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Day & Night – Tasty

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Tasty is finally back with a new song. Last time they were on the stage, they were promoting MaMaMa, which was a successful song the duo. However since then, Woolim Entertainment (Tasty’s entertainment company, which also houses Infinite) announced the merger between them and SM Entertainment. Since then, the pair had performed on numerous stages with SM Entertainment as an opening act. As you view this comeback, you can see that the band has become a much larger and more experienced group, then opposed to last year, when they were just rookies.

This song is not bad. It is actually pretty good. But it did not stand out for me. Yes, this song would be a reminisce to all songs from the 90’s. It has that old pop era feel to it, which makes it pretty cool. However as I mentioned previously, it did not stand out. Maybe because it was quite a bad time to promote, and the other bands and groups are over shadowing Tasty. The chorus is pretty cool. I feel like this song focuses more on the vocals of the band rather than the dance. The rapping in this song sounds pretty good. I like the guitar sounds in the instrumental. (I think they are called rifs or something, but to be sure, I just say “sound”).

The music video is quite cool. A video with another decent plot. Hahahaha… Anyway, we see that the twins have a small restaurant which they operate and run. One day when the one of the twins (as you can see, I cannot tell the difference between the two yet) opens the doors, he finds his “ex” at the door. It was revealed that she left him years ago, and she now wants to get back together. So they let her stay and help out in the restaurant, which they see is quite successful. Well, it was not that easy as 1,2,3, but in the end they let her in. The three soon becomes best of friends (again) and start to hang out. After a while, the girl starts poking around and finds money. The other twin (the one whom she never dated) caught her looking at the money, but I guess let her off because he likes her. Cause I guess the whole world was waiting for the make out scene, but it turns out she was just teasing him. It turns out she only got back with the twins, so she could lure them out and have people fight them. Not sure why though. But you can see she regrets the whole thing and is about to cry when the video ends. It seems like the guys die in the end. Or have pretty bad injuries. I really liked the music video and how despite the plot, the director and cameras were able to capture the whole scenery of Hong Kong.

The dance is okay. Not as memorable as MaMaMa and really does not have anything awesome in it. I don’t think the dance carries that 90’s feel to it that the song has, which was a pity. Though it was still enjoyable to watch.

Nothing amazed me with this comeback. But it is still pretty cool. 7/10.

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What Am I To You? – History

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History has made their comeback with a new song. This is their second comeback after promotions  of Dreamer and Tell Me Love. This time around they went for the bad boy image, showing fans a much different side of the band. The band has also been nominated to be the BEST MALE ROOKIE on my BOB (Best Of The Best, which you can check out here). I have to say, I like the way they went this time around. Much better than their previous song. Though, they are quite popular among the audience, they don’t perform that well on charts. Maybe next time???

The song has that Latin American feel to it that we were promised, unlike some other song recently. It and that salsa or rumba feel to that makes it addictive to listen to. It had an exotic yet fresh feel to it, giving it a different look to it, from other songs. The vocals in this song are pretty cool and it reminds me of their Dreamer song. The chorus is really good, quite catchy must I add. Tell Me Your Love. The rapping is pretty cool. It has that husky feel that fits the song quite well. The instrumental parts are quite good as well. They give the song more of a balance when you listen to it. The line that I find most interesting the whole song is: “I know how to cheat, but she knows how to play.” That one line to me summarises the whole song and for some reason stands out among the rest.

I personally think, from a western point of view, that this music video has a very extreme rating. I don’t see anything that can be that bad to the audience. Unless having a guy “smoke”, get into a fight or being rebellious is that bad to have a 19+ rating. This music video is quite artistic. We see five different ways a person could deal with a break up. The angry kind, the ‘I want to fight”, the miserably lonely guy, the “sad then happy” guy or the “anger release” guy. I actually think Kyungil’s role (the sad then happy guy) role is the best out of the five and he does a really good portrayal of such a role. Do I hear calls for dramas and movies coming? Not sure about the ending though. The story really does not explain a connection between the five guys, beside the fact that they are going through a breakup. But hey, it was only like five seconds out of the 4 minute and 52 seconds, so I am not going to be that critical.

