As with the end of year countdown, its always expected to have the Gayo DaeJuns (Song Festivals) take place days after each other for all the main broadcasting stations to show-off  or outdo each other with performances.

There’s always the same performances with the same people on SBS, MBC and KBS shows that you sometimes fail to remember which performance they wore that particularly hideous outfit in, or which one made a fool out of so and so, and which show so and so made you want to puke, etc. And believe me, that has become a staple amongst the shows and the obvious favouritism and lack of creativity/originality is insurmountable on these shows, that not watching them isn’t really going to make a difference.

Not to mention the glitches that shouldn’t be made in terms of technical support… How many mics not working, bad camera work, bad timing or lack of synchronisation is there with these things, eh? You would think that with it being an annual thing there wouldn’t be so many mistakes. Think again.

And that’s why, our wonderful readers and trolls, we’re giving you an account of our thoughts on the worth watching mishaps, blunders and just plain EEEEWSIES (as in EEW, what the hell is going on? That’s gross!) in the end of year Gayo DaeJuns… Where Gayo sometimes means KAyo! (GO! Go! GO! away! in Hangul).

Biggest blunder (possibly of all time) SNSD and their over-exposure (in so many shapes and forms).

>(No need to insert any videos here for proof, go to YT and search for ANY performance!)<

Lady Gertrude in Shakespeare’s Hamlet said it best, when you try too hard to convince people of something, it most likely is not true….SNSD and SM “Thou Protesteth Too much” when it comes to claiming that your 9 demons have any talent.  Where the hell are the “Supernatural” Brothers  to get rid of the leeching, talentless, unbelievably un-sexy 9 demons of SM Entertainment?  Opening the doors of the Devil (aka Lee Sooman) really did let out some horrible things unto the World.  LOL.  Every performance was full of mishaps and blunders that lack of time could never account to the hideousness of their performances of their songs and/or special collabs.

Let’s get on to business shall we?

SBS

2PM weren’t very good in their past lives, were they?

WooYoung face right there, was his (And most peoples) expression  throughout the whole performance. Enough said.

G-Dragon gets emotional

Probably after watching Wooyoung suffer in the above.

Hes a sweet Hyung he is.

But we all know G-D has had his fair share of bad press (Plagiarism and indecency!) so he lays the blame on the oldest excuse in the book “I got something in my eye”.  Smoke to be exact.

CL shocks

Aww, they’re like Lil’ Kim and Se7en!

While performing G-Ds track “The Leaders”, 2NE1 leader, CL, wore a leotard of some sort with her underwear sticking out at certain places and had peoples panties in a twist since shes under-age. On the other hand, I don’t know if its those monster heels shes got on, or if its the out-fit or the hair but don’t G-D look teeny?

Boys should stay boys

I’m all for boys performing girls songs and vice versa but there’s a fine line between paying tribute and gay-fantasies.

The drag has got to go. (I thought they were “manly manly men!”?)

I actually thought ShinDong was HyunA for his, SHINee and MBLAQs’ performance of 4Minutes “Muzik”. On the plus side, I thought Key and ShinDong really worked it, and well… MBLAQ boys got the dancing down.

I don’t know what it is about Kwon that gets me in fits of laughter, that guy was made for the stage. 2PM/2AM/BEAST joint stage for Brown Eyed girls‘ “Sign” was good. They got those sleepy/dead looks down right, and of course a little Kwon diva moment in between.

I would have been fine with this performance if there was only less of GAH!ee. What was with that spasm in the end? Like a kick but then half way through her heart stopped beating too early and then, commence toppling.

And ofcourse…

Lil’ CL strikes again with her leaotard-ity!

CLs was the best rendition of this cross-dressing nightmare, hands down.

Mostly due to the fact that she IS G-Dragon, female.

Thats what got a reaction outta me from them liberal (Drag? Good!) SBS folks.

KBS

Taemins your Venus

He’s your fire, your desire~

Greek Goddess Taemin decided to go for a futuristic look with his Toga. Thats the only way I can make sense of this out-fit, I have no idea what else it could be but it sure as hell left an impression on me.

