowd. They were having so much fun! They weren't fanboys but they were obviously amused by the craziness.<br />
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This little girl nearby had pretty much lost it while cheering for VIXX, but she was so little and right in the back. She had these handmade sign things that she was holding up, and the two guys were like "Who is your favourite?". She held up the sign and said "Ken Oppa!!!", and they literally took the sign from her, held it up high in the air and screamed<br />
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"KEN OPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"<br />
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At that point the little girl lost it completely, and the three of them were in a squealing mess together- hilarious.<br />
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Apart from that, though, I was kind of disappointed. It was so disorganised, so crazy, and I hardly got to see VIXX. :( The question was whether we would bother coming out the next morning to go through it all again for Block B.<br />
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HELLS YES WE WOULD! I'm in Seoul, I'm taking advantage of absolutely every opportunity to get my fangirl on that arises!<br />
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So! Next morning on we go towards Block B.<br />
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<b>Day 2- In which I think I'm seeing Block B but it turns out to be just Zico:</b><br />
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We got to the venue around the same time as the day before, but the line was a little bit shorter and we were significantly further up then we were the previous day. We settled down in the style of the previous day, expecting to wait it through in the same way...<br />
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Except this day, Block B's Official Fanclub were there and oh, have they got this business sorted! I have never seen such tight organisation at an event! The convention security guards dealt directly with the Fanclub staff and then stepped back to let them manage the crowd. There were three main staffs, and you could tell one in particular was in charge. She would walk up and down the line in a very self important manner (I'd say she was in her early 20s), talking over to the crowd (from what I could understand it was words of fan encouragement) and receiving what I assume to be 'tributes' in the form of food and drinks from waiting fans. They also collected fan letters, which we thought was pretty cute. The line was sorted and reorganised about five times, being allocated into a line 3 across, then 5 across- we would be told to stand, then organised, then to sit back down. I noticed that they had also divided the entire line into sections, and we were in the first batch. Exciting!<br />
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At one point they called for those who would also be attending the fansign to stand. Girls dotted throughout the crowd immediately stood, holding on to new albums, cards and other merchandise which I presume was their entry into the fansign. They were then marked off a list one at a time by a fanclub staff and given a number, then told to sit back down in the line.<br />
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At about 11 am everyone stood up and the line started moving forward at a very calm and organised pace. Staff were handing out number slips, and I was number 118! We were then free to go wander around and do whatever we want as long as we were back in the same spot in the line with our number by 12:30. Wow. So much better then the day before!<br />
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So we wandered off to take a look around the conference itself, and ended up I making a little wooden boat haha. <br />
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When we returned, the line was already reforming, so we settled in to place and the staff started re-sorting everyone back in to their tight order. They called out for a second line to be formed for the fansign attendees, calling them out by number and sitting them in a line parallel to the main line. Some people were missing, which was weird, but they formed the line without them. You're not there, you miss out it seems. Fair enough.<br />
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Soon the lines were all sorted and the security guards told the fanclub staff that they can start moving in to the event. This time there was no crazy running, no pushing and shoving. The girls moved into the venue in lines 5 by 5 and got distributed into an already roped off area by the stage. We moved along and get pointed over to the left hand side of the stage, about 2 rows of people back!! So close!! We were right on the edge too, so it felt a bit more open and closer to the stage.<br />
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A man, who I presume was one of the event organisers, came over to us (the only three foreigners in the crowd) and asked where we were from. We answered and spoke to him for a little while before a deifying roar arose from the crowd and we saw a bleach blonde head duck in to a tent like thing set up next to the stage. Oh? This is odd? The crowd is only chanting ZICO ZICO ZICO. Why not Block B? Then we figured out that only Zico had attended on behalf of Block B, which was a little bit disappointing at first but whatever- it's ZICOOO.<br />
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There was a sort of MC who started first, welcoming and introducing and chatting about a whole bunch of stuff. At one point he noticed us and was like ":O *points* oegug-in!" (which is like 'foreigner' in Korean despite directly translating as 'Alien'). He then asked us through the crowd where we were from and were we here to see Zico. Obviouslyyyyy!<br />
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Then the man himself walked up on to the stage and HOLY GOODNESS he was amazing. He rapped three songs live and you can just tell how naturally talented he is. He also spoke for a little while between songs, drank some water, generally looked super handsome and then walked back off stage. At this point we were a little bit O.O from seeing him so close. He even made eye contact with me once. *smug*<br />
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They then set up the table for the fansign and he came back up and sat down, still looking ridiculously handsome. The fansign was as tightly organised and calm as the crowd control outside had been. One by one the fans walked across, knelt in front of Zico's table, told him their name, received their piece of paper ("To Blah, SIGNATURE") grasped Zico's hand in an upright finger intertwining thing, and then walked beaming off the stage. It's a little odd to me the number of girls who covered up their faces in any way possible when meeting him... I guess they were having bad skin days? *shrugs* One girl gave him a headband, which he tried to put on and failed, then it was snatched by the strict looking lady who was standing next to him. Presumably some kind of manager.<br />
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They were filming throughout the event too, so we could follow closely on the giant screen behind Zico. One time the cameraman zoomed on Zico's face, and when the crowd started going "Ooooooo" loudly Zico looked up and turned around to see his giant face and he laughed. The cameraman was having a bunch of fun zooming in on unexpecting fangirls, who would then notice their face on screen and leap to cover it in anyway possible. At one point he turned the camera to me, and what do I do? Duck and hide my face? Hells no, that might have been dignified and sensible. Me? I grin like a crazy person and wave madly at the camera. 'Cause I'm really cool like that! :D<br />
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Then the fansign was done and Zico waved and walked back off the stage, and this concludes my very first proper fangirl event in Korea (I'm not going to count that Day 1 craziness) and it.was.so.amazing. <b><i>*dreamy eyed*</i></b><br />
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<b>Stay tuned for more exciting stories in <i>"Kattack's Adventures in Seouland', </i>exclusive to OddnessWeirdness.</b><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-34991296756983136172014-01-10T23:40:00.000-05:002014-01-10T23:48:50.631-05:00Let's Play The "Caption This!" Game With SHINee's Key, His Friend Miya & A CrownToday I find myself sitting at my computer, wanting to blog something <b>SHINee</b> related but unfortunately SHINee's been pretty damned quiet recently (that's a good thing, right? <i>Right</i>???). What to do? Thankfully someone on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddnessWeirdness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Facebook page</a> gave me the idea to play a little game with you guys, because the following pics of <b>Key</b> are just begging to be captioned. <br />
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<b>Kim Miya</b> of <b>Mama Miya</b> restuarant in Seoul uploaded these extra FAB-u-lous pics of her bff Key to her Instagram account today:<br />
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Certain captions came to mind after seeing dear Key pretending to tussle over this crown. I'm betting I'm not the only one with similar thoughts, so let's do this. <br />
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Comment below with a caption or two, just for fun, and we'll see how many funny ones we can come up with. The objective is to amuse not enrage, so let's not get too crazy here, people.<br />
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Let the games begin!<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-43262860921474890762013-12-23T01:05:00.001-05:002014-01-10T17:46:12.157-05:00[Guest Post] Did You Just Ask Why I Love K-Pop? A DissertationI'm back! But only kind of today because my first foray back into blogging is a guest post. Did I hear someone say "But whyyyy??" from here? Well, I happen to think you'll like this one a lot. This post is by <b>Kat</b>, <a href="http://en.korea.com/blog/author/kattack/" target="_blank">Associate Writer extraordinaire for <b>Korea.com</b></a>, who I met in the comments of this here blog and promptly befriended. We bonded over <b>SHINee</b> belts... don't ask. Anyway, Kat is here to give you an in depth view into why we all like Kpop and also to give you a way to explain it to those pesky non-Kpop lovers.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><b>Did You Just Ask Why I Love K-Pop?</b></b></div><strong><br />
</strong> Others: You like K-Pop? What, like that Sigh guy?"<br />
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Me: Yeah!<br />
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Others: But I’m so sick of hearing that <b><i>gang</i>-nam</b> song, such a one-hit wonder.<br />
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Me: Actually Psy has been a significant figure in the Korean music industry for over 12 years now and he has produced a lot of really fantastic music during that time…<br />
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Nope, I’ve lost them.<br />
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I guess it's understandable how people associate K-Pop to being only a ‘one-hit wonder’, after all that’s often all they have the opportunity to see, poor things. It’s only once you’re on the inside that you really understand the true wonders of K-Pop. And you fall into it; you fall into it really, <i>really</i> hard. We’re talking <b>Taeyang</b>-ab hard, and that's pretty damned hard.<br />
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Oh I forgot to introduce myself! <i>*waves happily*</i> I'm Kat and I’m K-World OBSESSED. I have been for the past couple of years now and I’ll happily admit it. That, or the 4 coloured bands on my wrist give me away. Three of them say the names of my biases- <strong>BIGBANG</strong>, <strong>SHINee</strong> and <strong>JYJ</strong>, and the fourth reads <a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/" target="_blank"><b>SBS PopAsia</b> (Australia’s Asian Pop Radio Station)</a>. You can also tell by the way any conversation I’m involved in veers to some aspect of Korean culture. That's because I’m always happy to do my bit to help spread some K-Pop love. Of course some are more willing to receive the love than others, but very occasionally I do find a person that will ask with genuine interest as to why I like K-Pop.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>It took me a while to try to adapt my overwhelming K-Pop feels (SO.MANY.FEELS!!) into a suitably logical answer to this question without making people feel like it's a world for crazy people. Well, we are a little crazy but we’re good crazy. Like… <b>Teen Top</b> Crazy! <a href="http://youtu.be/EKtxtDG2NkY?t=1m6s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">STOP, STOP BREAKING MY HEARTTT!</a><br />
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Ah, anywayyy… So I eventually managed to distribute my feels into subcategories with headings and concise reasoning as to why I truly love K-Pop. There is a lot more, but in the interests of everyone’s sanity I have tried to cover everything both as broadly and concisely as I can. Otherwise you might be here all day with me discussing everything on down to the finer points of how epic SHINee’s belts are.<br />
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I am sharing this with you, my fellow K-Worlds, so that together we can work out exactly how our hearts were won over. Then perhaps the next time a person asks us <i>THE QUESTION</i>, we'll be able to respond in such a way that befits our glorious world. <br />
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<b>5. It Looks Good </b><br />
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</div>OMO! So superficial!<br />
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Sure is! And there <b><i>is</i></b> a lot more to K-Pop than The Visual, but it is undeniably a huge factor. There is a whole member dedicated to it in each group for starters!<br />
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Everything looks good in K-Pop. <i>Everything</i>. The idols look good, the dances look good, the music videos look good. We enjoy ‘watching’ it just as much as we enjoy listening to it.<br />
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Idols work really hard to take care of their bodies, face and skin. Countless times you’ll see images of them working up a sweat in the gym- building their strength, flexibility and endurance. K-Pop dancing is tough, and it relies on you being spot on. To be able to keep up, all spare hours must be spent with your trainer. And this counts for the girls as well as our beloved washboard ab-ed guys. Did anyone see that tweet from <b>2NE1's Dara</b> of her watching the <b>2012 MAMAs</b> while running on a treadmill? Or the leg bruises from <b>After School’s ‘First Love’</b> comeback? A lot of behind-the-scenes sweat and ugliness is poured into looking so good on stage.<br />
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</div>That means hours upon hours of rigorous dance practice as well, running and re-running those precise movements to make the polished performances that we love so much. I’m sure there is a lot of natural dancing ability going on but you just don’t look that synchronized and fluid without really investing a lot of effort.<br />
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And then there is taking care of your looks. I’m not going to delve too much into the “plastic surgery talk” because I think <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/guest-blogger-week-oh-so-superficial-south-koreans-of-beauty-ideals-and-plastic-surgery.html" target="_blank">Nani covered my sentiments perfectly here</a>. K-Pop makeup artists really do know how to work wonders though- because with the amount of sleep these idols get, the diets they have to be on, the amount of strain they put on their bodies and with the constant heavy make-up… I know at least my skin would be in a whole bunch of trouble.<br />
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How about those idol diets?! Chicken breast or Korean sweet potatoes anyone? I mean those potatoes are pretty tasty, but when that is all you’re eating… And that is when you’re even able to eat. <a href="http://youtu.be/J_fMk0IBxdo?t=7m35s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Jaejoong</b> once said there are three times in a man’s life when he cries- when he is born, when he breaks up with his girlfriend and when his manager doesn’t feed him</a>. Can you even imagine? Next time we feel that little twinge of jealously let us just consider that we too could look like that if we are able to be that strict on ourselves. Personally, gimme my ramyun!<br />
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So it just wouldn’t be realistic to deny that a huge part of why we love K-Pop is because our idols are gorgeous. Hours and hours can be spent on Pinterest or Tumblr just looking at <b>T.O.P</b>’s perfect face (did I just say that out loud?), but it is not the only reason why we love K-Pop. I say K-Pop looks good, and by this I mean music that looks good by also sounding good. Does that make sense? You get what I’m trying to say- T.O.P is insanely handsome, but he is also an insanely great rapper.<br />
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K-Pop looks good by being able to sound good, as well as by having that perfect s-line. So…<br />
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<b>4. It’s Always There</b><br />
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K-Pop feeds its addicts constantly. There is ALWAYS something going on to fangirl about.<br />
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It’s the method of promotion/release that gets people really intrigued, especially when I explain the ‘Comeback’. I will then go on to explain the exciting world of concepts! K-Pop embodies a lot of different styles, and when that style is used as a theme for a comeback it’s called a ‘concept’.<br />
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A concept breathes life into a group and gives a genre style to their music, whilst at the same time demonstrating their flexibility and individuality. A group may try one particular style or concept in one year, and a completely new one the next, giving them an opportunity to find out what type of style might suit them best. It also works well with the comeback structure by building anticipation around what a group’s concept will be. Concept teasers!! *<i>bounces*</i><br />
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It’s around this point that I’ll start to get a lot of comments about it being very controlled, manufactured and contrived. What of it? If there was a lack of creativity and imagination then the strategy would be detrimental, but K-Pop lacks neither creativity nor imagination.<br />
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Concepts are outlets of creativity and comebacks are moments for the idols to show off their hard work. Western artists may release an album every couple of years, but the K-Pop structure allows for a continuous flow of music and a therefore more of a continuous appreciation of the artists. And appreciation on a much grander scale, because aren’t those comeback performances something?? You can watch each performance of the exact same song just for that minute detail that makes it a whole world of difference. That little twist and wink that they just did there! The way they just sung that note ever so slightly differently… The level of planning and the level of quality as a result is always evident in these performances.<br />
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Just like this glorious moment of talent, professionalism and teamwork that SHINee is known for:<br />
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<b>3. It’s More Than Music </b><br />
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</div>I love the music, but K-Pop is so much more than that. It’s the performances we just talked about, the Awards shows, THE VARIETY SHOWS, the parodies, the behind-the-scenes videos, the dance practice videos, the concerts, the interviews, the fashion (THE FASHIONNN), the merchandise, the magazine shoots, the behind-the-scenes of the magazine shoots, the idol twitter accounts, the idol instagram accounts, the tumblrs upon tumblrs of images and gifs and the mounds upon mounds of fanfics… There is just so much content associated with the world of K-Pop that we are easily able to acquire and consume.<br />
