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Like The Birds – FT Island

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Okay, this song is really calm and peaceful to listen into Spring ( or Autumn, if your in the Northern Hemisphere). It is very refreshing however  the music video does not reflect the tune or rhythm of the song. The desert is a place that is very dry, hot and isolated. this songs sounds like calm, cool, connected song.

I also did not realize that this song was a remake of another song. If i had not read that, I would’ve thought this was their actual song that they wrote. They are that professional, it does not sound like a remake at all. Now there was controversies with the Jeep (?) that they were using, the owner had agreed but withdrawn it from the filming. Seriously mate, if i had a car, i would have given them it. Your car is in a music video. You should be happy.

Again with the desert theme, I really don’t like the fact that they are playing in a desert. It isn’t that cool.  However I do like the old, untouched, abandoned house concept they had at the start. It was very fresh and actually looked professional then those high-tech visual effects that make the music video boring by rival artists.

Okay to rate this song and music video (which I always do) I would give it a 8/10. It was stunning however I don’t really like remakes. Unless I loved the original song or movie. Anyway, FIN.

Love Is Move – Secret

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Now I don’t really know what to say about this song. It’s not good or bad. It’s just the middle. I am thankful they got rid of their cute/aegyo image from Shy Boy and Starlight Moonlight and went back to their girl power/sexiness image. Apparently this music video was inspired by Betty Pop. Is that how you spell it? I don’t know. There is not much of a reference towards the cartoon character but she was known to be sexy and that is what Secret has brought out.

Now I really like the start of the song. As soon as the song starts you hear music that you can relate to the surf or something like Abanibi. (For those who don’t know Abanibi, It is a very famous song which was a chart topper sang by Izhar Cohen who was an Israelite.) I absolutely loved the Vietnamese Version of Abanibi (Yes, I am Vietnamese) by Tommy Ngo and Lynda Trang Dai –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQaPQo57tM4&feature=BFa&list=FL-0fFFzsJwH4ZTnBFuHXZ0w&lf=mh_lolz This video also throughout changed itself to those boring dance movies like Footloose and Hairspray. *Shivers*

I do also like the C’mon, C’mon part and the choreography is amazing. They were bouncing most of the time especially throughout the chorus. The dance movies were pulled off very well and the moves actually tied in with the music. They also look stunning. I loved what they wore in Magic & Madonna and they look stunning here as well.

Anyway, this song is not that addictive like, let say, SNSD’s Hoot or 2NE1’s I AM THE BEST. But it now stands as a major competitor against these top girls bands if they keep singing these cool types of songs. Anyway I have to rate now, or I never will —> 7.5/10.

Indifferent Love – Fat Cat

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Okay, there isn’t much to say about this song as there is no music video. Hmm.. save me from criticizing the song and letting me print off my essay for school. (Only Joking). This was a great song for a debut. And like any singer who debuts with a high, electropop song, their next song is gonna be a depressing song. (Only Joking again). I have no idea why I wrote that!

I have to say, she looks stunning in her red hair. I have to also say this song is a very good song to have on at this time of the year with Halloween coming up. You can imagine a black cat singing this song can’t you?

There is a massive flaw in this song. There are a lot of English and Korean right? Well, most of the English does not make sense. “Luv holic fallin’ that’s me love me boy za”, “The holic holic fallin fallin that’s me thats me love me baby” & “shining star no more super star”. What sense does this make. Whats a Loveholic falling? Who would love a falling loveholic? Holic is not even a word. Most of the sites I have been to for the lyrics and the live performances on Inkigayo, Music Core, Music Bank etc. have stated that holic is a wrod. Holic is not a word but only a suffix(Thank You dictionary.com).

Anyway enough said. I have an essay to print and dinner is waiting for me. Good song for a debut, nice red hair (-.- no that type). 8/10.

They Are Coming – Wheesung

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“Awkward position, don’t you think Wheesung?”

This song is absolutely awesome. Wheesung’s voice + RnB song = a song everyone must hear. It is very dominating especially Wheesung’s voice. It is very relaxing in my point of view as well but also a very tragic song.

Now the plot of the music video is not that clear. A guy loves this girl and the girl abandons him. He soon realizes that there are people after him and would attack his ex. He goes and save her and while they try to escape they are attacked. The girl does not want to leave with the guy so she stays back, telling the guy to go on. Maybe she is going to hold the attackers up, no one knows. No one knows her fate, but I think possibly dead with all the gunshots.However many unexplained sections of the story I don’t much understand.Whose the guy? Why did the girl stay back? Why when he looks into a mirrior he is wearing a suit? Is he the bad or a good guy?

Now I did say this before. The voice is very dominating and actually emits emotion through the tone and pitch of his voice. The girl at the start who raps, is his actual trainee Ailee. She is better than most rappers who I listen to (But not as good as Eminem) and her voice is really fitted into RnB songs. I would like to see more of her. Here is her cover of Halo by Beyonce –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfeQXZRhvRc&feature=related .

