BoA is back with yet another J-pop song! Such a quick turn around from her USA promotions. This time, as I blogged about earlier, she’s back with the image song for the new Tales of game. It’s a pretty sweet pop song. She’s releasing it in time for Christmas, so I’m guessing that there’ll also be a Christmas themed song as a B-side. The song is starting to grow on me actually, it’s pretty cool. I have to say that BUMP BUMP was one of my favourite BoA songs in a wee while so it’s nice that she’s following it up with something slightly different. BoA is pretty awesome, she continues to evolve the stye and direction of her music and isn’t afraid to take risks. The PV is pretty simple, but it fits with the song well :) Enjoy~
Younha – 好きなんだ (Sukinanda)
2 NovYounha is one of my favourite Asian pop-rock singers. It’s easy to forget that Asian countries like a bit of guitars too, what with all the super polished pop groups bouncing around on stage. Younha has a beautiful voice and writes really sweet songs that are just as catchy. She originally debuted in Japan with a hit before getting great acclaim in her native Korea. Now she’s finally back with another J-pop song, Sukinanda. I quite like it. She is definitely going for the sweet, cute vibe. It’s quite a summery song, so maybe a slower song would suit the time of year better, but I still like it.
鬼束ちひろ (Onitsuka Chihiro) – everyhome
23 OctI’m going to do something a little bit different a post a video from a couple of years ago. Chihiro Onitsuka is something slightly different in the J-pop world. To be honest, I’m not an avid fan but I do love this song. She sings with such emotion it’s hard not to be moved. She has a tone to her voice not oft found in Japanese music, it’s very soulful and bluesy. I love it.
Lisa Hannigan – I don’t know
23 OctIrish pop chanteuse and Damien Rice collaborator, Lisa Hannigan was recently nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for her debut album, Sea Sew. I love the album, it’s full of cute little pop ditties. My favourite song is I don’t know. Give her a chance, it’s such a sweet song!
Wing – Beat It
23 OctNot quite Asian pop music, not quite Western music, not quite music at all. Wing is amazing! Words fail me. I don’t quite know what to say to this other than it’s classic. Awesome. Amazing. Wonderful. Legend. I <3 Wing.
Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets
23 OctThe British pop music scene has had somewhat of a renaissance these past couple of years, and it’s the girls that have been leading the way. Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Kate Nash and so on and so on have really put British pop music on the global stage. This continued somewhat this past year with La Roux, Little Boots and Florence and the Machine. A newbie who might be set to become the next big thing is a girl called Ellie Goulding. I think she sounds like… a more folky version of La Roux. She’s just released her promo single video and… I quite like it! Granted, I love me some electropop melody shiz, but I actually quite like this. She has a funny voice though, a bit like a chipmunk in a goldfish bowl. Or maybe that’s the vocoder…
Rihanna – Russian Roulette
23 OctSo, it’s not Asian pop for once, but well… I don’t just listen to Asian pop music, so you know… gotta switch it up sometimes. Rihanna is finally back, after what seems like a lifetime, and has a new song called Russian Roulette. I have to say… I’m quite pleasantly surprised by it. Rihanna is a funny one for me, sometimes I like her, sometimes she gets on my nerves. Good Girl Gone Bad version 1 is what I like her for most.
The song shows Rihanna give a pretty impressive vocal performance. As of late, I think she’s been content to be the diva that is effortlessly cool, but maybe here she’s finally remembered she’s a singer. The song is pretty interesting too. I think, as songs go, this is one of the better songs about domestic violence. But I think my favourite is still Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got To Do With It?.
BoA – White Wishes
20 OctThe image song for the new Tales of game is BoA’s White Wishes! I quite like it… it reminds me of BoA circa Best of Seoul. I like how BoA can be modern without losing her ‘sound’. She also sounds very pretty on the track. The video’s not been released yet but it remains to be seen whether there will be a video or not. I guess Namco are following on from Squenix’s take on image song (having also employed BONNIE PINK for a previous release).
T-ara & Supernova – TTL Listen 2 @ Music Core
20 OctT-aranova continue their promotion with a performance of TTL Listen 2 on Music Core. You know I <3 T-ara, I don't know why… I just seem to really really like them. I think I like them more than SNSD… TTL is now number 3 on my most played songs according to my ipod. It is surely only a matter of time before it is number 1 (current number 1 is SNSD's Gee).
Check out their performance of TTL Listen 2 below~
T-ara & Supernova – TTL Listen 2 @ Dream Concert
12 OctAt arguably 2009’s biggest K-pop concert extravaganza, the opening act slot was givne to T-ara and Supernova! I’m going to refer to them as T-aranova from now. Maybe it’ll catch on, maybe it’s not even original, oh wells! Anyway, this was the live debut of TTL Listen 2 and they gave a pretty awesome performance! I hate to say it, but I think T-aranova gave one of the best, high-octane performances of the evening, complete with fireworks! Fireworks in rhythm! So much awesomeness! Can’t believe this is the same T-ara that debuted live with the rather rocky Lies. <3 them.
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