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Enter fan service. Some might say it’s only the bromances and the <a href="http://kpopdictionary.tumblr.com/post/12638769395" target="_blank">OTPs</a> ( ;) ;) ;) ), but I think it’s everything that our idols pour out for us fans. To me fan service incorporates everything I mentioned above. Whether as collaborators (photo shoots) or as inspirations (fan fics) they are providing services additional to their role as a music artist.<br />
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Instead of just being able to appreciate the artist’s music, which we do, we are also able to appreciate the artists themselves. We love their quirks, their bingu-ness and their miscellaneous talents (<a href="http://youtu.be/C63mo8aclNI?t=27s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Onew</b>’s ttakbam</a> anyone?). We get to know them through their interviews and appearances on shows. Whether their personalities are pre-planned or not, it makes us feel a whole lot closer to them and it makes us realize they are more human then the perfect beings we see in the music videos and on stage. Which probably makes us love them more.<br />
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Step one of any K-Pop obsession is music appreciation. Step two is performance watching. Step three is hunt down absolutely every variety show they’ve ever been on and laugh like an awkward hyena by yourself in the middle of the night because your beautifully talented and coordinated bias is actually pretty awkward.<br />
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<b>2. It’s Hard Work </b><br />
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</div>Whoever says being an K-Pop idol is all fun and luxury does not know anything about the K-Pop industry. These idols work so.frickin.hard it is insane. Did anyone see that <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/spam-post-shinee-did-20-things-today.html">SHINee schedule</a> from their Dream Girl promotions? I think it allowed for approximately 20 minutes of sleep every three days for the entire month. And it’s not even the lack of sleep. It’s the all of activities that they have to get through on those 20 minutes of sleep!<br />
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</div><div>From recordings, to fansigns, to performances, to variety shows, to radio programs and then back to the studio to practice at nights, the companies work them like crazy, and for better or worse that is the reality of their lives during their time of popularity. Trainees are put through rigorous training for years before their debut, starting from their young teens. In trainee life they attend what I think of as school on steroids. Not only do they have the normal lessons and study, with emphasis on learning languages such as Japanese and Korean, but strenuous music and dance classes and training in public personas. And they go through all this not even knowing if they’ll be picked to debut. It’s ruthless and unsympathetic.</div><div><br />
</div><div>In the end, I wonder how many idols eventually envy those failed trainees. Because far from having completed it their training only gets harder from here. More lessons, more practice, more hard work, more sacrifices. And what do they go through it all for? For us. For their fans. </div><div><br />
</div><div>It’s so easy to imagine how situations like the “DBSK Scenario” happen though. If you have never <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwD_wLgrOt0">heard</a> or <a href="http://iherocassie.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/lyrics-jyjs-unnameduntitled-song-part-1/">read the lyrics</a> to ‘Unnamed Song’, which was written and composed by JYJ member Park Yoochun, then I suggest you head on over here and feel your heart break. Just how hard were they worked? How underappreciated did they feel? How overwhelmed, how tired, how strained? And to add on to all they had to deal with those who would call themselves their supporters, the absolute craziness of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasaeng_fan">saesang fans</a>. Like, what?! </div><div><br />
</div><div>I hope that they realize they do have (relatively) normal fans out there that love them as artists and thank them sincerely. But the following excerpt from ‘Unnamed Song’ (originally from the musical Mozart) is particularly resonating:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>“You have raised the castle walls and closed the door firmly too.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>They say that love is not an imprisonment.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Love is releasing someone to be free.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I don’t even wish for such things.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We, made by you, are not even half of half of half of that,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And will forever be frogs in a well.” </i></div><br />
To be free… I don’t even wish for such things. We, made by you. </div><div><br />
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<b>1. It’s Idealistic</b><br />
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</b> If I picked two words to best describe myself they would be enthusiastic and idealistic. I really do like things that aim for perfection. I really admire people who work hard. I really like things that are happy and fun and excitable. I really like freaking out with people about things that I am enthusiastic about. In these ways, the K-World is Kat’s Ideal World. <br />
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K-Pop artists are bright, talented, respectful and dedicated. They are interesting and unique. They are (generally) not rude and self-absorbed despite the amount of love they receive. If they win an award they are genuinely grateful and appreciative, and often reflect that they feel undeserving- <br />
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Work harder?? Not sure that’s physically possible, <b>Jongie</b>. It’s not just the artists though because we too are awesome. The K-Pop community is just as dedicated and passionate. When you love K-Pop you really love K-Pop, and you end up pretty much wanting to talk about it non-stop. Our fandoms are welcoming and love being able to enjoy endless moments of squasping together. Welcome to your fan family. <br />
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I saw this wonderful tweet during the voting for <b>Girl’s Generation</b> in the <b>YouTube Music Awards</b> (who eventually won 'Video of the Year'!):<br />
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It’s this dedication and unity that makes me really happy to be a part of it. It’s moments like seeing <a href="http://bigbangupdates.com/2013/09/g-dragon-fans-donate-5463-lbs-rice-finale-solo-tour.html" target="_blank">2.478 metric tonnes of rice dedicated by fans </a>in the name of their idol that makes me proud to be a part of it.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="yiv8078991074MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3608"><div class="yiv8078991074MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3607"><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3606"><span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3605">K-Pop music is so addictive because it sounds good. It’s ever changing and unique. It is easy to listen to. It is fun, sad, uplifting, motivating, and it is consumable. Anyone else feel that excitement when you’re doing the ‘K-Pop iTunes shuffle’ and a song that you haven’t heard in a while comes on AND IT’S JUST SO AWESOME!? And then you’re remembering the dance moves and revisiting the MV… ah so good. K-Pop brings a smile to my face and I love it for that.</span></div></div><div class="yiv8078991074MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3622"><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3621"><b><br clear="none" /></b></div></div></div><div class="yiv8078991074MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3601"><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3600">K-Pop aims for idealistic perfection. Appearance, talents, performances, attitude- everything is carefully molded and perfected. Yes, it is a lot of superficiality, and yes an idol is an “object of worship”. If they weren’t perfect to us then they are not really ‘idols’. We love them because they work damned hard, look perfect, and radiate a sense of positivity to us.</div></div><div class="yiv8078991074MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3624"><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3623"><br clear="none" /></div></div><div class="yiv8078991074MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3626"><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1387775988382_3625">They are our happy escape, our shiny world. <a href="http://youtu.be/lqpd5t9647E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dibidibidis</a>.<br />
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So here's my explanation:<br />
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<a name='more'></a>I recently started a new job that requires me to travel to and from New York City (which takes about an hour each way) and it's a pretty intense job. This has resulted in me being exhausted by the time I get home, which has not been conducive to blogging... :sigh: Don't get me wrong! I do like my new job and going into the city, it's just that real life is taking away from my kpop life and that is no type of fun right there. <br />
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My solution? Purchase a laptop. I'll be getting one in the next few weeks, which will mean a marked increase in blogging activities at that time. I can't wait! <br />
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I'm sad that I've missed ranting and raving about all the interesting things that have gone on recently. So much has happened! However, I have not stopped posting news, pics and info to the <b>Oddness/Weirdness Facebook page</b>, so you can still catch me there. <br />
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Fyi, I'll be doing stuff like blogging on <a href="http://hallyusmash.com/">Hallyusmash.com</a> with my Kpop blogger friends (we have some exciting things in the works!), as well as <a href="http://www.hallyusmash.com/hallyu-smash-podcast-1/#.UrPaPPRDt8E" rel="" target="_blank">monthly podcasts</a> in which we'll <i>squasp</i> about things. I'll also get around to that damned <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/09/so-you-were-wondering-what-exos-wolf-and-growl-drama-version-mvs-are-about-part-1.html" target="_blank"><b>EXO Growl</b> drama mv explanation post</a> that I promised that people seem to really want. Sorry about that, guys! I swear I'm going to do it.<br />
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Anyway, I hope you readers haven't totally deserted the blog... I'll see you soon! I miss you guys! <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-4458758971228133172013-11-07T23:44:00.004-05:002013-11-08T00:23:32.764-05:00Video of the Day: Taeyang's "RINGA LINGA" Dance Performance + English TransOk let me just warn you that things are about to get real up in this blog. Why?? Because earlier today <b>Taeyang</b> released his dance performance <b>"RINGA LINGA" mv</b> and I lost my shit. Totally lost it... it's gone. Can't find it, which is why this whole post is about to be full of legit fangirling alright? Good.<br />
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Taeyang? I love you right now. Yes I do. I was worried to death about this whole new direction you were going in and if you would have great hair whilst doing it. You know what? I don't even give a damn about your hair at this moment because you have given me life with this video.<br />
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First of all, let me just freak out about this one thing for a moment: DIVERSITY IN MY KPOP! REAL DIVERSITY DONE RIGHT! YESSSS! I'm not talking half assed diversity like having one random person of color in the background of your mv. I'm not even talking unnecessary diversity like making an mv about things that you know nothing about (and really shouldn't be bringing up anyway). :<a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/08/video-of-day-baps-badman-mv.html" target="_blank">coughBAP'sBadmancough</a>: I'm talking full on the real deal diversity, where there's a bunch of random people of all nationalities and colors in your mv just because they dance really well. That's it. No ulterior motives. Just a whole bunch of good dancers <i>who just happen to be </i>all colors of the rainbow. THANK YOU!!<br />
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Secondly: This song is now my fall jam because it is everything. Yes, it does somewhat sound like something <b>G-Dragon</b> would do for himself (not surprisingly, it was written and produced by G-Dragon along with the help of <b>Jose E. Luna</b> and <b>Ttokki</b>) but it's got Taeyang's signature all over it and I love it. I'm now all for this much talked about new direction. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ringa-linga-single/id739682255" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can buy "RINGA LINGA" on Itunes</a> as well as your usual Kpop sources. Go buy it if you haven't already.<br />
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Thirdly: Wow, because I'm floored by all this incredible dancing. This is not your typical Kpop choreography, guys! This is next level stuff right here. I think I've played this video 10 times so far, geeking out even more over the dancing as I go. Kpop (and hip hop) dancing doesn't get any hotter than this! <br />
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You know what I especially love? That the focus is not always squarely on Taeyang; that the other dancers get to shine. Noone else in Kpop has done that. Ballsy move YB, and I applaud you for it.<br />
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Taeyang really held his own during the whole video, which is pretty damned awesome considering that he learned it all in 2 days. Yes, I said 2 days. He's just that good! You can tell that he doesn't quite have it down 100% (as evinced by that preoccupied frowny face he's got on the whole time) but I'm betting that his comeback stage will be flaw free and full of even more attitude.<br />
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I have to give major kudos to the woman behind the fabulousness, choreographer <b>Parris Goebel</b>. If you're looking for the meaning behind the term "go hard", look no further than her choreography. Want to see more? Check out the video that made Taeyang ask her to choreograph "RINGA LINGA":<br />
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Yes that's her in the video and yes she <i>is </i>that badass. Besides Taeyang, she's also choreographed <b>Jennifer Lopez</b>'s 2012 world tour, as well as <b>Cirque Du Soleil</b>'s <i>Michael Jackson</i> show opening. Not bad for a dancer all the way from New Zealand, right? <br />
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</span> One last thing... To all you <b>EXO</b> fans that are expending so much energy commenting everywhere about how Taeyang "stole" this idea from <b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/search/label/EXO%20Growl" target="_blank">EXO's "Growl"</a></b>: Calm down and learn some things:<br />
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1. <b>SM Entertainment</b> was not the first people to make use of the single shot concept. In fact, it's called a long take and it was first used in a 1948<b> Alfred Hitchcock</b> movie. You know how I found this out? Google. Use it before you type next time, it'll save you a ton of embarrassment. <br />
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2. <b>Big Bang</b> first used the long take concept in their 2011 mv for "<a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2011/11/video-of-day.html" target="_blank"><b>Love Song</b></a>". Last I checked , 2011 came before 2013. Oh, and <a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/blog/complicated-one-take-videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's a link to an article with a list of 12 music videos that used the long take concept!</a> This article was written in 2010, which also came before 2013, didn't it? Yep, it did.<br />
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3. There is nothing new under the sun. Most mv concepts and ideas come from somewhere, and usually that would be another, older, video or movie or book or painting or... well, I'm sure you can see where I'm going with that.<br />
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4. "Growl" was cute and all, but let's get real here. We all know that EXO would never be able to achieve the level of artistry and skill it takes to dance like this (except maybe <b>Kai</b>, because Kai is the truth!). I'm just being truthful here, so don't get all offended. You know some of you need more honesty in your lives.<br />
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Ready for that English translation of the lyrics to "RINGA LINGA"?<br />
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Put your hands up, like you got your country back*<br />
Jump up, like you would sprain your ankle<br />
Shake, like you have a seizure Sing a song together everyone<br />
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My name is T to the A to the E (to the) Y to the A N G (hot, It's hot)<br />
I'm always burning up red, up (boil)<br />
Girls, at my body at my song (cry) Slow jam or dance, you just have to let your body go<br />
Don't be afraid, cover your eyes, wanna get high, be my partner<br />
Tonight we ride a roller coaster, ride There's no set belt, I just need to sit next to you<br />
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Don't stop, baby don’t kill my vibe<br />
It's nice just like this To the left to the right,<br />
follow me just like that, ye ah ye ye yeah<br />
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Put your hands up, like you got your country back*<br />
Jump up, like you would sprain your ankle<br />
Shake, like you have a seizure Sing a song together everyone<br />
Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring (like) Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring (like) Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga (Assa*) Ringa-linga (It's good)<br />
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Tonight is Burning-Friday, so be careful for the fire It's hot here*,<br />
so don't worry, body movin' We partying so hard,<br />
Like it will be broken if you put much strength Monday so far, it seems like it will never come<br />
Forget everything that happened yesterday, like it happened the day before yesterday<br />
Erase everything that will happen tomorrow, like it is someone else's business<br />
Everyone jump jump jump, just like playing jumping-rubberband*<br />
Ladies bump bump bump shake shake that thing for me<br />
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Don't stop, baby don’t kill my vibe It's nice just like this<br />
To the left to the right, follow me just like that, ye ah ye ye yea<br />
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Put your hands up, like you got your country back*<br />
Jump up, like you would sprain your ankle<br />
Shake, like you have a seizure<br />
Sing a song together everyone Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring (like) Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring (like) Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga Ringa-linga<br />
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It’s our party we can do what we want to On this rhythm,<br />
everyone 1,2 1,2,3 baby 1,2 step<br />
Ye ye ye ye ye ye ye Don't let go of my two hands, don't run boo<br />
I'll give you the whole world<br />
Hey dj, turn up the volume now<br />
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Put your hands up, like you got your country back<br />
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Jump up, like you would sprain your ankle<br />
Shake, like you have a seizure<br />
Sing a song together everyone Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring (like) Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring (like) Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga-ring Ringa-linga (Assa*) Ringa-linga (It's good)<br />
