Kpop Update: F(x) "Rum Pum Pum Pum"

F(x) is back after their 1 year hiatus. Yay!!  I really don't get why SM Entertainment don't showcase them more often. Anyway, they are back with a brand new single called "Rum Pum Pum Pum". Their MV came out late last night and I was really excited about it because I love all the songs of F(x).

Watch the video first before reading my reaction :)

First off, I love the MV! It's kinda like a mixture of Pinnochio and Electric Shock which makes it look cool. I didn't even care that it's the usual SM boxed videos because the girls really looked great in this one. I'm even thinking of recreating their makeup look. Krystal and Luna shined in this video the most and I really liked their hair colors. Victoria is still as gorgeous as ever while Sulli still looks cute. Amber looks pretty but I just wish they put her in pretty clothes. Why does she have the worst outfit always? She can still look pretty while maintaining her boyish image, SM just needs to find good stylist.


Also, I just wish they distributed the exposure equally among the members because there's too much of Krystal here. I know she's beautiful and probably the most popular member and that it's for promotions BUT this is a group MV so they shouldn't focus on her if it's not her turn. Be fair SM! The other members should shine too!  

Now, on the song, it definitely doesn't have the "Love at first hear" effect. It is the type of song that will grow on you and will like after listening to it a couple of times. I believe I needed to hear it for at least 6x before I started liking it which made me a little sad. All their previous songs are way way better than this and I have liked all of them since the first time I heard them until now. Rum Pum Pum Pum is kinda lacking something to make me say "wow!" but I will still download it because I'm an F(x) fan and I will still support them. I just hope their next song would be better :)

RATING: 3/5 - 

The song is just okay for me. You need to listen to it a couple of times before you start liking it because it is a type of song that needs getting used to.



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Drama Review: To The Beautiful You

Happy Friday everyone! So, one of the dramas that I've been watching lately, To The Beautiful You, just finished yesterday. And I wanted to post the review now while it is still fresh in my mind :)

TITLE: To The Beautiful You
GENRE: live action, comedy, gender-bender
EPISODES: 16
BROADCASTING NETWORK: SBS

AIR TIME: Wednesday- Thursday
AIRING PERIOD: August 16 - October 4, 2012 

SYNOPSIS:
It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in Full Blossom), written by Hisaya Nakajo. The Korean series is the fourth television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese Hana Kimi, the Japanese Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and its remake Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011.

It is a story about a Japanese girl (living in the US) named Ashiya Mizuki who went to Japan by herself and entered an all-boys school to see and encourage Sano Izumi, a popular high-jumper, to compete again.

CASTS:
Choi Sulli of F(x) as Goo Jae Hee /Ashiya Mizuki
Choi Minho of SHINee as Kang tae Joon / Sano Izumi
Lee Hyun Woo as Cha Eun Gyeol / Shuichi Nakatsu
Kim Ji Won as Seol Ha Na
Seo Joon Young as Ha Seungri / Nanba Minami
Hwang Kwang Hee as  Song jong Min / Senri Nakao
Kang Ha Neul as Min Hyeon Jae / Makoto Kaguraza

Watch the English subbed videos at MyKimchiDrama. Just click here to go to the page.


MY THOUGHTS:

As I've said before, Hana Kimi is one of my favorite manga and this had been translated into live actions by Japan and Taiwan simultaneously years ago. Both live action adaptations garnered a huge fan base and the Japanese version (the original...I hate the remake) is my favorite because it is really fun to watch and and the way it was directed made it look like a live anime. I believe I watched that drama at least a dozen times already and I still enjoyed it. In short, I really have a very high emotional attachment with this story and I don't want to get disappointed. 

I was actually skeptical to watch this Korean adaptation, To The Beautiful You, at first when I heard Minho of SHINee and Sulli of F(x) will be the main cast. Hyunwoo is a great actor so I know he will do well for his role as "Nakatsu" but I had doubts for Minho and Sulli because this is their first time acting and Sulli is too girly to pass as a boy. I just told myself to give it a chance and watch the first 2 episodes... If I don't like it, I'll just pass this up like what I did with the remake Japan made last year. Luckily, I liked how Sulli turned out so I followed this drama every week. 

The last episode was aired yesterday and the English subbed version got released today so I was able to watch it already. All I can say is, this is really a good drama. It did not disappoint and I liked how the director wrapped everything up. Everyone has a happy ending and I am glad they didn't copied anything from the Japan and Taiwan versions. The Korean version created their own adaptation based on the manga itself so it gave To The Beautiful You a uniqueness of its own and it became a must watch live action for fans of Hana Kimi.

This version focused on the friendship between Goo Jae Hee - Kang Tae Joon - Cha Eun Gyeol and also the rivalry between Tae Joon and Hyeon Jae. There's no excessive competitions like in the Japanese version...they just used the important ones like the Miss Genie competition and also the high jump events. Dorm 1 and 3 are also not as important as with the Japanese version because TTBY were more focused on the Dorm 2 activities and characters.

