After teasing their fans with the previews of Run Devil Run, the SNSD girls have just released the mv! I love the mv, it’s so slick and the all look amazing. These girls are definitely at the top of the pack at the moment, even though I fly the flag for T-ara. A lot of girl groups are coming back strong (T-ara, Kara, After School, f(x)) but SNSD stand head and shoulders above them all. Check out their music video:
The peach 愛 End of Year Music Awards 2009 Part 1
18 DecSo, I thought I’d post my own End of Year Music Award list ^_^ This is just my own opinions but I thought it’d be fun. So, without further ado~
Favourite Korean Artist
Winner – T-ara

T-ara are definitely my favourite k-pop artist at the moment. I like them over other favourites, SNSD, Wonder Girls, 2PM and so on. It’s for a few reasons. Firstly, Good Person (their unofficial debut) is a great song. It’s a great ballad that really showed the girls can sing. I think sometimes the k-pop world is all about great pop music and the concept, but they forget the singing. It’s clear to me that T-ara has members that can out sing many other members of bands. That brings me neatly on to Soyeon. I *love* Soyeon. She’s a fantastic singer and is amazingly beautiful. Plus, she’s an 87er and that’s the same as me! When I found out that she got dropped from SNSD because she was an 87er then I just loved her even more. She’s definitely my favourite~ Lastly, they have great songs. Good Person, Lies, TTL, TTL Listen 2, Apple is A, Like The First Time, Bo Peep Bo Peep, that’s 7 songs they’ve released and all of them are great and that’s not to mention their album. The girls aren’t afraid to change their concept and I think they work harder than any other band at the moment. I have so much respect for them. This is the year of T-ara~
Notable mentions – SNSD, Ivy, 2PM, Chae Yeon
Favourite Korean Song
Winner – SNSD – Gee

Gee is by far my most played song ever. It has probably 500+ hits (I’ve had to reformat my computer a couple of times). It’s so insanely catchy and the dance routine is hilariously good. I want to learn it ;_; I want to bust out some moves walking along the street. You know you have that song you listen to and suddenly you find yourself skipping down the street as if you’re 7 years old and it’s Summer? Gee does this to me :)
Notable mentions – T-ara & Supernova – TTL Listen 2, Chae Yeon – Shake, 2PM – Heartbeat, Ivy – Touch Me
Stay tuned for my personal favourites from the J-pop world and the C-pop world; what are your favourite 2009 artists?
After School – Because of You @ Music Bank Live
11 DecThe After School girls are back with another fine performance of Because of You! This song really is setting the charts on fire and everyone loves it! It seems to be doing better than T-ara, 2PM and more! So congrats to the girls; check out their performance on Music Bank:
f(x) – CHU~<3 Live @ Inkigayo
6 DecAwww, the rookies of f(x) are continuing well with CHU. It’s not my favourite song by a long mile but I can see why it’s catchy :)
2PM – Heartbeat Live @ Jejudo Special Music Core Stage
6 Dec2PM also graced Music Core’s Jejudo Special with an awesome performance of Heartbeat. The guys work so hard and it’s good to see that they can continue to achieve without Jaebeom; although of course everyone misses him but hopefully he’ll back in the new year if rumors are to be believed. Regardless, Heartbeat is one of my favourite songs of the year ^_^
JYP – No Love No More Live @ Blue Dragon Film Awards
3 DecOoo, JYP is making a great comeback! Who knew that he could still bust out moves like this and still sing? He has so much energy and so much love for his career. Definitely give him respect!
KARA & Dr. Core 911 – Honey Live @ Mnet Asian Music Awards
21 NovKARA were joined by rock band Dr. Core 911 for an edgy remix version of the hit song Honey. I <3 Honey. I can totally see how it knocked off SNSD's Gee off the charts. It's so catchy and cute. Check out the performance below; it's a rather pleasant surprise to see the KARA girls enjoying themselves so much, and rocking an edgier style.
Perez vs. will.i.am
25 JunJust wanted to say, Perez is a twat and right on will.i.am!
Although I don’t really like the BEP (especially now that they’ve jumped on the electro-pop bandwagon with about as much sincerity as Jordan is reacting to Pete) gotta give credit where credit is due. Right on! Perez is a sorry excuse for a human being, never mind a gay man or an American or whatever.
That’s all ^_^