Friday, July 24, 2009

Brown Eyed Girls (브라운아이드걸스) - Vol. 3 - Sound G



ALbum Title: Vol. 3 - Sound G.
Release date: 09.07.20
Genre: Pop
Language: Korean

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Their single Abracadabra:


Download the music video (MP4)

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

F.T. IslandI - Hope mv


The track itself is awesome, but the music video makes the song "I Hope (바래)" sound even better! The MV is well made and creative, with even a cute little love story tied in. From the looks of it now, I'd say F.T Island's comeback as well as the boys are looking pretty damn good!

BoA’s “Energetic” MV

It is finally here! Boa's new MV Energetic, the 3rd single off of her English debute album:


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The music video is quite different from her 2 previous ones. This one she had more of a Japanese style to it, with the make up and all. Her moves are still hot and she looks amazing, but i can't help but wonder, why Energetic? she had plenty of better choices for her 3rd single, such as Did Ya or Look Who's Talking. Well for what ever reason, the video was not a disappointment.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Dim the Lights on The GazettE

Visual Kei band, The GazettE, return with the album DIM.

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Tracklist:
01 - 「剥離」
02 - THE INVISIBLE WALL
03 - A MOTH UNDER THE SKIN
04 - LEECH
05 - 泣ヶ原
06 - 「エ リ カ」
07 - HEADACHE MAN
08 - 紅蓮
09 - 「子宮」
10 - 13STAIRS[-]1
11 - DISTRESS AND COMA
12 - 「感触」
13 - 白き優鬱
14 - IN THE MIDDLE OF CHAOS
15 - 「朦朧」
16 - OGRE
17 - DIM SCENE

DL Links:
Part 1
Part 2
cred: arya92@nigihana

Excluding LEECH, HEADACHE MAN, and DISTRESS AND COMA, there are 9 new songs. "What's that? 17 - 3, isn't that 14?" Yes, I can count, it's just that 「剥離」, 「エ リ カ」, 「子宮」, 「感触」, and Mourou are all short transition pieces. Not that I have anything against them.
As the album cover might or might not suggest, the entire album's pretty creepy. Which is pretty freaking awesome. Most of the songs give off a graveyard feel.
「剥離」, 「エ リ カ」, 「子宮」, 「感触」, and 「朦朧」 are all eerie little pieces. They could all be used for a horror film. 「エ リ カ」 gives off the little-creepy-girl-alone-in-a-room-singing-to-herself vibe. 「朦朧」 is also creepy as hell and makes it seem like something's going to jump out at you.

THE INVISIBLE WALL starts off the album and it's quite pleasing. Although it reminds me of their previous works, it's a great refresher for anyone who missed them. It's the usual awesome instrumentals with Ruki singing and adding a bit of screamo.
<白き優鬱> slows down the entire album. I personally love it when The GazettE uses Acoustic. This song is very mellow and enjoyable to listen to. If you liked without a trace, you're bound to love this song.
(Love the opening riff for OGRE).
IN THE MIDDLE OF CHAOS is pretty epic. And yes, "epic" is a good word to describe it. Just give it a listen. It definitely seems like "In the Middle of Chaos". Gives off a vibe of heroism in my opinion.
Fitting a finale, DIM SCENE concludes the album. Damn, if you thought the other songs were creepy, the opening for this song screams "GRAVEYARD". Accompanied by Ruki's vocals, the song brings about goosebumps.

All in all, V-Kei lovers will enjoy this album. Fans of The GazettE will definitely enjoy this. Although it seems to lack some originality, it's ear-pleasing. I'm kind of confused why burial applicant isn't on the tracklist for it fits the theme. If you have a decent sound system and/or decent headphones, you'll definitely enjoy the full sound of this album. Although, I don't recommend you listen to this anywhere with a low amount of light - somewhere dim - because it may create a horror scene.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Akon & Wilber Pan - Be With You


Wilber Pan(潘瑋柏) and Akon, best of both worlds blends into one song: Be With You.


Here are frames from Wilber's Music Video for Be With You




Lyrics (the Chinese parts are translated to English and pinyin):

Akon:
I know they wanna come and separate us
But they can't do us nothin'
You're the one I want and I'm-a continue lovin'
'Cause you're considered wifey and I'm considered husband
And I'm-a always be there for you


潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
我不管你用任何眼光看我 我都不會選擇放棄
Wo bu guan ni yong ren he yan guang kan wo Wo dou bu hui xuan ze fang qi
It doesn't matter how you look at me, I'll never choose to give up
我要堅持到底 忽略那些冷言冷語
Wo yao jian chi dao di hu lue na xie leng yan leng yu
I'll keep on going till the end, Ignore all the cold, sarcastic words
而愛是如此珍貴值得我們彼此相信
Er ai shi ru ci zhen gui zhi de wo men bi ci xiang xin
And love is so precious; it's worth it for us to believe in each other
兩顆心才越靠越近
Liang ke xin cai yue kao yue jin
And then two hearts draw ever nearer...

