Chuu
Oh no! That’s heartbreaking news. I read the translated release and wow—that was some direct and indirect harsh words aimed at Chuu. And aimed at her personal career, from my reading of it.
I always liked Chuu, and I really hope she lands okay through all this!
That is all good to hear, especially that people who worked with her are posting because that’s the best refutation for me—comparing apples to apples as it were.
I don’t see any possible good outcome from BBC’s statement. Even if it were true, it still colors the company in a bad light. And if it’s not true, it makes them dishonest, petty. and vindictive.
And I just keep going back to seeing Chuu at KCON and despite it being brief and public, it just doesn’t square. I’ll keep giving Chuu the benefit of doubt and save my skepticism for the company.
I feel so sad for Chuu and the members. Heartbreaking all around.
just....wow. That feels like it was made for me. The video is a bit bonkers, but Red Velvet looks amazing (nothing unusual there) and the song is just perfect. I can see maybe having an issue with the Nutcracker sample, but I think it works in this case and it's on trend now for the group (this will be their third classical music sample so far); as long as the song is this good I'm fine with it. This one is definitely going into heavy rotation. After a couple disappointments recently (Nxde and the new Japanese Stayc release Poppy were both pretty 'meh' in my opinion) we got a banger. Plus we have the KARA comeback to look forward to; we shall see I guess but I'm hopeful regarding that one as well.
The Loona situation.
Woah. That's just flooring news. Thank you for keeping us updated. I've been pleased overall by the recent(ish) waves of idols standing up for themselves and each other rather than just accept the industry as it is. I'm super happy to hear Loona really making a stand.
I might be cynical but if one of your most popular members is being slandered for...suing for monetary entitlements...and you're at existential crisis point because the group is likely to be boycotted to hurt BBC financially AND you're also indebted and unpaid...there's nothing to lose in seeking a release at this point, particularly if BBC is in serious breach of their contract.
New song from Hynn
Hynn - Orpheus
I've never heard of The Fix, but I dug this one
The Fix - Rush
the new video for KARA's comeback single dropped and I am very impressed. I'm now just sad they ever stopped promoting in the first place, imagine all that they could have done. Also, I think I got something in my eye when the final shot of the video appeared...
KARA - When I Move
Time once again for Throwback Thursday! Also there's a hashtag for this I found out, so #tbt I guess. I'm too old for hashtags but whatever.
I was trying to decide what to feature today, and rather than a music video I thought I'd show you one of my favorite videos from a Korean music variety show. There are a few of these kinds of shows that I've stumbled across over the years; as you may know the Masked Singer that was all the rage on American TV originated as a Korean show, but there have been several others, not including the weekly stage performance shows like Inkigayo or Show Champion.
Unfortunately I don't know the names of most of the shows since the translations on Youtube aren't always on and also sometimes the clip doesn't actually include the name of the show in the subtitles. There was one that was kind of like a karaoke competition but the words on the screen that the person had to sing to were scrambled and they have to decipher them on the fly based on their knowledge of the song they are being asked to sing. There's another that has a famous singer and then several sound-alike singers that all sing together (behind a screen so you can't tell who is singing when) and then the audience votes on which singer was actually the famous person. There's a show called Golden Tambourine where two teams of celebrities put on musical numbers with full costumes and the audience votes for their favorite (more played for humor than anything else tbh) that has some hilarious clips up on Youtube if you're into that sort of thing.
Anyway, there's more that I could talk about but the clip I'm putting on here is from a show called Fantastic Duo. On this show several non-famous singers are selected via auditions to sing an arrangement of a famous singer's songs, and then the famous singer chooses one at the end and they do a duet together. I've watched clips from a few of these shows and it's always impressive who they find that can sound so much like the featured celebrity singer, but also they sometimes choose someone who isn't necessarily a sound-alike but is a good compliment to their voice. I think that's the case with this one; at any rate, the duet they perform is maybe the best performance of this song that I've ever heard. Please enjoy, and let me know if you have favorite videos from other Korean music shows; I'd love to watch them!
In sadder news, the management company for Bugaboo, ATEAM Entertainment, has announced that the group will cease all activities and the members will be released from their contracts, effective immediately.
Very sad for them; they only got a debut plus one comeback, and I really liked both of them and felt like they were generally well received. I'm surprised they are not being given more time to build up a fanbase; I wish them the best on any new endeavors going forward.
Dang, I was really enjoying Bugaboo, too. And only around for a little over a year--that's harsh.
I am thrilled for Younha's win though. Interesting that it was this song coming back--just not the one I would have thought. I would've guessed Winter Flower or Stardust first. But all the same, she's such a good artist and I'm happy for her.
Huh. There's a KPOP broadway musical and it's closing after 2 weeks. Who knew.
Now I'm curious about the upcoming cast album the article mentions toward the end.
NMIXX member Jinni is leaving the group due to personal issues and has terminated her contract.
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I hope she is okay. I remember when I heard that Oh My Girl member JinE left the group. I was confused, but she had apparently been having issues with her health and decided it was better to leave than continue on. And as far as I know, she's out there, living her life. I wish for Jinni the same. After the KARA comeback and reflecting on what happened to Gu Hara (and not just her, there were a few tragic deaths around the same time but Hara was the one that affected me the most), I would prefer a departure on (what I can only hope are) good terms rather than the alternative.
for my Throwback Thursday pick, I'm going with the Oh My Girl song that made me first notice them, and the last MV to feature JinE. Please enjoy.
Oh My Girl - Liar Liar
I stumbled across this artist on Instagram today, and couldn't remember if anyone had posted about her before, but after watching a couple of her videos I thought I should remedy the issue. Adora is a singer/songwriter who officially debuted about a year ago with 'Make U Dance'; her most recent release, 'Magical Symphony', is from a couple months back. Check her out!
GyeongseoYeji & Jeon Gunho - The street where our winter is
Throwback Thursday is back once again! Got a great video for y'all this time; it's by a sub-unit of 4Minute featuring the rapper and main vocalist from that group, Jiyoon and Gayoon (respectively). The sub-unit was (cleverly) titled 2Yoon and the song, released at the beginning of 2013, is a fun little country-music-inspired number called 24/7. Gayoon is my 4Minute bias so I checked it out right away, but thankfully the song turned out to be good regardless. Please enjoy!
2Yoon - 24/7
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