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My ideal top 11 (broduce final lineup)

Well yes, I got hooked... I’ve been more obsessed with this second season of Produce 101 (or, well, I have come to call it simply broduce thanks to the internet) than anything I can think of as of recently. So I figured it could be fun to just now figure out and write down who I wish could debut now on Friday. I will stick to only including the top 20 still in the competition and then I’ll only hope and pray for the Korean ‘public’ to think the same!

1. Ong Sungwoo 2. Kim Jonghyun 3. Kang Daniel 4. Kim Jaehwan 5. Ha Sungwoon 6. Park Jihoon 7. Yoon Jisung  8. Park Woojin 9. Kang Dongho 10. Kim Samuel 11. Yoo Seonho

(I also wouldn’t be all too upset if 11th place was filled by Ahn Hyungseob, Jung Sewoon or Hwang Minhyun instead)

I mean, if more than two NU’EST members ends up in the group I won’t be sad about it but I just feel like two is ‘enough’, as I do want to give the opportunity to trainees from other companies to use the final group as a springboard into the entertainment industry. If two NU’EST members are in then they can later promote and hopefully get better receptions by using their newfound popularity, but not all members need to be in for this to happen. Well, that is at least my opinion.

Now I can only wait for the final result.. I mean, as long as Ong, Jonghyun and Daniel are in the group I’m gonna be a fan so those three have most of my support. Although, a group without Jaehwan’s vocals would be such a shame!

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NCT is such a.. polarizing group to me. Some songs their subgroups release are SO GOOD, but then some releases are SO BAD. I mean, right now I’m listening NCT 127′s second mini album and it’s just.. gold. So good.

I have finally gotten to this stage where I don’t care how old a group is - I can still enjoy their music if they’re babies, but I just won’t ever stan them :)

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My top 10 of 2016

Hello!

I’ve had as a tradition for quite a few years now to make my ‘lists of the year’ and 2016 is not going to be an exception from this. As I was mostly into Korean stuff in 2016 I will have similar categories to the ones I had in 2015 - however, with a few tweaks. My reasoning for my choices are mostly about ‘who/what do I remember now when 2016 is over’. Therefore, there is a chance that things released in the later half of the year will get more attention. I tried to counteract this by going through everything I reblogged here on tumble (on my other blog) to see who/what made the most appearances etc. Further, the songs I picked are mostly based on the amount of plays they have in my iTunes library. However, a big note should be made about the fact that these are MY picks - you do not have to agree with any of them. You can even send me your lists, if you so please and I will be happy to post them as well. Without further ado;

Here are the categories of the year:

Top 10 Males of 2016 Top 10 Females of 2016 Top 10 Groups of 2016 (male and female) Top 10 Actors of 2016 Top 10 Actresses of 2016 Top 10 Dramas of 2016 Top 10 kpop songs of 2016

Top 10 Men of 2016

Jisoo (EVERYTHING he has done in 2016)

Nam Joo Hyuk (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo)

Jung Jinyoung (B1A4)

Jackson (GOT7)

V (BTS)

Lee Jong Suk (W)

Ji Chang Wook (The K2)

Leo

Mingyu (Seventeen)

Sandeul (B1A4)

Top 10 Females of 2016

Jung Eunji (A-Pink)

Yuju (GFriend)

Nana (After School/Orange Caramel)

Lee Sung Kyung (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) (She was also in Doctors but there I didn’t really like her character...)

Solar (Mamamoo)

Amber (f(x))

Tzuyu (Twice)

Hani (EXID)

Joy (Red Velvet)

Song Ji Hyo

Top 10 Groups of 2016

BTS

B1A4

Gfriend

Mamamoo

KNK

Twice

EXO

VIXX

Lunafly (They have barely done anything so.. ㅠㅠ)

f(x)

Top 10 Dramas of 2016 (Dramas who aired the majority of their episodes in 2016 is considered for this list, meaning that if a 20 episode drama aired 10 episodes in 2016 it can be added)

The Flower in Prison

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

W

Doctors

The Legend of the Blue Sea

Goblin

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds

Shopping King Louis

The K2

Marriage Contract

Now, Let’s mentions some positive things about dramas this year: Many nice (looking) actors played major roles this year. And, overall, there are quite a few really good dramas that were out this year. However, there were definitely times this year when I felt like I had nothing interesting to watch (although, since The Flower in Prison is a 51-episode drama that managed to keep me satisfied for most parts of the year). A drama I watch surprisingly a lot of is Five Children (I have finished 48 out of 52 episodes). But, this drama suffered from the same thing most of these long~ dramas - way too many different plot-lines! I was interested in the blooming romance between Sung Hoon’s and Shin Hye Sun’s characters but they were only side-line characters and therefore I fast-forwarded through a lot of this drama. I tried to start Descendants of the Sun two times but both times I only got to about episode 5 so..

