First Blogpost of 2013

I know, such a boring title but it is the most apt. I'd really like to do a 2012 round-up but I'm so lazy and it's already too late for one (lol excuses). Anyway, 2013 has been pretty awesome so far. And it looks to be even more exciting. I'm going to meet Kyle Patrick on Saturday hehe. I've got mixed feelings about February because I will be sending off and not seeing five awesome people in a very long time. /BAWLS/
However, I'm especially looking forward to March - All Time Low and The Script gigs and Hong Kong with them Chapmanites! Wahhh.

I'll be back soon - hopefully to write a bit on my latest Korea trip. I realised I didn't even talk about my trip to Seoul in May. Tsktsk Michy.

By the way, isn't just Infinite-H one of the best things to happen in Infinite, ever? Hot damn Dongwoo. How do you look so good in pink hair?!

Also, it's good to see you smiling again, Cristiano :)

Still Not A Real Update

Just dropping in to share a couple of songs that I have been listening to for the past few days.

First up, Infinite's 'The Chaser'

A very different sound from their past singles and it is exactly like what leader Sungkyu said about the song fusing traditional and modern music. Quite obviously the 'traditional' parts will be the chord progression which sounds like a Pentatonic scale and the 'modern' is unmistakably all the synths and digital drums. I am not really digging the song as much as 'Paradise' or 'Be Mine' or any of their past singles, in fact. But as a loyal Inspirit, I'm trying my best to like it and I suppose it will grow on me soon.

One song that has caught my attention has got to be Dalmatian's latest single, E.R.

Trust me, I did not fall in love with the song from the all the shirtless-ness in the MV as seen from the video still (I'm serious). There's something about songs with a piano intro leading to a constant bass beat accompanied by a sick rap that keeps me hooked without getting sick of them ever (think Big Bang's 'Lies' and 'Haru Haru', AA's 'So Crazy', BTOB's 'Insane'). On a side note though, what's up with the 'tattoo' concepts nowadays? Stef and I both agreed that it felt like we were watching a few Taeyangs from 'Fantastic Baby'.

Back to Dalmatian, I wouldn't call myself a Dalmate (their official fanclub name) yet but they are really growing on me and their music is really different from those of other boy groups. All the songs in their State of Emergency mini album sound really mature and they really pull it off well - which is not much of a wonder since their oldest member, Inati, is 31 years old which is considered really old for K-Pop standards. No wonder their fanbase is pretty small - I guess fangirls still prefer 18-year-old boys jumping around on stage doing aegyo.

Anyway I'm gonna stop here because I have already typed more than I intended to and I am exhausted from working on graduation gifts.

Goodnight! And the next time I'm back here, I will be an official diploma holder! ^^

Infinitize: The Mission

Infinite is going to have their comeback soon and when they announced that they were planning to hold 5 showcases across Korea in 1 day I was...kind of shocked? Because honestly I don't really know if it is really necessary for that.

The crazy amount of planning that's gonna, or has been put into this... well I don't even wanna think about it. And I was looking through Woolliment's (Infinite's company) YouTube channel and I realised that their 1st Concert Teaser really suited this mission theme a lot.

I think the company is doing a really great job in promoting these boys though - it is like they just had this sudden growth in popularity, so much so that a comeback teaser released two months (TWO FREAKING MONTHS) before their comeback could create so much hype and excitement among Inspirits even up till now.

I really like the name of the new mini album - Infinitize! You know how K-Pop has so many ridiculous group names and album titles? I really think all of Infinite's albums and concert names are actually really cool. No biasness intended really!

Of course, with great popularity comes the question of over-working. I just hope that the boys get enough rest. But I am definitely excited for 15th May to see them pull off this mission thing (and partly because I may actually get the chance to see them when they go to their final destination - Seoul).

Till then, I'm gonna wait patiently for them to drop their single which they are going to release before the album, 'Only Tears'. That's three days away!

Going for The Youtube Stars concert with Jonathan tomorrow and I'm probably going to meet Lihua and gang there too! A long and fun day awaits! Goodnight!

Fixed Star

So, Infinite just wrapped up their Second Invasion concert in Korea and mannn how I wish I could have been there. Apart from performing all their hit songs, and of course with special mention, Woohyun's solo performance of Time, I think the most unexpected performance came from Sungjong and Sungyeol who performed Trouble Maker. It was well...entertaining. And I ended up in fits of laughter when it came to the last part. The weird thing is that Sungyeol actually looked like Hyuna from some angles LOL.

P.S. Watch at your own risk.