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*As if you got your light back<br />
*"Assa" is the Korean exclamation, like "yeah" *"jumping-rubberband" is a Korean traditional game which girls often played, dancing and jumping over the rubberband<br />
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</i> Of course, Big Bang had to celebrate this new release, and what a cute celebration it was:<br />
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Loving all the derp but I'm especially lol-ing at T.O.P's choom-ing. Too funny.<br />
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What else does Taeyang have in store for us? We'll see tomorrow when he releases the official "RINGA LINGA" mv. Be sure to check back soon for my review!<br />
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<b>Want another perspective on the song and video? <a href="http://www.hallyusmash.com/taeyangs-ringa-linga-dance-performance-instagram/#.UnxqmvmsikQ" target="_blank">Click here for Lori at Hallysmash's thoughts</a> and <a href="http://kpopleaf.blogspot.com/2013/11/taeyang-ringa-linga-dance-mv.html" target="_blank">here for Leaf at KpopLeaf's thoughts</a>.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How about you? How do you feel about Taeyang's RINGA LINGA?</span></b><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BIGBANG?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIGBANG</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BGPOPA?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@BGPOPA</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/youngbeezzy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@youngbeezzy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/HuisuYoon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HuisuYoon</a> via Bigbangupdates.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-11387423193418768102013-10-31T21:44:00.000-04:002013-10-31T21:49:25.910-04:00Video of the Day: Taeyang's "RINGA LINGA" Teaser Spot Are you ready guys? It's almost November 1st, which means that <b>Taeyang</b>'s 2nd album, "<b>New World</b>", will be out tomorr... oh wait. This newest teaser says November 8th? Ok now I'm confused. Watch the teaser spot for Taeyang's 1st single, "<b>RINGA LINGA</b>".<br />
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So does this mean that Taeyang's album also comes out on November 8th? Did this poster mean that the teaser would drop on November 1st, not the album?<br />
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<b>Papa YG</b> has trolled us again. <br />
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Oh YG, why must you be so bewildering? Why do your dates always change and how do you manage to do business with people like that? I don't get it; I'm just glad I don't work with them because I'd be tearing my hair out at all times.<br />
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Moving right along, what's this?<br />
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I see braids. I see just 4 <i>long</i> braids. <br />
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I'm just going to pretend I didn't see that until November 8th rolls around. Otherwise, the song itself sounds like it could be good, even though we all know how deceptive that is. I know Taeyang said he's going for a totally different style and concept than he's ever done but I'm still hearing strains of R&B in there... We'll see, right? <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm still excited for Taeyang's comeback, how about you? </b></span><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/YGTAEYANG?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YGTAEYANG</a>.<br />
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Today is October 31st, which means I had to do a <b>SHINee</b> Halloween post before heading out for some good times. I'm just going to take this chance to wish you a great Halloween, little kid card style (whut whut!):<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The above pic was taken from <b>SM Entertainment</b>'s Halloween party on October 28th, but earlier that day <b>SHINee </b>held a fansign at Shingsegae Department Store in Seoul, to which they wore these costumes. Can you imagine how hyped you would've been if you'd have been there? SO HYPED!<br />
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<b>Jonghyun</b> was so happy to be in costume that day that he took to <a href="https://twitter.com/realjonghyun90/status/394837726962257920/photo/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spazzing on Twitter</a>. After watching "<b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/search/label/Shinee%27s%20Wonderful%20Day" target="_blank">SHINee's One Fine Day/Wonderful Day</a></b>" I'm sure we already could've guessed that Jjong is a big <b>Naruto</b> manga fanboy. <a href="http://instagram.com/p/gAwN5Bpg8L/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Key</b>, however, spazzed in his own more subdued way on Instagram</a>:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">@realjonghyun90: Kekegekegegekegegegegegegegegekegegegege<br />
kegekegegegekegegegekegeke Happy Halloween</td></tr>
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<br />You can see more tweets and pics on their respective accounts.<br />
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<b>Key</b> went as <b>Piccolo</b> from <b>Dragon Ball</b>,<b> </b>everyone thought at first that <b>Taemin</b> was cosplaying Dracula but come to find out he was really playing <b>Marilyn Manson</b>, and <b>Onew</b> came as <b>Freddie Krueger</b> from the <b>Nightmare On Elm Street</b> movies (a really good one too). Take a look at a little news video about them and some more pics below:<br />
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The most amusing thing about Onew's costume is that he could barely speak that day because if he did his gold teeth would fall out. Fun! <br />
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Sadly <b>Minho</b> could not attend because of his schedule for the k-drama <b>Medical Top Team</b>. Too bad, because all he would've had to do is come dressed up in his scrubs and doctor's coat.<br />
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Key is no stranger to going all out on his costumes for Halloween. Remember this last year?<br />
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Those are Key's <b>me2day </b>uploads from 2012 that he took on the way to a party. He makes a good Joker, doesn't he?<br />
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You can see more pics from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.642012432497539.1073741986.433899909975460&type=1&l=78e85de535" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>SMTOWN</b>'s Halloween party on the Oddness/Weirdness Facebook page here</a> and also <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.623489467693891.1073741868.200739259968916&type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here on the <b>SMTOWN</b> FB page</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok kiddies, be safe, have a great night and don't let the ghosties and ghoulies get you!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What will you be going as this Halloween?</span></b><br />
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Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/SHINee5evah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SHINee5evah</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/smtown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SMTOWN Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PP2pinkyTOP89?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PP2pinkyTOP89</a>.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-15209790930996466022013-10-25T11:26:00.001-04:002013-10-25T11:38:08.670-04:00SHINee Achieves Their Second Win For "Everybody" On Music Bank + SHINee On Arirang TV After School Club Coming Soon!<b>SHINee</b> won again for "<b>Everybody</b>", this time on <b>Music Bank</b>! Good job Shawols and SHINee! I think this is my favorite outfit of them all, because they look incredible in all black.<br />
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<b>SHINee backstage interview + Jonghyun and IU singing "Depression O'Clock" backstage at Music Bank:</b></div>
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SHINee will be appearing on <b>Arirang TV's After School Club</b> on October 30th and they want fans to submit questions. Check it out:<br />
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Also, SMent<b> has announced that they will upload a special SHINee video if we watch the "Everybody" mv and get it up to 4.2 million views</b>. It's already at 3.9 million so I think we can do that by today, don't you? Put it on a playlist and just let it play! Lol at us being shady... smh... but I want that video! Remember, mv views helps them win on music shows.<br />
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<b>How much do you love SHINee in all black military suits? Also, how many times will you watch the mv today? :)</b><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk6oXFgvjLSJFHKhS5MP8Bw?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KMusicLiveNew</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Nhokshockqnsss?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nhokshockqnsss</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/arirangworld?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">arirangworld</a>, <a href="http://me2day.net/shineeshinee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SHINee me2day</a>.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-60571991849421223142013-10-24T20:36:00.002-04:002013-11-02T01:13:29.284-04:00UPDATED: Punk's Not Dead: Taeyang For Elle Korea's November Issue <b>Big Bang's Taeyang</b> will be releasing his much anticipated new album, "<b>New World</b>" on November 8th (supposedly), three years after 2010's "<b>Solar</b>". He's certainly done a lot of changing since then, and this photo shoot is proof that the 2010 version of Taeyang is long gone. <br />
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<a href="http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/10/yang-hyun-suk-reveals-taeyang-will-make-a-180-degree-transformation-for-his-comeback#axzz2igjWvNGT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As of today <b>YG</b> has announced that this new album is a total departure from his usual style</a>. While that is no big surprise, I'm really interested to know what direction he went in and to see how well it will work for him. Good luck, Taeyang! Hopefully you won't need it, but I'm thinking you might.<br />
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<b>Edited to add:</b> Full English trans of the interview + Unseen pics from the photoshoot.<br />
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<b>Taeyang's Elle Korea November Issue Interview with English Trans:</b></div>
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<i>Photographer: HongJangHyun<br />Stylist: GeeEun<br />Fashion Editor: ChoiSoonYoung<br />Editor: MinYongJun</i><br />
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<b>How was the shoot with ELLE?</b><br />
I liked it. And the concept was good too.<br />
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<b>You are going to release a new album.</b><br />
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I ended up preparing this album for a long time. I wasn't inspired enough to make another album after my solo album 3 years ago.<br />
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<b>You mean your last album, "Solar"?</b><br />
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Yes. I had a very difficult time during the making of that album, and maybe because of that, I thought I would not do it again until I could really enjoy it or really wanted the next one. I didn’t even think about making an album at all. That’s why it took so long. I just travelled and met artists and producers l like and worked with them without particular intent. It wasn’t for my album, it was more like – I was just happy to be working with them. And as I completed one song, two songs, I was able to build an overall concept for my album.<br />
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<b>You received quite good reviews.</b><br />
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That made it harder for me. I was pleased at that time, but I felt I was constricted by those reviews. It felt like I had to keep doing that kind of music forever. Nobody set me up to be that way, but I still felt that I had fallen into a rut.<br />
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<b>You mean you were compelled to make music for the sake of recognition, not the music you wanted to do.</b><br />
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Yes.<br />
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<b>Do you think your last album is not fully your own then?</b><br />
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It was what I did, so it has to be mine. It’s just that I started to think about what people would like and whether it would be musically recognized – I hate myself for making music dependent upon other people’s thoughts.<br />
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<b>I wonder how you organized your songs.</b><br />
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I put various kinds of songs in my album. Typically I used to create an overall concept and tried to improve the quality of whole album, but this time I tried various genres of songs, and put them in the album. So I don’t think you will get bored listening to them.<br />
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<b>You were producing with Teddy for the last album. And I heard you produced your album this time again.</b><br />
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Hmm.. I chose those songs that I can do or I wanted to do for the last album, and I think they considered that as part of the producing job and included my name. Actually even as I participate in producing, I can’t control every single track. And I don’t want to. I would feel more responsibility then, and I don’t think it’s desirable in raising the album’s quality either.<br />
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<b>Is there anyone you annoyed during the making of this album?</b><br />
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YG?<br />
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<b>In what way?</b><br />
Because I can’t release my album without his backing.(laughing) I kept pushing him once I thought my album is almost completed.<br />
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<b>This album is quite delayed from the estimated date, like your last album.</b><br />
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My albums seem to be delayed a lot.<br />
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<b>Why?</b><br />
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If I have to say why, I think I’m too stubborn. My world seems to become too strong. Especially during this album’s production, if there was something I wanted to put in my music, my urge to get it exact kept getting stronger. So if other people disagreed with my opinion and tried to put a different color into my songs, it took a really long time before I could accept it. Making my album as I want doesn't mean that it becomes a good one. I knew that, but it took so much time for me to accept it. Actually, I don’t have any sense about music trends. Maybe it’s because the music I like is mostly dark and gloomy. I listened to my members who know me the best, and producers who have known me since I was young. I guess, right now, I need someone who can guide me in the right direction.<br />
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<b>Recently you were mentoring Team A in the survival audition program "WIN" on Mnet. I would think you had a lot to say to them as you were also a trainee before.</b><br />
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I certainly told them a lot of things. I recalled old days while I watched them. I also had been in an intense survival competition, so I know exactly how they feel now.<br />
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<b>Exactly how long had you been a trainee?</b><br />
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About 6 years with G-Dragon.<br />
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<b>It must have been a really desperate 6 years for you.</b><br />
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I was desperate from the moment that I decided to do music. When I declared that I would do music my family opposed me, so from that moment on, I was fully accountable for my life. At the time, I also appeared on the survival show to debut as Big Bang. It was really a desperate and hard time, but now that I come to think of it, it was also the happiest moment for me. I had the purest passion those days. So when I see those trainees now, I feel good. I can see their pure passion.<br />
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<b>Is there a kind of satisfaction during your solo activity that you can’t get during group activity?</b><br />
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Before, I wanted to do solo activity because I could show the things I wanted to. And when I came back to Big Bang, I felt less satisfaction, yes. But I like working as Big Bang more now. I learned something significant from the past 2 years, when the members were involved in various kinds of issues. I am happiest when I am with the members, and Big Bang is what made me who I am today. With them, I laugh the most, and I feel like I can achieve things. Whether it’s Big Bang activities or solo activities, I’m ultimately doing the music I love, so I just hope to be happy during those moments.<br />
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<b>The words ‘maturity’ and ‘change’ come to mind.</b><br />
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I know what is important to me now, and, in that sense, I feel I clearly have become more mature and changed. Before, I was so young that I always thought in a self-centered way. I also victimized myself, because I thought I was working harder than other members. Actually they were trying their best too, but I was too young to realize that. The last 3 years, I've come to realize a lot of those things.<br />
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<b>In a past interview, you said you have never had a romantic relationship, and it was quite an issue. That question has followed you all the time since then.</b><br />
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I didn't want to talk about it again. And I was very conscious of that image. So at that time, in my naivete, I thought I really shouldn't get into a romantic relationship. I don’t have a lot of interest in relationships now either. It doesn't mean I've never dated anyone. It’s just… I haven’t loved anyone deeply enough to consider it a relationship.<br />
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<b>Any specific reason?</b><br />
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I think I've mentioned this once before, that I had a first love. It was really intense for me, and I find I can’t open my heart to someone if my feelings are not as powerful as they were then. I know I’m expecting too much.<br />
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<b>How do you feel when people keep asking these kinds of questions?</b><br />
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Like I’m being swept away? I have my own standards and my own situation, but people make broad interpretations based on the one answer.<br />
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<b>But people could see you as a single-minded person.</b><br />
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Actually I am not. I like to have fun, too. Of course, for me playing is… I don’t really do anything besides music. I lock myself up like that. I've gotten better than before though.<br />
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<b>Nothing but music?</b><br />
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Of course I eat.<br />
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<b>Everybody eats to survive.</b><br />
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Hmm..<br />
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<b>Who do you usually hang around with?</b><br />
