K-Pop Appeciation Thread

[Cat]

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.

[Cat]

Another Beast teaser, this time featuring Dongwoon (I almost typed Dongwoof!) and a lot of make-up:

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Inspired by the Wong Kar-Wai film (it's a Hong Kong film starring Tony Leung) called "2046."

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LMAO....too funny!

Maybe bc he does have a strong voice and can carry a tune. Probably the second best vocalist after Yoseob

I have no clue how to pronounce alot of these names. I say Yoseob, like Yo-SEE-Obe. I'll say Yo-See for short

The boys of EXO-K are looking quite fly and definetly stylish in their suits. Maybe Sehun dressed them all...lol

Awwww, thats actually quite sad what Tao said

She's annoying! She was featured in Beast's "WE" Zepp Tour 2012 and there were long segments of them talking to her. I couldnt understand so wasnt interested...lol

IA on Minzy. She's the youngest in the group but really has come into her own as a women with this latest album. She looks fantastic.

Beast

Back to Beast, their mini-album, Good Luck was released! I dont think its as good as Hard to Love, How to Love from last year but its still good. A little bit of a different sound as this seems to have a heavy R&B influence. My favorite song is the title track, Good Luck. I look forward to that video. Check out this new video for it

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Its like they are channeling their inner EXO with the perfectly choreographed dance moves

That bitch, stabbed Junhyung!

His current look is so good

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I finally listened to Psy's song Hangover and I really like it! I think Snoop had a big part to play in that bc its crazy how its like 70% Snoop and 30% Psy. Song is really good though

BEAST

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Its out and it did not dissapoint . OMG, I love that video. The dancing and concept was really good and I love how all the guys vocals were utilized, especially the transition from Dongwoon to Dujun

Thats probably the most adult they've been in their videos as they never implied anything that intimate before

CL

Check her out dropping it with Snoop

Absolutely gorgeous

EXO

EXO, isnt quite done yet. They performed Overdose at the 2014 Dream Concert this weekend

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Beast

Junhyung finally found a hairstyle that works with his platinum blonde hair! Too bad there's only a side shot of this look in the video but I really like it like that

If I had to rank the songs of the album, it would go.

1. Good Luck

2. Dance with Me

3. We Up

4. History

5. No More

6. Sad Movie (Korean ver.)

7. Tonight, I'll Be at Your Side

2NE1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qjcbUpTFX4

The images I posted of CL above were from the group's Japanese MV of Crush. Had no idea that song was even getting one but I love it! Here's a preview of the Japanese album with an updated playlist

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BIGBANG

Damn, these are some lucky girls

Performing 1AM

Those are super cute...lol

Millenium Boy aka EXO-T?

Notice anything odd about them?

SHOCKED. They are a Thai group created simply to cover EXO, but I think they take it way too far. Theres controversy that they are confusing people into thinking they are a Thai subunit of the group (EXO-T) and clearly using the group's imagery and work to profit. The EXO stands have been going in on them...lol: http://www.hellokpop.com/2014/06/14/exo-fans-enraged-by-thailands-exo-t-cover-group/

SME was going to take legal action but decided to drop it for now. Probably have enough to deal with with Kris: http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/sm-entertainment-plan-to-take-action-against-thai-cover-group-millenium-boy-nicknamed-exo-t

[Cat]

First of all, I am really sorry for not responding. I have work all atop of me and looking for a new place so everything is a crazy mess right now! Honestly, I haven't watched soaps in weeks, and only K Pop and a couple RH shows are keeping me somewhat sane. I'm not even kidding. Maybe they are a distraction?? (No. Please no!)

I haven't heard Hangover yet but I know I will prob like it because I have a soft spot for Snoop. Plus I've seen images on Tumblr from the MV and it looks hilarious. Song of the summer maybe?

Not surprisingly I love the MV for Good Luck (which reminds me of Bye Bye Bye by N-SYNC, weirdly) because Beast are getting their EXO on! LOL, it's crazy how much Overdose put the fear of God in K Pop's MV directors and choreographers, even though Beast is the more established group and probably more popular overall than drama-ridden EXO.

Those dance formations are fab but between the futuristic stage, Hotel Room 2046, the fake-ass back alley soundstage, Junhyung getting stabbed, "Jesus's Last Supper"-style, I think there may be one or two too many concepts in this MV. I think they should have kept it to the operatic BETRAYAL stuff and the futuristic dance set.

Hyunseung's bandana hair is making me violent. For real.

Um, I forget his name (Dongwoon?) but Pink Hair is insanely hot getting his chest licked in that MV.

I love her. She is so beautiful and badass. And yet when she is interviewed, she comes across as shy and almost fragile sometimes. Also, is it just me or does 2NE1 seem like they get along pretty much?

