One of my most random posts...[non-DBSK]

Since I started this job, I had taken to reading English blogs about Korean Entertainment so I can relate to my students more. One such blog is Popseoul. More than the articles themselves--many of which I would have heard from other sources, like my students--the comments left by the readers there are always worth a read. Always, there is a scramble to be the first to leave a comment--and just write the word 'first', and the aftermath is quite amusing.

During my long break this morning, I happened to visit the site just as an article was being posted, so I was able to read the article without the comments. I felt a fleeting rush of excitement and victory and an urge to leave a 'first' comment, but, alas, I didn't have an account. So, I just took a screenshot of the page.

Junsu's vocal skills

This has been bothering me for quite a while.

Why do a lot people think that Xiah Junsu's voice is amazing? Apparently, some have even said that his vocals are so great that he should do solo activities. Seung-ri of Big Bang has a big man-crush on him and his vocals.

I don't get it.

Don't get me wrong. I think Junsu is a great singer. He's passionate when he sings, and you can see it on stage. But I don't think he sounds all THAT great. IN MY OPINION, his voice sounds gets a bit whiny and unpolished sometimes. It's the kind of voice that needs a great song to shine.

I'm probably biased in this, but I think it should be the other way around. I consider versatility an important trait because it takes a great singer to make a shitty song shine. Jaejoong, for example can sing different genres well. He sounds good in rock, in ballads, in dance, in R&B--hell, even TROT (which seems to be emerging as a dark horse fad now. o.O i dunno why). Junsu sounds fantastic in ballads and sometimes dance, but I don't think he'll do well in, say, rock. His voice turns a bit kiddie and too 'helium' in the high notes. His voice is a bit too specialized for my taste.

Sorry if I'm so evil. I really don't understand it. ^^; Feel free to put in your two cents.

Nakashima Mika - "Koe" lyrics

From her latest album, "VOICE". I decided to post this because I can't seem to find the romanized lyrics online. That, or I just don't know how to search properly. (EDIT: I already found some, but hey it wouldn't hurt, right?)

Anyway, I romanized this myself, so do tell if there are corrections. As to how I got the kanji lyrics...well, my GOM player at the office has a "karaoke" feature (lyrics, highlights) and somehow it was able to find kanji lyrics of "Koe" somewhere. Proper credits.

makura o kakaenaita hibi wa mou tooi hi no yume no naka
toki wa tachi hito no nami ni obore karete yuku kanjou yo
katachi no aru mono shika shinjinai sameta me no watashi demo
katachi no nai mono wo itsu no hi ka dakishimete nemutteta

koe ni naranai koe to kotoba ni dekinai omoi o
hitotsu hitotsu hirotte
anata no sono mune ni nagetsukerareta nara

watashi ga ikite ima mo
koushite koe hariagete
kizuite kurenai nara sore de ii to
konashitekita inochi demo
"watashi wa koko ni iru" to
kage wa watashi o egaku no
mitsukete hoshii nazotte hoshii
yuuhi ga shizu mae ni

hikari ga yami ni katte mainichi wa mae muki ni hajimaru no
yume wa yozora ni egaku dake de wa kieteshimau sou itte

kanashisugiru egao mo ureshisugite tsutau namida mo
hitotsu hitotsu kasanete
anata no sono mune ni yakitsurerareta nara

watashi wa ikite ima mo
koushite koe hariagete
komiageru omoi nara
kitto itsuka uketometekureru yotte
anato no naka ni watashi ga ikiteru to kanjitai no
tatoe watashi ga anata no sekai no keshiki datta toshitemo

watashi ga ikite itsuka
kono koe dake ga nokotte
kizuite kureta hito ga
ai o motome dakishimete kureru no nara

watashi wa ikite ikite
koushite koe hariagete
utaitsuzukeru moetsukiru made
anata e to tsumui de yuku
watashi wa koko ni iru kara

Kim Hyun-joong's New Hair = JAEJOONG MIROTIC???? [random k-drama]

If you're working in my field, you don't need to be a Korean drama fan to know that the Korean version of "Hana Yori Dango" is currently making waves. At least one of your students (supposing you have more than one...but if you have just one, then most likely...yeah) has probably mentioned it, commented about Lee Min-ho's perm, Kim Bum's cuteness, Kim Hyun-joong's uncanny resemblance to Shun Oguri (who coincidentally plays the same role in the Japanese version), and the Kissing Star necklace.

Good then! Most likely you've researched something about the drama or, even better, watched every episode. Then you must know that the F4--who are in college now--are sporting new hairstyles now. Lee Min-ho is still 'pama', but still very hot (gawd, if you can pull off that hairstyle, then you must be smoking!).Kim Bum and the other F4 guy nobody seems to notice much have similar hairstyles. Kim Hyun-joong...LOOKS LIKE KIM JAEJOONG!!!!!

This is Kim Hyun-joong's before and after pic, from POPSEOUL.

Left is BEFORE, right is AFTER.

