Long time no see... long time no see....(TOP's'DoomDaDa'Voice...again)
For this #kweek I've picked two following songs:
Boyfriend - Bounce
...because - MUSIC VIDEO.... I like it when the production team is like: Ok, guys, today we're gonna create some good shizz... So, director, cameramen, members, make up artists, hair/costume stylists, designers, editors, prop/lighting masters...and the rest of the crew - get your creative juices flowing like never before!!!.... :) Aaaaand...action! Even tho this song is pretty similar to a previous one ('Witch'), I actually, don't mind it, cause 'Witch' is a very good song (the one that made me pay more attention to Boyfriend), and if they've decided to stick to this kind of a music/concept genre, and make it their own unique group concept - I'm ok with that. Music wise - addicting melody! 'Bounce' word (they repeat it so many times - the word lost all meaning)... also addicting. The lyrics - well, yeah... somewhere (over the rainbow...you see what I did there?) the lyrics and the music video are connected....in a way....... Ok, let's admit this - there's no actual connection between those two things. I can't/won't go into the details (there are so many of them) - but, clearly and obviously, this is the 'Alice in Wonderland' themed video, kinda darkish version, tho. I love it to the max. If I need to pick, like, mv highlights - these are memorable things: -Each member is playing the actual character from the book. -Costuuuuuumeeeeees! -2:02 moment....(*inserting pic right here....shirtless ver.)
(and the subliminal message at 3:26...I saw that...) -Donghyun's dreamy pink cotton candy hair -Chooooreographyyyyyy Beenzino - So what?
I fancy Beenzino. His work, his looks, his artistic approach, his mindset... e v e r y t h i n g. (the reason why he is my pick for #kweek) Unfortunately, the mv doesn't have the lyrics/sub, but the point of the song is - Yes, I do this... Yes, I do that... So what? (Haters)You're gonna hate anyway, I don't have time for you.... Lyrics: here Simple to meaningful(the three monkeys) to (meaningless)artsy shots(yellow background/props). Interesting 'Don't believe me just watch(it)' input. Cause Uptown funk you up... Converse lover recognize converse lover! The hair styling and the cute little moles around the eye(you can't see them, but they are there) - on point!
Dok još uvek levitiram između 'dobra je pesma' i 'meh'... Da kažemo ovo:
... I tako jednog dana YG odluči da popularnost čuvenog "That's no-no" komentara podigne na viši nivo... Naravno, Masta Wu je dugogodišnji član YG porodice, ali da li to znaju današnja deca/kpop(khiphop) fanovi? - vrti se po glavama odgovornih u YG Ent...
Hmmm, da ubacimo i Bobby-ja, za svaki slučaj - donesoše konačnu odluku...
I bi 'Come Here'.
Kliknem na video - kad ono... Hip hop - Luxury Edition (a kako drugačije... YGstyleuposlednjevreme).
Nakon prvih par sekundi, već mi je jasno da ne smem da trepnem, jer ću, u suprotnom, nešto propustiti. Brzinom svetlosti se menjaju slike, boje, kadrovi - crno, belo, zlatno, crveno... Rečju - overwhelming. Zaustavi video, vrti ti se u glavi - mislim se...
I sada, ima tu nekih stepenica, stolica, fotelja, auta(još uvek čekam da to sa automobilima prestane da bude in... nepodnošljiva tradicija spotova ovog tipa/žanra... vi get it, ju ar(vana bi) rič es f*k...) i ostalih stvarčica tipičnih za ovaj muzički pravac, na koje smo već, hteli, ne hteli, navikli... Ali mi zapadne za oko onaj improvizovani hodnik - ulaz u klub(aj ges) i vizuelna sličnost sa 'Born Hater'-toaletom, isti odnos sa kamerom - 'unošenje u lice' kameri... Ali kada bolje razmislim, to je standard - ne mogu oni sada izmisliti toplu vodu. Nastavim...
Iznenada... Beenzino@__@! (ok, i TheQuiett... ali Beenzino... 1llionaire ekipica... Volim. Znam, nije iznenada - Dok2's featuring...duuuhhh)
...palo je 'mahanje novčanicama'... bez toga retko koji video može da prođe... Pamtim iz Beenzino-ovog 'How Do I Look' mv-a... smesnomi
... simpatičan mi video, od tog momenta... (misija: raznim appearance-ima privući veću pažnju, im je uspela). Tu su još neki, jelte, poznati muzičari(?), od kojih jedino znam za (i to po imenu, ne po liku) Teddy-ja (i to kao YGmuzičkogproducenta)... iako on beše član '1TYM' grupe, ali ne poznajem njihov rad uopšte...gilti). Dalje...