The video for Crush was lots of fun. Bom looks like a waxwork doll but I still like her. Minzy killed it (in fact, she almost stole the whole show) and Dara is so beautiful.

I will never, ever get tired of this song and this group performing it (damn, I really fell hard for EXO this year!). Every time I see Kai doing his balletic Overdose routine with the hand in the air playing an invisible piano towards the end... I get goosebumps. And Tao's back flip! I love how they divide it out between EXO-K and then cut to EXO-M at the beginning. By the way, Lay really stands out (in a good way). I'm glad he got some spotlight.

How I wish Kris was still there though. So funny how he grew on me after he left EXO. I loved the way he used to watch out for D.O. (and Tao).

I can't with those sweaters.

I heard about this group! I also think SME are holding off from yet another public lawsuit because of Kris (obvs). Once that is done (and I think SME will try to settle out of court with Kris because they had a similar lawsuit a few years ago with a Chinese member of a singing group and when they went to trial, they lost), Millenium Boy will get their ass handed to them. Especially if members are signing "KAI" in their autographs! they may be leaving Thai fans thinking they are stanning the original EXO when in fact it is the Thai-speaking Xerox.

OMG at Rainbow Hair in the first pic. Hello Sehun.

Junhyung is pulling a Taeyang, and it is a hot move because without those sides, he looks like Peepaw McKoreanGrandpa.

Speaking of Taeyang, I was coming here to post that Vogue shoot. Nevermind that he's probably standing on a box and the girls are bending down to his height -- Taeyang could still get it anytime, anywhere. It's not just his body, it's the way he's looking at the camera. Swoon.

And I love the way he sings his songs. He is so into them.

LOL, I don't know what that cartoon of T.O.P. is saying but I love all those reaction faces. Especially the deep-thinking one at the end.

Edited June 17, 2014 by Cat

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Its cool

Agree on all fronts

I was shocked that girls of 2NE1 get along so well. Did you know that Bom is 30, Dara is 29, CL is 23 and Minzy is 20. That shocked me to learn there was such a huge age gap, especially since CL is the leader of the group and in alot of the songs/videos she and Minzy as the youngest get the most face time. You would think there would be resentment amongst the older members, but there doesnt seem to be

lol..good gifs. I really wish with all the Overdose performances, that they switched it up and let EXO-M lead it first but I guess they didnt want to do that bc Kris wouldnt be there for his part in the end. They could have just had Chanyeol do it instead though

btw, love your Kai sig

LOL at you calling them a Thai speaking Xerox

Agreed on Taeyang

His roots are showing and his eyebrows are looking pretty dark...lol

[Cat]

Thanks for understanding! BTW, are you watching Showtime with Beast this season? I think it was recently completed and might check it and Roommate out once things calm down a little.

Um, CL is 23?!

If you hadn't shown me those "5am no makeup" pictures of the girls, I wouldn't be so surprised! Actually, it's more the fact that CL is the undisputed leader of the group (and possibly the tallest) which made me think she was eldest. Korea has an obsession with age as status. It means that they (I assume) treat their older people very well, which is excellent and just how it should be. But in some schools and K Pop groups, age/being the "hyung" or "unni" of a group can sometimes be used as an excuse to bully the others. I'm glad 2NE1 have shaken that off and seemed to go with the flow. All four women are so different anyway, they all seem pretty secure with themselves.

BTW CL in the top picture looks pretty young there without any makeup so maybe I should eat my words.

In other news, apparently Minzy sat some of her second-year university finals. Holy [!@#$%^&*]. In a full-time band and studying at university?!

“기말고사까지 무사히 1학기를 마무리하게되었습니다! 모든것이 다 주님의 은혜죠! #Godisgoodallthetime”

“I was able to safely wrap up my finals & 1st semester! It is all God’s mercy. #Godisgoodallthetime”

Source: Minzy’s Instagram

My appreciation for her has gone WAY up. One thing you can't say about her -- she is no slacker.

EXo-M sometimes get the shaft in favour of EXO-K. I'm hoping the concerts in China this month redress that balance for a home audience.

Thanks for the comment about the sig. I love my little Oh Sehun! But it's time to show some love to other members of EXO. It was a tie between D.O. giving EPIC bitchface or Kai. And Kai's mouth won that contest for now. LOL. He really is crazy beautiful.

I'm worried about Suho and it's not just the blonde growing out (it must be frying his hair -- although I love his straight, dark eyebrows!). He looks tired and has been very quiet recently. It can't always be easy being the peppy "leader." I hope he has a rest and comes back with a hot new 'do when they next do a comeback. It might be his moment to shine along with Chen and Baek (and little Xiumin who is always overlooked).