Now, this is Jaejoong's hair:

Photo creds: DBSKNIGHTS and DNBN. From Yeonyega Relay, KBS2. Wow, and in the picuture, Jaejoong's commenting about KHJ in Hana Yori. Hahaha. They're BFF's after all.

What do you say about the pics? Some friendship, huh? Even hairstyle and color's the same. Even their NAMES sound the same. Hahahahaha. But, of course, Jaejoong is waaaaaaayy hotter than KHJ.

J-POP and ANIME SINGING CONTEST (anthro shitty ass singers HEADS UP!!!)

HOOYYY, SALI TAYO DITOOOOO!!! GUSTO KO TO TALAGA!!! AS IN!!!!!!!!!!! Buo tayo ng group, pweeeeeezzzzz~~~~~~

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The Embassy of Japan invites J-Pop and Anime fans to participate in the J-Pop Anime Singing Competition, in celebration of the 2009 Philippines-Japan Friendship Month.

The Singing Competition is open to all Filipino amateur singing groups composed of three to ten members. Application forms are available at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) Library, Embassy of Japan , 2627 Roxas Boulevard , Pasay City or can be downloaded at www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp .

A duly accomplished application form along with a CD or cassette tape demo of the participant's rendition of two (2) Japanese songs can be hand-carried or mailed to the JICC Library. Registration starts on February 9, 2009 and ends on April 20, 2009 .

The ten (10) best groups who pass the screening process would be invited to perform in the J-Pop Anime Singing Competition Grand Final, scheduled to be held on July 25, 2009 at the Activity Center of Market! Market!. The competing groups will perform one (1) Japanese song popularized in anime or J-Pop. Embassy of Japan Certificates and Japanese Language Scholarships from the Nihongo Center Foundation await the top three winners.

The J-Pop and Anime Singing Competition is co-organized by the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation Manila in partnership with HERO TV, TOEI Philippines, Inc., Max FM103.5, Ayala Malls Market! Market! and Nihongo Center Foundation.

The J-Pop Anime Singing Competition aims to further promote appreciation of the Japanese language and culture among Filipinos and to strengthen the long-standing friendship between Japan and the Philippines .

For contest mechanics and further details, please visit www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp or email jicc-mnl@japanembassy.ph or call 551-5710 local 2318.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHANGMIN!!!!

Joana Pacitti disqualified

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_en_tv/american_idol_pacitti;_ylt=AskW4sMKxXetODq18N3AuwBxFb8C

Wow. Just wow.

OMG!!!!!

Pasok si ANOOOOOOOP DESAI!!!! OMG!!! So happy!

Yun lang.

Strike Two

I like to keep count of things. It lengthens my patience a great deal. Strike two doesn't mean I'm going to punch your nose the next time you mess with my work. It means there's going to be a strike three, four, five...until you get it on your own.

I said FUCK OFF already.

Is there a real, valid and pressing point in this? Jeez. I don't understand why I have to do it. You telling me to do something is fucking annoying. It makes my job more menial than it already is. Again, I HAVE MY OWN FUNCTIONING SYSTEM, mind your own.

Would you just...

FUCK THE HELL OFF?

I think you mean well, but hey, could you at least let me do things my way? It doesn't affect you in anyway, just probably your OC-ness. Sorry, I'm an OC when it comes to this as well. It's IRRITATING when you mess with my system. This is working for me, so don't impose yours on mine.

I don't hate you, but it's annoying and it's not helping me adjust.

Karaoke Random (Hey, IA APARENTADO and NINA)

Ang isa sa recent addictions ko ay mag-videoke mag-isa. Recent obsession ko ring maghanap ng DBSK or my other fave artists' songs sa Kumyoung karaoke.So far, ito na yung mga nakakanta ko:

Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto (GACKT) - Timezone Galleria

Last Song (GACKT) - Timezone Galleria

Find the Way (Nakashima Mika) - Timezone Galleria

Yuki no Hana (Nakashima Mika) -Timezone Galleria

Sakurairo Maukoro (Nakashima Mika) - Timezone Galleria

Sunao na Mama (Nakashima Mika) - Timezone Galleria, Timezone Ayala Cebu

Begin (DBSK) - Timezone Ayala Cebu

Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou? (DBSK) -Timezone Ayala Cebu

Fighting Spirit (DBSK) - Timezone Ayala Cebu

Always There (DBSK) - Tom's World Greenhills, Timezone Galleria, Timezone Ayala Cebu

Balloon (DBSK) - Timezone Ayala Cebu

Naman Barabwa (Tae Yang of Big Bang) - Timezone Ayala Cebu

Yubikiri (Younha) - Timezone Ayala Cebu

Snow Flower (Park Hyo Shin) - Timezone Galleria

Tiada Lagi (Amy Search) - Timezone Galleria

Kuchibiru (Glay) - Timezone Galleria

[KR] Cube (Dir en Grey) - Timezone Galleria

Glamorous Sky (Nakashima Mika as Nana) - Timezone Galleria

Blurry Eyes (L'Arc~en~Ciel) - Timezone Ayala Cebu

OMO. Talk about adik. Matagal ko nang hinahanap ang Love in the Ice ng DBSK for our DBSKaraoke/recording/sauna/chever, subalit it remains elusive. Kakadiskubre ko lang kung bakit.