The worst drama which aired in 2016 is, without a doubt, Beautiful Secret.This is a Chinese drama which I tried to watch for f(x) Victoria's sake since she played the main lead but the drama characters and plot was just so STUPID. Further, I completed Uncontrollably Fond out of sheer force because I just couldn’t leave it unfinished, but that drama was also really bad. Another drama which I haven’t managed to finish was Mirror of The Witch (although I still have it on my ‘On-Hold’ list. This drama just.. confused me and if I want to get through I am going to have to start from the beginning and I do not know If I am going to have the will to do that). A drama that had such potential and that I was so invested in, in the beginning, was Moon Lovers; Scarlet heart Ryeo. But, the horrible way the plot went, and I just could not make sense of much of it, caused me to stop keeping up and I am, to this day, still only on episode 13.

Top 10 Actors of 2016

Nam Joo Hyuk (The Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo/Moon Lover’s; Scarlet Heart Ryeo)

Lee Jong Suk (W)

Park Bo Gum  (Moonlight Drawn by Clouds)

Song Joong Ki (Descendants of the Sun) [even though I haven’t finished the drama... he’s just too dreamy to leave out]

Lee Dong Wook (Goblin)

Ji Chang Wook (The K2)

Go Soo (The Flower in Prison)

Sung Hoon (Five Children)

Seo Ha Joon (The Flower in Prison)

Lee Min Ho (The Legend of the Blue Sea)

Honorable mentions;

Gong Yoo (Goblin)

Yoon Sang Hyun (Shopping King Louis)

Seo In Guk (Shopping King Louis)

Kwak Dong Yeon (Moonlight Drawn by Clouds)

Yoon Gyun Sang (Doctors)

Lee Tae Hwan (W)

Kim Woo Bin (Uncontrollably Fond)

Top 10 Actresses of 2016

Jin Se Yeon (The Flower in Prison)

Han Hyo Joo (W)

Lee Sung Kyung (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo/Doctors)

Park Shin Hye (Doctors)

Kim Joo Yong (Moonlight Drawn by Clouds)

Jeon Ji Hyeon (The Legend of the Blue Sea)

Shin Hye Sun (Five Children/Legend of the Blue Seas)

Nam Ji Hyun (Shopping King Louis)

Song Yoon Ah (The K2)

Chae Soo Bin (Moonlight Drawn by Clouds)

Top 10 Kpop songs of 2016

NCT U - Without You

K.Will - 말해! 뭐해? (Descendants of the Sun OST)

BTS - Save Me

HyunA - Do It!

Cross Gene - Noona, You

SHINee - Tell Me What To Do (SHINee)

Seventeen - 아주 nice

Gfriend - Navillera/Rough

Brave Girls - Deepened

SS301 - Pain

Honorable mentions;

BLACKPINK - Boombayah

Jung Eunji - Hopeful Sky

NCT 127 - Taste The Feeling 

Taemin - Press your number

Red Velvet - Russian Roulette

B.A.P - Feel So Good/That’s My Jam

Punch and Chanyeol - Stay With Me (Goblin OST)

BTS - 21세기 소녀

B.I.G - Hey Girl (Moorim School OST)

AKMU - How People Move

KNK - Knock

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New years... realization?

Today I’m going to use this blog as a kind of.. diary I guess? I just have something I feel like writing about and if I don’t upload it anywhere it just feels like a waste.

So, before I start - happy new year!

Now onto what I wanted to bring up - it’s mainly about the new years party I attended last night. This is the first actual new years party I’ve been to, as I’ve previously celebrated with family and/or worked during new years and I have to say that it was a good experience. Something I’m happy about but kinda didn’t expect?

