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K-pop Workout Playlist!

14 Jul

So, I’ve not actually started my new exercise regime just yet but it’s definitely in the pipeline. I was meant to start last week but I caught a virus and was at home resting for two days. It was not pretty. Since then, I’ve not really had the time to start but I did wear my new trainers for the first time on Saturday – they gave me a blister! I was not impressed! These teething problems are to be expected though.

I’m approaching this exercise stuff from an easy going point of view – I want to do it for fun, not as a complete lifestyle change. I like carbs far too much to give them up (especially cake, I can’t imagine a life without cake; sometimes I’ll just have cake for dinner). Part of my relaxed approach is to have a fun workout playlist to listen to. I spent some time the other day creating what I think will be the perfect playlist – and it’s all K-pop songs! Hurrah!

K-pop Workout Playlist:

1. SNSD – Run Devil Run*
2. T-ara – I Go Crazy Because of You
3. Park Bom – You and I
4. Chae Yeon – Shake
5. SNSD – Girls’ Generation
6. T-ara – Bo Peep Bo Peep
7. Wonder Girls – 2 Different Tears (Korean Version)
8. Sandara – Kiss
9. SNSD – Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
10. IVY – Touch Me
11. T-ara & Supernova – TTL Listen 2
12. SNSD – Gee

* = power song

I think it’s a pretty good playlist for working out. It’s got a lot of fast paced songs with lots of thumping, hard beats to really encourage you to push that bit further! A couple of songs are a bit slower, but they have really strong choruses. Like Park Bom’s You & I is a slower, mid-tempo ballad but all the emotion is going to spurn me on! The power song, SNSD’s Run Devil Run, is the song I’m going to listen to to give me a bit of a boost! At the moment it’s first to place but we’ll see how it goes.

Hopefully I’ll get to go on a run soon and this playlist will help me concentrate and focus. Jia you!

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Update:

I know I’ve not actually posted this post yet but I have gone on a run! I’ve gone on two with varying degrees of success. I’m not try to run too hard and stress myself out or injure myself so when I run I take a lot of breaks and walk a lot too. The first one I ran with my friend who runs often and is very health conscious and he gave me lots of tips. The second run was hampered by my agonising hay fever which meant I couldn’t breathe properly and everyone knows breathing properly is crucial when doing exercise. However, the playlist worked really well! I did have to chuckle to myself though – Run Devil Run whilst running? The irony is not lost on me. I’ve not yet had a chance to run again but I might try to go tonight! Jia you! Cheer me on ;_; It’s far too much hardwork!

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Taeyang – I Need a Girl Dance MV (featuring Sandara Park)

9 Jul

Proving to be the hottest issue from Korea at the moment (with his latest release charting internationally on iTunes R&B charts), Taeyang is hotting up your television screens and monitors once more with a new MV for his song, I Need a Girl. It features Sandara Park from 2NE1! I <3 Dara, she's so pretty! She doesn't have the smoothest of moves… but she does look adorable in this video!

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Son Dambi – Queen MV

9 Jul

Ah, Soon Dambi unni is back with a cool new song! It’s not a hardcore dance song but a very cute pop song. The K-pop scene has, for a while now, been dominated by dancey, edgier songs – just look at Black SoShi for a prime example. But Son Dambi is back to freshen things up a little. As much as I love K-pop, sometimes the music can become a bit samey and everyone follows the same trends. That’s why I like CNBlue so much because they offer something different. Now Son Dambi is offering something too. When was the last time you heard a piano as the main instrument in a K-pop song? Crazy times huh? ^_^ Anyways, the song is really good. It’s like an 80s pop song – that’s the first thing I thought of when I heard it. Melody wise, I think some parts are a little and I’m not sure the song is structured perfectly (some rhythms jarr other ones) but it’s a cute little song. I love the MV! I’m sad that it’s so obviously plagerised but I don’t want to talk about that because really, the song is too cool to miss!

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Super Junior – No Other MV

7 Jul

Everyone’s favourite boyband have finally released their MV for their new song, No Other. I have to admit I’m a pretty ardent fan of 2PM but I really like this song! I reminds me a lot of the kind of music that is popular in the UK at the moment so it’s pretty cool! It’s very summery, and easy-breezy and makes for a really good song to listen to whilst studying on a Sunday afternoon. The MV is pretty cool too:

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Soyeon (T-ara) – What Should We Finish? Live on Inkigayo

7 Jul

Soyeon unni continues her solo promotions for the Death Bell 2 OST song, What Should We Finish. For the past couple of performances she was joined on stage by bandmate and star of Death Bell 2, Jiyeon (Jiyeon is so talented!) but she returns to performing it by herself for Inkiayo’s performance. I thought she did amazingly well! Her singing here is great compared to the other performances and they were pretty awesome to begin with! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, all the idols seem to bring their A game when they perform on Inkigayo!

