My Mighty Princess isn't your normal high school movie and there's no princess involved. Instead, this movie depicts the life of a girl who has inherited the super natural traits from her parents and she's a martial art prodigy. So you're expected to see some human beings flying around clashing their swords. Yawnage? Not exactly as this movie managed to entertain me for 2 hours. Yup, this is a romance comedy movie.
My Mighty Princess
My Mighty Princess stars Shin Min Ah as Kang So Hwi and On Joo Wan as Il Young.
Here's the summary of the movie:
(Copy and paste from AsianWiki. Opps.....)
Kang So-Hwi, a beautiful martial arts prodigy, is about to embark on a journey into adulthood. But her journey is like no other. Her super-human strength and martial arts prowess scares away her fellow undergrads and even the boy she has fallen for. Devastated, So-Hwi decides to give up martial arts and takes a different path. Her father, a martial artist himself, is afraid of losing an heiress to the family’s martial artistry, and missions So-Hwi’s old buddy Il-Young to persuade her to stay in the field. Meanwhile, the evil Heuk-Bong provokes a war to conquer the martial arts world with the legendary Fine Blade he stole in the past, killing every swordsman one after another. So-Hwi’s father comes to a showdown with Heuk-Bong, but the battle leaves him fatally injured. On the brink of her father’s death, So-Hwi picks up a sword again with a burning desire for revenge.
Credits: AsianWiki
My review:
As I've mentioned above, this is a romance comedy movie with martial arts involved. So Hwi(Shin Min Ah), the iron girl with super human strength who can bend iron bar, carry huge stones and wouldn't faint when a construction worker accidentally drops a hammer on her head. Haha like wth man... but I cracked up at that scene. LOL
This movie doesn't have much logic as it's only made to garner laughter from viewers so it shouldn't be watched in a serious mode. I felt as if I was watching an anime with real action.
Although the overall story is good, I don't feel the satisfaction that I'll always get when I've watched a great movie. So I guess this movie doesn't fit into my liking. However, I can't help to notice that Shin Min Ah's performance is rather good. I wouldn't say that it's her best since I've never watched any of her other movie or drama before but I'll say My Mighty Princess turns out to be better because of her.
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Korean movie review: My Mighty Princess
Sunday, December 16, 2012
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Korean movie review: The Perfect Couple
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
My new trimester is driving me nuts, especially the Monday schedule. I don't know how I survived the first 2 weeks but I did. 3 more months to go so GAMBATEH!!
To compensate the stress and reward myself for surviving yet another hectic week, I've decided to make every Friday/Saturday night a movie night(since I can't watch dramas....so yeah)!
There are actually a lot of movies uploaded on Youtube, be it english movies, chinese movies, korean movies, japanese movies, indian movies or thai movies, they are all there in FULL. However, most of the movies are rather old already(produced in the 200X) but still, it's worth checking them out. Here's a movie I watched on Youtube.
The Perfect Couple
The Perfect Couple aka The Best Romance is a korean movie directed by Kim Jung Woo, starring Hyun Young as journalist Choi Soo Jin and Lee Dong Wook as detective Kang Jae Hyuk.
Choi Soo Jin is a harebrained journalist with an annoying high-pitched voice while detective Kang Jae Hyuk has a cold personality with peak-phobia. Both of them meet through an incident where Soo Jin accidentally pokes Jae Hyuk's abdomen with a fish skewer, something that Jae Hyuk fears immensely. The situation got further complicated when both of them are assigned to produce a reality television program about Jae Hyuk's police work.
My review:
Fast paced, hilarious and enjoyable but lack of romance.
Can I change the title? This movie should be called The Crazy Couple instead of The Prefect Couple.
Since this movie is able to lighten my mood and make me feel happy, I have no complaints because it's fine even without much romance. There isn't a dull moment as the movie moved on quickly from scenes to scenes that's sure to make you laugh. Not to mention, some cool actions from Lee Dong Wook towards the end of the movie, which is a plus. Oh, can I change the movie title? It should be The Crazy Couple instead of The Prefect Couple.
The only thing that bugs me is Hyun Young's voice. I even read a comment on Youtube commenting: "The movie would be even better if the girl is a mute." Hahaha! So bad!
Despite the lack of romance, an unspeakable onscreen chemistry seems to exist between the two actors. Strange, huh?
Overall, I enjoyed this movie very much. It was much better than I expected.
To compensate the stress and reward myself for surviving yet another hectic week, I've decided to make every Friday/Saturday night a movie night(since I can't watch dramas....so yeah)!
There are actually a lot of movies uploaded on Youtube, be it english movies, chinese movies, korean movies, japanese movies, indian movies or thai movies, they are all there in FULL. However, most of the movies are rather old already(produced in the 200X) but still, it's worth checking them out. Here's a movie I watched on Youtube.
The Perfect Couple
The Perfect Couple aka The Best Romance is a korean movie directed by Kim Jung Woo, starring Hyun Young as journalist Choi Soo Jin and Lee Dong Wook as detective Kang Jae Hyuk.