Just watched the last episode of their Birth of a Family. It's a show where they take care of three abandoned puppies until they are ready to be adopted. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a fan of animals, but honestly ANY parting scene with an animal or a child is sure to send me bawling my eyes out.

The worst part is that I don't even understand anything they are saying! I think I'd cry even harder when I watch one with subs. Dongwoo crying makes me want to hug him so badly though.

In other news, I just saw some news that Infinite may be having their Korean comeback in May! Hopefully it is true hehehe.

Back to catching up with my shows without having to worry about deadlines! Yesssss! \m/

My Top 25 Favourite K-Pop Songs 2011

As the title suggests, this post is going to be about my favourite K-Pop songs of 2011! I was going to stop at 10 but I realised I liked too many. Hahaha. So, in no particular order, here it goes...

1. AA - So Crazy

Definitely one of the best debut songs I have heard so far! The piano intro in front really got me and I really like the raps! The members definitely have good vocals as seen from their live performances. The only thing that I don't like about this song is the choreography. The body waves are so weird and this song definitely deserves a better dance. I'm looking forward to their next comeback in February, I hope they don't change their style!

2. MYNAME - Message

I'd be the first to admit that the lyrics and the meaning of the song are kind of noobish and all, but hey, the tune's really catchy. And I really like the b-boy dancing in the music video. It is just a shame that the only b-boying they do in live performances are Seyong's handstand and backflip. My favourite part of the song is the rap haha JunQ's so cute.
P.S. The 'you got a messaji' part is my current message ringtone. Don't judge!

3. Block B - Freeze

Having roots in Hip Hop, Block B is definitely one group to watch out for. I really like the edge to this song and it stands out from the cute and happy songs that most companies choose as the debut single for groups. Love the stage presence, love the attitude, love the song. And I personally Cho PD did a great job in choosing people for the group - the three rappers have such different voices and it is so easy to tell them apart. I really have high expectations of them!

4. B1A4 - Only Learned Bad Things

I have been noticing B1A4 ever since their cartoon teaser pictures were released because it was really...special. Their debut song, O.K. really got me hooked but it was not until I heard this song that I became a BANA(na). I love the meaning of the song, love the beat, and I love it that Baro is the main character in the music video. The members are starting to compose their own songs and it can be seen from their 2nd mini album, it B1A4. I hope their next work will be more like their first mini album though because there are more genres and it also shows their versatility in tackling different genres.

5. MBLAQ - I Don't Know

No music video for this song but it is my favourite track from their Mona Lisa mini album. It has this quirky feel to it and G.O.'s falsettos never fail to get me. The live performances are really enjoyable as well because just look like they are having lots of fun. Oh by the way I love Cheondung in blonde hair *_*

6. X-5 -Don't Put On An Act

Having an average height of 185cm, these boys really stand out (literally) from other rookie groups. This debut song really attracted me and I really liked it from the first time I heard it. And I liked them even more after seeing them perform it live. Their comeback 'Dangerous' really disappointed me though. It sounds quite bleah and their first performance of the song was a big flop for me. But well I do give them credit for being able dance quite nicely considering their height because most tall people tend to look a little awkward while dancing.

7. U-Kiss - Neverland

I only really started taking notice of U-Kiss when 0330 was released because well, it has a nice piano melody and nice orchestration at the back and I thought it was a brilliant song (until I got sick of it because of the constant replaying). Neverland was released after that and I loved it! A really different image from 0330 but honestly guyliner and songs in a minor key really attract me in K-Pop. Haha I don't even know why. The dance is really nice too and it matches the song really well. I still refuse to call myself a Kiss-Me though...what a stupid-sounding fandom name hahaha.

8. DBSK - How Can I

My favourite song from HoMin's Keep Your Head Down album which was released after the whole DBSK and SM fiasco. Changmin's and Yunho's voices blend really well during live performances of this song and hearing it during the fanmeet last year made me fall in love with the song even more.

9. Miss A - Goodbye Baby

Hands down one of the best music videos in 2011. I love how this comeback had a totally different style to past singles like Breathe and Bad Girl Good Girl. It is by far, to me, the best Miss A song that has been produced and performed. Great concept, great choreography, great song, great year for Miss A.
P.S. The fact that JYP has to mention himself in all his productions still annoys me lol.

10. BEAST - Fiction

Yet another breakthrough for another group, Fiction has established itself as one of the most memorable and best songs of 2011 - from the vocals needed to conquer this song, to the really-hard-to-master penguin dance. This album was also the album that we saw really obvious vocal improvement from Dongwoon, and it was also a great album in all. The songs flow very well and it is one of those K-Pop albums which I can listen to over and over again.

