resolved: for this year's ILM tracks ballot, we'll all choose one k-pop single to place in the top 5 of our ballots to propel it to ILM fame
― 乒乓, Friday, 25 January 2013 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
should be easy, just have to agree which one first
― questino (seandalai), Friday, 25 January 2013 01:59 (eleven years ago) link
Well at least to some degree. I'm not sure 'Crayon' would've been the one people would go for if told they got one Big Bang chance at the top 77. Disappointed Lovey Dovey was just one vote away from the 77, though.
I had to put strategy aside and vote BoA as my #1 and didn't expect it to chart, 3 votes isn't bad.
9Muses song is not as amazing an exploration of melodic maximalist pop as their three previous ones - but like Infinite it seems like sticking with a sound, quality and Sweetune is veeery slowly paying off - they used to be nowhere on the chart, now top 10 on Melon and 13 on Instiz realtime.
― abcfsk, Friday, 25 January 2013 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
I'm going to BoA's concert tomorrow here in Seoul. In 13 years it's her first solo concert in Korea - completely baffling, but kinda explained away by a bigger focus on Japan - she's done yearly shows and several tours there.
Anyway it's a historic concert and I can't believe my luck while I'm here. She'll debut her new single as well.
I've been listening quite extensively to all her albums lately and was planning to write some sort of summary on her discography, but I guess that will have to wait until after the show. I'll probably find some more to talk about hearing her what she's picked out from such a long career.
― abcfsk, Friday, 25 January 2013 12:26 (eleven years ago) link
looking forward!
― 乒乓, Friday, 25 January 2013 13:04 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzXJ0tuRuNY
digging this
― 乒乓, Friday, 25 January 2013 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
enjoyed that
+ persepolis!
― pandemic, Friday, 25 January 2013 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
haha yeah that was a nice touch
― 乒乓, Friday, 25 January 2013 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
digging this (fan made?) remix of lonely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTKggiIgi0
― 乒乓, Saturday, 26 January 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
haha all the remixes are pretty nice, lounge-y but gorgeous http://www.youtube.com/user/LoveSupremeMusic?feature=watch
― 乒乓, Saturday, 26 January 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
some of these are hilarious, I wonder how big the underground k-pop fan remix scene is
― 乒乓, Saturday, 26 January 2013 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
Lol dayo have you not been introduced to the warped genius of tzechar yet? http://www.youtube.com/user/tzechar
I can't watch Infinite videos any more because of remixes like these:
http://youtu.be/AGSAJETf8BUhttp://youtu.be/TuzPcUBMhVY
― Roz, Sunday, 27 January 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
And this is way prettier than it has any right to be: http://youtu.be/xGoCiYfOE4k
― Roz, Sunday, 27 January 2013 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
very nice!
― 乒乓, Sunday, 27 January 2013 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
digging GD and TOP on loop, lol. yeah that's like ... idk a m83 remix of BIGBANG
think my fav love supreme remix so far is of 'can't nobody' but that's because I love love love the sound of clean synths (c.f. my adoration for 'shampoo')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNF6pWb3W24
― 乒乓, Monday, 28 January 2013 01:56 (eleven years ago) link
oh god, fan-made remix comps http://thinhe1.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/2ne1-big-bang-yg-in-da-mix-part-8/
― 乒乓, Monday, 28 January 2013 01:58 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac4e7PRl_Ec
― 乒乓, Monday, 28 January 2013 13:24 (eleven years ago) link
is that really taemin? when did he get so... square-jawed? :S
I quite like that, otherwise.
― Roz, Monday, 28 January 2013 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
boa kinda gives me the creeps in that vid
― 乒乓, Monday, 28 January 2013 14:32 (eleven years ago) link
DMTN - safety zone is nice: http://youtu.be/oIoSMdjNqdw
beginning gave me some serious 'promise' vibes - nice solid drums throughout
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
I got to see that BoA song premiered ;D
Yeah so the concert was so good. There are fancams out there but it was filmed professionally so I'd rather link that footage whenever it arrives. She's seriously unbelievable at singing live while dancing, moving around, breath control. Stunning performances. Also did my favorite album track ballad of hers, Implode, for the first time. And most of the songs I wanted. Five tracks from the English album, some Japanese tracks, new and old Korean hits.
After her little Japanese section she said "Truthfully I'm the only one who can do this, right?" with a cheesy grin. I'm not sure exactly what she meant, only that yes, I can't remember any other Korean pop stars doing Japanese version of their JP songs live in Korea.
The audience was mostly people in their 20s, maybe 70% female. The venue was the Olympic Hall, in the Olympic Park. The same two nights Big Bang also had shows in Olympic Park, in another venue. The park was crowded by younger fangirls, and the lines to toilets were unbelievable. Should've seen the subway station!
