FAME - 10cm "Tonight, I'm Afraid of the Dark"

Welcome to the fifth episode of FAME! It seems that our schedules keep getting crazier every week, so for this week’s post I (Vic) will be the only one writing again. College homework is apparently usurping most of Dillon’s time lately (yay for being a good student!).

For this week’s FAME, I will be reviewing “Tonight, I’m Afraid of the Dark” by 10cm. (<-- click me to watch the music video).

I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to finally listen to this group. I had actually known about 10cm for a little while, but I had never bothered to listen to any of their stuff before and -wow- are they good! The music is mellow and calming as is the lead singer’s voice. This song is so simplistic compared to a lot of other Korean music I’ve been listening too, and I absolutely adore it.

Thankfully I was able to find a copy of the song on YouTube with and English translation of the lyrics – which made me love the song even more. Not only can the duo make simple music sound so beautiful, but they also chose simple, sweet lyrics which really bring the song to life. My friends also instantly fell in love with the song for these same reasons.

I also have a lot of respect for people who can perform their music live just as well as the studio recorded version – which is something I think music these days is lacking. So I was really impressed when I looked up the live version of the song and found that it sounds just as beautiful as the studio recording.

The plot of the music video was a bit confusing at first, or at least I had to watch it several times to understand it. There’s a security guard wondering around what seems to be some sort of art museum. There’s a room filled with a bunch of picture frames everywhere in the background with 10cm is sitting in the middle of the room performing the song. And, then there’s that whole scene where it looks like a guy meets up with his girlfriend to have a discreet birthday party – or something that involves a cake with candles anyways. They did tie these three themes together a little bit, but there are still a few major flaws. It seems as though the couple have their little get together in a secluded outside balcony of the museum, and the security guard starts snooping around looking for the tings which aren’t quite in their place because he can hear something. The couple have a good time eating their cake, taking a nap, and making a wish on a paper hot air balloon, but are almost spotted by the security guard when he starts shining his flashlight everywhere. The guard then starts walking through a room filled with pictures of the couple doing the activities of that night – How did they develop those pictures so quickly, frame them, and hang them up already? Yes, it’s cute, but it totally messes up the timeline of the video. Then the security guard finds the one picture that is hung crookedly – the one of 10cm playing in that room with all the other frames – and fixes it and continues on his rounds. So, they did tie all three aspects of the music video together in a nice artistic way, but the timeline/plot still annoys me a little bit. I did think the plot line for the couple matched the feel of the song really well though. The couple also had great acting skills – they were a believable loving couple and their body language was great (instead of a male and female stuck in a room pretending to be nice to each other).

There is no English in this song, so I can’t give this song an English rating this week.

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FAME - Ailee(에일리) "Heaven"

Hi guys! Welcome to the fourth episode of FAME. I'm sorry it has been so long since you have heard from me, Dillon; I have been very busy, I cannot seem to enter my password correctly, but I am finally on Spring Break! Victoria has been on Spring Break this week too but will not be doing her part of the review for this Friday because she has been in Alabama visiting her grandmother and just hasn't had time to contribute.


Anyways, for this week's Friday Awesome Music & Entertainment, I will be reviewing "Heaven" by Ailee(에일리) (<-- click me to watch the music video [I'm finally learning how to seamlessly incorporate links ^_^]).


This song has been a favorite of mine and Victoria’s for a while now, and it should not be hard to see why, even if it is not one of your favorites.  The music video and song are very well constructed and stylized, and let’s be honest; it is just a beautiful melody.  I speak no Korean, but I feel like I know what the song is saying because of Ailee’s voice and the artistry of herself and her Director(s.)  The words are never choppy and flow well, and her English is FLAWLESS - so I'll give it a 5 out of 5.

But, let's discuss the music video itself. First of all, how about those effects?  They are really genius.  It took me a while to understand them, but on my second viewing, I finally realized why part of the video is bright and slightly obscured by light: her old boyfriend has died, and presumably is watching over her.  It is brilliant how the first half of the video establishes the past relationship and even makes it seem like it is still occurring.  The first half makes them look like a really cute pair! (Check out 10 seconds.)  This makes it more shocking and emotional when the second half begins; showing that he is dead and that she cannot see him and merely remembers him by tapes and pictures.  AND NO, HE IS NOT JESUS! I keep seeing that on the comments on YouTube and want to say, “What?  She is looking at old pictures and videos of them together; he obviously died!”  Haha. 


