Saturday, June 18, 2011

[Rock Your Day] Kitade Nana - Kibou no Kakera (JROCK)

I want to start this feature post coz I've always wanted to get to know all the interesting music out there in this genre.

And also coz there're so so many good bands that I know nothing about simply because they're not mainstream enough to catch my attention.

It doesn't help that they disband and regroup every 2 months. Okay, I exaggerate, but what I mean is... it's very difficult to keep track of them.

I'm gonna do this by randomly picking any group that pops up in my search whose songs I like.

[Investigation File] Lee Ji Ah - the mystery revealed

Well, I'm not her fan... but I do like her ex-husband's music kind of a lot. Uhuh, apparently the 'Alien' did not appear out of nowhere in 2007 as we thought. I'll just copy-paste what I found this morning here. Ami shock!
Legendary rock star Seo Taiji, known as an iconic musician in the 90s and dubbed by his fans as Korea's "culture president", stunned the public after the daily SportsSeoul reported on Thursday that Seo has secretly been married to actress Lee Ji-ah for the past 14 years and they are in middle of a divorce. (link)
I don't know why the love life of the artists I'm obsessed with should be any of my (or any fan's) concern, but there you go... apparently his fans are disappointed because he lied to them about his status. It's easy to see why he lied, you eejits. Coz else, you people will never leave him and his family alone.

Interestingly, Lee filed for divorce in 2006, about a year before she debuted. Too much stress? It's not easy to be a power couple, I guess. 14 years of marriage and now they've got an alimony suit to show for all the memories they shared together. Divorce proceedings suck.

[Update] Kim Hyun Joong in SBS "Night After Night"

I hope it will be uploaded (and subbed) as soon as possible.

Request for English sub - KHJ TV (2)







[Update] Kim Hyun Joong at Music Countdown, Music Core and Music Bank

(Hear the cheering in the audience? They used to shout the names of all the boys when each sings his part in a song. Now all the voices call out his name. Awesome.)

 




His subbed speech is here.



Wednesday, June 15, 2011

[Song] Please - Kim Hyun Joong


Sing it the way I hear it:

(Lyrics)

Hey Yeah

Sule chiyeso I cried
Noye jibapeso norul gidaryo
Bulikkojin jiburo dulokanun
Gewa norul bogo sumi makhyosso
Nunul makchugo ibul makchugo
Gurul aggo jamidul
Nega nomu miwoso
Ipsul kemulgo nunmul samkigo
Jongshin nagan saramchorom so isso

Nan ojik norago
Yongwoni norago
Tojoborin nunmulle jujoanja bullo
Nol bullo
I just don’t get it, get it,
Why don’t you get it, get it,

Jebal no gu saram bomyo utjima
Jebal no gu saram ip makchujima
Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,
and a killer

nunul gamumyon Baby
ajikdo nega gyoteitnun got gata
ne sumkyoli ne sarangi neaneso
domanggaji mothage butjabgo issulle
biga neryoso modu shitgoso
ibyolan ge kiokdurul sarajige hago shipo
odum sokero do mon gosuro
ne apun nunmuldurul deryoga jo

Nan ojik norago
Yongwoni norago
Tojoborin nunmulle jujoanja bullo
Nol bullo
I just don’t get it, get it,
Why don’t you get it, get it,

Jebal no gu saram bomyo utjima
Jebal no gu saram ip makchujima
Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,
and a killer

pojinun dambe yongi sairo
norul hutojige hedo
hayage nega do-uk gipge segyojo
norul monijo

Oh Girl
hey hey ho

Dashi negero wa

Michil det soricho nomanul saranghe
Norul bonen jalmote
Huwihamyo biro
Nan biro
I just don’t get it, get it,
Why can’t you get it, get it,

Jebal no gu saram pume anjima
Jebal no gu saram saranghajima
Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,
and a killer

Oh Baby, I need you

You took my love
and killed it girl

You took my love

You took my love
and killed it girl

You took my love
and killed it girl

irojima

You took my love
and killed it girl

Why my heart cries
Oh Girl, (It’s) like you killed me

You took my love
and killed it girl

Baby you killed it
Jebal nal donakajima

[Song] Confession - Kim Kyu Jong (SS501)

Thank you amazesing!

