I'm angry at Kpop atm. The quality has gone down sharply and I hate the excuse "that's what people want" whatever. I don't want it.
I mean, either the idols can sing and the song sucks
or
the song is decent and they can't sing for hell!
Where's the balance? People like IU who usually displays her guitar/vocal skills and alternative twists to pop songs, goes and promotes the same style cutesy stuff instead of the things she's showed she can do! T_T
And I'm glad HyunAh's mv was made 19+ but really, there's no point if you're gonna do it after it's exposed everywhere.
I miss Koyote, Typhoon and days of kpop variety. Balladers still have a going but compared to xman days it's not as strong. It's easier to tell if you can't read korean what type of music is running by checking charts and variety shows. In x man and love letter days, sexy pop, fun pop, ballad pop and rockish pop reigned, it had variety like pop is meant to have to have. It's just stuck at one place for 2 years now.
Now you watch you can tell it's all sexy and shirt ripping pop. 2PM's song and concept let me breathe but I really didn't like their live voice quality. I think Junsu deserves the rest now after promotions are over for now cause his voice really degraded for me and he was my favourite vocal. I've shifted to JunHo XD
Anyway, enough of my whining.
Recommendation ListK-Pop
I'm putting
Ajoo first- man he had a
strong voice in dancing and
beautiful voice being still I think he was an idol who deserved more popularity than he got. It's sad. Barely anyone wants idols who can sing now. They want showcasing idols or else 1/2 - 3/4 of the most popular idols wouldn't be so popular right now. I also don't mean whole groups because some groups just have certain members with next to no vocal ability. Ajoo, I hope you make a comeback where your talents are noticed and well recieved this time!
I'm right here waiting <3
Leessang - this is my chance to advertise Ali because I think she's amazing... errr Leessang are too XD
This episode looks amazing, leesang, hwayobi in the back there, epik high O>O must find it, that's not Ali by the way, this is Ali in
this perf of BallerinoAli - I love her voice and
365 days (il). What I like is that she has a diverse range and a raspy voice that turns on and off like a switch.
Cover of Fallin,
Cover of I'll Be ThereDBSK
LynBaek Ji Young and her more
dance pop Not really a strong perf there but I'm too lazy to search XD
2NE1
2PM
2AM
Kim Ji Eun and
Hanbeonman malhae .. can't romanise the last one x]
Clazziquai - sometimes pop but not so much. I just wanna name drop
Typhoon All that sexy and they stop for some sensual good singing. Love this song XD and then into the old school kpop sound! I love the mv for
So >-<
Koyote and
again Not live but I wanted a medley
Rain - I like Rainism but I like his older stuff even more
Avoid the sun I don't really like his seo taiji and the boys rendition but whatever ignore that rofl.... He can be my
Bad Guy any time <3
Fresh Woman Annyonghaseyo, Bi imnida!!
OPPPPPA .... haha
Hyori - she hasn't got a strong voice but it's stable. That means she can maintain her voice/notes whilst doing her crazy dances and I respect her for that one. Just an
MR to display what I means. Anyway. I love
this live Some vids sound way better in HD, do it!
JpopMorning Musume (my first loves lol I havent listened to their stuff after 2006 but I know I'm obsessed with 2006- stuff)
Koda Kumi - I only like Juicy, Show girl, cherry girl, get up and move!!, shake it, taboo, trick, cutie honey and some other singles. I don't like any other songs but she's amazing live, I must see her live <3
Singles Medley 1 and
2 Marry me <333 I love this perf of
Shake It and
it's NSFW or people who are sensitive to strong sexual connotations Love the Engrish
M-flo - they're hip-hop but really
hybrid Man I really love m-flo. I dunno how I came to like them but I knew them probably in 2006 because in 07 I knew them and that's when I watched ISWAK xD. Anyway. Feel the energy? For the k-poppers. This si the best Boa and verbal perf of love bug, it couldn't get any better compard to other perfs I watched.
Here and she's more loose comapred to the stiffer reserved moves she had in other perfs.
Mika Nakashima - I didn't like orion, other albums though <3 Nana ost
Glamourous Sky and
Life She cracks a few times but I still love her voice
Mai Yamane - She's really great and she's gone from
this rock popper to this
mellow soul with
passion. She may not do pop poprock anymore but her change over the years is also my favourite. I came to know her through her singing in
Cowboy bebop (which is a great soundtrack - not pop though)
Yuko Ando - she's complete
LOVE and
LOVE KOKIA -
<3Salyu - I discovered her when I watche dall about lily chou chou 2 years ago... I fell in love with the film and soundtrack. Beautiful voice <33 I think the only three live perfs of the soundtrack songs.
Here,
here and
here and this is my favourite song from Salyu out of the OST.
Landmarks and
Liberty She's not even pop. I'm getting carried away but I am just appreciating all the music XD *Excuses* She does some popish songs!!!
C/tw-popS.H.E - I love Ella's voice! I like
them Ranie Yang - in the recent lives she's been very weak. I hop she gets rest. Apart form that I like her voice, the songs she does is catered for her
voice.
I like fei lun hai but I don't recommend them cause they can't sing live to save their life. I instead like watching them have full group interviews with Calvin's awkward jokes which I find hilarious!
Uhm I dunno if Carrchy is pop, I'm really fail with genres unless it's blatant in my face especially with how music is so hybrid now. Too many sub genres!!
I think they're indie pop
Anyway.
Cover and their
own song <333
Sandee Chen - I love her songs. My
fav song and
liveI can't think of anymore I wanna recommend right now. Prob later. Since I can't tell if they're pop or not XD
Anyway. I'm for diverse pop! I know pop is about popular now a days but it's also about experimenting, mixing, hybridity, new edge. Not following the herd. Sad example is how T-ARA started claiming to bring back the finkl and ses scene but when TTL gave a huge response their management scrapped the previous idea and came with butt shaking sheeps. Lovely. The pun was intended!!! They can't even sing it properly cause it's not in their vocal range. My ears bleed. However, my cover of Bo Beep is 5xmillion times worse <3