Members Cheap21 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2017 @Cat I found out on Christmas day that Jonghyun from SHINee killed himself last week Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted December 27, 2017 Members Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) I'm sorry not to have mentioned anything to you, Cheap. TBH when I found out last week, it hit me hard, and I was kind of in shock for the whole week. He was a lovely guy, his sweetness and vulnerability really came through his performances and interviews, and in his solo music. Hearing about his struggle with depression and feelings of failure... he was so talented a shining talent, and yet felt like he was worthless! I am finding that especially hard to accept. Seeing his SHINee bandmates and fellow SM idols at the funeral on the news was especially painful. I kept away from online forums as a result, including this place. So please forgive me for not breaking the news to you beforehand. How are you doing? I know it must have been a shock. These idols live under immense pressure from their companies and the fans who criticise them... it's not an enviable life, is it. I hope you are doing ok -- it's an awful shock, I know. Edited December 27, 2017 by Cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2017 Yeah Im fine. It was a shock but I wasnt devastated. I still listen to their music occasionally but Im not as invested or up on the KPop world as I once was. Its hard to imagine the group without him he along with Onew were the voices. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted December 27, 2017 Members Share Posted December 27, 2017 I'm glad you weren't horribly affected by this -- it's hard news to take. Yes, I also have been drifting away from kpop. This death and TOP's treatment by so-called fans and YG really highlight the dark side of this industry and the society over there. I keep up with EXO and maybe a few other songs but the Twice/BTS stuff driving kpop at the moment doesn't do much for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 2, 2018 Members Share Posted February 2, 2018 @Cheap21 I don't know if you are into kpop ballads, but EXO's Christmas album, Universe, had some good ones. And iKon just came back with a new album which is getting good reviews. Lately I've been listening to Red Velvet's newest release, Bad Boy. Even though I'm not really a girl group person, I love the slow jam melody. It's a follow-up to Peekaboo: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2018 @Cat Yesterday I downloaded Taeyang's Live album, EXO and Jonghyun's recent ones. I've only listened to Taeyang's so far. I'll slowly make my way to the next 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 3, 2018 Members Share Posted February 3, 2018 @Cheap21 cool! Speaking Taeyang, he is getting married today! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 7, 2018 Members Share Posted February 7, 2018 @Cheap21 EXO's dance practice for their Japanese single Electric Kiss. Issa bop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks! I just listened to the song and really like it! I have alot to catch up on but this one is stuck in my head for sure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 12, 2018 Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Funny. I just stumbled upon “Love Scenario” from that new iKON album you mentioned @Cat, and wow, it’s a banger. Love it. Reminds me of early 2000s R&B boy bands in the best way. And the next song might be even better. Edited February 12, 2018 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 I havent seen the videos but both songs are on my rotation! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 12, 2018 Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 @Cheap21 Really glad you liked it! I heard it and thought you would enjoy it a lot. I think it's their best track in a couple of years, actually. The choreo is good, too, because everybody gets a twirl out in front. BTW, EXO and CL will be performing at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics on the 25th. Would love it if they share a stage, as random as that combination would be together. @Faulkner iKon's latest album is so good, isn't it? I have it on rotation on Spotify. I think this is the album where they really break through to the kpop mainstream. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 12, 2018 Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 Very cool. I’m a Kpop neophyte, but I like what I’ve been hearing so far. Lots of experimentation and a maximinalist approach to pop (sort of like PC Music). It’s a good change of pace from the monotonous bass drops and trap beats of most top 40 pop these days. I’m used to listening to songs in languages I don’t understand, so that’s not a problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) EXO's Kai released some pics from his family's vacation to Hawaii (fans had been asking), and one of the pics is this one: Is... is that Y&R playing in the background?? Kpop and soaps finally meet! I love a lot of the arrangements and experimentation in kpop, and also notice that some songs have a 80s or 90s edge to them lately, which is a sound I like. Edited February 16, 2018 by Cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 28, 2018 Members Share Posted February 28, 2018 @Cheap21 @Faulkner Did y'all see CL and EXO at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics?? Super proud of my bias Kai for his solo! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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