Yes, this week's Q4R is all about the old issues that I've procrastinated on for too long and thus they've become impossibly irrelevant.
I have no fucking idea. I gave up when they took out Andy and Solbi because after that the show just went downhill super quickly.
No not really. If you took out all the singles and the rubbish interludes, all that's left behind sounds like a smashed up robot, an emotionless woman in the background and one very amateur producer. The album reeks of digital unprofessionalism to me. It sounds flat on all counts.
When I first heard this piece of news, I thought it was really insanely hilarious.
"Must have been one of those crazy menopausal, rotting-uterus women she insulted the year earlier!"
And I subsequently gave it not much thought. Though in retrospect, she probably was asking for it with her lyrics in
So perhaps it was just an overzealous fan trying to grant her her wish. *shrugs*
And how dare you ask such a question! NO ONE REPLACES KUMI! ...except maybe Hirai Ken? 8D You know he's going to be fierce in those heels. *nods furiously*
She looks ordinary I guess, which is a step up from freaky, so yeah good job Mika!
Though really, her hair looks like it's going to coil around her neck and kill her in that first picture. Eeks.
Er okay. SHINee boys (and Maru), you heard the guy/girl/anonymous person.
post increased exponentially after this incident exploded. And basically my blog became the official gay source of Roma. Marvelous.
Well after reading all the crap hurled at him, I must say that I'm quite amused AND slightly surprised as well. Who knew he liked such kinky stuff? He looks like the typical gay gym bunny who goes home and whines to his boyfriend about how tough life is before having whiny moany sex in the living room.
I guess it's essentially the same except you switch the whining and moaning out for screaming and yelling in pain. *shrugs*
(P.S: The url provided in the comment is basically useless now, with all the incriminating stuff removed. However, if you google hard enough, you'd be able to find something interesting eventually.)
Because there wasn't any photo attached, I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.
In which I would say I really don't know. Probably Masuda cos I'm more used to seeing his hair like that. Yesung looks like he has trouble with his eyes with his hair like that.
(Also, I think I'm using the wrong photos. The hairstyles in no way look similar. Hm.)
Q4R #021: 21 Dragons!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Being the 21st Q4R, it seems appropriate to discuss 2NE1! (And G-Dragon, since you can't seem to talk about one without the other these days.)
- what do you think about the new female band "2ne1"? i'd like your professional, wise opinions on each of the 4 members please.
- Thanks for anwsering my question! I also love the songs you chose, and TOP`s rap is so good, how can people not like it? O_o
Anyway, here is the question:
*What do you think of the new YG group that is going to debute in may, the "female Big Bang" 2NE1?
Bye byeeeee
As you can see, I'm answering all these questions REEEEALLY late, which I'm so sorry for. D:
But back on topic. My first impression of them were that they were uglier than your typical Kpop girl group. However, I still looked forward to their debut because G-Dragon was rumored to be the producer for their song "FIRE" or something like that.
BUT! The first time I saw their dress sense I went headtable headtable headtable repeatedly in a futile attempt to try and get rid of that colorful explosive diarrhea out of my head.
Yes you can go bang your heads against a hard surface now.
I don't really know them very well, so as I always do, I'd compare personalities with a group I'm more familiar with. In this case, I'm going to use Big Bang. Deal with it.
[Park Bom is Seungri]Both of them seem like attention whores for some reason, and most of the time I see them they're acting cute in one way or another. Also, it seems that both of them sounds stuffy-nosed when they sing live.
[Minzy is Daesung]Constantly made fun of for her "countryside" looks, she's like a more subdued version of Daesung. Maybe it'll take a variety show or two to get her to loosen up a bit.
Oh, and both of them sing well too. Maybe it the kind of face that projects the kind of voice.
[Dara is Taeyang]She's constantly SO polite and she looks the best amongst the 2NE1 girls, so I guess that makes her Taeyang. She's also always politically correct, another trait of Taeyang's. *shrugs* She's also easily my favorite member, although this is based on a purely superficial basis.
[CL is .... G-Dragon?]I have no idea. G-Dragon is definitely more crazy than she is. But both of them are the leaders of their groups, so... it sort of links?
- comments on g-dragon being a fasion icon. LOL
He's honestly hit-or-miss for me. Generally he gets something right, then screws up something else. Let's take a few examples...
See, in the first picture he generally looks okay except for the weird eyeliner and dead rat on his head. I think the top/scarf would work with some other hat.
But then he goes change into the mess of a T-shirt. Now don't get me wrong, the mess is not with the 'FUCK YOU' and '69' and 'I ♥ SEX', the mess is actually with the leopard print AND how faded it looks.
