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Category Archives: Music
Japanese Language In Hangeul
I follow the ladies of 2NE1 on Twitter and I saw this post by member Sandara Park. She’s very friendly and likes to post on Twitter often, though I can’t always read them. This one caught my attention because it … Continue reading
New Perfume Video: “Magic of Love”
For all you Perfume fans (a surprising number of blog readers are), here’s the latest song by Perfume: Magic of Love. Similar to their video for Voice, it includes a lot of cool room-shifts and visual tricks. My daughter loves … Continue reading
JPop Saturdays: Perfume’s “Spring of Life”
I felt like posting this one this weekend for three reasons. First, spring is coming again soon and I’m excited for it. Second Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri) is coming to Japan and I wanted to post something that celebrates Japanese women. … Continue reading
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KPop Saturdays: CNBlue’s “I’m Sorry”
This post is dedicated to my wife and her best friend “S-chan”, who are both fans of CNBlue: This is their latest hit, and is filmed in London (my wife and I recognized Westminster Abbey and I’m pretty sure I … Continue reading
KPop Saturdays: Block B’s “Nillili Mambo”
Block B is a group I haven’t featured on KPop Saturday’s so far, but this video has a nice tie-in to a couple subjects here, and it’s a pretty fun video to watch: The video was filmed in Vietnam, in … Continue reading
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KPop Saturdays: 2Yoon’s “24/7″
Or, as I like to call it: A hoedown, K-Pop style: I’ve never heard of 2Yoon before, but apparently they are a sub-unit of 4Minute starring Jiyoon and Gayoon. Given the fame of Hyuna in particular (a la Gangnam style), … Continue reading
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JPop Saturdays: Perfume’s “Nee”
I’ve been saving this one for Christmas time because I like the winter theme of the video. This is another JPop song by Perfume called “nee”: Sadly, this is only the short version. The long version is available Youtube, but … Continue reading
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KPop Saturdays: Secret’s “Talk That”
Originally I was going to post this as the last KPop video for 2012, but in light of the recent car accident involving the group,1 I felt like moving this up sooner. This week’s KPop Saturday features Secret (시크릿) and … Continue reading
KPop Saturdays: Fiestar’s “We Don’t Stop”
Fiestar is a pretty new KPop girl group, but I liked this song and wanted to share it for those following KPop trends. It’s a fun song, and I thought it was one of the more fun, colorful videos I’ve … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving 2012, KPop Style!
Hi all, I like to post something every year for Thanksgiving, which is my favorite American holiday. No pressure to buy gifts, it’s based on a good premise, and has lots of good food. However, I really, really struggled to … Continue reading