This whole things started today when I was talking to a girl in my dorm who also attended last night (the party was held in out dorm so..) while we were cleaning up. She said something which made me think, and that was something along the lines of “I didn’t know you were so social, you spoke to like everybody” and after thinking.. yeah I guess I did. Which is weird because I’m not, or I was not at least, that social of a person. I really, really say that I don’t like small talk but as of the last.. year and a half I’ve noticed a big difference in myself and I think it has a lot to do with me actually going abroad to study. By forcing myself into a situation in which I had to let go of my insecurities I think I’ve developed to become more comfortable in situations I before would have hated. I’m not saying I wouldn’t have attended a new years eve party before but I think talking to people about... anything... I just wouldn’t have done it. It’d probably just stood by myself (or hung around the few people I actually knew) feeling awkward every time I was left by myself. I’m happy about the change.

Although I’m not gonna lie - it get’s easier with alcohol. But even then I didn’t drink much at all. And when I just got there I had to firstly convince myself to just take the plunge - to go and talk to people because if I just stood there by myself why would anyone come up and start talking to me?

... I don’t really see what I really wanted to say with this post other than... wow, I’ve grown! And, even for people who aren’t especially outgoing, social events does not have to be a pain. Maybe not for everyone, but social interactions can get easier with practice.

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Marchesa Notte Spring 2016, Ready to Wear.

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I'm really torn between two things right now. On one hand I kinda want to start to eat red meat again because it'd just make it so much easier for everybody else and when I go abroad I'd be able to experience so much more food-wise. Plus I could start buying regular meatballs and stuff again which is so much cheaper... But then on the other hand, I really really don't want to. Pigs, for example, are such intelligent animals that it feels wrong to eat them. And I've had a red meat-free diet for what.. over 8 years now so it just feels wrong.. ughhh

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[Review] MYNAME - HELLO AGAIN ＜初回限定盤＞

This is my review of HELLO AGAIN ＜初回限定盤＞ by MYNAME. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t disagree) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is another Japanese single by MYNAME, and it consists of 3 songs that I have never heard before so this is all just fresh for me. I wnet to MYNAME’s concert when I was in Korea so I’m really looking forward to hearing this release.

1) Hello Again [4]: I like this song, and I felt so right off the beat, The chorus is good, the verses are nice as well. The song gets a score of 4.

2) ささくれ [3]: The song starts off as nice calm song, and it continues that way, it is kinda pretty but it doesn’t leave that much of an impression on me. It gets a 3.

3) sugar [1]: This is probably my least favorite song out of the 3 on the single. The instrumentals just doesn’t make the sing song sound nice. The chorus isn’t much to cheer for either, it’s actually boring. This song gets the score 1.   ———————————————————————————————————-

The final score for this album is [2.7]

The main song, Hello Again, is good but B-sides of this single really aren’t all that. Check the main song and if you have time then for sure listen to the other two but it’s not really something you have to make time for.

[fiasmind]

[Review] DBSK - Rise as God

This is my review of Rise as God by DBSK. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t disagree) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is the last album DBSK released before Yunho went into the army and from what I’ve heard Changmin is scheduled to go sometime soon too, so this is gonna be their last album in quite a while, assuming they’ll come back after they’re finished with their army service. The album itself consists of of 10 tracks, 4 of which are solos. two each. I have seen the music videos they released for two of the solos once but I can’t say I really remember them so I’m just gonna listen to them again now.

1) 현기증 (Vertigo) [2]: I like the sound of the song as it starts of but it really gives me a distinct James Bong-movie feel and I can’t really explain why I feel like that. As the song goes on I more and more realize this isn’t really my style of song. That doesn’t mean it’s bad or anything but just not my style, especially the chorus which to me is the most important part of a song. I don’t see myself ever going back to play this specific song because I like it so much. The song gets a score of 2 from me.

2) 샴페인 (Champagne) (Sung By U-Know) [2]: This song starts of with Yunho rapping... I don’t really like his raping. The chorus is a bit catchy but I don’t really like the song. I remember some of the video tho and I liked that, it was fun and it fits the song so if ever listen to the song it’s probably be because I’m watching the MV. This song also gets the score 2.

