Double the Untouchable

I'm all about the idols but there's so many idols to chose from I can't make up my mind. I decided to blog about Untouchable because I'm so excited that their new single "Only One" was No.1 on the charts! I meant to blog about "To Make a Fuss" earlier on as well so why not? Here's my thoughts on them.

"To Make a Fuss"



I'm not sure if The Action has recovered from the accident but I was mad that the anti accused him of doing that to gain popularity..seriously that's low! I saw him on the stage with Sleepy and though he was at the sides, He's freaking cool! This song is slightly comedic but I like it. I haven't heard it enough to love it but I will eventually because it's Untouchable! What I do love is the dance, it's so fun and I like following to their choreography plus the short "Sorry Sorry" parody was a nice touch! This guys knows how to have fun! :D

"Only One"



I have heard of Mellow before, it's on my playlist but I have no idea she was that pretty! She should be famous! ehehe Back to my favorite rapping style, this song is an instant love! The MV is too simple but hey simple is good. I can't wait to see them perform this and I would love to see them perform with Hyosung this time because Hyosung has a nice vocal too! Untouchable should do a song with Zinger too..or did they? I need to see the album list now!

I'm back!!...Maybe?

My project ended on December 21st but after that I couldn't access internet so which explain why I only posted today. I might go crazy today with reading articles and downloads..Probably I might post a lot of blog post.

I maybe 9 days late but Happy New Year!!

How cruel is it that I'm suffering writer's block now that I have internet access? I got to blog as much I could because this internet access is still has some glitch. Which explain the title.:P

I'm sorry

I guess I can't really keep my promise well.

The 2010 in 31 Days will be postponed. I am way behind schedule for my project and I can't see myself dedicating for the special annual post.

I'm sorry but I had to. It's my final project and I'm super nervous about it.

죽은사랑 (Dead Love) by able

Yeah, you don't see much Hangul on my site right? I could read and type Hangul, it's just I can't memorize the keyboard well..it's confusing! 미안해요~! Do you know how long for me to type that out?! I'll stick to English.

I was waiting for Beast performance, it turns out they were the last performer! It's okay, I got to watch others perform and I didn't regret it. One of the first performers was "able". I am not kidding you, that is how their names are spelled.



The song started with a short accapella and nice guitar rhythm. I hate the unnecessary sound effects. I would prefer it to be raw but some beats works to fit the modern style. Their voice reminded me of one of the 4men vocalist. I love this song.

Here's the MV



p/s as for Beast MPV review, I will do it much later. I need to blog this because "able" needs more blog post. So disappointed that nobody comment on their performance, and their videos doesn't have much views.

Update : Lyrics!!
(starts at 0:31 on the performance video)
neorul bureumyo kajimallago
wijiko ddo bulresso
eotteokae salralgo

nal eotteokkae hallago
nan nomuna ahpundae

jukeokaneun naesarangi
Sarajineun neo eh musubi
sigana neonun eojji keureokae kani
Keu saram ijheojikae

chugeoganeun shimjangi
heoryeojineun neoeh kieoki
ahpuda jijyeo neoae daehan sarangdo
Jamsi dungahman neorul icheulkae

eotteokae naega neol ddeonabunae
na obsin amukaddu mulhajalha
sulae jwihae ahpun kasum dalradoo
micheonabwa nae saengkakbbun

chugeoganeun shimjangi
heoryeojineun neoeh kieoki
ahpuda jijyeo neoae daehan sarangdo
Jamsi dungahman neorul icheulkae

naegaeseo jukeun saranga
nal dasi salral suman itdamyeon
dasineun eereon ahpumeul
neo aegae juji aleumkae

jukeokaneun naesarangi
Sarajineun neo eh musubi
sigana neonun eojji keureokae kani
Keu saram ijheojikae

chugeoganeun shimjangi
heoryeojineun neoeh kieoki
ahpuda jijyeo neoae daehan sarangdo
Jamsi dungahman neorul icheulkae

I got this lyric from their performance hence NOT 100% correct. I miss the early parts because the hangul lyrics hasn't appeared yet on screen. It's a rough romanization, I hope I can improve it later.