I think I prefer this version of Sano Izumi portrayed by MinHo because he really became playful and caring and full of life once he accepted that he likes Goo Jae Hee as a girl and not as his roommate. I also prefer the ending because it had closure to everything :)


I'll stop my review here so that I won't give out spoilers. Do check this drama out if you liked Hana Kimi, Coffee Prince and You're Beautiful.


OVER ALL RATING: 5/5

 Definitely a must watch! I really don't get it why this got a low rating in Korea. The acting is great and has a very light storyline so everyone in the family can watch this. Although it did not garnered a lot of local support, this definitely received a lot of love from international fans like me. I hope SM Entertainment decides to create a Youtube Special for this just like what they did with Playful Kiss who also had the same fate hehe :)

Faith is still ongoing (1 more month to go) and the subbing for When Love Walked In is still not done (only until Episode 15 as of October 4) so I'll probably watch The Panda and The Hedgehog (where Donghae of Super Juinor is the lead actor) every Wednesday and Thursday to replace To the Beautiful You timeslot hehe.  

What about you? What's the current drama you are watching?

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2012 MBC Idol Star Olympics

Hello! Have you watched the 2012 MBC Idol Olympics already? If not, I have found a couple Youtuber who posted the event of this year's Idol Olympics so feel free to watch them here. These don't have English subtitle but it is still a good watch ^_^

1. Table Tennis Mixed Double

Nichkhun (2PM) and Jiyeon (T-Ara) vs Changmin (2AM) and Amber (Fx)

2. Fencing (women division)

Victoria (Fx) vs Sunhwa (Secret)

3. Track & Field (men)

Look at Jo Kwon's (2AM) face while running LOL so funny ^_^

I love Doojoon (ZE:A) in sports related shows ^_^

4. Long Jump (men)

Seulong (2AM)! He has really long legs..definitely an advantage haha ^_^

Video Credits to shu35151229 from Youtube^_^

If you want to watch the whole 2012 London Idol Olympics in 1 video, watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJaTHX9YLB4

Hope you enjoy the videos!

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KhunToria Reunion at MBC Golden Fishery Radio Star

You know how much I love variety shows and one of my favorite is We Got Married. I have watched that show by MBC since the first season -- my favorite is JoongBo (Kim Hyun Joong of SS501 and Hwang Bo). I didn't actually watched season 2 because I don't like the cast so much but when Adam Couple (Jo Kwon of 2AM and Gain of Brown Eyed Girls) came in at the start of 3rd season, I started watching again. My favorite couples are KhunToria (Nichkhun of 2PM and Victoria of F(x)) and YongSeo (Jung Yonghwa of CN Blue and Seohyun of SNSD). Currently, they are airing 2 couples which is WooJung (Jangwoo and Eunjung of T-ara) and Dimples Couple (Leeteuk of Super Junior and Kang Sora).

Anyway, KhunToria has recently came out together as guests on MBC's Golden Fishery Radio Star. This is actually the fist time this year that they saw each other again on a TV show which made me happy. The last time I saw them together is during their stint as MC on MBC Gayo Daejun (I had a hard time looking for KhunToria cuts during the show so if you know where I can watch them, please share them with me in the comment section below) last December 2011 just right after their part in WGM ended. And as a fan of the couple, I am so happy to see them not feeling awkward and still enjoying each others company even though they're not a "couple" anymore :)

I just wanted to share the English subbed version of the show to all KhunToria fans out there. I hope this will make your day too ^_^

KhunToria @ MBC Golden Fishery Radio Star [English subbed]

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

*Credits to Rizzygly for the English subs and for uploading the video*

K-pop Updates: News of the week

Hello everyone! This post will be filled with updates about Kpop news that happened this week ^_^

1. Wonder Girls made their comeback on the different music programs after releasing their new single "LIKE THIS". They also released another song called "GIRLFRIEND" and performed it live.

Here's the MV:

Here's their comeback stage at Inkigayo last June 6.

Here's their comeback stage at Music Bank.

2. MBC We Got Married will start airing again after their 3 months hiatus! The first episode will air on June 16 tentatively but at least they withdrawn their announcement that the show was already cancelled. Yay! I can't wait to see WooJung and TeukSo couples. I hope they'll show WooJung's wedding already coz it's past their 1 year anniversary ^_^

3. F(x) just released their new single "ELECTRIC SHOCK" and it already had more than 3 million views on Youtube after 3 days and the week isn't over yet! Let's make it 4 million views! I love the song ^_^

That's my top 3 news right now for all of my readers who are also Kpop fans like me. Are you excited for WGM too? Enjoy the videos!

Till next time, bye! ^_^