Kaime's Kpop Harem

Another 'hell yes I do'! I didn't stop listening to that song for around three days. Tasha's singing was a little weak (at least compared to some of the other female singers out there today) but all of the raps were everything I expected from them. Have you heard 'BizzyTigerYoonmirae'?

Is that a song? (Or the name of the artists just mashed together...?)
If it is, then, no, I haven't watched it yet!

Aww, thanks. I wish NU'EST would've charted too, but that's okay.

I know of all of these people/groups. MFBTY are Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae, right? People say they're like the Jay-Z and Beyonce of Korean Hip-Hop, I dunno if that's true?

It's both- the companion single for Sweet Dream is literally titled 'BizzyTigerYoonmirae'!

Yeah, I wish NU'EST had too...

MFBTY is Tiger JK, Yoon Mi Rae, and Bizzy. Basically every fan of Korean hip-hop did a double-take when it was announced.

Well, it's early in the rankings. Nu'est hasn't had their song out for too long. Maybe it'll get up there.
(Although, with my experience, Pledis groups don't get much love from koreans either)

Hnngh!
I've got to check out their song then! Tasha is so cool!

That...is a lot of rookie groups. Wow. I don't really keep up much with what's new but my best friend knew a lot of those artists on the chart.

I really do think that the trend will keep up, who knows for how many years. Like I said before, I don't really keep up with the new rookie groups. I'm just now starting to listen to a few of them. None come to mind right now but I'm sure that in a few months I'll have picked up a few new groups to add to my itunes.

I seem to be unique in recognizing every single name on that list.

Pledis groups seem to be just popular enough to stay around, but not popular enough to make a whole lot of money. It's a little sad.

It's pretty badass, but 'BizzyTigerYoonmirae' in particular probably shouldn't be listened to in public.

YOU GUYS! TEEN TOP ARE BACK! Annnndddd this time *deepens voice* IT'S NOT A MINI, IT'S NOT A SINGLE, IT'S A FULL ALBUM!

I haven't watched the MV yet. Why? Just looking at my B.A.P One Shot post will give you all the reason you need. I mean, I was a mess when I posted that MV, haha. My inner Youngjae fangirl came out (which was embarrassing).

'Kay, now that that's out of my system, I'm going to go watch the MV.

EDIT (WATCHED THE MV ADJAIODJAIODJWAP):

Comic sans and all.
Edit again: Just realized I didn't even put the right link at the top! The joke was completely ruined aww but now I fixed it..

I just can't seem to get into Teen Top

I think my aversion to them is the fact that they're a rookie group...and the name...

Seriously. Who comes up with the names of some of these groups??

Teen Top have been around since 2010. Not rookies in the slightest, though it may seem that way. I guess the name comes from having debuted from a young age? Most kpop group names confuse me anyway.

To me, they're so cute and endearing but I'm probably just blinded by Tin Tap's *light*

Seriously, they're just such DORKS.

Personally, their music just doesn't appeal to me, but they look like nice boys.

Hehe, I appreciate that, Kaimeanogo ♥

It's completely fine if their music isn't really your thing. It would be boring if we all had the same exact taste anyway. As they say, variety is the spice of life.

So I thought that maybe I would link to the new Kpop Music Monday every week to see if it'll give some of you guys an incentive to check out groups you don't normally listen to~ This week Simon and Martina reviewed B.A.P's "One Shot"! The MV has already been linked here before so I'll only link to this week's episode (And I still can't embed! I give up!).

I'm not a huge B.A.P fan, but I did like the video. Zelo's (sp?) move was definitely awesome. I think I'll check out their other MVs some time soon.

Thanks for the link, Kaimeanogo

Oh, right, if any of you have a particular group that you follow, rookie or not, I can search for any news of them in Naver.
It might be a more reliable source of news than AllKpop or whatever other blog you follow.

Thank you for linking the latest Kpop Music Monday, Kaime!

I'm a bit disappointed that NU'EST didn't win. B.A.P have been reviewed so much, and even though the One Shot MV is great and I love it, I still wish Simon and Martina would try to review different groups. They said they'd look at the three most voted for MVs and choose a video from there, but what's the point if they still chose the top video? Plus, now that Teen Top and SHINee's MVs have been released, I don't think NU'EST is going to be reviewed at all. The thing about NU'EST is that they always manage to make it to the top but their MVs never stay at first place until the end of the week. Due to that, people always joke and say that NU'EST is 'cursed'. Sadly, I don't think the curse is going to let up anytime soon.

Well, I guess since Simon absolutely loved the MV, that was probably why they decided on One Shot instead of another group. Poor NU'EST :( I don't follow them, but I wouldn't mind seeing them review one of their videos.