[Investigation File] Sexy stage - Kim Hyun Joong

This is the performance he did when he said in an interview how he wanted to create a 'sexy stage' but he didn't think he succeeded to do it as he wanted it.


This is the 'sexy stage' he created years after that. What do you think? Has he succeeded? (I think he has, but let not my opinion sway your decision).


If you must know, I think the sexiest stage he has ever created to date was when he ripped his shirt off during 'Please Be Nice to Me'. That was... mmm, very nice.

Oh, did you notice he said in the Section TV interview how he's managed to do the 'free stage for fans' performance that he's kept saying he wanted to do ever since his SS501-DSP years? Isn't he all sorts of awesome?? I wish I were part of the audience when that history was made in hyung's life.

[Archive] Today's YTvid collection - Kim Hyun Joong

English-subbed:

Kim Hyun Joong's Entrance Cut at KDG
Kim Hyun Joong Interviewed by Children
SH Kim Hyun Joong Cut
Kim Hyun Joong Talks about Bae Yong Joon
Kim Hyun Joong @ Inki
Hyun Joong at MBC Sports Interview on 15 April 2011
20110607 SHOWCASE BREAK DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE ONE, TWO


Unsubbed:

Kim Hyun Joong on E!TV StarQ10 Cut News
Kim Hyun Joong (SS501) Break Down @ SH

[Engsubbed] MBC Section TV Interview with Hyun Joong on 12 June 2011

Yeay! My request was fulfilled (well, I'm sure it's purely coincidental but I'm grateful nonetheless). It's subbed!!! Thanks so much!


I want to write letters to him (in Korean, a language I have not learnt yet)! And I can say I love him more than my hubby too! With hubby's permission... of course, since he's a fanboy who totally asked me to buy a SS501 concert DVD the other day and pawed at it like a kitten when we got back home so I could put the video on because he doesn't know how to work the new player no matter how many times I tried to teach him. I watched hyung's new MV with him sitting beside me trying to look all bristly and jealous coz I was openly salivating at too much sexiness. Awwww...

You can find more subbed video here. Watch them quick! Before it gets taken down by the self-righteous copyright defenders~

Yoshiki (X-Japan) at Anime Central 2011

You know, if you had died circa 2000 and one of your biggest regrets in life was the disbandment of X-Japan, you can rest easy in your grave now coz this day has finally come.

The guy looks like he hasn't aged at all. Friggin' amazing.


Monday, June 13, 2011

[Investigation File] SS501 forever~

Did they co-ordinate their outfits (and performances) or something? Hyung and Yeong Saeng seemed to mirror each other.. the single glove, the sunglasses, black on white theme, shades of gray in alternate places. *ish a happy fangirl*


Request for English sub - KHJ TV

Please??


[Update] Kim Hyun Joong SBS "Strong Heart" Teaser ...and other UPDATES

Yes, yes... I'm updating again. Now that hyung is back and looking sexier than ever, how can I resist blabbing about him all over the place?


Kyaaaaaaaaaa! Another show! Okay, this makes all the months of not having KHJ on my screen worth the wait.

Hope they sub it quickly... thing with hyung, if we can't enjoy his 4D talk then it'll be like soooo frustrating.

Doesn't he look so grown up now? He's lost most of his chubby face, all lean machine now. I keep going "Wow, he looks so much more like a dancing mannequin," coz of his excessive prettiness. The mature look suits him, even if I did wish he had a cuter-styled hair. Well, at least it's not a bowl cut or dyed platinum / strawberry blonde hair. Eeeep.

Speaking of pretty, hyung confessed to having a nose job. Ha! I could almost hear a cacophony of "We told you so!!!" LOL. He said he did it after his nose was hit (smashed? thwacked? tapped?) by a stone, but I dunno why that should distract antis and their grandmothers from the fact that Mr. Perfect had his nose done.

Oh, I just looked this up coz I'm not into fanclubs so I'm very sorry I missed it. I'm still a TRUE FAN~~~ (whatevs). I'm just trying to imagine what antis will make out of Henecia... there are some interesting words that rhyme with it out there, if you have all the time in the world as antis do to indulge in that sorta past time. Anyway, does that make us Henecians, then? That sounds pretty rad, actually. I think we should start looking up a potential home planet.