Gil goes hunting

But looks pimpalicious with the top hat and fur that he got as a trophy from his day hunting in the woods. Besides Gil owning everybody, he put on an awesome performance with teammate Gary and Jang Giha & The faces (Personally, one of my favourite bands)

Gorilla man lives his fantasy

Is that the ’sexy’ “Oh-mo-na”?

JYP decided to spice things up with a “sexy” dance performance with Son DamBi. But we all know it was just an excuse to perform female dance moves on stage.

KBS Gayo Daejun was probably the most versatile out of the three, seeing as it wasn’t as much of an Idol Fest as MBC and SBSs’ were.

Last and definitely the least….

MBC

CLEAR!

After School and Son DamBis performance of “When I grow up” certainly shocked me. I don’t know if Gahee was still hung up over performing “Heartbeat” the day before and that she, and apparently the rest of After School and DamBi, had to constantly pop their chests to regain composure, but what the hell was that?

Is Gahee really fluent in English? Cos’ by the sound of it, shes the worse of the lot.

JYP wants mini-mes!

Break a leg, pops!

Looks like JYP wants to re-live his youth through the 2PM boys (The sleazy hip thrusts, oh the sleazy hip thrusts!). DJ Jinyoung looking and sounding like a Cockatoo  really had me distracted, especially with the ad libs (lol) and the pleather (not lol).

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I know there was probably a lot more to comment on with last years Song festivals but some performances took a lot to mentally block out (The ones that didn’t have “lol”s in them, just “Wtf?”s) and I would rather not re live them O_O(*cough*MBCs-horridly-cheesy-video-intros/attempts-at-creativity/reminder-of-why-their-variety-shows-are-failing*cough*). Plus, if I had to comment on everything disappointing I’d go on forever (Can somebody say Michael Jackson tributes? Where was the passion, where was the fire?).

So, which Gayo Daejun (No matter how exceptionally similar they were) did you like best?

I nearly forgot to thank Fabia.O for working together with me on this! Thanks!

Damn, since Boram of T-Ara was in a horror movie I’m assuming she picked up some traumatising habits and probably scared my subconscious into singing that bloody line of their new track over and over and over again in my head!  And I strangely am starting to love it…. O_O

Anyway, since some people are being super pissy because they’re most likely super lonely in the Winter season since their busy online ragging on us for not updating…(Well excuse us for having jobs/personal lives/love lives/an education).  I thought I’d put in a little fluff post here about my opinion of this years girl groups.

Now, in the not so famous words of a famous TV judge I want to say that “I do not want to compromise the integrity of this blog by writing blog posts that have no honest opinion”. So if you happen to be mortally insulted by other’s opinion then I suggest you turn away, or better yet learn to deal with the real world pansies.  Of course this is a strictly opinion K-entertainment site about whatever we feel like covering, be fully aware that I do have tongue firmly in cheek.

I must say thanks though to those that support us, keep coming back and welcoming us with kind words, we majorly appreciate it. Those on the other hand that whine and moan, hush up and go elsewhere, we owe you nothing.

Now, down to pointless yet fun business!

T-ARA

I mention these girls first because I still can’t get their cosplay outfits out of my head, and that ain’t for a good reason. Don’t get me wrong, Fabio likes good cosplay but when it just looks cheap and stupid…. Well, it’s cheap and stupid. Anyhow, this girl group was getting a lot of attention before they debuted earlier this year. What with their “years of training”(I really wish people stopped using that line, cos who hasn’t had years of training in Kpop now?), and Mnet backing them, people were definitely going to pay attention.  Unfortunately they had two members leave before they even made their first stage. It was sad since one of them was the only girl I remembered and had a distinctive voice.  Anyhow, their swishing dance moves for “lies” and their moderately successful single “TTL” with the Supernova dudes made for a promising start.

Frankly, they’re like every other new girl group, it’s just that they have Mnet backing them. What with the great benefit of having your own popular channel to have free promotions with, they’re bound to catch on. I don’t really see anything special with them but they do grow on you. I only actually like 2 of them, and perhaps it is due to exposure. Despite the exposure issue, mini TaeHee still freaks me out. I just wish Mnet gave them better music and I am also aware the rap was mega cringe-worthy when they debuted, I also did watch their opening performances just to lol at them.   Cruel, yet at least I tuned in. Good luck but really some of them need to work on their singing, only one can actually sing well live.