Choi Soo Jin is a harebrained journalist with an annoying high-pitched voice while detective Kang Jae Hyuk has a cold personality with peak-phobia. Both of them meet through an incident where Soo Jin accidentally pokes Jae Hyuk's abdomen with a fish skewer, something that Jae Hyuk fears immensely. The situation got further complicated when both of them are assigned to produce a reality television program about Jae Hyuk's police work.
My review:
Fast paced, hilarious and enjoyable but lack of romance.
Can I change the title? This movie should be called The Crazy Couple instead of The Prefect Couple.
That gaze! That gaze! *faint* lol
The only thing that bugs me is Hyun Young's voice. I even read a comment on Youtube commenting: "The movie would be even better if the girl is a mute." Hahaha! So bad!
Despite the lack of romance, an unspeakable onscreen chemistry seems to exist between the two actors. Strange, huh?
Overall, I enjoyed this movie very much. It was much better than I expected.
Thanks a lot for reading guys!
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Mid 2012 kpop rookie singer: Juniel
Thursday, June 14, 2012
想念着茫茫人海中的那一个微笑。 =)
*****
I haven't been listening to any kpop songs for quite sometime and was rather outdated already since allkpop constantly have their readers updated everyday and I don't have the time to read all the articles posted there. Anyway, the point is.....I haven't been updating myself with kpop songs until just recently, a few days ago, I found this!
By korean rookie singer, Juniel.
This one is a duet with C.N.Blue's Yong Hwa. This song is so sweet and relaxing! Love this!
This song is not bad either. Another of my favourite from her album.
Although just a rookie, both of her songs have topping various k-charts. A good start I should say.
If you have listen to her songs, you would realise that her voice sounds like IU and their styles are similar. So you can now start to imagine the fan war(not another again) between IU's fan and Juniel's calling the idols copycats. Actually I have fun reading those comments written by the fans arguing who is better. I know IU is a kpop legend for conquering the kpop industry with her powerful and soothing voice at a young age but honestly, I have never like any of her songs. I just don't like the style. Juniel might not have equally powerful voice like IU but she has her own style so she is in no position to be compared to IU. Both of them are just similar but different. I like Juniel's acoustic ballad style which is always my favourite style of songs. So I hope Juniel will continue to shine(I have a feeling she will no matter how much IU's fan hate her) with this style.
Wow, here I have two 2012 favourite kpop rookie singers Ailee and Juniel. Hmm....I wonder who else will be included in this list? Anyway, my number one favourite singer is still Taeyeon.
Oh yeah! I heard that SNSD is releasing their new music video "Paparazzi" on Youtube today. Do check it out.
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200 pounds beauty
Sunday, April 29, 2012
"You broke my heart. Tissue won't fix it."- 200 pounds beauty
I remember watching this korean movie "200 pounds beauty" 4 years ago on a tv channel. I don't really remember much details of the plot except for the girl who went under the knife so that she will be able to catch the heart of her crush.
Now, I'm watching it again and still, I love it. It's funny yet heartbreaking as well. It's a classic movie that never fails to make me cry at the ending. But mind me. I just cried a little compared to what I did while watching The Princess' Man.
The Princess' Man is such a heartbreaking drama that it got me so depressed and I was literally sobbing countless times throughout the whole 24 episodes.
Anyway, here's a short fanmade mv taken from Youtube. Pretty low quality though.
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Korean drama review: The princess' man
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Opps......did I promised to update my blog on chinese new year events?(Seems like it's a decade ago)
Well, lets just forget about it since it's almost the end of February already and I've totally forgotten what I wanted to blog about at the first place. LOL!
So please, just forgive me. Kekeke~
(I wonder anyone actually looked forward to my new post?)
Finally, exams are over and semester 2 has come to an end. Time to enjoy my 3 weeks of holidays!
Woohoo~~
So how did I spend my 1st week?
The answer is no other than watching drama. Muahahaha!!!
Korean historical drama 'The Princess' Man'.
Moon Chae Won
Not really beautiful but pretty, especially in hanbok costume. I guess that is what makes her and Park Shi Hoo a great couple in the drama.
I got to say that all the hanbok costumes worn by them in the drama are so pretty that it make me wanna try on them too.
Review:
Warning: This is not a comedy romance type of drama so make sure to equip yourself with (lots of) tissues.
Out of all characters, my favourite would Se Ryeong. She is exactly my type of heroine. Bold, firm, kind and smart. What I admire most is her bravery. She is brave enough to oppose her father, the evil and ruthless king, for all his evil deeds. I guess she loves her father too, no matter how evil he is, by trying to stop him from being more evil(but eventually she fails). She is smart too, to be constantly using her title as 'the eldest daughter of SuYang' because she knows she is the apple of her father's eyes. No one dares to oppose her because opposing her means opposing her father.