Akon:

And no one knows Why I'm into you
'Cause you'll never know what it's like to walk in our shoes

潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
沒人會懂 是我們的夢
Mei ren hui dong Shi wo men de meng
No one will understand It's our dream
當再多困難只要牽手就變得不同
Dang zai duo kun nan zhi yao qian shou jiu bian de bu tong
When things get tough, as long as we hold hands, everything will seem different
Together:

That's why we'll break through

Chorus:
Akon:

And I don't care what they say
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I wanna be with you

潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
我不在乎怎麼做
Wo bu zai hu zen me zuo
I don't care what I gotta do
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you


Akon:
Seems like every day that go by things are gettin' harder
Want to be the one that give you the whole enchilada
'Cause I know what my baby like, I lean you on that Prada
You ain't got to match with the shoes


潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
我知道 每一次的溝通就會讓我愛你更多
Wo zhi dao Mei yi ci de gou tong jiu hui rang wo ai ni geng duo
I know Every time we talk, every time we communicate, it'll make me love you even more
每一次的擁抱溫暖讓我不再怯懦
Mei yi ci de yong bao wen nuan rang wo bu zai qie nuo
The warmth of your every embrace has made me brave; I'm not a coward any more
愛是真實的觸摸 美好或傷痛
Ai shi zhen shi de chu mo mei hao huo shang tong
Love is truly touching, you can feel it (Through) Happiness or pain

Together:

Keepin' it always true

Akon:
And no one knows Why I'm into you
'Cause you'll never know what it's like to walk in our shoes

潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
沒人會懂 是我們的夢
Mei ren hui dong Shi wo men de meng
No one will understand It's our dream
當再多困難只要牽手就變得不同
Dang zai duo kun nan zhi yao qian shou jiu bian de bu tong
When things get tough, as long as we hold hands, everything will seem different
That's why we'll break through

Chorus:
Akon:

And I don't care what they say
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I wanna be with you

潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
我不在乎怎麼做
Wo bu zai hu zen me zuo
I don't care what I gotta do
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you


Akon:
You are everything in my life, see the joy you bring
And ain't no one I compare you to
And I know that you will never walk away from me, no matter what
And that's why I plan to do the same thing for you
And I want you to know


Rap:
潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:

Be in my life with me
You know you my Queen B (1)
Show you the finer thangs in life and places you wanted to be
It's trips to Miami, rockin' Tenjune NYC
Party up at Club Bling till 6 in da morning
Don't want yo body figure sexually
I wanna pop (yo)u figures annually, Showin' you security
You don gotta worry, B
Satisfaction guaranteed
You don't need another G (2)
You can have it all in me
You like morphine, you soothe me
Through da pain and da struggles, it gets hot and you cool me
'Cause you's a wifey quality qualified
Warranty you certified
You know how to get me high hotter than a super ride
You know when you want it, you need it, you know I got it
You know when you want me, you need me, you know I give it
So whenever in doubt, you can count on me
Whatever it is, you be under my wing
Whenever you down, you can put it on me
And wherever you go, you be rockin' my ring


Chorus:
Akon:

And I don't care what they say
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I wanna be with you

潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
我不在乎怎麼做
Wo bu zai hu zen me zuo
I don't care what I gotta do
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you


Chorus:
Akon:

And I don't care what they say
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I wanna be with you

潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo:
我不在乎怎麼做
Wo bu zai hu zen me zuo
I don't care what I gotta do
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you
I'm gonna be with you


(1) This is a pun: Will uses "B" (a slang term used to refer to girls and which can also be short for "babe" or "baby") and "queen bee" simultaneously.
(2) "G" is traditionally short for "Gangsta." However, it can also be used to describe a "Gentleman" who's "got it goin' on."

credit to tammiest@AsianFanatics


Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Big Bang - Gara Gara GO!!


Release Date: 2009.07.08
Language: Japanese, English
Genre: Pop, Dance

It is soooooo catchy!

You HAVE to buy it!


Download The album

Track List:
01 Gara Gara GO!! (Kor.)


01 Gara Gara GO!! (Jap)


03 Top Of The World


04 Stylish


05 So Beautiful


Brown Eyes Girl - Candy Man


Brown Eyed Girls comprising of members like Jea (leader), Ga-in, Narcia and Miryo have been enjoying some degree of popularity with songs like Hold the Line, L.O.V.E, What to Do since debuting in 2006. Their comeback concept is the same as before: mature and sexy.

