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Epik High always used pop singles to gain popularity, while all their amazing tracks were hidden on the albums.
Tablo's album seem to be more on the poppy side though, with The Tide and Trace as small easter eggs of greatness.
Best track is the one featuring Tukutz, no surprise there. : )
Tablo's album seem to be more on the poppy side though, with The Tide and Trace as small easter eggs of greatness.
Best track is the one featuring Tukutz, no surprise there. : )
broadwayrock
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KBS World has a daily english language kpop radio show that started 5 minutes ago:
http://world.kbs.co.kr/aod/aod_ch03_skin.htm?lang=e
http://world.kbs.co.kr/aod/aod_ch03_skin.htm?lang=e
New (weird) BEG video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSKRffDyWog
Killamangiro
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Well I feel really late to the TVXQ party
suzu said:
Man, where the fuuuuuuck is Sunzoo
Wish they would at least open the merch store
JEKKI said:
Did you check that last B-Free mixtape? I really enjoyed that
cj_iwakura said:
Still sad that we never got that Micki Eyes solo album =(
edit:
maaaaaaan, I'm stuck on the east coast =(
if anyone goes to this I'll paypal you money to buy me more Drunken hats
catmincer said:
Crap? lol.
I'm not a fan of Beyonce that's all. I thought the song was going to be this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-9m7SjZvwc. Hopefully, this other one is a single.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Track 1) They wanted to hit the American club sound and they did, spot on. Unfortunately, that sound is pretty generic, hence me being more into kpop. The song isn't bad, just not terribly original. I can have fun with it, just as I do with Rihanna. Yubin is straight sex as usual. Her raps TURN ME ON.
Track 2) If Billy Joel made kpop this would be it. That's not bad. It sounds like a new thing, and that is a good thing.
Track 3) Kinda fun, though the verses seem a bit sloppy. I feel like somehow JYP personally salvaged this from something that wasn't as good. I am not a girl.
Track 4) Not into it at all. Sounds like when country stars try to rock out. That said, I can only assume they are trying to reach out to that demographic, which is an interesting move. I do want to nananana with Yubin.
Track 5) YESSSSSSS~ Funk is ALWAYS WELCOME! Two of the sounds used have somewhat been run into the ground by Kylie Minogue, but it's okay within the overall composition. Yubin makes is REEEAALL sexy in this one.
Track 6) They either picked up this flavor when they were in Europe or from a New Yorker who picked it up from there. Guarantee it. It's fairly simplistic, alright on headphones but pretty fun pumping over speakers. I will never tire of obligatory rap breaks so long as they are Yubin.
Track 7) JYP all over this shit. I love how much flavor he packs into stuff. Always somehow lush and minimalist at the same time. Soooo good. If anyone asks why they're copying miss A I will throatpunch their ignorant asses.
Track 8) BOOM THERE IT IS. I have a deep, tender love for R&B and Wonder Girls does it better than anyone else in kpop. I wondered more in this new album, at least one. Here it is. I will be listening to this one a lot. Dear other girl groups: Sunye & Yenny are TAKIN Y'ALL TO SCHOOL. Yes, even you, Hyorin. You could learn a thing or two about finesse.
Track 9) JYP's crazy eccentric millionaire side on this one. They try to appeal to Americans with some other tracks but I'm telling you, knowing him, it's obvious that this is the kind of shit he likes to pump in his car/personal disco room. It's good, especially for that former purpose, but it definitely has that crazy millionaire vibe.
Track 10) ROFL this will be legendary among Wonderfuls. Impossible to take seriously, but it's fun. I have a strong suspicion that this is used in their movie.
Track 11) This is a remix for pianists. I would guess it sounds pretty weird if you don't play, but the flow of it definitely seems like it originated from JYP wanking around with the piano, though the piano part was probably made more minimal when it carried over into the actual track with other things.
Track 12) You know I'm a sucker for this DDR kind of shit. WOOOOOOOO I'm gonna rock this right along with Telepathy.
OVERALL: As good as The Wonder Years? I don't feel that way at this point. It's a lot of fun and definitely better than Nobody/2DT. I'll need some more time and consideration to decide if it's kpop AotY or not. In conclusion, Yubin is the hot, hot sex.
Track 2) If Billy Joel made kpop this would be it. That's not bad. It sounds like a new thing, and that is a good thing.
Track 3) Kinda fun, though the verses seem a bit sloppy. I feel like somehow JYP personally salvaged this from something that wasn't as good. I am not a girl.
Track 4) Not into it at all. Sounds like when country stars try to rock out. That said, I can only assume they are trying to reach out to that demographic, which is an interesting move. I do want to nananana with Yubin.
Track 5) YESSSSSSS~ Funk is ALWAYS WELCOME! Two of the sounds used have somewhat been run into the ground by Kylie Minogue, but it's okay within the overall composition. Yubin makes is REEEAALL sexy in this one.
Track 6) They either picked up this flavor when they were in Europe or from a New Yorker who picked it up from there. Guarantee it. It's fairly simplistic, alright on headphones but pretty fun pumping over speakers. I will never tire of obligatory rap breaks so long as they are Yubin.
Track 7) JYP all over this shit. I love how much flavor he packs into stuff. Always somehow lush and minimalist at the same time. Soooo good. If anyone asks why they're copying miss A I will throatpunch their ignorant asses.
Track 8) BOOM THERE IT IS. I have a deep, tender love for R&B and Wonder Girls does it better than anyone else in kpop. I wondered more in this new album, at least one. Here it is. I will be listening to this one a lot. Dear other girl groups: Sunye & Yenny are TAKIN Y'ALL TO SCHOOL. Yes, even you, Hyorin. You could learn a thing or two about finesse.