Kkkkk... Čak su i barbie i ken istetovirani... Kamera na povocu (2:30) - miningful mač.
Biciklisti i taj vajb - to mi je ok, dopada mi se.
Veliku pažnju je privukao Bobby-jev pogled na grudi jedne od devojaka u spotu. Vaj??? Nemam blage. Kids! Dok se, recimo, na nekoliko palica (koje su tu kao simbol moći(?), privju tuče - prebijanje druge osobe do krvi/smrti neretko) gleda potpuno ravnodušno... Pa to je sastavni deo hiphop kulture, ha? Nasilje i to, zar ne???... Deco draga-budućnosti ovog sveta! (a i ovi koji to promovišu) - Preispitajte sistem vrednosti. Ne smatram da je poenta spota u promovisanju agresije, ali ovi (i slični) rekviziti ne pomažu baš mnogo, složićete se, prilikom 'pranja ruku' od pro-nasilnih metoda/stavova. Moglo je i bez toga. Mogli su da iskuliraju trend. I time pokažu nešto više, vrednije, važnije. Ovako... Samo trend. Radi trenda. A posledice... Ma koga još posledice zanimaju? Da ne spominjem momenat na 1:48...Ono kao, NO! (ili još bolje: That's NO-NO!)... One su, u stvari, popadale u nesvest zbog neodoljivog šarma mlađanog Bobby-ja.(Predavanje o tome 'da posledice postaju uzroci, a uzroci dovode do novih posledica' je završeno. Hvala na pažnji. (društveno angažovano pisanije u tekstu o kpop-u...what is my life...)
Tekst - Pesma počinje refrenom. Od prvog sekunda - punom snagom - do prve strofe. Pa kaže(slobodan prevod): Imaš nešto da mi kažeš? Dođi (o)vamo! Aha, kapiram...Dođi ovamo! Malo je nezgodno ovde, a! Ajd' izađi napolje (pa da rešimo to)!(pokušaj da zvučim što je šabanskije moguće)... Refen ne može da ne bude shvaćen kao izazivački. Što, opet, vodi suštini prethodnog pasusa... Ali, avaj... Da se vratimo ostatku teksta - Dok2 svoju, Bobby svoju, Masta Wu svoju politiku vodi. Isti pristup - obraćanje kolegi (reperu) neprijatelju. Pitanje. Ko je, za ime sveta, TAJ neprijatelj iz branše što ih toliko ljuti? Koliko vidimo, u poslednje vreme se nižu kolaboracije i fičurinzi (među zvučnijim khip-hop imenima) - Illionaire feat. YG feat. AOMG feat... Ima, najver, raznih koji ih uzmu na zub u svojim tekstovima, ali ono...vaj badr vit boranija. Svejedno, oni svoj posao rade kako treba, osim ovih par zamerki što izrekoh... Super zanimljiv punch line iz prelaza: Ya, ya, ya, ya - uvredljivo 'ej/ često se koristi i kao zamena za psovku.
Brdo brendirane odeće - hir vi go agen...(Da li) Baš mora da se istakne svaki Burberry, svaki Supreme, i ostalo, tako glasno? Imamo čak i fuziju, oličenu u Kate Moss (poznati Burberry-jev model) u Supreme majici, doduše u vidu iscepanog postera u kadru sa Bobby-jem, ali svejedno - message received and understood. Sigurno se provuklo još, ko zna koliko brendova, za koje ja nemam pojma da su trenutni must have brendovi. Kao što je, na primer, facemask-kapa(?) koju nosi Masta Wu, deo militari kolekcije online prodavnice Black Scale...pokaza nam on sve detalje na 0:17... Ostali odevni predmeti su ok.
Muzika - Uživancija...(minus iritantne sirene, ali uklopile su se, i tako...). Da postoji koreografija, sigurna sam da bi bila opako dobra (muzika je u tom smislu, vrlo inspirativna). Pomalo isprekidan tok. Tačnije, delovi (ja ukupno prepoznah tri), naizmenično se više 'kače', nego što se nadovezuju jedan na drugi (što prati podelu strofa, prelaza, i refrena, pa ima i smisla). Moderno i slušljivo. Kao što rekoh - Prvi sekund - refren. Ništa intro, ništa postepeno uvođenje u pesmu, odmah bum. Ovo je obrada istoimene Masta Wu-ove pesme, upakovane u YG-jev hiphop projekat...kažu upućeni. Original nisam poslušala. U svakom slučaju, nisam očekivala da će glas MW-a zvučati tako...(paz' sad neodgovarajućih sinonima) sveže, pitko, mlado....NEISTROŠENO '- je prava reč... Nemam pojma, očekivala sam... nešto drugo. A ono, čovek super zvuči. Jedan od onih jedinstvenih glasova, koji izvođača čine prepoznatljivim... Kao što je, uostalom, slučaj i sa drugom dvojicom.
