Viral sensation PSY has become the first Korean artist to have a number 1 single in the UK ever! A massive congratulations to PSY and Gangnam Style! :)
This is truly an amazing achievement. I think PSY might even be the first ever East Asian artist time achieve a number one. I’ve loved K-pop for several years now and never really thought we’d see a Korean artist at the top of the chart but it the honour is bestowed to PSY and I couldn’t be happier.
This is a huge testament to the Hallyu wave; it shows no signs of stopping!
Our fourth live stage review features T-ara once more (I’m sorry, they’re my favourite group!). This time we will review their performance from today’s Inkigayo. SBS’ Inkigayo is my favourite music show – I’ve always really enjoyed the set designs and I always thought the artists tried extra hard on their performances.
Without further ado, let’s start the review!
Style & Staging
Sometimes I really wonder who thinks of the concepts for T-ara’s outfits. We’ve had the Native American look for YaYaYa, the kitty look for Bo Peep Bo Peep and not to forget the zombies… One of the highlights that springs to mind is one of the New Year special performances of Bo Peep Bo Peep where T-ara wore traditional inspired dresses. I thought they were cute but whoa that was crazy!
So for the previous two stages we had some cute outfits! The girls looked ultra sleek on Music Bank and really cute on Music Core. But where do we begin with today’s outfit!?
I think the designers are taking the puppet dolls concept a little too literally with these outfits. I don’t really like the use of primary colours. I can understand the thinking but really I would have preferred a more interesting design.
I also miss the cute hairstyles from yesterday’s performance! Especially Boram’s! In my opinion, I think Boram should wear her hair in ox horn buns forever more. Jiyeon looked gorgeous though.
Overall rating for Style & Staging – 3 / 5 stars.
Choreography
For today’s performance, I thought T-ara really performed strongly! Perhaps this might even be their best stage yet. All the girls seem to be relaxing more with each performance – especially Eunjung. I think Eunjung has suffered a lot recently personally so for her to perform on stage obviously took a lot of heart and courage. I think she’s gradually feeling more comfortable on stage again – it must be so difficult to get yourself psyched up to perform if you really don’t want to.
The girls really performed the choreography flawlessly! You can tell that they’ve worked really hard for their comeback, I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a dance routine from them as much as this one for a long time! I really enjoyed YaYaYa because it was cute! You can always count on T-ara to have a unique dance routine! That is one of the reasons why I love T-ara so much – they work so hard to deliver. T-ara hwaiting!
Overall rating for Choreography – 5 / 5 stars.
Vocals
I thought T-ara performed this really song very well today. Maybe it wasn’t as strong as Music Bank but I still think they all sang well – especially Hyomin, I thought she sang the best today. And also, of course kudos to Boram who is stealing some limelight from the main vocalists of T-ara at the moment!
Overall rating for Vocals – 4 / 5 stars.
Overall Score
The Overall Score for T-ara’s Sexy Love performance on Inkigayo is… 3.5 / 5 stars!
Review Conclusion
T-ara – Sexy Love on Inkigayo 16th September 2012 – reviewed by K-pop Peach on September 16th 2012. I was disappointed by the style and staging for today’s episode but I still thought T-ara performed strongly with lots of heart. A big
Score – 3.5 / 5 stars.
For our third Live Stage Review post, we’ll review T-ara’s Music Core stage of Sexy Love from 15th September 2012.
I’m really excited to see T-ara performing again. Granted, I’m disappointed they didn’t manage to get an all-kill like they did with Lovey Dovey (which was such a huge hit!) but for a while I thought T-ara might never perform again so to see them make a comeback has been fantastic! I am so proud of the girls and hope they continue with success. I really hope that by the next time they release a song, the scandal will have been forgotten about and they will get another all-kill or award.
Reviews of stages cover three areas: Style & Staging, Choreography and Vocals. I’d love to hear your feedback !
Style & Staging
I really liked this concept. It’s very different from their stage yesterday but the girls again showed fantastic versatility and I loved the cute outfits. I mean come on, even I want a dress with cupcakes on it! ｡◕ ‿ ◕｡
Chun Li or Boram?
I think I prefer these outfits to the ones from Music Bank, especially the fact that they wore boots with the cute pink dresses! I think this gave the outfit a bit of an edge without being overly cutesy. Props also for the hairstyling in this performance – I think it’s fantastic! Especially Boram’s super cute ox horn buns! Boram… or… Chun Li…? I’m too confused!
I thought each of the girls’ close up at the start of the stage were really pretty and they all looked flawless! I need to find out which BB cream they are using ¬_¬;;
In terms of the staging itself, I liked it. I’m not entirely sure where they filmed the performance. It looks like some kind of wonderland or theme park? It reminds me of Lego land and whilst I do like the setting (especially the scenes featuring Qri and Ahreum sitting down), it also felt a bit weird – especially the weird models of people.
