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Music Bank: 4/22/11 – 600th Episode Special

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Written by On April 22, 2011

Whoooo, 600th MuBank episode! And you know what that means: special stages! While rookie groups X-5 and A-Pink make their debut and f(x) makes their comeback, DBSK performs a special version of their 2006 promotional single “Rising Sun” and hoobaes perform covers of their sunbae’s old songs. Weird to think that DBSK is now considered a “sunbae” artist now, right?

Now, without further ado…

block.B: “Freeze” – Still a little messy in this live perf, but it’s not a bad song. And am I the only one getting weird Far East Movement vibes from this?

U-Kiss: “0330″ – Kevin is working that pink unusually well.

X-5: “Fantasy” and “The Show Is Over” – Oh, so that’s why they lip-synced in the fist song. Erm. This song has the potential to be really dynamic, but the singing just kinda kills it. Sorry. :/

Infinite: “Nothing’s Over” – I see what you did thar with the song titles, MuBank, putting this after the X-5 song. And man, could they look any fruitier with those blazers? Then again, it is Easter weekend…

Rainbow: “To Me” – Wow, their stylists are really starting to step it up. The members are wearing non-identical shirts this week!

A Pink: “Wishlist” – Can we please quit it with the “We’re young and innocent and demure” demeanor please? The first soloist’s body language was so eye-roll-worthy that…I can’t even.

A Pink: “I Don’t Know” – This is the group that’s supposed to succeed the epic fierceness of 4minute? I can tolerate and appreciate cute, but I don’t have the stomach for infantile. This is infantile.

Brave Girls: “Do You Know” – Again, KBS, trolling with the titles! Still finding it hard to find any talent-based merit in this group, but I love their outfits here.

Wheesung: “Can’t We” – A throwback to 2002, when this song launched Wheesung to where he stands now.

4minute: “Number One” – Awww, a BoA oldie! Not willing to make any comparisons between 4minute and the Reigning K-pop Queen, but I’ve always thought it was nice to see hoobae artists covering their sunbae’s songs whether or not they do them justice.

CNBLUE: “Dajim” – A cover of Jo Sung-mo’s 2000 hit. But what the eff was that ‘rap break,’ Jungshin? I’m feeling so much secondhand embarrassment but you’re just so cute that I think I’ll just let it go.

f(x): “Gangsta Boy” – This reminds me a lot of SHINee’s “Up And Down” – not because the songs are similar, but like “Up And Down,” “Gangsta Boy” is probably one of the most annoying songs on the album but it gets stuck in your head so easily so of course they use it as the opener to all their comeback perfs. In other news, f(x) is back yaaaaaaay!

f(x): “Danger” – Still not a fan of this song, but this translates so, so well to the stage that I can’t help but like it a little more because of it. Would it have killed them to make their choreography a little more complex, though?

Infinite: “T.O.P.” – A cover of Shinhwa’s old song.

Rainbow: “Sweety” – A cover of S#arp’s old songs. Call me an ignorant K-pop fan for asking this, but does anyone actually remember S#arp? Cute song, though.

CNBLUE: “Intuition (Rock version)” – I thought that their regular performances were all ‘rock versions,’ but apparently not. This is the super-duper rock version, where Yonghwa is rocking too hard to play his guitar.

4minute: “Mirror Mirror” – Still isn’t doing it for me. I really think it’s just the usage of the phrase “kyeo-ul-a kyeo-ul-a” as a hook that’s really bugging me.

Danny Ahn, Son Ho-young, Kim Tae-woo: “Lies” – Cover of a g.o.d. classic.