In any case, when the new boyfriend walks in it is really cool to see that her guardian angel (her dead boyfriend), or so I like to believe, is happy for her ... and that the new guy does not look like a(n) ________ (<-- apply your own insult/expletive here).  I also love the part where she looks back into the house at the end and leaves - it is like she can feel his approving presence in the house wishing her good luck with her new boyfriend. 

All in all, her voice and artistry are amazing.  It starts off very timidly and her voice builds into determination, or some other powerful resolve or emotion.  She really builds the song up and definitely keeps me interested.  The song, to me, fits the music video very well, and the effects are great, though Vic. seems to think the three heads at around 1:52 are too much.  ;)  I think it is awesome!  And guys, how about (3:05-08.)  How sad is that?  Anyway, I am INTERESED IN HEARING WHAT YOU GUYS THINK!  Please respond here or on Facebook!  These reviews are for you guys after all!  THANK YOU!!!!              

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FAME – Miro (Miroslav Kostadinov) “Angel Si Ti” aka “You’re an Angel”

Welcome to the third episode of FAME! I know that for some of you this may turn out to be the second episode of SAME, but, once again, life happened – making it impossible for me (Vic – Dillon will be out this week due to loads of homework) to get this post out this afternoon. But hey, it’s still Friday in my part of the world, so we’ll say that it still counts. ^_^

For this week’s FAME, I will be reviewing “Angel Si Ti” by Miro (<-- click me to watch the music video [I'm finally learning how to seamlessly incorporate links ^_^] ). 

Dillon is actually the person who shared this song with me in the first place because he introduced me to Eurovision. He’s also responsible for my addiction to foreign music (or at least it’s foreign to me since it isn’t produced in the states), but that’s another story haha. Anyways, this song is a product of the Eurovision song contest in 2010. And, even though I’ve been listening to it for two years, I still love it. Miro made two versions of this song – one in Bulgarian and another in English. I usually listen to the English version just so I can know what the lyrics actually are, but I still enjoy listening to it in its original language as well. Everyone I’ve shared “You’re an Angel” with has also shared my reaction and loved the song.

I absolutely love the tone of this song and the lyrics. Yes, it may be a typical love song, but I’m still a sucker for it since the soundtrack behind it has so many layers. I’m also a sucker for almost any song that incorporates an orchestral strings section or a piano track, and this song uses both. On top of the beautiful piano and strings part, Kostadinov’s voice blends beautifully with the track. It’s a great piece of modern pop craftsmanship – if that’s even possible to say (I almost find it an oxymoron since pop music and craftsmanship rarely go hand-in-hand).

I do have a few complaints though – not pertaining to the song. The song is gorgeous; the music video however, is, well, I find it rather atrocious. I can understand musicians being on a tight budget, but this was made for an international audience. Why does the video look like it was done on such a tight budget? I mean, half of the backgrounds are really bad computer animations – as are the special effects when he’s walking around in the streets. Ok, I get the point that he’s a fallen angel – so he falls from a big star from space to Earth in the beginning of the video, but couldn’t it have been slightly more realistic looking? I also like the idea of the wings throughout the video, but they’re still really fake. It makes me sad. I do like how people seem naturally drawn to him on the streets, but I don’t see how that really correlates to the lyrics of the song. The English version of the music video “You’re an Angel” is nearly completely different from its Bulgarian counterpart. The video is a bit graphic, but it does seem to have a decent plot to it which matches the lyrics of the song. It still has a bit of bad computer imaging in it; however the film quality seems to have drastically improved. It doesn’t seem to be as low budget as the video officially posted on the Eurovision website/YouTube channel. There isn’t really much to try to interpret in either video since the lyrics and the video match up decently. So, no artsy-fartsy comments this week.