3) Rise As One (Sung By Max) [5]: As the song starts off I immediately like it a lot more than the other two. I actually like it a lot, once the electronic beats really starts off I get really into it, but I also like the calmer parts he sings.the building up that’s done in the song is great. Unlike the previous two I can see myself playing this song just because I like it so much so it actually gets a 5.

4) 비를 타고... (Everyday It Rains) [1]:This song, to me, just feels really filler-song-ish. I don’t like the verses or the chorus, like at all and I find the song really boring. So I’m giving this song a 1.

5) Smile (웨딩드레스) [1]: This song really just doesn’t impress me... I’m starting to think I don’t really like the typical DBSK-sound, which is sad. This one also gets the score 1, not because it’s horible but just so not my style. If you like this style of course you’ll like it a lot more.

6) 너는 내꺼 (Top of The World) [2]: I like this song a bit more than the previous one but it’s still in that same style that I don’t like. Thus this one gets a 2.

7) Apology (Sung By Max) [3]: Seeing this is Changmin’s solo the fact that it starts out slower than the other songs doesn’t surprise me. I like the sound of this song tho. It’s not as good as Rise As One but it’s better than the other songs on the album so far. I’m giving this song a 3.

8) Komplikated (Sung By U-Know) [2]: This song starts off a bot faster than the other songs, which I like. But the chorus is really boring and it just really feels like a song that’s be playing in the background in H&M. It gets a 2 because of that reason.

9) Dominus [3]: This is one of the better songs on the album in my opinion, still not great but quite OK. This one gets a 3.

10) Lucky Star [3]: This song is also quite good, it’s more rock-ish than the other songs, a style I prefer over the other style they’ve had on the songs. But I still think it fits in but it definitely stands out more than the other songs. If the chorus was more fun I’d give it a better score than a 3, but it’s not so a 3 is what it gets.   ———————————————————————————————————-

The final score for this album is [2.4]

As the score already tells you, this is not an album I’m very fond off. But they main reason for that is the sound that it had - I don’t like that sound and this, if an entire album is centered around that of course I’m not going to like it - it’s the same way when an album is very jazzy and bluesy. the one song I’ll probably listen to a lot is Rise as One so I definitely recommend you checking that song out and if you have time, the whole album because who knows, maybe this album is just your style. 

[fiasmind]

[Review] Stellar - 덜려요 (Vibrato)

This is my review of 덜려요 (Vibrato) by Stellar. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t disagree) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is a single release so there’s only one song for me to talk about so this is gonna be short. I’ve heard several people talk about this song, most mostly the MV and there’s a general consensus that it’s bad, very bad and exploitative. And includes a lot of vagina symbolism. But I only judge based on the audio so I actually have pretty high hopes but the people that I’ve heard talk about it have and so mentioned how good the song is so.. I’m hopeful. 

1) 덜려요 (Vibrato) [3]: It’s a pretty good song, it’s not ‘FANTASTIC!!!’ but you know, an ok song. If I was still in Korea and I heard it around I’d totally just sit and listen to it. So I think I’m giving it a 3. I want to say more things about it but there’s really nothing coming to mind... so yeah.

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The final score for this album is [3]

An OK song, but with the controversy and all I guess we’ll just so what happens to these girls. Anyways, I hope they keep their heads up because they can sing!

[fiasmind]

[Review] GFRIEND - Flower Bud

This is my review of Flower Bud by GFRIEND. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t disagree) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: I’ve heard quite a bit about GFRIEND but I can’t say I’ve ever actually listened to them.. unless the songs were playing in restaurants when I was in Korea but even then it’s like I would have noticed if it was them or not. I’ve heard them being compared to an early Girl’s Generation (which I would love because I loved the stuff they released in the beginning) or A-Pink so I’m expecting cutesy songs. It’s a mini album that in total includes 6 tracks but one is and intro song and another one is an instrumental song and thus I will only be reviewing 4 songs. But just to mention something semi relevant I’ve started to get more conscious about the English translations of Korean songs because sometime’s it’s not really a translation of it at all... I’ll get into in when I go through some songs probably.