The dance was really good. It was like dancing the salsa or rumba, which we all know must have two people to do. But instead the guys dance by themselves. Pretty cool. Like that little moment during the first rap. It is like the rapper is looking into his reflection. Yeah I see where all the MJ comparisons are coming from. After noticing those shoes,I have to say, they are pretty shiny. Too shiny to look at the video but instead of their shoes.

7.5/10. Pretty cool. I still believe this band has amazing potential. They just need the right song and the right wow factor. But this is a start. (I honestly thought I would not get this review done tonight. I have been trying to push through my holiday homework, but there is a lot more than I have anticipated. But don’t worry, I am on a two month holiday now, so I am able to release reviews for you!!!)

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One Way Love – Sistar (Hyorin)

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Everyone knows about Sistar nowadays. And I think everyone knows Hyorin, the main vocalist of the group. She recently made her solo debut on the stage with One Way Love. She is the first member of the band to officially branch out into a solo career. I say officially, because both Soyu and Hyorin has had solo singing activities in the past. Anyway, this review will be very depressing mainly cause I have to talk about how misleading something is. She has achieved an amazing feat with winning awards this week, a week after her debut, showing the industry how powerful she and her group is and the love fans have for her.

This song is quite disappointing. I have to admit it. The teaser showcased a rock song for goodness sake, but instead we get this extra slow song which sounds like nothing compared to the teaser. Do you know how freaking disappointed I am with this??? Hyorin’s voice fits rock really well, not some crappy slow song. Everyone was expecting some kind of party song that would have showcased her vocals and dance skills. Though this comeback does showcase her dance skills, but her vocals are quite lacking. It seems like the producer thought “Oh well, let’s give her a high note at the end to make it sound like she is the main vocal.” No. Lonely was just as bad, maybe worse. But some good points. The chorus is downright catchy. I have it stuck in my head. Did not stay around my head for long, but it did get stuck there. Also, her rapping in this song is pretty cool. It added a great touch to the song, and it allowed the song to focus on her only, not some other rapper. I would not have minded Bora in this song, but I guess that song would be leaning towards Sistar19.

Writing this review basically means that I am watching the video for the first time. So here are my thoughts. The set where she dances with the back dancers look really cool.  She looks stunning, but I am not too sure about the tattoo on her stomach. I guess we see a couple with love and hate. Where Hyorin probably loves him, but he does not love her back, hence the name: One Way Love.  When she is rapping in the music video, she was smiling. I honestly think this song is made for smiling. Those scenes where she is giving him the death stare suits the song and video much more. I guess in the end they make up (and probably make out). I have two more complaints. Why she is she pouring champagne into a bathtub in the middle of the room?BATHTUB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM? Geeezzz… I wonder where I saw that before. And also, that scene with her and the blue background. She looks funny there, not the best solo shot of her. Death stares FTW!!!

I find this dance really cool. She makes the dance look so easy, as if no effort is required. However, when we probably do that continuously then we probably die. She said it was like a thigh workout or something and I can see what she means. It is pretty amazing. To those who think it is a little too much? Yeah, right! If this dance gets band, then every other dance by a girl group will be banned for implied thoughts. But seriously amazing dance.

6.5/10. Disappointed with the comeback, but it still kind of works out in the end. I have to say, her interview on Thursday with that one fan who screamed out every time she spoke made her crack up before she finished her sentence. It was pretty funny.

Missing You – 2NE1

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2NE1 is back with their long awaited comeback single. It seems like 2013 is not 2NE1’s year. In fact, YG’s year at all. After what many deemed as mega flops, the band is finally comeback with yet another song going in a totally different direction. They made their comeback through the MAMA earlier this month and since made their comeback onto the stage on the weekly music shows, also winning awards for this song, much mroe than what they have won altogether in the year.

I love this song. 2NE1 always have these cool, hardcore pop songs that want to get you up and dance. Never do we get a song that shows off the vocal ability of each member. This song however does just that. This ballad sounds so amazing and the emotion (in the voices, not in the presentation of the members). I particularly love the chorus and the “Geuriwohaeyo” part is really catchy. This song by far is the best song released by 2NE1 this year. The only complaint with this song is it is quite sad. Too sad in fact for me. And I was not really sure with the sudden change in the instrumental after the first chorus. They made the ballad into a poppy song which did ruin the sadness of the song. But I felt that the song needed more of something to make it less sad. I don’t know why i am complaining anyway. Both would cancel each other out anyway.

