Last time it was pink pastel edition, this time.... yellow...ish !
Accessories are the same as before: chunky shoes, backpacks, chokers here and there... hairstyles are also there to emphasize woman's freedom and strength (short haircuts and bright colors).
Have in mind that I was going for #kindagrunge #kindacute theme, so yeah...
Working titles for this set of illu/drawings/styles were: #freesoul and #truecolors (Which one do you like better? Which one, in your opinion, suits the collection better?)
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Last year through the unique concept of 'Cyborg', VIXX raised its existence and position and swept the music industry scene. As a byword for concept idol, VIXX has come back with a special single album with a remake hit dance song from the 90s, R.ef's 'Love Equation'. VIXX's remake of 'Love Equation' contains R.ef's original wonderful melody and carries the exiting points. On top of this, the song has been reinterpreted into VIXX's unique color and was arranged into the current trendy style. The rebirth of VIXX's 'Love Equation' music video was directed by 'Lumpens', who is famous for his polished sentimental interpretation.
Through the music video which portrays the image of 'youth' moving forward to the future and the story of VIXX's six members who overcome their breakup, you can see VIXX's unique sentimental story and picture never seen before and also hope that you can have the opportunity to meditate the meaning of 'youth'.
Now let's see. I was a little bit scared/surprised when I saw teasers, because unlike their usual dark concepts, this one seemed to be on the completely opposite side - the cute one. Cute concept! Why? W.H.Y? Oh, well, I won't be too skeptical about it.. I'll just go with the flow this time... Cuz I adore these dorks! Hihiihiihih....the way Ravi's pronouncing 'equation'(eekasian) - cutie pie. It (MV) starts with Hongbin, ofc - group's visual. He's just lounging around. Mirrors, mirrors everywhere. He's enjoying his beautifulnesssnessness. Ken, on the other hand, seems lonely and sad.... What can I say - Love is a two way street. Hang in there, Ken-ah. And then there is Leo's part - basketball seems like an very interesting sport, doesn't it - it just hit me right now.... ( . . . ). He is in Mfinphonenotringing team. Leo is not awkward at all(!?!?!?!) - are we witnessing an historical moment over here or what.. He's even smiling in some shots. A lot... What on the earth??? Finally!!! He be flawless. His parts - priceless. Period. (2:59..what?...ok...I died! Like - kill fans with the look - checked!) Hyuk's and Ravi's part - cheeky, cheeky! I support the idea. I bet Ravi was embarrassed to the cringing point! Hyuk be cute little diva! And then, ofc, leader is going through some hard s***y time with his gf - he is sad, but casually walks away. Sometimes you just have to let go. Funny (3rd grade-ish) choreography... Omg.... I'm cringing... C a n't . W a t c h! At the end - Who needs love, when you have friends! - is a solution of love equation. Shake it off and dance like nobody's watching... Seriously, If you plan to dance this choreo, make sure nobody's watching :P... JK! The dance is fine (... for kindergarten students)... Once again, just kidding... ( . . . ) (psss...I'm not)... I'll take the 'red beanie friend' - saiditfirst... Thank you!
So, we have: *Attractive lad in love. *Gamer in love. *Sportsman in love. *Youngsters in love. *Citizenwhodecidedtowalkhiswayhome in love.
As for the music - . . . I need to replay it... cuz... you know - didn't hear a thing... been watching, been approving errting... I approve the music too, even tho it's too flat and childish kinda ...'90s... Kyah... The lyrics follows those sad parts of a video - basically, the song is about break ups. Somehow(after reading a transl), I find this video way more colorful, and brighter, and exciting (dance parts esp are... way too euphoric...and those smiley faces...), than it should be... according to lyrics... But why judge... At the end... everything is just fine. It is, actually, a song about moving on and being happy after you experienced loving someone. Break up is not the end of the world. Love equation is not necessarily a complicated thing. In fact, it is a very simple one. Almost forgot to mention - The CLOTHES! I love the clothes! Every piece! I want those clothes! Goldfish - teleport me to Korea, and make me a fabulous stylist!
