SISTAR videos

Stolen mostly from my facebook posts this AM:

Give it To Me - newest Sistar video!
OK, definitely not their best work, but the gag reel thing at the end makes up for it A LITTLE BIT. The video just had too many concepts, I think. I'm hoping the live stages will be better than the video.

Loving U - See, this one is MUCH better because of the single concept. Even if it's not their best best (I save that designation for Alone):

Well, singular concept + smexy hip dance.  GO GO HYORIN HIPS!

Shady Girl - I can't decide if Heechul would be the best or worst date ever.

I think maybe it would depend on whether or not you really understood the ways that Heechul is Heechul before going on said date:

(i.e. - Heechul be a feisty bi-atch)

SIDE NOTE about STUMBLED UPON SIDEBAR VIDEO

THIS MAKES ME REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT KOREA GETS 

THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SARCASTIC SONG.

I REALLY DON'T THINK THEY DO.

These are the things that make me worry a little bit about moving to Korea.

The only redeeming thing here is that 1) Heechel be super-gay*, yo, and 2) his Engrish is amazing: "Come jump in, bimblo fliend, let us do it again, hit the town, pool aroun, less go pah-rry."

*in his special Heechul way. I actually firmly believe that Heechul is totally bisexual. But, he's also like, super-gay, you know?

B Sprout 1 Dance A Sprout 4 Dance !!!

So Good. B1A4 wins the spot as my new favorite kpop group this year. The sprout dance nudged them over Infinite, who I also discovered this year (although I think they've been around a little longer).

Also, FYI, Sandeul NEVER closes his mouth. There are literally videos of him at fan meetings and there are people in the back yelling at him to close his mouth because he looks so ridiculous.

My K-Pop introduction

In September of 2010, I flew down south to attend my cousins wedding. During that time, I bonded most with my other cousin, her younger sister, who was 16. We mostly hung out in the kitchen doing prep work for the reception and showing each other various crap we liked online.

She attends a high school with a significant Korean population. Her brother is friends with a lot of teenage Korean boys, to the extent that I'm pretty sure he curses in Korean now. I'm not sure if it was from him first, or from someone else that she knew, but her brother ended up learning ALL the hand gestures to this song:

It is pretty hysterical to watch a 14-year-old conservatively-raised Christian boy act that out. And it gives me hope that perhaps she and her brother don't have the negative associations towards homosexuals that I assume her parents do (but I'm too afraid to ask, as it would kind of crush me if their response was negative or derogatory... I feel I need to be ready to educate before I inquire).

Anyway. My cousin, in typical internet surfing fashion, then stumbled onto this in the sidebar:

"They just have this crazy thing for big groups of guys doing synchronized dances!"

We watched that video dozens of times over the 5 days I was there, gushing over their awesome dance, how ridiculously good-looking and feminine-looking the were, and their ridiculous lyrics ("He's no shupa-man, he must be mama-boy"). She eventually downloaded the song. I was hesitant, as it was not in English and I wasn't sure how into it I could get if I couldn't sing along. Anyway, I left for home not thinking anything much of it.

Upon my return, I decided I should show my friend the video (as we are both rabid ABDC fans), and so looked it up on my own to see if I could send her the link.

Then I, in typical internet surfing fashion, stumbled onto this in the sidebar:

Hooooooooly Shit. Did you just see that? Watch it. Seriously. The way its choreographed SO WELL to the music blows my mind.

Also, in retrospect, its obvious to me why I wasn't instantly hooked at my cousin's house - Super Girl is by Super Junior - M (their China touring group, kinda), which is lacking most of my favorite members. I've come to love them all, but really Eunhyuk and Leeteuk are probably the most responsible for this obsession. Eunhyuk is the dancing king - I have a hard time watching It's You and not having my eyes inadvertently drawn to him. (He's usually in the front row, and he's movements are fucking PERFECT - like Gene Kelly perfect. He's also the one with the little dancing solo and the crazy chest pops.) Leeteuk is just perfect in every way, but I'll expand on that at a later date.

And that's how it began. Then I kept clicking the sidebar recommendations until Kpop completely consumed my life. ^_^