The music video is quite interesting. I like it. Not the best music video out there, but it really carries the emotion that the song has. The lighting of the music video fits really well. Also feel that when the members just are sitting around doing nothing fits the video and feel of the song quite well. Not sure about CL lying on that big XXI. I also did enjoy the dancer. he made a pretty good contribution to the video, giving it that more interesting zest to it. CL’s body is amazing. Not perving on her or anything…. Major complaint here, but Park Bom’s face. Nothing wrong with the face, but it looks droopy. All I see is her mouth moving. Beside that, the face just looks like blank. While the other members are sad and miserable, Bom is just … No wonder she is not an actor.

The performance is just them standing around singing and no dancing. Fits the song perfectly. At least they did not put in a dance that would’ve ruined the whole song.

8.5/10. Pretty good comeback. Better than Do You Love Me?, Baddest Female and Falling In Love by miles.

Only One – Gummy ft. Big Brother

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Gummy recently left YG Entertainment after her contracted ended earlier this year. Since then, she has signed with a new company and has gone down for a more different style. I adore Gummy because she has an amazing voice. Every past song that she has sung in the past sounds amazing. She also recently collaborated and released a song with Wheesung. Both voices complimented each other and sounds amazing. But this song is a solo song, and I must state this. I LOVE THIS STYLE.

To me, the song is a lot similar to Bye U by the rapper Outsider ft. G.O. Not because the song is similar but the style of both songs are party anthems, and both have this cool instrumental which you can rock to and feel like you’re at a party. I find this song easy to understand with. Not as hard as other songs. It is not as heavy or has anything complicated or complex in it. The instrumental literally got me head banging the first time around. Though I think her voice suits ballad more, Gummy pulled this song off really well. She sounds amazing, even if this is the total opposite to her expected style. Which makes me think that YG Entertainment has kept her under wraps a lot. Anyway, I love the club feel of the song. Don’t know why though, since I am more of an introvert and will avoid party’s (and going out with friends the most I can!).

The music video is okay. Not the best. I wanted to see her transformation partying with people. But all we got was a DJ, Gummy (assuming it is her, causing the lighting is pretty bad at this club) singing to an audience. It probably was just a live performance. Now, I know she is underrated, despite coming from a company that is a part of the big 3. But for crying out loud, she is an artist coming from the Big 3. At least give her a music video that has the ability to put her back onto the KPOP map! But at least the music video was set in the club and not in some random subway in New York. I hope not, though.

I think the song makes up for lost ground that the music video has not covered. 10/10. This song is seriously addictive.

BOB’s and End Of Year Charts!!!!

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Hi all,

The year is finally coming to another end and the new year is coming. Hence, I thought why not kill time and do some kind of award thing and end of year charts. All the info will be on this page: The Best Of The Best! and also the nominees have been released, so check it out.

[UPDATE: The winners have been announced. Please check them out here. 

Come Back next week for the charts!!!!

Make sure you check them out! Thanks again, Tony.

Madly – FT Island

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After promotions for their 5th year anniversary album, with the song Memory, the band has made their comeback promoting Madly. It is so nice to see the band (or in fact any instrument playing band) back onto the stage. Though they are not at the top of the charts, the band has continued to promote the song, receiving a lot of love from their fans.

This song is amazing. I love the huskiness of Hongki’s voice which sounds so cool and fits the song really well. I love the orchestral feel to the instrument giving the song that more grand feel. The chorus is quite catchy, I have to say that. I love how the song breaks down into a more rock ballad type of song after the first chorus. I really like how Hongki’s voice has that really good feel to it, where is matches the song perfectly. His high note at the end was extraordinary. You can feel the emotion in the song as soon as you feel it. The song itself speaks about  how bad this guy regrets leaving his girl. I personally like this song. Not sure why some people think there is autotune in this song. I can only pick out one part that had autotune, but it is not that bad to complain about it.

