Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

[MV] PRODUCE101 - Pick Me



Mnet's new trainee survival show... kind of a 'making the band' thing.
I think it's supposed to air in January so the hype is kicking off.

This song is pretty terrible, but MY GAWD THEY'VE BUILT AN ARMY.

Edit: And then you watch the whole season and fall in love and the song becomes your jam because you're emotionally invested. OTL

Monday, December 21, 2015

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

[MV] Ku Hye Sun - A day without sound

[MV] Every Single Day - Sweet Illusion

[MV] The Stray - Give Me a Chance

[MV] Ruvin - The Place

[MV] Cho A - Flame

[MV] Roy Kim - Stay

[MV] Roy Kim - I Want To Love You

[MV] KKAKKU (feat. Choi Nakta) - Love Me

[MV] Yolhoon (feat. Whale) - Voyager

Thursday, December 3, 2015

[MV] Sonnet Son - The First Snow's Falling

[MV] Kisu (24K) - The Two of Us

[MV] GROSTO (feat. Ja Mezz) - COKE & CIG

[MV] Gurueng Train - Taxi

[MV] SEVENTEEN, Ailee - Q&A



Official channel link

Unexpected + awesome collab + CUTE = Yay

[MV] Phenomenon - Fresh

[MV] Roy Kim - The Great Dipper

[MV] TTS - Dear Santa



English version

Monday, November 30, 2015

[MV] PSY - NAPAL BAJI



I adore all the suits/shirts/pants.
Also jamming.


Going to watch the views on this one, too.
I'm guessing Daddy will have the crazier amount.
But I personally think Napal Baji is the superior track/MV.


24 HOURS LATER EDIT:
1,780,367 !!!


[MV] Royal Pirates - Run Away

[MV] PSY (feat. CL) - DADDY



The ballroom dancing has me wheezing.


328 views when I first posted... what will it be by the end of the day?
Multiple millions?


24 HOURS LATER EDIT:
 5,336,912 !!!


[MV] Joe Rhee - On Me

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

[MV] Verbal Jint (feat. Taeyeon) - If the World was Perfect

[MV] 9MUSES - Sleepless Night

Gentle warning for pill overdose (?) and being sick.



Something in the mix is annoying me. Might just be the percussion... or general levels.

Don't know what to make of the MV. Seemed like it was going for a 'Pretty Hurts' message. Like look how sad and sickening it is to want to be pretty, but super-glamorized, which would seemingly undermine that message.
And the end? No idea.

[MV] SURAN (feat. Beenzino) - Calling in Love



Was really looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint! Great sound.

[MV] 5tion - Lie



I'm even more confused now. 5tion or Rebro? *stumped*

[MV] The Barberettes - Lonesome Christmas



The holiday season kicking off already! Lol.
The Barberettes had one member change, but they're back with some Christmas doo-wop.

English version here

[MV] Yolhoon - NDND



Having a hard time finding info about this. Seems to have some association with Clazziquai.
Such a well-directed video I had to post it. Gorgeously shot.
The title means something like 'ragged' or 'tattered'.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

[MV] CL - Hello Bitches



No comment other than to say Parris and her crew dance well.
Like crazy extremely well. Good lord.

Currently unlisted, so might need to re-post later.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

[MV] EXID - Hot Pink



M'kay... mixed feelings.

Tangent: When I was a little kid I read a sci-fi book where alien faucets poured out pink goo. I had forgotten it until this moment. Lol.

[MV] Hongki - Insensible

[MV] Neon Bunny - Romance in Seoul



Soooo chilllllllll.

[MV] JJCC - Insomnia

[MV] Navi - Don't miss you



Official channel link

[MV] YKSI - Smoke

[MV] B.I.G - TAOLA

[MV] Dynamic Duo - Jam



Official channel link

Jam!
Lost it at the Big Bang cosplay. Lmao.

[MV] Purfles - Bad Girl



Song's alright. Too repetitive for me. MV is a bit of a low-budget choppy mess.
Still rootin' for these girls!

[MV] The Legend - NAIL



Official channel link

Monday, November 9, 2015

[MV] The KOXX - Echo

[MV] HeartB - A Song For You



Official channel link

[MV] WANNA.B - Hands Up

[MV] VIXX - Chained Up



Personally feel the contrast between the verses and chorus is pushed too far.
Appreciate the consistently smooth shots throughout.
Nice to have them back to something more 'dark' in concept.

