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5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 1/23 – 1/29

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Written by On January 31, 2012

We say good bye to January with a K-pop rookie throwdown, Song Ji-hyo proves once again why she’s the queen on Running Man, Bora does ugly a little too good on Invincible Youth, MBLAQ gets a rude awakening on Hello Baby, Se7en collaborated with JYP for his new song, BEAST Knows It, Brian was Reborn, What’s Up gets a two epsiode extension (I think, as the follow up drama to it, For the Emperor starring Yun Jung-hoon, debuts on 2/11- I was about to have a $#!@ fit if it ended like that), and did Joseon Kings really take a baths in clothes?  Where are Kim Soo-hyun‘s royal abs!  These are the 5 Things that happened this week in K-pop that I thought were a bit more special than the rest.

5. Taemin Immortal At Least Once

SHINee‘s maknae made his debut on Immortal Song 2 singing Song Chang Sik‘s “At Least Once.”  He doesn’t have a strong and show-stopping voice like some, but he has a nice soothing tone and he gave an admirable performance.  Taemin impressed me.

 

4. Introducing Exo-K & M

SME really needs to step up their Promotions department because I would have to say they killed the anticipation for Exo Planet with the teasers, etc. it was almost enough to make you not want to see what all the hub bub was about.  Luckily, I stuck it out and found them to be pretty good.  So far I’m not liking them more than the other rookies that debuted this week, but they’re not bad.  It’ll take their live performance to seal the deal for me.  I really dislike the formula–an exact replica of K for M even for the MVs.  I feel like they’re ripping off fans, but hey if it works, more power to them.

 

 

 

3. Mir just might be the cutest baby on Hello Baby Season 5

Mir was probably the member of MBLAQ that I knew the least, but after watching the past couple episodes of Hello Baby Season 5, he just might be my fave member.  As a fellow fan of mangas/manhwas, I totally feel Mir’s pain here.

 

And Mir was just tooo precious in the pool to not include this clip, too.

 

 

2. B.A.P. are BAMF

Truthfully, I was totally not impressed with all of B.A.P.‘s promotional hype leading up to their debut. Although I’m a fan of Bang Yong-gook’s voice and rapping, I had serious doubts. I have to say I haven’t been this impressed with a rookie’s debut since INFINITE.  I thought the song, choreo, styling,  MV, and live performances while not perfect, were all solid.

 

 

 

1. The Moon That Embraces The Sun continues to Impress

I’m not totally sold on Han Ga-in yet–not because of her acting because I think she’s doing well, but because even though she’s gorgeous and looks younger than her real age she still looks older than the rest of the cast (Kim Soo-hyun, Jung Il-woo, Yoon Seung-ah, etc.) although Yeon-woo/Wol should be younger than King Lee Hwon and Prince Yang-myung (the actor they got for the adult Yeom looks older, too).

 

 

Those were the 5 Things I LOVED in K-pop this week, were they yours?

(SMTown, TSEnt2008 )

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  • http://profile.yahoo.com/OVZUCUABCDJOTQ3OG6UP5PHNBA Bethany

    I’m totally in love with Mir during Hello Baby. To me, he’s always seemed like one of the most honest idols out there (even though he might make some insensitive statements here and there, which I don’t like), but he’s like a breath of fresh air where everything’s fake. 
    As for B.A.P. and EXO, I guess we’ll see who takes the rookie crown once EXO performs live! :D

  • Anonymous

    can we have the 5 Things I HATE in K-pop???? Because JYJ ‘forced’ to cancel their ‘the Day’ on theater…this is unfair!

    • Anonymous

      ahh im with you!.. actually if not with JYJ, im not into kpop really..
      i just knew JYJpop.. and if those 3 guys go to military service, then i’ll retire too from all K pop related and only comeback after 2 years.. silly? but really I will… Kpop is no good in so many aspects. 

  • VeryCuticle

    oh mir  as a fan of manga/manhwa i feel your pain bb <3
    mir is really starting to grow on me he's such a cutie ^^

    the drama looks interesting i think i may watch it thnx:)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1112091495 Annie Xiong

     I feel the EXACT same way about Han Ga In. She’s sooo beautiful, but her older age really shows. Especially next to two really pretty baby faced flower boys. She looks more like an older sister than a lover :/ Age has taken a bit of a toll on her face. I watched her role in the High School Movie (2004) with Kwon Sang Woo when she was 22 and you can see the difference compared to now. They should’ve picked a younger actress, preferably one with better acting  chops. But she’s gonna be Yeonwoo for the whole show, so what can I do?