_____________________________________________________________________________ I patiently wait for Shinhwa's comeback... Here is a teaser....
Legends are back! I expect much! (even tho it reminds me a lot of "This love" concept... esp back up dancers... but we'll see...)
Actually, the very first thing that caught my attention (and turned me into kpop lover)years ago was DANCE magic(!) that has spontaneously popped out from my computer...
I was literally like
... Clicked play... And the rest is history...
Welcome to Weirdland... where all types of body rolle(er)s live...
...Once you enter the kpop world, you will never find your way out! But that's ok
....cuz over here...(I see you fellow kpop addicts agreeing) we All The Time!
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(no stage lights, no make up, no fancy costumes
DANCE PRACTICE VIDEOS
WOOHOOHOO!
with a few exceptions, tho)
1. RAIN - La Song
"I'm not one of those common men, I'm not!" - Yes, Rain, we know that.
He's 30 sexy, and he's a legend! (first few seconds - hhahahhahahah...love)
2. MBLAQ - Be A Man
Chorus part dance - everything! I just can't believe that this could be their last(ever) comeback performance together. *NO meme*
3. EXO - Overdose
The time when dance practice video leaked... Oops! Anyway - the quality of that video is baaad( and the boys didn't look really concentrated)... So..That's why.. Official MV - start! feeelllllzzzz
4. 2PM - I'm Your Man
HOT! I've been loving this dance since (japanese ver.) release of 'I'm your man'. I was very surprised/pleased when they came back with a korean ver. Whoever made this choreo - Dude, thank you! (+ bonus live perf of actual cb song 'Go Crazy')
5. TAEYANG - Ringa Linga
This is how YoungBae (zeropear) rolls... So, DON'T (you ever dare) KILL HIS VIBE!
6. BOYFRIEND - Witch
This year... finally... they caught my eye! When I saw them perf live, I was like - Well, that's different. And cool. And clever/interesting curtains usage. Very nice.
7. U KISS - Quit Playing
One chair...BUTBUTBUT...girl backup dancers!!! Muahahhhahah - Uncensored ver. (a...almost). Damn you tv-broadcast rules! The least censored ver.!
Stop UKiss in the name of love....
8. TAEMIN - Danger
Fairy Man! Show 'em whatcha got! One of the most passionate dancers I have ever seen.
9. VIXX - Error
DarkConceptsKings/Pros! All things Cyborg + Unplugging at the end (my fav part). They're serious(ly good looking) from the beginning to the end...
10. INFINITE - Back
As I said before - They have unique music style, and unique choreos.
Groups that build their reputation without using/relying on the company's name exist. Synchronization is Infinite's last name. Watch.
10. BTS - Danger
Babies! I truly admire them. I'm really impressed with BTS's dances(on/off stage) (with every single one). Their energy is just... incredible. Kyah!
11. GOT7 - Girls Girls Girls
Rookies! "Girls Girls Girls, they love me...". Still my fav Got7's song/dance! Introwas scariest thing(MARKSON trick). Luckily, there weren't any accidents. After all, martial arts tricking is Got7's specialty.
Our vampire-zombie-voodoo (i)dolls are back with "Error". Guess what they're now? Any guesses/ideas/theories? (hint: I'm mean...c'mon...Error)
Yes, you got it right! They're robots/cyborgs!
Futuristic love...ooooooohhh...interesting.
Aaaaand ssssstart!
I don't have to explain the plot, right? It's simple - Hongbin (lead roll - congrats! - as expected.. after all - he is one of the rising acting-dols) works for the government on this thing... cyborg project(?), suddenly he loses the love of his life, makes a cyborg of himself, and ocf of her...illegally, gets caught... and then they died... (but this time - together)...End. That girl is actually a new member of a girl group Kara (I mentioned her before...). Her name is Youngji, and I'm glad that she showed some acting skills in this MV, Cute.
About the lyrics - Well, check them out here - I feel that the lyrics and the music video story are slightly disconnected, do you? I love the lyrics, anyway...So, let's move on...