As usual, I like to torture myself by reading reviews on albums by artists I like, knowing that these critics write them by focusing solely on the songs and performances with no regard for the artists' hotness factor. Of course that kind of dry objectivity is permissible with some artists, but not with Kim Hyun Joong.

It's like trying to say Madonna, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, George Michael and Lady Gaga should rank lower in the chart coz they have limited vocal range but hey they're skilled at working with what they've got to make themselves sound good. (Duh. I wonder if these critics ever realize how redundant their columns are before they publish them).

Despite KHJ not being anywhere in the vicinity of those pop deities, it still holds true that an idol is a complete package and somehow KHJ just exudes idol charisma. I used to wonder about it too, until I saw him for myself from afar. He's just such a blinding light and I was floating from happiness despite being squashed by hundreds of screaming fangirls throughout the meet-up session. Borrowing a line from his new song... "I just don't get it, get it."

I tried to watch the highly-rated Oh! Ah! and Girl by Kim Hyung Jun (a.k.a. the other KHJ)... mmm, nope. No feeling whatsoever. No to Jung Min's Not Alone either. I guess it depends on what you like and whom you like. No amount of ratings from even the most seasoned of critics can make you feel for a song or a performance or an artist. But I'm a masochist, so I reserve my rights to continue reading those review columns as much as I want.

By the way, Break Down just nabbed 1st place on the Hanteo Charts, Korea’s largest record sales chart.. so yeah, if someone were to tell me how that is not indicative of a good song, I'll ignore the stupid.

(have you ever tried to sing 'One More Time'? He goes from very low to screaming without his voice sounding like it's experiencing much range. I didn't realize that until I tried to sing it. No matter how I tried, I still can't get the pitch right. It was then that I realized how good he is as a singer. Try it and see, maybe you're a better singer than I am and can get it at first try)

Found a talk where he was asked about that nose job thing he disclosed in the previous TV program and hyung conveniently admitted to suffering from insomnia (video here). I love the way he can twist questions around in interviews and make it work in his favour with apparently no prior planning or scheming. He's a genius at handling obnoxious and belligerent hosts. And when they're nice to him, he'll turn on that mega-wattage charm that has even the male talk show hosts melting in puddles of goo at his feet.

Found a translated interview by Brian Joo where he was asked about hyung. Were they close?

He was in this show too! What is this SBS 'Every Night'? Must look it up later, hope someone uploads it (with sub, please?).

Finally, a (very very short) subbed video...

...and hyung vs. Yeong Saeng at the chart. Woah.

[Song] Broery Marantika - Biarlah Bulan Bicara



(lyrics)

Bulan sabit
Yang jatuh dipelataran
Bintang redup
Tanpa cahaya gemintang
Langkah tanpa arah
Sesat di jalan yang terang
Aku yang terlena dibuai pelukan dosa

Chorus:
Ingin pulang membalut luka hatimu
Ku pun tahu betapa pedih batinmu
Beri kesempatan atau jatuhkan hukuman
Andai maaf pun tak kau berikan

Air mata tulus jatuh di sudut bibir mu
Tak terlintas dendam di bening mata indah mu
Aku yang merasa sangat berdosa pada mu
Masih pantaskah mendampingi mu

Biar lah bulan bicara sendiri
Biarlah bintang kan menjadi saksi
Tak kan ku ulangi walau sampai akhir nanti
Cukup derita sampai di sini

[Song] A Song Calling For You - SS501




Sing it the way I hear it:

(Lyrics)

Morunun chokago chomjom nega to pyone jigo
Kakkum tarunyoja bogo
Saljak kyot nunjildo e bogo

Ije toin kot kata nega neyoja toil kot kata
Nodo ne ma wumal kot kata

Keroke midosso
Karago haji mayo karago haji mayo
Dashi hanbonnal pondamyon

La 5x ...nol burunun norega iron no rega... la 4x
La 5x ...nol burunun norega iron no rega... la 5x

Chepal tonajinun ara ijen twessoyo
Tu bon dashi nun geron marun marayo
Moduchung bune ijen nega al kot katayo
Dashi nun geron marun haji marayo

Han bon punirado chaggu chonado kwoaro bogo
Sarangiran malha naro ne mam dolyo boryo he bogo