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Mostly with the members, or with their friends.<br />
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<b>Do you drink?</b><br />
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Only with the members.<br />
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<b>You must really feel comfortable with them.</b><br />
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With them, I am really funny. For real!! (laugh) I don’t know how they feel, but I think I have more wit these days. I like teasing them, too. Actually, I am a very joyful person.(laugh)<br />
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<b>I think you are a thoughtful person rather than joyful one.</b><br />
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I think a lot when I’m alone. When I start to think about something, I think about it until I find an answer. But since 2 years ago, I've been trying to think less. I discovered that the more I think, the less things turn out the way I thought they would.<br />
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<b>Too much thinking disturbs sleep.</b><br />
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I had insomnia before, but I cured it in natural way. I sleep well.<br />
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<b>When G-dragon featured in your solo album’s title song before, your solo fans were upset that even your solo album had to have traces of Big Bang. Solo fans and Big Bang fans were arguing about it in a fan club community. How do you feel when you see the conflict between Big Bang fans and your solo fans?</b><br />
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I didn't know that. I just heard it from you. I thought it was a good thing that the song became better with my best friend GD’s featuring. (Those conflicts happen) because they love us in their own ways. I love my fans more than anyone else. I want them all to be happy. But it’s sad that they have such conflicts. It’s not something we can solve for them. We can’t listen to everyone’s opinion.<br />
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<b>You have many foreign fans now. You said once that your dream is to enter the US market.</b><br />
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Maybe it was when I’d just debuted. I cringe a little thinking about it now. I don’t feel that way now. I just want to express what I like, what I feel is awesome and cool. I don’t think it’s cool to set a huge goal and try to make it happen.<br />
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<b>It’s just past 1 am now. Are you usually awake at this time?</b><br />
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I am normally at the studio at this time.<br />
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<b>Are you a night owl?</b><br />
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The producers and engineers usually work at night, so I need to be there then if I want to work on something.<br />
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<b>How do you want your new album remembered?</b><br />
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I put every kind of music I can do in this album. So I hope many people like it. Actually, the single I released before my first solo album didn't chart very high. I’m not one to care about that kind of thing, but now I know it’s my responsibility.<br />
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<b>Was it that bad?</b><br />
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[They] say it should have done better. I only found out recently.<br />
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<b>You realized now you have command responsibility?</b><br />
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Yes. I am responsible for it myself.<br />
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<b>Am I being too naive if I say I hope Taeyang will always do what he wants to do?</b><br />
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I will keep doing what I want to do. If I can’t, it’s because I am not good enough. It’s my fault I can’t make my music, with my thoughts and my colors, in a way that people will want to listen. That’s why I feel affection for my upcoming album. I tried to show what I wanted to do with higher quality in this album. I think it will be a good one. For real.<br />
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<b>You must still have something you want to achieve.</b><br />
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My dream still is to be a singer. I still have so much music I want to do. I want to be someone who is free in this world called ‘Music’. I don’t want to achieve my dream. I just want to pursue my dream until I die.<br />
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<b>That’s a long-term dream. What is your immediate goal now?</b><br />
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For now, I hope many people can get good inspiration with the album. And I hope I can continue to make music. Of course I will. But, right now, when I’m in my best condition, I want to fully concentrate on creating something, without bothering with other things.<br />
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<b>I think you really are a single-minded person.</b><br />
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I’m telling you, I am really joyful! (laugh)<br />
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<i>Trans: Redsun for <a href="http://alwaystaeyang.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/interview-elle-korea-november-2013-solar-storm/" target="_blank">AlwaysTaeYang</a><br />Edited by: Silly for <a href="http://alwaystaeyang.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/interview-elle-korea-november-2013-solar-storm/" target="_blank">AlwaysTaeYang</a></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do you think of Taeyang's new look and interview? Are you excited for his comeback?</span></b><br />
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Source: <a href="http://kmagazinelovers.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">kmagazinelovers</a>, <a href="http://alwaystaeyang.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/taeyang-for-elle-korea-solar-storm-november-2013-hq-scans/" target="_blank">alwaystaeyang</a>, <a href="http://taeyangkoreandream.blogspot.com/2013/10/taeyang-interview-with-elle-korea.html" target="_blank">taeyangkoreandream</a> via <a href="http://518percent.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=photo&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=949" target="_blank">518%</a> and Elle Korea.<br />
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Enjoy the following pics of them being cute, <b>Jonghyun</b> being extra with a bit of <b>f(x)</b> or, in other words, tons of cutie pie <b>Amber</b>:<br />
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<b>Now let's just make sure SHINee wins with "Everybody" some more, ok?? Thanks!</b><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/KMusicLiveMBC?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KMusicLiveMBC</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/airyarielle718?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">airyarielle718</a>.<br />
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<b>Big Bang's T.O.P</b>,<b> </b>aka <b>Choi Seung Hyun</b>, is currently being featured all over the Korean media for his role in the upcoming movie <i><a href="http://asianwiki.com/Commitment_-_Korean_Movie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Commitment</a>, </i>which is great for us because we'll get to see a lot of his beautiful face in the upcoming months. Take a look at his editorial for L'Officiel Hommes in which he is all suave and studly, and then scroll down some more for the interview with English translation. <br />
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<b>English translation of TOP's interview for L'Officiel Hommes November 2013 issue:</b></div>
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Before the interview, it made me hesitant whether I should call him TOP from BIGBANG or Choi Seung Hyun. When he walked in to the filming scene, I finally figured out the answer. That he’s definitely Choi Seung Hyun today looking at his super thin and sharp self. Movie <Alumni (The Commitment)> that will be in theaters in November is about a North Korean boy Lee Myung Hoon living a disguised life as Kang Dae ho to save his one and only sister Hye in (Kim Yoo Jeong) and all the hardships he endures. As someone who is always being chased, he is not allowed to have friendship or emotions like any other kids and those things scar his body. The one who has to talk about all these complex stories is Choi Seung Hyun, our main character for today.<br />
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<b>L’officiel Hommes</b> <b>(LH)</b>: So we’re interviewing you as an actor not a singer today. I heard that the film company prepared the movie having you as the main character in their minds.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Yes. Thankfully… Actually there was a funny episode. I almost never even got to see the scenario of this movie. After my manager put it in my room, I always just looked at it from a distance and past by it and never really looked at it. The title of the scenario was called ‘Alumni’ and I was like “Is this a high-teen romance? Some high school melo drama?” and I just left it there. But about a month later, someone called me. He asked me if I read the scenario. That’s when I finally decided to flip the first page and start reading it.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> You don’t like getting roles that represent an idol star’s image?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> It’s not that I hate it but I wanted to do something more serious. Maybe that’s why I didn’t do as many movies. Besides, I’m the main character for this movie. It’s a happy thing but at the same time it’s a burdensome thing. 3 years ago when I filmed <IRIS>, it was not common for idols to actively participate in big scale dramas or movies like that. After first appearing on <I am Sam> in 2007, I realized that it’s already been 6 years from that. I decided that I should start showing different sides by acting in different movies or dramas one by one.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>If I look at your past works, you usually have a role with not many lines. You probably liked it since you didn’t have to memorize a lot. Are you good at memorizing lines?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Thankfully I’m pretty good at memorizing lines. If I don’t understand the complete scenario, I can’t really act out the character well. I guess that’s a normal thing but when I start, I think by myself a lot and I keep organizing my thoughts continuously. More than anything else, when I get something new I have to stay be in a state of tension so I try to control my mind a little more.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> That reminds me of the movie <71: Into the Fire>. Honestly I wasn’t expecting much from it but you didn’t get discouraged by any of the other actors at all. But on one hand, it was doubtful because it was kind of like an expansion of the image of TOP from BIGBANG.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> (Nods) But this movie is different. When I looked at the scenario, the first thing that came in to my mind was ‘Wow, this is hard.’ But then I was like ‘If I do this well, it’ll be a very nice, sophisticated movie.’ The fact that I’m someone who came from North Korea and living as a south Korean high school student is already fictional enough. And I thought that if my emotions are too expressive it wouldn’t look sincere so I should control it. I always asked endless questions to myself like ‘Why would I do this? What is something that I have to understand from this?’<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Was there anyone special that helped you out during the preparation for this movie?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>I had so many that I can’t even choose one. Thankfully the director and all the senior actors kindly answered all my questions. But since it’s my work, I still had a lot of responsibilities. A movie has to move the audience’s heart. Depending on its result, you could get praised or slapped in the face by the audience.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Now that I think about it, this is your first movie in 3 years.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> That’s right. Every time I filmed a movie, I also worked on an album too. It wasn’t decided but now I try to do at least something. I feel these responsibilities for my fans since I rarely ever have any solo promotions. I think about this a lot in my daily life and have a time for self-examination. It’s like a time I ask a question to myself and I answer it myself.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Self-examination? Wow. I haven’t heard that word in a while.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>(Serious) I’m not kidding. I seriously think about myself and what I do everyday. Well, at least I try to. ‘Am I going in the right path?’ I ask myself. I might look like a mischievous boy or an arrogant rapper but I am actually dark inside. And Myung Hoon in the movie is also a dark, complicated character. He’s like a character who met an unexpected danger and who fell into a bottomless pit. It requires a much more varied inward dramatics. He could just look like the same killer as in IRIS, but this one is different in that it’s not in the image of TOP from BIGBANG.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>You must have put a lot of effort to become Myung Hoon.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> I wanted my dark sides that I never showed on stage to be seen on the screen. I wanted to look lonely even when I’m just standing. The best way to learn how to do that was to stay by myself. I didn’t meet anyone for about a year. I spent a lot of time by myself. I even told that to my company, YG. I don’t want to do any promotions so don’t plan any schedules. It must have been hard for the manager since he had to cancel all the requests for my appearance on TV shows and stuff.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> I guess you’re a fussy actor for your manager<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>Probably. I do whatever I want to do and only do what I want to do not only in movies but as in BIGBANG as well. After the movie shooting ended and the final movie release date was announced, my younger members told me this. “Hyung, we’re going to go see just how great that movie is.” I didn’t know but apparently my members tried to stay away from me during tours to avoid conflicts. They said that they couldn’t even dare to talk to me because I looked so sensitive and sharp.<br />
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It didn’t take long for TOP to become Choi Seung Hyun and Choi Seung Hyun to become Myung Hoon. But the movie that started filming in the cold January weather ended in hot midsummer and he confessed that he spent his time hiding for a long time. At first it was his plan to focus more on the movie. Because he wanted to be seen as different from what the audience knows him as, BIGBANG. But even after the movie shooting ended, Myung Hoon was still there in him. Few months before the release of the movie, Choi Seung Hyun couldn’t do any promotions. He just lay in bed the whole day or drank at home by himself for 5 months. He says that he’s thankful for his company for understanding his situation. He was afraid that he might fall in a deep depression so he pulled himself outside of his house to meet people. Like that, he started pulling himself together and finally stood in the spotlight of now.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>Such a deep person and you started dancing as soon as you got here. You did that twice.<br />
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</b> <b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>I’m actually a really tender person (Laughs). Actually I’m really sensitive. Even before I became a celebrity and even when I was little, it was the same. I still wake up several times in my sleep. But I don’t oversleep either. Even when I don’t have any schedule, I still wake up at 10 in the morning.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>I can tell that you’re really shy.<br />
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</b> <b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Even in TV shows or even in movies, there are so many people with a strong aurora. We call it ‘nerve war’ and I don’t like to be in that situation. I try to avoid it. Honestly I don’t want to waste my energy on something useless like that. I’m going to try to pour as much energy as I can in front of the camera or on stage. So these kinds of photoshoots and interviews make me shy. That’s why I just started dancing as soon as I entered the studio earlier. Haha.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> You’re 27 years old this year. Even a normal man at this age starts thinking seriously about reality, right?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>Hmm. Compared to earlier days, I try to enjoy my hobbies more. For example, I enjoy going to galleries or furniture stores. It significantly helps me to focus on something new. I guess I could say that it gives me inspiration.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>Don’t guys usually focus more on shoes or clothes? I remember you said that on your old interviews too. You being interested in furniture is kind of like looking at a whole house itself. Like that, did your view on the world widen?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> In a way, my job is like a clown. Being a singer or an actor is a job where you have to like commercialize yourself. I’m not the only one who exists and I have to turn myself into someone. When I think like that and look at tables and chairs at a department store, those artworks look different and I start to feel different. Because I can see that it’s an artwork that the designer poured his or her heart out, trying to make other people want it and to catch their eyes. I could also be a product made like that. When I have free time, I like to go to galleries or exhibitions by myself. So I meet people with lots of interests in interior design or furniture often. They’re usually a lot older than me but I don’t feel the age gap when we talk about those things. It’s actually really fun.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Oh yeah, I heard that you helped a lot with the interior design for Taeyang’s house.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Eyy, not really. I didn’t really do much. He picked it well himself. Like I said before, I do love furniture. I like architecture so I started reading books about it. Actually, I have a private warehouse other than my house. I collect bath supplies, furniture like chairs and tables and sculptures.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Wow, really? Is that like your way of relieving stress?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Yeah. I think I like everything that’s pretty. I guess I obsess over things that are beautiful. My body can rest while looking at something beautiful. When I was young, I really liked clothes. I bought a lot and I collected them. Now that I’m in my late 20s, my desires for clothes have decreased.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> I heard that your role model is Mark Ronson…<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>No, I never said that he was my role model. NEVER. I wonder how that story came about? Who said that? How can I copy someone who is living in the same era as me? I don’t like that. That was just the popular style of Europe. Then would you say that everyone in England and France copied Ronson? I’d rather have David Bowie as my role model. Then I’ll admit it. Anyways, coming back to the question, I realized that it relieves my heart when I look at paintings or furniture in times of suffering. Even when I go on tours overseas, I took some time to visit art museums or galleries by myself. Right now I’m really into surrealism.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Let me guess… Dali!<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Oh, that’s right! I actually have some furniture with a design motif from Dali’s work. I really like the crooked furniture of Gaudi as well. When I have collected enough stuff, I’m thinking about opening a little museum. Those things were something that I could not see when I was little. When I get old and when I can collect more things, I want to make a space where even little kids can see. Well, it’s just a wish for now.<br />