4 teasters have been released, each focusing on a member of BEG. The first teaser features Narsha, the second features GaIn, the third with leader Jea and finally the last teaser with Miryo featuring Narsha has been revealed. Here's my personal favorite, the 3rd teaser for Brown Eyes Girl's 3rd album!

In the teaser, you see Jea composing a song, and what's more special is that this self-composed piece will be featured on their new album! Also, the cat you see in the teaser is very special, because Brown Eyed Girls actually found the stray cat in front of their manager's house, who soon became a member of the family.

Guess what the name of the cat is! It's "3집이" which translates into "Third Album-ee" as good luck for their newest album.



So far the release date is said to be july 20th, 2009.
One single has been released called Candy Man.

Download:
Track List:
01. Candy Man

2NE1 - first mini album


The tracks are out, but their sale figures should speak for itself - over 50,000 pre-orders for 2NE1's first mini-album.


Download:
TRACK LIST
01. Fire
02. I Don't Care
03. In the Club

04. Let's Go Party

05. Pretty Boy

06. Stay Together

07. Lollipop (Bonus Track)


Please support 2NE1 by purchasing their 1st Mini Album

Hear their other songs HERE

Saturday, July 4, 2009

BoA's English debut album


Korean pop star BoA officially storms the American music market with her long-awaited self-titled English debut album. Huge in Japan and Korea, the petite pop sensation made a splash with her first English single, the Henrik Jonback-produced dance track Eat You Up, in October last year. For her US debut album, she has recruited many hit-making hotshots on board including Brian Kennedy who produced Rihanna's Disturbia; Bloodshy & Avant who have worked with Madonna, Britney Spears, and Kylie Minogue; and singer-songwriter Sean Garrett who wrote, produced, and features in BoA's second single I Did It For Love. Other cuts to look out for on BoA's highly anticipated English debut album are the Kennedy-produced mid-tempo pop number Obsessed and the English version of her K-pop hit Girls on Top.
보아 미국 정규 1집 (한국판)

Track list
01 I Did It For Love (featuring Sean Garrett)
02 Energetic
03 Did Ya
04 Look Who's Talking
05 Eat You Up > Eat You Up MV (directed by Cha Eun-taek) [ Korean]
06 Obsessed
07 Touched
08 Scream
09 Girls On Top > korean version
10 Dress Off
11 Hypnotic Dancefloor

Download the whole album (.Zip file)

Second single from the alvum: I Did It For Love

Penny Tai - Once Fell in Love


Name: Penny Tai Pei Nee (Dai Pei Ni)
Chinese name: 戴佩妮
Birth date: April 22, 1978
Birth place: Segamat, Malaysia
Height: 157cm
Bloodtype: B
Education: Southern College, Malaysia (Chinese Studies graduate)
Profession: Singer and composer
Hobbies: Composing, choreographing, dancing and designing
Favorite countries: Japan and Nepal
Favorite food: Fish and fruit
Favorite music: Country and rock
Favorite singers: Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow

This is an old song, and i still love it.




Download it here.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Handsome indeed!


H.I.T.-5 (5 handsome idol teenagers)debuted on October 20, 2008, with much anticipation. From China, its members include the golden youth Duan Huangwei, the forest youth Dong Yufeng, the water youth Yang Fan, the fire youth Gao Yu, and the earth youth Guo Ziyu. Two of its members was already famous - Gao Yu for competing in My Show, and Yang Fan under his pseudonym, Ze Meidao, was dubbed as the number one beautiful Internet Idol.

H.I.T-5 Members
段黄巍 Duan Huangwei 12.08.1989
Stage name: David
Position: vocalist
Date of birth: 12/08/1989
Constellation: Sagittarius
Height: 184cm/6’0”
Weight: 63kg/136lbs
Blood type: B
Place of birth: Xuzhou, Jiangsu
Likes: shopping. shopping
Personality: Can be really outgoing when being around by a lot people.
Fav. Movies/drama: 奋斗
Fav. Songs: why do I like you?
Fav. Food: Chicken wings
Fav fruit: Pineapple, peach
Fav. Place: Café
Collecting: Ring, Necklace and bracelet.
Fav. Cloth style: casual.
Fav.color: light blue.
Fav. Singer: u-know yunho (TVXQ), Taeyoung (Bigbang)
People he admire: parents
About Hit-5: he was the third one join the group

高宇 Gao Yu 02.06.1989
Stage name: Kido
Date of birth:02/06/1989
height: 180cm/ 5'11"
weight: 61kg/134lbs
size of shoes: 43
blood type: O
place of birth: Taizhou, Zhejiang
personality: can be all over the places sometimes, but also can be really quite sometimes. PS: I'm cool~
Fav. movies/drama/comic: Lost, Bleach, Naruto
Fav.Songs: Pray
Fav.food: burger, Jello
collecting: Nike shoes, Rings. TEE
Fav. palce: Mars
Fav. cloth: everything that fits me
Fav color: Blue, Black Green White and Clear
Fav singer: usher, Justin timberlake.Jang,woohyuk. u-know yunho(TVXQ) Taeyoung(bigbang)
people he admire: Yoco
fav sports: basketball. tracking
about Hit-5: the last one to join the group.