Track 9) JYP's crazy eccentric millionaire side on this one. They try to appeal to Americans with some other tracks but I'm telling you, knowing him, it's obvious that this is the kind of shit he likes to pump in his car/personal disco room. It's good, especially for that former purpose, but it definitely has that crazy millionaire vibe.
Track 10) ROFL this will be legendary among Wonderfuls. Impossible to take seriously, but it's fun. I have a strong suspicion that this is used in their movie.
Track 11) This is a remix for pianists. I would guess it sounds pretty weird if you don't play, but the flow of it definitely seems like it originated from JYP wanking around with the piano, though the piano part was probably made more minimal when it carried over into the actual track with other things.
Track 12) You know I'm a sucker for this DDR kind of shit. WOOOOOOOO I'm gonna rock this right along with Telepathy.
OVERALL: As good as The Wonder Years? I don't feel that way at this point. It's a lot of fun and definitely better than Nobody/2DT. I'll need some more time and consideration to decide if it's kpop AotY or not. In conclusion, Yubin is the hot, hot sex.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I find your instrumentation tunelvision really amazing. Do you even hear melodies and rhythms? It's sooooo different from GBB I just don't know what to do with this claim of yours. Yes, they use some similar sounds, signature JYP sounds, but really everything else is completely different.Peru said:
Yes, the instrumentation. This is why I have always called miss A "Wonder Girls 2.0" since they debuted. They were clearly made as a fill-in while WG promotes in America. That's not bad, but you gotta expect that some signature flavors will carry through JYP franchises. This is what he considers "the sound of women" or whatever.Peru said:
It's specifically the melody and rhythm I'm talking about, and the vocals, the signature cramming and twisting of syllables. It's extremely by-the-numbers JYP. If you can't hear that you're the only one on the web.
I like the recipe and find the song catchy, but it's far from new. Neither was GBB, so I do hope he moves no eventually. As I said in the fanboy thread the album appealed to me more.
I like the recipe and find the song catchy, but it's far from new. Neither was GBB, so I do hope he moves no eventually. As I said in the fanboy thread the album appealed to me more.
The song is fine IMO. I've found a lot of the backlash has come from people who may not have actually been listening to kpop when WG have promoted in the past and have heard all these stories of how legendary they are and expected to much as a result.
Anyway it's definitely not crap like someone above said.
The video is disappointing because it's obviously cheap and a little boring. Doesn't really match the song that well and I wanted to see the look from the teasers :/
Their comeback song isn't as impressive or hard hitting as SNSD's The Boys if you ask me, but the album itself is MUCH more solid than SNSD's. A good variety of sounds on there but it flows well at the same time. I'm gonna be spinning this for awhile and it looks like they're killing the online charts in Korea at the moment.
Looks like there's a Be My Baby English version as part of the iTunes album as well.
EDIT: I can't find an average song on the album until Act Cool (Lim's solo track, ironically). Stop!, Me in, GNO, 두고두고 are all highlights... but every track just works. I'm sold on this comeback - I just wish people had kept less grandiose expectations. This satisfies me as a long time fan in every way besides the video for Be My Baby.
Anyway it's definitely not crap like someone above said.
The video is disappointing because it's obviously cheap and a little boring. Doesn't really match the song that well and I wanted to see the look from the teasers :/
Their comeback song isn't as impressive or hard hitting as SNSD's The Boys if you ask me, but the album itself is MUCH more solid than SNSD's. A good variety of sounds on there but it flows well at the same time. I'm gonna be spinning this for awhile and it looks like they're killing the online charts in Korea at the moment.
Looks like there's a Be My Baby English version as part of the iTunes album as well.
EDIT: I can't find an average song on the album until Act Cool (Lim's solo track, ironically). Stop!, Me in, GNO, 두고두고 are all highlights... but every track just works. I'm sold on this comeback - I just wish people had kept less grandiose expectations. This satisfies me as a long time fan in every way besides the video for Be My Baby.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
To me she sounds like she has a stuffy nose. The weird thing is there is a kind of appeal in that, a uniqueness. But yeah, she speaks English really well, and she's Chinese so obviously she speaks Chinese, and she dances well. I actually think I like her more now just for the sheer audacity of Act Cool and some of it's adorably cheesy lines. It's like she's saying "Yeah, I'm not Sunmi. I'm Lim. And I'm STILL A WONDER GIRL, HATERRRRRRS" and she raps pretty cleanly on the track. I wonder if she's that good live.
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broadwayrock
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Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt agreed Monday to set up a YouTube channel exclusively for South Korean pop music:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ocId=CNG.c37b1cbf76f35f6a8199a21892556947.921
http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ocId=CNG.c37b1cbf76f35f6a8199a21892556947.921
My album list for 2011 atm, excluding mini-albums, looks like this
1. SNSD - 1st Japanese
2. Yoo Hae In - Close To You
3. Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense
4. Sistar - So Cool
5. Navi - Hello
6. Neon Bunny - Seoulight
7. Dear Cloud - Bright Lights
8. Wonder Girls - Wonder World
Think these are the ones I've enjoyed as albums and not a few great songs + filler this year, though I might be forgetting something.
1. SNSD - 1st Japanese
2. Yoo Hae In - Close To You
3. Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense
4. Sistar - So Cool
5. Navi - Hello
6. Neon Bunny - Seoulight
7. Dear Cloud - Bright Lights
8. Wonder Girls - Wonder World
Think these are the ones I've enjoyed as albums and not a few great songs + filler this year, though I might be forgetting something.
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