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Oh dang 1 hour spent doing a SNSD songs page and updating Younha’s. Gotta do Human geog, GP, Maths and Lit by tmr! Oh dang!

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100206 ☆★☆ & Oh! – Girls Generation ★ MBC Music Core

☆★☆ Star Star Star

A beautiful and emotional song, but I’ve got a complain about this song/performance. Given the opener, Yoona doesn’t sing in the song at all! I understand that she’s not the lead vocalist, but oh c’mon, at least give her a line or two.. No wonder she didn’t vote the song as her favourite yesterday on Taeyeon’s ChinChin radio program.

Oh!

Simply the best costume ever, seriously. haha. I thought yesterday’s album-cover outfit was marvellous enough, then came today’s shiny jerseys. What a pity Taeyeon’s having bad throat (like me), so she had to lip-sync both songs. Get well soon (to myself too. haha)!

Not SNSD, but..

still worth posting. Enjoy!

CNBlue’s I’m A Loner

 

100205 Oh! – Girls Generation ★ KBS MUSIC BANK

Oh! + K-Chart Winner Announcement

NICE OUTFITS! Totally love them. And wow 23k. (see picture above) That’s almost twice 2nd placed 2AM! The girls’ popularity is really frightening. Both 2AM and CNBlue have promoted their new songs for weeks and even nearing a month, and all SNSD needs is just 8 days to thrash all of them. In just a week, their album sales have soared to 30k – I have a share in it! That’s total madness. Congratulations girls!

 

Videos of the Day | Cry or Don’t Cry?

I Cry (Eng-subbed) from Vol.1 – Perfect Day to Say I Love You

Bumped into this on youtube, and even though I became a Younha fan and heard this song in late 2008, this’ my first time reading the english translated lyrics.

The next song is almost like a response to this song.

Don’t Cry from Vol. 2 – Someday

One of my favourite songs from my favourite Younha album. The best ever album by Younha

 

Aren’t you sick of Nobody alr?

JYPE is mad, really. After USA, it’s China now? Then what’s next? India? Russia?

Nobody (Chinese version)

This version sounds completely forced. I pity the girls. They must be sick of this song alr! It’s 2 years old! English version still sounded fine, but the song definitely doesnt suit Chinese at all. Stop it, JYP or whoever in charge, you’re just making people become sick of the wonderous Wonder Girls

 

What Kim Hyun Joon of IRIS was really doing..

Kim Hyun Joon (acted by Lee Byung Hoon), the protagonist of the hit drama IRIS, is a SNSD fan! Haha.. Nah, it’s just a fanmade vid. But this vid is seriously cool to the max!

Backgrnd info: Yesterday at Music Core, tv viewers experienced a blackout on their tv screens towards the end of SNSD’s Oh! performance.

thanks monmonsnowHD

 

Lace Up, Save Lives

NIKE(RED) advertisement

0:05 – classic. Drogba tying shoelace for Arshavin. Probably that’s the only method Chelsea has to defeat Arsenal next Sunday. haha.

And at the end, Arshavin and his trademark ’shh’ hand sign.

 

100131 Oh! & Show! Show! Show! – Girls Generation ★ SBS INKIGAYO (POPULAR SONGS)

Show! Show! Show!

The choreograph of this song is first class. Personally, I like this song more than Oh!, slightly. Because this song exudes an appealing level of sophistication and arrogance in its dance move and of course the tune. My favourite part comes at 2:11 when there’s a slight change in mood. Taeyeon’s vocals are perfect for that discordance portion. Oh! There’s also the model-striding choreograph at the start. Totally breathtaking.

Unlike Oh!, this song provides much more spaces for the girls to showcase their vocal prowess (Taeyeon’s ad-lib!).  Like the ‘clap clap’ idea very much, especially at the beginning when maknae Seohyun claps for the song to start. The disastrous unconventional hairstyles aside, this is a top class live performance.

Oh!