The live performances of this song are also great. Overall, I think Miroslav Kostadinov is a great singer, even if his Bulgarian music video is bad quality. It seemed rather obvious that he enjoys singing and doing what he loves – or at least that’s what I gathered from the permanent grin on his face during his live performances.

As for the English version of this song, I’ll give it a 5 out of 5. I didn’t have any problems understanding any of the lyrics because his pronunciation was always “spot on”.

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Education Questions: Choosing a University

Decisions. Decisions!
In the United States around this time of year (spring), many high school seniors are making their final decisions when it comes to what college they decide to go to. But, many of you have asked something like, "How do the students make a decision about college/university when their schooling isn't designed for a certain track? How did you make your decision?" Well, I can tell you that there are many different ways to make these sorts of decisions. I cannot, however, tell you how everyone comes to make these decisions. What I will do in this post though is tell you how I went about choosing my University and College.

As I have already said in a previous post High School: My Experience (Part 1), students here in the states get to pick their scholastic paths much more than students in other countries (or at least that's what I've been told). Consequently, choosing a college and career path can prove to be much more difficult. The nice thing is that we have the freedom to choose; the bad thing is that we have to live with the consequences of our choices for the rest of our lives. Many students even go off to college for 1-2 years to see what really interests them before making such an important decision as picking their major (like Dillon). Other people already have a good idea of what they want to do so they choose a college within a university and go into their freshman year with major declared (like me). The students who do not quite know what they want to major in just yet most often choose their university because of cost, location, facilities, and student life. However, those students who already wish to declare a major search for universities which offer a degree in the major they want. Other things these students look for also include the prestige of the university, cost, location, facilities, student life, and so on.

I knew, going into my senior year of high school, what I wanted to major in - Korean language and Business. I also knew that due to cost and other family issues I needed to attend a university located East of the Mississippi River. These two main factors helped narrow my choices greatly. In fact, my research showed that there are only two schools East of the Mississippi which offer Korean as a major. There were a few other schools which offered minors in Korean, but only The Ohio State University and Indiana University Bloomington offered majors in this subject area. Tuition and fees for these schools were about the same for out of state students so I decided that I would attend the university which offered me the most scholarship money. Well, that's not totally true. - My eyes were already set on The Ohio State University because it is in the top ten business schools in the country and is known as a great overall school for getting the most out of the education for the price ("getting the most bang for your buck" as they put it - an OSU pun since their mascot is the buckeye), plus I really liked the campus when I toured it (and my mother may have graduated from their as well). Let's just say that, overall, I really like OSU. But, they did happen to offer me the most in scholarships and opportunities, so I did decide to go to The Ohio State University. GO BUCKS! ... Did I mention that they have a great football team? - not that I keep up with those sorts of things. No, really - I don't know much about football; I just know that OSU is good at winning at it.

I shall write another post that includes more info about how/why/concerns about choosing my college, but I think this is enough to give an introduction for now. You may notice that my writing tone changes as well in the next post I make about this topic, but, since it will be more personal, I will write it from a more personal angle.

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- Vic

FAME - The "DANCE!!!" Edition

Welcome to the second episode of FAME! I know that for some of you this may turn out to be the first episode of SAME (Saturday Awesome Music & Entertainment), but it really couldn’t be helped. I’m still in the middle of applying for scholarships for college, and there was a bit of a fiasco whilst trying to create my graduation announcements and party invitations – so that’s why this is being posted later than I anticipated. But hey, at least it’s still being released on Friday right? :D

For this week’s FAME, we are reviewing “Fantastic Baby” by BIGBANG. If you haven’t listened to it yet, or just want to refresh your memory then please follow the link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbokV76tkU&feature=g-u&context=G242e94bFUAAAAAAACAA

Now can I (Vic) just take a moment to say, “YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!” hahaha – for 2 reasons: 1. We get to do a review of a BIGBANG song before Simon and Martina, and 2. I had no idea if YG really was going to release a music video for the song, but they did just in time for us to review it! And by us, I mostly mean me, because Dillon has a load of homework to plow through :[ … (He might be able to add some comments on later though.)

