Was rumored to have tried to leave, I mean.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 15 May 2014 23:55 (ten years ago) link
Fan speculation is on this is crazy (Baekhyun hid his phone when SM staff were making the rest of EXO unfollow Kris on Instagram & was slapped for doing so; staff wrote Tao's comments on Instagram calling Kris a betrayer), but are they *too* crazy? SM has a reputation as a super-controlling company with an abusive management style, so some of it could be true.
What I'm finding hard to believe are the people saying EXO hasn't made any money yet. I know SM invested a lot in them but they sold over a million albums and won a bunch of industry awards, surely there was *some* profit???
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 15 May 2014 23:59 (ten years ago) link
gossip gossip gossip
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 16 May 2014 00:02 (ten years ago) link
Album sales don't bring in much profit though - concert tours do and EXO hasn't had the time for any yet. That could be why the other members are so pissed with Kris, because they were just about to go on their first solo tour around Asia this year.
The bulk of SM's profits come from SNSD and TVXQ's extremely lucrative Japanese tours.
― Roz, Friday, 16 May 2014 06:04 (ten years ago) link
I tried following the updates on this on Tumblr but 80 per cent of it was fandom meltdown, and the other 20 per cent was lols from exo non-stans.
― Roz, Friday, 16 May 2014 06:07 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, all the social media drama about follows and unfollows and "secret messages" sent via changing ur background header on weibo seems like a sideshow drawing attention away from the main issue, which is whether the allegations in his lawsuit have merit or not.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 16 May 2014 11:58 (ten years ago) link
Forget the previous MR MR "single" I posted, that was just a throwaway for the fans. The real MR MR single is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYHtXxer6k
Think I'm joining Roz on the stan train, all their singles are good.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 17 May 2014 23:50 (ten years ago) link
It makes a big difference when all five members can sing.
Btw this is also means you have to stan their low-budget videos and lolsy choreography.
― Roz, Sunday, 18 May 2014 03:50 (ten years ago) link
Sokay, I'm kinda into SPEED lately (or just "Zombie Party") and their videos all look homemade :P
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 18 May 2014 04:38 (ten years ago) link
Great Humming Urban Stereo track featuring Narsha, promising well for the album which is out NOT and will make the summer that much brighter http://youtu.be/bdJJ0T-11fs
New Infinite single is a fun Sweetune party http://youtu.be/L7kaScuQ0KM
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 07:15 (ten years ago) link
that humming urban stereo track is fab.
Also, I've only played it once through but man, the first half of that Infinite album is -packed- with jams. They've really come into their own sound - some of these Sweetune arrangements are sooooo corny but this group almost always manages to turn their cheesiness into an asset. They're like a K-pop ELO.
― Roz, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 17:52 (ten years ago) link
The Infinite album is great, the Phantom album and Jiyeon's solo debut are mediocre, when the podcast I did with J and M for the singles jukebox about Kpop we're anticipating comes out it's already going to be outdated (or just my parts will be outdated).
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 22 May 2014 00:50 (ten years ago) link
Have never read more enticing words than "K-pop ELO"
― 龜, Thursday, 22 May 2014 02:15 (ten years ago) link
well I'd be surprised if Sweetune weren't ELO fans tbh.
― Roz, Thursday, 22 May 2014 13:16 (ten years ago) link
Jesus. 龜 otm. ELO is so awesome. And a K-pop ELO just sounds so amazing.
I'm at work, but I'll get around to listening to it some time today.
― ∞, Thursday, 22 May 2014 16:57 (ten years ago) link
Infinite comeback stages: http://youtu.be/s67mgZXio1E
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:50 (ten years ago) link
And here's T-ara Jiyeon with the "drowning" theme we were promised, CCM courting controversy as always http://youtu.be/Qy7Pdibbwas
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:59 (ten years ago) link
BoA on Aussie X Factor
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoeyrpEIYAEyZjR.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G842AK_c8gs
― abcfsk, Sunday, 25 May 2014 13:08 (ten years ago) link
http://maddieloveskpop.tumblr.com/post/86845501756
^ Not sure if she posts anymore but enjoying this rundown
― 龜, Monday, 26 May 2014 01:55 (ten years ago) link
This year's 15& songs are pretty pretty good but Yerin isolated.. best voice in k-pop? http://youtu.be/Fq795T68c_k http://youtu.be/rSnFstSxZb4
― abcfsk, Monday, 26 May 2014 07:55 (ten years ago) link
http://youtu.be/kyhTPU01Db4
― abcfsk, Monday, 26 May 2014 08:36 (ten years ago) link
15&'s single Sugar is SO good. I hope someone who can still embed videos will put it in this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pjuHcP5hsM
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 26 May 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
― 龜, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link
Thx 龜!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 03:25 (ten years ago) link
Listening to 15&'s album and it's pretty ace so far!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 20:46 (ten years ago) link
"sugar" changing my life rn
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 21:07 (ten years ago) link
okay, this album is officially great
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 22:11 (ten years ago) link
^is it on spotify?