The music video is really nice. Not sure about the setting though. In the middle of no where, with long grass growing around is not really a great way to show regret and love. Especially when you have set up big lights and a drum kit to make the band perform in the wild. I don’t mind the acting. Jonghun does an amazing job at aimlessly wondering around the desert, which fits the song. But complaint is the band performing the the field. Though I am one to complain a lot about slow starters, I think the whole music video was done well. Jonghun slowly walks around for most of the song, looking like a lover who is in regret, but when the song approaches the climax of the song, he starts to run and the scenes changes according to the drum beats. That is pretty cool. Also the blurring effect when he runs accompany his speed. In the end he runs to the point where he cannot run anymore and collapses. I guess he yearns to see his lover, so we see the girl caring for him, but really it is just his imagination. Amazing video.

9.5/10. Really great. FT Island does it again. This ballad this time around carries so much emotion and looks amazing.

Only You – VIXX

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VIXX had previously returned with a new single, Only You. This song was released a part of the same album but prior to the release of VooDoo Doll. This song is really amazing and I have to say that there are a lot of love for this song. I reviewed Voodoo Doll first, because it was the main song on the album. But I just had to sit down and review song. It is so amazing. But before I give anything away, I will just move along to the next part of the review.

Finally, another ballad like song from the band. Last time I reviewed such a song from VIXX was Don’t Want To Be An Idol Any Longer which was equally as amazing. The difference with these two songs is that this song showcases the vocals of all the members, whereas the first song only showcases the main vocals of the band. This song has this really classy feel to it. The song also sounds quite old, but really it was released a few weeks ago. I love chorus. It had a thump thump feel to it, which makes it so much stronger. I really like the start of the song, but it was literally throughout the whole song and it did become a little annoying. I also like Leo’s vocal rap thing which he had after the first chorus. Ravi’s rap also has this vintage feel to it, which fits the song really well. I was quite impressed with the song.

The music video was beautifully shot. Showing the lovely sights of Sweden, I think. I may need to check up on that. Hahahaha… No, but how freaking amazing is this video. It still has that mature and dark feel to it, but at the same time it is much lighter and basically more “prettier” than their current song, Voodoo Doll. I really like how one member would walk into another’s shot and then just carry on singing.  It is pretty cool. Not as cool as their reverse video, but it still looks amazing. It seems like in the future, I must travel to Sweden now. Hahahaha….

There is no dance. And I am thankful for that. The live performance are just them basically sitting around and singing.

10/10. Wow, this song and stuff is amazing. Like Voodoo as well, but I am a little more impressed with this song than their title track.

The Letter – Davichi

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Davichi recently made their comeback with a brand new single, The Letter. The duo, who are known for their amazing vocals, have literally done it again with another song, wowing fans and the audience with another heartbreaking but yet warm song. Davichi has never disappointed. Their amazing vocals are consistent through every song they release and their live is always cool. I watched their music video teaser, and honestly it was not that good, but I am loving this comeback and it seems like Korea is too, winning a lot of awards and ranking quite high on charts.

At first I was disappointed with this song, but now, I love it. Thier instrumental is really so grand and there is the epic feel in it which makes it sound so amazing. The vocals once again are consistent with their other songs and I seem to never get bored with their voice. The song, just from listening to it, is another sad song, and it seems that Davichi is a really good vocal duo when it comes to portraying their emotions. The chorus is quite catchy, for a ballad. I love how the song starts of slow and then bam, the chorus is literally high. There is one complaint I have to make, but what is with the door closing sound after each chorus? It sounds werid and everytime I hear it, it distracts me from the rest of the song.

Okay, for those who don’t know, the lyrics talks about how a guy leaves a love letter to the girl. The guy is terminally ill, and from the music video, we get that the guy dies, leaving the girl behind. The girl, obviously shattered, starts to cry and drives for most of the music video. Ummm…. Hello, I know that you could be is a different state of mind, but you drove for a very long distance. Not being racist here, but your eyes were closed for most of that time. Would it not be a great time to just stop the car, and cry out all you want? You know, if that happened to me, I would not sit in a car, drive and then cry my tear ducts out. Hmmm… But this music video has a lot of emotion in it, from the guy and the girl, a lot of tears are shedded. Great music video.

8/10. Really good song, great music video. Amazing comeback!!!! I also apologize for my week worth of break. I will have more reviews up over the weekend, and during the week. However, I may disappear for 4 days considering I have 4 more days of school. After that, I am all yours! Hahahaha… Churning out reviews after reviews.