The dance - ooohhoohohoo... you can't not love Vixx's choreographies - that chorus part when they go: oh oh oh - that running in the same spot - is my favorite part of choreo...and that "unplugging" at the end - coooool. Outfits - black and white(with a pinch of red), as the video is - very nice. Again, Leo is just..........!!! He remains mysterious (oh, If you are not sure which one them is Leo - main vocal, starts to sing at 0:40). Not sure about Ravi's hat (?)...That thing is horrendous! I like his new short hair, tho.
One thing's for sure - Dark Princes are back!
Aaaaaahhmmmm... Sve sto mogu da kažem(vidim) je LEO.
Kraj.
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salim se...
Naši vampiri-zombiji-vudu idoli su se vratili sa pesmom 'Error'. Pogodite šta su sada? Ima li neko ideju, teoriju...(pomoć:...ma dajte...Error)
Ne moram da objašnjavam radnju spota, zar ne? Jednostavno je - Hongbin (glavna uloga...čestitke...nije ni čudo - on je jedan od idola-glumaca u usponu) radi za državu na toj stvari....kiborg projektu, ali iznenada gubi ljubav svog života, pravi od sebe robota, kao i od nje...ali ilegalno, uhvate ga, i na kraju oboje umiru (ali ovaj put-zajedno). Kraj. Ta devojka je, inače, nova članica ženske grupe Kara (koju sam već spominjala ranije). Ime joj je Youngji, i baš mi je drago da je pokazala svoje glumačke sposobnosti u spotu - pokazala je još jednu stranu svoje ličnosti, a to će se, čini se, dopasti starim, a i novim fanovima grupe Kara. Slatkica.
Što se tiče teksta - Možete ga pročitati klikom na link u eng delu teksta gore...Ja osećam blagu diskonekciju između teksta i spota, a vi? U svakom slučaju, dopada mi se tekst...tako da možemo nastaviti...
Ples - ne možete ne voleti Vixx koreografije - omiljeni deo mi je onaj oko refrena kada pevaju: oh oh oh - ono trčanje u mestu....i "isključivanje" na kraju je moćno.
Autfiti - crno-beli(i malo crvene), kao i sam video - lepo. Opet...Leo je..........!!! Ostaje misteriozan (ako niste sigurni koji je od njih Leo - glavni vokal, počinje da peva na 0:40). Nisam sigurna baš za Ravijevu kapu(?)...Ta stvar je užasna... Ali, dopada mi se njegova nova kratka kosa.
Jedna stvar je sigurna - Crni prinčevi (kako ih fanovi nazivaju) su se vratili.
Comebacksss...to many comebacksssss! Taemin's solo debut! (not a comeback...but...good song...therefore....'Danger' review) He is a member of Shinee, the maknae of the group (the youngest one). I'd say it is a successful debut. I like the song...now (at first I didn't like it at all...later on, it grew on me - stating the obvious). You will notice the 'Michael Jackson' vibe - those moves and the clothes... Taemin is a very very very passionate dancer, natural talent, music junkie - which you'll (also) notice throughout the video. Onto the MV! Outfits - decent ones, white hair - nice, black hair - nice...That thing in his nose I don't mind, but that weapon guitar - ??? (weapon is a no-no, it's a stupid invention anyway, unnecessary - it's not his fault, it's director's). Choreography - expressive; heavyeyemakeup - I like it; glances - seductive (he's so chic). (For those who are already familiar with other Shinee members - have you notice Jonghyun's influence at 1:39?..kkkkkkk). If you're interested in the lyrics - google/youtube! Taeminov solo debi (nije u pitanju comeback....ali...dobra pesma...prema tome....'Danger' rivju) On je najmlađi član grupe Shinee. Čini mi se da je debi ok - uspešan. Dopada mi se pesma...sada (u početku mi se nije svidela uopšte, kasnije mi je prirasla srcu - očigledno). Primetićete uticaj Majkl Džeksona - odeća i pokreti...Taemin je veoma veoma veoma strastveni denser, prirodni talenat, obožava muziku - što ćete, takođe, primetiti gledajući spot. Što se tiče spota!? Odeća - pristojna, bela kosa - lepo, crna kosa - lepo... Ta stvar u njegovom nosu mi ne smeta, ali ta oružje-gitara -??? (oružjabez moliću, to je i ovako glup pronalazak...nepotrebno skroz - ali nije njegova krivica, već režisereva). Koreografija - izražajna; teškašminkaokoočiju - sviđa; pogled - zavodnički (šik osoba skroz). (Za one kojima su poznati i ostali članovi grupe - Jeste li primetili Jonghyunov uticaj na 1.39?...hhahaha). Ako vas interesuje prevod - google/youtube!