Also, I didn’t enjoy the visual effects they used. I liked the petals or confetti that floated on the screen but didn’t like the balloons of Sexy Love or the ‘cartoon’ effect they randomly applied. The less said about the balloons the better! But, all in all I really liked this stage!
No more balloons!
Overall rating for Style & Staging – 5 / 5 stars.
Choreography
I thought T-ara performed the Sexy Love dance flawlessly today. You can tell that their hard work and training has been paying off. I also think that the dresses and boots allowed them to move better so the more flexible dance moves were more fluid and flowed better. I also think that the girls performed with a lot of heart – especially Eunjung. I noted that Eunjung was a little down in the last performance but today she seemed a lot more upbeat (is it just me or has she also had her hair dyed lighter?).
Jiyeon also impressed today as did Boram! Honestly, I don’t think Boram has ever looked cuter! She’s so small and cute! I think Hyomin looked gorgeous and I was really impressed by the power of Ahreum’s rap and dancing skills. I think Ahreum makes a nice addition to the group but still wish Hwayoung was in T-ara! Hwayoung hwaiting ∩( ・ω・)∩!
Overall rating for Choreography – 5 / 5 stars.
Vocals
Unfortunately T-ara performed to the backing track on today’s Music Core so I can’t review their vocals!
Overall rating for Vocals – 0 / 5 stars.
Overall Score
The Overall Score for T-ara’s Sexy Love performance on Music Core is… 4 / 5 stars!
Review Conclusion
T-ara – Sexy Love on Music Core 15th September 2012 – reviewed by K-pop Peach on September 15th 2012. I loved T-ara’s style and staging for Sexy Love on today’s Music Core; I also loved their performance and choreography. They all looked so cute! Special highlights were Boram and Ahreum but unfortunately they didn’t sing live. Still, a great concept and charismatic performance!
Score – 4 / 5 stars.
As a special treat today for reading my review, continue to see the gorgeous close ups of T-ara at the start of today’s performance.
For the second Live Stage Review post, let’s focus on KARA’s Music Core performance from today with Pandora.
I really like KARA, they are one of my favourite groups in Korea and for the longest time Mister was my most listened to song ever. It’s still at position four for most plays! The thing that I always love about KARA songs is they have a driving beat that doesn’t stop. It really gets me in a dancing mood!
As ever, we review the live stage on three different areas: Style & Staging, Choreography and Vocals. Without further ado, the review below!
Style & Staging
I thought this was a strong concept but a little bland. Because KARA are one of the smaller girl groups, I think they need to deliver a little more with their stages to catch the audience’s attention. If you remember back to the STEP promotions then you can see they really tried hard with those. However, I was a little underwhelmed by the simple staging and colour choices.
Everything is very purple…
I liked the outfits and thought the accessories were a nice individualistic touch but I wasn’t so keen on the jackets. I mean, when one of the highlights of the stage is the girls dropping their jackets slightly to reveal their shoulders – that isn’t too exciting in my book!
Overall rating for Style & Staging – 3 / 5 stars.
Choreography
I thought the girls shined in this performance! You can tell they are giving their all and the choreography is on point. Although the Pandora dance routine doesn’t really feature a signature move like their other dances (or other groups’ dances), I still thought it was fresh and was energetic in keeping with the song’s melody and sound.
Overall rating for Choreography – 3.5 / 5 stars.
Vocals
KARA sang live on this performance and I was really impressed! Although some bits, like the ‘up and up’ bit were the backing track, at least they made this clear and didn’t mime to it. I thought all of the girls sang really well especially Seungyeon!
I thought Seungyeon stole the show with her powerful vocals at the end of the performance and today’s Music Core. Although Music Core doesn’t have awards, I think if you close the show it’s the greatest accolade and KARA did that today so congratulations to them! Seungyeon’s vocals are enough to earn them 5 stars!
Overall rating for Vocals – 5 / 5 stars.
Overall Score
The Overall Score for KARA’s Pandora performance on Music Core is… 4 / 5 stars!
Review Conclusion
KARA – Pandora on Music Core 15th September 2012 – reviewed by K-pop Peach on September 15th 2012. I liked KARA’s performance on Music Core and thought Seungyeon’s vocals were awesome! However, I think the overall stage and style were quite bland.
Score – 4 / 5 stars.
So I am going to post a new section to the blog – reviewing the live stages of acts on the biggest music programs. Today’s review will focus on T-ara’s comeback special on KBS’ Music Bank with Sexy Love!
Each review going forward will cover three topics: Style & Staging is the first, then Choreography and finally Vocals. Style & Staging will cover everything from outfits, makeup, lighting, backing dancers, set design and so on. Choreography will of course cover the hot dances routines of any performance but also the performance itself. Not all songs have a dance routine so it will also cover the enthusiasm and finesse of the performance. Finally, vocals will cover the singing! Each section will receive a score out (1 – 5 stars) and then final tally is added up to give a final score! Note, if the performers are miming then they will receive no stars for the Vocal section.
Still with me? Any questions? Let’s get to it!
