TOP's solo track is a banger.
https://soundcloud.com/bubblefeetgravitych3/doom-dada
Best part is where he rhymes Korean with Basquiat, obvs.
― Roz, Friday, 15 November 2013 08:12 (ten years ago) link
oh this is niiiice.
― smize without a face (c sharp major), Friday, 15 November 2013 11:57 (ten years ago) link
The video is out and it's FANTASTIC. lol, he wasn't kidding about the Dada:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAoME_aMm1w&feature=youtu.be
― Roz, Friday, 15 November 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
I like Taeyang's Ringa Linga a lot too! Even if he can't perform it live without losing the (forced) vocal tics. TOP's song is better (obv) because he's got a more versatile voice & is going harder & and it's got more than just most superficial trappings of ~high art~. But I like that Taeyang's sounds like a gospel ode to partying: choir boy gone bad.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 16 November 2013 00:07 (ten years ago) link
BTW here's the GD/Hyundeong song with the "hong" rap part I was talking about in the other thread. Okay, now back to TOP.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 16 November 2013 00:10 (ten years ago) link
I heard that the fast rap part at the end is the Korean alphabet.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 16 November 2013 00:11 (ten years ago) link
yeah, and the line after the alphabet is from the national anthem iirc
― Andrew Kornfan, Monday, 18 November 2013 00:03 (ten years ago) link
still jamming this. Can we talk about the video for a sec? This is basically TOP letting all his weirdness and eccentricities shine and it's glorious.
I like how it starts by explicitly referencing "Turn It Up", with his back to the camera, silhouetted against the lights. In a way, this is him casting off the "Turn It Up"/BigBang icy cool playboy rapper persona, and embracing his actual personality, which is all about losing himself in art, films, and high-end furniture and goofing around like a demented baby.
And goddamn it, that face. He's so beautiful.
― Roz, Monday, 18 November 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
MIB appreciate Let's Talk About Love as much as I did (unless there's another song both are referencing):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X7k3LauAFQ
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 03:06 (ten years ago) link
There's been much more relevant Big Bang news (as always), but this comes with a pretty dope song attached.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 03:07 (ten years ago) link
That's a really nice song
― 乒乓, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:02 (ten years ago) link
MIB always have good songs, even though their lyrics are kind of gross sometimes.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 7 December 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
hmm I always thought Seungri was referencing this, he just replaced the word sex with a Korea-friendly alternative:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA
― Roz, Sunday, 8 December 2013 14:35 (ten years ago) link
NICE. Yes, that's the reference I was looking for, thank you <3
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 8 December 2013 16:53 (ten years ago) link
Songs from Taeyang's upcoming album sounding GREAT live:
http://youtu.be/ZmaEKBAkKZ8?t=1m2shttp://youtu.be/ZFwwcc9bJlg?t=1m18s
Watching this it's kinda clear why he wanted to change up his style from Solar, the high-energy tracks are probably more fun to perform.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 December 2013 07:43 (ten years ago) link
the hair though remains a tragedy
― Roz, Thursday, 19 December 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link
lol, true
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 December 2013 16:53 (ten years ago) link
one of his backup dancers had the old Taeyang mohawk. I think he's just taunting the fans at this point
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 December 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElxF92Dpz2E
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 13 April 2014 04:34 (ten years ago) link
lol these mad fools <3
― Roz, Sunday, 13 April 2014 06:30 (ten years ago) link
I like the commenter on omona who pointed out that TOP barely dances Big Bang's songs, but goes all out for these 2NE1 numbers.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 13 April 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
Taeyang's solo album out on Monday:
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/waves_of_light/19973005/8820/8820_600.jpg
01. Rise *INTRO*Composer: Peejay, TaeyangLyrics: Tablo, Choice37, TaeyangArrangement: Peejay
02. 눈, 코, 입 *TITLE SONG*(Translation: Eyes, Nose, Lips/Mouth)Composer: Teddy, Dee.P, Rebecca JohnsonLyrics: Teddy, TaeyangArrangement: Teddy, Dee.P
03. 1AMComposer: Teddy, Choice37, Boys NoizeLyrics: TeddyArrangement: Teddy, Choice37, Boys Noize
04. Stay with Me (Feat. G-Dragon)Composer: G-Dragon, The Fliptones, JHartLyrics: G-DragonArrangement: The Fliptones
05. Body(Korean Title: 아름다워/Beautiful)Composer: Teddy, Taeyang, PK, Dee.PLyrics: Teddy, TaeyangArrangement: Teddy, PK, Dee.P
06. Ringa LingaComposer: G-Dragon, ShockbitLyrics: G-Dragon, TokkiArrangement: Shockbit
07. 이게아닌데(Translation: This Isn't It/Not What I Meant)Composer: Airplay, Jo Sung HwakLyrics: Airplay, Jo Sung HwakArrangement: Airplay
08. 버리고(Translation: Throw Away/Abandon)Composer: Taeyang, PK, Dee.PLyrics: TabloArrangement: PK, Dee.P
09. Love You To DeathComposer: Happy Perez, Britt Burton, TaeyangLyrics: Tablo, Britt BurtonArrangement: Happy Perez
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 29 May 2014 20:40 (ten years ago) link
Apparently the single is "a slow RnB song" that was added "at the last minute" and is the only track Taeyang will promote on music shows, though "Body" is getting a video from our favorite guy Seo Hyun Seung.
