kpop

I love T-ara.  Their first album had more good songs than most Kpop groups or American pop singers put out in 3 years (see Like the First Time, I Go Crazy Because of You, I’m Really Hurt, Bo Peep Bo Peep, Apple is A, and TTL)… even my Mom likes to break down with the [...]

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When I first moved to Korea over a year ago, I did not understand all the cuteness.  Now, after succumbing to Oh! and Balloons (quite possibly the cutest thing ever) and countless other cute things, I think it’s time I fully embraced my love of Korean cuteness. I love Girls Generation‘s new video, Hoot.  It bothered [...]

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Can’t Nobody is my new favorite Kpop song.  I got the 2NE1 CD a few weeks ago (along with a poster and school folder!), but am just now really listening to it. I love it… it’s fun, it’s catchy… and it’s much more interesting than most girl groups in Korea.

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2NE1: To Anyone

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by adam on 12 Sep ’10 · 0 comments

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I love buying CD’s in Korea.  They put so much effort into it, and each one is different (at least with the kpop idol singers). So, I was doubly excited today when I went to buy 2NE1‘s new album and in addition to the 47 page lyrics & photo book that come with the CD, [...]

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This has to be the best Kpop song to come out in a long while.  It’s a new girl group, so I didn’t (initially) have high hopes… but, I’m obsessed. Earlier this week I was listening to the song on YouTube and an elementary student saw part of the video where the girls slap their [...]

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My new favorite song is DJ Doc’s I’m This Kind of Person. I especially love that they make fun of other Kpop idol groups… and I especially especially love that they make fun of the boy bands who fake-play instruments while doing silly dance moves. ==

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When I first saw this video by DBSK (동방신기) I was mortified.  I didn’t understand the mittens, the headbands, the ties, or the penguin back-up dancers. I still don’t understand it, but after several hundred viewings, I have completely succumbed to their saccharin smiles and cheesy dance moves. Similar to a Picasso or Liza Minelli [...]

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Wonder Girls are back!

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by adam on 19 May ’10 · 0 comments

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As you may or may not know, I LOVE the Wonder Girls. In Korea there’s no shortage of girl groups (or boy groups), but in my opinion, the Wonder Girls are a step ahead of everyone else.  I still think So Hot and Nobody are the best pop songs (and videos) to come out of [...]

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I often complain about the quality of music in my adopted home of Korea.  It tends to be a distant cousin of Hilary Duff-style pop.  However (and perhaps I’ve been here too long), I’m embarrassed to admit that I kind of like Girls Generation’s new song, “Oh!”. [I have always been brutal to Girls Generation... [...]

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When you live in Korea, you become completely inundated with Kpop.  This basically means that in any given month there will be several popular songs that you hear ALL THE TIME! I know we think this happens in America when pop groups gain fleeting popularity, but please understand, IT IN NO WAY COMPARES TO KOREA. [...]

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I want to be a cop

by adam on 5 Sep ’09 · 0 comments

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One Korean pop band I really like is the Wonder Girls.  They just finished touring with the Jonas Brothers in America and are evidently working on an English language album to be released this year. Their first single “Tell Me” sparked a national dance craze, thereby prompting me to post a video of cops doing [...]

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I’m moving to Korea in about 5 weeks, so my own video editing has taken a backseat to selling everything I own… however, in the process of moving I have, of course, found many wonderful things about Korea. And this video of cops dancing to Wonder Girls’ Tell Me has to be the most fabulous [...]

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