Oh! my Gee. Yuri’s freaking pretty here, isnt she? Like her part at 2:05 most Taeyeon’s super cute too. Also, im glad to see that Sunny’s decided to scrap the idea of sounding too cute and see how in tune she is now! (Proven: Trying to sound cute makes you sound flat).

And oh my, really like the ‘one more round’ choreograph, where the girls would do a hip rotation motion with their index fingers pointing upwards. If only Oh! has more free flowing ad-lib by ad-lib master Taeyeon, like Show! Show! Show!..

 

100130 Oh! & Show! Show! Show! – Girls Generation ★ MBC MUSIC CORE

Comeback stage! SNSD last performed on the 15th of August, coincidentally on Music Core too. It’s been 4 months since they performed on music shows (Music Bank, Music Core, Inkigayo). But it doesnt feel like 4 months at all! Without any further, enjoy their first Oh! perf!

Oh!

The blackout aside, the performance is incredible. I really like this song, even though it’s not as satisfying as Gee or Genie. I think it’ll be unfair to compare Oh! with it’s predecessors. Also, I think Sunny shouldnt try to hard to sound cute cos it just made her go out of tune. Just be natural girl! Just like the mature and cool Sunny in Invincible Youth.

It’s cool to hear the crowd shouting the Ohs and Ahs and then tried to join in the chorus at the end. A very satisfying comeback perf! And the outfits are really ‘thumbs up’ Yuri’s hair too.

Show! Show! Show!

 

What I’ve Been Listening To.. Girls Generation Vol. 2 – Oh!

The album is finally out today!!

The album is set for release on the 28th and has already racked up a record breaking amount of pre-orders. Approximately 59,500 online orders and 90,390 offline orders, amounting to nearly 150,000 total pre-orders!

So far everyone of their previous albums have sold over 100,000 copies, including the 1st album “Girls’ Generation,” 1st mini-album “Gee,” and their 2nd mini-album “Tell me your wish.” If the pre-orders hold through and they break the 100,000 mark, this will be four albums in a row.

Their success is truly amazing and the amount of hype and excitement surrounding their comeback is unbelievable.

- allkpop

I just placed my order for the 2nd full album of SNSD, Oh! Seriously can’t wait. I can’t wait. AH

Here’s the full tracklist!

1. Oh!

2. Show! Show! Show!

The song that I though would be SNSD’s new title song. Another techno song, like Oh!, but I think the texture her is much heavier. Ah, too much autotunes! Nonetheless, the melody is the extremely catchy and groovy. A tinge of retro-ness in the pedal beats. Difficult to tell who’s singing at many parts. Definitely a decent song, but not the style of SNSD. Probably this is the indication of the change in style of SNSD. Show me show me~

3. 뻔&Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)

I was pretty taken aback by the Asian themed beginning. But that’s only because I only finished listening to Boys & Girls before this song. The chorus somewhat sound a little Grease-like. haha. Call me strange, but that’s what I feel. The beating the melody, everything in the chorus. LOL. Definitely a very melodious song.

4. 영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 I Want To Dream With You (Forever)

This is a pretty emotional and touching and extremely melodious and harmonious masterpiece. I really like the idea of starting the song with a phrase (the title in fact), which says, ” I want to dream with you forever..”  Well composed, really.

The choice of Taeyeon and Seohyun to start the song is a masterstroke. I don’t know why, but for some reasons I really like the smooth transition from Taeyeon’s part to Seohyun’s. And it’s very rare to hear Yuri and Yoona getting pretty long verses each. Yoona really should get more solo parts. Truthfully, she’s sound extremely sweet. I don’t hear much of Hyoyeon and Sooyoung though. One of my favourite part of this song is the chorus with a choral at the background. The massive build up of the songs towards the ending was.. breathtaking. And this song is certainly the best song for Taeyeon to showcase her crazy singing prowess.

My favourite of this album, no doubt.