11. BEAST - On Rainy Days

Also from the 'Fiction & Fact' album, here's my favourite track of BEAST this year! This is my favourite performance of this song from them, guess why? (here's a hint: skip to 2:30) The things I love most about this song are the tune, meaning of the lyrics, the ad-libs, the cough just before Junhyung's rap, Dongwoon's part..basically everything. Hahaha.

12. Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense

I tend to prefer songs with attitude when it comes to upbeat female songs, and this song - it's just overflowing with that. The music video is full of symbolism - from the art on the walls, Miryo being chained up with mics in front of her (meaning that she is being controlled to say stuff), etc. BEG are portrayed as fierce and confident women here and it is hella sexy, unlike some other artist *cough* who has a solo release with a different kind of 'pop' *cough* if you know what I mean. And of course, when you think of Sixth Sense, you can't forget the three high notes by Jea, Ga-in and Narsha. Crazehhhh!

13. JS & Hyuna - Trouble Maker

One of the most controversial songs and music videos, and also one of the most anticipate comebacks (following the hot kiss during MAMA) of 2011, is this sexy dance number by Hyunseung and Hyuna. I personally like the whole concept of this song - it's different from other K-Pop songs, and it's well, daring. Hyunseung is really suited for concepts like these and he somehow has this groove for songs like this. I still think that Hyuna doesn't have that kind of mature sexiness for this song but it's not her fault since she's so young. But in any case I still love the song and I like the performances a lot.

14. 2NE1 - I Am the Best

When it comes to being badass, not many can hold a candle to 2NE1. I Am The Best is a very empowering song and the music video just shows all sorts of badass from the four girls. Also a song that a DJ should spin during K-Pop clubbing events, this song is excellent at bringing up the atmosphere. I remember screaming my lungs out when they performed this at last year's Korean Music Wave - fanchants, the 'bombaratata's, everything. This is the K-Pop cult's anthem!

15. 2NE1 - Ugly

Also from 2NE1, here's my favourite song from them! The lyrics are full of meaning and I think that it is an excellent song to jam to. The music video doesn't full make sense to me - it's very badass for a song which portrays low self-esteem but I guess that's 2NE1's style. By the way I love all their tops in the music video. And one day I'm going to play with glow-in-the-dark paint too.

16. FT Island - I Confess

My favourite track from their 'Return' mini album. Written by leader Jonghun for Primadonnas, the meaning of the song is so sweet and...it's a perfect confession song. Heh. All the members sing inside as well, which is a bonus. The tune's really sweet too. And the song means a lot to me. So, yeah. I love this song. Gonna hear it live soon and I absolutely can't wait! Hehe.

17. FT Island - Like the Birds

Although this is a remake song, FT Island truly made it their own. Seunghyun and Jaejin are not the best at rapping but their rapping is really adorable hahaha. I love the build-up of this song - how it starts out as a soothing acoustic piece and slowly gets more exciting to something 'jam-worthy'. I can't wait for 15th Jan! And of course their next comeback!

18. Big Bang - Cafe

So when I was listening through all six tracks of their 4th Mini Album for the first time, my chain of thoughts was "mhmm, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, HOLY I LOVE THIS SONG!" Hahaha. It's something you wouldn't really expect to hear from Big Bang but they absolutely nailed it! I especially enjoy their live performances of this song. Just like what the song title says, it sounds really Cafe-ish with all the falsettos in the song. Ah after listening to this song I think I'd like a cup of Cappuccino brb!

19. Big Bang - Stupid Liar

Released in the Special Edition album which I bought because of the cool packaging. At first I felt that it was just an 'okay' song but after a few listens I realised that I really like it! I never liked auto-tuned voices but GD's auto-tuned voice is really nice LOL I don't even know.

20. Big Bang - Love Song

The best songs of 2011 definitely must include Big Bang's Love Song. It also is one of the best music videos - known for its one-take filming. Another thing that makes this music video special is its black and white concept. And the lyrics are so sad! Aiyo 'nuff said, I just absolutely love this song - probably my next favourite Big Bang after Haru Haru.

21. Nam Woohyun - Time

One of my favourite tracks of Infinite's first full length album and this obviously has to go on this list because it's...Woohyun. Lol yeah I'm biased like that. But anyway, I really love Woohyun's voice and he did amazing in this performance. The melody and lyrics of the song match really well and he expresses it perfectly. The song still pulls at my heartstrings even after so long oh Woohyun will you sing this to me? Hahaha!
P.S. The last four are all by Infinite. Haha yes I'm biased like that.

