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Post by Knov1 on May 29, 2012 6:47:35 GMT -5
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Post by bird11 on May 30, 2012 16:27:02 GMT -5
One of my favorite parts of watching dramas is the music involved! I listen to the OST from Kingdom of the Winds often, I also listen to the OST's from Winter Sonata, Summer Scent and Heartstrings. I also like to watch shows that have current K-pop groups on, which brings me to a question---Do they have a lot of differnt Kpop groups in Korea? There seem to be new ones coming out all the time! Is this differnt from how things are done in the US? On another note-- has anyone listened to the group Ludo? My daughter likes them and other than the CD's she has, I don't really hear much about them, not a popular band, so far! thanks
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Post by Knov1 on May 30, 2012 17:23:07 GMT -5
One of my favorite parts of watching dramas is the music involved! I listen to the OST from Kingdom of the Winds often, I also listen to the OST's from Winter Sonata, Summer Scent and Heartstrings. Sometimes the OST's are the best thing about the drama. The 2004 SBS drama Stained Glass was awful but the OST was really good. I also like to watch shows that have current K-pop groups on, which brings me to a question---Do they have a lot of differnt Kpop groups in Korea? There seem to be new ones coming out all the time! Is this differnt from how things are done in the US? Most KPop groups don't last long. That's why you see a lot of them. The majority of groups aren't extended beyond the life of their first contract. Only the most successful groups stick around. It depends on how much the group really wants to stay together too. If an entertainment company doesn't want to offer a group a new contract, they'll keep the members that have solo artist potential and show the rest the door.
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Post by TheBo on May 31, 2012 9:49:31 GMT -5
Yep. That's what happened to me in 2005. Danged Han Entertainment Co. ;D
I guess it's better than having those elderly "boybands" tottering across stages trying to recreate past glory. I'm looking at you, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys!
Bo
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Post by Knov1 on May 31, 2012 16:59:38 GMT -5
Big Bang will be a releasing a repackaged version of Alive in June titled "Still Alive Special Edition". It'll include the singles from Alive like Blue, Bad Boy and Fantastic Baby but the rest of the songs will be new. BIG BANG - BAD BOY M/VBIG BANG - BLUE M/VBIG BANG - FANTASTIC BABY M/VYep. That's what happened to me in 2005. Danged Han Entertainment Co. LOL. It's their loss.
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Post by bird11 on Jun 1, 2012 12:46:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the music info. I kinda thought that was the way their music industry worked. thanks also for the song selections-- I always like to listen to new stuff and see if I like it, I was surprised about BigBang, at first I wasn't sure if it was the type of music I liked but it really grew on me! and that makes me ask this question: Did any of BigBand act on Kdramas? One of them looks familar.....thanks
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Post by Knov1 on Jun 1, 2012 16:16:00 GMT -5
Did any of BigBand act on Kdramas? One of them looks familar. Yes. TOP was the assassin for IRIS. That's the role he's most well known for. He was also in I Am Sam and the movie 71: Into The Fire. Dae Sung was in the drama What's Up.
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Post by Knov1 on Jun 2, 2012 0:19:50 GMT -5
SPIN magazine released a list of what they consider The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time. Most of the songs on their list are recent. They provide Youtube links in case you've never heard the song and want to check it out. The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All TimeBelow are some of the songs from the list. The rest you can find out about on their site. 18. Wonder Girls - Be My Baby (2011) 14. KARA - Step (2011) 13. Big Bang - Bad Boy (2012) 11. Girls Generation - Run Devil Run (2010) 9. 2NE1 - Ugly (2011) 7. GD & TOP (from Big Bang) - High High (2010) 5. Girls Generation - Gee (2009) 4. Seo Taiji & Boys - I Know (1992) 3. 2NE1 - I Am the Best (2011) 2. HyunA (from 4Minute)- Bubble Pop! (2011) 1. H.O.T. - Candy (1996) I don't think SPIN did a whole lot of research before compiling this list. I have a hard time taking it seriously. I almost feel like they're trolling us. They included 2 Japanese songs by Korean artists on the list. HyunA's "Bubble Pop!" is awful. It has no business being on there. I don't know how they could leave out "Come Back Home" by Seo Taiji & Boys. If they were going to pick a Wonder Girls song, "Tell Me" is a better choice than "Be My Baby". "Lies" by Big Bang should be somewhere on the list. About the only thing I agree with them on is "Ugly" and "I'm The Best" by 2NE1 but I'd switch their spots.