Another 'Danger'. BTS is back with a song that I.....didn't like at first, but now I do(where have you heard this before....hmm?). Ok, after watching the MV, I was confused about one particular thing - What's V's and Jun's hobby? RapMon is all about writing the rap lines, or drawing the tattoos, or tattooing (I guess he's a man of many hobbies...), Jungkook plays the piano, J-Hope dances, Suga's playing basketball, Jimin's boxing...but what on the earth those two are doing - looking in the mirror(Narcissus) and setting fire(Pyromaniac). . . ok, then...let's move onto the less creepy things... I like the choreography, as well as the music and the lyrics( English sub available - yaaaay. Thanks 1theK, thanks). The outfits are ok - casual, normal clothes for normal people's frustrating love story - so we (all) can relate. In my opinion, BTS is in the Top5 kpop male groups when it comes to dancing( although I like the previous ones more then this...but yeah...good job, guys (I saw live performance, and they were breathless at the end of the song - respect, that's what I call- dedication). J-Hope all the waaaayyy (*winkwink). Još jedna 'Opasnost'. BTS su se vratili sa pesmom, koja....mi se nije svidela na prvo slušanje (gde li ste ovo već čuli...hmm?). Ok, nakon što sam odgledala spot, ostadoh zbunjena oko jedne stvari - Koji hobi imaju V i Jun? RapMon je posvećen pisanju rima...ili crta tetovaže...ili tetovira (čovek sa mnogo hobija, pretpostavljam), Jungkook svira klavir, J-Hope igra, Suga igra košarku, Jimin boksuje...ali šta, za ime sveta, rade ova dvojica - jedan se gleda u ogledalo(Narcis), drugi pali vatru iz zabave(Piroman). . . ok, onda....da pređemo na manje jezive stvari... Koreografija je super, kao muzika, a i tekst.. Autfiti su ok - opušteno, normalna odeća za frustrirajuće ljubavne probleme normalnih ljudi - tako da se svi možemo poistovetiti. Po mom mišljenju BTS su jedna od top5 muških kpop grupa kada je reč o densu (iako više volim koregrafije za prethodne pesme...ali svakako, svaka čast, dečaci (videh lajv nastup, na kraju pesme su svi bili iscrpljeni i bez daha - to ja zovem posvećenost). J-Hope jjang (migmig).
Are you tired already?...Endure! KARA is back with 'Mamma mia' after long long time. Last year( or this year....can't remember) two members of Kara left the group, but recently they added new member - maknae Youngji (2:00). Not much to say - I decided to mention them because they deserve it - they've been around for quite amount of years now...so I just wanted to support them (I love Kara's old songs). Keep you heads up, girls! Nicely done MV. They're pretty (stating the obvious again). Catchy song, I guess. Jeste li se umorili već?...Izdržite! KARA se vratla sa pesmom Mamma mia, posle dugo, dugo vremena. Prošle godine(ili ove godine...ne sećam se) dve članice su napustile grupu, ali nedavno je dodata nova članica - najmlađa Youngji (2.00). Nemam ništa posebno da kažem - odlučila sam da ih spomenem samo zato što su jedna od grupa koja je već duže vreme na kpop sceni - zaslužile su...i tako, čisto da ih podržim (volim njihove starije pesme). Glavu gore, devojke! Dobro urađen spot. One su prelepe (opet izjavljujem očigledno). Zarazna melodija..
