Monday, April 29, 2013

Music Video: Ntrain "Come Back to Me"

I like this video! I like the dancing and the song. The guys are cute also esp the one with the long hair that wears it up in a pony tail. (yes I have a thing for kpop guys even though most of them are way younger than me!)

I'm not familiar with this group. Ntrain debuted in 2011. The members are Jung Jung Kyun, Jung Seung Hyun, Lee Jong Min, Song Yu Jin, and Kim Sang Woo. They are represented by MediaLine Entertainment and want to focus on R&B and Soul. (But this song sounds like typical K-pop...hmm)


Music Video: uBEAT "Should Have Treated You Better"

uBEAT is a subunit of UKISS. The members are Eli, Kevin and AJ. "Should Have Treated You Better" is from their 1st mini album Should Have Treated You Better.


Saturday, April 20, 2013

A Guide to Understanding Psy's "Gentleman"

Psy's "Gentleman" has received over 171 Million views in one week.

In other news, the video has been banned by KBS because he kicked the 'no parking' cone in the beginning of the video. The station refuses to broadcast the video because it shows him abusing public property.

This video is episode 84 of KWOW (Korean Word of the Week) by http://www.youtube.com/user/sweetandtasty . <---I love her shows! You should definitely subscribe!! She puts a lot of effort into making nice videos about things pertaining to Korea. This week I enjoyed the video where she explains Psy's "Gentleman". She talks about:
  • Filming locations
  • The arrogant dance
  • The meaning of "Wet Psy"
  • People who appear in the video
Go check it out!!


Monday, April 15, 2013

Sunday, April 14, 2013

South Korean Holidays: April 14-Black Day


Today is Black Day which is an unofficial holiday for singles. Its for the people who didn't participate in Valentine's day or White Day.

Single people get together and eat jajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce).

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I love jajangmyeon!






Saturday, April 13, 2013

Music Video: Psy "Gentleman"

I watched the Happening concert live on YouTube and it was awesome!! At one time there were over 160,000 people watching! The music video was shown at the concert near the end.

The world has been waiting to see if Psy can top "Gangnam Style". Can this video go viral and receive over one billion views?

I think its funny, but I still like "Gangnam Style" better.

He certainly isn't a gentleman in the video! What is up with those pants? I don't understand why 'harem pants' are so popular.



What do you think about the video/song? Do you like it better than "Gangnam Style"? About the same? worse?

Psy "Gentleman" Music Video to be released tonight.....

The MV will tonight be released at 9PM KST.

 I'm debating whether I want to stay up or just wait until I wake up. I live in the Eastern time zone so it will be 8AM. I think I will watch part or all of the concert at 6:30PM KST on YouTube.

 D-6 hours and 10 minutes


Friday, April 12, 2013

Music Video: Zion T "Babay"

Featuring Gaeko

I like this video. He has a good sound and the video is very creative.

Debut: 2011
Genre: Korean Rap


Psy's new single "Gentleman" has been released....

Psy's new single "Gentleman" was released today on iTunes at midnight for each time zone.

I'm not sure what I think of it yet. In my opinion its not as catchy as "Gangnam Style". I think the music video could make or break the song so I'm ready to see that! They haven't announced a release date for the music video.

The "mother-father gentleman" part is a bit weird to me. I need to see the English translation to understand the rest of the song!

I think a lot of people will listen to see if it lives up to the hype of "Gangnam Style". There are already tons of illegal uploads to YouTube. The release of the new single is getting a lot of attention online. It seems like everyone is writing about it. I searched for it on Google and I went through 20+ pages of results. He is definitely getting attention.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Music Video: Pure "I Still Love You" (English Subtitles)

click on cc for subtitles

Pure is a rookie group in South Korea. The members of the group are: White Soohyuk, Pink Chanhwee, Black Jimin, Blue Jungbin, and Yelow Younghoo.

The group was made in hopes that TVXQ would reunite. (The original members of TVXQ split into 2 groups: JYJ and TVXQ). The members of Pure are fans of TVXQ.

I really like their sound!!





Music Video: "M.I.B. "Nod Along"

M.I.B.= Most Incredible Busters
Debut= October 2011
Genre=Korean Hip Hop/Rap
Members: 5Zic, Cream, SIMS, KangNam
Label: Jungle Entertainment

Their new album is titled "Money In the Building".

This is the first time I have heard of this group. I really like it! I'm a new MIB fan!


Music Video: Seo In Guk "I Smiled and Then I Cried"

Psy to release new single on April 12

Psy will release his new single, "Gentleman", on iTunes April 12 at 0am (midnight-your time).

The first public performance will be on Saturday April 13 at the "Happening" concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The concert starts at 6:30PM (Korea Time). The concert will be streamed live on YouTube.

Time Zone Converterhttp://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_KR.aspx

I currently live in the EST time zone so it will start streaming on Saturday at 5:30AM.


I'm ready to see what he comes up with after "Gangnam Style". Will "Gentleman" be a worldwide hit? Will it get as much attention as "Gangnam Style"? Can it live up to "Gangnam Style"? Was "Gangnam Style" a worldwide one hit wonder?




Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Music Video: Lunafly "Fly To Love" Korean and English

This is a cute video. This was the first time I had heard this group. I like their sound.

Lunafly is a boyband that debuted in September of 2012. They are under the Nega Network label. The 3 members are Sam, Teo, and Yun. Their first album is titled "Fly To Love".

I thought the keyboard player was a girl!


Click on cc for subtitles


English version (released April 22, 2013)