Oh My God! – N.CA

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One of the most cutest rookies of the year is finally back with her newest single “Oh My God!”. It was such a pity that I never got to review her debut song, because it made me feel warm and fuzzy. Too much? Now N.CA is back with a new song, ready to show the KPOP scene more of the mature voice and the yet  young face. Anyway, I cannot say too much without hinting too much on my thoughts of the song.

How freaking catchy is this song? “Oh my, oh my, oh my god!”. I love listening to the song. Her voice has something that makes us feel so good. Her voice so sweet and loving in this song. You just want to hug it don’t you? No? Just me? I love the way the song slowly builds up tot he chorus and then maintains the beat throughout the song. The chorus is really catchy and the lyrics are so sweet. The lyrics talks about how a guy wants to leave her, but she makes it more into a positive song, than making it a much more depressing song. I have no complaints with this song and it sounds really amazing.

The music video is good. I love the doll scene where she plays with the dolls, but it seems like she is controlling the people in her life. Not sure about some of the sets, particularly the school one. Not sure how it fits into the whole song. I guess she runs after the guy, but then instead of the expected “love me” scene, she dumps him. And I also believe that there was a scene he thought she was going to kill him via electrocution. But instead she sings to him, in the forest, with lights conveniently placed there and a microphone. And it is funny how one small part of the song can make him want her more all over again. Hahahaha…. I would be joking if I said the plot was flawless. But nevertheless, the music video had a cute feeling and looked pretty good.

She looks awkward dancing. I think she does not know where to look. She looks shy and really has no idea what she doing there on stage. But she still looks cute while dance. I like the part where they kneel down and bang the seats, and also the “Oh my, oh my, oh my god” part.

8/10. I must remember to review her debut song, one day. Over my holiday break. One day.

Voodoo Doll – VIXX

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VIXX is back with a brand new song, released in a form of an album. Their first album. Arrrghhh!!!! How many promotional singles have they had? 6 songs if I am not mistaken to get to here. Amazing. Not only that, but they recently returned from a mini tour around Europe and the USA, which technically means they are really tired. You can see it through the heavy man liner which they have on their eyes. Not complaining, but I think this band is becoming like B.A.P. B.A.P released songs that consolidated that they were the badass group, while it seems like 2013 is the year were all Starlights would refer to the dark concept year, excluding G.R.8.U. Let’s get on with the review.

At first, I thought this song would not be as strong as On & On or Hyde, but then after listening to it many times, I soon realized what a freaking awesome song it is. Ravi’s infamous grunts before each song starts off this song, and then it launches straight into the song, showing the how hardcore this song is going to be. I love Hongbin’s parts in the song, that give the song that more freaky style. I also love the “Tick Tock” parts, giving also that more creepy style. Also the song does the opposite to what most songs would. Most songs would start of slowly, but this song started of fast and slowed down before the chorus. Ravi’s raps are always hardcore as well, and this song is no exception. My only complaint with the song is: that “Oooooo~” part sounds very similar to Ylvis’s “What Does The Fox Say”, like down right similar. But beside that, this song is awesome.

The music video shows the life of a voodoo doll. We get this really creepy start to the whole video. Then we are introduced to VIXX, in their enclosure, kept by an insane girl.  One girl who enjoys doing things to the members that we all would shiver. Yes, don’t you worry. While I enjoy some gruesome stuff, this music video made me shiver. What makes it creepier is that girl is like laughing and enjoying what she is doing, which to me is really creepy. Another thing, Hongbin’s eyes. Yes that contact lenses where there is a cross in his eyes. That is down right scary. I really like the enclosure, there is something different for each member. The end is rather scary. She mutilates Hongbin to the point where he probably has no idea who he is anymore. I also love the scene where the doll grows sad and starts to run away, prompting the other members to run away as well, that part was pretty cool. The doll was so cute!!! Hahahaha…

The dance is pretty cool as well. I will complain about this, but why is N in the centre of each formation? The only time he is not, is when it is the end. Like when it is the chorus, N is front, while Leo is stuck singing behind him. Anyway, the like the dance because it is powerful as the song. They lie down and bang their feet in the air matching the times of the beat. And when they throw Ken up to start off the song. Also, like the inclusion of the stick. Mainly because I am not sure if it is meant to be a microphone. But many of the moves mimic the way someone is stabbing the doll, so that is pretty cool.