    • Anonymous

      Their original choice (for both the PDs/Writers and fans of the novel) for Yeon Woo / Wol was Moon Geun Young but Namoo Actors turned down the script and didn’t give it to Moon Geun Young.  I think they were really hesitant about choosing her next project due to how bad Mary Stayed Out All Night ended up being. Plus I think Moon Geun Young wanted to focus on school for awhile.  Its really unfortunately considering she was the perfect age and had the acting chops in spades to play the role. 

  • http://twitter.com/mikosuzahiru18 Miko Suzahiru-Andou

    Actually, if you pay close enough attention both EXO MVs, they’re a little different. EXO-M is more lazily done which made me a bit disappointed in that aspect.

  • Mint

    In truth, I’m actually looking forward to EXO’s debut. ‘What Is Love’ is a decent song, and I don’t doubt that they’ll be able to bring something more to the table with their actual debut (why do people keep thinking that they’ve already debuted? XD)
    B.A.P. has a lot of potential – they have great stage presence and some fairly impressive material to boot. It’s a fantastic start, really.
    In the end, nobody really wins or loses. They’ve been able to bring forth some impressive material and it’s really up to the fans to decide what group they like more.

  • http://www.twitter.com/hipployta Hipployta

    I co-sign your 5 things this week…I love BAP though they put me in pedo Noona status. Exo showed 4 can sing for sure and I’m looking forward to it.

    The rookies are strong (BAP, AA, and maybe Exo)…but their promotions cross with Big Bang, Jay Park, Miryo, Beast, Brian, Se7en, MBLAQ, and possibly 2AM’s comebacks so my fandom of them take a backseat

  • http://twitter.com/simpledm xelo truo

    The fierce battle between Exo and BAP is going to be interesting at the end of the year award. 

  • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

    I understood Mirs pain so much, I love my mangas, and I hate it when people touch anything I collect -___- he does make a really cute 4th baby on the show loool, he stole Dayoungs blow up car and sat in it himself!! 
    I think I might start watching The Moon That Embraces The Sun, I keep seeing stuff about it on here lol I’m intrigued.
    Also, I watched both the videos about Exo, and I was a bit underwhelmed, I prefer the Chinese version also, but I’m just gonna wait for the lives of their actual debut before judging.

  • JesStal

    Taemin was really good. Sure he can’t be compared to the rest of the singers that were there but for someone that isn’t a main/lead vocal he did pretty well. I felt slightly proud of him standing on that stage alone but hey I’m sure he impressed some even though he lost.
    Joon really impressed me, and by that I mean he seems to be the childish idiot one but he actually cares for their upbringing (note at disciplining Leo and paying attention to Dayoung). Although that attempt at trying to impress her with your muscles, that would only work on me Joon, not on a 3 year old lol. 

    And I’ve just started watching The Moon that Embraces the Sun cos you guys have been commenting on it this whole time! I was only gonna skip scenes just to see Siwan (he’s reallyyy pretty even though I’ve never listened to any of Zea’s songs). And I’m hooked! 

    • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

      Lee Joon was really impressive, I thought Seungho was gonna be the good dad but he’s just busy swooning over Lauren, but Joon seems to be the most in tune with the kids and gives them equal attention. It’s cute ^_^

  • JunRae

    Did Seoulbeats covered the Wonder Girls movie premiere event in Los Angeles? Any interviews? Tried searching but can’t find any articles here.

  • ME

    SB writers,
    Pour your hearts out (yeah, all the SB writers *dreamingly*) to give preview of Dream High 2. I just watched 2/3 of the first episode (kind of latteeeeeeeee here in my country, but I still enjoy watching Brain, though, so no complaint ;p) and read some comments in other websites.

    Gosh, they threw deep materials to us (not talking about the casts), first of episode already depicted the issues of singer-turns-artist and their place in the group (face, dancer, etc…), curfew for minor in entertainment business and the difference between ‘puppet’ idol and ‘real’ idol.

    Good thing, they wrapped it with tons of humour. Oh, in terms of actress/actor, Kahii just good. I really envy her. She has a lot: look, dance-skill, body, voice, character (oh hell yeah!), and now acting-skill… Guess if you want to reach your dream, no matter where you come from, you CAN and will do that (thumbs up for her).

    I guess JYP and Bae Yong Joon realise that there’s issues need to address and solve if you want a healthier, longer and better Kpop industry.  

    I can rant here, while it just first episode. Hope other episodes will have the same not so skin deep issue in their stories. 

    *hoping Woo Young, Taec (no Eun Jung, she already very tired and has her ligament torn, and will be ironically twisted the moral of the drama… but who knows? If she thinks it will be fun, just for the sake of fun…) and Suzy to appear as cameos*

    Yours sincerely,
    ME

    PS: pardon most of my language, Madams. I get so excited and forget my manners, kekeke…