I'm Like a Kid in a Candy Store

Just stopping by for a bit to tell everyone that the teaser of Faber Drive's Candy Store lyric video is out! As I mentioned in my previous posts I'm in it - with a 0.00001 sec frame of screen time.

And I'm on the thumbnail. Hahaha it is a bit embarrassing to be honest. Just a little. And I can only imagine how much effort was put into the video - the editing of individual pics and piecing everything together to fit the song. I sure don't have that kind of patience.

Got to go to bed soon! Waking up tomorrow for Round 2 of war for Big Bang tickets. Night!

P.S. I totally changed my blog's layout and added some tags for those who might be interested in concerts/music events and stuff. Check 'em out on the sidebar under the header 'Featured Labels'. And what do you think of my favicon (the lil icon beside my blog's name on your browser's tab)? Hurhur.

Your Love is Such a Sugar Rush

Faber Drive recently released their newest single, Candy Store, featuring rapper Ish! When I saw the title of the single I felt a tad apprehensive because it reminded me of 50 Cent's Candy Shop. Thankfully, a couple of months ago they released the demo of the song and well, my worries were unfounded.

It's a really catchy and has a laid back tune - the kind of song where you'd like to listen to while walking down a path in the park filled with flowers. LOL.

A couple of blog posts ago I said I was gonna be in the lyrics of this song so here's the picture that I took:

The set of lyrics assigned to me, 'and I really want' appears two times in every chorus. Wonder where I'm gonna end up.. Stoked to see the final product as well!

Anyway, I updated one of my older blog posts which new pictures that Mel just sent me - pictures with Queen and the rest at Clarke Quay! Click.

Gonna be meeting Jonathan later and Keith tomorrow! Today's their first book out. Can't wait to see them.

Later!

Boyz Nite Out After Party

No matter which fandom one belongs in, being able to meet artistes in the industry is definitely one of the best things that could happen. So, when I found out that I won tickets from Radio 1003 to the Boyz Nite Out After Party at KU DÉ TA Club Lounge, I was pleasantly surprised and saying that I was excited was definitely an understatement.

Since I won a pair of tickets, I got Stef to go with me.

*For those who do not know, all the artistes were supposed to attend the after party but Teen Top and SHINee had to leave right after the concert. B1A4 did not go as well – probably because they were too tired to.*

Upon reaching the club, we were served drinks (something else that I was pleasantly surprised at) which we gladly accepted. However, after what seemed like eternity, none of the artistes seemed to be arriving so we went onto the dance floor to relieve ourselves of boredom. Why not, right?

After hitting the dance floor for an hour or so, I noticed four really tall guys walking into the club and I kind of wondered if they were members of rookie group, 7.9.4.2. I could not confirm, of course, since I did not go for the concert and although I did watch one of their Music Bank performances… let’s just say that they looked really different without make-up – still handsome nonetheless!

It apparently took a while for the fact that there were K-Pop idols standing just a few feet away to sink in to the other contest winners as well. Of course, it was not long before camera flashes and requests to take photos with the four extremely tall men filled our area. I managed to snap a couple of pictures and helped Stef take a picture with Jo Hun and Haeng Hun before security took them away to the ‘Members’ section of the club. Everyone was naturally confused and all of us were thinking the exact same thing: “Is that all?”

Jong Hyun partying hard LOL.

Are those couple rings or something?

Our worries were unfounded though when the staff assured us that they will definitely let us meet them up close. We were eventually brought into a really nice and quiet room and we took turns to interact with the artistes in pairs. It was the most peaceful meet and greet that I have ever seen and everyone was relaxed (or so like it seemed).

7.9.4.2 were first and they came in with bright smiles on their faces, greeting and bowing to everyone in the room before settling down to get ready for the meet-and-greet session. They were really polite – standing up from their seats to greet every pair with warm handshakes and genuine smiles. I decided to greet them in Korean (it is only normal, no?) and that earned me a “woah” from them. It amused me further when Jo Hun asked me where I was from. They were obviously not the most fluent in English, but their attempts were commendable!

After taking a couple of photos with them, each of them initiated hugs with us which made us really happy, of course. I told Jong Hyun that he looked really handsome, to which he replied enthusiastically, “Oh! Thank you!” I was really startled when Eung Joo stood in front of me because he was really towering over me. I unintentionally muttered that he was really tall and all he did was smile back and snicker bemusedly. It really was a short but good few minutes with them, albeit the fact that we did not ask for autographs. We really should have.

Haeng Hun saying bye.