Bush?
E ovo mi je na prvo gledanje/slušanje bila totalna bizarnost. A onda pogledah tekst. Kad tamo ništa... A, u stvari (pop!gasa kaže), tekst ide: 'I'm on the top, so I'm roaring, and crushing it', što zvuči kao da Bobby izgovara: I'm on the top like Barack and Bush (to mu je i bila namera, pretpostavljam, odatle i fotka-maska). Reč 'buhruhk' znači naljutiti se (to get angry, a preveli su kao roaring), dok reč 'booshida' znači (po)lomiti (to break/to crush) - prva zvuči kao Barak, a druga kao Buš. Igra rečima. Bravo Bobby. (Now) We see what you did there...1:26
Ko još nalazi da yayayayayaya u pozadini(negde pri kraju pesme) ima moć da igra po ganglijama...?
Ali Đoganievsko 'AJE' (ah yeah)....puahahahamdkjfjshgsghsjdghldjdkdfh...2:50
U prvi mah me je deo 'iri... iriwabwa' podsetio na pesmu 'Justice' (besramno ubacujem/promovišem ovu tako potcenjenu grupu... kaz aj ken). Volim.
(p.s. tenzija na relaciji Bobby - Rap Mon... #NepotrebnoSkroz)
Do neke sledeće prilike...(subote(?)... Ostajte dobro!
Jedan osmeh?!
E tako!
(psss, u četvrtak(11.12.2014.) - TopOfKpop2014-kolaboracije)
Ok, I feel the urge to present you one of the greatest alternative (k) hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea, and it's amazing comeback song! (it's not even a title track, it's a pre-release track...amazing shizzz!!!) The group 'Epik High' is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz. The boys debuted back in 2001, and they're still active. From 2012 this group is under (one of the biggest labels in music industry of S.K) YG Entertainment. They're legends, and you'll soon discover why... The song "Born Hater"(says) is everything kids these days need (to hear)...literally. As I said before - hating is STUPID, unnecessary, and meaningless. Being Hater is your choice...(and again) - it's a stupid one. PERIOD. That's the message of 'Epik High's comeback song. What's even more impressive is that amusing (full of symbolism) MV. This is one extremely good-excellent-outstanding collaboration-song. Must watch. Now!
How great and bizarre this peace of art is...
As you may have noticed - it's a story about: 7 deadly sins, one pure (innocent) soul, and how attractive sins really are...
Can the clean one (who tries to clean all the others messes) resist the temptation?...Who knows....
Tablo is Pride - he's dissing previous great artists.. (Dali, Van, Picasso and others..(fun fact: 'Dali, Van, Picasso' is a name of one of Beenzino's songs)
Beenzino is Sloth - he's not doing anything, he just seats, fishes...
Verbal Jint is Lust - he looks those p*rn magazines...
Mithra is Gluttony - food, tons of pizza...
Mino is Wrath - he's angry, stomps on things, he's smashing the camera lens...middle finger action...
Bobby is Greed - he enjoys in money, gold, fame..he wants more of it... and the last, but not the least Tukutz is Envy - he's quiet, almost invisible, but under those glasses he's eyeing poor B.I B.I is (still) the clean... sinless one... For deeper insight and better understanding - search subbed lyrics of 'Born Hater' (these are pretty accurate - Born Hater) Don't be haters, kids!!! That's NO-NO! (Masta Wu's epiK comment on reality show 'ShowMeTheMoney3') Epik High - I LOOOOVEEEE!