And now...prepare yourself to ROFL! (note: This group is not an actual kpop group) BIG BYEONG ( witch means Big Bottle) is group formed through a variety/reality show where two MCs - Comedians are pretending to be producers (they are famous for some parody songs that they've made). Those 4 (poor) guys are actual members of real kpop groups, but they've been given new-funny names, and the rest is improvisation (yes, I know, it's probably all scripted, but...at least they made us thinking that they're winging it all the time..).With no further ado....STRESS COME ON (another song you can relate to) (real names/groups: Yookduck -Sungjae(BTOB), Wangkong -Jackson(GOT7), Hyukthy -Hyuk(VIXX), Dolbaggy -N(VIXX)) The lyrics...OMG!! A sada se pripremite za valjanje od smeha! (napomena: ovo nije prava kpop grupa) BIG BJONG (što znači- velika flaša) je grupa formirana kroz jedan šou gde se dva voditelja-komičara pretvaraju da su producenti (inače su poznati po nekim parodija pesmama od ranije). Ova 4 (jadnička) su, u stvari, članovi postojećih kpop grupa - ali su im data nova presmešna imena, i sve ostalo je improvizacija (dobro, znam, najverovatnije je sve iscenirano...ali ono..bar se trude da nam predstave sve kao improvizaciju i zabavu..). Ali, da ne dužim više...Stres komon (još jedna pesma sa kojom se svi možemo poistovetiti) (prava imena/grupe: Yookduck -Sungjae(BTOB), Wangkong -Jackson(GOT7), Hyukthy -Hyuk(VIXX), Dolbaggy -N(VIXX)) Ali tekst....Smejurija!
Guess who's back, back, back...back again... Not much happened in the world of kpop this week...I mean, nothing special...Few new songs, here and there, but no interesting comebacks (if you ask me...). In order not to skip this week's kpopthursday, I'll review one of the new songs that I heard and liked (instantly). Ništa se posebno nije desilo u kpop svetu, u protekloj nedelji...Mislim, ništa specijalno... Par novih pesama, tu i tamo...ali nijedan interesantan comeback (ako mene pitate...). Ali, da ne bismo preskočili kpopčetvrtak ove nedelje, evo jedne nove pesme koju sam čula, i koja mi se odmah svidela... So, there is this guy Leo from Vixx - mysterious little creature...He's Vixx's main vocal - super talented kiddo. I was very surprised when I saw teaser for this duet song, 'cause he's so shy and quiet. Even in the group he tend to avoid being in a spotlight. He doesn't talk to much, and rarely shows interest to be included in the other members activities - no wonder his nickname is Poker Face. But, like I said, he is very talented singer, good looking guy, and obviously very successful in keeping that image of a mysterious mystery (I wonder if that image was his choice or agency's?....hmm) Ovde imamo Lea iz Vixx-a, misteriozno jedno stvorenje... On je main vokal u Vixx-u...veoma talentovano dete. Bila sam prilično iznenađena kada je iskočio tizer za ovu duetsku pesmu, jer on je obično stidljiv i tih. Čak i u grupi, on je tip koji izbegava da bude u centru pažnje, i retko pokazuje interes da učestvuje u aktivnostima zajedno sa ostalim članovima - nije ni čudo što mu je nadimak PokerFace. Ali, kao što rekoh, veoma je talentovan pevač, lepo izgleda, i očigledno veoma uspešno nosi(?) taj imidž misteriozne misterije (..pitam se, da li je takav imidž njegov izbor, ili izbor kompanije?...hmm)
