Day Six

Day 6: Your favorite k-pop song from your favorite girl group

2NE1: Stay Together

Alright, alright. So 2NE1 isn't my favorite girl group... but I don't exactly have a favorite girl group. I admire 2NE1 for their fashion sense, though XD I like Stay Together and it's just a really well-produced song. Give it a listen and see what I mean! :D

Day Five

Day 5: Your favorite k-pop song from your favorite guy group

Okay this is a really tough one. There are a bajillion songs of Super Junior that I absolutely adore and it's impossible to pick just one! DX But since Super Junior isn't our typical guy group, I'll just say my favorite song for every sub-group :) Fair enough? :D

SJ-Main: Marry U

Without a doubt, it's gotta be Marry U. I love Shining Star, Good Person, Thank You, and a LOT of other songs that sound more current, are less cheesy and are more suited to my musical taste.. but Marry U is really special to me because it was the song that made me fall in love with Super Junior. It sealed my being a fan of theirs, and after watching the SS1 Marry U DVD cut of the song, I was just blown away and I realized that being in this fandom means so much more than just pretty faces and awesome music. So it's gotta be Marry U, for me. :)

SJ-K.R.Y: Let's Not

I am in love with a LOT of K.R.Y songs (I even dedicated an entry to my favorite songs from the sub-group) but then Let's Not sticks out for me. It's just really pure, raw emotion, and even without knowing the English translation, I knew, right off the bat, that the song was about heartbreak. Not to mention, I get goosebumps every time I hear K.R.Y sing it. Ugh, this song is just beautifully heart-wrenching.

SJ-M: Super Girl

I gotta be honest; SJM is the sub-group I listen to the least. I think it's because of the language they sing in, I'm no longer used to hearing small syllables and just generally Mandarin in a song. (I used to love Fahrenheit, lol) I prefer them singing in Korean, that's all. My favorite SJM song is definitely Super Girl. It's the typical choice, but for me the song is just so fun and electronic, and an all-around mood enhancer. When it comes on in my iPod shuffle I immediately feel like dancing, really XD And seeing them perform it live was just mind-blowing. The arena was in party mode, for real XD

SJ-Happy: You & I

Last but not the least, my favorite sub-group! I've always had an inclination to listen to happy songs, even back when I didn't know Super Junior. I loved bouncy, light and free music, the kind you'd bop your head to instantly upon hearing it. My favorite SJ-Happy song, hands down, is You & I. Must I explain myself? The song is such a mood lifter. And it warms my heart, just listening to it. I wish they had made it their title track, instead of Cooking Cooking. I love Cooking Cooking and Pajama Party but I feel like the former was the weakest song in their mini album. Hm, maybe because it sticks? XD anyway, veering off topic already.

So thus concludes Day 5. I'll be writing Day 6 in a while; I've gotta catch up because I haven't been blogging lately, lol 8D

Beautiful

Whoever said Heenim couldn't sing? The boy can sing, it's just that he needs to believe in himself more. Heenim is the type of person that hates to fail, and because of his fear of failure, he'd rather not try... but this video is proof that he can pull off a song if he just gave it a real shot. Personally, I like Heenim's voice quality more than some other Super Junior members who get more singing time; He just needs to work on his consistency/stability, and I think he can actually give some members a run for their money.

Watch the video to see what I mean. He is amazing ♥

Remind Me

There are really so many things I want to talk about, but I just don't know where to begin. So here I'll make a checklist of things to talk about in my next entries, in case I forget.

1. Feelings about Hangeng going solo
2. 4jib Repackaged (reviews, spazzing, etc)
3. Love post for each SJ member
4. K-Pop Meme month
5. Only1 fans/Too biased with one member fans
6. Kangin ♥
7. ISF (EunTeuk)

.... I'll try to finish this list as much as possible.Hopefully. /crosses fingers

Day Three

Day 3: Your ultimate k-pop guy bias

Lee Hyukjae

This is easy. Without batting an eyelash, Lee Hyukjae wins by a landslide. ♥ There is nothing I don't love about Eunhyuk, not even his smelly feet, his conventional way of thinking -- everything about him, from his flaws, strengths to his weaknesses, I love. Precisely why I am so hooked on this boy is because he is incredibly imperfect. He makes mistakes, he's a blabbermouth, he is such a picky eater (which resulted in him not fully experiencing the cuisine in Paris). He cries too much, he's got a gummy smile, he's got eye wrinkles, plus, he's such a fail at love.