Like, how old is this T-shirt anyways?
I honestly like the jumpsuit and all the crazy accessories, it looks really fun and bright and all, but we would all agree he looks like a mad scientist in this photo.
The problem really lies with the hair (it's not a bad style, but it simply does not go well with this outfit) and the fact that he wore a shirt-and-tie. If you switch those out for something else, it'd probably look better. And less crazy-chemical-fetishist.
And see, he CAN look good. All white ensemble and big watch and all that, it's really fresh and airy, which makes him looks like the young guy he is. Admittedly this is one of his older photos, but still.
- Comments on GD's new look? It looks as if the inspiration came from Death Note.
Firstly, he's honestly one of the VERY few Asians who can carry off platinum blonde without looking like a total douchebag. It's probably because of his very androgynous features and fair skin. *shrugs*
I like the hair, that's for sure.
The SM-leather sleeves however...
Yeah, they make me cringe. Imagine how uncomfortable those things must be! D: And they kind of make him look like he has evil detachable arms. Eeek.
- Sorry, just a quick question, what does SQS stand for?
Gasp! How can you not know! Everyone knows!
It stands for:
Stop.
Quiver.
Sigh in satisfaction.
If you know what I mean. :D
- OMG. GD'S HEARTBREAKER IS SOME SEXY SHIT! Y/Y?
- Hey Raid, G-dragon from Big Bang's solo album was leaked! Have you given it a listen yet? What do you think?
Sigh, ok I guess I have to do another review again, but a much shorter version. Let's do it my normal way: good, bad and so-so.
[Good songs]"A boy" has a very interesting melody, but the pitch makes you cringe at times (especially during the bridge). You'll get used to it after a few listens though. A not-too-showy start to a very showy album.
"Heartbreaker" is a thumping club/dance/pop track that's bound to make you want move your body a little. Some people might get turned off by the autotune (or whatever you call that thing that makes his voice synth-y) but I personally think it's a very good tool to hide the flaws in his voice. G-Dragon is not a strong singer per se, but with this vocoder (am I using the wrong word again?) thing, it makes his voice phenomenal.
"Breathe" continues in the same vein as "Heartbreaker", except it's slightly less upbeat. Think of it like this: "Heartbreaker" is when you're in the club, and
"Breathe" is the after-club sex that you have.
The lyrics are mightily suggestive too - "I know you want it baby... You and me hardcore, let's do it some more... Till you say no more... I can't breathe".
Don't you love it already?
"Gossip Man", like many of the other good songs on the album, has a very distinct beat that you can follow easily. It also has a rather decent chorus with a strong melody. I didn't much fancy the veteran singer featured in this song, but I can't complain much I guess. It's really not good enough to be a good song, but it's much better than just so-so, so I had to put it here.
"Korean Dream" is my favorite track on the album, and I swear it's not because of Taeyang's involvement in this song. The song with its catchy as heck tune and shoutable lyrics ("Eh oh eh oh!" and "One two step and Turn left to the right below shut Ladies (yeah) and gentlemen (huh)") makes it a great party track. There's so much fun to be had with this song, and you'll know why when you take a listen to it.
[So-so]"Hello" is mainly Dara (from 2NE1) singing, with G-Dragon rapping. Therefore, the whole song is made up mostly of rapping with Dara singing minimally (sad really). It's not exactly a catchy song, and kind of feels like a filler song. Dara doesn't sing enough for this to be a romantic duet or something either, unless this duet is of a narcissistic male and his really unimportant girlfriend. While it's not a bad song, it just doesn't stand out enough for me to care too much about it.
"The Leaders" is really just hip-hop and rapping, which is not really my thing. The opening with the "wassup, wassup, wassup wassup wassup" held so much potential to make this a fun song, but it eventually fell flat. There were some cute parts ("Gee gee gee gee Baby baby baby, GD GD Bang it Bang it Bang it") but those just weren't enough to make this song epic.
Besides, CL rapping "the one and only best female" makes me roll my eyes.
[Bad songs]"Butterfly" is a weaker number because G-Dragon is trying for forlorn and sad or something equally rubbishy in this song. G-Dragon can do angsty, emo, angry and happy, but not sad and sentimental. It just turns out cheesy and all I want to do is ask him to just shut up and stop whining already.
And besides, he's required to sing without the help of any effects shielding his voice. The music is also very minimalistic, which exhibits his flaws for all to see.