[MV] MAP6 - Storm

DEBUT


Official channel link

Strong debut for these guys. That classical melody really makes it.
Reminds me of when BAP debuted. Similar feel.

[MV] Shin Seung Hun (feat. Beenzino) - MaYo

[MV] TAHITI - Skip

[MV] CROQ - WSSS

[MV] Yoon Guitar - Loved

[MV] P-Type (feat. Verbal Jint) - Time Lag 2

Friday, November 6, 2015

[MV] EXP EDITION - LUV/WRONG



*wince*

Apparently this is a thesis project to make a Kpop group with only Americans.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

[MV] Babylon (feat. Nafla) - BABO

[MV] DΞΔN x ZICO - Pour Up

[MV] ROMEO - Target

[MV] Brown Eyed Girls - Warm Hole



Might wanna get that checked out. LMAO.
Lyrically so naughty... visually so 'wholesome'. Snickering forever.

[MV] Jay Park (feat. Okasian) - You Know

Mild NSFW... pole-dancing... butcher-shop... and a little HyunA? Lol.




[MV] RaNia - DEMONSTRATE



Comeback after a long time. RaNia has a new member who is American and not Asian (the rapper), which is interesting. She's not in the MV due to Visa issues though.

EDIT: Their channel has now reuploaded this three times. Lol. STAHHPPP.

[MV] Lucia - Upon your existence



Nice to see Lucia out with something after working with Junsu on Yesterday.

[MV] Brown Eyed Girls - Brave New World



BEG IS BACK!
Trippy 70s-80s disco track.

[MV] Samuel Seo - New Dress Girl



Actually an older single, but looks like he took an opportunity to make an MV at the same time as Make Up Love.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

[ADMIN] On Youtube Red and blocked videos



It's a normal thing to deal with replacing links. I do it all the time. Channels re-upload videos hours/days later for editing reasons. Or some deal took place months/years later where an artist's MVs must be taken down on one channel and put up elsewhere. I try to stay on top of this as much as possible.

However, with the incoming YouTube Red deals it seems that a handful of major Kpop and Jpop company channels became blocked in many more regions than normal... including for me in the US. Now the blocking is probably a different issue to the actual Red subscription program. But somewhere in the opt-in phase it looks like blocking was a byproduct since it's all happening at the same time.

It's not a huge deal, of course. It's just videos. Many places in the world hit blocks in substantial areas of YouTube and the web. Being from the US... it's not so common an experience for me. It could potentially make it difficult to keep up with new releases and have the most accessible links on KPOPPY.com.

But the important point is that we don't know if this will all right itself or it will expand. Woollim was a big one blocked for me. So no Infinite or NELL or Lovelyz, but all of that material was just un-blocked today.

So, the main point is that I won't be changing out links right away, either here or on the main site. I'm going to wait it out for a week or two to see what comes back or if blocking expands to anything else. For anything that remains blocked, I'll try to find alternative links if possible.

[MV] Samuel Seo - G O Y O

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

[MV] Click-B - Reborn



Holy cow. This group has a lot of history. Didn't know they were coming back!

[MV] XIA (feat. Giriboy) - OeO (Special Clip)

Gentle warning for flashing lights.



YAASSSSSSS.

Glad that 1theK gave him another opportunity for a Special Clip. Allows him the chance to have a 'second single' of sorts despite the ongoing blacklisting.
Suits! Fun choreo! Very much designed for a concert tour setting.
Junsu has always had a thing against lots of camera movement for the performance parts of MVs because it distracts from the choreography. Agreed! But he probably allowed it for being a special release that is ONLY performance.

Lookin' good.

1theK added an a clip without the wild editing, which is awesome, BUT TOO SHORT:

[MV] CODE KUNST (feat. OHHYUK, Dok2) - PARACHUTE



Very excited about HIGHGRND. I think we can expect some great stuff.
So far so good!

[MV] M.Crown - Daedomumun

DEBUT

[MV] Kim Dong Wan - I'm Fine

[MV] SWEET SORROW - Hiding My Heart

Monday, October 19, 2015

[MV] DIA - My Friend's Boyfriend



Another one of those unintentionally really creepy narratives. Lol.

[MV] TWICE - Like OOH-AHH

DEBUT


Kpop will save us from the zombie apocalypse!