1) 오늘부터 우리는 (Me Gustas Tu) [4]: This is the main song from the mini, so this is the song people are supposed to fall in love with so that they check out the rest of the songs... and I get why they chose it. As the song starts of I immediately like it. It is very cute (and you know.. vaguely A-Pink-ish.. although the cutesy concept isn’t really specific to them, I guess it’s just who I associate with it), but I don’t necessarily hate cutesy - it just have to FIT and.. I feel like this is a good fit? Even though I haven’t seen the MV or anything. So.. title-wise the Korean means ��From today on us” and the Spanish means “I Like You” so... I get that they have like a similar feel but.. I’d prefer a more direct title translation. Overall I give the song a 4 - I like it a lot! And I definitely feel like this damn chorus is gonna get stuck in my head.. and the song is probably gonna grow even more on me.

2) 하늘 아래서 (Under the Sky) [-]: This song is also cute. Right of I like this song as well. But if I were to play this mini think I’d have to be in a pretty specific mood. This one also have a catchy chorus but 오늘부터 우리는 was even more catchy. I’m giving this one a 3.

3) One [2.5]: The cute streak continues~ although I’m not complaining I actually like it when an album keeps to a certain theme and isn’t too all over the place. This song is my least favorite of the three I’ve heard so far. It’s not as fun, and to be it just kinda fells like a filler song... so I’m giving it a 2.5.

4) 기억해 (My Buddy) [2.5]: Cutesy theme throughout is confirmed! This is the song where the Korean and English doesn’t really mean the same thing, in Korean it says “I remember” so I guess if we’re supposed to put them together = I remember my buddy, but otherwise... yeah.To me this song is kinda like “One”, it’s would be ok if I was sitting and my itunes was on random but I don’t think I’d ever put this song on because I’d really like to listen to it. So I’ll give it the same score - 2.5!

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The final score for this album is [3]! An overall score of 3 isn’t bad, but it indicates that it as a whole is pretty mediocre. I really recommend anyone to check it out tho, especially if you like cutesy thinks because then this is prefect. If you on the other hand can’t stand that then just don’t listen, because you’re not gonna like it anyways.

I think I’ll keep the full thing in my itunes but the song that I’ll play most is most probably gonna be the title song so... good choice!

[fiasmind]

[Review] Wanna.B - Attention

This is my review of Attention by Wanna.B. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t disagree) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is a single release, meaning there’s is just the main track, so this isn’t going to be a very lengthy review. I think I have heard of Wanna.B before but I don’t know how, and I don’t know any of their music - I’m assuming they’re a pretty new group.

1) Attention [2]: As the song begins I’m not that fond of it, but the chorus is pretty ok I guess. If this was a group I really liked I could probably get into the song a lot more but now I’m really just kinda ‘meh’ about it. I don’t think I’ll be listening to it more than what I did for this review. o the score it gets is 2.

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The final score for this album is [2]

Well, there wasn’t much to judge... please blow me away next time ladies!

[fiasmind]

[Review] Arashi - Sakura

This is my review of Sakura by Arashi. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or if you don’t) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is Arashi’s latest single, released at the end of February 2015. The main song, Sakura, is the title song for the drama Ouroboros starring Ikuta Toma and Oguri Shun. It consists of 2 different versions, a regular version and a limited version. As per usual I will not be covering the instrumental tracks, and I will split the release up in it’s different versions to see which one would be the ‘best’ buy - just simply based on the songs.

Regular Version 1) Sakura [4]: I’ve heard this song when I watched Ouroboros and I quite liked it then, and I still think it’s pretty good. The instrumentals are really pretty at certain times in the song, and I like the grandiose sound of the song, so it reminds me a bit of “Truth” in that sense. I’m giving it a 4.

2) 同じ空の下で [5]: I really like the beginning sounds of this song. Not just that.. the whole sons sounds really pretty to me. Oh My God... this song is wonderful! The verses.. the chorus... it’s all really pretty. This song gets a clear 5! Ohno’s ~solo-ish~ part before the chorus is just so amazing... I need to replay this song loads, and loads of times.

3) More and More [1]: The beginning sounds of this song, on the other hand, is not really to my liking. I just don’t like it... I think I’ll delete it off my iTunes once I’ve finished listening through the single. Autotune... so much autotune... So I’m giving it a 1.

Limited Editiom 1) Sakura [4]: See above.