...But he only talks a lot because he likes to say what's on his mind, he only picks food he already knows because the taste of home and familiarity is comforting to him. He cries so much over the little things, and cries even more when push comes to shove, because he is a man who is extremely in touch with his feelings, and any tugging on his heartstrings automatically sends a stimulus to his tear ducts. His gummy smile lights up his whole face. It's impossible to not smile along with him. And eye wrinkles only mean that his smile is genuine, that it even reaches his eyes... that's why they twinkle, really.

I'm not even going to get started on how he is such a cute dork, how his humor is so natural that it never fails to make me laugh every single time, how he is such an amazing dancer. Or how much he's a skilled rapper, and how he sings better than he lets on. Or how his jawline makes me melt, or his rare dimple in the corner of his mouth, or his eyes. It's all of the above and more, thank you very much.

But one of the things I love most about this Wonder Boy is that he is somebody who loves, and loves immensely. Friendship, love, brotherhood - these are things that plastic surgery can't mend or create, or something how many hours of working out in the gym can make. It's innate; Hyukjae is someone who has a great deal of love, laughter and life in his heart, which made it so easy for him to enter mine.

So I'm writing this to the boy that my heart beats oh, oh, only for. Lee Hyukjae ♥

Day One & Day Two

I was browsing through LiveJournal and I stumbled upon this thing that people do. It was the first time I ever encountered it so I don't know what it is exactly, but it's called a meme. Kind of like a survey of sorts. A 30-day Kpop meme, to be exact. It looked like fun so I decided that I'd try it out for 30 consecutive days. :)

Day 1: Your favorite KPop Guy Group

Super Junior

(Okay, as if it wasn't obvious XD)

I like the last picture in particular because it's the most recent picture where they were all complete. It's from the Boys in City photobook shot on location in Hong Kong.

Day 1: Your favorite KPop Girl Group

Davichi & Lee Hyori

I don't really listen to any girl groups, mainly because a lot of them have teensy weensy voices that I can't stand most of the time. :/ But I do appreciate and admire these female KPop artists.
Davichi has amazing vocals, which are very different from most female KPop artists. They can belt out really high notes without even flinching, and are on key 100% of the time in their live performances. They don't have to bank on their looks or dances; their voices alone are more than enough.

Lee Hyori, is probably the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. She's absolutely perfect; If I had the chance to look like someone, I'd definitely pick her. Why she's my favorite female KPop artist isn't because of her looks, though. It's because she has accomplished so much and has managed to stay in the music industry for so long as a solo artist, which, in my opinion, is much harder than being in a group. Her stage presence is amazing, her dancing is far better than a lot of girl groups out there, and she can sing... much better than most people think. I just have a lot of respect for how she was able to stay relevant in the KPop industry even after 12 years.

Can't wait for tomorrow's meme! This is exciting 8D

Inanimate Object

I came across a thread in SJ-World, and I fount it to be quite interesting.

Q: If you could be a lifeless object to any SJ member for a day, what object will you be?

Me: Hmm. My first thought was a towel //dirty thoughts// but as I thought of it some more, I'd really like to be their cushion or a blanket. Cushion because at the end of the day, it's comforting to lie down and just rest, and for me, I'd really be life's winner if the boys could come home and find home when they lie down and sleep. Cushion because I want to be the nest that holds them ♥ If I were to be a blanket, it'd be because I wish to envelope them and make them feel safe. Personally, I can't sleep without a blanket regardless of the weather, because it makes me feel safe. I want to be their safety blanket. ♥