For those of you who don’t already know, I can definitely qualify as a VIP (I don’t go overboard with fangirling though – I mean, if I saw a member of BIGBANG walking down the street, I would definitely wave, but, unless they called me over to them, I wouldn’t bother to approach them. I know what band life is like [to a degree]; getting a bunch of attention from people you don’t know is kinda fun, but if you’re a shy person, then it can be rather scary at the same time). Anyways, I’m really excited that I get review “Fantastic Baby” this week since you guys voted it in. I have to be honest with you guys though; when I first heard this song, I didn’t really like it. Actually, I was laughing rather hysterically because of TOP’s part where he says “boomshakala”. I couldn’t believe that the phrase “boomshakala” was making a comeback. But, I do have a rule for myself – I must listen to the song 3 times before judging whether I like or dislike it. So, I listened to “Fantastic Baby” again…and again…and again. Let’s just say that I changed my mind and decided to play it on loop – for several days in a row. In fact, when I put it on the charts this week, I didn’t even know if there was going to be a music video for it or not.

My friends that I’ve shared it with this week had about the same reaction I did too – except playing it on loop everyday. Unlike BIGBANG’s “Blue”, however, this song does not evoke a universal appreciation for Korean music . This is probably because “Fantastic Baby” has a much stronger K-Pop vibe to it. And yes, I do think K-Pop has an “acquired taste” to it – especially K-Pop music videos.

I also have to admit that I didn’t like the music video at all the first time I watched it. I think it was because I had already listened to the song so many times before the release of the video – so I had already begun creating an image of the music video in my head. The only problem when I did see the music video is that it didn’t match what I had created with my imagination at all. I was rather crestfallen, but I still forced myself to watch the video at least 3 more times. And, you guessed it, I put the music video on loop. One time I replayed the video just so I could count how many times GD’s hair changed – 6 times in case you were wondering.  I still don’t completely love the music video (I’ll explain why later), but I do have an appreciation for it now.

I had to watch the music video several times to appreciate the levels of symbolism YG has incorporated into this one. I mean, seriously, this MV is jam-packed with symbolism. On a not so artsy-fartsy note though, I love the fact that they incorporated an owl into the MV. It seemed oddly placed, but I still think it’s cool. In the opening of the video it seems that BIGBANG is trying to raise a resistance against all of the cookie-cutter/military forces who believe dancing and music are inappropriate.  (maybe they’re trying to tell the elders “hey, it’s ok to have some fun – and we’re gon’ do it whether you like it or not – just feel the beat and have fun”) The members of BIGBANG are placed on thrones throughout the video because they are the great leaders – the kings – of the resistance.  BIGBANG even mockingly wears stylized face guards like those worn by the cookie-cutter/anti-music people to show how they are the new, improved rule setters. GD leads them all in from his throne, TOP shows up next … in a picture frame? (Ugh I’ll have to address this in a minute), then Taeyang leads by peaceful resistance through meditation, Daesung is chained by the oppression of the current leaders, and Seungri is challenges the oppressors from his throne. Then, they finally come down off of their thrones to instruct their followers and dance the night away.

Enough with the artsy-fartsy interpretations though! I want to address my problems I had with the video that way I can end on a good note. TOP, oh TOP, you have turned into “just a face” for people to look at – not the intense rapper you were back in the days of “Haru Haru”. Why, YG, would you stick TOP in a picture frame and only let him finish the end lines to his rap parts? It almost makes him look like he forgot his lines whilst filming the video so he decided to bluff by looking into the camera and only lip-sync the words he could remember – but that’s just my opinion. (I know that TOP is way too professional to let a scenario like that occur, but that’s just what it looks like to me.) Also, Daesung may be looking mighty fine, but do you really have to edit it the super-sexy-watch-me-flex-my-muscles bits? Granted, the fangirl in me is saying “eeehhheeee yay! Daesung has always been my favorite because of the timbre that his voice carries and YG finally decided to actually give him a bit of limelight this year.” But then rational part of me says, “Why, YG, must you market Daesung like he’s a nice piece of meat?”  In fact, the only member of the group that didn’t completely expose his upper half in the MV was GD. Hmm. The eccentric hair and clothing makes up for it? – Which brings me to the praise section of the MV :)