5. 웃자 Let’s Laugh (Be Happy)

A very lively and upbeat song with a catchy beginning. Somehow I feel this song would suit the cheerleader concept so much better than Oh! Not that Oh! is bad, but the accompaniment and style of this song is very cheerleading-ish. A cheering song with a cheerleading style. Cool. haha.

6. 화성인 바이러스 Martian Virus (Boys & Girls) -feat. Key (SHINee)

After Onew did a duet with Jessica in SNSD’s 2nd mini album last June, fellow SHINee member Key takes a step higher by featuring in a song with the entire SNSD. The start is a ear opener (if there’s such a term. LOL). The style of this song is a little American I feel, like some ang moh movie’s theme song. And Yuri’s voice really suits this type of song And! If you could recognise Hyoyeon’s part, she really sounded great in this. haha. A lot of such upbeat song with techno beats in this album har. Very addicitve and will surely make your body sway to the beat. If there’s a MV for this, it’ll be extremely interesting. My next favourite after Forever.

7. 카라멜 커피 Caramel Coffee (Talk To Me)

Jazzy and Michael-Buble-ish accompaniments. For JeTi (Jessica + Tiffany) fans, it’s finally the day these 2 BFFs sing a duet. What a song to sing! Jazz pieces are one of the hardest songs to sing, so by pulling if off perfectly, JeTi certainly proved that they’re 100% quality singers. I think Jessica’s voice really suits this song very well, while at 1 or 2 parts, Tiffany’s voice sound a little too sweet for a jazz piece like this – must be the caramel. (Dont bash me Tiffany fans! Im a Fany fan too!!) Not a bad thing for Tiffany though, she has a very lovely voice, definitely. One of my favourites in Oh! (:

8. 별별별 Star Star Star (☆★☆)

The starting sounds really depressing. Along with numerous sighs, the song sets it tone very quickly. But looking at the title, I thought it’ll be another upbeat song! Not an emo one. haha. Ah, heck the title, the more important is the song itself. You can really hear Seohyun’s immense maturity in this song. Lovely voice. From songs like Kissing You to this, the vast growth in maturity of the girls is apparent. (:

9. 무조건 해피엔딩 Just Happy Ending  (Stick Wit U)

Another techno song. A little too much, isn’t it? But no one can deny this fast tempo song is extremely pleasant to the ears. A very lively and cheerful and rushy song. This song should be used for  Sonic’s theme song! haha. Generally, I really like the melody very much. A type of song you won’t feel sick of. (:

10. 좋은 일만 생각하기 Thinking Only Of Good Things (Day by Day)

This first song first featured in the OST of drama Beethoven Virus in late 2007. Judging from what I have heard, it’s seems like the girls re-recorded many parts of this song after hearing distinctively different lyrics in all verses. Definitely one of my all time favourite SNSD song and a very melodious song. Surprised but definitely glad when I learnt that this song is included in the album.

11. Gee

12. 소원을 말해봐 Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)

Songs that need no introduction -  Gee and Tell Me Your Wish

Download the album

 

Girls Generation releases Oh! MV

SNSD’s Oh!

High quality (no sub)

Eng subbed

They will have a follow up MV (probably for another song) with a totally different concept – dark concept.

I’ve always hope that SNSD won’t get to the dark side because from the history of Kpop, grps venturing into the sexy/dark/naughty/bad concept are usually grps heading to the dooms-end. My biggest fear has took place. Dang. Hope SNSD will do fine. Ah, of cos they will. haha.

Numbers (from allkpop)

The newly released music video of SNSD’s Oh! has been gaining positive feedback from everyone. The music video is so cute and the girls look so good that I’m sure most of you guys are not paying attention to the details.

The netizens of Korea are paying close attention to the numbers of the cheerleading outfits worn by SNSD in the MV. They wore two types of outfits with numbers on them and each member wore the same number for both outfits.

Hyoyeon’s number is 32, Jessica’s is 22, Sunny’s is 12, Sooyoung’s is 24, Taeyeon’s is 9, Yoona’s is 7, Yuri’s is 21, Seohyun’s is 11 and Tiffany’s is 0.