I liked the size of the hall, solid but not too big, I got a ticket that was resold after being cancelled (since itw as sold out immediately) and I still enjoyed a decent view. The demand is obv bigger though and she's spoken of doing a tour.
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319838_560623883950347_506351079_n.jpg
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 23:17 (eleven years ago) link
awesome, so lucky! sounds like it was a great show.
keep forgetting how young BoA actually is, I feel like she's been around forever and ever (before about two years ago, she and Rain were the only two Korean stars I could name lol).
― Roz, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
That's so cool. Sounds like a very special event.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
liking this much more than Special Girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoEF4ojw-8
― Roz, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
love the infinite h song. perfect mid-'00s r&b production on that thing imo
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
STUNNING new single from Sistar http://youtu.be/JtVhwsACgTw
― abcfsk, Thursday, 31 January 2013 04:37 (eleven years ago) link
Instantly impressive on first listen anyway, the most glaringly obvious HIT of 2013 so far. From the group who had two singles among the top 10 best-selling of 2012, that Sista reign just won't let up.
I don't know if its appeal will fade away, maybe, but the "issda, eobda" refrain echoing through the song is pretty damn catchy.
― abcfsk, Thursday, 31 January 2013 07:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that is really nice!
horns making a big showing in current kpop trends
― 乒乓, Thursday, 31 January 2013 13:31 (eleven years ago) link
apropos of the nevermind EP, waiting the full blown third wave ska kpop revival
I see we've moved on from fanremixes but since I'm somewhere where I can't watch youtube videos, I'll just say that yes Kpop remixes/mashups are a huge thing. Besides tzechar, I like Areia (areiacreations) and Ely (PuNk3Ly182 -- incidentally her channel is a good way to stay updated on remixes since she "likes" tons of them). Where Have You Been + I Love You mashup by I don't remember is better than either song.
Part of it I think is that some labels just the instrumental track, where when you buy the instrumental you also buy the right to use it in remixes. I know YG does this.
I really want to listen to all this new stuff... especially the Sistar and Nine Muses tracks :(
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:07 (eleven years ago) link
That Sistar song is great!
― questino (seandalai), Friday, 1 February 2013 00:14 (eleven years ago) link
*ahem* SiSTAR19 *ahem*
― 乒乓, Friday, 1 February 2013 00:18 (eleven years ago) link
With Sistar I keep getting distracted by the little things, like their glass-cleaning butt dance, the instrumental bridge that could have been a second Bora verse and continued the Sistar tradition of songs that are all hook, or the fact that this might as well be Hyorin ft. Bora for all the time Bora gets... not that I mind, exactly, because Hyorin has one of the best voices in Kpop, but it still seems like a wasted opportunity. Really good song but it feels like it could have been even better - like the seams are showing.
On the other hand, I love everything about Nine Muses - Dolls.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 2 February 2013 11:15 (eleven years ago) link
Sistar19 is reminding me of a Patsy Cline song. I think it's Walking After Midnight but I'm not sure.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 2 February 2013 11:21 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, the verses of Walking After Midnight - "about to see a weeping willow" - sound a bit like the verses to Gone Not Around Any Longer. Alone sounded a bit like the Rolling Stones' Missing You so this is continuing the trend of nostalgic songs for Sistar, I guess.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 2 February 2013 11:29 (eleven years ago) link
No one else has mentioned it so here's Myname - Just that Little Thing. I mostly like it for the contrast with VIXX - On and On.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 5 February 2013 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
i've been listening to that MR.MR song upthread and kept thinking there was something unsatisfying about it, like it needed to be a minute longer or an extra bridge or something.
And then I realised what was missing - no rap verse! apparently, they don't even have a designated rapper?
― Roz, Thursday, 7 February 2013 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
It's not even remotely good, but it is mesmerizing: Team H (Jang Geun Seok & Big Brother) - What is Your Name.
JSG is an actor who's been building a second career as a singer in Japan, and was previously the star of a documentary titled: "I Am the Hallyu Wave". He's the same age as Big Bang's GDragon (24) and has been in the entertainment industry for about the same length of time (20 years). I bring this up because the video has some One of a Kind vibes :p And also because I'd never heard of the dude before this, since I don't follow actors or Japanese music releases.
As far as what's in the video, stalking women and harassing them at work is uncool, but the overall vibe is less disturbing than - although also not nearly as good as - Crispi Crunch Menboong Time, where the film itself is covered in a druggy haze and you worry about someone's neck being broken every time they push a woman into that tiny pool.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 8 February 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
And since I feel like I have to atone after posting that, here's a really good single from 2012 I forgot to put on my year-end list and didn't see on anyone else's, either: Dal Shabat - Have Don't Have.