2NE1

I really do think I made clear what I think about them before, nonetheless, musically I much prefer 2NE1 to all other groups out there. OK, OK, Dara can’t sing if her life depended on it, and yes she is so cheesy I think she oozes cheese rather than oil. Though, at least she looks like she’s enjoying herself on stage. LOL. They probably must have had the most successful debut I can even remember, and that isn’t an achievement I’m betting my life on, (since I’m writing this while I haven’t slept for a day or two so my memory is hazy), but that IS kudos worthy. Or a big cry out to the K-Pop industry… MAKE BETTER MUSIC DAMN IT! Really, no wonder the industry is suffering. I am not their biggest fan but props to them, or to YG, whatever. They have so much to work on with their stage presence, which I don’t just think is lacking, but I sometimes (Most of the time) feel like is non-existent. Still I’m rallying for a petition to get them as much back up dancers as possible, because really the stage always looks so empty and dead when they’re on it.

Yes, I have called CL a troll before, but that’s only cos G-Dragon did first. Nonetheless she is growing on me, why? Because I realise that her identity issues are a problem she seems to be working with and that she’s not such a bad lass and thus my mocking has turned to pity. And if you were G-dragons clone you would have problems too! And Bom, one day you will regain movement in your face and you wont just simply look like your saving marshmallows in your mouth for later! Barring all of that, I still look forward to their next group album I just don’t dig their solo music. Good luck and come back as a foursome soon please, no more drifting!!!  And I actually find Minzy faultless, she can dance, sing and rap, well done to her!

f(x)

Firstly, their music is perfect for afternoon Ajumma aerobics lessons with Chinese Instructor Victoria teaching at the local community centre. Secondly, they seem so sweet.

That’s it.

I had a lot to rant on about them before, but now I’m just wondering what new strange concoction of songs and dance moves they’ll come out with next. That and when Amber will start finally look like she hasn’t mistakenly walked in on the wrong stage and performed with the wrong group.

4minute

Magnae on the far right looks so high!

I probably critiqued these girls the most positively, lol. I started enjoying their performances a lot when they started their “Muzik” promotions, it was funny since I got so bored with their debut song, but now I can’t get enough of it. These girls have stage presence and pull off a good performance when they try, but sometimes I feel like they’re overworked and it shows. Although I really don’t know what they do to make them so tired. Again, these girls are quite likeable and I thought that they may be the most well rounded this year. But then they come out with their third track and then announced solo projects for JiYoon and HyunAjumma and then…. I got disinterested again.

Still, I look forward to their next group album and wish these younguns get some good music going for them next time round.

Secret

I wish they were kept a secret in the first place. Oh dear God, why did the cheesy 90s crawl out from behind us and take a bite? Their stages are tacky and cheesy, their song is tacky and cheesy, their Music Video was tacky and cheesy, the only thing I give them credit for is the running theme. Please, Please give them better music, choreography, everything!

After School

I was actually quite disappointed that they lost a member, due to the fact that she was the first to stand out to me and it seemed a shame she left. But I guess since AfterSchool is a group that’s meant to have people “graduate”, it was only a matter of time til someone left. Though I did wish it was freaky leader or UEE first.

They got two new members where one can sing and one’s just there to fill a spot in the choreo. I still always look out for these girls when they perform and am anxious to hear their new sound. I’m not a big fan of “Because of You” but it is catchy. Nevertheless, nowadays they look like a female version of 2PM and remind me of a combo of “Again and Again” and “I hate You” promotions, and it doesn’t help that they’ve upped the member tally to 7 as well.  I just wish there was less GaHee, more JungAh and Bekha and no UEE. Ah well, one can dream and mentally block out.

H.A.M

With that name it seems like their own company thinks they’re hopeless.  I have seen a few performances though and I do think that vocally they probably can out-sing most of the noobs out there.  They just need better clothes, music, cheoreography and a name.  I know it stands for “Heart and Mind”, but the first thing anyone is bound to think of is our oinky little friends.  Also having that name when Swine flu is rampant…not a good idea.