2) Rise and Shine [5]: I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS SONG! Very much! It’s the kind of Arasho song that I really enjoy! So, it get’s a 5.

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The final score for this single is [3.3] for the regular version, and [4.5] for the limited edition, which might seems like a big gap but they both include two equally good songs, it’s just More and More that brings down the score for the regular edition.

I like it! I now have 3 more good Arashi songs to play when I’m in my ~Arashi mood~ which happens once in a while. So... check it out!

[fiasmind]

[Review] SHINee - 3 2 1

This is my review of 3 2 1 by SHINee. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or if you don’t) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This SHINee single was released in December 2013 so it is a bit old, and I have listened to it before. But my computer broke and I got a new one recently - and most of my music is gone so I had to get it again and I figure: why not just do a review on it then? I remember that I really liked the main song so it should be a pretty positive review I think. The single itself consists of 3 songs, the main song “3 2 1″, then a Jpn. version or “Everybody” and then lastly the song “Colors of the Season”.

1) 3 2 1 [5]: I like the very J-poppy sound of this song. The chorus is great, and this is just the kind of uplifting song I like to listen to. I’m pretty surprised it was released in December when it has such a summer-y feel, well, at least to me. But anyways, on the my rating of the song, I’m giving it a 5.

2) Everybody (Jpn. version) [2]: I’m just generally against songs simple being translated from one language into another (like K-pop acts tend to do). I’m not really that much of a fan of the song in Korean, and I like it even less in Japanese. So simply for it being a translated song I’m taking away a credit - therefor leaving it with a rating of 2.

3) Colors of the Season [4]: First impression is that this sounds like a ballad. And as the song goes on I realize I’m right. It sounds very pretty, their voices are on point. I don’t know if I’ll be listening to it that much but I think it deserves a 4, just for how beautiful it is.   ———————————————————————————————————-

The final score for this single is [3.7].

I actually think this one is pretty good for a Jpn. single, I just wish they’d have another original track instead of the “Everybody” re-make, or how to call it. The main song is a jam. and “Colors of the Season” is a very pretty ballad.

[fiasmind]

[Review] U-KISS - Action

This is my review of Action by U-Kiss. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or if you don’t) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is U-Kiss’s latest Japanese single. It only consists of 1 song, the main song Action. So this’ll be a really short review.

1) Action [3]: This son sounds really, really cute. Something I don’t necessarily hate. But when it comes to U-Kiss Jpn. singles “Tick Tock” set such a high standard that I every tome expect them to live up to again that I usually get disappointed with what they actually come out with. Because I just really love that main single so much - It’s their best song ever in my opinion. But now back to Action; this song just seems very forgettable... and I don’t see myself wanna listen to it much in the future either. So, I’m giving it a 3 for being a good enough song but not so much more than that.

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The final score for this single is [3]

I think I said most things I wanted abopve but just.. an ok song, not much more for me, but maybe you’ll like it better, especially if cute songs are your thing.

[fiasmind]

[Review] SHINee - Your Number

This is my review of Your Number by SHINee. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or if you don’t) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is SHINee’s most recent Japanese single, Your Number. It only consists of 2 songs so it’s a quite small single (not that I really expect more than 2 songs when Kpop artists release Japanese singles..).

1) Your Number [2]: The instrumentals of the single isn’t really to my liking. They sound good enough but I’m not.. a fan of this song. Like at all. So I’m just giving it a 2. My feeling right now, listening to it, is that I don’t ever wanna listen to it again... not that it’s necessarily awful, I just don’t like it.

2) LOVE [2.5]: Directly I like this song more than “Your Number”. It’s still absolutely not one of my favorite SHINee songs, I think they’ve had a lot of better Japanese singles. I mean it just kinda songs like a forgettable B-side ballad. So I’ll actually only give it a 2,5. 

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The final score for this single is [2.3]

I generally like SHINee’s jpn.singles quite a lot, so I’m actually really disappointed by this. I know they can sing so well, and these songs are just really disappointing imo. I know it was probably not their decision what songs to do, so I don’t blame them for that but I just.. expected more.

