SNSD continue to shoot down the competition with their infectious new song, Hoot. Inkigayo has always been my favourite music show – I tend to think of it as the most prestigious as well so whenever an act wins an Inkigayo Mutizen I’m like whoa! Congratulations! Check out SNSD’s winning performance:
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SNSD Hoot Music Bank Win
6 NovSNSD continue their promotions of their third mini-album, Hoot, with a win on Music Bank’s K-chart. The battle was closely fought with a lot of hot competition from bands like 2PM and 2AM but the most popular girl group in Asia continue to dominate with their come back! Can these girls do anything wrong? Seohyun is especially pretty ^_^ <3
Goodbye Happiness Lyrics – Utada Hikaru (宇多田 ヒカル)
2 NovCredit goes to here. Beautiful lyrics right?
After the sweet candy has disappeared
A sad looking little boy
On a cloudless Summer Day
Sunburnt hands and feet
Careless if her white one piece gets dirty
An unconscious paradise
I waited after the dream, but nothing
Then one day, I learned of your name
So Goodbye Loneliness
Singing along to a love song
Reflected in your eyes, I’m laughing
So Goodbye Happiness
We can’t return to those times
When we were naive and energetic
But that’s okay
Love me
You can’t overthink it or get too desperate
Don’t fool yourself
It’s a tough world
When humans find themselves all alone
Is when they realize the meaning of love
These fading passing days
Let me hear a gentle song
Do you still remember, to this day
The way we felt around the time we met
So Goodbye Innocence
We can’t return to those times
When we were naive and energetic
It’s all your fault
Kiss me
Oh everything goes round and around
Oh Darling Darling I’m not going to move on to someone else
Only you
Wouldn’t it be great if we could just live the way we are?
At crucial moments, my other self blocks my way.
So Goodbye Happiness
I want to return to those times
When we were naive and energetic
Baby, just one more time
Kiss me
Utada Hikaru – Goodbye Happiness
2 NovUtada Hikaru is back! I know I’m a bit late with the updates and all (she’s taking a sabatical and releasing a best of album complete with some new songs). Her latest promo single is Goodbye Happiness and I think it is awesome. I loved it from the first time I heard the preview and can’t wait to have the album!
SNSD – Hoot Live on Inkigayo
31 OctSNSD are back with their third mini-album, Hoot! they have a really cool concept for the album – all 70s crime television shows with Charlie’s Angels inspired fashion! The song has taken a little while to grow on me but I really like it! Check out their performance on Inkigayo. Everyone is already talking about the ‘Robin Hood’ dance and it’s bound to definitely inspire loads of fan cams!
SNSD – Gee Japanese MV Teaser
1 OctEveryone’s favourite K-pop girl group have recently launched in Japan to much acclaim and attention. They’re releasing their next single, a Japanese version of Gee, soon! Check out the MV teaser below! I <3 SNSD and hope the Japanese fans will love this song too!
BoA – Hurricane Venus MV
9 AugBoA continues to show the rest of K-pop that taking longer than 6 months off might actually work well for you! As much as I love K-pop, I also have a lot of criticisms of the industry. The rate at which they work, the amount of work they produce and the time off they get is something I think many idols struggle with. What’s more, I think the K-pop industry needs to encourage originality and genuinely great music, dancing and production. Aside from the plagiarism that has dogged K-pop this past year or two, I think too many idols are idolised when they aren’t amazingly talented. Of course, this is not a problem just for K-pop music industry but all celebrity cultures. Nonetheless, I think BoA is setting an example that people can’t hide true talent. BoA is arguably the most talented Asian solo female at the moment in terms of popstar material. She can sing, she can dance, she can sing live. Her dominance of Korea and Japan really show that she has international appeal as well. Sometimes I think her achievements in Japan are taken for granted but she is one of the most successful artists in Japan, Japanese or otherwise. Japan might be the second biggest music market behind the US but is often a rather introverted one where foreign artists do not do as well as native ones.
Nonetheless, this video is amazing. It’s contemporary, it’s bold, it feels modern and different from everything out there in the music scene today – regardless of geography. You can tell SMEnt put a load of money into BoA’s return. The choreography somehow seems to work better in the MV than the live stages and to think it will soon be in 3D! That’s amazing!
BoA – Dangerous & Hurricane Venus Live on Music Bank Comeback Stage
6 AugBoA, one of my favourite artists is back! I’ve been a fan of hers for ages, since QUINCY – so about 6 years! To be honest I’ve preferred her Japanese music up until now but her most recent Japanese stuff has been sounding a bit tired. But she’s back with a vengeance with her first K-pop album in 5 years! I love it! It’s so amazing to see her completely owning a stage and commanding the adoration she deserves! I love BoA! She’s definitely a step above the other artists in K-pop at the moment (sorry Chae Yeon, I still love you!). BoA FIGHTING!
Jolin Tsai – Honey Trap MV
27 JulEveryone’s favourite Twaiwanese superstar, Jolin Tsai (Cai Yilin) is back with a great new tune set to get your heart racing for the summer! As always, Jolin doesn’t disappoint in the MV. We’ve seen her learn aerobics, pole dancing, ballet and now she is learnt vogueing – the ultra cool, underground dance style that was popularised by Madonna. Jolin does it really well! She’s a great dancer and looks amazing in the video. The song isn’t my favourite Jolin song but hopefully the new album will have some tunes! I’ll try to get some pinyin lyrics soon~
Chae Yeon – Look Look Look @live on Inkigayo
26 JulInkigayo is my favourite of the stage music shows so I was hotly anticipating Chae Yeon’s performance. She delivered! She gave her best performance yet, I think this was also helped by her very loud fans who cheered all the way through her performance! It must be really nice for CY nuna to know that she still has fans after such a long time in the industry and when many people prefer other singers or idol groups. CY hwaiting!
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