So about halfway past 2015 last year, I sort of fell out of the K-Pop scene, simply because there wasn't any new releases that really caught my attention (My favourite track from last year was Legend's Trace!). So only now that I started to try to crawl back to re-discover what I missed. Lo and behold, I found one I really enjoyed, and it was from a new band called DAY6. Are you guys a fan?
I first stumbled across this band when YouTube auto played their debut single "Congratulations" after I watched Roh Ji Hoon's If You Were Me (Which is an awesome track as well). Since they were from JYP, this is like my replacement for the absense of 2AM. Their singles are actually ballads but with a rock twist to it. I'm even into their new song "Letting Go" right now. Go check them out and buy their EPs!
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Updated!:
I haven't visited this post in a while. However, it seems like this is one of the posts people visit most and I think I should keep it updated so that I don't dissappoint readers who want to know the latest about artists coming to our shores. The scene is a bit quiet as of late but hopefully we hear more news. Click Read More to see the whole list!
I haven't visited this post in a while. However, it seems like this is one of the posts people visit most and I think I should keep it updated so that I don't dissappoint readers who want to know the latest about artists coming to our shores. The scene is a bit quiet as of late but hopefully we hear more news. Click Read More to see the whole list!
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| Artist: Topp Dogg Event: First Showcase 2014 Live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 23rd November, Sunday, 12:30 PM Venue: HGH Convention Centre Info: Jazzy Group of Companies |
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| Artist: Lunafly Event: Magical Moment with Lunafly in Malaysia 2014 Date: 21st December, Sunday Venue: TBA Info: The Quartz Team |
The day we arrived in Busan, I thought of heading straight to the nearest place I could go from Haeundae. So we hit up Centum City to try to go to Shinsegae. The largest department store in the world. Unfortunately we came too late so we only could take pictures of it from outside. Nearby, we headed to Busan Cinema Center. This facility is used to host the Busan International Film Festival as well as other big performing arts events.
I'm live from Busan writing my first post on my trip this time. It's over 2am here but I decided I have to start writing soonest possible so that I captured every moment I can remember of the places I'll be talking about. First up, is Gwangan Bridge and Gwanggali Beach.
There's still lack of great music coming out this month. Hopefully next month's Super Junior, Taetiseo and 2PM comeback brings awesome music back. HALO is another rookie group I found out by looking at the M Countdown. This track reminds you of the late 90's and early 00's pop. Kind of have that summer feeling going on. Also check out their other track Can You Hear Me?
This might've been out for a while. It's the debut song from rookie group Legend. It might not be on most listener's playlist but it's definitely going into mine. I love the catchy chorus. I was bored of the lack of new music so I scoured through the M Countdown ranking and found this gem. Enjoy!
Just this weekend we had the K-Festival happening at Pavilion KL with booths promoting Korea services as well as performances from Korea that includes traditional dances, fashion show and even artist appearance. Of course the highlight was the appearance of MBLAQ.
BEAST is back with a new song titled Good Luck. The last song from them that I liked was How To Love from their Hard to Love, How to Love album. The title track for that one didn't really caught my attention. This time around, I got hooked as soon as I listened to the bridge part. That did it for me. Straight away into my iPod playlist. Enjoy and buy the music legally!
Boyfriend had this too cute persona when they first started out. The earlier songs weren't my cup of tea until Janus. Janus was surprisingly good and a proper growth for the group. The album was good as well. My favourite was Good Night. Now they are back with another EP with this upbeat track, Obsession as the title track. This has more of a hip hop pop beat to it in the lines of BTOB's Beep Beep. It's starting to grow on me. Enjoy!
If you're in Jeju, the next best thing to go visit besides the nature are the abundance of different museums there is around the island. I've been to their Teddy Bear Museum and Trick Art Museum on my first Korea visit. In this post, I'll take you through the Glass Museum that I visited in June of last year.
I've heard of the bullet trains in Japan so I figured Koreans must have something similar. It might not be as fast as bullet trains but KTX is definitely an alternative for transport if you're thinking of going from one big city to another. On my trip in June last year, I decided to try out the KTX from Busan back to Seoul instead of taking a domestic flight which can be quite pricey.
What is every K-Pop fan's visit to Seoul without visiting the management companies buildings. My 2nd trip to Korea, as it is with my K-pop fan friend, we decided to go search for the 3 common buildings people usually go: SM, JYP and Cube.
I absolutely love winter in Korea! Can't wait to go there again during this time. Cold weather beats hot weather anytime for me. My first trip to Korea, I experienced temperatures down to -20 degrees yet I love the experience. So far on my trips, I've only managed to go to 2 ski resorts. Lots of things you can do there like skiing, snowboarding and just plain old snow ball fight.
I only knew about Fly To The Sky after watching Brian Joo in K-Style and wanting to know the cool song that was playing the background. What I know from my searching is that they mainly sing R&B/Ballad songs. The song I liked turned out to be Brian's solo song Let This Die. Anyway, they made a long awaited comeback and I kinda like this song. It's been a while since we had a power ballad song coming from other than 2AM that I liked. Enjoy! I've also added the iTunes link considering it's quite hard to search them in iTunes.
Korea is not just about fast paced city and high tech technology. There's also beauty in its nature that can be enjoyed. On my trip last June, I went to Jeju again to experience the beauty of the island. Jeju offers this unique experience called the Jeju Olle trail for nature lovers to enjoy as well as get a little bit of exercise.
This is a bit less of a specific landmark. I just wanted to write something about the abundance of coffee shops around Korea itself. I'm not really a fan of coffee besides Nescafe but my sister was excited at the fact that there's so many coffee shops around Korea. We went on a hunt to the various cafes, tried out their drinks and cookies as well as get some free souvenirs out of them.
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| My sister's collection of coffee cup holders from the cafes we visited. |
One of the most significant landmarks when you visit Seoul is of course the N Seoul Tower. I was frustrated that my first visit to Korea didn't include that. It focused too much on the shopping aspect and neglected this beautiful landmark.
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| The tower at night | The tower in the day |
This category is pretty hard for me to pick. I'm not really someone who would know about dance so I wouldn't know what attributes to an awesome dance. So I chose based on which moves caught my eyes. If I wasn't so lazy last year, I would've posted about last year's choices. My best dance for 2012 would've been U-KISS' Stop Girl. That song's choreography to me was just slick and on point. U-KISS knows how to move in unison. Here are my top 5 choices for this year. If you're reading from buzz KOREA, videos of the dance can be watched by clicking the original URL.
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Inifinite H - Special Girl
I love this song. When the MV came out, the chorus' choreography just stuck to me. The part where they were swaying their hips was just slick and stood out perfectly in synch with the song.
In Seoul itself, there are 5 grand palaces that you can visit. I visited Changdeokgung Palace on my 2nd visit to Seoul in 2012. I've also previously visited Geongbokgung Palace, which is the most famous one, and Deoksugung Palace, a smaller palace located in the middle of the city, but I have to say Changdeokgung is the one that impresses me the most. I was influenced by the drama Rooftop Prince in which the palace it apparently took place in was Changdeokgung (although it was actually filmed elsewhere). If you're reading this at buzz KOREA, click on the original URL to see more pictures.
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