Cute Kpop tunes!

Wait, why am I blogging? Since when I ever kept my promise of not to blog? I'm a blog addict and I know it's a problem. I was staying true to my owns but inspiration keep on coming and when inspired, it's best to write it asap. :D

Beast's Beautiful MV is something I cannot missed on doing a MPV review, which I will after Music Bank performance tomorrow. The music is adorable and cute so it got me inspired to do this post.

The Good

Kissing You by SNSD



When I think of my favorite cute song, I thought of this first. This is the first song by SNSD I loved. It has the right amount of cuteness. I never mind the silly lollipop props, I actually really like it in the choreography.

The Bad

Balloon by DBSK



I'm not going to lie, Oh by SNSD almost fall into this category but I choose DBSK's Balloon because it was worse. The song wasn't bad, it's a remake of a classic children song however their outfits made them into this list. Yes, fans love it very much..though deep inside of my intellectual being, I can't help but to feel embarrass for them! Girls can definitely pull it off well but guys? REALLY?

The Weird

Rock U by Kara



When I first saw their performance of this song, I thought to myself "This group will be a flop" I know I was wrong now but this song is just weird. The chorus was "Rock U body I say.." Umm..yeah. Another contender would be IU's Marshmallow.

Now the trend is all about being sexy and cute songs are just placed on the album without any promotion. It does takes time to like a cute song but I hope cute song can be the main song once in a while. In my opinion, Wonder Girls works better with cute song. GP Basic too should consider doing a cute song,  I don't know their new single but Game was not right for them. I would love to see 4Minute do some cute songs too, that would be interesting.

Right now get PSYched

2010 sure saw a lot of veterans coming back. This feels like the old Kpop, back when I'm not a fan yet. The music seems fun and I think it's a great song for the club scene. I don't really like this song but it was okay.

Okay so right now, this is my last post until December. Thank you if you still visit my blog although I'm not active. I hope you followed my HallyuSurfer Twitter!

Now, I got to concentrate on my project. Bye~yeom!

Norazo by Lee Hyuk is Calling you

I love this kind of performance Music Bank! More of it please!

Norazo is famous for the comedic antiques and funny concept for their song and it surprise me that this is actually their song! It's different but I love their video are still fun. I hadn't really got into the music but I do know some of their song.



The song is sort of the serious side of Norazo. This song is a solo act by Lee Hyuk but as you could see in the video, his partner is supporting him with violin. I'm sorry, but I hate the female rapper. I want another rapper.

MPV Review : SNSD Hoot

Sorry for not blogging much although November is coming. November will be a busy month for me so I'm glad SNSD is back before November!

Music



When I first listen, I didn't have much thought. It's just good, and I have nothing bad to say. I like the mixture of modern beats incorporating with the spy music. A clever sampling technique to fit the whole concept of the song. The voices are expressive as it fits the emotion of the song. It's a little theatrical but subtle. The "hoot" part started as annoying (which funnily reminds me of an owl) but as I listen more of it, it's catchy!

Level of Likeness : 8/10

Performance



The stage could have been better and the outfits were my least favorite! I really love the choreography! It's so fun to watch and I am already imagining gagman to parody this later on! The girls looks so gorgeous..It seem our dear Hyoyeon didn't get much screen time again, mr. cameraman(or woman)..I tried so hard to find her! Seohyun eyes are still dull, I want more emotion in her eyes but I can see she's trying. Sunny's blonde hair didn't quite suit her...

Level of Likeness :8/10

Video



I think the video is perfect. I wasn't expecting Choi SiWon..ehehe and he did great! I was hoping the other guy was Heechul! I love the lift concept, I felt like everyone has an equal amount time on screen! The background is probably too colorful but I like it. My only complaint would be the lighting..it made the video is a yellowish hue..which isn't a nice color tone, but I guess it adds a vintage feel to it.

Level of Likeness : 10/10

Overall Success : A

(grades ranging from A+ to C-)

Credits to : SM Entertainment
Reviewed by : HallyuSurfer

p/s I just realize something. This is my last MPV Review of 2010! Whether or not I'm going to review this year other comeback/debut I'm not sure. I hope you enjoyed my not so professional review, in the same time I like to apologize if I had hurt anyone's feeling through my reviews. Thank you.