― ∞, Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:28 (ten years ago) link
I don't think so... it's on Youtube at http://youtu.be/YwHTn5UTDyI
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 29 May 2014 20:19 (ten years ago) link
thanks. it's a pain listening to youtube on my phone at work, but i'll give it a listen in a sec
― ∞, Thursday, 29 May 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
NP! They're on Naver too if you'd rather listen without video.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
Whoops, looks like Naver doesn't work outside of Korea... sorry ∞, hope it's worth it when you finally get to listen
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 21:00 (ten years ago) link
Nice relaxing belated Spring track, from Kim Yeon Woo and Kyung of Block B (who gets all the best features for some reason):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M52hTSrK57w
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 21:03 (ten years ago) link
I really love that video, a bit iffy on the song itself. Park Kyung is underrated though - Zico gets all the attention but I've always liked Kyung's more laidback style.
― Roz, Friday, 30 May 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
I like Kim Yeon Woo's tone and my standards for Spring tracks are low to begin with, lol. But it does start off stronger than it finishes.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 30 May 2014 22:37 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqbXx4pHu-k#t=151
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:29 (ten years ago) link
And in a less lolzy video (MAYBE), here's BTOB on Immortal Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtwqZR8Z_no
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:46 (ten years ago) link
the best
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:47 (ten years ago) link
If there's one thing you can't accuse Breath of, it's not sounding like a ZE:A single. They really have a recognizable sound.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 00:41 (ten years ago) link
I mean this is basically The Day We Broke Up, Part 2, no?
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 00:43 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0tkGdr0R0g
wa$$up's Brazil world cup song: fun song, funner video. (and considering they were probably made for the South American market, very timely)
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 7 June 2014 23:12 (ten years ago) link
TOPP DOGG all over the place as usual, but this single is actually, relatively, more cohesive:
http://youtu.be/kUSIdLEs2hA
I'm kind of looking for to Kidoh (their main composer)'s solo album, there's a lot of talent in this group.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 8 June 2014 20:35 (ten years ago) link
Annnnnd here's the Topp Dogg mini: youtube.com/watch?v=WrnvjS22KPw&list=PLN7JkcVNG8Ikg1gWZgrddAe2wC4n0zVxd
"this might be the last, but it sure as hell ain't gonna be the least"
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:27 (ten years ago) link
Mini is a MESS but there's something there... maybe. 'Amadaeus' sounds like a 4minute song tho.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:36 (ten years ago) link
And then there's this unexpectedly good song from Cross Gene http://youtu.be/abcv7Ua1JrU
What's getting me is how much they're posing *exactly* like a girl-group would.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 00:43 (ten years ago) link
Really dig this song and it was filmed in my city!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUCIzn0mRHc
― ∞, Thursday, 12 June 2014 03:07 (ten years ago) link
AKMU!!! They're known for their deeper-than-pop-generally-is lyrics so this fits right in. That kid is a really good actor too.
I'm kind of feeling the girl-group songs out right now, Tahiti 'Oops You're Mine' http://youtu.be/SK3q9C4lAmg (maybe I'm just relieved they're not all scary-thin anymore) and Bob Girls 'No Way' http://youtu.be/Ty8co3ttizQ (paging Osamu Tezuka, Osamu Tezuka come in).
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 12 June 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
The real news from the week, though, is that Taeyang's set designers deserve a raise:
http://youtu.be/QVk85qm_d9chttp://youtu.be/7kWBgBx_x5w
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 12 June 2014 18:38 (ten years ago) link
AKMU!!! They're known for their deeper-than-pop-generally-is lyrics so this fits right in. That kid is a really good actor too.I'm kind of feeling the girl-group songs out right now, Tahiti 'Oops You're Mine' http://youtu.be/SK3q9C4lAmg (maybe I'm just relieved they're not all scary-thin anymore) and Bob Girls 'No Way' http://youtu.be/Ty8co3ttizQ (paging Osamu Tezuka, Osamu Tezuka come in).― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, June 12, 2014 7:35 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, June 12, 2014 7:35 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'm all into the deep/philosophical songs/lyrics if given an option, though
― ∞, Thursday, 12 June 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link