[JP Radio] TFM – DHC Countdown Japan (2), 2007.09.29
Outch! BOA’s new single “LOVE LETTER” which we reported last time being on top of the chart apparently sank as hard as it could get to # 17 on the daily charts and is experiencing low sale. Let’s wish the artist tons of luck on her next project!
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Seems like our Korean counterparts are at it again!
*pointing at TOP’s LV sunglasses post*
This time they left out the picture of the American Celebs for comparison! Should we add Angelina Jolie signature Bulging veins to complete their efforts?
The 31-year-old actress’s punishing exercise regime has been blamed for leaving her with bulging veins in her arms, hands and even fingers.
Bulging veins in Angelina Jolie’s arms and wrists are caused by too much exercise without a proper diet, experts say. Experts said they probably resulted from working out while not eating enough. Steve Mongey, head trainer at the Virgin Active gym in Kensington, West London, said: “These veins can be caused by weight-bearing exercises.
“The body needs to pump oxygen into the veins for these exercises and this causes the veins to expand. “If you don’t keep your eating up and do a lot of exercise the fat gets stripped away and the veins become exposed.”
Miss Jolie, pictured at a movie premiere in Los Angeles, is a self-confessed fitness fanatic. She went through an intensive training regime for her role as Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider movies to ensure she could perform her own stunts. She is not the only woman in the limelight to attract attention for visible veins.
Last summer, 47-year-old Madonna, whose exercise regime has sculpted a remarkably youthful figure, was seen to have hands that more than gave her age away.
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The award was for the international jewellery award at Tokyo she won “jewellery best dresser award”. BOA is doing so well these days, she also won Overseas Popularity award in Korea! Her new single “LOVE LETTER” is currently no.2 on the Oricon charts!
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FIREWORKS [20/09/07]
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This summer, It was not in Japan but in Australia that I saw the fireworks. I was lucky. In my opinion Japanese fireworks are a little different.
BoA is doing alot of promotions for her new single … One of which is Elle Girl interview … i attach the original site .. it also has a video of her at the bottom! CLICK HERE and thanks to translators we get to read what the deal is about! Let’s check the translation here
BoA & DBSK appeared on the same stage for the first time in Japan~ there is also a news that BoA along with certain number of singers will do a music drama CF for AnyCall Cellphone~ will talk about it when it comes out ^^
I had to wait for 24 hours till the video gets uploaded on the youtub, by fans of course! Before we start .. I gotto tell you … I found it more interesting to comment as I watch the Music Video for the first time, since I was asked to comment on the video BTW! … so this is as I watched it … whatever cached my eyes, before I continue .. I stopped to write about it … cuz after all, we have heard the song long time ago … it’s the Music Video we now can comment on! Now that I’m thinking.. it would have been cute to put up my commentaries as a subtitle LOLOLOLOLOL! Aren’t I always full of new ideas LOL! Now be aware I have come up with this intellectual idea! especially fella bloggers! Also I will take requests on commenting on your favorite videos from today LOLOLOLOL
Oh and don’t walk around call me a hater, basher and such .. I will never forgive YOU!
Is it me or I’m a bit fed up with BOA holding a cell phone … a red one that is! She is having enough of posing with cell phone, camera and Mascara for her CFs for heaven’s sake!!! Couldn’t they figure out something else? Don’t tell me they were out of ideas! A panda? Pair or shoes, socks, fork? See there are tons out there! Aigooo! But the fella business owner doesn’t take any chances for NOT promoting his phone eh? Only now if that was BOA’s real cellphone! Think about it!
*giggling* and you guys recall the picture on her blog … with her so called “Ajumma dress” well you get the full 5 min to grasp it all! HEY! I didn’t name it ajumma dress … I swear it wasn’t me this time LOLOL Poor ajummas!
And one more thing .. like I hear people say BOA is having a small face and all, but why is it so hard for me to image in it especially after watching this video? Why?
Nope, Aigooo the Cellphone is still there (min 1:28) and in comparison to people they made to walk around her .. she is way too much … HMMMMM accessorized?
I think they narrowed her eyebrows … well make sure to don’t ever do that .. that made her eyes smaller! Unless that’s what she is shooting for? *shrug*
I like what she is wearing at 2:10 so “Les Misérables”-ish .. you all know what I’m talking about, right? My favorite is Inspector Javert, (sorry couldn’t find a better picture) but the point is on his outfit! See the similarity? So yeah good job BOA-shi’s desighners it’s just that red cellophane hunting me .. OMMMO what’s that giant lamps and lights hanging off that?
Now we totally relate to her … aren’t we? In Café place everyone has someone .. EXCEPT FOR the one and only US! at least she is in the industry! and she speaks the languages of 1/2 of the hotties in the world! Chinacha! what on earth then WHAT WE SHOULD SAY!? huh?! BOA-SHI? HUH?
Ommo .. that stand up shot all of sudden at 2:44 … scared the crap out of me! what were you thinking Mr. Director? Eish!