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The ‘Much older hyungs’ that Choi Seung Hyun talked about are Top stars that are at least 10 years older than him – Jung Woo Sung, Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun. They can talk all night with just one bottle of drink. He learns about acting and controlling from them. The one who also encouraged TOP to read the scenario was a CEO of a big film company. But he never mentioned them during the interview. He also has famous furniture from overseas and has unique stories for each of them. He could brag about them all but he’s very careful like that.<br />
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The interest Choi Seung Hyun has for furniture is not just a plain luxury of a rich idol. Nowadays he is making a chair inside his head. He makes a project and sketches it. He is carefully dreaming for that day when he can actually make it in to a real chair. We could see TOP laughing and joking when we started talking about his hobbies. Unexpectedly, before we talked about this, his lips were shaking. His legs were shaking too. He had a green apple in his hands and he stared at the wall as he talked. He’s such a charismatic, proud person on stage but he got so nervous for a little interview. It’s so surprising.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>You don’t like doing interviews like this? Should we rest for a little?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> I don’t hate it but I didn’t have many opportunities to do it. But I like how the interviewer is not a guy today. I like doing interviews with girls like today (Laughs). Isn’t it normal to like doing something with the opposite sex?<br />
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<b>LH: </b>Like what<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Hmm. Lately I’ve wanted to fall in love<br />
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<b>LH:</b> What happens if you love?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> I’ll get richer in emotions. Everything I do will go well since I would want to look cool in front of my girlfriend (Laughs).<br />
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<b>LH:</b> What was the stupidest question you’ve ever heard?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> “Which fan was your favorite?” and “Which fan was the most impressive?” Every fan is so precious to me so how can I say who I like more and who I like less? I said this before but I work with the responsibilities I feel for my fans. Those responsibilities motivate me. Hmm… This is the first time saying this here… I’m actually preparing a single album.<br />
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LH: Now you’re getting comfortable!<br />
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Choi Seung Hyun: I don’t really know the specific goals or the specific date for it yet. I feel sorry for my fans because of my rare activities. So yeah, that’s how I’ve been working on it.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> It’s an album made as a rapper TOP, right?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Yeah. It’ll probably be nothing like the TOP you’ve seen before. I really want to make it the way I want it to be. I want to write songs too and give some opinions on producing. I want the music video concept to be extremely shocking as well. I told this to my manager and he said “It’ll be screwed if you do it the way you want.” and sighed. Haha. He said that my preferences are not very likable by the public. But if I knew that someone could do better on this movie, I wouldn’t have started it. I’m not trying to see how much the public likes my new single. I just want them to think like “Ah, he tried something new.” Or “Ah, he makes it different when he does it.” and that would be enough. I hope they can see the little details I tried to put in.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Actor Choi Seung Hyun and Rapper TOP. Are they different?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> They’re both TOP. I don’t think there is a real Choi Seung Hyun<br />
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<b>LH:</b> You’re strict about that. Who is closer to the real Choi Seung Hyun?<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun: </b>That doesn’t make sense either. There can’t be someone as Seung Hyun. I never have a place where I can show the plain Choi Seung Hyun. I have things I want to hide and I have things I have to hide. Starting to act was not my choice at first. I don’t want to lie and say that I got into acting because of my great passion. Unless you’re lucky to be in the circumstances to do whatever you want to do all the time, I think there are things in your life that you can do well at certain times. I want to act and do music as long as I can. I will probably stop when I feel like I don’t have the talent anymore. It’s not arrogance, but it’s like having more energy than others. I act normal and then when I go on stage, I enjoy and go crazy like I’m possessed. But that doesn’t mean I enjoy everything in life. There’s nothing that’s easy either. But I’ll have to explode again this time.<br />
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<b>LH: </b>You know what? You just made eye contact with me.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> (Grins) I was too shy.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Okay. Now I’ll give you some time to define yourself. Describe yourself in one sentence.<br />
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<b>Choi Seung Hyun:</b> Ah, this should be good. “Hey, I’m someone who appeared after a long time.” It’s true. So it’s okay, right? When I was younger I used to introduce myself like “I’m that guy whose always drunk.” All my friends are really weird and I’m considered pretty normal when I’m with them. Oh yeah, I wasn’t saying that I was always drunk in my teenage years. Please make sure that you write it was my early twenties. Haha.<br />
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<b>LH:</b> Okay. Now stop getting more serious!<br />
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Source: L'Officiel Hommes via <a href="http://kmagazinelovers.tumblr.com/tagged/TOP" target="_blank">kmagazinelovers</a> & Choiseunghyun.com, @BIGBANGGisVIP via <a href="http://bigbangupdates.com/2013/10/tops-interview-lofficiel-hommes-magazine-lets-talk-home-room-trans.html" target="_blank">bigbangupdates</a>.</div>
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Damn you, SHINee. You're too good. I'm not saying I love it or anything but a few icicles have melted off of my cold, cold heart. Ihateyouforbeingsogood! Ok, no I really don't. <br />
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A few notable things:<br />
1. <b>SMent</b> FINALLY went with the English sub option, huh? How late are they :glances at LOENENT: but better late than never.<br />
2. <b>Onew</b> is way too cute, as usual. I love how everyone's like, "Yeah... yep your arm fell off. Nope, we can't see your arms..." like nothing. Onew condition strikes again.<br />
3. <b>Jonghyun</b> and his "my face is the main point". I mean, they probably rehearse all this but it still comes off as off the cuff and too cute so I give them their due.<br />
4. All the cute!<br />
5. <b>Taemin</b> kicking ass and taking names, as always. I love how he's all giggly and adorable and then BAM, he's super professional and on point. I don't know how he does it but I love it.<br />
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Now they just need to win some awards people. Let's get on that please!<br />
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I'm going to be, as always, overly honest and say that the <b>Everybody</b> album is not my favorite SHINee album. This is the first Korean album of theirs that has been released since I've been following them that I've felt let down about. Part of the problem is all the hype leading up to the album release, plus the fact that their previous releases this year were so good. I mean, I loved The Misconceptions of U and <b>The Misconceptions of Me</b> so I didn't think it would be too far off to assume I would feel the same about this last release. Ah well, I still love those boys and think they can do no wrong. Here's my break down:<br />
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<b>Everybody:</b> I'm not gonna lie... I found myself humming it and doing the wahwahwah dubstep arm move while watching one of their performances the other day. Does this mean I kind of, sort of (just a teensy little bit) like it now???? Gahhhhh! Noooooo... I haven't admitted this to anyone else yet. Let's keep it amongst ourselves for now.<br />
<b>Symptoms:</b> You know this song is my jam, hands down. They all kill it here, but I do think they could've benefited from performing it live while sitting down at some point. However! I would not want them to stop doing that bow chica wow wow dance. I still think this should have been their title track. Also, while I love the fact that Minho is singing more, I wish he would've gotten more lines in this one. <br />
<b>Queen of New York:</b> As soon as I heard whoever it was talking in the begining I was like, "Ohhh hell no", and I was right. While I love the elements of '70s music that they've incorporated in their previous albums, I am not a fan of this one at all. It's too roller derby disco for me, but I bet they'll attract some ajummas and ahjussis with it.<br />
<b>One Minute Back:</b> Love it. The song itself is such a dichotomy: the break before the chorus (and the chorus) and the song itself are such opposites but it works somehow. It's a wow song for me.<br />
<b>Destination:</b> Sounds like a song that f(x) rejected and it ended up on SHINee's album. The chorus is great (<b>Onew</b>!), I just wish the rest of the song would've matched it. <br />
<b>Close the Door:</b> Nope. Nyet. Nien. Any OST sounding song is not for me. Also, what was up with that <a href="http://youtu.be/-xQEgZMv2Mo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blank faced performance of Close The Door on the October 13th episode of <b>Music Bank</b></a>? This did not make me like the song anymore and, in fact, might have made me like it less.<br />
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<strong>Everybody</strong> is a solid song to use as the title and, even though I so love me a good dance track, this just doesn't have the repeat quality of <strong>Lucifer</strong> or even <strong>Ring Ding Dong</strong> for me. <strong>Symptoms</strong> on the other hand is the best song on the album, hands down. <b>Onew</b> & <b>Jonghyun</b> are made for this song. And then we have <strong>Queen of New York</strong>, which is fan-funk-tastic. I reminds me of <strong>Like a Fire</strong> from <em><b>The Misconceptions of Me</b></em>. I like it, though it's not a song I'll search out, but I won't flip it off either.<br />
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<strong>One Minute Back</strong>, oh how I hated this song upon first listen except for <b>Minho</b>'s rapping. But it's actually a bit of complex genius hidden in a hot mess of a melody. The harmonies in this song are fantastic and I'm really digging it now that I have accustomed myself to the strange break/switch-up in the chorus. <strong>Destination</strong> is another song that has a great beat, but again it's not a go to song for me. <b>Taemin</b>'s little '<b>History</b>' run in the latter part of the song is a little lolzy. Sorry Taemin! <br />
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<strong>Close the Door</strong> & <strong>Colorful</strong> are the last songs of the album and while I acknowledge SHINee's talent, because they're indeed awesome, these two songs just aren't my jams. Not into it. Overall the only repeaters for me, in order of awesome, are <strong>Symptoms</strong>, <strong>One Minute Back</strong> and <strong>Everybody</strong>.<br />
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I blame <b>F(x) </b>for this faux pas on SHINee's otherwise flawless discography. <b>Jonghyun</b> is the Lucifer. <b>Symptoms</b> is the song a whole new era of SHINee could've been built on and I pray to god that Jjong has more from where that came form. <b>Everybody</b> is not my favourite song from the boys but of course I love it. Even when SHINee isn't the best they are still better than 80% of other idols. I give it a 3.5 of 5.<br />
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<b>Kattack (long time Shawol)</b>:<br />
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So firstly, let me just say that I have a music-listening personality that is prone to a lot of ‘Erikas’ (define ‘an Erika’: a situation where you either like or dislike something at first, and then end up thinking completely the opposite about it after a period of time. Derived from the behaviour of OddWeirdness’ Erika (<i>editor'</i><i>s note- :dying with laughter:)</i>). So I will probably end up liking all the songs I’m not that fussed about soon. In any case! It’s SHINee, so I like it, but I do feel that overall there could be some improvements. I feel like the album is split in two for me, after <b>Everybody </b>and <b>Symptoms</b> there are no big songs that make me go “oh wow”. The rest of the album is almost ‘easy listening’, which is nice, but I also want some more SHINee wow.<br />
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I am actually a big fan of <b>Everybody </b>(I was also a big fan of <b>WSS</b>). I think they’re both unique, strong and use some interesting music techniques. I really love the EB MV too. <b>Symptoms</b>- a huge yes. It’s beautiful, and it really shows SHINee’s vocal abilities and just how well all their voices work together. Then we get into the rest of the album. <b>Queen of New York</b> starts the transition into “it’s ok, but it’s also a little bit unexciting”. They could have just played that clip of <b>Minho</b>’s voice the whole song and I would have been very happy with that. <b>One Minute Back</b>- I do like the beat on this one, especially at the start. It’s very… tribal? <b>Destination</b>- this one’s a little bit boring… <b>Close the Door</b>, yeah I’m still a little bit unengaged. <b>Colourful</b> is cuteee, and it ends the album with a happy feel so I like that. I can also TOTALLY see them performing <b>Colourful</b> near the end of a concerts, lots of energy and running and bouncing, and things being thrown into the audience- can’t you?<br />
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So, overall- easy listening, but not really anything that takes your breath away after those first two. But it’s SHINee, so I love it. <br />
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~ <i>Kattack</i> ^.^<br />
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I'm a newly-minted SHAWOL, and I still say my <i>SHAWOL Assimilation</i> is stalled at 97% completion -- I was hoping the <b>Everybody </b>mini album would tip me over the finish line, but sadly, no.<br />
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While <b>Everybody</b> displays surprising musical complexity and mad vocal skill, it is not fun for me. If I stop and listen closely, I can force myself to appreciate various aspects and to think about what I'm listening to - but it is not an instant or organic connection to the music. I could do a track-by-track breakdown of what doesn't work for me, but at the core is my personal disconnect with 90s-style R&B - it just ain't my thang (no matter how passionately <b>Jonghyun</b> wrings his heart - sorry, Trollhyun -- I still love you!). The only song that came anywhere near making an instant connection for me was the final track, "<b>Colorful</b>". I am a sucker for synth-pop and it's the first track on this mini that actually made me want to move (dance) - even though it's a little heavy on the synth, and they employed the <a href="http://kpopleaf.blogspot.com/search/label/damn%20key%20change">accursed key change</a>, AND there are moments when it comes close to sounding like a anthem from a Broadway musical (I think it's the harmonies when they unite on the chorus) -- I still liked it a lot, and it's the only song I've had any natural desire to listen to more than once. <br />
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The rest of the album, which I've had on repeat for the sake of this review, I am shelving for a while (possibly forever!) -- because kpop should be naturally fun, and listening to all of <b>Everybody</b> feels like too much work. And so I await the next comeback and hope for another dose of <b><a href="http://youtu.be/7AQO0TyRpu4?t=11s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1000 Years By Your Side</a></b>-style magic to seal this SHAWOL deal. DON'T LET ME DOWN, BOYS! <br />
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Source: SHINee official website. <b>Written by Oddness/Weirdness, Lori of <a href="http://www.hallyusmash.com/korean-drama-ratings-kdrama/">Hallyusmash</a>, Julyssa of <a href="http://www.yam-mag.com/" target="_blank">YAM magazine</a>, Leaf of <a href="http://kpopleaf.blogspot.com/">kpopleaf</a>, and <a href="http://en.korea.com/blog/author/kattack/" target="_blank">Kattack</a>. Take out with full credit. </b><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-16586309909751129682013-10-19T21:00:00.000-04:002013-10-19T21:00:03.885-04:00[GUEST BLOGGER WEEK] The Oh So "Superficial" South Koreans: A Tale Of Beauty Ideals & Plastic Surgery<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Welcome to the last <b>Guest Blogger Week</b> post! It's been so awesome to host these fabulous women here on Oddness/Weirdness for the past week. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for taking the time out of their busy schedules to participate, and I hope you enjoyed the posts as I did.</div>
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This last post is by <a href="http://www.nancakes.org/" target="_blank"><b>nancakes</b></a>'s <b>Nani</b> and she's written another slightly controversial post, this one about her take on South Korea's beauty standards. If you haven't read <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-5-guest-blogger-week-rant-about.html" target="_blank">Nani's previous Guest Blogger Week rant about crazy Kpop fans, you can do so by clicking here</a> and, as always, if you agree or disagree you can sound off in the comments below.<br />
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Hello folks of the interwebz. I'm bringing to you an entry that touches upon a topic widely known within the kpop fandoms: beauty ideals (and plastic surgery) - and why looks matter so damn much in the country of oppas and gee gee babies. If you want further analysis on this topic, I actually did a term paper on South Korea and plastic surge<span style="font-family: inherit;">ry a while ago, so if you're interested, you can find it <b><a href="http://www.academia.edu/3069101/The_Price_of_Beauty_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. ^__^)/ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know that the whole plastic surgery/beauty ideal in Korea can be a very touchy topic to some people, but I'll give you my two cents on it. Please keep in mind (I can't believe I'm doing a disclaimer.. ugh) that this is my opinion and my personal experience. I am not Korean. I lived in Korea for a year and studied Korean culture, history and society long</span> before that. I'm not trying to "lecture" anyone or slander celebs for having done surgery. I'm simply trying to enlighten some of you kpop fans out there, who may be rather confused or even misinformed about how and why looks matter so much. So yeah, if you're interested in a little information - please keep reading.</div>
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When I was first introduced to this "ideal" I was extremely confused. I met a girl at a bar in Shinchon last year, and the first thing she said to me was "Your face's s-line is amazing" and I had no clue wtf she was talking about. She then had to explain to me several times that it refers to the s-like curve that goes from the forehead, down between the eyes and then rises again along the nose bridge. Yeah, it's odd. An example of an amazing s-line in face can be found with the Japanese musician and actor, <b>Gackt</b>. His s-line is fucking rocking, ok - yeah, he's not Korean but LOOK AT HIS FACE OMG -dead-. The body example is of the ever-so-beautiful (and fit) <b>UEE</b> of <b>After School</b>. I reckon the picture explains itself. Chest and booty - that's <strike>ironically</strike> what the Koreans want. -cough-</div>