Feels Just Like Christmas

Let me start off by saying that I have the most amazing godfather in the history of amazing godfathers. Our uncle lives in South Korea as an airline pilot. Some time ago, he asked my sisters and I what Super Junior merchandise we wanted but didn't own. To be honest, we don't own a lot since not everything's available here. There's still so many albums we have yet to buy (Super Junior Happy, Super Junior M albums, etc) but we told him that we wanted EITHER the Super Show 1 Live DVD Album or the Boys in City Photobook + DVD because we knew that there was no way in hell they'd be available where we're from. So we let that simmer in his head and all this time, we thought that he was going to buy either of the two. Early this morning (or better yet, 12 noon) I was still asleep and dreaming of Super Junior when my younger sister barged into the room and started screaming excitedly. She was extremely ecstatic, the way she is when it's Christmas time. She said that the package from our uncle arrived, and that it was heavy. I woke up immediately and the three of us all opened it up together. We were stunned, very grateful, and very very happy! Instead of just getting us one thing, he gave us (see first photo):

Super Show 1 Live DVD + Photobook (included)
Boys in City Season 3 in Hong Kong Photobook (420+ pages) + Eng Subbed DVD
2 Super Junior posters (1 Bonamana, 1 Boys in City)
4JIB Bonamana

The first photo shows the new stuff we got courtesy of our uncle. In the second photo: New stuff + SorrySorry Asia Deluxe Edition, Super Show 2 Live Album, Sorry Sorry ver. C

We got a Heenim photocard, too! *squeals in delight*

Posters. Not much, but they're still SJ merch, nonetheless :)

So... till the Super Show 2 DVD? *wink* We're buying it with our money, of course. XD We wouldn't want to bleed our uncle dry now, would we? XD

Bonus photos we just HAD to take. You've seen them before most probably, but they're worth re-posting. :) From Boys in City Photobook:

From the Super Show 1 Photobook. We were literally screaming NOOOOO when we saw the photos XD Pretty odd, considering we've watched the YT vids of the dance before.

I Want To

There are so many things I want to blog about but then I just don't know where to start. I want to talk about Sungmin and how he's been so different lately. His self-esteem just seems so below average lately, it's worrisome. -_- I've been wanting to talk about Kyuhyun too, his ear surgery, him being a university student at the same time, a full time idol group member. I want to talk about Jungsoo and how Heenim is just so present nowadays. Like he actually wants to be there. I want to talk about Kangin and how I miss him so much, so much so that I save every photo I find of him. I want to talk about Hangeng and whatwhywhenhowwhere things became this way, or how I avoid any news about him. It hurts, it's painful, and I'm not a masochist so I'd rather not read news about him, lest I want to get all emotional. I want to talk about everything, yet I only get to writing nothing. *sigh* Soon. Hopefully.

This Isn't Good

This may be a lot or a little depending on the person, really. I know of some people who save practically every SJ picture they find, but I'm the type who only saves the essentials.. or those that are just OMG so so cute.

It was actually only recently that I organized the folder; It used to be a bajillion SJ photos, gifs, icons, videos, etc scattered all over the different folders on my laptop. I gathered them all together, sorted them out one by one. Extremely tedious, but it'd be impossible to find, say, an SJ Happy Photoshoot if ALL the files were in just one folder. It was totally ruining the point of saving things (because when I save a photo, it means I'd want to look for it later) and it was impossible to sift through the piles of files.

So for me, 3000+ files on Super Junior is too much. This isn't even all of it :/ No wonder my laptop is extremely slow. For purposes of discussion, it takes approximately 10 minutes to open Firefox, and even longer for PS to load. Good God, I should really stop saving every cute picture I come across. My computer is thisclose to spontaneously combusting, and if ever it does, I'd know why. O_o But I don't wanna delete anything, ugh

Oh, Is It My Birthday Today?

... I have nothing to say, I don't know what to feel. I am so incoherent right now, I am surprised my fingers are actually typing and that my brain is transmitting "Type this" to my hands. I am very very shocked that I can even form grammatically correct sentences. I am not surprised that I've had 39819537 typos since I started typing.

