Song of the Day

Cooking it up G-Dragon style.

I decided to start of with my favorite artist and my ultimate bias. I know you all know who he is, but just in case you don't I'll give you a little more information. 

G-Dragon also know as Kwon Ji Young was born August 18, 1888. Haha okay let me stop myself right there, I'll give basic facts instead of his whole life story. 

So G-Dragon, is in a group called BIGBANG. The fans are commonly known as VIPs. He works for YG entertainment and I've been listening to his music since I was... 16. So not that long, well okay it's been 6 years. 

Pretty sure my ovaries exploded when I saw this

I've listened to all of his albums with BB and solo and while I may not like all of the songs I like 90% of them, and I think he's a great musician. 

My favorite song by G-Dragon is "Who You" also titled (니가 뭔데). When I first heard this song I like, automatically fell in love with it. I loved the video too. There was something about the music and the rhythm that I really enjoyed. I loved his voice and his rapping within the singing. So because I'm not a native Korean speaker I had to go find out if the song that I liked so much had lyrics really worth knowing so I went out to go find the English translation. 

WHO YOU by G-Dragon

English Translation: 

Baby I love you, I say this but

I don’t feel good at all

I want you I need you, I sing but

I don’t know why I feel bad, who you?

Congratulations, you already are meeting someone new

I hope it works out, althought it’s a bit early

If you’re happy, that’s all I want

But I keep getting angry, baby who you?

Du du du du du du du du du du du du du

oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Du du du du du du du du du du du du du

oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Baby I miss you, why do I keep thinking about you

I can’t meet someone else, I don’t want to

Whether I love you or hate you

I can’t determine, everyday I’m still confused

I don’t know why I feel bad, who you

You keep showing up in front of me with your arms locked to his

This isn’t right, are you kidding me?

Oh my? Enough is enough

A pair of dirty flowers bloomed by the street

Instead of the expensive purse that I couldn’t get you

Instead of shoes I bought a pillow, wet with tears

uh why are you happy while I’m unfortunate

Who you

Du du du du du du du du du du du du du

oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Du du du du du du du du du du du du du

oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Baby I just want you back

I want you back I want you back

Baby I know it’s too late it

just too late it’s just too late

Baby I just want you back

I want you back I want you back

Baby I know it’s too late it

just too late it’s just too late

I pray for fight, pray for a break-up

I always pray for you to come back to me

Every neighborhoods every streets

I visit and tell people that you two aren’t doing well

So lame and loser-ish, I’ve always been a loser

I didn’t know, you’re the same, you bad girl

I will treat you better, will you meet me?

I won’t bother you, will you please come back to me?

Baby I hate you Baby I loved you

Ma baby hate you

Baby love you du du du du du who you?

Now I don't know what it was exactly, but there was something I could connect with when I heard this song. I don't know if these translations are COMPLETELY accurate, but it was still kind of hitting me. Like it was some real shit and yet it was sung with such upbeat music. I don't know but, GD you got me!

We Are Back!

Hey everyone we are back and ready for action, going to have to have some blog post coming your way soon, by soon I mean very soon. Look out for them. Share them, comment and read. Keep coming back.

Fun fact about me, when I write my blog post, I always listen to kpop, that seems like an of course, but there is like a set playlist for my blog write with certain music for my blogging grind. I need it to motivate me to keep it moving, because although I like to write, I get distracted. But this music is like good music to keep up with my pace for writing that it keeps me writing even more.

Do any of you have motivational music to help you with things?

Anyway, moving on the schedule for things will be different because well a lot has changed. Sorry I lied and said we'd be back at the end of September I should've never made a promise I couldn't keep, so that is definitely my fault, I will gladly take all the blame for that one. Sorry to make you keep reading the same post over and over!

I've been going through a lot and it's not the best excuse but it did effect the way I felt about writing and watching Korean Dramas and just keeping up with things in general. I guess you can call it some kind of slump.
So, yeah we didn't get back back up in October my apologies.

I still want to cover the material I made in October but never posted! So you'll see things like Korean Superstitions and famous ghost stories and horror movies I'll move on from there. I will still do the drama review so get ready for that. I know that's like all of your favorite parts.