The most memorable and heartbreaking death scene would be Jong's. Jong and princess Gyeong Hye both wed after an unexpected twist of fate but as time passes, the love and trust between them begin to grow little by little, stronger and stronger.
I really love the acting of both main actor and actress. Chae Won was literally seen crying in almost all episodes(except the first few, of course) and I wonder how she did it. Poor girl....her eyes must have been swollen. As for Shi Hoo, I'm in awe at how his small eyes could deliver various expressions of anger, love, hate and revenge, all at the same time. All I can say is both of them are awesome!
It's rare to have two favourite couples in a drama. Usually, we would focus more on the main couple and make them our bias. However, while watching 'The Princess Man', I couldn't help but to fall in love with both SeungYoo-SeRyeong couple and Jong-GyeongHye couple.
Oh, did I mention this drama is packed with actions too? I love the fighting scenes, especially the ones with Shi Hoo in it. I just love his ninja assassin role.
Did anyone not cried at the 'happy' ending?
Actually, I was a little sad that Seung Yoo turned blind. *WHY!!!* But I guess it's for the best. If he hadn't turn blind, he wouldn't have stopped his revenge. But both of them still get to be together, don't they? So I guess it's a happy ending.
This is one of those drama that got me engaged from the beginning till the end although there was once where I questioned myself if I should continue watching because the drama was getting too depressed but I continued watching anyway because I was on the 19th episode already and I was dying to know the ending. LOL!
Well, lets just forget about it since it's almost the end of February already and I've totally forgotten what I wanted to blog about at the first place. LOL!
So please, just forgive me. Kekeke~
(I wonder anyone actually looked forward to my new post?)
Finally, exams are over and semester 2 has come to an end. Time to enjoy my 3 weeks of holidays!
Woohoo~~
So how did I spend my 1st week?
The answer is no other than watching drama. Muahahaha!!!
Korean historical drama 'The Princess' Man'.
I didn't know about the existence of this drama until I watched KBS Drama Awards and I was like "Wow! It won so much awards? How come I never heard of it before?"
So out of curiosity, I started watching it and I'm glad I did.
Synopsis:
A tragic love story between the daughter of Prince Suyang and grandson of Kim Jong Seo. The son of Kim Jongseo, Seungyoo, is a handsome and wise man who carries a noble quality. Princess Seryeong, a daughter of King Sejo, aka prince Sooyang, is a cheerful, lively lady with a strong curiosity and bold personality. They fall in love instantly but later they find out that their parents are sworn enemies. It's a Chosun dynasty version of “Romeo and Juliet”.
As a tearjerker drama lover, how can I not fall in love with this heartbreaking drama?
It has interesting characters, good plot, a fusion of fact and fiction, beautiful cinematography and great actors and actresses especially Park Shi Hoo and Moon Chae Won.
This is Moon Chae Won as Se Ryeong and Park Shi Hoo as Seung Yoo.
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| Don't they look good together? |
Trust me, both of them have great chemistry that will make you fall in love with them and the drama as well.
Park Shi Hoo
I didn't find him attractive at first as I've never like any guys with squinty eyes but as the drama intensifies, I find myself gradually falling for him. He has his own unique charms.
Well, he got to be the best looking ninja assassin of the year.
*sigh*
He got longer and silkier hair than I do.
Looking good in long hair, dude!
Moon Chae Won
Not really beautiful but pretty, especially in hanbok costume. I guess that is what makes her and Park Shi Hoo a great couple in the drama.
I got to say that all the hanbok costumes worn by them in the drama are so pretty that it make me wanna try on them too.
Review:
Warning: This is not a comedy romance type of drama so make sure to equip yourself with (lots of) tissues.
Out of all characters, my favourite would Se Ryeong. She is exactly my type of heroine. Bold, firm, kind and smart. What I admire most is her bravery. She is brave enough to oppose her father, the evil and ruthless king, for all his evil deeds. I guess she loves her father too, no matter how evil he is, by trying to stop him from being more evil(but eventually she fails). She is smart too, to be constantly using her title as 'the eldest daughter of SuYang' because she knows she is the apple of her father's eyes. No one dares to oppose her because opposing her means opposing her father.
The most memorable and heartbreaking death scene would be Jong's. Jong and princess Gyeong Hye both wed after an unexpected twist of fate but as time passes, the love and trust between them begin to grow little by little, stronger and stronger.
I really love the acting of both main actor and actress. Chae Won was literally seen crying in almost all episodes(except the first few, of course) and I wonder how she did it. Poor girl....her eyes must have been swollen. As for Shi Hoo, I'm in awe at how his small eyes could deliver various expressions of anger, love, hate and revenge, all at the same time. All I can say is both of them are awesome!
It's rare to have two favourite couples in a drama. Usually, we would focus more on the main couple and make them our bias. However, while watching 'The Princess Man', I couldn't help but to fall in love with both SeungYoo-SeRyeong couple and Jong-GyeongHye couple.