Edited June 18, 2014 by Cat

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No, I havent. Ive been meaning to catch at least one episode but havent

Good for her! Had no clue she was in college. I was surprised when I learned that Seungri from BigBang was going to university. He was put on academic probation though but I cant blame him since at that time, he had just released a new album with the group and was on a world tour!

Poor Bom...lol

I bet the Kris situation was probably draining on him too and placed even more pressure considering they were the two leaders and now its just Suho.

Sehun is like talk to the hand and Chanyeol is like "No, YOU talk to the hand"

D.O., Sehun and Kai allegedly, just got their drivers license. They just made me feel old: http://onehallyu.com/index.php?/topic/77941-exos-kai-do-sehun-have-obtained-their-driving-license/

Taeyang

His pictures for the mag have leaked:

HOT

[Cat]

LOOK at that HOT piece crawling over them ladies like a languid cat!

Even in a pink sweater he looks smouldering. Even standing on a box he looks amazing! Look at him cuddling and climbing all over Red Hair and Green Hair. Look at his hands. Taeyang looks like he is working really, really hard to banish memories of his "first wuv who broke my heart" !

Now all we need to do is have T.O.P. do a shoot like this. Take it off, T.O.P.!

Thought you would like this MV. It's a Korean high school/Taekwondo club called K-Tigers who filmed their Taekwondo choreography to Exo's Overdose. At school. It is simply amazing. Watch for the guy who backflips and kicks a hole out of the ceiling:

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BTW, is everybody in Korea ridiculously good-looking?!

[Cat]

Wow. Well, I thought the K-Tigers video of Overdose was my find of the week,

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but it turns out the internet is on meltdown because...

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Baekhyun is dating Taeyeon from SNSD! And SM Entertainment just confirmed it! OMG, [!@#$%^&*] JUST GOT REAL.

http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/13448437.html

http://onehallyu.com/index.php?/topic/78185-dispatch-taeyeon-and-baekhyun-are-dating/

LOL, this is literally the first comment in the Omona thread:

DAMN. Some K Pop fans are extreme. They feel betrayed and now want to sell back their Exo concert tickets lol.

ETA: OK, the Baek fans are going nuts. One of them confused Taeyeon with Taeyang of Big Bang fame and asked if he was dating Baekhyun, lol:

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Wow, was not expecting that at all. I thought it was going to be a few kids dancing in some martial arts gym, but didnt expect dozens of students dancing throughout a small section of the school. I like how original they were with their dance moves isntead of being a straight rip of EXO. Very well done indeed

Im rolling my eyes over here. Stupid fan girls. They thought he was with Taeyang? lol. To be fair, when I first saw this online, I thought it said Taecyeon (a ember of 2PM). That one C makes all the difference

Anyways, did you see hes involved in yet another controversy? Apparently photos of him engaging in underage drinking have surfaced and people are losing their minds over it.

B2ST

In other news Beast had their Comeback Stage for Good Luck, where they performed that and We Up. I vote Yoseob as best dressed for GL. Hyunseung though....WTF is up with his jeans?

LOL

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[Cat]

Yoseob is the stunning male diva of the group. He looks great in shorts (!!!! can't believe I just typed that!), the shoes and even rocking a frilly blouse. He is such the dandy. Junhyung looks better hairwise, too. Pink Hair getting a lot of cheers -- he must be considered the resident Heartbreaker this year. He looks much older and manlier than the others, but apparently he's the maknae of the group?

Hyunseung looks ok singing We Up (which has a sick hook) but Bandana Hair came out with Good Night (a song I enjoy more and more) and those jeans went from "ripped" to "Aviva was wearing me when she got her leg caught in that slicing machine on the farm."

On the same show, Taeyang got voted #1 song and did a live performance of Eyes, Nose, Lips, Ears, Mouth, Chin...

http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/13477369.html#comments#comments

I really love this ballad. It was a smart move of YG to release it first because Koreans love a sad, slow love song.

It was well done. They have a version with Growl, too, involving little kids from the junior Tae kwon do club.

Yeah, I saw the pics. It was a pre-debut Baek and, well, haven't we all done stupid [!@#$%^&*] as teenagers? I think that's a controversy that will die down. The dating scandal OTOH... you can bet every boy and gorl band in K Pop is watching that closely right now. SM Entertainment gambled when they admitted to Baekhyun and Taeyeon dating because so many of these groups pretend that they don't date, that everybody is (a) straight, (b ) innocent virgins, (c ) they are too busy working to date, and (d ) they care and "respect" their fans too much to date. These are some pretty darn ridiculous standards to live up to. They do the fan service stuff because it makes the fangirls feel safe seeing two boys cuddling, lol. At least it's not a pretty girl! Unrealistic expectations, and now the crazy fans (the sasaengs) are literally checking out of the official fanclubs and asking for refunds on concert tickets. They are also sending threats and insults to Taeyeon's instagram, including "NO! Why did you break up Chanyeol and Baekhyun?!!!!" (lol)

SM must be a little bit worried because they encouraged this crazy fangirl obsession for over two years, to the detriment of EXO's safety even.