I'll also start trying out some Korean food recipes and talk about my experience making them and what they tasted like. I'll even take pictures and maybe even a video or two.
I am really trying to make the best of this blog and give you all some good reading content!

So this will probably end up being a summer blog if anything, if I find the time to post during school I will! I'm about to be a senior in college, so you know, about to be like the F4 and run the entire campus.

Hope you guys stick with me and let's enjoy Korean pop culture together!

My Friends Will Never Understand

There are so many things my friends who don't like Korean pop will never understand. 

                                        Yeah such as life. Oh well, it's okay I have friends who do know what I'm going through and we can all go through it together. I'm sure if you like kpop and kdramas you will know exactly what I mean. 

#1 When You Hear Strangers Talk About Kpop.

This is the best thing ever. I guess though this can apply to everything when you hear people talk about something you like. There is this urge to go over there and talk to them because you know it too and you have finally met someone who likes the same thing as you. The only difference with kpop is that the people who listen to it are a well hidden breed so unless they are going about repping it with merch you will never know so hearing someone talk about kpop I normally go over and talk to them about. We have to stick together. 

#2 Going Out Of Your Way To Remember All The Member In A Group  

To say that I haven't done this would be a huge lie. Let me just say, that it takes a while too especially because once you take notice in one group you take notice in another and another and now you're trying to learn all their names. On top of that you're watching old videos where all of their hair colors

are the same. So you can't tell them apart and when you finally can their hair has changed, and now you have to go back and get used to that color and remember who is who all over again. What makes this worse is that you're now trying to catch a glimpse of their face while their dancing and they keep moving so you have to pause the video. This soon becomes a hassle so you just go on google and type in the group name to see the members and it's another task in its self. Large groups always take the most time to learn. I know all the members names of Girls' Generation, but I don't know who is who.

"AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A TRUE FAN!!" 

#3 Learning The Dance To Your Favorite Songs

There is the need to learn the dance to favorite kpop songs. If you are the type to try then kudos to you because some kpop dances are freaking hard! If you are the type to succeed then super kudos because wow, you're amazing. The choreography is so good, it's too hard to try to imitate. I always end up comparing myself to them and I realize how dumb I look. Of course that never stops me from trying all the other dances. I wouldn't be a fan if I stopped trying now would I? The difference with

NU'EST "Good Bye Bye"

Korean pop and American pop is that a lot of American pop music doesn't really have choreographed dances. It's always fun to try to to their dances honestly it is. You know what I'm talking about if you tried. I'm tried, dances like "Hot Summer" by f(x) "Lucifer" by SHINee as well as "Hello" and "Ring Ding Dong"  EXO's "History" and G-Dragon and Taeyang's "Good Boy." That song I managed to do the whole dance correctly although it was hard as all hell. My friend and I didn't know whether to follow GD and Taeyang or the backup dancers. The list of course goes on and on. What dances have you tried if any?

#4 Watching Variety Shows With Favorite Idols 

So, personally I haven't watched many episodes of many variety shows, but I have watched all the episodes of every variety show that had BIGBANG in it. I've gone back into the past and watched all the shows and episodes they were in even if it was only brief or only one of them in the show's episode. While watching variety shows it allows the audience and the fans to connect their favorite groups. They get to know them on a new level. If you have ever watched a variety show you might know what I'm talking about. It's just seeing them and how they act with other people and each other, NOT in a music video. 

My first variety show was Weekly Idol with G-Dragon. It was his first time on weekly idol. It was pretty late in his career too, he promoting his album Coup D'etat so it was like 2013. Prior to this he was in a popular show Running Man and on another called Infinity Challenge. I feel like Variety Shows are the small bridge between the M/Vs they put out, and the "TV" episodes they do every once in a while and the concerts where you get to see them in real life. 

Variety Shows are everything man! 

These are just four of many things that only kpop fan will get and relate to. Sometimes being a kpop fan is just hard you know? Especially when you have friends who don't like kpop the way you do. It's so sad that my friends will never understand.