Oh, did I mention this drama is packed with actions too? I love the fighting scenes, especially the ones with Shi Hoo in it. I just love his ninja assassin role.
Did anyone not cried at the '
Actually, I was a little sad that Seung Yoo turned blind. *WHY!!!* But I guess it's for the best. If he hadn't turn blind, he wouldn't have stopped his revenge. But both of them still get to be together, don't they? So I guess it's a happy ending.
This is one of those drama that got me engaged from the beginning till the end although there was once where I questioned myself if I should continue watching because the drama was getting too depressed but I continued watching anyway because I was on the 19th episode already and I was dying to know the ending. LOL!
Oh emm......what drama should I watch next?
Prosecutor Princess? But I can't seems to find any episodes of it uploaded on Youtube. *sigh*
I'm lucky that I still get to watch all the episodes of The Princess' Man on Youtube before it gets blocked or deleted.
I'm lucky that I still get to watch all the episodes of The Princess' Man on Youtube before it gets blocked or deleted.
LOL! I'm a Park Shi Hoo fan now.
He is currently my top favourite korean actor besides the good looking Lee Min Hoo.
XD
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kpop newcomer, Ailee
Friday, February 10, 2012
Hi guys, I'm so excited to share with you guys my new found gem.
She is Leon Entertainment's newly debuted solo singer, Ailee. An America-born-korean(I guess so since she looks like a korean) from New Jersey, America, she was discovered through Youtube and later debuted in Korea.
Ailee is the hottest newcomer of kpop entertainment in 2012 that everyone is looking forward to. She is starred in the famous KBS drama series "Dream High 2" even before her official debut.
Ailee is the hottest newcomer of kpop entertainment in 2012 that everyone is looking forward to. She is starred in the famous KBS drama series "Dream High 2" even before her official debut.
I was immediately stunned by her awesomely powerful vocals the moment I listened to it and fell in love with it.
Actually, she looks like Luna from f(x), voice sounds a little like her too.... and have a strong vocal that is almost on a par with Charice. Well, almost. Ok......maybe not. On par with Davichi maybe?
*If you don't remember who is Charice, she is the girl who sing that popular song - "Pyramid".
Have you watch Ailee's mv? Do you notice something? That guy in long straight hair......does he reminds you of......
Jesus?
*cough* I don't mean to be rude but......errr.........he really does. The only difference is his straight hair. XD
Oh, Jesus!
Live performance?
One word. Awesome.
I hope she can continue to produce some good songs like this one.
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My favourite ost of the week
Monday, January 23, 2012
I've been quite busy for the past weeks and haven't really had the time to keep up with the forever updating k-pop news. Once in a while, I'll update myself through allkpop just to know what's going on with the korean music industry.
Here's an ost of 'Take care of us, Captain'. (new drama I guess?)
It's sung by Song Ji Eun.
It's so soothing and that's why I'm sharing it here. *wink*
Hope you'll love it like I do.
Here's an ost of 'Take care of us, Captain'. (new drama I guess?)
It's sung by Song Ji Eun.
It's so soothing and that's why I'm sharing it here. *wink*
Hope you'll love it like I do.
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Taeyeon - Devil's cry
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
I was kinda buried by piles and mountains of assignments for the past few weeks but it's all just my own fault. Last minute work again. *sigh*
Chinese New Year is around the corner. Say "WooHoo?"
I'll shout a big "NO!" this time.
Why?
Final exam starts the week after Chinese New Year. That means CNY week = study week. Like WTH?! I haven't even started anything yet. *sigh* This year's CNY is gonna be a torturous week I guess and did I mentioned? MUET is around the corner as well. OMG! C'mon! I need a break!
Well, whatever it is, I'm still gonna enjoy my new year. It's the time to rock and roll! I don't care! Woohoo~~~
Exams, step aside. I bet I can somehow conquer you with my special last minute ability.(wth am I talking about?)
MUET, you step aside too. I don't know why I'm afraid of you(probably because of lack of practice...) but I'm pretty confident that I can get at least band 3. Yeah......I'll bang my head on the wall if I don't. Well, how worse can I get if I managed to grab an A1 in 1119? *bragging.....XD*
Actually I didn't expect to get an A1 as I had chosen a pretty boring topic "Your favourite day of the week" and wrote pretty plainly. LOL! Don't ask me what I wrote. It was too boring to remember.
If I were given the same essay topic again, I would choose Friday, a day to chill, relax, do nothing, throw my books all over my room and shout "I DON'T CARE!!!!"
Nah......who am I joking?
Actually the main purpose of this post is to share a video of my favourite SNSD member, Taeyeon singing Run Devil Run's intro.
She totally rocked it!!
Today is gonna be the last day of me dealing with assignments and I'm gonna rock Celcius ktv with this song. LOL! No chance. That karaoke doesn't have any Taeyeon songs. *sobs*
If there is, I would sing all of Taeyeon's OST songs. What a big fan I am of her.