22. Infinite - Can U Smile

Their follow-up song after Nothing's Over. Having a very different feel from all the previous songs they promoted, I really enjoy the laid back feel of the song. I really like how this song showcases all of their vocals even though Sungjong and Sungyeol still have really little lines T_T

23. Infinite - Be Mine

The song which brought Infinite's popularity to an all time high - Be Mine! Still retaining the Infinite edge and essence to this comeback, it is probably one of their most 'pop'-ish songs - and you know lots of people like it when Infinite was able to win #1 on M!Countdown with this song.

24. Infinite - Paradise

Definitely one of my favourites from them, Paradise! When the music video came out, it seemed like a comeback in which they wouldn't be dancing - since the music video doesn't have any dancing, and it is also a relatively slow song. Once again, however, Infinite impressed me with their very first live performance of this song. For some reason I really love the dance (it's not the hip thrusts lol), I don't even know why. Maybe it is just the fluidity and their execution of the dance.

25. Infinite - Voice of My Heart

My favourite song of Infinite and probably one of my top K-Pop favourites ever. What I love most about this song is that every member gets to sing a substantial number of lines and not like just one phrase or something. It has a beautiful melody and beautiful lyrics. And it never fails to touch me. I really do want to hear this song live really badly. Their vocals may not be up-to-par to fully express this song yet, but I'm sure as they spend more time in the industry, as singers, as Infinite, they will surely be able to produce even better and tear-jerking performances.
P.S. Sungjongie-ah, Woohyun-ah! Uljima!

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So, these are my top 25 K-Pop songs which have kept me company for the whole of last year. I am looking forward to more good music this year - SHINee's comeback, Big Bang's comeback, EXO's debut, the new group by YG. It's not only K-Pop though which I am looking forward too though - Boys Like Girls' and Faber Drive's records are coming out soon. This is definitely gonna be a great music year for me, and I hope, for you too :)

Can it come back again like the falling snow

My current favourite jam now. Putting this on repeat while studying for Scriptwriting. Hope everyone feels as comfy as I do listening to this song ^_^ The steak they are eating at the end looks sooooo good btw.

Woohyun with children = I'm dead

And do check out this sick, sick performance of Big Bang performing A Fool's Only Tears. I never knew Daesung could do that. Big Bang is not my bias group but I will be the first to admit that they are one of the best Korean groups around.

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Was still up at 3am last night this morning trying to do my report but obviously I kind of failed. I really need to get my act together and chiong!

Rachy was up too and because of a video of Lee Seung Gi we both started spazzing. Sigh, the life of fangirls. We were talking about how Infinite and Mr Lee (no not Lee Jinki) are most likely coming down to Singapore. Frankly, I absolutely can't wait for Infinite to come down after witnessing their amazing life performance at K-Pop Night last year. Paradise is really such a nice song. I've been replaying it ever since it got released. Trying to learn the dance but I just look really awkward. Sigh Infinite hip thrusts..

My favourite Paradise performance so far.

And here's some Woohyun perfection in Immortal Song 2.

Then we went on to talk about how we would like to be performing on stage. I'm not even thinking about getting fame and kachingz. I just really really love performing and I'd totally love to make it my job. It may be tough and whatnot but every job has its pros and cons. I'm sure if I were a performer, the sense of satisfaction and the feeling of being on a stage is enough. I'd just like to have fun on stage, that's all. Of course meeting celebs and all will be a bonus but, yeah you know what I mean. Anyone wants to offer us some lobangs? If some Singapore Idol K-Pop Version comes out I think I'll go join for fun. Hahaha.

Life's just pretty mundane these days. I wish I had performances at gigs. That'd make life so much more exciting!
Life's pretty mundane because Stef's in Phuket! But there's free Wi-fi at her hotel so contacting each other isn't a problem at all! ^^ I love hotels that provide free Wi-fi! My hotel lobby in Beijing did... But China banned Twitter so it kinda sucked. That's what I call a first world pain.

Gonna be meeting Sziyi and Fel for Aston's and Ice Cube later for the latter's birthday. Not really a celebration but just a simple meet-up. Can't wait to have ice cream. Hehe. Yup anyway happy birthday Fel! See you later! :)

1NFINITE

This must be the happiest day for me as an Inspirit. I swear I was almost gonna bawl LOL. Especially when I saw Woohyun, Dongwoo, Sungjong and Hoya cry. Congratulations Infinite! I am so happy for you boys. Gosh I cry every time I see the video.

Infinite fighting!! I love all of you!!

Always remember 1st September, 2011.