Ok, osećam da moram da vam predstavim jednu od najboljih alternativnih k hip hop grupa iz Seoula, Južne Koreje, kao i njihovu odličnu povratničku pesmu!!! (čak nije ni naslovna, već pred-izdanje pesma...dobra stvar!!!) Grupa Epik High sastoji se od tri člana: Tablo, Mithra Jin, i DJ Tukutz. Momci su debitovali davne 2001. godine, i još uvek su aktivni. Od 2012. godine grupa je pod (jednom od najvećih kompanija muzičke industrije u J.K) YG Entertainment-om. Legende su, a uskoro ćete i otkriti zašto... Pesma 'Born Hater' (Rođen (kao) hejter) je sve što je današnjoj deci potrebno (da čuju)...bukvalno.. Kao što sam i ranije pisala - mržnja je GLUPA, nepotrebna, i besmislena. Sam biraš da budeš hejter, (i ponavljam) to je glup izbor. TAČKA. To je i poruka teksta Epik High-eve comeback pesme. Ono što je još impresivnije je zabavan (i pun simbolike) spot. Ovo je jedna vrlo dobra-odlična-izuzetna kolaborativna pesma. (pogledajte video) Koliko je samo dobar ovaj bizaran spot? (retoričko pitanje)... Kao što ste (pretpostavljam) primetili, reč je o: 7 smrtnih grehova, jednoj čistoj (nevinoj) duši, i o tome koliko su, zapravo, grehovi privlačni i primamljivi,.. Može li se ovaj čisti dečak (čistač nereda ostalih) odupreti izazovima?...Ko zna... Tablo je Gordost - sa visine govori o velikim umetnicima (Dali, Van, Pikaso i ostali...zanimljiva činjenica: naslov jedne od Beenzinovih pesama je 'Dali, Van, Pikaso'...) Beenzino je Lenjost - on ništa ne radi, samo sedi, peca... Verbal Jint je Požuda - gleda časopise za odrasle... Mithra je Proždrljivost - oko njega hrana, tone pice... Mino je Gnev - ljut je, ima palicu, gazi stvari, lomi staklo kamere....imamo i 'srednji prst akciju' Bobby je Pohlepa - uživa u novcu, zlatu, slavi....želi više toga Tukutz je Zavist - ne progovara, neprimetan je, ali ispod naočara gleda jadnog B.I-ja B.I je (još uvek) čist, bezgrešan... Za bolje razumevanje teksta, možete baciti pogled na eng prevod istog na linku gore (eng deo teksta) Deco, nemojte biti hejteri!!! To je NO-NO! (Masta Wu-ova epiK izjava u rijalitiju 'ShowMeTheMoney3') EPIK HIGH - VOOOOOLIIIM! Enjoy life, LooLoobabes!!! xoxoxoxo
Ra.D - (real name Lee Doo Hyun)- 80liner, singer-songwriter, producer. Debuted in 2002, and gained attention for unique mix of musical styles (R&B, soul, hip-hop) in his music. To be honest, my favorite Ra.D's songs are the ones from his mini-album 'LittleTalk' and 3rd album 'Soundz', even though I discovered him(last year) through this song 'I'm in love' performed by Narsha (her solo debut single was actually a remake of Ra.D's song from his 2nd album). Really unique voice and indie kind of vibe. Loooveee
K.Will - 81liner, ballad singer, songwriter, radio DJ, vocal coach, debuted in 2006. He has done a lots of collaborations and drama soundtracks. His newest track 'Day 1' is such a sweet song...He says that he doesn't look like a singer, cause he's not handsome and stuff, but I think that he's is just right. "Please Don't" is my favorite....wait till the end of the video...it will blow your mind...
JooYoung - he is an accomplished singer and songwriter in the underground scene (interesting). He's about twenty two-three years old (unconfirmed). JooYoung has released a few songs, but he gained attention after he covered Jeff Bernat's 'Call YouMine' (I saw him performing this song in some variety show - and fell in love with him instantly). And just recently, I discovered that I already knew him (ha) - this is the song that I've put in my favorites long time ago(2013)...who'd tell - we've met again - 'Popstar'. Lovelylovelylovely song - From me to you...
Beenzino - last, but not the least...another 87liner, rapper and MC (well, that's new, ha?)...He has been active from 2009, and currently he's under Illionaire Records (formed by well known rappers TheQuiett and Dok2 in 2011, they're also a really good friends). Beenzino has collaborated with many other artists (K.Will, Lee Hyori, Junggigo). Two albums: 24:26(2012) and UpAllNight(2014). Been(zino...see what I did there) loving 'How Do I Look?' from the newest album - the lyrics are so cute, but he is cuter...Omg...he's so asfjghgjgjhfkhfk....(compose yourself woman!!). And now... I can't decide which song to put down here, cause I love these two equally....hmmm, 'If I Die Tomorrow' is such a meaningful song, it's about his life and difficulties that he's been going through - it's a great great song...somehow...I can relate. And then, we have this one, about LOVE - I like how he sounds emotional in this one - #goodlyrics.
Hope you guys liked this trilogy!
(Of course... there's many more talented artists in the sea(cene)... You're free to explore...)