Miss A is Breathe

Take a few element out, I might like the song better. I find the composition too messy and all over the place. I'm surprise it was compose by JYP, because it's very different from the previous music he has made.

I can't say I love this song now, but I grew to like it better because of their performance. Jia's rap was good, I thought the rap parts would be done by Korean but she's good! I wish they stop damaging Jia's hair again.

The group is set to debut in China soon and I wish them all the best. Hallyu FTW!

My Kpop list part 2

I'm really not satisfied with the previous post and had to make some changes. It's a good read for me for future reference in case I might need it. So here's part two!

This time I make it simple, with just top 10

10. Romantic by SHINee

Forget about the awful Engrish ("Still I have romantic in my heart"...Really?) this song is beautifully compose with some addictive elements. Was it the voice made the song so timeless or perhaps the music was very romantic? When I first heard it, I cringed. I love Engrish but not on romantic ballad songs. Though I think more about it, it's actually charming. You stuttered when you're confessing your love and this Engrish is probably just the silly mistake you make.

9. Into the New World by SNSD

To be honest, I didn't find this very addicting..I got bored after a few listen. I forget all about it until I saw an interview about the lyrics of the songs. This song happens to be the debut song of SNSD and it's a really great debut song. I believe this song made SNSD the group they are today. The lyrics are perfect without being cliche. I listen to this song whenever I need some confidence boost.

8. Tell Me Why by Untouchable feat. Hwayoung

Hip Hop and raps are definitely not my genre. There are days Hip Hop sounded great but most of the time I got bored easily. This song is the exception, I listen till I get sick of it. I did eventually and thought would never want to listen to this song anymore. It's more than a year already and I still listen to this song.

7. Wedding Dress by Tae Yang

First of all, I have to say sorry to the V.I.P. (especially to you) but Taeyang was my least favorite member. During the earlier days of Big Bang, I often saw Taeyang out of breath at his part and worse I have heard him crack in the high notes. It's pretty discouraging because vocalist doesn't have much part in Big Bang. I can't tolerate vocalist who can't sing well! If your title is vocalist, I expect no flaws at all. That all changed when he did this song. Wedding dress has been a great comeback. The song was made to fit his singing style and he deliver the emotion well. TaeYang improved a lot and I like him.

6. Ttok Ttok Ttok by 4Men

The song started with the chorus before the first verse was an interesting composition. I like the arrangement of the song because it makes the song have more familiarities. It a sweet confession song with a meaningful lyrics.

5. Gee by SNSD

If you say you love Kpop but you hate this song, let me just think you hate Kpop. You are not allowed to hate this song. How can you hate this song? I don't care what you think but this song defines Kpop. Why is this song no.5 then? Because it's MY list.

4. Holding Back the tears by DBSK

Yes, I didn't include this song on the previous list but DBSK has too many song for me to remember. Another reason, I wasn't think as hard like I am now to write this post. This song is the OST of the drama "Vacation". This song was written by my favorite idol, Micky Yoo Chun himself and yeah, by that very fact I listen to this song. I love the song itself tells a solemn story and now I couldn't hold the tears anymore. I'm just sad whenever it's a DBSK song.

3. Sorry Sorry by Super Junior

Top 3 isn't easy. I had a lot to think of but I finally decided that I had to include this song. This is another song that defines Kpop. It has all the element of what Kpop means. I believe many had become Kpop fans because of this song. This song has the auto-tune, the addictive hook, the cool dance moves that everyone wants to learn and not forgetting it was done by Super Junior.

2. Lies by Big Bang

How could I not include this guys? This song brought the new evolution of Kpop. Rappers got more parts and the usage of heavy bass and Auto-tune has become a staple beat of Kpop. Big Bang always had something fresh to bring to the Kpop industry and please Big Bang, do a comeback already!