7 Things

Alright. I was supposed to have completed this March last year but well.. yeah I didn't.
Well basically Stef gave me 7 things and I had to explain what they mean to me and why I am interested in them. And since it has been such a long time and my interests have changed from March 2010, she gave me a new list, and it goes like this:

1. Real Madrid
2. Am I Really Lactose Intolerant?
3. Woohyun from Infinite
4. MS B
5. Future Taylor and Tyler
6. One Thing I Wish Occurred Earlier
7. If I Could Change One Thing About Myself

Yup, guess I'll start the ball rolling now. Leggo! (Let's go in rap slang)

1. Real Madrid

Call me superficial, but I really started liking Real Madrid after 2010's World Cup. I supported Spain during that period (I still do) and a certain player caught my eye - Sergio Ramos. He plays as a right back and is dubbed by many as the best right back in the world. Anyway, while watching the Spain matches I noticed that he does a hell lot of running up and down the right flank, and in the finals he had two chances to score (which he missed unfortunately) but his headers usually find their target. Yeah so from there, I started noticing him and slowly I gained more interest in Real Madrid.

I love watching them play. Spanish soccer is classy soccer, as many say. And I couldn't agree more with that. The teamwork and camaraderie in this team is amazing and it is a joy watching them play (maybe except against Barca because I always get really annoyed during El Clasicos). They have so many impressive players. From captain Iker Casillas, the long range shot master Xabi Alonso aka the captain without an armband, aggressive vice-captain Sergio Ramos, to Germany's Ozil who creates a hell lot of chances for scoring, and of course, the scoring machine Cristiano Ronaldo. To be honest, I hated him at first but after I liked Real Madrid, the hatred disappeared and well, all I can say now is that I support him along with the rest of the team. The striking force consisting of him, Angel di Maria, Benzema, Adebayor and Higuain is definitely not one to be reckoned with.

And after all this technical talk, allow me to be superficial once more and let me just say that Real Madrid has a squad with the most good looking players. I mean, watching few nice handsome faces while watching a game never hurt anyone. Fabio Coentrao, Sergio Canales and Kaka, just to name a few, are the few charming faces one can look out for in this team. Too bad Canales is on loan to Valencia.

I am proud to be a Madridista can foresee myself sticking by this team for a very long time to come. Great job to my boys for an awesome start to the season, go out there and kick some balls! Literally. Hala Madrid!!

2. Am I Really Lactose Intolerant?

(Sorry just had to insert this. A little Taemin never hurt anyone.)

Honestly, no, I'm not. But I just can't take anything that's too creamy or tastes too creamy. Like those cheese thingys that you sprinkle on pizza and pasta? No I can't take that. But melted cheese is really fine with me.

I have no idea when I started disliking milk. After all, everyone drinks milk when they are young. However, I do vaguely remember during Primary school, my mum used to make Milo for my breakfast but she'd add lots of milk (even after the countless times I have told her that I hated it) and I'd pour it all away when she wasn't looking. This happened for a couple of years (I'm not even kidding lol) until one day I was caught (oops) and so she stopped adding milk into my Milo LOL.

I can't take stuff like Milk Tea or any pastries or cakes which has lots of cream (fresh cream is fine though). I love cream soups though but I can't take it if it's too creamy either. Basically as long as I'm not turned off by the smell, I will consume it. It goes the same for all of my food.

3. Woohyun from Infinite

Hmm, where do I start? It wasn't his looks which attracted me in the first place - it was his voice. While I was watching the She's Back video shortly after K-Pop Night 2010 in which Infinite performed in, I kind of 'rose to attention' to the voice which had the long 'she's baaaaaaaaaaack' but I didn't know who was the person who sang that. Actually, I didn't know any of the members names back then.

It was not until 'Nothing's Over' that I knew all their names. That was the first time I actually went to look at their faces properly and the one who caught my eye was, coincidentally, none other than Nam Woohyun!

THE FACT THAT HE IS IN INFINITE.

Widely known as the 'in-sync oppas', they can dance better than many of the other idols in the industry.

Definitely one of the most talented groups in the K-Pop industry now, they have made their way into third place on my bias list, next to SHINee and FT Island. 

I remember that I started liking them when I saw them 'live' during last year's K-Pop Night and they caught my eye with their sleek dance moves. Not forgetting the catchy tunes like 'Come Back Again'.

Their next comeback was 'BTD (Before the Dawn)' and I really liked that song, although at that time I still could not recognize them because most of their hairstyles were the same, LOL.

Their subsequent singles, Nothing's Over and Can U Smile then put them on my bias list and I fell in love with them even more after they released their first full album recently. The songs in there are too addictive, hehe.

HIS VOICE.

Being one of the two lead vocalists in Infinite, he has an amazing voice totally suited for ballads. I love how he puts his emotions into their live performances. An example is 'Can U Smile' - he looks like he is on the verge on tears every time they perform that. Also, listening to his solo song, 'Time', from their full-length album, makes me want to cry every time.

