I've only just watched 2NE1's newest video, I AM THE BEST or 내가 제일 잘나가. I have to say I'm a bit of a YG girl so I like 2NE1 a lot. I was really really sad that I couldn't go their concert here. TT__TT But oh well. There's always next time I suppose. Sooo.
Here's the new video first of all:
It's one of 2NE1's usual bad-ass videos. Actually this is a little bit more bad-ass than some of the ones before, expecially coming from Lonely, which was more of a sentimental video.
What can I say about the video? Well, it's pretty awesome. I still can't understand the lyrics so I'm not really sure if the song's message is projected in the video itself, but the main themes I got were: World domination (there is a globe swivel chair after all), rocking out as musicians(CL smashing records) and the Korean cool-girl group bad-ass lifestyle. I think 2NE1 has all that down pat. And I commend them for the video. *clap clap*
About the song, it didn't really make much of an impact with me at first but the more you listen to it the more you grow to like it. Techno, upbeat, not so much auto tune at least.
Some other comments:
Bom's tights or pants or whatever it is look like their about as comfortable as well - something not comfortable at all. Kudos to her for pulling it off.
Minzy's purplish white hair. Wow. I think they're about to finish all the colors of the spectrum. Excited for what color they might try next. Green maybe? :))
Dara's clothes. Dara always gets the weirdest outfits. Well in my opinion at least.
CL's Princess Amidala hair. Or ram hair. CL is so fierce she can back it up.
That's it for today!
Oh by the way in Korean class we learned some basic conversational stuff, name, nationality, profession. That kind of thing. :)
This is my very first entry here on my Korean blog. I have two blogs that I regularly update so far : my fashion blog at blogspot and my personal blog at tumblr. Basically, this blog is going to be a chronicle of my journey into the world of Korean language and culture. Whatever fascinations I may have or encounter while studying Korean, may it be regarding the language itself, music, food, fashion - anything really under the Korean sun, I will post here. .^^.
So I though it would be quite appropriate if my first entry would be about how I became interested in Korean culture and Korean language.
My fascination started around first year college, which was almost two years ago. I think that was when the Hallyu craze was beginning to really penetrate the Philippines. Previously it was only through dramas that the Philippine masses were exposed to Korean culture, but soon with the rise of such groups as the Wondergirls and 2NE1 on the Philippine music charts, Filipinos were becoming more and more exposed to Korean culture. Especially, my generation I would say, since we were the ones that were usually the most perceptive of current trends.
I wasn't really that into Korean culture before, although I've always had a bit of a bias to East Asian Culture. I'm a Linguistics Major Plan C right now, which means, my major language is Japanese. I admit, Japanese culture and language would always be my first love, as since my childhood I've always had a liking to it. Korean however comes as a close second.
So, how did I become interested in Korean again?
One word: BIGBANG
(picture not mine)
Yep, this is them - BIGBANG. That's Sengri, Daesung, TOP, GD and Taeyang.
When I watched the Lollipop video for the LG Phone of the same name, I totally fell in fan girl mode because of - well, actually it was TOP at first, but then along the Kpop ride, GD became my favorite. Now, if I post some BIGBANG info here I think it'll be way too long, so I'll just stick with this: (This was taken from an interview I did for my friend from UPLB, for one of her papers.)
Lollipop - BIGBANG and 2NE1 (courtesy of YouTube)
1.Among the many K-pop singers, who is your ultimate favorite? Why?
Without a doubt, my favourite K-pop singer (well, band actually) is BIGBANG. They’re the first K-pop group that I really found myself interested in. I like them for a lot of reasons. One is that each member shines in his own way, unlike in some other K-pop groups where you can’t really appreciate each member individually; you can just see them as a group. Each member has done a solo project and each of the members’ projects got great responses from the fans. They’re a very tight knit group, and I love the fact that they had to train for a long time before they debuted. BIGBANG’s Leader G-Dragon actually trained in YG Entertainment since he was thirteen years old, along with co-member Tae Yang. BIGBANG is really an ‘artist’ group, not merely an ‘idol’ group. They’re in it for the music, and not the fame.
P.S. They’re all very cute too. ^.^
So, I guess that's my answer right there. I was a total fan girl for a while, I still am a big fan up to now, but things have been really hectic in my academics and organizations and other personal things that I don't have quite enough time to spazz. Heehee. But still, whenever I see GD I'm like *drools*
So here are some of the Kpop CDs I have or rather was fortunate enough to buy. :))
G-dragon's first debut album - Heartbreaker.
Had this shipped all the way from Korea.
(photo not mine)
I even have a huge poster that went along with it. It looked like this. Except WAY bigger. :)
BIGBANG's first Japanese album. Bought this in the Philippines. This was the Asian edition or something if I remember correctly.
ガラガラGo! - BIGBANG (courtesy of YouTube)
This was the second video of BIGBANG that I watched - Gara Gara Go. Their first Japanese single. Since I was studying Japanese at that time (till now) listening to their songs helped me a lot.
I got interested in 2AM because of their song "I Did Wrong". After that, basically, I just became a fan. They're pretty kooky guys for ballad singers ESPECIALLY Jo Kwon. I watched We Got Married and totally fell in love with the Adam couple. (Jo Kwon of 2AM and Ga-in of Brown Eyed Girls)
Also, I was able to watch 2AM Live! They came to the Philippines last May and my friend Tel (who is my classmate in Korean class) and I watched their show. Awesome.
Lastly, there's this.
GD and TOP's CD. It's really, really cool. Very spazz worthy. The white hair's a bit off but TOP's pulling it off. :))
So that's it for my very first entry here! Look forward to more explorations into the world of Korean culture and language updates (probably heehee) .^^.