DBSK: “Why? (Keep Your Head Down)” – Happy that Changmin brought his Mirotic-era hair back. Not too happy that they’re performing this song again (although it was a really great performance, admittedly)…

DBSK: “Rising Sun” – …but I’m also looking a big, pretty gift horse in its shiny mouth with this performance of DBSK’s classic song, “Rising Sun.” A bit heartbreaking to see them performing this song with three absent members, but I love this if only for its nostalgic value. I was the song that initially got me into DBSK. Laugh if you want, but it’s true. ;_;

 

Other performances from this week:

Go-eun: “Tears“

Lee Hyun (feat. Mighty Mouth): “Although You Said So“

NS Yoonji: “Talk Talk Talk“

Wheesung (feat. Kim Tae-woo): “Heartsore Story“

Kim Tae-woo: “Resonate”

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  • Tina

    DBSK has been sunbaes for a long time!! I mean even Super Junior is sunbae level now (which i’m not use to yet)! DBSK is up there with BoA and Kangta now. they are BIG BIG BIG sunbaes lol
    But no matter when, they will always be my fav…. as 5 :)

    • hapacalgirl

      For newer fans of kpop you are right in that DBSK is quite the sunbae in kpop now . But just like I would never put HOT and BOA in the ranks of a legend like Seo Taiji and the Boys, I wouldn’t put DBSK in the ranks of BoA in HOT. BoA and HOT are part of the golden age of kpop which are high sunbaes to even the likes of DBSK.

  • Nic

    Rainbow: “Sweety” – A cover of S#arp’s old songs. Call me an ignorant K-pop fan for asking this, but does anyone actually remember S#arp? Cute song, though.

    Yeah!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZD0j1Y3-tE

  • dev

    Good recap except ‘reining queen of kpop’ is not BoA that chick flopped on her face last year with that horrible album Hurricane Venus it sold but not queen level…..she is too busing trying to sell her crappy nasally songs in Japan that flop or is in America and flopping…. sometimes I think I should change the word flop to BoA

    Korea right now has vacancy for the Queen cuz my front runner didn’t know how to fact check…Hyori…

    • dawats

      I love BOA, but I thought your comment was pretty funny. She will always be the queen of Asian pop music for me. She’s the reason why I got in Kpop and jpop, and then to the rest of the pops. lol

      • dev

        You are on some next level drug!!!

        Boa will NEVER EVER be the Queen of Asian Pop that crown is glued on Ayumi EPIC Hamasaki’s head!!!!!!

        To write such blasphemy is……..

        • DD

          Woah, you’re so extreme lol. I like BoA better than Ayumi though lol.

      • Hm

        That’s an insult to call a mediocre singer and performer such as Boa the queen of Asian pop music.

        • http://atrapforfools.tumblr.com Elle

          Regardless of what you think of her vocal/performance abilities (i’m her fan and I agree she can be a bit wooden at times) you can’t deny that she is one of the biggest selling asian pop artists out there.

          • dev

            For like 5 years she was 2000-2005 then she just slide into obscurity and irrelevance cuz her music never changed.
            The reason people don’t like BoA because she is boring and seems like she has wires in her back at times unlike her rivals.

        • jyyjc

          I understand that her voice might be hard for some to digest but she can atleast carry a tune and performance-wise, how can anyone say she’s not a good performer, I mean to me, she is almost always captivating on stage because she gives it her all.

  • tan

    Seems like X-5 could give Shinnee a run for their money for being the more emancipated male idols.

    And Yonghwa with shades screams douchebag, I guess the leather trench coat wasn’t helping either.

    Highlight for me was G.O.D., now that’s a great song

  • Jason

    lol you must not have grown up watching k-pop/in korea if u don’t know s#arp…

  • Daydream

    OMG OMG OMG!!! Rising Sun makes me want to cry. it was also the song that got me into my first and biggest kpop obsession, aka my beloved DBSG. but gawd, it IS rather upsetting that JYJ weren’t there, oh why must they break my fangirl-y heart??? seriously the five of them should come together and perform “Hug”, i know it’s not going to happen…soon, but if they do, i will totally explode from happiness….sigh.