He didn't do as well as he had wanted to because he had a high fever just before this. Despite being sick, he still put up such a great performance. (Going off topic a little, how nice it would be to have people chant my name like the end of the video. Hahahahahaha.)

HIS FAIL AEGYO.

He is not the best at this and he knows it but he still keeps doing it. Talk about being thick-skinned! And I thought having the maknae doing aegyo was enough. I am not going to post any videos of those here for the sake of your sanity. Interestingly though, I feel that I share the trait with him right here. It's true I can't do aegyo, and I try hard. And mostly it just backfires, just that I don't get hit like Woohyun does.

HIS PERSONALITY. (I don't know why but I seem to be able to relate to this part.)
I love his flirty replies to his fans on their UFOTOWN. If it was some random person of course it'd be creepy but fans absolutely love replies like that.

How sweet! 

This whore is obviously not shy and he loves showing off! But damn, those abs! Where has chubby Woohyun gone to? Looks like he has been working out for his many many wives. Hahaha.

He is always the life of the party and also the group's happy pill. I consider myself the crazy one among my friends and I always do stupid things too so I can totally relate to this. 

Despite all these acts though, I believe that when he meets his 'special one', he will definitely treat her with lots of respect and sincerity. But then again, that is what every fangirl would think of her idol.

He may seem to be just one of the idols on my never-ending list of biases but he will always be one of those special ones at the top, probably just second to Taemin. I really hope to be able to meet him one day.

I love you Namstar!! *inserts big heart shape*

4. MS B

MS B is a group formed by myself (lead vocalist), Stef (lead dancer) and Brenda (leader). The name MS B was inspired by the group miss A, and coincidentally, it shows the initials of our names. It started out for fun actually, I think. Then Brenda and I made a mini album for Stef as her birthday present with some of our random covers. So after that we started making covers together like 'Pinocchio' and 'Mr. Taxi', and recently we finished 'Hot Summer' and 'Good-bye Baby' and we are in the midst of a couple of photoshoots and we are going to film a music video soon. Lots of work but all in the name of fun!

Jonathan is our manager and we have two resident stylists - Yiyun and Melodi.

Enough of our profile though, the people in MS B mean more to me than anyone can ever imagine. Besides meeting for weekly dinners, we still do go out on weekends. And at this point of time they are my closest friends. As cheesy as it sounds, I really don't think I can live without them.

Brenda, please do know that even if I always tease you, I'm doing it out of affection alright! Hehe. And as for Stef, well I honestly don't know what else to say because whatever I'd like to say would be repetitive. Oh and though I seem to love Brenda more from my body language I hope you know you're still my no. 1 okay! HAHAHAHA oops. ;P But seriously, I don't know how you put up with my rants and complaints all the time. I rant to you so often that it seems mandatory already. So really, thank you so much for being so patient with me and putting up with my nonsense. I know you feel embarrassed whenever you go out with me though :( But I'm not planning to change. Hahaha.

Of course, not forgetting our manager oppa Jonathan! You are a really great person to spill my guts out to because you are a good listener and yeah 'managing' us three girls must be a handful. You're doing a great job so far! Fighting!!

Anyway, we should continue doing these kind of useless things because it's fun. And the company's great too. Here's hoping MS B will go on for a long long time to come~ 이해리, 호현애! 난널 정말 정말 사랑해! (translation: Lee Hae Ri, Ho Hyun Ae! I really really love you!)

5. Future Taylor and Tyler

This basically refers to my kids in the future. The girl's name will be Taylor and the guy's will be Tyler. I don't know why but I really like these names. I guess it helps that they are names of artistes who I look up to a lot. 

All my friends know that I love children and I seem to be able to interact with them without much difficulty. It's either that I'm motherly or that my mental age is the same. Personally, I prefer the latter. Hahaha better to be young than old! :)

I always say that I want to be a cool mum and have cool kids and I do believe that I can do it. I would like an older boy and a younger girl. Maybe it is because of the stereotype that the older brother will take care of a younger sister. Or maybe it is just because I have always been yearning for an older brother. My kids will be musicians and I will train my boy to sing well and play the guitar. Who doesn't like a guy who is able to do these two well? Hehe. My girl will learn the drums and the piano. Two very contrasting instruments but it can show her versatility. A charming boy and an edgy girl - that's the way! And maybe if my other half is also a musician we could form a family band. Omg cool, no??