Now what’s with the eyes at 2:55? Is she having a crush on that kid waitress dude? someone call the Child Molestation hot line! LOL! No wait, it’s the other way around? *scratching head* still call them up!
Oh what’s with the run? OH got it …. someone sent ooori BOA-shi a love letter! AWWWWW Now it’s getting exciting! But what’s the purpose of the Russian hat? *yawn*
NOW! I saw the scariest Horse on the merry-go around EVER! at 4:28 *shivering under the blanket*
so no guy? huh?! that was it? too much for that …. WAIT >>>> I SEE SOME WAITRESS SLEEVES! People! … keep going to those café you won’t come back home empty handed! Who on earth can this guy be? I see my JUNKI! LOL! NO NO That tall MOA’s Bodyguard who never speaks in the entire drama! NO IT’S MAO HIMSELF! SHOOOOOOOOOOOOT THE VIDEO DIED ON ME! WTF! I’m not gonna be reloading that SH*T FOR 1 SECOND LEFT OF THAT T________________T
But mmmmmm T___T can’t go to sleep if I don’t see the owner of the sleeves! *reloading the video* WTF? They didn’t show the dude? I sat down rewatching the entire MV for nothing? *cry* My precious time! I could spent it watching my JUNKI! OR MAO lolol … Is it me or MAO is getting really dreamy now? That short guy with bleached hairin dogie and wolfie drama as Louise calls it LOLOL … I want no harm to him ^^
Tei’s “Don’t Cry”
? to DBSK’s “Beautiful Days”, what do these songs have in common?
It’s that a foreign composer has written the song, and Korean lyrics has been added to the song.
In Se7en’s case, from his 1st album to his 3rd, a lot of foreign composers have participated. Including DK’s “One more time” (1st album)
and “Love Story”(3rd album),
Todd Mushaw’s “Honey I Know” (2nd album),
Joey Carbone & Anthony Mazza’s “Wishy Washy”(2nd album),
“Like the Man”(3rd album),
? Joe Hogue’s “All Night” (3rd album) are all made by composers actively working in America.
A person from YG Entertainment said, “If we get a call from foreign composers who are interested in making songs for Se7en, we monitor their previous works. If their previous work matches with our singer’s concept, we contact them back.”
This situation is a little different from just remaking famous foreign songs or just translating English songs to Korean and using with permission.
Getting songs from foreign composers who are not well known in Korea is a pretty new concept. Recently, a company who connects American composers and Korean singers has been established, too.
Music Source Korea is a company who makes license agreement with foreign composers and provide their songs to Korean Music Management companies. Lee Eun Seung manager, from the company, said “Korean Management companies can get fresh music at inexpensive price, and they can also change the song a little bit, to match the songs with a singer’s concept. So it’s very efficient.”
It’s said that the reality of Kpop composer market where creative power has been decreasing made music management companies turn their eyes away to foreign markets.
A music critic Kim Guang Han said, “In an attempt to find fresh songs that can keep up with young generation’s taste, some management companies went all the way to Home of pop music. Remake songs (Gina: old hit songs that are changed in modern way) are not fresh enough for people. Their effort to explore new databases feels even late at this point.”
Like well-known rumor in Kpop industry, “star management company may fall, but star composers never fall”, most of Kpop songs are from a few star Kpop composers. Another music critic Lim Jin Mo analyzed, “The entry of foreign composers into Kpop market might be a new breakthrough for Kpop market”.
So far, there has not been a case where these songs have become really famous in Korea. Most of the time, these songs are used as sub songs, separate from Kpop singers’ title songs.
Kpop composer Park Geun Tae said, “To match the song with Korean culture, after-work such as rearrangement is a must and makes the total cost expensive. Usually the songs are used by big management companies to improve variety within an album. I don’t think we will see rush of foreign composers’ songs.”
It’s also challange for those songs that they are only used to give an album more variety. A music critic Sung Woo Jin said, “Not to remain as a song to fill out an album, Kpop management companies should learn how to make better use of those songs.”
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It was BOA’s 7th anniversary since her debut two days ago .. she held a small fan-meetting for the event and *yawn* we are still waiting on her “Love Letter” Music Video! Oh by the way .. I though you guys might be intersted to know what kinda camera she is taking her pics with~
BoA – [Preview] Love Letter (23.08.07 – Mezamashi TV)
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(aha..hahaha…i know..lame isn’t it?my computer doesn’t read Japanese…it’s totally Japanese ILLITERATE. hear that, computer??illiterate, you damn little thing!!)
So Oricon also ranks blog?? and BoA is the lucky one to have topped both blog and music charts. Now i know some of you said her photos are so-so, but seems like the photos and the short writings are good enough to attract Japanese fans of hers to visit her blog.
Music Video 2007年08月10日(金)
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I’ve just recorded the Music Video of my new song 「LOVE LETTER」!
Kawamura Kensuke who directed 「Make a Secret」 was the person in charge.
It looks like it’s going to be a great work, so please look it forward!
There’s a scene at Merry Go Round, I rode on one of this!
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