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Along with the well-known "aegyo sal" (애교살), which means "aegyo/cute flesh", big, bright eyes are a sign of health and youth - therefore big eyes that can reflect a lot of light are considered healthy and beautiful. ^__^)/ The images are of <b>Hyeri</b> from <b>Girl's Day </b>and of <b>2NE1</b>'s <b>Park Bom</b>.</div>
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Koreans are crazy into skincare and every cosmetic brand has extensive lines for both women and men. However, contrary to much belief among international kpop fans, Koreans RARELY have perfect skin. BB cream helps. If you walk the streets of any city in Korea, you'll notice that the majority of both boys and girls have major acne scarring and impurities. So next time you catch yourself thinking "Omg oppa's skin so perfect" - think again. lol. It's most likely not.</div>
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Yes, of course. It's not particular to Korean society anyway, but hey! I got to look at loads of fit guys searching for these, so why the fuck not? Especially <b>Lee Joon </b>(<b>MBLAQ</b>) is often seen flashing his perfect abs on stage or in variety/talk shows, endlessly known for being fit as fuck - even though he always claims to never be in shape. Lol lies. We also have <b>비</b> (<b>Rain</b>) on the right, who of course is known for flashing his body at every given opportunity. </div>
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Just like in the Western modern countries, Korean guys love to "innocently" emphasize their abs when possible. My good friend "discretely" showed me some pictures of his abs, and me being dumb and drunk went "Who's that?" and he went -innocent eye twinkle of pride- "That's me ^__^" and I apparently said "Lol fuck no it ain't" and kept scrolling on to the next photo. It hurt his pride, I reckon, but how was I supposed to know that his scrawny ass was actually fit as fuck and not just skinny? You can just never tell with those Korean boys :C</div>
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Of course <b><span style="color: red;">these are not the only features that will define you as attractive</span></b> in Korea, but these particular ones are quite typical. Most of them are also achievable even if the gracious hands of the Lord were not on your side when you were born. Plastic surgery is nowhere near as taboo in Korea as it appears to be in the Western world. It seems to me that the Western world is very harsh on people who get these procedures done, and almost get angry when someone admits to having had plastic surgery done to enhance their looks. I'm not sure if we get angry because others can afford to improve and we cannot, but it certainly seems that we cannot deal with the fact that some people have the money to "cheat" and simply have these things "produced" for them. Remember all those times you've heard of someone who had surgery and everybody went "Omg what a pity" while in reality the person actually looks much better? Yeah, envy is a bitch and her color is green.</div>
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I see so many Western fans shaming, bitching and whining as soon as their idol is revealed to have had surgery done - especially <i>some</i> <b>Jessica Jung</b> fans are still dumb enough to defend her, saying she's all natural and only had her teeth done. lol, wake up, people. She had surgery and there's no shame in that.</div>
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Actually, while many Westerners think that surgery is cheating, surgery and any type of "body enhancement" is a good thing in Korea. Society expects you to take good care of yourself; this does not only mean studying hard, honoring your heritage and doing well at work - it also means improving your looks whenever and however. Your looks are considered an investment. Living in a society like South Korea where everybody's expected to get A+ in all classes, competition for a job is very hard. Imagine everyone going to a job interview; they all have the same grades (A+), they all have amazing references and they are all equally inexperienced as they're all just graduated from the same university.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><i> I'm not claiming that any of the two men above had or have not had surgery, nor that either of them are unattractive. I'm just trying to make a point ok. And I know that age matters but when I looked up "ugly Korean men" there we no useful pictures.. wtf</i></span></div>
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As harsh as it sounds, the one who's the better looking will in 9/10 cases get the job. This means that surgery is not just for idols - it's for everyone. Korea is the country in the world with the most plastic surgery procedures performed. In a society where competition is so rough, you need to do your very best to be the best - in looks, education, family and work. It all counts whether you like it or not. </div>
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My main point with this entry is basically to open your eyes a bit. Surgery is not and shouldn't be a big deal. Hell, many high schoolers get plastic surgery (eyelid surgery or rhinoplasty) gifted as a graduation gift from their parents before moving on to uni or into whatever field of work they've specialized in during their uni years. Their parents want them to do their best and they want their children to succeed in life. It really bothers me that many international fans get SO SUPER DEFENSIVE every time their idol is called out on having had surgery. It's not a big deal in Korea and it shouldn't be to you either. Them having had surgery doesn't change their talent nor their qualities as people. Why look down on anyone who's had plastic surgery? Be they your favorite kpop idol or your neighbor, it doesn't fucking matter. The shaming needs to stop and it needs to stop here. </div>
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Along with that, can we also stop the annoying tendency of claiming that "Koreans want to look white"? Cause that is just ridiculous. -__-" Being white does not make you perfect nor "ideal" in Korea. Sure, I got a lot of compliments for having light 반짝반짝-eyes and pale skin, but I actually overheard two Korean girls on the subway discussing whether or not they believed I was "natural" or had surgery in Korea. Cause come on.. my eye crease couldn't possibly be <u>THAT</u> deep naturally, right? -facepalm-</div>
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I know that I mention "ideal" a lot, and even though there are plenty of them, doesn't mean that ideals are an end-all-be-all. You see idols <b><a href="http://i43.tinypic.com/2w20wzt.gif" target="_blank">claiming to have a particular ideal</a></b> all the time, and (just like normal people) they usually end up with someone who's far from their claimed ideal type. Ugh, ideal type.. So Korean of me to say. </div>
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Who's your ideal type? I bet you're just like me.. You can list a whole bunch of features for your "ideal type" but the people you date are nothing like them at all. hur hur. Anyway, I'm sorry to have wasted... quite a lot of your time. Uhh, yeah. Sorry. Hope you enjoyed reading or at least looking at pictures! ^3^)/ All the love to you guys! And thanks to Erika for inviting me yet again to take up space on your spectacular blog! w00t w00t!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-7989169753866380412013-10-18T23:16:00.002-04:002013-10-18T23:19:43.499-04:00[GUEST BLOGGER WEEK] Follow The K-Pop Brick Road<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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I met <b>Julyssa</b>, the author of today's <b>Guest Blogger Week </b>post, in the most random of ways, but I'm very glad I did. She's got the best stories to tell, and this one is no different. This post is about how Julyssa got into Kpop and some of the interesting things she's doing with the genre all the way up there in Scandinavia. Enjoy, and let me know how <i>you</i> got into Kpop and how you spread that Kpop love in the comments below.<br />
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In less than two weeks I am hosting and producing the very first K-pop concert in Scandinavia. <b>VIXX</b> is coming to Sweden for a very historic concert. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s a historic moment that pretty much is still very surreal for me. I have so much work to do but I don’t feel like any of this will be real until the concert is over. I am extremely afraid, nervous and terrified but somehow this concert became a dream and it’s time to fulfill it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s funny how all of this started. If anyone would’ve told me five years ago that I would be doing what I am doing today, I would’ve probably laughed but at the same time nod since I wouldn’t find it impossible. Yet, it’s extremely beautiful how much a passion can drive you to do something you never thought you could do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Being a fan of DBSK brought a lot of good to my life. It brought me a purpose and gave me the push I needed to move forward with my life. Before DBSK I had gone through a very rough patch and I was standing in a very dark place. After DBSK things became a bit easier, I had a reason to smile; suddenly I also had goals I wanted to achieve.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think that the first step towards having VIXX come to Sweden was deciding to fly to Japan to see DBSK live in concert. Although it cost me months of working like a lunatic to make the money, while I was going to school full time and taking care of my own life, I made it to Japan. First time I traveled to Asia, first time I took a leap, first time I experienced K-pop live. It was a very special event that I will forever remember. It’s hard to explain how it is to see the artists you love the most live. For me it was extra special since I have never loved a music group as much as I loved DBSK.<br />
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So my love and passion for K-pop led me to this, hosting VIXX’s first concert in Scandinavia. It feels so surreal since just in May I started to like this group and now they’re coming to play live in my hometown. <o:p></o:p><br />
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It’s pretty amazing what passion for something can lead you to do. I guess that one shouldn’t be afraid of doing something practical with the love you have for a certain thing. It’s amazing what love can make you do and how much happiness it can give you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Julyssa</b> is a jack-of-all-trades that likes to work hard but play harder. She has been the editor of <a href="http://www.yam-mag.com/" target="_blank"><b>YAM magazine</b></a> and is now the proud owner of <b><a href="http://www.asianonstop.com/" target="_blank">Asia Nonstop</a>.</b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-69037065523997876392013-10-18T01:21:00.008-04:002013-10-18T11:57:19.047-04:00[UPDATED] Trollhyun Strikes Again: SHINee's Jonghyun Is Short On M! Countdown, Tweets About ItThis post is about <b>SHINee's Jonghyun</b> (or as I affectionately call him, <b>Trollhyun</b>) being short on <b>M! Countdown</b> today. Yes Jonghyun is <i>always</i> short but today he had the misfortune to have it thrown in his face once again.<br />
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K-dramas. We love to love them, love to hate them and hate to love them, all within one episode. But I can't quit them. Can you?<br />
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There are many things that happen in K-dramas that have me cringing, and below I've written about just a few. Let me preface this by saying I love dramas. I take the good with the bad, and there is so much more good to be had than not. Sometimes you just have to wade though the muck to get to the garden, right? That being said, with the help of "Y U NO Guy", I'll tell you my personal drama pet peeves.</div>
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They say don't sweat the small stuff, right? Well I do, and I know many of you feel the same. So without further delay...</div>
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PSSSST. K-drama guy. It's. Right. There. What, you ask? Her hand, you dumbass. Ohhhh, you didn't know? Well, I got you. It's about two inches below where you're grabbing her. There you go! Wait, no...you're still holding her against her will. *sigh* YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!</div>
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When I first started watching dramas this didn't bother me very much, but now it bugs the CRAP out of me. Ok I get it, you need her to stop walking away. You could run and jump in front of her, or maybe, oh I don't know... call out to her and ask her to stay, but NICELY? And if you must, absolutely <i>must</i>, grab her arm, once she's stopped walking and you have her attention: let go. Let go and talk to her normally (or act like an asshole) but just let go.</div>
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The one and only wrist grab I could get down with in recent years was when Yoon Sang-hyun grabbed Lee Jong-suk in <strong>Secret Garden</strong>. I was all OHHHHHHHHH! But that led to nowhere fast.</div>
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Ahhh Jeju, your drugs must be the best...I'm kidding! Everyone of all ages always wants to go to Jeju. The prince had his birthday shindig there in <strong>Goong (</strong>aka <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Hours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princess Hours</a></b>). Jin-heon, aka Sam-shik, and his family opened their newest hotel there, and you guessed it, threw a party in <strong>My Lovely Sam-soon</strong>. Jun-pyo and Jae-kyung’s wedding takes place there in <strong>Boys Before Flowers</strong> (though we know that went to hell in a handbasket) And let's not forget how Baek Seung-jo and Oh Ha-ni honeymooned there in <strong>Mischievous Kiss </strong>(and finally got it on after being married for how many days?).</div>
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Jeju must be the shit. I mean, I get that it's gorgeous and it's super close, but I can't help but snicker when we get the obligatory Jeju scenes in a drama with any sort of budgetary wad to blow.</div>
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Product placement: It plagues almost all TV shows in some shape or form, but I find Korea's a bit confusing. On one hand we have placement like in <strong>My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. </strong>They show the same brand of vegetable juice in all episodes, and I do mean every single one. It's like playing 'Where's Waldo' but with a bottle of juice. <a href="http://www.hancinema.net/product-placement-frustrates-drama-fans-27195.html" target="_blank">One time they even went as far as making Mi-ho ask Park Dong-joo to drink it</a>. HA!</div>
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What's confusing for me, though, is when everyone in the drama has the same phone. From the poor girl having repo problems (how did she afford that phone?) to the chaebol heir driving a luxury car: same damned phone. And a lot of times they put tape over the brand name but end up showing the phone style and manufacturer in the credits! Why? How does that make any sense? </div>
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Speaking of phones, why does everyone pull their battery when they get pissed? I'm guessing it's just not dramatic enough to turn the phone off. *shaking my head*</div>
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So in every drama it's inevitable that 'The Talk' needs to happen. Someone needs to have a serious talk (which is the polite way of fighting) with someone else, so one party goes up to the other and says, "We need to talk.". The other party agrees and they go to a cafe or somewhere else. An Ajumma tent/food cart, bar, restaurant, pick your poison. And they talk, y'all, they talk for five minutes. FIVE MINUTES!</div>
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Why, oh god, why did you go all the way to that cafe, restaurant or whatever, <em>only</em> to talk for five minutes? What the Hades did you say in the car on the way there? Did you go separately? Or sit in awkward silence? Couldn't you have just talked where you were originally? Or maybe sat in the car if you wanted privacy? And then, ooohhh mmmmyyyy god, then you fight over who gets to pay the check. *massive eye-roll* If that was me I'd be like, "Bitch, fine... pay my bill". MUWAHAHAHAHA!</div>
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The same thing goes down if they call by phone. Why drive all the way to a location and stay for five minutes? JUST TALK ON THE PHONE!</div>
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No but seriously, is this because of some sort of deal for certain locations to show up in the drama? I'm guessing so, because it's so dumb that I can't imagine there being another reason. </div>
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Don't tell me it's a territory battle. Only Sam-shik and Sam-soon's moms got away with that in <strong>My Lovely Sam-soon</strong>, which was hilariously done. Remember in episode 13 when one mom refused to go inside the house and the other refused to get in the car, so they had it out in the street? Ha! That's how it's done, dramas!</div>
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So now on to some of the more serious grievances I find in dramas, the first being Fat-Shaming. This is disgusting, and also quite shocking most the time because I'm always like, how is she fat? At all? <strong>My Lovely Sam-soon</strong> is the best example I can come up with of a drama <strong>centered</strong> around this issue, and she's not even that overweight!</div>
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Of course we see this in other dramas where women are called chubby, told their thighs are too big, or their face too puffy. This usually comes from an older man or woman who would tip the scale on the "wrong" side. Or it comes from the freaking hero of the romance. The HERO! I mean come on! (Or when a heroine is not pretty, aka hasn't had her "transformation" yet, they say she's ugly like 47,364,736,384 times. Or when she's poor, they say she's poor 47,364,736,384 times. Ok we get it. No need to beat the horse, it's dead already. Sheeesh!)</div>
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Next up we have the women in dramas. More often than not I find the example of women role models to be seriously lacking. The heroine is great, she's plucky and strong and has a good heart, but all the other women suck!</div>
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Let's use <strong>You're the Best Lee Soon-shin</strong> for an example. Grandma is a total asshole, mom wavers from awesome loving mom to psycho GTFO mom. Middle sister is a jealous, blaming, shrew of a person half the time (but underneath cares, I'll give her that). Only the oldest sister was bearable in that particular drama. Then we have the 'birth mom". She's a total HAG, an absolute horror of a woman.</div>
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In short, the whole thing is a hot mess. Couple this with every other ajumma beating people over the head with everything from shoes to brooms and your left thinking WTF! Yes it can be funny, but let's 'Simma down nah!'.</div>
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I admit, <strong>You're the Best Lee Soon-shin</strong> is an extreme example, seeing as it was a horrible show. I watched all 50 episodes (I still don't know how that happened), but you get my drift.</div>
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Kissing, ahh we had to talk about kissing right? Every drama fan knows it: K-drama kisses can be wack. The hero surprises the heroine and she's SHOCKED. We get it, it's awkward for a moment, but then she "relaxes" and I'm left wondering, "Why is she still sitting there like a dead fish?" Ew. She closes her eyes, but they just sit there! A kiss, especially the first kiss, is a really important scene in a show and, while some do it well (<strong><a href="http://youtu.be/YTOUKwLn_Z8" target="_blank">Queen In-hyun's Man</a></strong> and <strong>Soulmates</strong>), most seem to have that awkward dead fish kiss at least once.</div>