As much as I love kids though, I can never imagine taking care of one for a long time. Sure I love playing with them but the amount of commitment and effort need to raise a kid is..well let's just say it's something I will never be able to achieve now. Truth be told I don't even know how to carry a baby or toddler properly! And I wouldn't want to employ a nanny to take care of my child or they may become too attached to their caretaker. So many questions and so many problems I can't solve. I guess it'd be a while before I really really really am ready to have kids. Hahahaha I sound as if I'm of the desired age to have children already what the heck.

6. One Thing I Wish Occurred Earlier

This one kind of got me thinking because honestly everything's really great now but if there's really one thing that I have wanted to occur earlier, it would be learning how to play the guitar.

I have always wanted to learn how to play this instrument but it wasn't till I saw Eudora play at Rachel's birthday party last year that I resolved to learn it. I vaguely Shao Liang teaching me the G chord that day, lol.

I bought my guitar, Paul, on the 19th of March last year and I bought my second one, Zack on February 22nd earlier this year.

I have only been playing for about one and a half years so I'm still pretty much of a noob. Well, partly because I find it sufficient to be able to play simple chords and strum so I have an accompaniment to sing to. Learning to sing and play was surprisingly easy but if you give me more complex chords I'd have difficulty. I can't pluck or do any finger styles either although I have been practising on that recently.

If I started learning the guitar earlier, I'd be pretty much good at it now. Just like piano and french horn I guess - even if I don't practise for months I am still able to play and pick it up again really fast. I would also be able to tune my guitar by ear and also play by ear, which are some others things I can do on my other two instruments.

And by now I would have been able to record my own cover with the backing instrumental played by me too! But no that's probably not gonna happen, at least not in the near future.

7. If I Could Change One Thing About Myself

My face. Why am I so ugly!! LOL okay I'm kidding.

Hmm, if I could change one thing about myself, it would be my ego. I'm really short but I have an annoyingly big ego. I can't stand losing to others in stuff that I feel that I'm good in. I can't stand people out-talking me. I can't stand people insulting me, which is really ironic since I was often bullied in Primary School and Secondary School and I probably would have gotten used to it (yes I was a victim of bullying would you believe it pffft I think people were jealous of me being teacher's pet). Calling me competitive is right . Thankfully though, I have never overreacted or anything like that so I guess I still have good sportsmanship.

I still recall in Sec 1, we had this inter-class street soccer competition and naturally I was playing. My team mates were not playing very well (although we did win the first match because of a penalty scored by yours truly) and I was really really frustrated. I think I almost blew, lol. Yeah, I have a bad temper too and I'm really petty too. Recently it has became better though. Maybe it is because there are less irritating people nowadays compared to my younger years. 

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Alright, so I'm done with my 7 things. What are your 7 things? :)

Be Mine

Nam Woohyun you should not be allowed to do a thing like that!!
That aside though, Infinite, you are flawless.

Sowoneul Malhaebwa

My wish right now is to go back to the 23rd of Oct, at Singapore Expo Hall 2, alongside Rach watching all 44 K-Pop artistes in front of me performing on the stage.

Blue and SHINee and pink for SNSD

F.T. Island!! ♥

Saturday was truly memorable, since I was able to see two of my favourite K-Pop bands, F.T. Island and SHINee. I was really excited and I simply couldn't believe how time had passed so fast. It seemed just awhile ago when I was accompanying Rach to get her number tag to buy tickets. I never thought of going to the concert at all seeing that I wasn't really into that genre of music at that time. An unexpected turn of events led to an extra ticket and so I decided, why not just go. I love concerts anyway. So yes, I started brushing up on my K-Pop knowledge and listening to more K-Pop songs. My Korean song playlist grew from just below 10 to about 300 now - still not a lot, but sufficient. I started listening SHINee first and then Rach introduced me to F.T. Island's Barae and that was when I really started listening to many more groups like C.N. Blue, Big Bang, TRAX, 2AM, 2NE1 and Girls' Generation. And I really like them! Of course, I must mention Stef for being an awesome teacher in face recognition too!

I didn't really listen to the songs of the other groups who performed like ZE:A, Infinite and The Boss prior to the concert but I realised I kinda liked their songs when they performed them.

Anyway, F.T. Island opened the concert with Bing Bing Bing. And the best part was, they were not freaking handsyncing like they do in MuBank or MuCore. Ohmygod imagine my elation when Minhwan gave preparatory beats on the drums. The sound of an awesome live rock band is pure eargasm. Jonghun was damn awesome with his guitar solos although they could have been louder. Hongki's powerhouse vocals absolutely didn't disappoint but no thanks to the lousy sound system which couldn't take it.