Okay, to rate this song –> I’d be kidding myself if I would not given this song a 10/10. So I am going to give it a 10/10.

Midnight Circus – Sunny Hill

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“Midnight Circus, Riddle Me OMO. Midnight Circus, Riddle Me OMO.”

I have to say this is one the best songs ever written and sung on stage. There is no better song than this. I believe Sunny Hill is one of the best artists ever because they sing in a very mysterious and creepy way that does not have a prefect feel to it when others sing it.

Now I love a good mystery and this definitely had my thumbs up. Now the plot is kind of complex to figure out. So here it is. It took me ages to figure it out. An old man has been taken by the evil ringmaster who had previously transformed 4 girls from a cat, bird and 2 horses (or is the white one a unicorn?). Now he is told to play the accordion for the performance. However as the Music Video progresses, the Old Man regains his memory of his pasts. Not wanting to be known the ringmaster and his circus slowly disappears and the old man is safe again. However there are underlying messages to the viewers in this music video. I am going to only tell one. This video aims to those who have been controlled for their life. This tells them to break away from the “controller” and live life. That’s right. The ringmaster is like the puppeteer and the girls are the puppets.

Anyway, you think this is weird. You have not seen the Backup dancers yet, have you? Its me or are they wearing stockings around their head? (On closer inspection, i figured out that they had a lot of make up on. Well it’s not that bad. 2pm was worse)  Not sure about the symbolism there but it must signify something right? Or is it a wardrobe malfunction? More Mystery?

^(Whoever wrote that is such a loser)

LOL. This song is really good. Not only do they have a great instrumental but also a great meaning behind the video. Anyway to rate this video i would give it a 9.5/10.

Last Farewell / Baby Baby – Big Bang

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Okay, I am going to review to songs at once. Both are the same song but one is in Korean and the other is English. I am going to say something about the start of the song where they are doing the chanting in both of the songs, You can only faintly hear the ‘G’ and the Bang Bang is not really pronounced correctly. They are kind of saying something like ‘Down Down’.

Now this song is like a hardcore dance music. I can seriously imagine a hardcore dance routine to this but again also the song is meant to be about a guy who realizes the girl left him for another. In other words, romance. However in my point of view the plot/theme of the song doesn’t go well with the beat. Its like Heaven by Dj Sammy, I prefer the classical/acoustic version but not the actual version. Maybe it is just me and my liking.

Anyway I thing I want to touch on, the song does not flow and is kind of tight in my point of view for the English version. It doesn’t have the same feel like the Korean version for some reason. I do like the English version of the song though because I can understand them. However when Big Bang does an English version, it doesn’t sound has professional as a normal Korean soundtrack or song would.

Also, ‘BASS’. It is so freaking annoying to have something like this. What does this have to do with the song. It goes with the beat but doesn’t comprehend with the rest of the lyrics. It like they just added a random word to the song to make it better? No It can’t be. WHY BIG BANG?

Anyway to rate this lovely song, I have to give 2 different rating since they are actually 2 different songs.

Last farewell – 8.5/10

Baby Baby – 8/10

Run Away – Wei Chen ft. Lee Joon & Thunder of MBLAQ

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Now there is no music video for this however this is one of the songs that I really love from this year. Okay Wei Chen is mandopop singer which really isn’t known for in the KPOP industry however this is he debut single (according to Wikipedia, Don’t know why get my information from there). Now this song consist of English music videos which blend in with the Korean lyrics in my point of view.

This is a song that I would give to someone who wants to listen to KPOP for the first time. It has English lyrics that are easy to understand and reflects the Korean lyrics making it much easier to understand. Now there is nothing to say about this song other than the lyrics. There is simply no music video, plot, or even cheography. However if they did have one, I think it would easily be boring.

With nothing else to say, I give this song a rating of 10/10. Great Debut song, Hope to see you on stage in the future.

Starlight Moonlight – Secret

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Hmmm… I am always repetitive when I do posts. LOL. This is a brand new concept which really to me doesn’t fit their image. I prefer Secret in Madonna & Mazic (or is it Magic). Starlight Moonlight ans Shy Boy are just too cheesy for me. I prefer Mazic and Shy Boy because it showed girl power. While this is too much directed at guys.

Anyway, I don’t get the plot of the music video. It doesn’t make sense. Why is the janitor part of this? Keep cleaning man and I have to say he is very clumsy. Image what he does mopping the floor with a bucket water next to him. Awkward. Anyway also they look like they are at a train station or some kind of harbor, but then they board a hot air balloon. After that they end up in a place that kind of resembles another planet or some kind of exotic rainforest which human life have not found let.