I love the fact that GD’s hair changed 6 times throughout the course of the video. Yes, I was so intrigued by it that I just had to count it. I also loved how well GD’s lyrics and role in the music video matched. I thought Seungri’s lyrics and role matched perfectly as well. In fact, I’m wondering if his part will result in the MV and song being banned from certain playing times on Korean radio stations (like DBSK’s “Mirotic”) because of the lyrical content. Taeyang really gets into his part too. He even nearly gave himself whiplash by rocking out so hard (at 3:48 in the MV). I’m not a huge fan of tattoos, but I can appreciate relevant body art (which washes off). I love how they brought back the cassette with wings – that was a nice nostalgic touch.  I also really liked the atmosphere at the end of the video. It was all about people free styling and having a good time – which is exactly what the lyrics convey. Sometimes I wished parts of the video were choreographed, but then I realize that that could detract from the intentions of the lyrics.

As usual, I had no problems understanding any of the English lyrics in the song, so I’ll give BIGBANG a 5 out of 5 for pronunciation.

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FAME - The "Rock Your Socks Off in Space" Edition

Welcome to the first episode of Friday Awesome Music & Entertainment (FAME)!

Or can we really call it an episode since we don’t really have a video to go with this post just yet? Hmmm...we're going to have to work on fixing that. Anyways, this week you’ve voted for BIGBANG’s “Blue”, but Simon and Martina from eatyourkimchi.com already reviewed it. And, I (Vic) must say, they did an awesome job. So awesome in fact that, I can’t really add anything to what they’ve already said. I absolutely love this song, the atmosphere of the MV, and the tone of all the singers. Bravo, BIGBANG!  This song doesn’t really sound like K-pop at all, but it is beautiful nonetheless. Please follow the link for the full review and music video http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/kpop-bigbang-blue/.

Since we couldn’t really come up with anything original for our review of “Blue”, we decided to review the next song on the list. Or should we say the next two songs on the list – they were tied for second place. So, without further ado, this week’s FAME is the “rock your socks off in space” addition with “기분 좋아 (Feel Good) (Feat. 정희주)” by Super Kidd (슈퍼키드) and “Out in Space” by Тимур Родригез (T-moor Rodriguez).

If you haven’t heard/watched “기분 좋아 (Feel Good) (Feat. 정희주)” by Super Kidd (슈퍼키드) yet, then I (Vic – the writer doing most of the critique for this song) recommend you go watch it now – or else the rest of this may not make any sense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jHc9YHG3Io&feature=BFa&list=PL249BF68C7B44DC9B&lf=results_main

Holy Indie K-Rock Batman, I (Vic) love this song! This song makes me cheer up and “feel good” every time I listen to it – and it was released on my birthday to boot! I had never heard of Super Kidd before, but now I’m hooked. The music video may be a bit difficult to understand from a foreigner’s perspective without knowing anything about Korea. I mean, they filmed part of it in a Jjimjjilbang – which was kinda strange yet funny and symbolic. However, I did love the bright colors of their clothing – it totally matches the “feel  good” vibe of the song.  

I haven’t really shared the songs with any of my friends yet though, so I can’t tell you other people’s reaction to the song. Well, actually I did just share it with Dillon, but I forgot to warn him of how “different” it was … so he didn’t even finish watching it the first time. I asked him to try it 3 more times before he made his absolute decision of if he liked it or not though. The reason I haven’t shared it with any of my other friends is because, well, I’m the only weird one that listens to foreign music. Actually, that’s a lie too. I have two other friends who listen to J-pop and one (who’s actually Vietnamese) that listens to some K-pop; I just forgot to share the song with them ahead of time. I actually just found out about this song a week or so ago, and I’ve been busy. So. Uh. Yeah. … Enough with my excuses!

I’m just now starting to listen to K-indie/rock. Let’s just say that it’s really hard to find out about these groups state side. (*ahem* thank you Simon and Martina for doing a K-indie series and introducing me to this genre of music *hem*) So, I really don’t have anything relative to compare Super Kidd to yet. Judging by this music video however, they seem like a rocking group that just wants to have fun sharing their music with Korea. I would say the world, but, uh, the video was a bit too Korean (with the jjimjjilbang and some other references) for me to say that.