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The female singer is well-known kpop solo singer - she's one of the best R&B female vocals in kpop (fyi -She's not the girl from MV). Pevačica je poznati ženski R&B vokal u kpopu (napomena- ona nije ova devojka iz spota). I'll share English translation of the lyrics, cause it's difficult to explain it. Like the lyrics, the meaning of the song is very deep, I'd say... And the MV itself is complicated too. In my opinion, they've portrayed the difficulties that both characters are going through in their relationship. He is very concentrated on his work, and he's aware that he hurts her feelings... by not paying much attention on her. At the end, he is sad, 'cause she is gone (just like the other girls-mannequins that he loved). Because of his passion/obsession he keeps pushing away the one that he loves, but he can't stop, and the story repeats over and over again - he end up alone (I guess that's the meaning behind that creepy closet...or maybe, he's just psycho..). Podeliću ovde prevod teksta, jer ga teško intepretirati i objasniti. Takođe, njegovo značenje je veomo duboko, rekla bih...A i spot je prilično komplikovan. Po mom mišljenju, pokušali su da predstave teškoće kroz koje prolaze oba lika u njihovoj vezi. On je koncentrisan na posao, a istovremeno je svestan da time povređuje njena osećanja. Na kraju je tužan, jer ona ode (isto kao i druge devojke-manekeni, koje je voleo). Njegova strast-obsesija poslom i savršenstvom, udaljava ga od one koju voli, ali on ne može da prestane, i priča se ponavlja iznova i iznova svaki put - on ostaje sam (pretpostavljam da to značenje onog strašnog ormara...ili je on, jednostavno, psihopata...)
The goodbye trickles down your cheeks like blood Rastanak pada niz tvoje lice kao krv. Your lips asking why is so sad Tvoje usne pitaju - zašto je tako tužno No, don’t come, don’t make that face Ne, ne prilazi, ne pravi tu facu Just pass me by Samo prođi pored mene
The countless words of love that we’re whispered Te bezbrojne reči ljubavi, koje smo šaputali Our promises that are breaking instantly Obećanja koja bismo odmah prekršili No, this is a dream, your eyes are telling me Ne, ovo je san - tvoje mi oči govore Just hug me again Samo me zagrli još jednom
I loved you, I cared for you, that’s it Voleo sam te, brinuo sam za tebe, to je sve I loved you but now I hate you, Voleo sam te, ali sada te mrzim, that’s the one reason to je jedan razlog
You think I don’t know you? Misliš da te ne poznajem? You’re lying right now Ti sada lažeš You still love me, you’re still the same Još uvek me voliš, još uvek si isti
I don’t love you Ne volim te
He love me, he loves me not Voli me - ne voli me
I pick the flower petals as I endlessly cry Kidam latice cveta dok plačem The flower petals drench my feet Latice su prekrile moja stopala
Each petal that has fallen Svaka latica koja je pala Seems like us, making my heart ache Izgleda kao mi, čini da boli još više
Why did we have to break up? Zašto smo morali da raskinemo?
I loved you, I cared for you, that’s it Voleo sam te, brinuo sam za tebe, to je sve
(Don’t say that) (Ne govori to) I loved you but now I hate you, Voleo sam te, ali sada te mrzim, that’s the one reason to je jedan razlog
You think I don’t know you? You’re lying right now Misliš da te ne poznajem? Ti lažes sada You still love me, you’re still the same Još uvek me voliš, još uvek si isti
I was lonely every day Bio sam usamljen svakog dana From protecting you Dok sam te štitio
I’m sorry for the painful times Izvini zbog tih bolnih vremena I won’t lose you again Neću te opet izgubiti
Come into my arms now Zagrli me sada
I love you, I love you, that’s it Volim te, volim te, to je sve Even if my blackened and burned a heart explodes Čak i ako moje crno i spaljeno srce eksplodira
I’ll stay here now Ostaću ovde sada Because I have so much to do for you Jer imam toliko mnogo da uradim za tebe Because there’s so much I owe you Jer ti dugujem tako mnogo Because I’m so thankful Jer sam ti zahvalna
Let’s (Let’s) not grow apart (not grow apart) hajde da se rastanemo
She love me, she loves me not Voli me, ne voli me
I puck up the flower petals as I endlessly cry Skupljam latice cveta dok plačem