Anyway their dresses look kind of awkward in this video. As I said, I prefer the dress they wore in Madonna and the casual clothing they wore in Mazic. it was more neat and had less effort needed for their image. But they still looked great.

The song though is very catchy and so is the choreography. It is smart and actually blends in with the music. The dance moves are not even bias towards a specific gender. HaHaHaHaHa.

To give a rating of this song, Personally I would give it a 5.5/10. Please go back to your previous image. 😀

Beautiful Target – B1A4

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Okay, i have to say. I am very scared of this Music Video. They kept their image from their first music video however they added a very distinctive plot (?). Its is a really abnormal style of a music video. I think directed to fans only. Correct me if I am wrong. I have to say though, their debut was very big.

Now the plot here is okay, but also a bit confusing. So a scientist makes a girl out of chemicals. I have only 3 words to say: TEST TUBE BABY. And then he and his friends start hitting on the girl playing various roles like firefighter, ambulance, judge, dentist, janitor? Now I know they are trying to be cute here. Yes, that is right. TRYING TO BE CUTE. Now the scene shifts to the girl and the scientist again. However when the scientist touches the girl, the hotel behind them catches on fire.  WTF? Is she some kind of button to blow up a building???? And then you see the most craziest and weirdest camera on EARTH. To me ruined “Beautiful” & “I Like You The Best” (both my B2ST). Then the scene shifts to the court room with, yes the camera man. One question! Why is he in the witness stand? What does he have to do with B1A4? Who is he?

Anyway the plot can go on but I ceebs writing cause it just fades off from there. Now the whole music video looks really under budget. Now there is only one way a music video and a low budget theory can go together. A Dress Up Party. That is right. A DRESS UP PARTY. A firefighter, ambulance, Tiger can go to the party. How about the Judge???? How does he fit in? EPIC FAIL (Have been waiting to do that for ages).

The song is very catchy however plot wise and the rest ruined it. So I am going to give it a 6/10.

In Heaven – JYJ

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Oh boy, I absolutely adore this song. It is one of the best songs of the year I have to say. Quite sad that they can not perform it live. I want to see it LIVE. Now this song is very unique and adds a different feel to the kpop genre.

Now in the music video, there is a definitely a plot. It isn’t complex, however my explanation may be. Okay, so there is this guy who feels his girlfriend’s death. He goes backs in time (or does he? It could be all a dream). He then sets out by correcting everything he does wrong and makes her happy, not like the start when she actually suicides. In the end both the boyfriend and the girlfriend die (the girlfriend didn’t suicide however a car was going to crash into her without her realizing when she stepped onto the road. Her boyfriend tries to save her, but does not). In the end they are both shown in Heaven.

Now the song is creative. The music video itself links back to the title of the song at the end. Now its me or the song has a mysterious feel to it. The melody has it. I am telling you. The voices are really dominating even though its a ballad.

I also have to say that Song Ji Hyo and Xiah Junsu actually makes a really good couple. HaHaHa, sorry Monday Couple.

It is a really good ballad not like the first song on their album. To rate, I would give it 10/10. 😀

Love Song – Big Bang

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Okay, Big Bang. Is there something you can not do? This song is the best song, in my point of view, you have done since your debut. I absolutely love this song. Finally a song that is just perfect. Not to busy, not too empty, loud, slow, angry.

This music video a different feel to it than other videos. The scenery is different. All the others need colour. Well, Welcome  to Big Bang. They do everything old school. Well nearly everything. They film in Black and White. Time to go old school. Their simple clothing is actually simple. No crazy hair dos just a normal suits with a scarf flying at the back. Yeah Scarfs. . . .

I have to say. This music video is daebak (awesome), the smoke gives it the extra amounts of professionalism in the video. The speed of the music video also reflects the speed of the music and the events.

Song itself matches the type of video they have. However I don’t think this is the perfect vdieo to show people who want to catch onto the Hallyu wave. People might think Kpop is tragic after seeing a group of guys walk through a place that has been bombed. hmm… Also I have noticed that Daesung and T.O.P and Seungri only got 2 parts in the whole song. Taeyang got 4 and GD got 5. I don’t think this is fair. As Daesung’s voice goes very well with the song. T.O.P’s rap for this song is much more manly and cmpatible with this music video.

Now this video is nice, however the parts could’ve been shared out fairly. MORE DAESUNG AND TOP PLZ. Anyway rating of this song is 9/10. 😀

Mr. Simple – Super Junior

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Song

The song was a letdown to me. At first I was very excited as Super Junior made great songs and since they had some time off, I thought they had improved their skills. However, I found that the song did nothing and I was very disappointed. The song is kind of an electro pop. Yes, I said kind of. You can that or argue with me but there were times which transformed into a dance track and into an original pop song. There was too much change which kind of put me off.

English

Don’t know what to say. “Because your naughty naughty. “ Come on!!!