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SNSD – Special Stage Live on K-Chart Mid-Year Win

27 Jun

SNSD rocketed to victory on K-Chart’s Mid-Year special show. They performed a special stage featuring their hit song, Oh! I’m a big fan of SoShi, but I think Oh! has been their weakest single. Anyway, the girls are ever the professionals and deliver a pretty amazing stage. The win was marred by controversy though when SNSD’s leader, Taeyeon, complained about the show. Apparently her rehearsal was effected by technical glitches but the producers did not allow her to rehearse again. But check out the live stage below! Congratulations to the girls, they really deserver it ^_^

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Soyeon (T-ara) – What Should We Finish? Live on Inkigayo

27 Jun

Oh Soyeon, how I love thee. My favourite member of T-ara continues to perform her solo OST for the much anticipated horror sequeal, Death Bell 2. Soyeon is definitely my favourite member of T-ara and also my favourite Korean singer. She has had such an interesting journey in the K-pop entertainment industry. From ex-SNSD trainee to T-ara lead vocalist and now to solo singer. Soyeon has always been my favourite from T-ara and ever since their debut, I’ve followed their career with feverent fanaticism. I think it’s being British, and that we like an underdog who works hard to achieve. T-ara had to struggle a long time to achieve popularity. And now Soyeon is hopefully getting recognition for her amazing vocal skills and talent. She has an amazing voice and I’m glad she’s getting to perform on live stages by herself. Not that I dislike the other members of T-ara, Eunjung and Hyomin are my other favourites, but Soyeon is <3

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Soyeon (T-ara) – What Should We Finish? (Death Bell 2 OST) Live on M! Countdown

24 Jun

My favourite T-ara member, and thus, favourite Korean singer, Soyeon performed on M! Countdown solo! I didn’t even know she was releasing a song solo! She’s not technically because it is part of the OST for Death Bell 2 but who knows! It’s the lead single which is great for Soyeon! When T-ara hit it big with TTL and TTL (Listen 2), she was the lead vocalist. But when they released their debut album and the re-release I was very disappointed because Soyeon didn’t have such a big role in the songs. Obviously all members of a band have to sing but I thought it was disappointing because Soyeon has such an amazing voice.

Thus! I am thrilled that she is having a song all to her own and people can see just how talented she is. I think some people don’t like her because she quit SNSD, because she seems very mature at times and serious (compared to Eunjung who is very plafyul) but Soyeon is awesome! I definitely think she is one of the best singers in K-pop at the moment. Soyeon hwaiting~!

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Jolin Tsai – Immediate Effect (蔡依林 – 即時生效) Pinyin Lyrics

21 Jun

As promised, here are the pinyin lyrics to Jolin Tsai’s Immediate Effect.

jiēxiăo yīnggāi shì àiqíng zài bànlù pāo máo
suŏyĭ qiū bĭ tè chídào
hái hăo wŏmen zài dōu guòle xŭ duō wān jiăo
zŏujìn le tóng yī zuò chéngbăo

nĭ shuō rúguŏ zăo yùdào duō hăo
duō jī fēn jī miăo nĭ dōu yāo
wŏ shuō nà jiù jiābèi duì wŏ hăo
nĭ diăn zhù tóu gĕi wŏ kĕndìng de wēixiào

àiqíng jíshĭ shēngxiào xiàyī miăo
shìfŏu jiùsuàn bīngshān yī jiăo hĕn nán zhăo
nĭ shì dài wŏ tíng kào de mùbiāo
jiùsuàn tiān yá hăi jiăo
shìyán jíshí shēngxiào duì wŏ hăo
yán tú ŏuĕr yùdào fēngbào ràng wŏ kào
jìde yāo bă wŏ de shŏu zhuā láo
dāying wŏ bù qīngyì fàng diào

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Jolin Tsai – Immediate Effect (蔡依林 – 即時生效) Lyrics and Audio

21 Jun

Jiayou! Jolin is back! It seems like ages since Jolin has give us new music (it’s been about a year so not too long). I listened to her last album a lot whilst writing my dissertation for my final year at university. Listening to it whilst working hard in the library. I tend to listen to songs on repeat if I really like them which means certain songs are intrinsically linked to certain periods of my life and hearing that song again will always remind me of that time (Jolin from dissertation writing, Vanesssa Carlton whilst cycling in Germany during one summer and so on).

She returns with an unusual first single. Jolin is called the Taiwanese Britney Spears and if you watched Wu Niang or Agent J you can easily see why she has this monicker. However, she’s released a summery, melodic slice of C-pop, that wouldn’t be out of place on a drive to the beach. I’m so excited for the new album and the PV! I’m imagining a dance number with bright colours and the sun involved!

Check out the lyrics below, I’ll try to translate them and write them in pinyin so you can sing along soon!

Credit for Chinese character lyrics goes to: here.

蔡依林 – 即時生效

揭曉 應該是愛情在半路拋錨
所以丘比特遲到
還好 我們在兜過了許多彎角
走進了同一座城堡

你說如果早遇到多好
多幾分幾秒你都要
我說那就加倍對我好
你點著頭給我肯定的微笑

愛情即使生效下一秒
是否就算冰山一角很難找
你是帶我停靠的目標
就算天涯海角
誓言即時生效對我好
沿途偶爾遇到風暴讓我靠
記得要把我的手抓牢
答應我不輕易放掉

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