SM Entertainment released a statement saying, “The members picked their favorite numbers to put on their outfits.“

- allkpop

They album will hit music stores in Korea tmr.
HMV S’pore, Get them here ASAP!!!

 

Oh! It’s Girls Generation’s new hit song!

This song has just been released online a few hours ago and has already sent many fanboys running around screaming. This is seriously gonna be even hotter than Gee for sure. Overall, the song is really lighthearted and addictive. There are many repetitive parts that really get into your head thousand times faster than Geog, Econs, Maths and Lit lectures. Hahaha

I’ve never quite like electronica songs like dance trance type. But Oh! really does well to change my liking. Nah, I think it’s simply Girls Generation

But.. dont you think there’s a tad too much “Oppa” (Korean term used by girls to address older guys) in the song? Probably it should have been titled ‘Oppa Song‘.

Also, some ppl commented there is very little vocals in it, compared to Gee and Genie, and there is too much autotune in Oh!. This, I agree completely. Personally autotunes are annoying are it is also degrading to distinguished singers like SNSD. Heck, I still like it overall (:

Top spot just 10 minutes after release!

SNSD’s newest song Oh! looks like it’s going to be a hit. On Monkey3, an online music chart, the track reached the #1 spot instantly after its release.

A representative of the music site said, “SNSD’s newest songs always take the #1 spot so it wasn’t a surprise to see Oh! reach #1. “Oh!” grabbed the #1 spot in 10 minutes. It took “Tell Me Your Wish” longer to get to the #1 spot.”

It seems like SNSD succeeds in everything they do. Every time they come out with something new, it instantly becomes a hot topic. As of now, I’m not really feeling Oh! but it may grow on me. What do you guys think? Does Oh! deserve the #1 spot?

-allkpop

Anyone I know is in Korea now or going there anytime soon? Haha.

Can’t wait for the MV!

 

Oh!

Oh! My arm muscles ache like mad. Extremely. I think it’s bcos of PE or something. After not doing those push ups and pulls up for a very very long time.

Oh! The Wonder Girls have a new member! But also another ex-member. 17 yr old Sunmi is replaces by another 17 yr old, Honky-Korean Hae Lim. Hae Lim looks very like a Chinese. I thought she was from Mainland China! Well, it will be interesting to find out why JYP picked this girl who only joined JYPE 3 years ago.

Oh! SNSD is coming back next week on Music Core! And their album will release on the 28th!

video by monmonHD

Oh! Look, it’s ByunTaeyeon at the end! (byun tae = 变态 = pervert. an official nickname given to her by the fans after a series of events) And don’t worry Yuri fans, her perm is not permanent (see Invincible Youth and Music Core for evidence) After Gee, it’s gonna be Oh!. Seems like titling your song with an expression-sound is the recipe to mega hits.

Oh! It’s Arsenal’s skipper Fabregas on a TV prank. Look at his face when the cup moved! Classic! “I watch a program called Heroes. But..I don’t think..”

Oh dang I needa finish my Geog now.

 

JAE application.. what?

RP sent me a mail saying that my JAE appeal application has been confirmed. It said that I ’submitted’ an application today at 3+pm.

WAIT.

What!? I was watching MBC Music Core from 3 to 4! But the thing is, I didnt even submit any applications!
They even had my particulars. It’s definitely not me who applied. Hmm.. I smell fish.

 

What I’ve Been Listening To..

Lincoln Brewster’s The Power of Your Name

Who says I only listen to Kpop? haha. The lyrics of the song is really meaningful and one of a kind. Like it very much (:

Listen the full song here

T-ara’s Bo Beep Bo Beep

Wow. This song is really catchy and addcitive. ”Like”

Girls Generation & Super Junior’s Seoul Song

Seoul – where I wanna go this year (:

CN Blue’s I Am A Loner

New group, very refreshing song. So some reasons I think they look Jap. haha.