MV

Their fashion was alright. Normal clothing with nice shoes. It could be considered as casual clothing. However when it came to the individual shots, why are ropes around the singers neck? That doesn’t really sound “normal” to me. Come on, as if you are going to on the streets with rope hanging around your neck. It isn’t right. I was expecting something more like from the teaser. Something out there and different from what they done and the others have done. Also the setting could have been improved on. LOSE THE BOX CONCEPT!!!

Live Performance

The dance for this song is very very very hard. Now , I am not saying this because I tried it (I did not) but the fact they have 12 people on stage at once dancing. It can be confusing when you are focusing on 1 person. They’re walking to the other side of the stage and going back. LOL.

And Rating?

Again I am disappointed in this music video. It doesn’t work out for me. Even those hardcore fans were disappointed themselves.  To rate I would give a 5/10. I am sure Super Junior can do better then this.

Have Fun Watching. Troy 🙂

Run Devil Run- SNSD

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I basically love SNSD. One of the sexiest girl band groups on Earth. I have to say look absolutely beautiful in what they wear. Ha Ha Ha, Let’s keep goign before anything else you don’t want to know slips out. 😉

Now there is no plot in this music video. However just looking at the tilte of the song, you can draw out what the song is about. A devil (evil cheating guy) cheats with 9 girls (aka. SNSD). They all find out and chases him away by yelling at him “You better run, run, run.”

I am only joking. That is what I had in mind when it came out in Korean. Bahahahahahahah. No but seriously that does make sense with the title. The English in this song is really good. Good Pronunciation and grammar too.

Again they look good in anything. To rate this song, I would give them 9.5/10.  I can’t wait for “The Boys”. Its so cool from the looks of the teaser. I can’t wait. 😛

To watch their new Teaser click here: The Boys Teaser #1

Hello Hello – FT Island

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I find this music video very amusing for a number of reasons. Why? Read on! Now this is a band like CN Blue, very creative and all their music videos can be interpreted in many ways. You get what I am talking about?

Now the plot in this song is pretty weird and muddled. I have to say the police and firefighters are a bit useless. Aren’t they meant to be saving lives not standing there doing nothing? They just let a guy into a burning building. Shouldn’t they be running in there to save him? *Shakes head* I am also thinking he is physic. He did have an image of the building burning before when he walked past it. The whole MV is really amusing. Useless police/firefighters, guy risking his own life to sing with a band in a burning building. I think it is trying to be an unpopular Korean drama set in New York or a tragic and non-funny skit.

The music is very good. I especially like the start when there was only a guitar playing. Nice. the hand movement is very addictive to just point out. I kept doing it when I say hello to people. LOL. The bridge of the song is also addictive. “Everybody say La, La, La. Everybody say  Ha, Ha, Ha. . .”

Apart from the plot of the music video, I loved the song. To rate I would give a 7/10. 😀

Step – Kara

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This song is a wonderful song. I was never fond of Kara except for Mister, Lupin and now Step. The rest were basically dull. Step stands our because its a colourful Music Video and the song is very catchy. Who says songs must have a romantic twist in it? Kara has proven so.

The music video had no plot what-so ever. I am happy about this as many songs have misleading plots in their videos which causes them to be less appealing to the viewer and make them lose interest in the song. This is a nice change to the K-pop industry in my point of view. I love the set. it is very flashy and colourful which is another change to the industry. If you look closely on the walls of theeir set, you can see their biggest hit’s name on the wall and the actually music video for the hits. This is really so cool giving us a feeling that they are celebrating their past.

Now, I wonder how I am going yo say this. The clothing they wore were pretty tight. LOL. I have to say they stand out and were very, very, very, very colourful. Their dresses were very beautiful and nice and it reflected the colour of the background.

To rate this song, I would give it 9.5/10. The video and song was great however the video was a bit too colourful.

Bad Guy – Joo

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I really love this ballad. And for some unknown reason I feel a bit of RnB in this beautiful ballad. Joo is a very talented person. She is good at acting and singing. The music video does a great deal of work that represents the sad side of the song. I would also like the bubble gun. Ha. Chansung’s gun is not cool as Joo’s. Even though bubbles come out of both guns, Joo’s bubbles can break things. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… A new weapon of destruction. Even her evil laughter which you can not hear at the end of the video looks like she is laughing aloud so real.

The song I truly adore. Its beautiful, calm and very very smooth. It is a slow song which from time to time I actually like to hear. To me, when I get bored of songs, I just don’t want to listen to them again. However Joo’s song does want to make listen to it any day of the week no matter what I am feeling.

Without nothing else to say but that, I give this song a 10/10. Nothing is wrong about this music video and the song is just extraordinary. I would love to see these types of songs again in the future with a music video that tells us the song in pictures. Joo’s voice is really awesome for these songs.