Chinese New Year is around the corner. Say "WooHoo?"
I'll shout a big "NO!" this time.
Why?
Final exam starts the week after Chinese New Year. That means CNY week = study week. Like WTH?! I haven't even started anything yet. *sigh* This year's CNY is gonna be a torturous week I guess and did I mentioned? MUET is around the corner as well. OMG! C'mon! I need a break!
Well, whatever it is, I'm still gonna enjoy my new year. It's the time to rock and roll! I don't care! Woohoo~~~
Exams, step aside. I bet I can somehow conquer you with my special last minute ability.(wth am I talking about?)
MUET, you step aside too. I don't know why I'm afraid of you(probably because of lack of practice...) but I'm pretty confident that I can get at least band 3. Yeah......I'll bang my head on the wall if I don't. Well, how worse can I get if I managed to grab an A1 in 1119? *bragging.....XD*
Actually I didn't expect to get an A1 as I had chosen a pretty boring topic "Your favourite day of the week" and wrote pretty plainly. LOL! Don't ask me what I wrote. It was too boring to remember.
If I were given the same essay topic again, I would choose Friday, a day to chill, relax, do nothing, throw my books all over my room and shout "I DON'T CARE!!!!"
Nah......who am I joking?
Actually the main purpose of this post is to share a video of my favourite SNSD member, Taeyeon singing Run Devil Run's intro.
She totally rocked it!!
Today is gonna be the last day of me dealing with assignments and I'm gonna rock Celcius ktv with this song. LOL! No chance. That karaoke doesn't have any Taeyeon songs. *sobs*
If there is, I would sing all of Taeyeon's OST songs. What a big fan I am of her.
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A rocking teaser from Wonder Girls
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
They definitely pull off the fierce, sexy and rock image well.
They are the Wonder Girls.
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Why is JYP's Joo a failure?
Saturday, December 17, 2011
I know it's very bad to call someone a failure but then she is known to be a failure of JYP company although she is not exactly a failure to me.
Who is Joo?
Do you know about Joo? Most people haven't heard of her and that's the reason why she became the failure.
Joo debuted in 2008 at the age of 18 with single "Because of A Man".
3 reasons why Joo is a failure:
Not being well promoted
It's important for companies to promote their singers and it's important for them to do so. However, JYP did not put enough effort to promote Joo. JYP should have promote Joo's two single "Because of a man" and "Bad guy" which I find them rather good but sadly, JYP didn't. IU isn't really popular when she just debuted until the release of her hit song "Good day" which seems to make her popular overnight. That was when LEON Entertainment company discovers the 'hidden gem'. With the company continuously promoting IU, she's now shining brighter and ever. I do hope that Joo will be able to shine like IU someday.
Past scandals
There have been scandals lurking around revealing Joo's past that have contributed to her downfall.
Here's a picture showing her smoking with her friends at a young age. I got this picture from allkpop. Hmm.....I wonder who took and uploaded these pictures. It must have been taken years ago.
So these are mainly the reasons for Joo's downfall.
Now, I'll like to show you something else. I stumbled upon an article about Joo in allkpop.
What pissed me off is the way the article was written.
Along with SNSD’s Yoona and Sooyoung,the failure JOO, from JYP Entertainment has also graduated from high school on February 12th. She will be moving on to attend Dong-guk University, the same university where SNSD‘s Yoona and Wonder Girls’ Sun Ye will be studying.
Seriously? Do you have to emphasis "the failure"?
JOO celebrated the night of her graduation with tons of alcohol and a bunch of trashed people. Just kidding.
And "with tons of alcohol and a bunch of trashed people"?
The party girl’s pictures from graduation:
You’d think JYP would make JOO look a littleless uglier more presentable on her graduation day.
And this? WTH?!!
Here’sthe only song I know one of JOO’s songs, Because of a Man.
Is there a need to emphasis it's the only song you know?
This is all pure sarcasm and biased. This is such a let down that allkpop would write these kind of stuff. Allkpop should feel ashamed for publishing this article. I hope allkpop will delete this article because it does nothing but to tarnish the idol's image.
Here's another song by Joo that's in my opinion, better than "Because of a Man". Do give this a try.
Song title: Bad Guy (feat 2pm Chansung)
I hope JYP doesn't ditch her just like that and gave her another chance. Looking forward to hear some news about her soon.
So what do you thing about Joo? Do you thing she has the potential or is she really a failure of JYP?
Do share with me your opinions.
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Who is Joo?
Do you know about Joo? Most people haven't heard of her and that's the reason why she became the failure.
Joo debuted in 2008 at the age of 18 with single "Because of A Man".
3 reasons why Joo is a failure:
Not competent enough
It's hard shine in the competitive korean music industry when you don't have either looks or talents especially if you're going solo. The music industry is just too cluttered with many groups and solos. There's approximately a total of 60 so far and still counting. There will be more coming in 2012. So, in order to standout from the crowd, you need to look good and have strong talent in singing if you're going solo. A very good example of someone with looks and talent is IU. Well, I'm not saying Joo is ugly but not appealing enough. It's just that to compete in the music industry, you really have to standout.
