July 2010
27 posts
심장병 (feat. 호란)
Outsider & MC Sniper
So I forgot to do this last Friday…and two days ago…lol me ._.
Anyway, this week I happily recommend a Korean song: “Heart Disease (심장병)” by MC Sniper and Outsider, featuring Clazziquai’s Horan. It is a re-make of a Lee Seung Hwan (famous South Korean pop/rock artist active in the 90s) song of the same name, as part of a tribute album.
This song is, imo, the best Korean rap song of 2009. Nowadays there are so many idol rappers that veterans like MC Sniper and Outsider (who is gaining more recognition now) are not as popular anymore, which is shame because they put out some quality work. Horan’s vocal contributions also make this a great song whose strong beats AND heart-breaking lyrics resonate with you.
The music video is also well-done. The cinematography and motifs are poignant and artfully executed and matches the somber tone of the song perfectly. A subbed version is available here.
VIVA LA FURIA ROJA!!!
Despite this piece of ouch:
Spain takes the World Cup!! Very pleased :) Though I will give Netherlands their props….they are solid players, despite the dirtiness at times. Congrats to Spain and all the teams that made this a very enjoyable world cup!
ESPECIALLY MY BB ALONSO. YOU GORGEOUS SPANISH MAN, YOU.
I stole this from rev-lovejoy!! ~Part 2~
Day 20: Your favorite picture of your guy k-pop bias
Day 21: Your favorite picture of your girl k-pop bias
Day 22: Your favorite picture of your favorite k-pop group
Here, this will serve double-duty:
Day 23: A picture of a k-pop idol who you think is underrated
See Ye Eun picture above! lol. Also…
Day 24: A picture of a k-pop idol who you think is overrated
I’m getting lazy, so no more pictures lol….but I’d say Jessica’s VOCALS are overrated. Her personality intrigues me but she isn’t as great a singer as some people think. Same for Fany, though both are decent.
Day 25: Your favorite k-pop music video
I think I already answered this, but Epik High’s “Fan”
Day 26: Your favorite cover of a k-pop song by another k-pop artist
Hat goes off to WonderBang yet again. WG did a great job with their G.O.D. medley and Big Bang did a great Hot Ddeugoh cover.
Day 27: Your favorite dance battle
This isn’t even a legit dance battle but it was featured in the Chuseok Dance Battle special last year lol….cracks my shit up all the time: 2AM’s “Hot Issue” parody.
Day 28: Your favorite cover of an American song by a k-pop artist
WG - “Love You I Do” (from Dream Girls)
Day 29: A k-pop song you never get tired of
Anything by Big Bang, tbh. And people are sick of “Nobody” by now but I never will be. :P Same for 2PM’s “Again & Again”.
Day 30: A k-pop idol that has amazing eye smiles
Taeyang, Junho, Sohee, Sunye, GD, Jinwoon!
I stole this from rev-lovejoy!!
Day 1: Your favorite k-pop guy group:
Big Bang.
Day 2: Your favorite k-pop girl group:
Wonder Girls.
Day 3: Your ultimate k-pop guy bias:
G-Dragon. (Wooyoung is a close second)
Day 4: Your ultimate k-pop girl bias:
Sunye/Ye Eun/Sohee (Park Bom is a close…fourth? lol).
Day 5: Your favorite k-pop song from your favorite guy group:
“Fool” (on the “Hot Issue” mini-album).
Day 6: Your favorite k-pop song from your favorite girl group:
“Nobody” (it’s that famous for a reason!)
Day 7: A k-pop song that makes you cry:
Kim Bum Soo’s “Bogoshipda”.
Day 8: A k-pop song you know all the words to:
Too many to list.
Day 9: Your favorite k-pop performance:
Pretty much all of Big Bang’s “Global Warning” tour + Wonder Girls at MKMF 2008.
Day 10: A k-pop dance you’d like to learn:
Hip Song. LOOOL.
Day 11: Your favorite k-pop music video:
Epik High’s “Fan”.
Day 12: The very first k-pop song you’ve ever heard:
1TYM’s “1TYM (For Your Mind)”.
Day 13: A k-pop group you dislike and why:
SNSD/Girls’ Generation. I don’t dislike the individual members (well, maybe just Taeyeon) but when they are all together they are so aggravating. No dimension to their music/performance…plus they lash out at their own songs like Gee+Oh! for being too ‘cutesy’, wtf? Don’t bite the hand that feeds you, girls. It’s also just an insult to the composer.
Day 14: A k-pop song that makes you smile:
Daesung’s “Cotton Candy”.
Day 15: A k-pop song that reminds you of someone you miss
Swi.T feat. Jinhwan - “On & On”
Day 16: Your favorite k-pop lyric (and a translation)
Epik High’s “Mr. Doctor”…I have a lot of favorite lyrics but that song really stands out to me. No translation needed.
This is the business: from kiss to kisses, from dish to dishes
The price on your head is triple sixes.
And this is reality, human bestiality,
Put a bullet in my cavity to feed your vanity,
I’m crazy.
Day 17: A k-pop idol you wish was your older sibling
Nichkhun! He’d be a great bf too but tbh I’d rather he be my older bro. Seems like he’s a great one already.
Day 18: A k-pop idol you wish was your younger sibling
Sohee! She’d probably tell me how uncool I am all the time or something ahahaha.
Day 19: Your favorite interview of a k-pop idol or group
I like Wooyoung’s “2PM - It’s Time” interview from last year a lot.
~to be continued~
A Moment Of Madness
Katie Melua
So since my Pharrell rec post last week, I decided that from now on every Friday I’m going to recommend a song :) I don’t claim to have the best taste out there but I do listen to a fair variety of stuff, so hopefully one of these days you may like what you hear :D “MUSIC FRIDAYS”, if you will~
Katie Melua - A Moment of Madness
This week’s offering is from Katie Melua, a jazz/blues pianist of British and Georgian descent. If you like Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey-Rae, Diana Krall, Dido, Eva Cassidy, or the like, you will like Katie’s stuff.
“A Moment of Madness” is a chill song that borders on haunting…almost like what you’d hear out of an antique music box. When I listen to it, I picture some sort of period drama where the protagonist couple are dancing and discussing something scandalous, and suddenly one of them walks off the dance floor mysteriously…;)
tak3abit3 replied to your post:You have no idea how much I want to trade bible verses with Taeyang, learn his choreography from him, and also take his V card. AIGOO.
allkpop.com/2010/07… OMG WHAT IS THIS? WHAT WHAT WHAT, THAT IU PICTURE AND NOW THIS OMG CALM ME THE FUCK DOWN, I usually don’t get like this…
lmao, he is getting it! i found out about the yuri thing first and the IU thing from you. so many girls to choose from. yoobin better come back and put all these other hos in check.
“yoobin better come back and put all these other hos in check.”<—IKR!! Yoobin could take both of them with her fabulously manicured hands tied behind her back.
Another World Cup post
Omg I suck at predicting winners. I was so ready for Germany to take this semi-final match but they just lost to Spain, 0-1 :( tbh they deserve to lose though; they were unrecognizable today. The totally lost their characteristic hustle and skill….so slow. I’m not sure why, but they seem to have given up on themselves.
Good job, Spain. They were good but I’m not so sure they will best Netherlands…we shall see…
I just want Paul to be wrong one of these days lol.