1. Miracle by Super Junior

I may have talk about this song over and over already. This is the song that made me a Kpop fan. If I never heard of this song, I wouldn't be obsessed with Kpop. What is entertainment for you? To me, it's the pleasure of seeing the brotherly love among group members. My love for Super Junior is eternal. Although Han Geng is no longer with SuJu, I know he's always had Super Junior in his heart. Ki Bum maybe M.I.A. forever but I know he does that so other members can have more spotlight. I <3 SuJu.

There are so many songs I wished to be include in this list. I made this list with much thought and consideration. I tried to include songs from Bi or Boa who are legendary but that is not the Kpop I've come to love. It's MY list and that's the fact. Kpop maybe more famous for their dance choreography but what I love most about Kpop is the songs. Many have asked me, "How could you like Kpop when you don't even understand it?". I don't know how to explain it but Kpop makes me happy and laugh. :D

My favorite kpop list

This is the toughest post ever. I love Kpop a lot and it's really hard to list it out just a few of them. It's entirely impossible feat! When I got inspired to write this post, I thought "Hey this is easy post, I should write about this" but as I type it out on this blog space..I just stared it long and I couldn't come up after no.1 (btw it's Super Junior's Miracle) so how should I go about it?

There are days when I love Hip Hop and most of the time I love RnB music, but I love the mainstream Kpop too! I've decided it's easier to go with each artiste. I'm choosing the top 5 songs I love by them.

SM Entertainment

DBSK
1. Tonight
2. Miduhyo
3. Hug
4. Love in the Ice
5. Rising Sun

Super Junior (can I just list all of them? arrgggh)
1. Miracle
2. So I
3. U
4. No Other
5. Sorry Sorry

SNSD
1. Gee
2. Into the New World
3. Kissing You
4. Run Devil Run
5. Tell Me your Wish

SHINee
1. Romantic
2. Noona Nomu Yeppo
3. Hello
4. Ring Ding Dong
5. In My Room

Special mention : Zhang Li Yin's Y, Boa's Key of Heart and CJSH's My Everything

JYP Entertainment

Wonder Girls
1. This time
2. So Hot
3. Ee Babbo
4. Irony
5. Tell Me

Special Mention : 2PM's Again and Again and I hate you, 2AM's This song

YG Entertainment

Big Bang
1. A fools only Tear
2. Wedding Dress by TaeYang
3. Lies
4. Haru Haru
5. Dirty Cash

2NE1
1. In the club
2. Fire
3. I don't care
4. Clap your hands
5. Go Away

Special Mention : Gummy's Since you're a man and Se7en's I'm going crazy

Other entertainment

Untouchable
1. Tell Me Why
2. Driving me crazy
3. Living in the heart
4. Merry Go Round
5. Give you all

Beast
1. Oasis
2. Yet
3. Bad Girl
4. Shock
5. Say No

Special Mention : 4men tok tok tok and baby baby, Brown eyes Don't go and Davichi's Sad Promise.

I might edit this. Not entirely satisfied with this post.

Mata Perang

A little Malay language learning today, Mata Perang means "Brown Eyes". Mata means Eyes and Perang is Brown. This is another Kpop post, I want to diversify a little bit but I love Kpop so much. What "brown eyes" got to with Kpop? There's 3 things!

Brown Eyes



This is a duo who never perform in public, though they actually sold an impressive amount of albums. It's a pity they don't because their vocals are awesome! I remembered they won on Music Bank on 2008 and fell in love with the posted song. I pretty much memorize the song!

Brown Eyed soul



I'm always confuse with this group and Brown eyes because their names is similar with Brown Eyes and their music too but it's actually a group consist of 4. Their most famous single is Nothing Better. I didn't know this until recently because I thought it was SHINee's Jonghyun song!

Brown Eyed Girls



Perhaps the most famous out of the three listed. Brown Eyed Girls don't need any introduction. They got famous from Abracadabra single which till today I didn't like. I really like them before the whole abracadabra! I love them individually not their music now. I guess fame made them worse. LOVE is my favorite single by them and wished they had stayed the same concept.

Trivia : I have brown eyes!