Anyway, Jay Park was brought into the room next and of course we had no problem conversing with him. A fan greeted him with a “good morning” only to have him reply jokingly, “What? Morning? Are you drunk?” which ended up with fans retorting that it was indeed morning since it was already past 12am. It felt like we were hanging out with a friend instead of a Star (oh see what I did there?) whose album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard World Album charts.

Jay turning back perpetually to accede to fans' requests to take photos of him. And if the camera used had flash, he'd whine about how it hurt his eyes. Hahaha! 

This time, I made sure that we got autographs so immediately after taking our photos, I asked him if he could sign for us and he got down to it after he answered, “of course” in his oh-so-sexy accent. He was really nice to greet us again by our names after we introduced ourselves. God knows why we did not do that in the beginning. Not that it mattered though.

Once the last pair’s turn was over, Jay turned back and said his last goodbyes, and sportingly posed for photos for a couple of seconds before going back to where he came from, no doubt for more partying.

It was a tad disappointing that B1A4 was not present because everyone had expected them to be there. I even brought my ‘Ignition’ album there in hopes that they could sign it. I also kind of prepared stuff to say to Baro… *inserts relevant meme*

Nevertheless, it was definitely an experience to remember and I’d like to extend my thanks to Radio 1003 for the opportunity and KU DÉ TA for the warm treatment and for organising the after party for the fans.

Please do not take out photos/edit without permission. Photos with artistes courtesy of KU DÉ TA Singapore.

La La La

This is gonna be a random post thus the random title.

I was just fiddling around with the 'Analytics'  function on YouTube which you can find if you go to your channel, and I felt really humbled by what I saw.

Around 4 months ago, I remember another user from YouTube telling me that I should start putting up videos showing myself singing. So I decided to give it a go and the first cover that I did that was my cover of Big Bang's Blue and I continued doing the same for my subsequent covers till now.

So as of 1st March (the day I uploaded by Blue cover) till now, I gained 148 subscribers, 700 'likes', and 46k+ views on my videos and I couldn't be anymore thankful. I'm just really glad that there are more viewers - every view, like, comment really makes my day and makes me more motivated to make more covers. So thank you to all and to my subscribers and friends who do listen to my covers as well!

Yeah see it was really a random post! Goodnight!!

Crazy World

It is still more than a month till I get to see Boys Like Girls perform in front of me again but my level of excitement is already hitting the roof - and with Paul editing all those video updates and uploading them... well let's just say that it's not helping much.

All those instrumentals used in the video... are they part of the new album? Because if they are, it just keeps getting better and better! And better! The new bassist, Morgan Dorr, is really growing on me. I don't feel so sad that Bryan's not in the band anymore. Sorry! :(

I am definitely going down to the airport to try to catch them when they come - even if it means that I have to be there in the wee hours in the morning. Seriously it is amazing that they have been on a hiatus but they still make me spazz harder than any other artistes can ever do, including my favourite K-Pop groups.

In other related Pop Punk band news, I get to be in Faber Drive's new lyric video for their upcoming single, Candy Store! It is really cool how they make the effort to reach out to fans from all over the world and I'm really excited to see the final product even though I will probably only have like 0.02 seconds of screen time. LOL.

xx

Long Live The Reckless and The Brave

So last week was a great music week... at least for me!

All Time Low released their newest single which is off their upcoming record, and the best thing? It was up for free download from their official website! Still is, I reckon.

Absolutely loving the song! Definitely different from the songs in their Dirty Work album - one can't help but wonder if it is because they are not under a major label anymore (they recently left Interscope Records which is part of Universal Music and Dirty Work was the only album they released within their two years under the label). Somehow I tend to appreciate songs produced by them when they are under a small or independent label. It feels as if it is music that they REALLY want to make, and that they are not writing songs just so it fits into the 'mainstream' category. The Reckless and The Brave is one such example, where the lyrics are much more mature compared to lines like "Everybody gettin' kinda crunk, I think some dude just grabbed my junk..." Yeah. I can't deny that I love the music video for that song though. Hahaha.

The next awesome song release has gotta be Big Bang's Monster!

Ignore the uber weird concept of their costumes - okay actually just GD and Taeyang's hair (someone just bring back the mohawk, please) - this is a great song and I could remember the hook in the chorus after just one listen! Really loving the piano introduction and riffs as well. I would go on but you know what? I'll just leave you with a review done by eatyourkimchi aka Simon and Martina! If you haven't heard of them, do definitely check them out because their reviews are always so entertaining and, and... argh just watch.

I had a pleasant surprise when I saw new GIFs of the B1A4 boys seemingly from a new music video. So I went to check it out and it turned out to be the music video of the Japanese version of Beautiful Target!