Or in other words holding the album hostage until Taeyang agreed to record and promote an RnB song seems to have worked out for YG.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 29 May 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
Seungri endorses this album:
http://photos-c.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-frc/10401769_228202727390418_1378828382_n.jpg
http://instagram.com/p/oia9nNPNfM/
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 29 May 2014 21:08 (ten years ago) link
More Tablo, less GD is good for me.
The title of that last song is so dramatic though, haha.
― Roz, Friday, 30 May 2014 17:21 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I'm looking to the combo of Tablo-style introspective lyrics and Taeyang-style sensitive vocals, ala No Tomorrow.
And the title of the last one is reminding me of Taeyang's vow to follow his girl to the grave in I'll Be There.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 20:43 (ten years ago) link
looking FORWARD... sheesh
Channeling D'angelo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwuAPyOImoI
He sounds amazing. <3
― Roz, Monday, 2 June 2014 15:28 (ten years ago) link
Haven't even listened to the whole thing yet but the album kicks off with an "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" sample um yessss
― Roz, Monday, 2 June 2014 16:02 (ten years ago) link
I cannot wait for that 'Body' MV because this song is a jam and right on time for the Michael Jackson revival:
https://soundcloud.com/givemesomesugar/taeyang-body-2-rise
FANTASTIC record, by the way. Love that the long delay is going to end up paying off for him after all, because sonically, this album is smack in the middle of current pop trends. Full album:
https://soundcloud.com/givemesomesugar/sets/taeyang-2-rise
― Roz, Monday, 2 June 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
It's a little too back-to-basics for me, but it's very Taeyang... the first five tracks are great, the last three are getting a little too close to hymnals for me to really embrace them as pop songs.
He really sounds like CL on "Eyes Nose Lips", huh.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 2 June 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
I really love "1am" a lot, that's the other one he was doing at showcases last year... wasn't Ringa Linga supposed to be on this too?
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 2 June 2014 21:27 (ten years ago) link
I take it back, Taeyang is the best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWBgBx_x5w
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 8 June 2014 20:46 (ten years ago) link
My favorite song got an MV: http://youtu.be/flVkp4S8CMc
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 9 June 2014 23:41 (ten years ago) link
Which was apparently filmed around the same time as Ringa Linga's, then shelved for mysterious reasons known only to Mr YG.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 9 June 2014 23:51 (ten years ago) link
Also here's Big Bang #1 fanboy, Sungha Jung, doing a cover of Eyes Nose Lips http://youtu.be/1ivB0CEW_9o
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:08 (ten years ago) link
And an official cover from AKMU; http://youtu.be/DTl4Ib4qbzg
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 04:01 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg5nodeum-g
This might be closer to the gloomy record Taeyang originally wanted to make, actually
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 20 July 2014 14:55 (nine years ago) link
http://alwaystaeyang.wordpress.com/2014/07/09/interview-gq-korea-july-2014-taeyang-to-me/
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 20 July 2014 14:57 (nine years ago) link
Six years later...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlG0fz4WvoQ
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 9 October 2014 21:01 (nine years ago) link
And the new single!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk4-bBVLYyk
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 18 October 2014 00:18 (nine years ago) link
TOP's Pitbull-esque Cass beer commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqe27eq9lwg#t=51
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 16 January 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
It's funny 'cause we all know dude never leaves his house
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/aki_san/3432044/39219/39219_original.jpg
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 23:50 (nine years ago) link
IT BEGINS
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/aki_san/3432044/38604/38604_original.jpg
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 23:52 (nine years ago) link
family dysfunction?
― soyrev, Thursday, 16 April 2015 00:21 (nine years ago) link
Ask Roz!
I think that's a "YG family" reference though.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 16 April 2015 03:33 (nine years ago) link
the group is more business-like than it used to be
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 16 April 2015 03:46 (nine years ago) link
lol errrr yeeah... it's partly a YG fam ref and partly a reference to weird dynamics within the group, particularly in the early days.
family dysfunction: now available in LINE emojis (I still like how everyone figured out the blue bears from Lee Hi's video were Big Bang without them explicitly saying so)
― Roz, Thursday, 16 April 2015 10:57 (nine years ago) link