"She's Gone" is... well. I guess the fact that I don't even remember how the song is like is testament to what I think of it. It's just basically macho screamy stuff which would be great for those angry days. Other than that, it's just really... testosterone-overloaded noise. How inspiring.
"1 year station" is a neither here nor there song. It's trying to be upbeat, yet has a mid-tempo melody, yet has mad rapid rapping scattered here and there and basically it just sounds a little messy to me. The singing doesn't help much either, he sounds gay in here. Or constipated. Or both.
Oh oh, and if you're asking about the music video for "Heartbreaker", then yes it's fucking sexy. It propelled him from "strange eccentric friend" to "fuckable" in my list. A major improvement I would say. Go watch it if you haven't already.
- I was just wondering your position on the whole Heartbreaker copying Right Round incident
love your blog as always :D
I'm always slightly hesitant to comment on plagiarism issues because, let's face it, is anything even original these days? Everything is inspired by something else, and with so much music in the market these days, is it any wonder that two songs happen to sound the same?
But anyways, he might have, he might not have. I really don't care. All I care is whether the song is nice (it is) and whether the music video is nice (also is). Why should I have to care so much as to who owns the song anyways? So that I know who exactly deserves to get my money when I buy the album? Whatever for, sheesh.
- just curious, do blonde asians have more fun, like G Dragon?
Ask Seungri. He's the one having fun (if you know what I mean) with G-Dragon. 8D
If you have a question for me, drop me a comment using the button below!
Labels: 2NE1, Big Bang, Q4R
Q4R #020: I closed my eyes and approved a few questions and out came this post.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
This week's Q4R is a little random, because I really don't know what theme to choose this week. D:
So here we go!
- Dear Raid
Why is your blog so sexy?
Sending the man-love from London,
Ciaran.
Ooh London. Please send me a clip of yourself saying "Raid, I'd love to fuck you" in your (hopefully) British accent!
A naked photo would be nice too. Kthxbai. :D
- you're smexy and also what jpop star do you think has the worst teeth ?
Well, I'm not one to judge when it comes to how straight people's teeth are, and in all honesty, some people do look kind of cute with crooked teeth.
So I'm just going to name this person whom I'm quite surprised smiles so widely when she has teeth like that. It's just really un-J-media-like.
She's Mi-mi from BRIGHT, a girl group under avex, and she has probably the messiest teeth I've seen in Jmedia.
A close second would probably be...
Murakami Shingo of Kanjani 8. But I still love him, so you can see that I don't really care about how nice people's teeth are.
- I dont fully understand the system of H!P, care to explain? =]
Tsunku (to himself): When they have boobs and get too hard to keep your hands off of, GRADUATE THEM.
- YOU ARE MY SOUL SOUL ITSUMO SUGU SOBA NI ARU~
Your gheyness does not scare me Ninomiya Kazunari! Stop leaving creepy comments on my blog and go back to fucking some other Arashi member ok? (Preferably Ohno, he's just so desperate for you.)
(And how sad is it that I know the next line of the song?)
(And I just realized that Nino, being born 3 days after my birthday, is such a big bitch too. So if you don't want your kid to be bitchy, you'd probably want to avoid the month of June altogether...)
Refer to above question.
- life is too hard. why is it so hard? why cant we just all eat popcorn until we explode? huh? why are finals such a pain in the ass? why are teachers always fat, and the hot ones are gay. I CANT DO THIS NEMORE!
Personally, the idea of eating popcorn till I explode is not really a very pleasant one, so go ahead without me if you're intending to do that.
Finals are a pain in the ass at first, but once it's over, the feeling is so so amazing. Very much like some other activity many people love.
(Look what school is teaching us on a subliminal level!)
Teachers are always fat or gay so you'd actually study, instead of ogling them. It's an effective system I'd think. Unless you like fat people, or are gay yourself. *shrugs*
- What do you think about Alan?
She has a nice name? My uncle's name is Alan too. He's kind of cool I guess, in the squint-your-eyes-really-hard kind of way.
Other than that, don't really care. Is she from China? I heard she was. And she had some wind-earth-fire singles nonsense. Still don't care.
Ok that's enough randomness for one week. Next week's post will be more... proper I guess. 8D
If you have a really interesting question, or just a really random one, do drop me a comment using the button below!
Labels: Alan, Arashi, BRIGHT, Kanjani 8, Morning Musume, Q4R
Q4R #019: Oh, the drama!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
This week's Q4R is all about dramas!
(Beware of long post. Or rather, ENJOY THIS LONG POST!)
- What do you think about JDramas, you have any favorites?
- Do you watch any doramas? Which one is your favourite?