Kutnejanun mare chonbu chilyot danun mare
Nega shiro jyot danun ge mare

Amu mal mothe do
Karago haji mayo karago haji mayo
Dashi kedega ondamyon

La 5x ...nol burunun norega iron no rega... la 4x
La 5x ...nol burunun norega iron no rega... la 4x
La 5x ...iroke bullo bado nol bullo bado... la 4x
La 5x ...iroke bullo bado nol bullo bado... la 5x

Chepal tonajinun ara ijen twessoyo
Tu bon dashi nun geron marun marayo
Moduchung bune ijen nega al kot katayo
Dashi nun geron marun haji marayo

Mojilge keroke amurochi anke
Mudomdom hage damdam hage
Ne kyotultona ganayo
Morochil surok chomjom chakajil surok chomjom
Kedemanto ulla nan amu maldo amugotdo

La 5x, La 5x, La 5x, La 5x

La 5x

La 5x ...nol burunun norega iron no rega... la 4x
La 5x ...nol burunun norega iron no rega... la 4x
La 5x ...iroke bullo bado nol bullo bado... la 4x
La 5x ...iroke bullo bado nol bullo bado... la 5x

Chepal tonajinun ara ijen twessoyo
Tu bon dashi nun geron marun marayo
Moduchung bune ijen nega al kot katayo
Dashi nun geron marun haji marayo

Saturday, June 11, 2011

110605 Running Man Ep46 - Kim Hyun Joong (Guest)

...okay, I screamed.

I think maybe I should wait until someone sub this first.


The rest are here.

110609 [HD] Kim Hyun Joong - Let Me Go + Please + Break Down [Solo Debut Stage]

Maybe I was wrong about the sunglasses. Maybe hyung didn't wear it because of some image issues. Maybe he wore it to protect us fangirls from swooning en mass from too much hotness. Case in point - the "Please" performance in this clip:


...and I found the fancam where he was reading the letter to the audience (and it's for all of us fans, of course) in that cute way and crying and, ok... by that time, I'm a goner. It doesn't matter that I was a goner before.


Maybe with Kim Hyun Joong, one is destined to be a goner more than a coupla hundred times in one's short life. Not that I mind.


ETA:

Psssst, did any of you notice that Baby Jun put the KHJ initial on the cover of his CD? I know that their names have the same initial, but everyone sorta takes it for granted that KHJ is hyung's. Don't believe me? Google 'KHJ' and see what turns up. I don't know what Baby meant by it, maybe nothing. But I did go "huh?" when I saw it.

And please don't wank all over my blog about this. Don't kill the messenger. Go PM Baby at his official website to ask him if you feel so strongly about it.

He made me remember why I loved him...

There's a channel in Unifi... my new favourite channel because it's on Korean Entertainment and all the programmes are subtitled: tvN 360.

I was watching MNET KM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 when suddenly Gackt was announced. Huh? Huh? And then I screamed with the audience. It's things like this that reminds me why I loved him. I just can't follow him nowadays. Maybe it's just me. My preferences have changed, but I still love the Gackt I've loved before.

His performance:


GACKT will be going on tour in Europe for the second year in a row, traveling through nine countries to perform 14 shows.

YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR
2011/07/20 - Le Bataclan, Paris [FR]
2011/07/21 - Le Bataclan, Paris [FR]
2011/07/23 - E-Werk, Cologne [DE]
2011/07/26 - Melkweg, Amsterdam [NL]
2011/07/27 - Forum, London [UK]
2011/07/29 - Bikini, Toulouse [FR]
2011/07/30 - Razzmatazz, 1 Barcelona [ES]
2011/08/01 - Backstage, Werk Munich [DE]
2011/08/03 - Huxleys, Berlin [DE]
2011/08/04 - Syma B, Budapest [HU]
2011/08/06 - Stodola, Warsaw [PL]
2011/08/07 - Haus, Auensee Leipzig [DE]
2011/08/09 - Arenan, Stockholm [SE]
2011/08/09 - Arena, Moscow Club Moscow [RU]

Friday, June 10, 2011

How can one not fall in love with perfection?



The boy is back!

And how he's grown. I hardly recognized him. If I hadn't been reading his name, I would not have known who he is. I wish he'd lose the sunglasses though. I miss his entire face after so many months not having him sing his own songs in public appearances.




I'm buying the CD! Errrr... next month, coz I hardly have any money left to splurge after iPad2 hijacked my pocket.

Performances for his Comeback Stage are here.