Not being well promoted
It's important for companies to promote their singers and it's important for them to do so. However, JYP did not put enough effort to promote Joo. JYP should have promote Joo's two single "Because of a man" and "Bad guy" which I find them rather good but sadly, JYP didn't. IU isn't really popular when she just debuted until the release of her hit song "Good day" which seems to make her popular overnight. That was when LEON Entertainment company discovers the 'hidden gem'. With the company continuously promoting IU, she's now shining brighter and ever. I do hope that Joo will be able to shine like IU someday.
Past scandals
There have been scandals lurking around revealing Joo's past that have contributed to her downfall.
Here's a picture showing her smoking with her friends at a young age. I got this picture from allkpop. Hmm.....I wonder who took and uploaded these pictures. It must have been taken years ago.
So these are mainly the reasons for Joo's downfall.
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Now, I'll like to show you something else. I stumbled upon an article about Joo in allkpop.
What pissed me off is the way the article was written.
Along with SNSD’s Yoona and Sooyoung,
Seriously? Do you have to emphasis "the failure"?
JOO celebrated the night of her graduation with tons of alcohol and a bunch of trashed people. Just kidding.
And "with tons of alcohol and a bunch of trashed people"?
The party girl’s pictures from graduation:
You’d think JYP would make JOO look a little
And this? WTH?!!
Here’s
Is there a need to emphasis it's the only song you know?
This is all pure sarcasm and biased. This is such a let down that allkpop would write these kind of stuff. Allkpop should feel ashamed for publishing this article. I hope allkpop will delete this article because it does nothing but to tarnish the idol's image.
Here's another song by Joo that's in my opinion, better than "Because of a Man". Do give this a try.
Song title: Bad Guy (feat 2pm Chansung)
I hope JYP doesn't ditch her just like that and gave her another chance. Looking forward to hear some news about her soon.
So what do you thing about Joo? Do you thing she has the potential or is she really a failure of JYP?
Do share with me your opinions.
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The gorgeous dress of my dream
Saturday, December 10, 2011
There goes another last minute study for maths: Probability and Statistics. I know I shouldn't do any last-minute work by now as I'm 19 years old right? But I just couldn't help it.
The devil Amber kept saying: "Ah......it's just maths after all. It's just a mid-test. It's only two chapters. No worries!"
Angel Amber: "Oh freak! Why are you always listening to the devil?! Please..........damn."
Don't worry. My mid-test is already over. It was okay. Looks like my last-minute study worked again. Muahaha~
Oh well, although I can handle this last minute task this time but I'm sure this bad habit is going to eat me up someday and force me to face the consequences. *sobs*
You know I'm a k-pop fan, right? (Almost an addict.) If you don't, now you know. That's why I'm constantly following k-pop news from allkpop. No. I don't read ALL the news. Just a few here and there daily and that's enough.
I just want to share something.
My ideal dream dress!
Tadaa~~~
It's the dress on that barbie I'm talking about! OMG!!! That's so so soooooo gorgeous!!! I wouldn't mind if it's just a trophy. No wonder UEE is proud of it.
If you didn't notice, she's wearing the same dress as her barbie trophy. OMG! I want that dress!!! T^T
By the way, that dress looks like some kind of fairylike wedding dress. Okay, I've decided. That dress is going to be my wedding dress.
*cough...cough..* Maybe it's a little too early for me to think of wedding. Hahaha!
The devil Amber kept saying: "Ah......it's just maths after all. It's just a mid-test. It's only two chapters. No worries!"
Angel Amber: "Oh freak! Why are you always listening to the devil?! Please..........damn."
Don't worry. My mid-test is already over. It was okay. Looks like my last-minute study worked again. Muahaha~
Oh well, although I can handle this last minute task this time but I'm sure this bad habit is going to eat me up someday and force me to face the consequences. *sobs*
You know I'm a k-pop fan, right? (Almost an addict.) If you don't, now you know. That's why I'm constantly following k-pop news from allkpop. No. I don't read ALL the news. Just a few here and there daily and that's enough.
I just want to share something.
My ideal dream dress!
Tadaa~~~
After School's UEE showing off her Barbie trophy she received from '2011 Barbie & Ken Awards'.
It's the dress on that barbie I'm talking about! OMG!!! That's so so soooooo gorgeous!!! I wouldn't mind if it's just a trophy. No wonder UEE is proud of it.
If you didn't notice, she's wearing the same dress as her barbie trophy. OMG! I want that dress!!! T^T
By the way, that dress looks like some kind of fairylike wedding dress. Okay, I've decided. That dress is going to be my wedding dress.
*cough...cough..* Maybe it's a little too early for me to think of wedding. Hahaha!
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Oh my idols!!