Rainbow

…..

No words, no words at all.

What are everyone else’s thoughts?

Just because I love calling them that And I’m really considering making it a theme

I always liked 4Minute. Sure I made fun of HyunAh a lot (HyunAjumma!) but it was playful teasing honestly, and out of the horde of girl groups out there…. Man, are they most promising. They’re recent song “Muzik” is so much fun to just boogy down to, and what a refreshment after that horrible music video I just saw ( La ChA Ta Ta TA(?) )

Now THATS a car, f(x), effects, or whatever your name is, take note.

And I must say, now  THIS is a HOT comeback stage, behold “Muzik” on KBS MusicBank:

The crowd is loving it

I never really had the chance to say this about them, but these girls are confident, have attitude and hella stage presence to back it up. Looking at that performance, you wouldn’t think this is their 2nd single promotions,  looks more like they’ve been in the biz for a while. I don’t know why everybody’s talking about 2NE1s “stage presence”, which I think is non-existent, these girls give it off, while I feel nothing when 2NE1 performs, I’d much rather listen to their songs.

They’re the full package when it comes to performers. Appealing voices, stage presence and have some decent dance skills. JiYoon is a STAR and thank the lord they stopped HyunA from that squeaky singing and she stuck to how shes meant to sound. Bearable.

I see a lotta potential, and just because I like them…

Member Profiles:

Name: Nam JiHyun (남지현 )
Position: Leader, Vocalist
Height:167 cm
Weight:49 kg
D.O.B: 01/19/90
Mini Homepage: Cyworld

Name: Heo GaYoon (허가윤)
Position: Main Vocalist
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 47 kg
D.O.B: 18/05/90
Additional: *2nd place in SM Entertainment 2005 9th youth Singing competition
* Featured in labelmate Marios Music Video “I’m Yours”

Name: Jun JiYoon (전지윤)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 47 kg
D.O.B: 15/10/90
Mini Homepage: Cyworld

Name: Kim HyunA (김현아)
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 45 kg
D.O.B: 06/06/92
Mini Homepage: Cyworld
Additional:* Former member of Wonder Girls

* Featured in AJ’s song “2009″ and music video for “Dancing Shoes”.
* Featured in Mighty Mouth’s music video “Love Class”.
* Featured in Navi’s song, “Wasteful Tears”.
* Featured in Brave brothers song “Bittersweet”

Name: Kwon SoHyun (권소현)
Position: Vocalist
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 45 kg
D.O.B: 30/08/94
Additional: Former member of Elementary school students group Orange in 2005

The one in the middle reminds me of what SNSDs YoonA used to look like….

Back on track, girls brought funky back, what do you think?

Since Fabia.O can’t bear to talk about these girls (well, four of them are) anymore, I thought I’d check them out.

And then I realised why I didn’t check f(x) out in the first  place…. Check out their debut M/V… “LA chA TA”? (AHAHAHAH, it’s like those kids online tHaT WriTe LikE tHiS)

Whats with the side kicking in the beginning?… Well, at least its classier than forward kicking with skirts on(cough-SNSD-cough)

OH! How I cringed in the beginning. The song makes no sense to me as well, and the whole random semi-circus theme… wtf? I see what they’re trying to do but it just ended up looking really messy in the end, and the crappy song doesn’t help.

Also looking at the pictures of their showcase, all I could think was “Is that 4Minute gone a little slaggy?”

The more I look at Amber, the more I think shes just a JiYoon (4Minute) rip-off but manlier (And is it me, or does she, Amber that is, look a little like Big Bangs T.O.P?). While JiYoon is a tomboy yet still feminine, Amber on the other hand looks like a very confused him-she and even plays the role of a guy in the song (Listen to the rap O_O).

We know who she was based on now…

And my favourite androgynous female in Kpop will always be Lexy (Where is she anyway?).

Eh, I see no pizazz with this group, they’re dancing in the music video isn’t even in-sync, and that’s supposed to be the most precise. And by the looks of it, their vocals aren’t that great either, Luna’s the most decent out of them all, even the supposed  “Amazing dancer”  that is Victoria Song. And God knows how they’re going to be live, with the track record that SM has, especially with females (Well, to be fair,  just SNSD, they still can’t get it right to this day), but we’ll see, eh?