LEE HYUKJAE. WHY. HOW. WHEN. Oh God, my brain has officially turned to goo, the lights are off, nobody's home, I've got a few screws loose... *dead* Seriously, I can't even think straight. It's off to bed for me, because this isn't healthy. If I stare at those photos any longer than I already have I think I might just go into cardiac arrest. Good night, world. See you in the morning (that is, if I'm not already dead by then). I will edit this tomorrow, hopefully. Okay. Logging off now. Good night, Hyukjae. Sweet dreams, okay? Dream of me>? I'll dream of you ♥

To The Wonder Boy Who's Got Stars In His Eyes

Seriously, how can a Wonder Boy like you be ill? I can't imagine you having to go through the ear pressure you have on long haul flights, it's just not fair to you. I'm glad that your surgery went well today, and I hope that you'll stay healthy all the time. Don't feel so bad that you'll still be in the hospital while your hyungs give their acceptance speech at Music Bank, lol 8D We'll miss you and get well soon.

Top Three KRY Songs

I know that a lot of people complain about KRY getting too many lines in songs, or dominating albums. To that, I will say, so what? It's totally well-deserved; they sing superbly. Other members dominate on the dancefloor (Eunhyuk, Donghae, Shindong) in variety (Leeteuk, Heenim, Kangin, Shindong) in acting/commercials (Siwon, Kibum, Heenim) and in musicals (Sungmin, Yesung). All KRY has is their singing, really. That's their forte, their comfort zone, their expertise. It's what they do best, and because they sing so amazingly, they're able to make up for the members who aren't amazing at it. They're the backbone of SJ, too, since they're first and foremost a singing group. I love listening to their songs as well; they're awesome lullabies 8D I don't mean that as a bad thing at all! I just mean that their voices are calming, soothing and just easy listening in general. Without further ado, here are my Top 3 KRY songs!

3. Nal Geyman Ijuhyo

I am in love with this song. The musical arrangement is seamless, and Kyuhyun, Yesung and Ryeowook blend extremely well in the amazing bridge. Their voices just overlapped together in the end and geared up together for the heartwrenching finale. The melody itself is so WOW that even a bad singer can look good singing it... so what more 3 talented ones?

2. Heartquake (Live ver. feat. Eunhyuk)

Alright so technically, it's not a KRY song. Intense is the only word to describe this song. I love how there's a calm before the storm... Eunhyuk raps in between and it's a balance from the emotional chorus, and bridge. That's not to say the raps are anything short of intense; In fact, I love the live version because there's just more emotion than in the recorded one. But the one thing I love most about this song is that everyone singing it FEELS it. There's so much raw emotion in each word and line... it's a gripping song, one that I never get tired of listening to.

1. Let's Not

I picked the one in ShimShimtapa because although it's imperfect, it has the most emotion. This, for me, is the most explosive and heartwrenching (I described Nal Geuman Ijuhyo as this, but Let's Not applies, too) KRY song, ever. The first time I heard it, I cried. From the violins and guitar in the beginning, to the piano giving way to Kyuhyun's cold and quiet voice, to Ryeowook's voice building up the chorus, to Yesung's emotional vocal performance -it's perfect. Just perfect. Without knowing the words, you'll know right off the bat that the song is about someone's heart breaking. And listening to it, it's like falling in love, then getting your heart broken, then falling in love all over again in the ending. It's an emotional experience that I think most people can relate to, and KRY was able to relay it with their AMAZING singing.

I guess what I love most about their songs is that they tell a story. In the beginning, it's quiet and relaxed, then the rising action comes in the refrain to the chorus. Then it builds up to the bridge, for the spectacular climax, and to the resolution. There's a flow, and it usually gives me goosebumps every time.

Back To The Music

Contrary to what some people think, Super Junior is very musically talented. They've got amazing songs - songs that dominate my Top 25 Most Played. They've permeated practically every genre there is; they've done pop, dance, rock, ballads and even trot. It's really difficult to pick which songs are my favorite, because a lot of the songs have different moods and emotions. Anyway, for my next entries I'll outline my Top 3 favorites per 'category' 8D

P.S. Happy 4th Anniversary, E.L.F! :)