杨帆 Yang Fan\ZeMeidao 01.26.1990
Stage name: Fan
Position: second vocalist
Date of birth: 1/26/1990
Constellation: Aquarius
Height: 181cm/5’11”
Weight: 60kg/130lbs
Place of birth: Xuzhou, Jiangsu
Likes: basket ball, listening to music
Fav. Movies:
Fav. Songs: Day by day. Purple line
Fav. food: chocolate. It seems there isn’t something that I dun like
Fav. place: home. Bball court
Collecting: everything that makes people prettier
Fav. cloth style: street, casual.
Fav. Singer: u-know yunho (TVXQ), Taeyoung (Bigbang)
People he admire: parents
About Hit-5: he was the second one join the group.

董玉峰Dong Yufeng 12.02.1989
Stage name: none so far
Position: second vocalist
Date of birth: 12/02/1989
Constellation: Sagittarius
Height: 183cm/6’1”
Weight: 58kg/127lbs
Place of birth: Fengyang, Anhui
Likes: snack, play games.
Personality: sometimes really cute, sometimes really cold.
Fav.food: everything that’s tasty
Collecting: face mask
Fav actress: Fan Bingbing
People he admire: grandpa
Fav sport: I dun like sports…
About HIT-5: He was the froth one join this group.
Fav color: pink, green
Fav. Singer: t v x q
People he admire: grandpa
Fav sport: dun like sports…

郭子渝Guo Ziyu 12.09.1988
Stage name: Herry
Position: leader. Rapper
Date of birth: 12/09/1988
Constellation: Sagittarius
Place of birth: Zhoukou, Henan
Height: 179cm/5’11”
Weight: 60kg/132lbs
Personality: stead and outgoing
Fav. Movie/ drama: The Shawshank Redemption. The Pursuit of Happiness
Fav. Song: If ain’t fot you. Purple line.
Fav. Food: chocolate, Hot pot, chicken, mom’s homecooking
Collecting: Necklace. Skincare products. Nike shoes
Fav. Place: Canada
Fav cloth: hoddie, jacket
Fav. Color: blue, white, red
Fav. Singer: Han kyung(SJ-M), Rain
Fav. Actor/actress: Brad Pitt. Nicolas Cage, Will Smith. Kim Taehee
Fav. Sports: swimming. Basketball. Tennis. soccer
People he admire: grandpa
About HIT-5: He was the first one join the group

Their mini album say you love me again so far includes

Tracklist:
01.懂爱的孤独 (Fart Ver.) (dong ai de gu du)
02.懂爱的孤独 (Slow Ver.) (dong ai de gu du)
03.SAY YOU LOVE ME AGAIN
04.I WANT U TO KNOW



Also, prior to the mini album, the group released a few other songs:
HIT


Sweet Dream


They have my support all the way!

Their Official Youtube channel

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

2NE1 - I Don't Care, Fire, Lollipop



2NE1's single 'I Don't Care' out of first mini album, with a R&B beat hat has me lovin' it.


Their first single Fire


Lollipop (Bonus Track) ft. Big Bang


Dubbed the female version of Big Bang, YG Entertainment's new girl group 2NE1are releasing their first mini-album! Formed by petite rapper and group leader CL, Bom, Minzy, and Dara (Philippines idol Sandara Park), 2NE1 prove their stuff with this explosive seven-track release produced by 1TYM's Teddy, who also wrote most of the songs on the album. Teddy teams up with Kush to create electric hip-hop dance hits like the addictive single Fire and I Don't Care, a mid-tempo R&B number with a reggae melody. Masta Wu also helped lay down some lyrics for the party number Let's Go Party. The super rookies' colorful debut single Lollipop is included on the mini-album as a bonus track.


Download:
TRACK LIST
01. Fire
02. I Don't Care
03. In the Club
04. Let's Go Party
05. Pretty Boy
06. Stay Together
07. Lollipop (Bonus Track)


Please support 2NE1 by purchasing their 1st Mini Album