All in all, they’re pretty bla to me.  Anybody give a damn?

I think POminute (4Minute to be accurate) are quite promising, and I do like them, so when news broke out of them releasing their new single with a fabulous new teaser I was excited. I mean, something has got to clean out the sour taste in my mouth after the awful f(x) teaser.

They are also looking fierce! Although HyunAjumma can get annoying at times, she is actually one of the liveliest of the group, and her history in Wonder Girls was probably why they’re in demand so much with CFs. They just got themselves a Sony Walkman gig and are pretty much picking up all the CF deals that Wonder Girls dropped off. Lucky girls, that’s a nice chunk of change to get although they’re paid less than the WGs. 4Minute had a shaky debut stage but they recovered and started to improve daily with their confidence and performances, and that deserves kudos.

Nevertheless, I have my copy of the album and it’s a fun dance album, with a medium tempo (or two), making it almost Pussycat Dolls-esque but Koreanified.

(Speaking of Korean Pussycat Dolls, I miss After School, initially they were one of the most fun on stage girl group this year, they lit up the stage every time they performed and I liked it. Somehow they disappeared with the barrage of girl groups this summer, and I have missed them, even though their leader freaked me out.)

Back to 4Minute, check out the hot teaser:

“Boom boom boom naked naked, boom boom boom Naked AH!”

What? You didn’t hear “naked”?

Bring it on girls and show em what your made of.

Oh G-Dragon! We know what film YOU’VE been watching/looking forward to this summer. A lot of people have been criticizing/gossiping about Big Bangs’ Sir Leader, G-Dragon, regarding his apparently not so original music or image (Plagiarism accusations, HEY YEAOW!). But I think they’ve totally got it wrong when they say he’s channelling Lee JunKi in his album concept, especially after I’ve seen the video…

Hes on his own… and stolen all their lip gloss by the looks of it

Lol, his yelping in the beginning strangely reminded me of 4Minute’s HyunAh (AKA HyunAjjuma ).

G-D could play the Asian Draco Malfoy. If there were to ever be a Korean version of Harry Potter, I nominate G-D for the role.

I really really can’t stop watching the Music Video, I don’t know why but his lips…. control me. And not in the good way, that hysterical type of hypnosis way…

But back on topic, the video is so obviously, right-in-your-face literal, its funny. It’s called “Heart breaker” and its set in a heart, this ShaBANG is loving the pun! Other than that, I’m really digging this song and the choreography, watching that skinny boy run on the spot is hilarious.

Although at 3:29 it gets a little… erotic weird O_O

But…. It’s a shame he didn’t don the blue lipstick after all. That would’ve been interesting/a good laugh, and Joey would’ve been proud!

P.s. Happy Birthday!

HyunAjumma is on the prowl and ready to flip the fingers and verbally abuse anyone in her way,

HyunAjumma ain’t gonna take s**t from nobody, nobody including you~

She’s gonna scream profanities at your grandma,

Get ROST!

Steal your little sisters cuddlies,

I like pink, I do

And Skip off for another day of mayhem tomorrow!

Imma sleep well tonight!

Oh HyunAh! If you were really like that I would like you more. Juvenile Delinquency never was this funny…

The other members are really starting to grow on me, but I still can’t help but watch you make a fool of yourself every other day.

Thank you for that great nickname ShaBANG I can’t call her any other name now.

Idol group pick and mix!

From left to right, Super Junior magnae Kyuhyun (1988), Karas Nicole (1991), POHminute (Ok, 4minutes) HyunAh (1992), Maybee (1979 ) and 2PMs JaeBom (1987).

I thought HyunAh aged about 8 years in this photo. She should not be standing between Maybee and Nicole, and do I spy a new nose? Or face shape? I barely recognised her with 4minutes pics, she’s starting to look like Bae SeulGi to me, or is it just the horrible hair style/color that’s aging her?

Tip: Drink a lot of water and use sunscreen. Some tinted moisturizer with SPF50 could probably be the best investment you’ve ever made HyunAjumma!