I feel a little bad for Baekhyun in the eye of the storm, but a little bit less because some pics just emerged of him during one of the Overdose concerts hurting my little Sehun, and Sehun lashing back:

http://onehallyu.com/index.php?/topic/78887-sehun-chen-fans-start-to-turn-their-back-against-baekhyun-added-something/?hl=%2Bbaekhyun+%2Bsehun

So yeah... not really feeling this spiteful side of Baekhyun at the moment! Although it may not be as bad as it looked?

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LMAO at that Aviva reference. Ive noticed that Junhyung's hair has been looking better during the live performances.

New photos of him that just got released. Looks so much better especially the second one.

Yay, Dongwoon is the maknae which shocked me bc he's always looked the second oldest after Dujun. He's like a full year younger than the second youngest member, Kikwang. Just going by their initial promotion and how young he looks, one would think that were Yoseob

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They've been going head to head quite a bit since Beast made their comeback. Beast won on the 6/21/14 MBC Live show.

Taeyang won this one although it wasnt quite fair...lol

Check out two of my favorites. Suho (and Baek) with Beast . The EXO boys went back to hosting Inkigayo now that they arent performing.

Oh, I dont like what I saw of Baek in those pics hurting Sehun. I heard some tea about EXO when I first got into them that I didnt know if true or not, but apparently the boys of EXO-M are all really close and EXO-K arent. The K boys would bully M as the chinese members would face some harassment pre-debut. If true, the M boys were probably bonded by their hazing. Kai is allegedly a bit of a brat.

Time for something a bit more positive

I figured you'd like these shots of Luhan. Man I love that hair

Kris' hair is also looking pretth good here

LOL

2NE1

Go Bom! Love her attitude here

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[Cat]

I feel like Dongwoon had some hormonal growth spurt in the last year or so and suddenly he's Manly McHunky. Yoseob looks a lot more delicate next to him. It's kind of like how EXO's entire maknae line (Tao, Kai, Sehun) now tower over D.O. and Suho.

(lol)

Anyhoo, Dongwoon looks like he could definitely get it this year, lol. Especially after the clip in your avatar. Fangirls be fanning themselves! Of course, Junhyung and Yoseob would always be getting it because they are so darned cute. I really like the second pic of Junhyung btw.

LOL at Suho and Bacon Baekhyun hosting Inkigayo wearing their little devil horns! The skirt on Suho, damn. I like when these groups get to MC and interact with other groups not on their record label. It is very noticeable, though, how comfortable Beast are with each other and themselves, especialy compared with EXO's more rigid interactions. LOL, and I will never get tired of the bowing to the TV audience. It's like "Thank you for considering us to be your next download purchase!"

Damn, Hyunseung looks pissed in that shot! I would be too if the odds were stacked against me like that! Taeyang vs. Beast vs. Taeyang. I hadn't even noticed that! Unfair, Inkigayo!

Here is a subbed (yay!) Beast TV interview that went out yesterday for their comeback:

http://dai.ly/x202u4k

Yes, I've been hearing a lot of that, too. EXO-M bonded precisely because they were looked down upon. And there has always been a sneaking suspicion that SM let members of EXO-K do more promotions and solo projects and turned down a lot of EXO-M offers, hence why Kris got pissed and walked. Now they seem to be letting Luhan, Tao and Lay branch out more and do TV stuff in China during the off season.

On EXO Showtime, you could see there was "teasing" of Tao and Kris for their Korean speaking skills (led in part by Baek, I have to say), and there was also the teasing of Tao and Kai for their "dark skin" (I don't even understand). Kris always looked angry every time the skin references came up, like he couldn't believe what he was hearing. I never saw the Chinese members tease Chen, Xiumin, D.O. or Baek on their Mandarin. In fact, I saw lots of Luhan gently correcting their pronunciation when it came to songs and walking them through the lyrics (in a nice way) until it came out right.

I heard Kai was a brat who has got into fights and likes to party sometimes. I think he was SM's golden boy for a long time. When he was a kid, he won their youth contest for best new talent -- he was a ballet and jazz dance prodigy, apparently. He was also good-looking, so SM figured they had a winner. SM trained him for a long time and when EXO finally debuted, Kai was the first teaser and he had by far the most -- 12. It was a way of drawing in the fans. Having said that, there are moments when he appears extremely shy and quiet so maybe there is another side to him.

And then, of course, there is this:

And let's have some more cleansing of the bad with this:

And this. Awww! So sweet and innocent!

Edited June 24, 2014 by Cat