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Post by Knov1 on Jun 15, 2012 18:19:52 GMT -5
Time for some recent releases. This goes in alphabetical order, starting with the boy bands and then moving on to the girl groups. BIG BANG - MONSTER MVMonster is from STILL ALIVE [SPECIAL EDITION]. It's a dance track in the mold of some of their previous hits like "Lies". The video is about as nutty as Fantastic Baby lol. Boyfriend - Love StyleLOVE STYLE is from Boyfriend's mini album by the same title. Both the song and video just make me shake my head. CROSS GENE - La-Di Da-Di MVCROSS GENE is a new group from Amuse Korea Entertainment. The group is comprised of Korean, Japanese and Chinese members. Shin Won Ho, from the drama Big, is one of the Korean members of the group. La-Di Da-Di is their debut single from the Timeless: Begins mini album. MYNAME - Hello & Goodbye MVHello & Goodbye is the first single from MYNAME. They released a digital single last year. The song isn't bad but the video is face palm material. 2NE1 - BE MINE MVOf all the girl groups, 2NE1's "Be Mine" is the best song featured in this post. Be Mine is for an Intel ad. They're not releasing or promoting it. Dalshabet - Mr. Bang Bang MVMr. Bang Bang is the first single from Dalshabet's first full album Bang Bang. They're robbing a bank and dancing at the same time in the video. f(x) - Electric Shock MVEletric Shock is f(x)'s new song from their Electric Shock mini album. Here's a shocker. I actually liked this better than PAPARAZZI. GIRLS GENERATION - PAPARAZZI MVGirls Generation is back with a new song PAPARAZZI. Boom Boom Boom? The song is OK. Tae Yeon, Yuri and Yoona looked nice. Wonder Girls - Like this MVLike This is from the new Wonder Girls mini album Wonder Party. The song is OK. I do like the flash mob concept for the video.
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Post by MTR on Jun 18, 2012 13:26:54 GMT -5
Yep. That's what happened to me in 2005. Danged Han Entertainment Co. ;D I guess it's better than having those elderly "boybands" tottering across stages trying to recreate past glory. I'm looking at you, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys! Bo Now im really curious what happened to you in 05 ?. Funny watched Tiffany doing "Rolling In The Deep ' did a great job on it BUT do we need another version of this ? ,I got so sick of the original than Lincoln Park covered it now her ...enough enough .
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Post by Knov1 on Jun 18, 2012 17:44:34 GMT -5
Tiffany doesn't have the voice to cover Adele. The song she did for the Love Rain OST "Because It's You" is more in her range. Tiffany - Because It's You (Love Rain OST)
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Post by bird11 on Jun 18, 2012 18:40:56 GMT -5
I have to say I listened to BigBang's song and it just goes to show what I have always said I like almost any kind of music as long as it is played at a decent volume (not ear blasting loud), at first I didn't think I would like them, but the songs really good, I like the sound... Boyfriend's song was ok-- it was kinda hard for me to form opinion because the video jumped around so much it was hard to follow the singers and come close to understanding what they were singing (maybe if I had the eng. sub's to go along it would have been better?) The song from Wonder Girls was good-- the flash mob concept made it fun to watch and listen to. It is good to hear differnt music, I dont know much about K-pop, mostly just OST's and some stuff from groups like SS501-- because a member was in a drama, I would look into the group. thanks for the music!
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Post by MTR on Jun 19, 2012 0:29:07 GMT -5
She is becoming the most prominent in SNSD it seems .
Looking at that list with so much stuff missing like say SES they had this great single think it was called U ,The video had them in a bar with cowboy hats and boots as well as toy guns ,what about Son Dambi or Lee Hyori ? as well (think one of them was in SES ). Bay Yong jun should be in there for that Winter Sonata song .
The best also means the most influential as well ,think Spin forgot that aspect .
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Post by Knov1 on Jun 19, 2012 6:31:12 GMT -5
Son Dambi was never in a group. She's only been a solo artist. Hyori was a member of FinKL before going solo.
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Post by TheBo on Jun 19, 2012 10:34:18 GMT -5
....Now im really curious what happened to you in 05 ?..... You know I was joking, right? Here's a tip. I'm almost always making some kind of a joke. I guess it's up to you to figure out when I'm not. LOL. And now, I have to try to figure out if YOU were joking, too. Vahree difficult. Not so easy.** I listened to both of the Tiffany songs (the Adele cover and "Because It's You") and I have to say I agree with Knov1's assessment. "Because" is really nice. However, in Tiffany's defense, it's really hard for anyone to cover Adele. To make it work, you would have to ignore Adele's performance completely and do the song entirely different, like, I don't know, rockabilly or samba. ;D Bo **PS I'm quoting the Dalai Lama here...srsly...
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