I'm liking the music video more than the Korean version because this one has more of a story line. No fireman Baro, newscaster Gongchan, pilot CNU, judge Sandeul, prisoner Jinyoung or sprout dances in here - just them being adorable and Jinyoung trying all sorts of perfume potions on them in his bid to find the perfect love potion for the girl he has a crush on. Oh, did you see that Chanro (yes that is my pairing name for Baro and Gongchan) interaction at the end of the video?! My passion for them has reignited once again. And I honestly started smiling to myself when I saw Baro wearing the same cap that I bought from Seoul!

Hehehe.

Anyway, the Euro fever is back! Yes I'm talking about football here! As expected, I'm rooting for Spain all the way!

David Villa is not gonna be playing due to an injury unfortunately, but this Euro 2012 team is still a stellar one and I am very happy that Torres scored against South Korea. We need El Niño! And El Niño is back, and he is staying! P.S. Pique needs a shave, badly.

I'm also very happy because I get to see more Sernando (that's Sergio Ramos and Fernando Torres for those of you who don't know - yes there are pairings in football too...)

Sigh. :)

Also, in related news, Ramos recently cut his hair, and he looks amazing! I was surprised though because he said that his hair was his lucky charm so I'm wondering why he cut it right before something as big as the Euros. No matter though, just make sure all of you haters don't blame any Spain match loss on him! /touchwood/

Thank you for cutting off your locks.

Alright enough fangirling. I'm just gonna do some shameless promotion. Below is my cover of Teen Top's newest single, To You! Hope you dig it!

Goodnight! x

Got Somewhere To Be

So the past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic - honestly I was still really tired because I hardly had any time to rest after coming back from Seoul but it's all good now!

I should probably use this post to continue updating on the stuff I've been doing since after Graduation.

The day after Graduation, Stef, Rachy, Keith, Mel, Jiaqi and I met up at Clarke Quay for K-Pop Night Out which was one of the programmes of Music Matters, a three-day event which brings performers and those in the music industry together to perform and discuss about the industry via seminars which is not open to the public (unfortunately). The performances, though are a different story and they are totally free! The venues for the performances are the main fountain stage and various bars around Clarke Quay. I went for last year's too! Read my really fangirlish experience here.

So K-Pop Night Out featured RhythmKing (an indie band), BTOB (a 7-member group), DJ Clazzi from the band Clazziquai, and many Hip-Hop artistes - J'kyun, Bizzy, M.I.B, Drunken Tiger and Yoon Mirae! Every act was impressive and I truly enjoyed all the performances!

RhythmKing! 

The lead singer, BumKey, has sick sick falsetto notes! 

 BTOB! 

Performing 'Irresistible Lips' live for the very first time!

 J'kyun. He was really funny but I wasn't entertained much. Was trying to figure what he was trying to say most of the time.

DJ Clazzi. Was a little bored at this point of time since I am not a fan of club tunes.

 M.I.B!

 Joint stage with Bizzy, Drunken Tiger and Yoon Mirae. It was insaneeee!

The following weekend saw us belting out our favourite songs at Teo Heng. Mel brought her Thai friend, Queen along and we all got along really well! She told us that she took a photo with Nichkhun, earning jealous wails from Brenda hehehe.

A couple of days later, I met up with Felicia and Sziyi at Timbre@Old School. It was a short but good one - especially since there was good food and...drinks! Hehe.

Buffalo wings! Argh I love these so much.

Duck pizza. Gahh I'm hungry.

My Mojito. Wasn't as satisfactory as the one I had before. Too much vodka me thinks.

Sigh my red face.

Rushed off to SCAPE after that to find the Poly bunch because it was Jean's birthday and I wanted to be present even if it was only for an hour. I would have went for the hike in the afternoon (which almost everyone bailed out on lol lazy pigs) but I had to be at the hospital so.. yeah.

The next day, Rachy, Brenda and I went for Song Joongki's open press conference at Square2. I thought he was pretty boring for a host but I'm gonna attribute it to fatigue because the poor dude did look a little tired. Photos below taken from Brenda's Tumblr!

Read an article that Rachy wrote about the event here!

Random toilet pic.

On Wednesday, we had a mini farewell gathering for Queen at Mulligan's at Clarke Quay. It was a great night filled with banters, games where we all felt comfortable with each other. And the drinks there weren't that strong either lol none of us felt tipsy or anything.

Whee~

Hahahaha

So cute!

Picture credits to Mel.

The next day was the premiere of SMTown's I AM.