9/10. I am amazed everytime VIXX comes out with a new song. Every concept is fresh and different. Yes, this year is VIXX’s “dark concept” year.

[UPDATE: I usually don’t do this, but there boys really deserve a win. Today (6th Of December 2013) is finally their day. Congrats VIXX!]

Doom Dada – T.O.P (Big Bang)

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Now it is T.O.P’s turn. T.O.P has finally returned with a brand new single after absence of like 3 years. It has been sometime since we last heard a song from the man and now we finally get our chance. Being extremely busy with movie roles that he has to pay, T.O.P has literally spiced the stage up with something weird. I am not complaining because I freaking love this song. Let’s just say, it is a tribute to song to his hardcore rapping and extreme creativity. The only live performance was at the MAMA’s last night, and really, he does not really dance that much. So I will be skipping that part all together in the review. But I will put the video of his performance and the Big Bang crew into the playlist for you all.

The song has that exotic feel to it. No one is this world will be able to argue with that. At first, I thought this song would not make it at all, because of the exotic feel. However, the second time listening to it, I figured it is not the instrumental of the song or T.O.P’s rapping style, but rather you have to listen to the whole song together as one to be able to grasp a full understanding of the song. And that understanding is: WEIRD! Like every aspect of this comeback is “not normal”. This song talks about the evolution of the human body. Well, more like the evolution of T.O.P and how he became “hot” and “sexy”. Hell, this song is so catchy and sounds so amazing. Like the “doom da da didi da” was hella catchy. You have got me officially singing this song all day long. The hardcore rapping is amazing. The only problem with the song is one main line: “Long Time No See”. Why? Because to me, the soloist is saying “Long time no shit”. T.O.P, is work that demanding for you? You have got no time to take a dump? Wow!

This music video is so quirky and different, it made me laugh so much. There is most probably a million ways someone can interpret this video. And here is my take on it right now. T.O.P, in ape form, discovers a microphone with his gang. Gang of apes. What? Fast forward a bit and you get T.O.P in his full glory. Then we get T.O.P and the little kid with the massive head. Seriously, I love that little kid. He is basically made the video turn from a boring video into such a funny video. That or T.O.P’s ridiculously motorbike riding style. I am sorry, but if I found out that T.O.P was my chauffeur, I probably take a taxi to my hotel in Korea. I have to say this video was hilarious and a video that I would probably go to when I feel down.

9/10. Excellent and funny. This also takes me to the end of the Big Bang reviews. Now I just need to wait for their single that should be released later this year. You have one month YG, one month.

Who You? – G-Dragon (Big Bang)

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G Dragon, who last night won 4 awards at the MAMA awards, recently unveiled his third music video for this latest album. “Who You?” was a just a song I discovered recently that I thought never discover. As you can tell, I never got to sit down and listen to the whole album. Tragic, hey? I know G-Dragon is amazing and has really great songs, but his latest song, Coup D’etat, was not that great from my perspective. Crooked on the other hand was amazing. Okay, review now. But first: as you have noticed, I released Taeyang’s review last night, now its G-Dragon’s review. Tomorrow, it will be T.O.P’s review. Or later today. Not sure. I have commitments after releasing this review, and unsure if I will get around to releasing T.O.P’s review tonight.

Who You? is an amazing song. It has that really popish American feel that I really love, from the late 90’s to the early 2000’s. It has to be one of the best tracks by G-Dragon to date and I cannot form words on my keyboard with my fingers to describe this amazing song. The instrumental has that American feel to it, which makes it sound so memorable. Though I was delayed, I had to replay the song over and over again. The chorus, like Crooked, sounded catchy and was really cool. The piano at the start gave that really fresh feeling to the song and opened the song quite well. The “Du Du Du” part was really catchy and I had it replaying in my head a million times. It was a fun song to listen, which was much different to Coup D’etat which had a obvious serious feel to it, but at the same time was not as crazy as Crayon.