- What are your favorite Japanese and Korean dramas?
Well to be honest, I've not watched a lot of Japanese dramas recently, so off the top of my head, here are some of my favorites over the years.
[Pride]Starring: Kimura Takuya, Takeuchi Yuko
I watched this when I was 15? I don't really remember that well, but it was one of the most romantic dramas I have ever watched. It is heart-wrenching, brings you all over the place emotionally (just when you think they are happily together, DUN DUN DUNNNNN SOMETHING HAPPENS!), and the two of them look so so good together.
Everything about this drama can be summarized in one word: pretty. Even the sex is pretty. Watch it and you'll know what I mean.
There's a bit of humor here and there in the drama too, so it's not an entirely depressing affair.
If you're the kind looking for something impossibly romantic and sad and yet happy at the same time, then this is for you.
I realize I should include some sort of synopsis so here's my version of the drama (go google it for a more correct version). A guy called Haru meets this girl called Aki. Aki has some boyfriend who is overseas (or something) and she is waiting for him to come back (without having any other boyfriend during the wait). Haru has this "game" of sorts with her where they agree to date and immediately break up when (and if) Aki's boyfriend comes back.
Yeah that's really all you need to know. Everything else I can say will be spoilertastic.
[Nodame Cantabile]Starring: Tamaki Hiroshi, Ueno Juri
This drama is as you can see, all about orchestras and stuff. Nodame is a girl who has amazing talent in playing the piano, yet is rather careless with the way she plays it. Chiaki finds out about her talent and wants to nurture her or something. I forgot. But Chiaki wants to be a conductor. And Chiaki is a guy, yes.
Nodame Cantabile is a really funny and wacky show that gets all serious suddenly and then totally crazy again the next moment. It's really one of the most interesting Jdramas you can watch - there's never really a dull moment. Not necessarily the most romantic, but the lovey dovey parts are kind of cute too. Perfect if you want some romance, but not the serious life-or-death kind, and if you want to laugh a whole bunch.
[Boku dake no Madonna]Starring: Takizawa Hideaki, Hasegawa Kyoko
Kyon (I think) is an architecture student living alone in Tokyo (I think). One night, he comes back to his rented apartment to find a mysterious and pretty woman sleeping on his bed. He darts into his bathroom (I think) and wonders whether she's a ghost. He comes back out and she's gone.
And yes, she does come back eventually and she's spying on her ex who is living directly opposite Kyon's apartment and then Kyon falls in love with her bla bla bla.
I think the main charm of this drama is how adorable Takki is and how strange Kyoko is. It's like a really mismatched pair that you're not sure should go together, and you just have to keep watching just to know what happens in the end.
Pretty funny, though nowhere close to Nodame Cantabile. Pretty romantic, though nowhere close to Pride. It's sort of like a... safe show?
Worth watching because you're bound to feel good after watching this. But it's not life-changing for sure.
[Hachimitsu to Clover aka Honey and Clover]Starring: Narumi Riko, Ikuta Toma, Mukai Osamu, Narimiya Hiroki, Harada Natsuki
Basically about a bunch of art students chasing their dreams and falling in love with each other.
I know a lot of people would probably call this drama boring, but it's really quite a strong storyline with a pretty stellar cast. There's also enough humor scattered throughout the drama so it's really not all that bad.
It's admittedly not one of the fastest moving dramas around, nor is it one of the most romantic or funny, but it definitely ranks really high in the "looks" department. The cast is good looking, the setting is really gorgeous, and there's always a sort of nostalgic feel about the whole show. It's sort of like a modern day artsy short story, where everything just feels too perfect to be true.
You'd walk away from this drama feeling like you've lived out a really elaborate dream, but as time passes, the dream slips away and you really don't remember quite a lot of it. It's still very very beautiful and worth the time to watch and enjoy.
[Maou]Starring: Ohno Satoshi, Ikuta Toma
A lawyer tries to kill an investigator's (is that what Ikuta is?) family and friends, making sure the investigators feels the full extent of loss and suffering before the investigator himself gets killed. Yet the lawyer is never found out.
The lawyer is doing this because the investigator accidentally killed the lawyer's brother years ago, yet got away with it because his father paid someone off.
Well honestly, the story is much better than what I just wrote. It's far too complex and clever to summarize correctly. If you're looking for suspense, mystery and drama, this is the perfect show for you. You'd be blown away by the amazing storyline,
very strong acting and how darned intelligent it is.
Well except for the Tarot card gasping girl, which is just lame but if you can ignore that then it's a really great show.