Regardless of my personal taste, the ladies have had the stronger debuts this year.

Dance version:

[MV] Shin Ki Nam - Sweet Dream

[MV] SLEEPY (feat. Baek Ah Yeon) - Kibuntat



Official channel link

[MV] Andup - It's Me



1thK has Incredivle featuring on this, but no Incredivle to be seen...

Official channel link

[MV] BUZZ - Forever Love

[MV] Beenzino - Break

[MV] ZICO (feat. PENOMECO, The Quiett) - Yes Or No



So short and so weird.

[MV] Suh Young Eun - Raining Apugujeong

[MV] EARLS - Match Made in Heaven

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

[MV] SWEET SORROW - Rain In Seoul



Really touching MV. Those harmonies!

[MV] Kyuhyun - A Million Little Pieces



aka. every K-drama trope that's completely creepy in reality.

Spoiler-alert: Persistently stalking a total stranger, invading personal boundaries, wrist-grabbing, and then a sudden tragic medical emergency to give all that disturbing creepiness meaning.

[MV] MITM - Airport Railway

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

[MV] Lee Seung Hwan - Everything is Pretty (Sweetie Pie)

[MV] 24K - Super Fly



When the main beat kicked in... O.O
Bold.

[MV] Yang Da Il (feat. Candle) - Stay With You

[MV] Yang Da Il - Think



Official channel link

[MV] Lovelyz - Ah-Choo

[MV] iKON - RHYTHM TA

[MV] iKON - AIRPLANE

[MV] Deepflow (feat. Nucksal, Huckleberry P) - Jakttu

[MV] Deepflow (feat. DJ Soulscape, Don Mills, Vasco) - The Big Brother



It's like Tough Cookie pt.2.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Thursday, September 24, 2015

[MV] BURSTERS - Lost Child



Always interesting when 1thK posts something super heavy! Rock on.

[MV] Up That Brown - I Hate Mondays

[MV] Humming Urban Stereo and Risso - Bargain Sale

[MV] Cho Hyun Woo (feat. Cheetah) - Scar



Official channel link

[MV] Vasco - iDozer



Official channel link

[MV] MAMAMOO - Girl Crush



Official channel link

<3
I'm so glad there's a little MV for this. ^^

[MV] Stephanie - Black Out



Have some ballet hyper-flexion why dontchya!
The production on the track seems a bit lacking to me.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

[MV] Red Velvet - Dumb Dumb



Well, that's rather meta.
One of those 'more video than song' kind of releases. Interesting vocals.

SM is definitely carrying through the RED/VELVET contrast. The album just released is The Red. Mostly upbeat, happy, bright songs like Happiness and Ice Cream Cake. A future release of The Velvet will certainly be more of the R&B slow jams a la Be Natural and Automatic.

[MV] Chancellor, Bumkey - Son E Ga



Duble Sidekick's Chancellor is doing a solo album.
Very Michael Jackson on the hook into the chorus. Cool track.

[MV] Jung Se Jin - You & Me

Thursday, September 3, 2015

[MV] Hzm - Wooehoh

[MV] MIWOO - Broken Doll



Official channel link

Fabulous vocals. Interesting melody and lyrics. Creepy white dude. Lol.
Great debut for MIWOO!

[MV] 6 to 8 - She's like the Wind

[MV] BIGSTAR - Moonlight Sonata

[MV] VIVIS - Daydream

[MV] Tarin, Junmo - 'Reversal of Fortune'

[MV] UNICORN - Huk

DEBUT


Official channel link

Dance version:

[MV] JuB, Gummy - No Reply

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

[MV] Purfles - A Bad Thing



Admittedly disappointed, but I might be the only one.
Their debut was like the greatest jam ever with a fantastic video for nugus.
This video checks off all the typical 'pained sexy' cliches of recent years with Stellar's butt-thrust choreo. The song is good, but forgettable.

Their vocals sound great though!

[MV] GI - DoliGo DoliGo

[MV] Jooyoung - Wet



Official channel link

More super smooooooth vocals from Jooyoung.
Superbee is supposed to feature, but this is the short version, so might have to wait for the full.

[MV] The Lake - Midnight



Cool percussion in there.