  • jennyjen

    Rising Sun and O were the 2 songs that made me love dbsk
    and it kinda breaks my heart that 3/5 of dbsk isnt there T.T

    i remember hearing those two songs and nothing ever compares to them. they were just amazing songs. and EXCELLENT choreography. i mean, who else can dance like them??
    NO ONE and i will argue with anyone who says otherwise

    i still hope that one day all 5 will be back. its just a shame to break up such a talented group like this

  • maldita

    FYI, “Rising Sun” was released in 2005. They released “O” in 2006. Anyway, I looooooooooved the “Rising Sun” performance. Yes, it’s bittersweet that it’s a song that just screams OT5 because 5 really awesome performers made this song epic. But hey, Yunho and Changmin did a damn good job by themselves. Besides, I always thought they were the ones most suited for Yoo Young Jin’s epic SMP songs. Besides, it’s nice that they performed this. It gives new fans (admit it, a lot of new fans don’t even bother checking DBSK’s older material) a chance to see just how epic DBSK used to be.

    The KYHD performance is actually one of the best ones they’ve done, IMO. It’s like they turned up the crazy energy level for this goodbye stage.

    I loved the g.o.d performance, too. Damn, that song’s just CLASSIC. 4Minute did okay for “No.1.” Not too bad, actually. Infinite’s “TOP” performance was pretty good, too.

  • jyyjc

    sigh it’s so heartbreaking seeing homin perform rising sun. It’s like, when one of the missing 3′s parts are about to come on, I’m expecting their voices because i’m use to hearing it that way but no it’s either yunho or min’s voice singing their parts. T.T

  • asianromance

    U-Kiss – surprisingly good!
    X-5 – creepy how half of them look alike. and looks like they picked out the prettiest boys to be a part of this group.
    A-Pink – songs aren’t too bad but the performances are just blah. no charisma.
    Wheesung – great singer. Sad that he never really reached a great height of popularity
    f(x) – songs aren’t really that great but I love watching them perform
    Rainbow- “sweety” I remember s#arp! Good performance
    4minute “No.1″ – good performance, but of course, not as awesome as how BoA performed it. I think Hyunah sort of messed up.
    Infinite- “T.O.P.” – Best cover of the night! The only one that really did the original group justice.
    CN Blue “Dajim” – sort of awkward…
    G.O.D. – awesome! You really get a different feel from them. No gimmicks – just talent!
    DBSK “Rising Sun”- so sad to see them perform this song without the other members. still an epic performance! i can’t think of any boyband out there who, if faced with the same problem DBSK has with 3/5s of the team gone, can deliver something like this in such an awesome way.

    who else thinks the choreography from 2000-2005 was a lot more likable, challenging, and interesting (in a good way) than the choreography now?

  • hapacalgirl

    LOVED THE INFINITE PERFORMANCE =) One of my favorite newbie groups of recent times doing a classic (and one of my faves) song by my all time bias group Shinhwa (for 10+ years running). I am so glad they got a talented group to do the cover. I can’t wait till all of Shinhwa finally comes out of the military

    GOD!! “Lies” was and is always going to be one of my favorite songs in all of kpop. kinda sad Kye Sang and Joon Hyung couldn’t participate (Kyesang is filming a drama and Joonhyung is in the states) but seeing Danny Ahn (my bias) perform with the other two was awesome. Love them. Man they just don’t make songs or groups like they did in the golden age of kpop of the late 90s and early 00′s.

  • Waah

    Was I the only one going “Wait a minute… That’s Yoochun’s part. And that should be Junsu. …I can’t listen to this…”

    Seriously, DBSK was my all time favourite Kpop band, and though I know I should be supportive of both JYJ AND (the new) DBSK, I just can’t. It’s just somehow not right.

    • DD

      Me too! I was listening to it and when Changmin sung Junsu’s part it just didn’t feel right and depressed the shit out of me :(. Plus the other member’s voices are in the backtrack D:.