SA 'FEEL TONG' edition lang siya ng Kumyoung meron. Fuck. Since Timezone uses Vivaus, well, duh.Yung Korean version meron sa lahat ng karaoke machines nila, subalit bago lang ito kaya wala pa sa mga Timezone. Wrong Number wala pa. natuwa ako sa Cebu kasi meron silang Naman Barabwa/Only Look at me ni Tae Yang kaya akala ko meron na rin silang Love in the Ice Korean. TANG INA, wa pa. Haay, sorry Yunho, di ako nakapag-rap.

Naku, Ia, aralin mo na yung Korean Love in the Ice, dahil MALABO ito kung hahanap ako ng Japanese. At mostly Korean songs nila yung meron sa Timezone. I will try sa mahal na noraebang, pero....wala pa akong resources at time. Haaaaay...

Happy Birthday, Yunho! [YUNJAE ALERT]

pic creds: Ichigo

posted at: allkpop.com

Happy birthday, Leader Yunho! Wonder what the boys have in store for you. Especially Jaejoong. *snicker*

Speaking of Jaejoong, according to reports on DBSKer and DBSKnights, his mother recently revealed that his real birthday is on February 4th and not January 26th. She just changed the birthday because Feb 4th was malas daw. Come to think of it, chaka nga yung Feb. 4 namin this year. Hmmmmmm....

That means, Yunjae birthday week! Aish!

On Jaejoong's birthday, I celebrated by cooking JJmyun (jajangmyun=jaejoongmyun keke, walang kinalaman) and giving myself an at-home pedicure. And spazzing. Today, I'll be flying to Cebu and will try to look for karaoke with Wrong Number and rap my heart out. Or Love in the Ice and har-moan-ize to death.

YUNJAE GRAFFITI!!!!

Pic creds: 有天爱爱00@ TVXQBaidu + fangirlmitz

This was written by fans on the SM Entertainment building.

Focus your attention on the names in the weirdly-shaped "cartouche" (yeah, that big one in the middle). The bold names there are "U-know" (top) and "Yoochun" (bottom), but beside U-know, there's a heart and a small "Jaejoong", then beside Yoochun, there's also a heart and "Junsu". Not sure if the U-know/Yoochun were written there first then another fan decided to put the hearts and the Jaejoong and Junsu, but it looks like it. See how the Jaejoong and the Junsu were fitted in the shape. Anyway, I LOVE THEM FANS.

Ah, poor CHANGMIN. T.T

"Love in the Ice" Harmonization + Porn

Dahil sa comment ni Ia sa last post ko about Changmin's mouth, naalala ko tuloy to.

Nagbabasa yung kapatid ko ng BL porn sa compy. Nagpapatugtog naman ako ng DBSK. Tiyempo naman na sex scene yung binabasa niya habang naghahahaaaharmony ang DBSK ko sa "Love in the Ice".

KAPATID: Waw, ate, ang galing alam [nung mga characters sa BL manga] yung lyrics oh!

Ha ha ha~~ah!

Screw you, perfect attendance.

Payday yesterday. NOT HAPPY.

This freaking attendance incentive scheme is bullshit. It does not excourage you to try harder when you've made a mistake, but rather makes you feel like you can continue making mistakes, as the penalty is pretty much the same. Yeah, it's the freaking same.

I don't ra-damned understand this scheme. Well, nobody does. And that's what makes it bullshit. They keep changing it and changing it and it becomes even more complicated. Fuck credit system. When you're late or absent, then, fine no/less incentive for that month. The next month, your attendance is pristine, and FUCK IT YOU'RE STILL PENALIZED FOR LAST MONTH????!!!!!

Wow.

Don't be absent ever. If you don't want complications, clean up your attendance. Even if you're dying, go to work. Even if your family needs you, go to freaking work. Even if---whatever. Wow, just go to freaking work, fuck it.

Some care you're giving us.

Changmin, his mouth, and 'Love in the Ice' [Random DBSK]

I often notice that Changmin always looks weird when he's singing. I mean, he's cute, but somehow, there's something ChaWon (dimension=alien) about him. He makes funny faces or movements and sometimes it distracts me from the meaning of the song. But it's entertaining most of the time.

I was listening to 'Love in the Ice' Korean version at work and Changmin sings this high part at the second verse before his unison with Yunho: "Eodum Sogeul Hwanageh Pichugo~~~" I really couldn't help but imagine him making this face at the last word of that line:

XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD

Totally ruined the mood, man. I totally laughed. Like, totally. Hahaha, I'm just sharing the laughter.

Can I just say...?

Wag kang aayaw! THINK POSITIVE!

Fuck.