[fiasmind]

[Review] KAT-TUN - Kiss Kiss Kiss

This is my review of Kiss Kiss Kiss by KAT-TUN. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: So.. I really hated KAT-TUN’s last single, therefor I’m hoping to like this one better. As I said in that review, I don’t hate the group, I don’t even dislike them but I tend to have a problem with their voices. However I’m more than willing to give them another chance. This single consists of 3 different versions, and as per usual I will split the songs up in the different versions and compare which version has the best songs. The single was released on the 11th of March and and main songs is the theme song for Kamenashi’s new drama. Most of the songs also have instrumental versions, which I will not be covering.

Regular Edition: 1) Kiss Kiss Kiss [3]: This song is a lot better than anything that was on their last single imo. But that said, I’m not really a fan of this.. salsa-ish music. And the music really reminds me of the theme song for a carton I used to watch when I was little called “Luftens hjältar” in Swedish, TaleSpin in English. So what about my grading for the track? I think I’d like to give it 3 - because I think it is pretty OK but I don’t see myself listening to it after this review.

2) Race Goes On [5]: I like the sound of this song a lot. very much. The beat is great, and I can’t help but to stomp my foot to it. I even think their voices sound kinda good in the track. I actually think I’ll give this song a 5! Why is this song not the main track? 

3) Nothing Else Matters [3]: This song is not awful either.. it’s pretty ok but I don’t see myself playing it much at all after this. I think I’ll give this song the same rating as Kiss Kiss Kiss, a 3. It probably would’ve gotten a better score if I didn’t get irritated at their voices.

Limited Edition 1: 1) Kiss Kiss Kiss [3]: look above.

2) Phantom [3]: This song is also Ok, but the chorus is kinda disappointing... So I’ve giving this the rating of “it’s ok... but nothing I’ll play more than this” so a 3. 

Limited Edition 2: 1) Kiss Kiss Kiss [3]: See above.

2) Ray [2]: First impression: Autotune.. lots of it. I don’t really like the song... so there for it gets a 2.

3) キラリト (Kirarito) [3.5]: I like the first sounds of this. The instrumentals are pretty good. I like it more than most of the songs on the album, well not more than “Race Goes On” so I need to give it more than 3 but I don’t really feel like giving it a 4 so.. I’m going with 3.5 for this track.

4) ありがとう (Arigato) [4]: This song is my second favorite on this single. The chorus is especially good. I actually really like it - not 5 like it, but it gets a 4, and a high 4. I think this song and “Race Goes On” will be the only songs from this single that’ll be left in my iTunes library   ———————————————————————————————————-

As I said in the beginning of the review I’ll be spliting the different versions up and see what score they each get. The regular edition has a score of [3.6], limited edition 1 gets [2.5] and limited edition 2 gets [3.1]. So, overall the difference between them isn’t big, but the regular edition is, to me, the one with the best songs.

I’m a lot happier with this release than KAT-TUN’s last one! It’s still not a single I’ll be blasting in full, with only 2 songs really capturing my attention. However, the other songs weren’t awful or even bad - some were a bit better than others, and I think it’s a lot up to personal taste with which ones you like and which you don’t. Soo... if you like KAT-TUN, check it out and tell me what you think? 

[fiasmind]

[Review] B.I.G - Between Night n Music

This is my review of Between Night n Music by B.I.G. I’m simply stating my opinion, you are of course allowed to disagree, and if you do (or even if you don’t disagree) you’re more than welcome to send me a message stating your opinion which I most likely will post and respond to.

I will review all the individual song, giving them a rating on a scale from 0 to 5, 5 being the best and 0 being horribly horribly bad. I will then simply take out the average of those scores and that will be the overall rating for the album.

So now; let’s go on to the review!

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Overall introduction: This is a dance music single by B.I.G consisting of one song and the instrumental of that song. As per usual I will not go into or judge the instrumental track and only focus on the main song.I don't know anything about B.I.G so I hope to be pleasantly surprised.

1) 밤과 음악 사이 (Between Night n Music) [2]:This song sounds pretty much like all generic kpop songs, If you like the group then you'll probably like the song but since I don't care about them the song falls pretty flat to me. It's just nothing special. I will not even be adding it to my iTunes. So I'll give it a score of 2.

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The final score for this album is [2]

Since this is just a single song release I don't really have that much to say about it except for what I said above. Even though I don't like it, maybe you will so you might as well check it out if you have time. Hopefully their next release will be more exciting for me.