Everyone’s favourite Brown Eyed Girls member is releasing a new solo project! Following in on the footsteps of bandmate, Narsha, Ga-In is releasing her new song!
Check out the clip below and let me know what you think?
Why Are You Being Like This MV – T-ara
23 NovIf you read this blog then you know I’m obssessed with T-ara. They are my favourite band and I love all their music. Soyeon is hwaiting! <3
The girls are finally back after a long hiatus! And they've also become a 7 member group with the inclusion of Hwayoung who looks very pretty! Boram is now also the leader. Let's hope she can focus on being a leader and not just eating all the time!
Goodbye Happiness PV – Utada Hikaru
8 NovHikkichan has released the music video for Goodbye Happiness! :O It’s… rather different from her other videos but totally made with love for her fans! There’s references to other music videos in there – can you spot them? It’s actually quite hilarious. I wondered what it would be like… When I listen to the song, I often think it is a bit sad, but the music video is completely different and is actually very upbeat and happy. It’s really cute to see Hikki dancing and smiling. I think this hiatus has lifted a lot of pressure from herself and I also think she enjoyed the US/UK tour as it was a lot different to the shows she gets to play in Japan. Furthermore, she has recently signed a new contract with EMI to release her music internationally and is no longer signed to Island. This will probably seem like a big break for her. I wish her all the happiness during her break but can’t wait for when she comes back!
SNSD Hoot Inkigayo Win!
7 NovSNSD 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:
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!
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