[Seigi no Mikata (2008)]Starring: Yamada Yuu, Shida Mirai, Mukai Osamu
A perfect older sister who is really an evil woman deep inside tortures her younger sister. However, no one notices anything abnormal about the older sister because all the evil she does (to others) end up benefiting those people, which causes people to call her "Seigi no Mikata", meaning ally of justice.
This drama is seriously all for the laughs. You'll laugh at how the younger sister Yoko is so pitiful and all the pain she has to go through. You'll laugh at how ridiculous bitchy and unreasonable the older sister Makiko is. And you'll swoon at how handsome Mukai Osamu is.
What else does one need?
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I've watched way less Kdramas than Jdramas so I'm not really who you should about the matter. But off the top of my head, a few good ones I remember are
Full House,
My Lovely Sam Soon,
Which star did you come from?,
Coffee Prince and
Goong.
- omg Raid do you watch Japanese dramas? What are some of your favourite actors and actresses? I like Hayami Mokomichi, Inoue Mao and Horikita Maki. :D
I personally think Kimura Takuya is deserving of his "King of Jdrama" title, and I think the one to replace him will be Ikuta Toma.
But my favorite is still Mukai Osamu.
HOW CAN ANYONE LOOK SO PERFECT? And he's a nice guy and he looks awesome in glasses and he has a deep voice and he's tall and GUH he's seriously my favorite male in Japan right now.
As for actresses, Horikita Maki has very strong acting, but in terms of acting my favorite has probably got to be Aoi Yuu.
But being the superficial whore I am, my favorite has got to be her...
Eikura Nana.
GUH. TOO. PRETTY.
I've not even watched a single show with her in it!
- Thoughts on Atashinchi no Danshi?
I have not watched it to be honest, and I don't really intend to. I went to read the synopsis of it though, here it is:
These days, the term "homeless" has taken on new meaning. There are youths referred to as "net cafe refugees," who have neither a job nor a place to live, but who find themselves hopping around internet cafes. One such refugee is a 20-year-old girl named Chisato, who lost her mother at a young age due to sickness. She spent her youth trying to escape from the huge debt her father left her, and her battle with the repossessors unfolded every night. However, her life changed after meeting one man named Shinzo, changing her views on the meaning of "family." Shinzo comes from a rich family tracing back to the Edo period, and he adopted six good-looking sons with the hope of one becoming his successor, but all of them have strange personalities. Shinzo promises to free Chisato from her debt if she marries him and becomes the mother of his sons. However, a life with these six guys under one roof will not go smoothly...
Wha? So random rich guy picks up homeless girl to be his wife and adopts handsome sons.
This sounds like a seriously ghey show to me. Like this dude has a serious daddy complex and marrying a woman whom he knows he has immense power over ("DO. NOT. FUCK. ME. WOMAN.") means he has a good cover yet doesn't have to do the nasty bits.
Come to think of it, I probably should be watching this show because it really does sounds right up my alley. Someone give me a screencap of Osamu being spanked by the father (preferably bottomless) and I'll be right on it.
- Did you like (or even watch) Boys Before Flowers?
If you're talking about Hana Yori Dango (with Matsujun and Inoue Mao) then yes, I did watch it. Both seasons in fact. The storyline was sort of expected, probably because I've watched the Taiwanese version before (back in 2001).
But if you're talking about the Korean one (with Lee Minwoo and all those other nonsense) then no, I've not watched it. Firstly because I've already watched 4 whole seasons of it (2 Japanese 2 Taiwanese) and the thought of watching the same storyline yet again makes me hurl.
That and the fact that I really don't have the time and energy to learn to accept that gross hairstyle that Domyouji (or Goo Junpyo) sports. Seriously, he'd look better bald.
- not asking to pressure, more for curiosity. But when will q4r's be stable again?
keep working hard at work though!
As you can see, I'm trying to get Q4Rs to be sort of stable again these past few weeks by preparing the posts in advance. My internship ends on 25th September (6 more weeks!), so it'll probably be back to normal by then. I'm really trying my best to keep up with the insane amounts of questions I receive (and I'm really glad and touched that you guys still care enough to give me questions!) so I will keep answering them till no one wants to ask me any more.
But guys, seriously, comment on my posts and let me know you guys are still here reading. I feel kind of schizo posting with no one telling me what they think about my posts!
That said, if you do have a question for me, do drop me a comment using the button below! :D
(And yes, you should know that drama-related questions won't be answered for a LOOOONG LOOONG time to come.)
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Ok so I've probably held off on giving my opinion on this for too long (though this is the "latest" issue of the lot).