Supreme Team Then Then Then

If it's not Untouchable, I don't care much about hip hop duo. Call me ignorant but I'm faithful to my favorite male duo! TS Entertainment, please make them comeback soon.Their "Merry Go Round" single is awesome, I want to see them perform live please! I've been waiting forever for the new album to release! Oh yeah, this post suppose to be about Supreme Team. I'm sorry.

Supreme Team debuted last year, but as mention above..I didn't care much but I did enjoy their feature with Brian for "My Girl" single. Supreme Team rise to stardom with Simon D revealing his girlfriend and recently E-sens was rumored dating T-ara's SoYeon.



The soulful chorus and the smooth raps works really well. The song rhythm reminds me of Brown Eyed Girls L.O.V.E. Now that I think of it, I would like to hear a female singing instead. Kpop has always been filled with Engrish, especially Hip Hop but this song doesn't contain any English at all!

Good song, I like this song.

SunWoo feat. 4Men Ear Nose Mouth

Bae Dae Hae rival has debut as a SINGER?? I'm so late in news lately..(what else is new?) I also have to fix my habit of fast forward on recordings of Music Bank. I didn't yesterday, and I stumble upon her performance.

I was confused for a while because I know her as Seon Woo, not Sun Woo...For those who don't have basic Korean knowledge probably think it's the same but it's not. I had to do some research before confirm it's really her. I wonder if she's still with Entertainment Weekly or not but I hope so. She's a charming reporter!



Her voice is gorgeous! I'm not loving the video..the extreme close up shoots are giving me the creeps! The title is interesting too..I don't really understand so I have to watch with subtitles for this song. During the performance only one of 4men is performing but all of 4men are in the song! The beats of the song is classy, not exactly my favorite beats but I love it!

Random Talk : Blogging VS Project

It's been bothering me for quite sometime that I'm in my final semester and I should be concentrating on my project but I'm worry about my blog. In addition to that, I don't know if I would have the time to blog in December for the annual countdown.

Last year I was hectic as well with college works too but fortunately I manage to post it all. My college project is the ultimate project so I cannot neglect it for my blog! What would be the best decision then?

I've decided to not blog on November. I will only blog once for the intro of the countdown and that's it. The whole month of November I will be concentrating on the countdown so by December all I have to do is hit the "publish" button. Which also means that this month I will try to write as much as I could..It's already 22nd, so I don't have much time.

Wish me luck for the project okay? :D

A Yoo Chun update

I have mixed feeling about this, I'm so sad I can't hear ChangMin and YunHo in this..but I love the song very much. I have yet to listen their songs as I'm so sad about it. The MV is gorgeous and not too much spoilers.

Another story is that it was rumored Yoo Chun and MinYeong in a relationship! OMG.. but of course they denied it. Please let it be, I can't let go of him to another woman. Micky Yoo Chun is mine! Micky is so popular today as he just arrived tweetland today! Cassie worldwide manage to get #mickyyoochun trending no.1 international.

his tweetname is a mystery to me.. 6002theMicky?

His birthday is on 4th June 1986, what could 6002 mean??? I know his favorite number was 0 as seen in Balloon MV. Hemmm..what could it be?

ZIA & 4Men

When I saw Zia and 4MEN names together, I knew that I would love this. I did!

It's a nice collaboration, I love their voice together and the song is beautiful.

Rainbow Mach

Okay, I'm going to stop the whole drama thing (read my previous post) and put it all behind. So this is real review, not mixed up with other issue.

Gossip Girl was horrendous, and I don't mean the Engrish. Engrish don't bother me because I find it charming. I don't like the lyrics and it was an annoying. As for A, I blindly hated it initially but after few listen, it was more than bearable...it was catchy. My only complain is I don't get the meaning of "A".

Now they come up with a new single called Mach. I have no idea what it suppose to mean but I saw their promotional pictures and I shake my head. Futuristic clothing isn't a nice sight. I was going "here we go again, a song filled with auto-tunes"

I didn't want to check them out because I predicted it will be a song filled with much hated auto-tune. As mention, I don't have good memories of Rainbow so I don't want to continue hating if the song isn't good. I changed my mind when I read Wanna Play



Contrary to their outfits, the song is more retro. It's a decent song without auto-tune! Maybe it's just me but the song didn't feel like it was sung by 7 singers. The main vocalist can belt out high notes but it's a little squeaky or it's like she's singing through her nose. If she improves her technique, it can be a nicer tone.