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I remember watching <b>Nu'est's </b>'<b>Hello</b>' MV, and when the actress kisses <b>JR</b> I was like WHAAAAAAAT?! Look at them go! That kiss is hotter than most adult drama kisses put together, and they're just babies!</div>
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Finally I'll talk about Chaebol Heirs and Cinderellas because let's face it, most dramas revolve around this trope. It seems rich boys just don't like girls of their own class, much to their mama's chagrin. We see this over and over in dramas like <strong>Boys Before Flowers</strong>, <strong>You're the Best Lee Soon-shin</strong>, <strong>My Lovely Sam-soon</strong> and even the currently showing <strong>Heirs (The Inheritors)</strong>.</div>
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It's been done over and over, but it's not going anywhere...ever. K-drama really nails it sometimes (<strong>Coffee Prince</strong>), but in others, well we end up with an asshole who doesn't deserve his woman. I just don't understand. I don't think I'd be offended if two rich people were actually happily in love. I mean, it happens. Right? RIGHT? </div>
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I guess that's not as interesting as everyone with money always wanting what they can't have (the girl), but ultimately getting it anyway (the girl).</div>
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Now I could go on, because there are many, many more. <a href="http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/07/pop-culture-piggyback-rides/" target="_blank">Like the magical aspect of Korean backs and how people either want to hug it or ride it</a>. Or how the word Oppa means three different things (I'm so dazed and confused). Or how women throw honest to god pouting fits in public that rival a two year old's. And let's not forget the horrible English actors or the "Engrish" itself. *shudder*</div>
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But I have to say, I wouldn't give it up without a fight (a big one, maybe a fit thrown in public after several bottles of soju). I'll always have a K-drama on my wait list and a pillow in my face, grinning like a maniac while I squee behind it at those awkward kisses... because at the end of the day I love it, and you do too. Admit it!</div>
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I want to thank Erika of Oddness/Weirdness for having me over to dish (or bitch, really) about dramas. It was hella fun and I hope to do it again sometime!</div>
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And with that, I'll leave you with this, because it's awesome...</div>
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P.S. If you would like to see my K-drama ratings about the shows I have watched to, you know, confirm my drama creds, you can go <a href="http://www.hallyusmash.com/korean-drama-ratings-kdrama/" target="_blank">here</a>. :)</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-68160265418785872472013-10-17T00:56:00.000-04:002013-10-17T01:00:38.585-04:00HQ Scans Of SHINee's "Everybody" Album Photobook As promised, here are the beautiful images from <b>SHINee's "Everybody</b>" album photobook. Fyi, I tried not to include any of the <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/search/label/SHINee%20Everybody" target="_blank">previously released "Everybody" album images, but click here to see them</a>. Linger over them, savor them and enjoy them because you know I certainly did!<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-2025932899847369072013-10-16T23:34:00.000-04:002013-10-17T01:55:32.803-04:00[GUEST BLOGGER WEEK] Dibididis, My Name is Minho: A Fashion Appreciation Post<div class="Body">
Day 3 of <b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/search/label/Guest%20Blogger%20Week" target="_blank">Guest Blogger Week</a></b> is here and today we're all about <b>SHINee</b>'s <b>Minho</b> and his fine self. I've been meaning to do a fashion post about him for the longest time, so I was very happy to get this one in my email. Behold, an ode to Minho's style:<br />
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<b>Dibidibidis, My Name is Minho: A Fashion Appreciation Post</b><u><o:p></o:p></u></div>
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<b>SHINee</b>, since their debut, has always been prefaced by ‘contemporary’ to their name. Meant to signify the group’s experimental take on K-Pop, SHINee’s fashion, like their music, always been trendy and attention grabbing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But what about when they’re not onstage? Self-professed fashion lover <b>Key</b> is the most prominent style-wise, <a href="http://snsd-shinee-aus.blogspot.com/2013/03/shinees-key-mentioned-on-henry-holland.html" target="_blank">taking selfies with <b>House of Holland</b> designer <b>HenryHolland</b></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1410318&l=f38927e22e&id=457045907667273" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chilling with <b>Carri Munden</b> of <b>Cassette Playa</b></a>. Conversely, as arguably the most publicly recognized face in SHINee, <b>Minho</b>’s fashion sense has been overlooked. Which is interesting but understandable: where are your eyes going to linger in this photo op?<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Key’s the perfect fashion foil to Minho: while the former is playful and irreverent in his dress, the latter is understated and conventional. But that doesn’t mean he’s a bad dresser so the time has finally come for a Minho style appreciation post!</span></div>
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Minho’s personal style centres around classic wardrobe pieces and simple silhouettes. Duffle coats, wool scarves, a t-shirt or a nice button down. He wears generally muted or neutral colours and his outfits are never flashy, but why would you need to if you had his proportions? Sometimes all you need is a white tee and model-status legs to fill out a pair of skinnies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Minho’s also an outerwear guy because it allows him to play with layering, texture and silhouette in subtle ways.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If I had to pinpoint some influences though, Minho would be of the Preppy persuasion (who better to model the <b>Konkuk University</b> brochure) mixed with the Left Bank look -- think ‘understated French cool’ like fashion lines <b><a href="http://usonline.apc.fr/">A.P.C</a></b> or <b><a href="http://us.sandro-paris.com/" target="_blank">sandro</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Given his passion for football and penchant for <b>Adidas</b> and <b>Burberry</b>, he’s probably taking some cues from football casual culture too. <i>He really wants you to know he’s into Burberry.<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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So that’s my take on Minho’s fashion style! What do you think, and were there any favourite outfits sported by <b>Flaming Charisma</b> that I missed? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Yannie</b> loves Onew, boozy cocktails and board games. Currently an illustration student with a previous degree in art history, she lives in Toronto and wishes she had more shoes. When not reading nerdy books on art theory for fun, you can find her doing 'research' for her projects on <a href="http://tendermorsels.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>. Yannie's goal in life is to work in editorial illustration, turn everyone she knows into Shawols and live within walking distance of a good bar with happy hours.<br />
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So after a year and a half solid of kdrama watching, I'm wondering - <b>what is UP with all these aprons?</b><br />
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Specifically, <b>dudes in aprons</b>? Seriously, there's a dude in an apron, like, every-other-drama!<br />
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It's such a common accessory</div>
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that I even<b> included a square for Aprons</b></div>
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<b>on <a href="http://kpopleaf.blogspot.com/p/kdrama-bingo.html" target="_blank">AIGOO! (KDrama Trope Bingo)</a></b></div>
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WHICH YOU SHOULD BE PLAYING! </div>
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Fo realsies! Just take a look! <b>SO MANY DAMN APRONS!</b><br />
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And duh, this is not a comprehensive list</div>
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-- only what I could quickly cobble together </div>
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from memory and easy-to-find scenes...</div>
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Also: </div>
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These screen grabs are my own 'work' unless otherwise noted...</div>
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Note to self: </div>
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going forward, anytime an apron is spied</div>
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a screen grab must be taken!</div>
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Sometimes the dude wears the apron to do nice things for his lady...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Full House</i> (2004) - ep 12</td></tr>
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Rain wore more than one apron in <b><i>Full House</i></b> (2004), much to the deafening squeee of countless lady-viewers, I'm sure.<br />
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And in the horribly underwhelming <i><b>Level Seven Civil Servant</b> </i>(2013)...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Level Seven Civil Servant </i>(2013) <i>- </i>Thank you <a href="http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/cute-stills-of-joo-won-cooking-for-choi-075700736.html" target="_blank">Yahoo Sinagpore</a>!</td></tr>
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...apron-boy get's his cook on for his lady love, showing her how much he's missed her.<i> </i>Or something.<br />
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But <b>sometimes the</b> <b>apron-wearing is a little more complicated</b>...like in <b><i>Secret Garden</i></b> (2010)...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Secret Garden</i> (2010) - ep 7</td></tr>
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Ah yes, the <i>Secret Garden</i> cooking scene...so, the person cooking is <i>actually</i> a woman inside the man's body...but it's <b>still a dude in an apron</b>, so imma gonna count it! <br />
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<b>I am by no means saying that only women should be wearing aprons!</b></div>
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<b>Far from it!</b></div>
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But what strikes me about the Kdrama Man-In-Apron trope is that</div>
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the <b>dudes are always wearing Mom or Grandma Aprons</b></div>
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ie: <i>intentionally feminine-looking aprons</i></div>
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obviously catering to some sort of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Women-Cambridge-Womens-Pornography-Cooperative/dp/0811855511" target="_blank">"domestic god" fantasy</a></div>
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(And we'll save the discussion of what's wrong </div>
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with that book I just linked to for another day...)</div>
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<b>Aprons can also have symbolic (for lack of a better word) meaning</b>: in this instance from <b><i>A Gentleman's Dignity </i></b>(2012), apron-boy is going through a bit of a domestic crisis in the wake of his divorce. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A Gentleman's Dignity</i> - ep 8</td></tr>
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Also, I think writer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Eun-sook" target="_blank">Kim Eun-Sook</a> just thinks ladies like seeing dudes in aprons...<br />
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I guess she's <a href="http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/04/21/men-doing-housework-fantasy-calendar/" target="_blank">not wrong</a>...</div>
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cos she does it a lot in her dramas...see also <i>Secret Garden</i> (above) and <b><i>Heirs</i></b> (2013)... <br />
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<b>More Apron As Symbol</b>: This Father & Son 'couple apron'<i> </i>not only looks sharp (<i>for an apron!</i>) and simultaneously ADORABLE, but also shows the closeness of the characters.<br />
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...OR DOES IT??<br />
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Too early to tell, we're only 2 eps in...</div>
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and so far IT IS A SNOOZER!</div>
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I really like KES's stuff, but man, I am not feeling <i>Heirs</i> at all! </div>
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Maybe it will pick up?</div>
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Also, is that a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pig+rabbit&client=firefox-a&hs=cXH&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yUlaUvLiF-fJigLBp4G4Cg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=565&dpr=1" target="_blank">Pig Rabbit</a> applique...</div>
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no, I think it's a teddy bear in a sweatshirt.</div>
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Nevermind.</div>
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AND - But was there a man-apron in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_Hall_%28TV_series%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>City Hall</i></a>??</div>
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(also penned by KES)...think brain! </div>
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Why do I feel like I've seen Cha Seung Won in an apron...</div>
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<b>So it looks like the granny-apron may be a form of fan-service unique to kdrama.</b> And though I do acknowledge that the granny apron is <i>cute</i>, I kinda wanna know -- are korean lady audiences really <i>that</i> into these <i>gwiyomi</i> aesthetic that this sort of imagery really...'floats their boats?' as the euphemism goes...?<br />
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Cos it's doing very little for me.</div>
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No ovaries 'sploding over here.</div>
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BUT...<b>Some recent dramas have been stepping up the Man-In-Apron game. </b></div>
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Internet, meet <b> </b></div>
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<b>KDrama Man-Apron 2.0</b></div>
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<i><b>Dating Agency: Cyrano</b></i> (2013)<br />
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Ugh...I can't find the right scene to get a good screenshot...and apparently NOBODY ELSE on the entire whole of the interwebs has found this apron, or Master himself, worthy of gif-age. </div>
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? </div>
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But just <b>look at this</b>...</div>
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...and <b>now imagine that apron above attached to it</b>. Trust me. It works. </div>
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<b><i>You're the Best Lee Soon Shin</i></b> (2013)<br />
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And as far as I'm concerned the <b>BEST thing</b> to come out of this TOTAL SNOOZER and <a href="http://kpopleaf.blogspot.com/2013/06/kdrama-rant-lee-soon-shin-is-not-best.html" rel="" target="_blank">disgraceful waste of Jo Jung Suk's talents</a> was the <b>aprons</b> - both in the restaurant where LSS worked, and especially at the neighborhood bakery...<br />
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Of course, I'm having a hell of a time, just like <i>Cyrano</i> </div>
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So this will have to do... </div>
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Srsly, internet - the hottie baker's aprons were killer -- KILLER. Not soooo killer that you need to watch all 50 eps of that monstrosity, but killer enough that I may try to look up the manufacturer.<br />
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I realize these may not count, exactly as Man-Aprons</div>
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cos these dudes work in professions that require aprons</div>
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-which is totes different form donning an apron to do household chores</div>
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(which is the usual context in which the KDrama Man-Apron appears). </div>
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But <b>I don't really care</b>, cos<b> these two here aprons are pretty badass! </b></div>
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So, k-entertainment industry, you fully have my support for <b>Dudes in Canvas Half-Aprons with Clever Detailing</b>. Carry on with <b>KDrama Man Apron 2.0</b> - by all means! <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-44334593263234602482013-10-15T01:12:00.000-04:002013-10-16T18:46:37.182-04:00SHINee's "Everybody" Album Digital Booklet, Listening Party + A Reader Reviews The "Everybody" MV<b>SHINee</b>'s "<b>Everybody</b>" album came out last night while I laid in bed, too tired after a long day to blog about it even if I wanted to. I did make sure to do some squasping as I downloaded and listened to the album in full before I fell asleep. Now I'm finally here with all the album art and track for your viewing and listening pleasure. Take a look:<br />
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Which songs are your favorites? I'm going to have to go with, of course, "<b>Symptoms</b>" plus "<b>One Minute Back</b>", with "<b>Destination</b>" as a distant second because it reminds me of old school SHINee. I'm going to have to let the rest of the album marinate in my mind for a bit before I decide if I like it but as of now, it's not my favorite of their album releases this year.<br />
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<a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/10/kpop-wtf-shinee-makes-their-comeback-with-everybody-mv-plus-mcountdown-performances.html" target="_blank">The other day I wrote about how I feel about the title song, "<b>Everybody</b>"</a> but, contrary to what you might think (<a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2012/10/watch-shinees-dazzling-girl-dance.html" target="_blank">or what's happened in the past</a>), I'm still not into it. Even though that post was a bit disgruntled and ranty, people still took the time out of their day to write long and thoughtful comments about what they thought of the song and mv (I love you guys, I really do!). I'm so glad that most of you understand that my thoughts are just that, <i>my thoughts and opinions</i> and should be taken with a grain of salt. I'm no expert, I'm just writing because I love it. There were so many great comments but I felt the need to post the following review by reader <b>Yannie</b> because it was written like an article and is a good counterpoint to my post:<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Overall I enjoyed the MV and played it many times.<br />
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- the ON POINT styling, especially the solo shot outfits which I consider the highlight. Everyone looks ridiculously good. I rewatched many times just to focus on each member, many OT5 feels were experienced.<br />
