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TBH I love NY as is and think that this season has been one of their best since S2 and 3. It's just that the rest of the RHONY viewership don't agree with me. Honestly, I like the mix of old and new HWs, and I love how with the addition of Heather, Carole and Crayviva, RHoNY went upmarket. I don't think Jill and Alex coming back will mean lightening strikes twice. Without Bethenny, NY became unpleasant to watch. Luann saved her ass this season. She really brought it IMO without going overboard like Crayviva (who I still think should come back). Honestly, Heather and Crayviva would eat Jill breakfast. They are too smart for her. Jill is a loudmouth. A toxic loudmouth but just a loudmouth nonetheless.

Another Beast teaser, this time featuring Dongwoon (I almost typed Dongwoof!) and a lot of make-up: Inspired by the Wong Kar-Wai film (it's a Hong Kong film starring Tony Leung) called "2046."

That shirt is giving me vertigo! He looks like a pissed-off Real Housewife who is just about to read Porsha. Not saying Hyunseung is my favourite, I still think he looks odd, he just looks better when he is guesting on somebody else's MV. Beast seem to give him a lot of singing and facetime in some of their MVs, though, so I don't quite understand. That is so cool that they were rejects from other bands/reality shows and were put together and hit the dream ticket. Now their success has probably outstripped that of the groups that didn't want them in the first place! There is life after pre-debut failure! And maybe because they suffered that failure the first time, they are more invested this time around in making Beast work. Yoseob (pronounced Yo Sob?) looks cute. Sehunnie!!! He is fast becoming the smartest dresser of the group. Maybe this is the latent influence of Lady Fabulous aka Tao? Or maybe Sehun has always been particular about how he dresses. In any case, I love the super smart look they have given him throughout the Overdose promotion, with the sharp suits, made-to-measure shirts, and great hair part. He looks so hot in that pic where he hugs Chen (and who wouldn't want to hug Chen?!). He posted this image in Instagram (Hunstagram?). Yes, that is Tao doing the splits and god knows what. Xiumin imitating a baby wolf ("wurf!"). Luhan looking fabulous. Sehun looking by far the tallest and flyest. And Suho, with the world's thinnest legs. Poor Suho needs to rest and eat something. Apparently EXO participated in a Chinese variety show called Happy Camp, there were tears when the group were asked about their early days and losing Kris. Tao was asked who was the EXO member he was closest to, and he replied "He's not there anymore" apparently. This makes me think that SM will not replace Kris with somebody new. In fact, they are mediating right now with him on this lawsuit. So far, they have barely tweaked the choreography, leaving an empty space open a lot of the time where Kris should be. Maybe SM hopes that Kris will return with a new contract and lots of acting outs? They say Luhan (who is HUGE in China) will also get lots of contract outs from SM who will do what it takes to keep him on as he is now EXO-M spokesperson now that Kris is gone. Happy Camp airs in a few weeks. That Japanese lady does the voiceover of every Japanese show I have ever seen! lol 2NE1 are awesome, and throwing around the Japanese too! I love how Japanese and Koreans seemingly are meant to hate each other but are completely fascinated by each other's music and culture. That is the best I have ever seen Minzy.

Speaking of Kris, how the HELL did this fashion disaster happen?! Even Chanyeol is like "Those pants... man..." No wonder he get the heck out of SM. After that assault on your eyes, I am now going to blitz this post with some soothing Kris pics. Sorry (not sorry):

Woah. Are BEAST allowed to be raunchy and naughty on group MVs? Because the second vid especially is very different from No More (or, as I prefer to call it "Beastagram"). I have to say, Hyunseung is growing on me because when I first watched a Beast MV (Adrenaline?), I thought he was the least good-looking of all the guys. Now I think he has swagger. That bandana is still all kinds of wrong, though. And yes, Junhyung looks so cute with his blonde hair in that first MV. Also the glasses are adorable. I hear ya about getting into new bands. I am almost afraid to at this point, just because this K Pop stuff initially sweeps you off your feet, and there seem to be debuts and comebacks coming out of my ears. I can't keep up with it all so in some ways it is a relief to put a limit on all that and be picky. Thanks for posting EXO-K's goodbye performance, though the word goodbye makes me sad because we won't be seeing them for a while! Gotta say, they look tired and relieved at the end of that MTV performance. This must be a punishing tour and comeback, especially after Kris left. I will miss looking out for my little Sehun doing absolutely nothing except dancing in the background like the glorified, lazy-ass backup dancer he is. I will miss him and Tao having the Love Affair of the Century. I will miss Lady Fabulous aka Tao. I will miss Kai dancing like a BEAST and looking beautiful without thinking "Gah, did he really say that?" He will miss Kai and Suho's blonde hair. I will miss Baekhyun looking suddenly hot this year. His hair is AMAZING. I love it simple and dark like that. I will miss Chen. I will miss D.O.'s bitchface when he isn't singing and then his look of utter bliss when he is. I will miss EXO-M because in some ways I like them more than EXO-K (sacrilege, I know). I don't know if I will miss Chanyeol especially but, hey you, never know. Speaking of EXO-M, Kris and SM are going into arbitration before the lawsuit goes to trial. Maybe everybody can settle out of court?