[MV] Choi Ye Geun (feat. Il Do) - Super Moon

DEBUT


From Kpop Star 2

[MV] Playback (feat. Eric Nam) - Nowhere

[MV] Kisum, Homme - 3 SEC

Monday, August 24, 2015

[MEDIA] John Oliver - Tensions in Korea

The video will probably be taken down, but I'll link for now.

John Oliver mentions Kpop and TVXQ

Someone needs to get word to Jaejoong's military base that he was mentioned on American TV. Hysterical. I'm having Colbert/Rain flashbacks.




2VXQ Cassiopeia rage commence! LOL!
Clever writer tapping into the One Direction reference.
If only they knew how much darker that rabbit hole gets when it comes to DBSK. ;_;

Credit to  Joongie for the gifset on tumblr

[MV] AZIATIX - Top Of The World



Looks like Aziatix are going on indefinite hiatus. Dang it! Really like these guys.

[MV] Hangzoo (feat. Gaeko) - BestDriver

DEBUT

[MV] myB - My OH MY

DEBUT


Such a hybrid of other recent debuts. I kinda dig how aerobic the choreo is.

Dance version:

Friday, August 21, 2015

[MV] JACE (feat. Kisum) - Not Enough

[MV] HyunA (feat. Ilhoon) - Roll Deep

Flashing lights warning.


Very Hyuna.

So, stylistically this is completely not my thing. Just wanted to note something about the MV direction. This is a very sexualized concept, obviously... but there is not a single zoomed-in focus shot of any female anatomy in the entire thing. No solely gratuitous boobs or butt cleavage. The closest you get is the silhouette through-the-legs shot of a dancer where HyunA is the focus in the background. And that's practically nothing.

There IS however a single zoomed-in focus shot of a dude's abs.

It's like some kind of miracle.
In a Hyuna video of all places. Lol.

[MV] Simon D (feat. Jay Park) - WON & ONLY


Official channel link

D'awww, Haru is too cute.
Clever lyrics.

[MV] JJCC - Where You At

[MV] Nop.K (feat. Don Mills) - Queen Cobra

[MV] JUNIEL - SORRY

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

[MV] SNSD - Lion Heart



"GILRS' GENERATION"... whoops! I wonder if they'll edit and re-upload it.
I like the sparkly flapper white/turquoise performance parts.

EDIT: They got it fixed right quick. But NEVER FORGET! :P


[MV] Jakop, Raina, ₩uNo, DAYDAY - Allday Allnight



So many of my least favorite MV things. Lmao.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Saturday, August 8, 2015

MAMAMOO - Um Oh Ah Yeh (Acappella version)

Posting this while it's a slow weekend.
I have a dream they'll release an acapella mini-album some day.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

[MV] Ukulele Picnic - Camping Car

[MV] BIG BANG - Let's Not Fall in Love



Melancholy lyrics and 'normalness' aside... I got teary after watching the MV. Lolwut.
A bit unusual in Kpop MVs to show relationships as just sweet and fun and the simpleness of spending time together. It's so often one-sided or argumentative or vaguely abusive or wrist-grabby or awkwardly forced with unenthusiastic models.

Appreciated how mutual and positively the ladies were shown with the guys. Obviously the intention is to get a little sad at the end, but whatever. It's basically the opposite of Bad Boy in terms of female presence.

Nice to see that.
Also GD is a pretty human being. FFS.

[MV] GD&TOP - ZUTTER


BAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA.

[MV] Lee Michelle - I Can Sing

Sunday, August 2, 2015

[MV] So Ji Sub (feat. Soul Dive, Newday) - So Ganzi

Two versions...

WHITE:



BLACK:

[MV] Wonder Girls - I Feel You



JYP!
Yesssss. Mega-retro Wonder Girls is baaaack!
The video is so well done. Wow.
The song might be a bit 'weak' or fragile maybe, but I think it serves the overall style they're going for and works nicely.
Also, the teasers were all amazing. Curious to hear the rest of the album.

EDIT: THE ALBUM IS FLAWLESS OMG.

[MV] SHINee - Married To The Music



Whaaaaaat... LOL. I love how delightfully WTF this is.
Also really appreciate what's happening musically. Sounds like a carefully crafted track and the vocals are great from SHINee, as always.

Performance version:

[MV] Cheetah - My Number

Sunday, July 26, 2015

[MV] Beast - YeY


Whoa... there's a lot happening in that chorus. I think it works still.
Hyunseung is going for some kind of a record on the weird hair choices... and it's spreading! Lol.