Friday, December 2, 2011
I saw this post on my sister's Facebook wall yesterday.
Rui Lin
OMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!I JUST SAW SNSD,BEAST,SUPER JUNIOR,MISS A LIIIIIVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
· · Tuesday at 8:08pm ·
Rui Lin
OMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I JUST SAW SNSD,BEAST,SUPER JUNIOR,MISS A LIIIIIVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
· · Tuesday at 8:08pm ·
My response??
Amber Tan
SHIT U!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH WTH WHTHTHWTHH!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *jealous*
Then I proceeded to blast out my 'bu shuang' feelings or discontentment as my Facebook status.......
Amber Tan
While I was trapped in the boring life in MMU yesterday, my sister saw SNSD, SUPER JUNIOR, BEAST and MISS A LIVE!!! WTH!! LIVE?! OMG!!!! GOD!! WHY??!?!!! I'm so jealous I wanna kill myself dy. T^T
· · Wednesday at 6:58pm
Amber Tan
While I was trapped in the boring life in MMU yesterday, my sister saw SNSD, SUPER JUNIOR, BEAST and MISS A LIVE!!! WTH!! LIVE?! OMG!!!! GOD!! WHY??!?!!! I'm so jealous I wanna kill myself dy. T^T
· · Wednesday at 6:58pm
Which surprisingly attracted some likes. =_="
Mingzz Tan, Christing Cheng Wei Ting, Brian Choo Tze Yan and 2 others like this.
These korean idols were there for the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards which was held in Singapore which means there were other groups that attended the award ceremony as well.
Having such a luck to catch a live glimpse of your favourite idols even just for a few minutes can give you a good adrenaline rush and make you high for the rest of the weeks. At least that's the kind of adrenaline rush I'll get if I get to see my favourite idols in front of me.
It's been two years since my very first concert with my most favourite idol Super Junior!! I'm still having adrenaline rush each time I think of that concert. =D
Anyway.....
My two top favourite groups Super junior and f(x) will be here in Malaysia soon in another 2 days!!! Too bad I couldn't attend because I have to get myself prepared for my mid-term which is coming soon too. 5 more days to go. Arghh!!!
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The influences of k-pop
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Have you heard of Wonder Girls? Big bang? Super Junior? SNSD? f(x)? U-kiss? Beast? 4minute? Teen Top? MBLAQ? BoA? IU? (and the list goes on and on and on). I wouldn't want to list all of them as it'll be a waste of time. There is seriously too many groups produced in the korean music industry. So do you know any of the groups I've listed? At least 3? Are you a fan of k-pop too? Or you're a k-drama fan? Am I asking a tad too much? XD
With the k-pop craze spreading across the world, it has nonetheless asserted many influences towards teenagers nowadays (especially asian teenagers).
The obvious influence has to be fashion.
SNSD vs f(x)
Korean fashion is no doubt a hit among asians.
Baggy shirts, tight pants, short pants and high heels.
A match of any of these produce a casual yet trendy fashion. Besides, it gives one the illusion of a slimmer and taller stature.
The second will be make up and beauty.
It isn't difficult to see why.
Oh so perfect & pretty!
It's every girl's dream to have a perfect natural glowing skin.
With korean idols promoting a natural flawless look, teenagers are getting more and more self-conscious of their own appearance which indirectly drives self-improvement. Therefore, makeup products like foundation and bb cream are used to achieve that ideal look.
Besides, the makeup wore by korean idols have been inspiring many people to follow them.
Here are some korean idol inspired makeup tutorials.
One of my favourite tutorials.
In the end, she looks more like Sandara Park than CL. LOL!
Korean modern dance is also one of the few major influences. Go and watch Music Bank on KBS or any of the group's mv. Most of their mv comes with a package which offers addictive songs with awesome dance moves. It's a no wonder why people are getting more and more interested in learning those dances.
Watch this full mv:
It's SHINee's Lucifer! One of my all time favourites.
Then the dance practice (highly reccommended):
Superb, fabulous, awesome!
I saw an interesting comment regarding this dance practice video.
What kind of fabric is taemin's shirt? 1% cotton 99% sexy
OMG! ROFL!!! XD
This is how k-pop have influenced me in terms of fashion and beauty. I also tried learning f(x)'s Pinocchio dance steps but gave up because I don't have the talents. (Aww....so sad)
How about you? How did k-pop influenced you?
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I'm so hot!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The weather is getting hotter and hotter nowadays even though it's monsoon season now. There's the occasional rain and storm every now and then but I still feel like it's a HOT HOT SUMMER~~
Frankly speaking, this song didn't catch my attention at all the first time I listened to it. I just love the their cute-funky colored outfits. It really gives the mv a splash of cheerful colors.
My first impression?
Ahh......not addictive at all. Why are they winning awards for this song?
I was wrong.
Days later, the song suddenly popped up and got stucked in my head. The next thing, I found myself automatically singing: "Hot summer~ A hot,hot summer~" over and over again. Just like any of their songs, it's annoying the first time but got addictive afterwards.