The music video is quite memorable. Who You? music video was filmed using fan’s fancams, which is quite an original idea. But imagine the editing processing, going through how much footage to make it into a video! Not one to complain here. Knowing that it was made from fancams, I can’t really complain about the shakiness of the video. On top of that, I liked the graffiti, however thought it was quite excessive. It was over the windows, and everything inside the enclosure. But I guess it has its charm. Also, I am glad that YG and G Dragon decided to list all of the names at the end. A good 534895634895632 people on that list. Hahahaha… I kid, not that much. But it was very nice of him to include them.

The performance was so so. The dance did not captivate me like the video or the song itself. I also kind of noticed that this choreography was the last one to be thought through, It seemed rush and “un G Dragon like” if you know what I mean.

8/10. Quite good. Now, T.O.P’s review and that one Big Bang single we were promised. Where you at?

Ringa Linga – Taeyang (Big Bang)

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Taeyang is finally back with a new solo song since his last promotions of I’ll Be There. Since then, fans have been asking for a comeback of the solo artist. From memory, I think this solo “album” was meant to be released ages ago, like start of last year. However, it was delayed for quite some time. Like, a very long time. Note that I put album in quotation marks, because we were told we were going to get an album, instead we got a single. Not good enough. It also seems that Big Bang is all about solos this year. Daesung, Seungri, G-Dragon, Taeyang and now T.O.P all have released a solo project this year and from what we were all told, a new single of the band as one will be release quite soon. Don’t know when though.

The song is okay. Overall, it was okay to listen to. I have to say, I was expecting something along the lines of “I Want A Girl” or “Only Look At Me”, but instead we got more a hip hop swag battle in this song. The start to me sounds like what you hear when you see the sunrise, which is kind of ironic, since Taeyang means the sun in Korea. But then the chorus, to me was just awful. It had its fame, but in just did not sit well with me. I am not sure if it is Taeyang or if it the lyrics or the instrumental, but it did not go well. Also, congratulations to Taeyang, for learning how to spell your name. Seriously, this song sounds like it was copy and pasted a million times. I did however like the slow ballad parts of the song, which was something that I enjoyed. It matched Taeyang’s voice really well. The ending just had to be the chorus didn’t? Anyway, it was okay to listen to, but as a whole it was quite disappointing.

The music video. Oh geezz…. I guess it is too hot for Taeyang to leave his shirt on. Again. I am not sure about the “art” on his body though. Those big thick black lines on his arms. They look like black duct tape stuck on him. I actually don’t mind the video. Though, yes the sets seem cheap, it fits Taeyang’s image and complimented the song. Not sure about the dreadlocks though. Never am a fan of those, and sadly Taeyang looks kind of awkward in it. Mohawk, I guess is the best. I love the glow in the dark shirts. That looks awesome and really fitted with YG’s fresh style. The ending scene was kind of weird. It seemed like the spinning top thing was distracting. Also, the amount of foreigners in this song was kind of weird. It was great, but it seemed like they brought a whole different image into the music video, which kind of sucked it a bit. But hey, I like the music video, so I won’t be complaining as much.

The dance is still pretty cool. Taeyang will always live up to his standard as the one of the best dancers in KPOP and it seems like he showed the exact same standard in this song. Not disappointed here. Linked in the playlist below is the dance version, which was released first, and it was an amazing video to watch. Dare I say, much better than the music video though.

5/10. Okay comeback, did not live up to its hype for me. Maybe, this year is just not YG’s year.

Hush – Miss A

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I was totally impressed with the song. Not the first time listening to it though. I was quite disappointed with the song as a whole, the first time hearing it. But it grew on me a lot, to the put where I play it everytime I plug in my headphones. I do have a complaint to make though. The song took freaking forever to get to the climax. And even the climax did not sound like a climax, but rather quite random and sudden. The song was too slow for quite some time and then when we got to the really good bits, the song slowed down, like a car breaking suddenly. Then the car accelerated suddenly. Though it does not sound good the way I describe it, I freaking love this song. The chorus is freaking catchy. I also love how it was not one person of the group who dominated the song, but rather the lines were shared out by the members. This song also goes to show that a rap is not needed. Little did you know, but there is no rap in the song, just purely vocals. Freaking awesome.