Unfortunately, I can’t find an English subtitled version of the video or even a good set of translated lyrics, so I’m a bit lost in the true meaning of the song. I will, however, attempt to BS my way through the video meaning of this song while pointing out a few other things in the video. The video opens with the lead singer dressed in his bright yellow band outfit holding a red, sound effects mega phone – what a way to open with a bang! The bright colors really pop against the white background making the intro boldly state that this is going to be a fun song. At about the 40 second mark, he’s in a jjimjjilbang. For those of you who don’t know, a jjimjjilbang is a Korean bathhouse. I don’t know a whole lot about these places nor have I ever been to one, but what I do know is that it is a place where friends and families can go to chill, get super squeaky clean, bond, and relax in saunas. I really wish I could understand all of the lyrics so I could explain this better, but I think he could be in the jjimjjilbang to get cleaned up and wash away all the bad things in his life, so he can start clean and fresh – so he can feel good. The rest of the time, it seems like he’s rocking out with his band – which is totally cool. I haven’t really seen a whole lot of Korean music videos where the singers actually interact with the band. This was a nice change. And, though they may not dance like other Korean artists, Super Kidd does have a decent stage presence. Another thing I noted was how great it sounds both in the music video and live/stage recordings. Unlike several other Korean groups I’ve heard, I don’t think they did any lip syncing and they sounded almost exactly the same. Hoo-rah Super Kidd – you don’t need those sorts of things to be awesome in person!

As far as their English pronunciation goes, I’ll give them a 5 out of 5. Though the song doesn’t have much English in it, what was used was totally understandable. I didn’t have to look for a copy of the lyrics to be able to distinguish the Korean from the English. They even nailed their L’s in “feeL good” every time. When I first saw the title of the song, I was rather worried that it might come out sounding like “fear good”, but both the lead singer and Cheong HuiJu kept perfect pronunciation the whole time in both live and MV recordings.

And that’s a wrap up for “기분 좋아 (Feel Good) (Feat. 정희주)” by Super Kidd (슈퍼키드).

If you haven’t heard/watched and “Out in Space” by Тимур Родригез (Timur (T-moor) Rodriguez) yet, then I (Dillon– the writer doing most of the critique for this song) recommend you go watch it now – or else the rest of this may not make any sense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0L8TXM4F3Y

Hi, this is the new author Dillon!  First, I would like to make an early apology: this is not going to be a very long or detailed post and is likely to contain a few errors.  I have a ton of work to do. Yay for college! - NOT. I digress. 

Timur Rodriguez really outdid himself with this song.  I was hoping it would be in Russian when I first heard it, but man, this is good stuff.  The opening is amazing and really catches one’s attention in both visuals –the dancing- and music.  The costumes are awesome too.  I do not see what it really has to do with space, unless he is speaking metaphorically, though.  I am typing as I watch (insert apology here) and can I just say, “Dang!”  Wherever it is these people are walking in this video, I want to go with them!  The director really had a good sense of style and motion while making this.  Again, outfits: awesome except for one which I will get to in a second.  Sometimes when he is dancing alone it can seem weird, but I like it anyway.  Okay…first dislike in the video: that tank top.  Why, why is it shiny?  The reference to Princess Leia and Jedi was wicked. 

Okay, this dance scene at about 2:10 is amazing.  Way to throw in some real stuff.  I suppose I can see how someone might not like it, but I think it is outstanding.  And hey, anyone who plays a piano on fire has something going for them.  Haha. [Can you say "goodness gracious great balls of fire!"? - anyone get the reference to Jerry Lee Lewis? Anybody? You guys? ... -Vic] 

Seriously, all in all the dancing rocks, the beat is awesome, and the style is really smooth and fits with the actions and scenes.  I love the effect of the dust and water when they dance in said areas.  Thanks for reading this incredibly small and general review.  Sorry to disappoint anyone expecting more and I will try to be better about this in the future.      


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