I still couldn't understand how every korean idol can dance in those killer heels and still look good. Anyway, the dance is cute but rather complicated (as usual for a noob like me).
My 2 favourite f(x) members:
Sulli....
As cute as always!
And Victoria~
As beautiful as always!
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SNSD's new mv - The Boys
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Oh, after so many teasers, the full mv is finally released.
Actually, this song is suppose to be addicting but after listening the whole song, some parts seems out of place.
I like the intro and the beginning of this song though.
By the way, Sunny's short hair is so awesome.
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If you give your heart
Monday, October 3, 2011
Another korean song I would like to share. ^^
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Exam period
Thursday, September 22, 2011
I've been busy bonding with accounting notes for the past few days.
Yes. Just accounting although I have a total of 5 subjects for finals.
I admit that I didn't work hard for group dynamics, english and maths. I didn't even care to do my best preparation for it so if ever I get bad results, I guess I'm prepared for it already.
As for accounting, I can't forgive myself for screwing up my final exam paper when I have prepared myself for days for it. Hzzz.........
Accounting, it's a subject that I'm still confused with. It seems easy yet confusing. However, I don't hate accounting. Instead, I'm starting to like it. The imbalanced accounts makes it challenging for me to balance them but I'm always ready for the challenge. The satisfaction that I feel whenever I successfully balance an account is rewarding. I guess this satisfaction is what makes me like accounting.
I've finally understand why the most popular phrase that comes out from other people's mouth when they talk about accounting is 'debit.... credit.... debit.... credit.....'. Because it is all just about debit and credit. As simple as that yet confusing at times. *sigh* Super annoying!
Ahhh!!! Forget about it. A few more days left until the last paper, economics, and I'll be chilling at home for 2 weeks after that. Woohoo!!
This is a song that I've recently got caught up with.
Here is another ultimate emo song by Lee So Ra, covered by Taeyeon!
I love her cover version than the original version probably because I like her soothing voice. I think she sings well though some people commented about not being emotional enough. My opinion though.
Check out the original version.
Lee So Ra is the woman who sang at the beginning and Park Hyo Shin is the guy that completes the other half of the song. This song is a solo but it appears to be a duet in this video.
LOL! You can literally hear the girls scream the moment Park Hyo Shin starts to sing.
So which version do you prefer?
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KARA - STEP
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Kara is back! Nice beat, nice song and nice dance too. ^^
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Which korean idol is beautiful?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
*speechless*
She continued :"As a girl, you must know how to dress up and make up to make yourself look better."
Ngek...ngek...ngek....okay. I know exactly what she meant but I just don't know where, when and how to start. Tomorrow? Next week? Next month? LOL
Of course it's every girl's dream to look pretty, beautiful and gorgeous and let every girl and guy go crazy about them. It's a fact. Any girl who disagrees with me isn't a girl.
Okay, let's just skip my part.
As a huge fan of kpop, I'll like to introduce my list of pretty korean idols.
I'm sure you guys heard of or know about a famous korean idol girl group called Girl's Generation.
Tadaa~~!!!

Years ago when I first know about this group, it was when they're promoting their mini-album song 'Gee'. It's a popular song I'm sure all of you have heard before. Back then, I thought all of them were ugly. I was like 'Ewww.....' LOL! Eyesight problem? But the more I looked at them, the more I fall for their beauty. Still, I don't think all of then are pretty. Hehehe~
The most beautiful of them I would say is Tiffany.
Rumors spread about her having plastic surgery before debut. Well, who cares she got surgery or not. It's a common thing in Korea anyway. I just love the way she looks...(after surgery?) especially her eye-smile. It's very captivating.
Second would be Yuri~
Though at first sight she really does look like Yoona. In fact, all the members looked alike at first sight. I'm serious.
Coming up third is After School's Nana! (I know....weird group name)
Well, I can't think of any more so I'll just stop at these top 3.
Wait, how about T-ara?
Hyomin? Jiyeon? Eunjung? Err....I don't know. Again, similar faces. One thing for sure is I admire their hair. I want their hair!! My hair sucks!!! T^T
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Dancing is 'fun'
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Phew! I'm sweating like hell. I didn't know dancing can be this hard. Well, maybe it's because I'm just a beginner (actually, I've never learn dancing before). Hehehe~
Pinocchio is the first song I'm dancing to. The dance is a little weird actually (well, it's f(x) after all) but overall, the dance is okay (at least it's better than nu abo). It took me 2 days to learn the steps in the first 2 minutes of the video. Although I've knew the steps but sometimes I'll still forget or go out of sync. This dance really makes me tired. My muscles are aching right now! I doubt I can for the audition tomorrow.
Anyway, this is the dance cover by someone else (that's not me ah...) that I've found on Youtube. I'm using it as a tutorial and guideline.
Actually, I tried dancing lachata before pinocchio but lachata is way harder.
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