Other 2012 songs I missed last year but have been enjoying this year thanks to other people's year-end lists are Rania - Style; Nine Muses - Ticket & Nine Muses - News; SPICA - Russian Roulette; and Verbal Jint ft Miss $ - Good Day.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 8 February 2013 23:17 (eleven years ago) link
Oh and Hello Venus - What Are You Doing Today!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 8 February 2013 23:19 (eleven years ago) link
BAP One Shot is nothing special to listeners already familiar with gangsta rap, but truly epic - and bloody! - music video, TS Entertainment continuing to splash out on these guys.
I am really looking forward to Rainbow next week: album teaser & recent trot performance.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:53 (eleven years ago) link
omg that BAP video is glorious - irl lol when the blood spattered on the camera towards the end.
looking forward to possible Azealia Banks vs K-pop beef also.
― Roz, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 10:11 (eleven years ago) link
'ring ma bell' heralds the arrival of the clapper trend to k-pop (though I feel like there must be earlier examples of clappers in k-pop right?)
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
2NE1 "Clap Your Hands"? lol jk I can't think of any, actually...
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:16 (eleven years ago) link
Does anyone remember Going Crazy (Song JiEun ft. Bang YongGuk)? Because BYG sure does.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy_sgB4EJB8
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:41 (eleven years ago) link
Those of us who were fans of Rainbow and especially the two Daishi Dance produced singles last time they promoted waited two years for this - arguably one of the least memorable / worst singles from any major k-pop act in the past 12 months.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
I feel pretty much the opposite of you about this
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:52 (eleven years ago) link
i like the athletic strings on it but yeah it's pretty nothing otherwise
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
y'all are crazy
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe I'm just in a good mood tonight, but I'm listening to B1A4's Lonely and it's soooooooo good.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 13 January 2014 03:24 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EdGpVGOdrk
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 13 January 2014 04:10 (ten years ago) link
Summing up 2013 we got Wolf, Growl, Hush, Missing You, Now, Blurred Lines... am I missing any?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjRt4bncqQ4
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 13 January 2014 04:53 (ten years ago) link
Oh yeah, Sunmi's 24 hours!
Except for TroubleMarker I think the groups parodied in this video are all on the older side (for idols) - 25 and up.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 13 January 2014 05:01 (ten years ago) link
As much as I don't want to give Cho PD any credit after what happened with Block B... the new Topp Dogg mini is really good. Like really for real.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 16 January 2014 07:04 (ten years ago) link
It's the mini I've been wishing BTS would make.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 16 January 2014 07:11 (ten years ago) link
And the single doesn't really do the mini credit, but here it is, complete with way too many names to memorize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ti9NRAQoo
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 16 January 2014 07:12 (ten years ago) link
I started a new thread, not noticing you'd been updating here. The Topp Dogg mini was ace!
― centurionofprix, Friday, 17 January 2014 07:26 (ten years ago) link
Awesome! Will report ASAP to other thread.
On the subject of 2013 though, is anyone else filling out their end-of-year poll at the laat minute? How are you guys voting?
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 17 January 2014 13:13 (ten years ago) link
Kpop on my (unweighted) tracks draft ballot:
AlphaBAT - ABCityEXO - Baby Don't CryF(x) - Rum Pum PumGaeko - Rhythm is LifeGirl's Generation - I Got a BoyGirl's Generation - Love & GirlsJay Park - JoahJunsu ft Quincy - IncredibleJYP - Had Enough PartiesMBLAQ - Smoky GirlMFBTY - Sweet DreamMIB - Nod Along*MYNAME - Just that little thingSistar - Bad BoySistar - Up and DownTara - Do I Know You? <-- What the song should have been calledTOP - Doom DadaUKISS - Party All the TimeYlvis - The Fox
Still debating, so if there's anyhting you guys want to me to help get into the top 70 let me know.
*Not that it matters, but I wish I'd nominated a different MIB song - Dash or Worry About Yourself First. Also, VIXX - On and On.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 17 January 2014 15:45 (ten years ago) link
K-Pop anthem "The Fox" :)
― One day left to vote in the ILM EOY Poll! (seandalai), Friday, 17 January 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
Did you forget Delight again?I think Glam, 2Yoon and the CCM "Painkiller" were very good, but if you don't have to include them if you don't wanna.
(It's not k-pop, but I'm so kicking myself for not nominating Momoiro Clover Z's 5th Dimension/"Neo Stargate".)
― centurionofprix, Friday, 17 January 2014 16:41 (ten years ago) link
hey, 5th Dimension actually is on the albums list! Pls vote for that if you have the space!
― centurionofprix, Friday, 17 January 2014 16:49 (ten years ago) link
um, if you've heard it.
― centurionofprix, Friday, 17 January 2014 16:54 (ten years ago) link
I'm still debating... I should vote for them since you went through the trouble of nominating them, shouldn't I.
And obv The Fox is a Kpop anthem.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 17 January 2014 17:13 (ten years ago) link
whoa, might have to vote just so I can vote for 5th dimension
― original bgm, Friday, 17 January 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link