So, Cheap, what is your opinion on other groups like ShiNEE, Vixx, Block B? Are they just poor knockoffs of Big Bang, Beast and BtoB? In Kai (EXO) news: EXO seem to be trying to overshadow Beast and Taeyang's MV releases or something. News broke that there is video of Kai when he was a teenager saying the F word (ooooo!) and then the N word. Here is the vid: http://daezitao.tumblr.com/post/88347594459/okay-heres-the-video-for-those-who-are-doubting First of all, I understand no Korean so... I couldn't understand a damn thing, but what is with kids today and this word?! Justin Bieber pulled this [!@#$%^&*] too when he was a twinkletween. Don't they know that it is not ok to say this?! Ugh. Kai. Why you dumb !@#$%^&*]?

First of all, Junhyung's Beastagram identity is BadBoii... lol. No words. It was a cute MV, but now I'm starting to wonder if it's not just the pudding bowl hair but the harshness of the blonde that is subtracting from the cute. Hey, at least he gets to sing in this one. ETA: In fact, there is a point towards the end of the MV where the sweet looking girl is back at her desk and considering sending a message to BadBoii via Beastagram. There is a quick shot of her desk, including some photos in a frame of Sweet Girl and what I thought was her grandpa. No! I was wrong, it was Junhyung with her white peepaw hair! Doojoon is by far the hottest in this MV. One guy had his hair done up bandana styles and I seriously thought it was a girl (and that usually only happens with Luhan!). OMG, I think I have a big girl crush on CL now. I just love her general attitude. She always give 110%. And did you fail to notice that Hangover also features Snoop?! Snoop Dogg must have alimony to pay or a pissed-off pot dealer on his ass because he is also in a bunch of commercials in Europe and Asia at the moment. Hey, whatever pays the rent. Taeyang: After all the hoopla about the "sexy" MV with the hot "bedroom scene," I had to squint and rewind to realize that this involved a brief moment where T and the actress kiss, fully clothed, on a bed. LOL, never change, Korea. Those braids need to be torn from his head and then burned, they are horrific. I almost forget Taeyang was 5'3 and then the braids reminded me. Gross. I heard the MV was shot almost a year ago in San Francisco after Taeyang did Ringa Linga. I love his singing voice in that live performance. His voice is so soulful and so pure RnB. I can't decide which song I prefer -- I think Eyes Nose Lips edges it for me at the moment. It has really grown on me.

As mean-spirited as she is, that is awful news and I hope she is ok. Jody must be a wreck right now.

Taeyang's MV for 1AM comes out in a few hours (that's technically "tomorrow, 1am Korean Standard Time)! And apparently it features a racy bedroom scene between little Taeyang and some lucky hot babe: http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/13377095.html#comments#comments. The comments are all, basically "bring it ON." In EXO news, you too can have a customized Sehun/Tao ringtone via Samsung apparently: http://youtu.be/0xwSfOqwLPo

They don't look that ba-- oh wait. Is CL the first one?! OMG. That it is some transformative make-up and wig action. I love that she is completely normal looking IRL but onstage is a completely different person/identity/stage persona, actually. I still think she's a hot bitch as those pictures were probably taken at 6am when they had just crawled out of bed. Good for her for allowing herself to be photographed! Personally, I think Bom and Princess (forget her name) look the best. Bom especially. Minzy is ok, too, but definitely the long hair extensions suit her face better. That B2ST trailer is intriguing but I have to agree that Junhyung's hair looks off. I can't decide if it is the color or the cut. Not that I'm Sehun biased (well ok I am) but Junhyung would look better with a darker blonder (or maybe platinum tips) and with his hair retro-style with a side part and pushed back (like in my avatar). I look forward to their new release though! Taeyang in 5'3?! Damn. I'm 5'7 so yeah, that's like Vanessa Marcil-short to me (not that we would ever meet!). Please tell me T.O.P. is at least 5'6! I haven't seen that EXO performance on M Countdown yet, though I really want to because it is their last official promotion of Overdose. Then they have a few concerts, then they go on break. I am going to miss them. My K Pop habits really started with their promotion of Overdose, and then Kris left and it was like everyday there was news about EXO! What will I do without that daily news feed?! LOL, I'll live. They really should have choreographed better for 11 -- they've had almost 2 months to figure out what to do. In the first pic, I would have had only 4 pairs (and not 5) doing the drummer thing, D.O. in the middle singing, and the remaining two sliding coming in on opposite sides and sliding on their knees (like they do in the MV). The rapping part with 5 guys on each part doing the flamenco claps is awesome -- one of my favourite parts of the song and MV actually. Kris is hot there, and when he went dark-haired with the Overdose promotions, he was even hotter. I hope he becomes an actor in C-drama or T- (Taiwanese) drama because that hotness (and tallness!) should not be hidden.