- No more superfluous rapping to include <b>Minho</b>. He has a small section of the lyrics but it ~feels~ like *his* part and is an integral buildup to the chorus.<br />
- More Minho-centric consideration by the choreography as he is kind of the axis of the dance (he winds everyone up and seemingly puppeteers them). He doesn't feel like a handsome addendum in SHINee anymore. I'm thankful for this<br />
- Um <b>ONEW</b> on the floor with his raccoon eyes<br />
- I am thumbs up on the choreography! More about this later<br />
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- The MV suggests a story in the beginning and then it's completely discarded once the dancing starts...why?? This half baked execution of their concept is disappointing because their image teasers from the beginning are very concept-driven. Even an 10 second cut of what happens to that kid in the end would have resolved it. <br />
- I never got a closeup of Onew in his couch outfit. Just that part of him singing the high note and cameras zooming/tilting out. MVPs I KNOW U FEEL ME<br />
- I loved the floppy hats/masks. Would have liked seeing those looks in the MV :<<br />
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- I'm generally not a fan of the Box but I think it's acceptable here, since the choreography seems to be the point of focus for 'Everybody'. This is the bread and butter of SM, sensory overload à la SMP. Would have been nice to try to keep the theme of miniature soldiers and have box sets that reflected that more. Perhaps the chess pieces were part of the idea?<br />
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More about the dance and the box: <br />
I find <b>Tony Testa</b>'s choreography to be polarizing, so I know where you're coming from. That is, the dances he creates are really extreme and you're either going to love it or think it's ridiculous. I was incredibly disappointed with '<b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2012/03/shinee-sherlock-mv-has-finally-been.html" target="_blank">Sherlock</a></b>' when it came out, and your reservations about Everybody echo my reaction to Sherlock's release. I'm not going to delve into it but let's just say I had deep seated disdain for Testa's choreo and SHINee's wardrobe at the time. Time has softened my view and it has a spot in my heart now but I still can't watch the MV without cringing and looking away at Onew's mom hair. As for the recycled moves, I feel like it's a double-edged sword. On one hand, it's a valid observation that this feels like Testa being repetitive and uninspired, especially for anticipating fans that closely watch all their routines. Another take on it would be that this allows a casual non-fan viewer, who doesn't pay much attention to the group, to unconsciously notice a distinct visual style to SHINee performances. Also who knows, maybe management wanted to keep repeating certain elements for this effect. I know that <b>Key</b> has mentioned that starting on their 3rd album, they were trying to find ways for people to 'get' SHINee more quickly and easily so they focused on 'simplifying'. I personally would like some new blood though, and <b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/04/video-of-day-shinees-why-so-serious-and-album-info.html" target="_blank">Why So Serious</a> </b>was refreshing.<br />
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Additionally, I think Everybody is a good way to end 2013. <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/search/label/SHINee%20The%20Misconceptions%20of%20Us" target="_blank"><b>Misconceptions of Us</b> </a>was an exploration of what was possible with SHINee's image as artists, a look at their past and their future. So <b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/02/videos-of-day-shinees-dream-girl-mv-and-dance-version.html" target="_blank">Dream Girl</a></b> and <b>Why So Serious</b> are catchy songs but the real strength is in the actual listening experience of each Chapter, because those releases are well executed conceptual albums. What I've found is that for the fans that were lukewarm about Dream Girl and Why So Serious, they tend to really enjoy Everybody and consider it the Shinee that they've 'been waiting for'. So the way I look at it is that this is the balance that SM is trying to strike, and the inherent tension existing within SHINee: how to break new ground and go beyond old k-idol conventions, but still be pop and excel in a genre that can be justifiably be labeled as formulaic.<br />
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...Um yeah. So basically Everybody is probably not going to everyone's cup to tea but I have a good feeling there will be other songs in the mini album will you'll enjoy Erika!</span><br />
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<i>-Yannie (<a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/10/kpop-wtf-shinee-makes-their-comeback-with-everybody-mv-plus-mcountdown-performances.html" target="_blank">read the rest of the comments here</a>)</i><br />
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That I do, Yannie, that I do.<br />
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Now it's your turn to tell me what you think of SHINee's "Everybody" album. Meanwhile, I'll leave you with their digital album pics. Be sure to check back soon for HQ photobook pics, which will be posted as soon as they become available.<br />
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It's the first day of Guest Blogger Week on Oddness/Weirdness and, like last time, I want to start out with a bang. This post is from <b>Moni</b>, writer and owner of the blog <b><a href="http://frockyeah.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frock Yeah</a></b>, and it's about something near and dear to my heart: Kpop fashion. Enjoy!</div>
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I’ve heard lots of stories about how people got into k-pop: learning about Korean music through <b>Gangnam Style</b>, flipping through the international TV channels at 4 am, even *cough* someone forwarding a video of <b>Taeyang</b> humping the stage in all white *cough*</div>
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Full disclosure: that last one is definitely what happened to me, but it’s not why I jumped feet first into the fandom and stayed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After drooling over Taeyang, I happened to see <b>Girls’ Generation</b>’s video for “<b>Gee</b>”. I’m not usually a fan of music that leans on the cutesier side, but I could <i>not stop </i>watching this music video. The tune was catchy as all hell, and those colored jeans were EV.ERY.THING. If you think back, “Gee” came out right around when high-waisted and colored jeans were really popular. However, not that many people around where I live – myself included – were being that adventurous yet, so it was really exciting to see current trends on real, live people. From <b>SNSD</b>, I went on to see 2NE1 and <b>Big Bang</b>’s “<b>Lollipop</b>”, which has a similar styling point: colors so damn bright, you’ll singe your corneas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anybody who knows me knows I <i>love</i> color, so I was hooked. And as luck would have it, 2NE1 and Big Bang are two groups with a <i>lot </i>of ties to the fashion world. I don’t know what it was like in k-pop before 2009, but I was amazed and totally entertained when I watched 2NE1’s videos and saw them in some of my favorite designers’ clothes, like in “<b>Clap Your Hands</b>”, where they wore<b> Rick Owens</b>, or “<b>I Am the Best</b>,” where they were decked out in <b>Gareth Pugh</b>, and more recently, “<b>Falling in Love</b>”, which featured pieces from <b>Balmain</b> and <b>Mary Katrantzou</b>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So yeah, the clothes are cool and sometimes colorful – but what’s so important about that? I mean, they have to wear <i>something</i>, right? Well… <b>I’d argue that styling can make or break a group.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Take a look at <b>EXO</b>, everybody’s favorite boy band with an overly complicated backstory. They burst on to the scene after releasing approximately 384,390 teasers – just counting the ones that <b>Kai</b> was in. Twelve guys from a planet beyond our solar system, each with individual powers… o…kay? Even if potential fans were ready to fully invest in that strange-ass “X-Men meets Backstreet Boys” concept, <b>SM</b> still needed to solidify EXO as a unit, while maintaining each member’s individuality so that fans would be curious and want to know more about them. How did they do this?<o:p></o:p></div>
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For starters,<b> EXO-K</b> and <b>EXO-M</b> constantly wore clothing with their logo on it – they were establishing their brand (Fast-forward to 2013, and they’ve actually <i>got </i>a brand in Boy Who Cried Wolf). It was ingenious and almost subliminal on some occasions, especially when it came to the jewelry they wore during MAMA promotions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s sort of obvious now that we’re all well-acquainted with the EXO logo, but back when they debuted, I (and many others) just thought it was some random pattern on their clothes. Not only were the boys decked out in all EXO errthang, but they also wore a lot of pieces that had an otherworldly feel to them: lots of holographic prints, ghostly images, and metallic finishes – shiny shit everywhere.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now EXO’s back with a wolf/schoolboy theme, which I guess is their cover story for being extraterrestrial werewolves or something? I don’t even know, or care. They’ve incorporated a more urban look into their styling, which I think originated with the idea of jerseys being related to school and sports teams, but kinda morphed into a hip-hop influenced wardrobe. <o:p></o:p></div>
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They’re definitely not the only ones who currently dress this way, though. Think <b>CL</b>’s “<b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/05/video-of-day-cls-baddest-female-mv.html" target="_blank">The Baddest Female</a></b>” video, and SNSD’s “<b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/01/video-of-day-girls-generations-i-got.html" target="_blank">I Got a Boy</a></b>” video… everybody knows urban brands equal edgy, tough, and street smart. But I actually think that’s an idea that we have to buy into: would you be convinced of <b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/06/kpop-rookie-face-off-lc9-vs-bangtan-boys.html" target="_blank">Bangtan Boys</a></b>’ counterculture standpoint if they came out singing “<b>No More Dream</b>” dressed like <b>Boyfriend</b> or <b>Hello</b>-era <b>SHINee</b>? The message might come through, but I’d definitely be wondering what their real motive was. Styling is absolutely integral to a group’s image, right along with the actual music, and I look forward to seeing how older bands and solo acts reinvent themselves and how new groups will bring different aspects of fashion onto our radar.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Moni</b> is a pop culture junkie who voraciously consumes music, movies, fashion and anything else she can get her hands on from around the world. She particularly enjoys cringing through reality TV shows just to see her biases, obsessing over airport fashion photos, and watching two shows at the same time. She writes about music and fashion from around the world at <b><a href="http://frockyeah.co/" target="_blank">Frock Yeah</a></b>.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-35914929003887434532013-10-12T02:38:00.002-04:002013-10-19T00:42:21.345-04:00[ANNOUNCEMENT] Get Ready For Guest Blogger Week Part 2It's about to be <b>Guest Blogger Week</b> again on Oddness/Weirdness from October 14-19! If you're not quite sure what that is, I am here to tell you that it is pretty self explanatory. Guest Blogger Week is where I <strike>plead with</strike> ask some of my writer/blogger friends if they'd like to write a post for the blog and they kindly say yes and then I'm like, "Score!", because they're awesome. So get your bodies ready, gird your loins, grab some popcorn, etc., because it's going to be a good week. <br />
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<li><b>Leaf</b> is a mother of twins who loves Kpop and K-dramas. She charts her daily fascination with those 2 things on her blog, which you can check out here: <a href="http://my%20kpop%20obsession%20blog/" target="_blank"><b>My Kpop Obsession</b></a>.</li>
<li><b>LoriLou </b>is another Kpop and K-drama addict who also web designs when she's not staring at Taemin. You can find her writings at her blog, <a href="http://www.hallyusmash.com/" target="_blank"><b>Hallyu Smash</b></a>. </li>
<li><b>Yannie</b> is a self confessed Onew lover with a penchant for fashion and all things SHINee. She's also an artist and you can peep some of her art at her perfectly curated <a href="http://tendermorsels.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><b>Tumblr blog here</b></a>.</li>
<li><b>Moni</b> is forever making me laugh on Twitter, she writes well AND loves fashion and Kpop. Of course I had to include her! See what she's all about at her blog: <a href="http://frockyeah.co/" target="_blank"><b>Frock Yeah</b></a>.</li>
<li><b>Julyssa</b> is a jack of all trades, including Contributing Editor to<b><a href="http://www.yam-mag.com/" target="_blank"> YAM Magazine</a></b>, frequent traveler, web marketer, event coordinator... the list goes on and on. </li>
<li><b>Line</b> aka <b>Nani</b> blew us away last spring with her spot on (and humorously expletive filled) <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-5-guest-blogger-week-rant-about.html" target="_blank">rant about Kpop fans</a> so I knew I needed to have her back. Let's just say her upcoming post should be a doozy. Read more of her stuff here: <a href="http://www.nancakes.org/" target="_blank"><b>Nancakes</b></a>.</li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Oddness/Weirdness by Erika K.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580924321504500249.post-20458725320492150642013-10-10T12:40:00.003-04:002013-10-16T00:05:53.651-04:00Kpop WTF: SHINee Makes Their Comeback With An MV For "Everybody" + M! Countdown Performances<b>SHINee</b> has finally dropped their mv for "<b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/search/label/SHINee%20Everybody" target="_blank">Everybody</a></b>" and made their first music show appearance today on <b>MNET's M! Countdown</b>. Normally I open a post like this with the oft used phrase "SHINee's Back!" and appropriate fangirling but I'm only half feeling their "Everybody" comeback. Dammit! I wanted so wanted to love it, but I can't. I'm going to be completely honest here, because that's what I do on this blog, so brace yourselves:<br />
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<b>SHINee's "Everybody" and "Symptoms" comeback on M! Countdown:</b></div>
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Will someone <i>please</i> tell all music show cameramen to stop making so many fast cuts? It's annoying, as well as bit disorienting. I'd be pretty unhappy with this camera work if I hadn't seen the multiple fancams from their <b><a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/10/spam-post-shinees-everybody-comeback-special-fancams-videos-pics.html" target="_blank">Everybody Comeback Special</a></b> the other day.<br />
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Anyway, I'm so disappointed in <b>SMent</b> right now! You had all the makings of a great comeback season in place but then this happened and I am underwhelmed. This mv could've been SO daring and bold but it's not, and there's a few reasons for that. Sigh... where to begin? I guess I'll start with the mv and move on from that.<br />
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What's up with those opening mv shots? I see you were going for this dystopian, futuristic vibe at first with the kid in the mask and the robot soldiers in formation and all that, but then you scrapped it for your typical mv-in-a-box. <i>Would you guys please stop with the box thing</i>??? It was old 2 years ago, which means that by now it's feeling pretty ancient. <br />
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I would've been totally behind all this if you'd stayed with your <a href="http://oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/2013/10/shinee-gives-me-life-with-their-new.html" target="_blank">"Everybody" image teaser</a> concept or even the future-as-robots concept but noooo. You <i>had</i> to do the dance mv. Please tell me that there's a second mv that will be released with all the edgy clothing and a plethora of masks and poses!<br />
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Moving on to the choreography, because normally I'm all for a good dance mv so why am I complaining? Well, I'm going to have to admit that I do not like it. I was fully endorsing <b>Tony Testa</b> and his "<b>Sherlock</b>" choreography (I could go on and on about how incredible it is and how well the boys perform it, but I've done that in many a previous post). I also enjoyed his "<b>Dream Girl</b>" choreography with all of SHINee's most iconic moves because it was fun and well put together; however Tony's started to recycle the same "Sherlock" moves over and over and it's gotten really old really quickly. <br />
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I know I'm not the only person that is missing <b>Rino Nakasone</b> right about now! Every choreography Rino did for SMent was fresh and new and that's what I loved about her. I'm very sorry to say this but Tony's moves have gotten stale for me. Move on to the next, SMent; it's time.<br />
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<b>SHINee Sherlock choreography:</b></div>
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<b>Rino Nakasone and friends performing her "Hello" choreography:</b></div>
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This might all have been ok if the boys had had more time to prepare and to wow us like they normally do. See, what I'm saying is SHINee is tired. They're exhausted and they're not on their A game. They've been going for almost 2 years straight without a real break and the cracks are starting to show. It's obvious that SMent pushed this concept forward and didn't give them ample time to prepare, and that sucks really badly.<br />
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You know what though? I can see where they're coming from with all this. 2013 has been year of "SHINee Is Manly and All Grown Up" media play (along with lots of "scandals" for <b>SM Entertainment</b> to cover up) and it's been working. You could totally see and hear their maturity in their releases this past year and I was with them all the way. Many baby Shawols were crying for the return to SHINee of the past but hey, guess what? These guys are all over 20... that ship has sailed and there's no turning back. Let's just be happy that SMent has (mostly) allowed them to grow up. There were so many instances of greatness for them this year that I'm unhappy to see them go out with half a w<i>himper</i> and not a full BANG.<br />
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This was me before the "Everybody" mv was released:<br />
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and it is too damned bad.<br />
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There is a silver lining in all this: SMent, in all their infinite "wisdom", saw fit to promote "Symptoms" along with "Everybody". Thank the heavens, because if not I'd be one depressed Shawol right about now. "Symptoms" is everything I could want in a SHINee song/performance and more. <br />
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Hey, SMent? If "Everybody" was your gambit to win some shiny SHINee trophies at the end of the year music shows, well... I'm not sure how that's gonna work for ya this time. Maybe you should've gone with "Symptoms" as a title song.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Love it, hate it or meh? Let me know your thoughts on SHINee's "Everybody" comeback below.</b></span><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SMTOWN?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SMTOWN</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lovablehugableguy?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lovablehugableguy</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Excentrique2106?feature=watch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Excentrique2106</a>.<br />
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