And they totally hyped up the atmosphere with Barae. I screamed like a freak when the intro of the song came on. Minhwan was so hot lol. My favourite K-Pop jam FOREVA okay. Jaejin and Seunghyun were so cute! (Anyway the 'OI' in my fancam was for the stupid person in front blocking and sorry about my screaming when the song started)

Then they performed Sarang Sarang Sarang which was amazing live. Loved Seunghyun's part.

Flower Rock was up next and it got everyone grooving to its heavy rock beat. I was kinda sad that it was their last song and they had to leave the stage. :(

The acts were followed by The Boss (A Bright World, StumbleStumble, and Admiring Boy), ZE:A and Infinite. ZE:A's Malzetov got us singing along (FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY), followed by All Day Long and Bad Talk Sad. The Boss and Infinite were not bad as well. And I thought Infinite were really synchronised in their dancing and She's Back, Wings and Come Back Again are really catchy songs! My current jams! Wasn't really paying that much attention to The Boss though. Sorry :S

Then out came SHINee! The boys didn't disappoint - even without Jonghyun and with some mistakes here and there, but who cares! :) They started off with Replay Boom Track (MY FAVOURITE SONG FROM THEM!!) and I was totally hyped up when I found out that they weren't lip syncing Jonghyun's part. And when Taemin sang Jonghyun's part at the beginning... :') I swear HE WAS DAMN GOOD. Feel like a proud mother. And Key is freakin' flawless. But umm, Taemin's hair.. *shakes head*

!!! HOT MINHO AT 1:42 !!!

Then they sang Ring Ding Dong and Onew screwed up his first part LOL. He sang the wrong lyrics and he suddenly stopped and looked down. Taemin helped him with one word and Onew suddenly looked up and sang damn loudly, "MY LADY!~" Lee Jinki why are you so funny. Haha more spazzing about Taemin with Rach continued.

Lucifer was up next and I was really happy cuz this was the song that officially brought me into K-Pop! And TAEMIN'S LONG HIGH NOTE OMGOMGOMGGG IT IS FREAKING EPIC. But Minho didn't do his piga nanda trademark thingy though. Whyyyy Minho :( His rap was (Y) though! Oh I did the fanchant for that too! :D LEE JINKI, KIM JONGHYUN, KIM KIBUM, CHOI MINHO, LEE TAEMIN, SHINEE, LUCIFER!

They sang Hello too! I think we were very lucky that they performed that, seeing that they released it not too long ago! I love the song! But no couple dance that day! Amazing performance nonetheless!

Next up was the act that most of the fanboys were waiting for - SNSD! The nine pretty girls rocked the stage and brought atmosphere to an all new high. Cheering from the guys could be heard and truth be told, it is kinda freaky lol ._. They performed Genie, Oh, Run Devil Run and Gee! All their hit songs. I wanted to do the fanchants but no one around me was doing and I felt like a retard chanting on my own so I didn't continue. They were not prefect in their singing but their performance was really awesome. Taeyeon was awesome though! She hit all her high notes! And during Gee, Rach and I totally stopped taking videos and pictures to simply just embrace the moment. During the last chorus, we both sang Taeyeon's super high part and we got weird envious stares from the people in front of us. Take that you fat girl who keeps blocking our view!! SARANGHAEYO SONYUHSHIDAE!

Lastly, the moment all the VIPs have been waiting for - Big Bang's performance! They were damn good live but it was quite sad for me because I was not very familiar with their songs (I still am). But hey at least I knew a few! Teehee.

They started off with Gara Gara Go but I have no idea what that song was. All I remember was everyone around me screaming ._. Then they sang Number 1! THEN OMG THEY SANG HARU HARU acoustic version I LOVE THAT SONG IT IS MY FAVE ONE FROM THEM! Starting singing along and calmed down abit hahahaha. Then it was Lies omg love that song too. "I'M SO SORRY BUT I LOVE YOU!~". Last Farewell, How Gee and Hands Up totally brought the house down Big Bang ended their performance with a bang (no pun intended), aided with pyrotechnics. Awesome way to end the 23rd October.

I wished it lasted longer though. Too short for me. During the 'credits' they came out with the song 'We Are The World' - the newer version LOL a bit weird! Justin Bieber started off the song wth! But uh well I thought that the artistes could have sung a song together, which would have been better but seeing their short rehearsal time especially SNSD, that's not really possible.

Overall, the night was really enjoyable but I wished everyone would have sat down because their heads are so damn irritating while blocking my fancams!! But okay fine it is a concert after all; everyone is bound to get high. BUT STUPID FAT GIRL. Argh.

Will continue attaching fancams once they are uploaded. By the way, all pictures and videos here are taken by Rach and I. :)

Just a last picture to end this post:

♥!

안녕! :)