It was a nice movie though I felt disappointed with the exclusion of some of the SM artistes - notably Kangta (okay he did have screen time but I felt he deserved more), SJ's Henry and Zhoumi, CSJH and TRAX. I particularly enjoyed the SHINee parts for obvious reasons (absolutely loved it that there was 2Min in there) and the parts where the dancing machines, Taemin, Yunho and Eunhyuk would dance alongside their younger self. Ryeowook's segment made me cry and I'm not even a Super Junior fan, eesh. The movie was very well-paced and it gave the audience a lot of insight into the artistes minds and feelings. Okay I shall not turn this into a movie review although I have a burning desire to.
The audience was nothing short of annoying and there was this girl sitting two seats behind agitating the crap out of me with her incessant shouts and screams of 'Jonghyun oppa!' whenever he appeared on screen. And the fanchants for SNSD's Genie was really scary lol I wonder if anyone took an audio recording of all those guys chanting...

The weekend was a pretty good one as my Poly bunch (oh god I keep seeing the same people) spent our time together before the guys enlist - although there were a few missing ones. We had a BBQ which turned out to be a not-so-surprise-two-weeks-early-birthday celebration for Brenda, which her mum organised. And we were all supposed to be in the act as well which honestly wasn't very difficult because... I don't know I guess we have good poker faces. Hahaha!

Part of the Awfully Chocolate cake.

Had a pretty heavy workout in the form of Just Dance 3 and trying to learn the choreography for EXO's History with Keith! We ended the night early morning with two Japanese movies - Battle Royale and Death Notice (Ikigami). Seriously, how the Japanese come up with these kind of psychological thrillers and concepts is beyond me. I much preferred Ikigami over Battle Royale because the latter was just really twisted.
In Ikigami, all Japanese students receive an inoculation in first grade. A small percentage of these inoculations includes a nano capsule which via radio-control will kill the receiver somewhere between the ages of 18-24. The government believes that the threat of unexpected death will increase prosperity and productivity in its citizens. These unfortunate citizens are given 24 hour notification of their impending death. These notifications are known as "ikigami". Kengo Fujimoto is an Ikigami delivery man, and he tells the stories of three individuals he had to deliver the death notices to.
Below is my favourite part of the movie - also the scene which made me cry like a baby.

I'm refraining from writing a movie review yet again so I'd just like to say that it is a really good movie which gives the audience something to reflect about. I thought about what I would like to do if I only had 24 hours to live - I'd like to spend my last second on stage, performing. Haha so cliché. But whatever.

The next afternoon, after less than two hours of sleep, I satisfied my craving for Ampang Yong Tau Foo near Brenda's place! ^^

Ahh hungry again.

This has been an amazingly long update. Hope I didn't bore you. My next post will probably be on some new music that has just been released. Be back real soon!!

Hello & Goodbye

So rookie boy group MYNAME just released their newest track, "Hello & Goodbye" after eight months! It is a really nice R&B dance ballad, which is a totally different genre from their debut single, "Message". I have been looking forward to their comeback so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the music video on my YouTube subscription feed.

The music video is a typical 'guy and girl fall in love with each other, there's someone who disapproves, girl gets captured, girl dies, guy is sad' story. Yup.

The male lead in the video is none other than the group's leader, Gunwoo! I'd commend him on his acting, but something else distracts me from that - his hair and his green eyebrows. On a side note, anyone else finds that he looks a little like Super Junior's Heechul from some angles with that hair?

Okay so now, a few things I found weird about the plot of the video:
Firstly, why did the old guy let the girl take Gunwoo away and later disapprove? What was their relationship exactly?
Second, why did Gunwoo have a gun and why was the gun in the car even shown when he was not gonna use it?
Thirdly, why did the old guy shoot the girl? I mean, if he was really jealous, she must have meant something to him, right? (oh by the way that was a awkward place to be shooting at - it must have hurt a lot)
Lastly, why did the older guy not kill Gunwoo when he had the chance? Instead he just shot him once in the back and left. I wouldn't believe anyone if they said that he was having mercy on Gunwoo because he did not even flinch when his men were shot dead!

The fight scene was convincing, just that the guy pointing a gun at Gunwoo is really lousy. Seriously, you have a gun - so why did you get owned by the person who was at your mercy?
Another thing that irks me is that the guys in the music video do not ever have a change in clothes. Too small a wardrobe I see.

Really loving the choreography of the song as well. The dance fits the song well and there is also a dance break in there which ends off with their signature b-boying! Nice handstand, boys!

So all in all, I love the song, choreography but not so much the music video. Oh, not to mention, the boys look really really good - except for Mr. Male Lead - his hair and green eyebrows have to go.

Looking forward to their comeback stage! Great to have you back, boys!
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I really should start on my Seoul posts soon but I have just been so busy and lazy at the same time! And Keith just passed me Sims 3 and Civilization so... I'm guessing that'll have to wait. Gahh first world pains. Oh, and happy June! :)