I can't see the shot of CL sans make-up! Shame. I would have thought she and the others would just look much, much younger. I guess contouring saves the day, huh? Personally I think whoever does a lot of the guys' make-up in K Pop is great. Some of Beast, BtoB, Big Bangs (damn @ all the Bs)and EXO's eye make-up is incredibly on point and I would love to be able to do a smokey eye like that (instead I just end up looking like a sad panda). That Peniel shot you posted makes him look a lot like Kris (who I am liking more and more as I delve into EXO's back catalogue). And there is the eye makeup thing again! Peniel does look good as a blonde (or dark blonde, which seems to be the new go-to for some of these guys after the peroxide blonde fries their hair). Perhaps he preferred not singing in Korean while he worked on improving his language skills? It would be interesting to hear him interviewed in Korean. BTW, I **LOVE** the mas-up of Growl (my fave EXO song) and Beep Beep! It is spooky how similar in beat and length the two songs are, and how well EXO's choreography fits with BtoB's song. I wouldn't be surprised if the songwriters for Beep Beep listened to Growl over and over again in order to replicate some of its catchy success for BtoB this year. Hot pictures of Big Bang. T.O.P *swoooooon* Taeyang being the shortest of the group, didn't expect that, lol. I need to stay off Tumblr. But lol:

That's exactly it. Vicki and Tamra are incredibly insecure women, that's why they give "new girls" such a hard time when they first join the show. They have to be HS Queen Bees at all times. Then comes Heather, who has the smarts to take control of a situation, who is not afraid of showing her smarts. No wonder VickRa are scared. This isn't brainless Alexis or Gretchen (who allowed them to use and abuse her repeatedly) they are toying with here. This is somebody who simply will not put up with their [!@#$%^&*] or their stupidity, and who can manoeuvre her way around and out of situations that they try and place her in.

IA though Bravo could argue that Kristen is closer in age to Cody than, say, Ramona. I felt that Cody was very natural in her interactions with the group. Very "This is who I am, and I'm going to marry George." When Sonja and Aviva pressed her with questions, she answered honestly but calmly. She seems like an accomplished woman who has worked hard and is independent. And age clearly ain't nothing but a number, because she seemed the most mature out of all the current HWs! Honestly, I could see Aviva being protective of her, and Heather befriending her. Weirdly, Luann, too! Ramona? Sonja? Kristen? Not sure. The only downside (besides being based in Miami) is that we would have to suffer George who makes Ritchie 'Sushi' Wakile look and sound like Christopher Laurita. Wendy always speaks the truth! lol

She is condescending, pretentious, picky, and noticeably more educated than the rest of the OC Barbies on this show. All reasons why I LOVE Heather! RHoNY: THIS hot bitch is MAKING my RHoNY viewing this season! I've been looking everywhere for a gif of the moment when Sonja says she wants to put $2 on a horse, and it cuts to VT of Luann snorting. OMG, Countess, I you! Bravo should just hand her an apple again and splice her into the current opening, because Luann is at the center of practically every debate and 100 times more relevant to the season than Aviva (and I say that as somebody who loves Crayviva). Also: the Sonja/Luann frenemyship is more watchable than Sonja/Ramona. I am more invested in them 'staying together' at the moment. Also x 2: Luann's nickname for Carole -- "Ratzi." lol! ^^ the soberest Sonja was all episode. Yes, she's a fall-down drunk and prob heading for a nervous breakdown. But I could see why she was bitter about the other HWs winning big at Saratoga. She reacted like a child and turned to the bottle, but Kristen was kind of gleeful about it and rubbing it in. Crayviva, I love you, but you cannot rely on your gross dad for your SL. He may be in the right defending his fiancée (who IMO has potential to become a RHONY member -- I really liked Cody), but he is so repellent about it, especially the hand on the vagina comment to Ramona. Ramona was in the wrong, but when people verbally abuse you then you just cannot discuss anything anymore. The argument has deteriorated to the point where you cannot even be coherent. I hope we donlt see George again. OTOH, Ramona (and Sonja -- for the drug dealer comment) need to apologize to Cody. There is a point where they overstep from "just being Ramonja" to just being offensive. Is this show really only getting a 1.2 audience share this season?! Ouch. Too bad, because it is my fave franchise of the past 12 months.