The music video was dark and mysterious. Not really what I would have thought about when it came to sexiness and all of that. It is set in very different sets. You have a room with a leaking problem (please get that fixed), a shower that does not work (please get that fixed), a dodgy looking train carriage (please get that upgraded, train network) and a recently robbed supermarket store (please employ new security). I love it how they made use of each set and did solo shots for one of the members in each scene and then let the members dance in all 4 sets. Quite original, I believe. Not sure about the mannequins in the store though. Are they meant to be there, wearing those clothes. From what I see, the store only sells food. Like, a lot of food. I love it how when it came to the climax, the editor paired it up to Suzy biting her lollipop. Pretty cool, must I say. I love the extreme closeup of the members at the end, it gave a different feel to it. Even though I thought of the music video in a weird way, those final moments reminded me about the creepiness of the video. It’s smart and did actually fit the song, but creepiness does not sexiness, in my point of view.

The dance is pretty cool. Not as catchy as Goodbye Baby or Bad Girl Good Girl. But it does fits the song really well. They had slow smooth dance moves during the start when the music was slow and had fast dance moves when the music was powerful and fast. Pretty cool. I loved the use of the “pole” and the curtains, it gives the whole dance and performance more of a powerful and dominated feel.

8.5/10. I was going to give it a 9, but the song held it down a little. I would have loved to give it a 9, but honestly that extra 0.5 was not worth it. But still, it is a really good comeback and hope to see these girls accept some more awards.

I Don’t Know – FIESTAR

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FIESTAR is finally back after a years absent from the stage, with “I Don’t Know”. Yes, they have been unseen from the stage, since promotions of We Don’t Stop, but that did not mean we did not hear anything from the girls. The only singles that I have heard from the girls were “Whoo!~”, which was released around June July time period if I was not mistaken. “Whoo!” was amazing and so is this song. Sadly, I did not get to review the song, which is a pity, because I loved the Latin feel to it. Another thing, I must address, but I believe that the music shows are quite bias towards towards the bands that are already well known and have won awards. The rookie groups and lesser known groups tend to get cut, like Fiestar, cut during their comeback performance. They should focus on the rookie groups, and give them a chance. But enough that, onto the review.

Yes, the song had sampled the “Little Indians” nursery rhyme. As a KPOP fan, that is quite original. The song overall was quite good, and I loved it, as it soared to the top of the most played songs on my phone. I have been dying to hear a Fiestar song, and their last song, We Don’t Stop was amazing. The instrument, the vocals and raps were astounding. I don’t think I ever doubted the amazing ability of what the song had to offer. Despite me enjoying the song, the lyrics are actually a more different story. I have to agree with the many other people around the world. The ambiguous lyrics really does not improve the song  as much as its proposed effect would have. Instead, it was rather confusing and weird to listen to the song without the context of a guy perving on a girl, and then with the same context.  But, besides that there are no bad points about the song. I particularly loved the breakdown of the song when it came to the rap. Did it fit the song, that was a whole different question?

The music video complimented the “dirty” side of the lyrics. We have this guy who invited a girl over and starts to perve on her. Now, I don’t know, but that guy is really bad at doing that subtly. Not saying from experience, but wouldn’t drooling be rather obvious? Like the guy is turning his head in slo-mo and then starts licking his lips? No? That or my other theory is, the girl is a socially awkward penguin and does not know the true ethics of outside life. I am saying that “socially awkward penguin” part  from experience. She then notices when he tries to kiss her and slap the daylights out of him. Well, more like shoved and bashed him. I think he enjoyed that part, though. Beside that hilarious video (you should watch it. It probably make you go WTF? or HAHAHAHAHA…), the scenes where they dance, kind of crashes the video. Like, there really is not anything visually appealing in those scenes, and they really do ruin the mood of the video, particularly after the funny bits.

The dance is awesome. I don’t think I have ever enjoyed such a dance. It took me a while to understand the “One little, two little Indian” part, but when I did, I loved it and every time I hear the song, I always do the dance. I guess the dance was quite ambiguous as well. Some parts were cute, but then other parts were “sexy”. Note I put that in quotation marks, mainly because I feel like “serious” is a more descriptive word for their dance.

8/10. Enjoyed all aspects of the comeback from the song, music video and dance.