Although the girls have been promoting Sexy Love for a week already, this is their comeback on Music Bank as last week’s performance was cancelled due to KBS’ concerns over the bullying scandal. However, I don’t want to dwell on that issue on this post.
Style & Staging
I loved this performance of Sexy Love! The girls start off above the stage on a bridge and are dressed in sexy black dresses and some even have cute hair accessories. This style is used exclusively for the famous robot dance that goes with the song. I think the girls look fantastic! I also love the different hair styles and accessories with some girls wearing cute bows in their hair whilst Boram gets a little white hat! I think this outfit looks very sophisticated and Hyomin looks hot!
The girls then change to chic pink suit inspired by Michael Jackson’s 70s style. I like this outfit less but I think it goes well with the style of dancing. It reminds me a little of After School’s Because of You MV – fierce tailoring that highlights the strong dance moves and shapes. A shout out for Boram again though as I think she looks exceptionally gorgeous with her current hairstyle. I also thought Soyeon looked cute and Hyomin looked very sophisticated with her sleek look. However, I’m not a huge fan of Eunjung’s wavey bob (especially her bangs) and Qri’s hairstyle could use more shape to fit with some of the moves better but overall I think T-ara look chic!
I have to also say that I loved their stage! I thought the bridge at the top for the robot dance was really cool! To separate the stage into two different performance areas gave the comeback special an extra height that you don’t normally see in performances. Some might say this is just a gimmick but I thought it looked cool!
Overall rating for Style & Staging – 4 / 5 stars.
Choreography
I love the choreography of Sexy Love! I genuinely think it’s one of their best routines yet – not too simplistic like Bo Peep Bo Peep but also not too fierce and dramatic like I Go Crazy Because of You. I think that’s one of the many reasons why I like T-ara so much; they are really versatile.
I thought in this performance the girls tried really hard to give a charismatic performance and entertain their fans. Music Bank is obviously a big deal so they tried their hardest and I think it shows. Jiyeon was definitely charismatic, as was Hyomin. I think Eunjung was still holding back a little – she still seems very fragile when performing but I think she gave it her all.
Overall rating for Choreography – 4 / 5 stars.
Vocals
T-ara are often criticised for not having the strongest vocals in K-pop compared to other girl groups, however I think this is unfair. Soyeon has a beautiful voice and she sings with lots of emotion and heart. I thought each member sang well today – including Boram who often doesn’t get more than a single line! Eunjun, Hyomin and Soyeon were my stand outs this performance. What were yours?
Overall rating for Vocals – 4 / 5 stars.
Overall Score
The Overall Score for T-ara’s Sexy Love comeback on Music Bank is… 4 / 5 stars!
Review Conclusion
T-ara – Sexy Love on Music Bank 14th September 2012 – reviewed by K-pop Peach on September 14th 2012. I think this has been a solid performance and a strong comeback stage on Music Bank. I especially liked the styling and staging, and all of the girls gave such strong performances – lots of charisma!
Score – 4 / 5 stars.
Geudero momchwoyo sexy love
Geueukhan nunbicheul gadeuk dameun sexy love
Chorongsong gateun nega heundeullyo
Nengchorhetdon ne senggagi jigeum heundeullyo
Jjarithan geude gomeun nunbichi nal bureuneyo
Iroke ne mameul humchyoga
Gogi momchwoyo negero wayo
Ne mameul ije badajwoyo
Non jongmal sexynun, sexyko, sexyip, sexy love
Ne nunen modeun-geda sexy
Oh sexy eyes, sexy nose, sexy mouth, don’t you know
Oneul nan nega jongmal sexy
No no no no, can’t you feel my love?
Ne mameul-leukkinayo
No no no no, can’t you feel my heart?
Negero wa tonight, night, night
Jamkkanman momchwoyo Sexy Love
I gihwereul nochigi siroyo Sexy Love
Ne gyote issojwoyo geudero
Oneureun nareul ttonajimayo geudero
Sigani galsurok geudega ne maeume deuro-oneyo
Geudero ne mami bultaolla
Gogi momchwoyo ne nuneul bwayo
Ne soneul ije jabayo
Non jongmal sexynun, sexyko, sexyip, sexy love
Ne nunen modeun-geda sexy
Oh sexy eyes, sexy nose, sexy mouth, don’t you know
Oneul nan nega jongmal sexy
No no no no, can’t you feel my love?
Ne mameul-leukkinayo
No no no no, can’t you feel my heart?
Negero wa tonight, night, night
Geudega naege waso ne maeumeul humchyogasso ije ottoke
I can’t stop this feeling ne ne ne maeume kkok let let’s make a bomb
Nol bomyon gibuni down up and down down
Non jongmal sexynun, sexyko, sexyip, sexy love
Ne nunen modeun-geda sexy
Oh sexy eyes, sexy nose, sexy mouth, don’t you know
Oneul nan nega jongmal sexy
No no no no, can’t you feel my love?
Ne mameul-leukkinayo
No no no no, can’t you feel my heart?
Negero wa tonight, night, night
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