Awww. Now I feel like a superficial, mean old ho! I shouldn't judge Beast's looks. It is refreshing to see a group which has not resorted to the same nose job/double-eyelid lift/chin implant as every other member of K Pop has done (...and while I do like 2NE1, it's clear all four of those girls went to the same surgeon). I promise to be more open-minded about the Beasties in future and learn more about their music and personalities. If you picked them as your #1 male group, they must be pretty fly. Plus (I admit) they look hot in their executive-knickerbockers-in-the-junk-yard picture, and in the gay porn picture, too, lol. Fangirls (and fanboys) really love that boy 2 boy fanservice. EXO have pretty much made a career out of shipping some of its members together. Maybe in Korea young girls and guys are so shy with each other that they feel more comfortable being physically affectionate with their own gender? I thought Peniel must have grown up in the US when he introduced the group in perfect American on that music show! He was a highlight of that live show as well! And not just because he spoke my language. I love that he grew up in the States but wanted to be a K Pop star. However, I wonder if, like with Kris, it must have been an adjustment with the Confucian style of giving your all for the good of your group and not just for yourself. Like, the fact that they didn't given him anything to sing for years on end must have been hard to bear. Bom does look like an Asian princess (with a spiky crown!) but at first I had a hard time telling her and Dara (who I assume is in that wig thing on the left) apart. CL looks like the queen of the whole show. I love her top and her earrings. EXO performed 'Moonlight' overnight on Korean TV. Or more like BaconBaekhyun and D.O. sang everything while the rest of EXO danced around them in a chair/table formation. I hadn't heard that song before and I think it is really pretty. http://youtu.be/bMUpzP5EfKM

2NE1 release cover for Crush album (Japanese version): http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/13344538.html#comments#comments

History? Thriller?! I love how Korea loves MJ, but one of these days he is going to rise from his grave and sue K Pop for copyright infringement! I'm not really a ballad girl but I *really* like When I Was Your Man because it has that chilled '70s disco sound. Broken Hearts is a good one, too, though that poor blonde guy at the end is all silent until it come time to "rap." lol. And Beep Beep is hilarious. They are too cute! Speaking of cute, your boy D.O. back in HK...

Hold on y'all I need to grab my sunglasses.

OMG. The Shining. Minhyuk is cute tho. Are BTOB worth checking out at some point? I can't even with Beast and the Hawaiian shirt concept. It's like something out of Tiger Beat in 1989 (before any of these kids were born, but that's no excuse). Don't kill me, but I don't find any members of Beast all that hot. Possibly the dark-haired guy with the cane on the far right (below), or even Big Hat on the far left. But they don't do it for me visually like some of Big Bang and Exo.

Ooooo. Shade!

LOL @ Chunky (typo, and it stays) Chucky and DonkeyFace. Spoke to soon, huh. I did like Rosie last season, though (I don't even mind Kathy -- it's more her irritating husband that puts my teeth on edge). I especially liked her hanging with Juicy and Spray-Hair in the Catskills. The Juicy/Rosie relationship I like. I find Juicy funny and watchable sometimes, even though he is totally a criminal. I hope we see more of Milania schooling everybody's ass.

LOL I had forgotten Kathy was actually ever on the show! lol Aww, let's shed a little tear. Because we prob won't be seeing Rosie again! (NothinButAttitude You know I love you really and am just playing with you) Lexi seems like she really REALLY wants to be a part of this show...

Teresa looks FLAW-LESS. Dina's little Lexi looks thirsty for some screentime. J Faux stealing Camille Grammer's gown toss. I like how the twins are paired up. Already forgotten Amber's.

Just thinking about those four make me shudder. The thirst to appear Happy and Shiny and Smiley would be huge with those women, but you know that Brandi would always be one cocktail/medication mix away from turning Cujo on those bitches. In fact, Yol vs Brandi is just waiting to happen. The sad thing is that while that sounds watchable when I type it, in person it would be deathly dull as Brandi would be slurring and swaying everywhere, and Yolanda would have her EVERYTHING'S PERFECT/DoNotCompute face on.

Speaking of thirsty fangirls and D.O., the poor little guy literally saw his life flash before his eyes when some contraption he was in during EXO's Hong Kong concert accidentally swerved into a pit of screaming, hormonal schoolgirls (and their moms). http://youtu.be/_zQRlFrv3Gg Somebody screencapped D.O.'s Look of Love Fear: Meanwhile, Tao, Luhan and Lay were entertaining their Chinese fans in Mandarin when Tao fell through a hole in the floor. I don't understand why SM invest all this money into their talent but don't bother to check the soundstage equipment to make sure it is safe?? Tao could have been killed. Or maybe this is China's revenge for the Krisis, lol.