A new EXO-K demo song was leaked a few days ago, and well ... I felt that I just had to share it.

The song is called Wolf. After hearing it, I pretty much spent the rest of the day bursting out into random fits of laugher whenever I would think about it again.

Right, click at your own risk because the song is awful. Though, listening to it actually cheered me up, so you may laugh at it like I did. And if you want the English lyrics to this masterpiece, you can find them here.
I'm going to go listen to it again~

This song is so terribly hilarious. What the hell is SM thinking?

...
... WHAT?
I'm either laughing really hard or I'm crying from the sheer corniness.

The comments were incredibly interesting though.

RIGHT?! SM is a mess, EXO is a mess, etc. I'll be watching this train wreck unfold from way over here.

I'm not particularly invested in EXO, but I would hate to see their career ruined by SM. I think this is the point where I throw in the towel and bid adieu to my relations with this company. Although YG is not making me very happy either considering that they, once again, pushed back 2ne1's album until who knows when. This is the year that Kpop makes Kaime smash things.

Again? Gosh, what's going on?

Well, that's what Shinhwa and JYJ did, right? I highly doubt that a new group like EXO who isn't viewed as favorably by the public will pull off such a stunt, though. I guess we'll just have to see how this works out.

You're just having fun with your bowl of popcorn aren't you?

I have no idea. A few days ago CL was interviewed and said that the album would be released in april, but then YG took back that comment saying that CL was just excited and that there is no set release date yet. They even said that they don't know if it's going to be a mini or a full album yet! And supposedly 2ne1 is going on a tour in the summer so I have no idea what the hell YG is planning. I feel like 2ne1 is getting completely ignored while even Lee Hi, the rookie, is releasing an album this month.

Haha, yeah... I'll get serious now though.


*cough* *cough* Anyway! Yelim, were there any posts about EXO or this song over on Naver? How have they been reacting? :)

I actually didn't mind Wolf much until the chorus. At which point I nearly died from choking on my dinner. Aside from the chorus, it's not bad. Clearly unfinished, but... That chorus.

Alright, just for you, I'll check around.
Heck, I'll check for news of NU'EST while I'm at it...

EDIT: searching for EXO wolf on naver itself will bring me blogs and a bunch of korean forum posts. I can start there.
Searching news itself might get me official SM statements or, well, news...but lets see what turns up.

Let's see... First of all, EXO:
I checked blog posts to see what netizens thought. This was the first link was the first that came up:



Now, trying to translate this small script....and shaky language skills:

A warning: Of course, there's a nuance of teasing and mockery that might be lost with the translation. This post is written with sarcasm that I couldn't really translate well. Also, althout this post may sound extremely critical and immature (especially with the kekekeke's), please note that this is a common blogging style in cyber cafes.

A bunch of pictures showed up as well http://blog.naver.com/suhoplanet?Redirect=Log&logNo=60185133569

On the cyber forums, All I found were lyrics and a link to the song itself.

The general attitude towards this song was of amusement and sarcasm.

EDIT:
I searched for news of NU'EST, but the news generally consisted of their new mini album and music bank performances. Sorry, no juicy gossip today missy.

As an apology...I'll tell you this:
I seem to remember you liking Teen Top.
Teen Top made 22 with their Miss right on the billboards today.

This week's Kpop Music Monday review is SHINee's "Dream Girl"! The MV has already been posted before so I'll just link to this week's episode.

So, you all already know how I felt about the Dream Girl MV. I'm surprised that Simon and Martina liked it that much, to be frank.

Hello my lovelies~ This week's Kpop Music Monday review is Lee Hi's "It's Over"! Here's the MV and here is the review.

I'll agree with them that the song wasn't as catchy as 1,2,3,4. It's Over is actually my least favorite song from her new album. I think that Special or Dream would have been better choices for the single. That aside, it's a pretty solid first album. She really does have a nice voice and I love the Jazz/R&B theme of her album. I'm looking forward to more music from her. Still waiting for that 2NE1 comeback, YG.

In Light of @Kaimeanogo's announcement, I decided I should Take a look at Naver once in a while and see how LeeHi is doing.

Here is the Top Ten from Naver:
1.) Crescendo - Akdong Musician
2.) It's Over - LeeHi
3.) One Spring Day - 2AM
4.) Turtle - Davichi
5.) Snowflower - Gummy
6.) Winter Love - The One
7.) Special - LeeHi ft. Jennie Kim
8.) Gone Not Around Any Longer - Sistar19
9.) Obvious? (It's a word meaning painfully obvious or obvious with a connotation that someone tried to hide the fact?) Melody - Zion T.
10.) Dream Girl - SHINee

Nothing much else to say except for that LeeHi has a lot on the list since her Album just released.
Also, U-Kiss finally got on the list at 47.