Time flies

Annyeong everyone,

Time flies when you're an intern. Seriousy, I haven't had time to write anything of my own. My future books are already gathering dust. I'm going crazy! It's really fun, you know, being an intern. But it's soooo tiring and demanding at the same time. Is this how it's gonna be when I'm a media professional and actually working?
Phew, I hope not.

But I'm aching to get started on my stories again. It's been too long. My hands are itching to get hold of a pen and write something magical or pseudo-medieval. I guess that when I do get back to writing again, I'll be singing along with and dancing to 2NE1/DBSK/BigBang songs with all my heart.

Look forward to it! You'll be hearing it wherever you are!

Ja mata ne? 

What I like about the K-pop industry

Annyeong everyone,


Today I'm gonna talk about the things I like about the K-pop industry. First of all, there is a big difference between the Asian music industry and the American one. Let's face it: America knows that sex sells and they will use this to their full advantage. I have no problems with that, I watch MTV as much as the next person (though I think there should be less "reality programs" and more music) And I'm not saying there aren't any sexy people in the Asian music industry, because then I'd be lying XD
But the most noticeable difference between these two music industries is that while in America the singers have a sexy and serious image, in Asia the emphasis is more on their dorky/cute behaviour. K-pop artists have no problem making complete fools of themselves, dressing up as girls, acting childish or mocking themselves.


Check out these three CFs (commercials) for example:


DBSK



BigBang



DBSK/Girls Generation 



While in America singers/actors/models tend to display a image of sexiness in commercials, these K-pop idols do the complete opposite: they make fun of themselves (Daesung being the slow one, Yunho being a macho) and display a rather cute/dorky image (Junsu in the telephone CF)


One of the other things I like about K-pop idols is that they always know each others dances! Sometimes you see them dancing the other's dances backstage while they're on a show. It's hilarious. Idols and actors sometimes even parody the dances. Here are some examples:


The 'Tell me' dance of the wondergirls
Here's the original music video for those of you who don't know the dance:



And here's how BigBang does it: (G-dragon is sooo loving it XD)



Here's how Superjunior does it:





And here's how DBSK does it:





The abracadabra dance by the Brown Eyed Girls (original version)





A parody by 2PM and 2AM:





Here's a parody by the cast of You're Beautiful (it's an actual scene):



Super Junior's Sorry Sorry:



Here's a parody also by the cast of You're Beautiful (another actual scene):



 They also like to imitate each other and some (Heechul) are pretty good!!!


These stars also always seem to know what the trends are. The newest trend (to my knowledge) is Tecktonic. See how Jang Geun Seuk (my favourite Korean actor) and Go Ara dance:



And here's my final example to show you just how much the Asian music industry is ALL about entertainment and showing the human side of the idols. Here's a clip of DBSK dancing in ridiculous outfits....don't ask me why, just enjoy:

You're Beautiful

Annyeong, everyone

I just finished watching the Korean drama You're beautiful and I really liked it. It was a hilarious drama, that's what attracted me. There were a lot of crying scenes, some were good...some took too long. I really don't like people who cry too much over something that is repeated. Tae Kyung and Jeremy had beautiful crying scenes, full of emotions, so me likey. But Go Mi Nam was crying almost every time she saw Tae Kyung and Yoo He Yi together...it became annoying after a while. Okay, I get it: the guy you love is with another girl and sure the first time you see them kiss hurts, but come on! You don't have to cry every time you see the girl!!!

Since it's a romantic drama, it has a standard concept: you have the heroine, the jerk and the good guy. (I'm not counting Jeremy here, seeing how Mi Nam sees him as a brother) The heroine hates the jerk and is contantly watched over by the good guy. Good guy gets feelings for the heroine, the heroine gets feelings for the jerk. The jerk is clueless at first but then realises his feelings for the heroine, but is too proud to admit it. And you can guess the rest.
In the end, the jerk almost always ends up the heroine and the good guy is the ultimate good guy by letting her go. LE FIN.

I liked this drama more for its houmor than the romance...mainly because I hate romantic dramas/movies etc.
It kinda reminded me of Full House so that was a big bonus. I think Lee Hon Ki is a genious when comic relief is concerned!! And manager Ma...I can't say anything but Euynk ha ha!
I've become interested in Jang Geun Suk, who plays Tae Kyung (a.k.a. the jerk) and I'm gonna watch his movie 'Baby and me' when I get home...or maybe I'll do it tomorrow.

I also plan to watch IRIS, mainly because of T.O.P...I like his voice and image in BigBang, so I want to see if he can act too. I recently saw BigBang in Come to Play...a korean variety show, and they were pretty hilarious. T.O.P didn't say as much and his rating was edited out...but I'm really interested in him (and his friendship with JaeJoong of DBSK) G-dragon seems a lot of fun too and I've seen Daesung a couple of times in Family Outing. I need to look up the other two members as well.

That's about it,

Sayonara mina