It doesn't have a strong hook but it's fine. I can't wait for the MV to release so I can understand the song.

Drama Discuss : SungKyunKwan Scandal

WARNING : Contain Extreme Fangirlism :P


Yeah, I'm so dramatic. I've tried my best to keep off from being too crazy fan girl but it's hard with this drama, hence I hereby announce I will continue blogging like I used to. Commenting every episode would be a torture for you. For the last time, get out of here if you can't stand stupid fangirl. :D

SungKyunKwan Scandal (SS) is THE BEST DRAMA.
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Okay I'm back. Sorry, I fainted for a while because I was thinking about the awesome cast. I don't want to talk about the scene too much because I don't give great spoilers so if you want them, head to Dramabeans.com. (links can be found on KBlogz) Here in this blog, I'm talking about the main cast and character only.

Park Yoo Chun  as Lee Seon Jun

Look at my header and you'll know I'm a Chunnie Fan, so I'll be crazy not to watch this. He is the first main character I loved! (I'm usually the second lead lover) Yoo Chun initially received bad criticism about his acting but he's getting good reviews now! I didn't find any flaw about his acting (you can blame my biasness) but I really like his character. Lee Seon Jun personality is somewhat similar to mine. He's all about keeping his principle and dares to use radical moves to proves his points. Of course, with this kind of personality you don't get much friends because it seems like he's a stubborn fellow. WOW, this is the male version of me! Okay maybe not, but I'm Malaysian...we all "tak apa". :P

Park Min Young as Yoon Hee/Yoon Shik

Aha, look...PMY has two names..what could it mean? Yes, it's a cross-dresser theme yet again! I really don't buy PMY being a boy because she's too pretty as a girl. There isn't a moment that I felt she was a boy. Her false boy voice is a little annoying but she doesn't make it hard. Despite saying this, I think she's a good actress. Minus the being a boy thing, I could feel her emotion and I love her characters. I think she is the luckiest person ever... surrounded by guys but she's the only girl..OMG!

Yoo Ah In as  Moon Jae Shin aka Guh Roo (crazy horse)

I actually prefer calling his nickname..Guhroo!! An interesting mysterious character, I just wanted to know more about his past life. His gaze can brings a lot of meaning and I love the fact he's a "bad boy" but he is very innocent when it comes to girl. His friendship with YongHa is interesting, I wonder how the writers would play this off.

Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha

The mischievous upperclassman, I wanted to hate his character but he's so lovable funny. Everytime he smirks, my heart pounders... In terms of acting, Song Joong Ki would get an A+. I would never thought he could play this role. I love that he's suppose to be bad but he's a good person. I know he's always there to help the freshmen.

Jun Tae Soo as Ha In Soo

The enemy of the show, he hold the highest rank in the school. A very cruel person but he's too charismatic to hate. I do hate his character, but one moment he can be so nice, the next second he turn evil.

It's so crazy that I love all four characters...I have done all the crazy fan girl would do. Drool? check, face slapping? check, jumping up and down? check scream?OBVIOUSLY.

Haru, an unforgettable day in Korea

In efforts to bring more global tourist to Korea, the government has cleverly utilize the Hallyu into the marketing scheme. Started with Super Junior and Girls' Generation with S.E.O.U.L song, 2PM's Boom Boom and now a movie to add in, which is Haru.

Haru is a movie starred by Lee Dae Hae (Chuno, My Girl), Kim Bum (Boys over Flower), YunHo (DBSK), Han Chae Young (My Sassy Girl ChunYang) and Big Bang.

For the video please check it yourself on YT, I don't want to embed here because it might get remove soon so yeah but here's the LINK anyway.

Do I like the movie, Nope. It didn't deliver any good message for me and plus, it totally didn't make me want to go to Korea. Yes, I would go Korea to meet the celebrities, but how ironic it is that the celebrities in Korea are often go overseas to promote? To meet them, probably I would have a better chance if I were to go Japan or Thailand.