LAUGHTER IS CONTAGIOUS XDD.

LMAOxINFINITYHOMG.

Was browsing around Youtube when I saw the link for this rather old video of SS501. The thing is, this video never gets old; even now, I still laugh like crazy whenever I watch it HAHAHA!

I think laughter is really contagious. The funniest thing about this video isn't actually Jungmin splitting his pants, but his members literally rolling around on the ground, shaking and collapsing in laughter like mad people LOL. I remember that the funniest episode of Super Junior's Exploring The Human Body show was also the one where the members had to inhale laughing gas. That was totally SICK mannn; I laughed until I tears formed in my eyes and the most absurd thing was that I was laughing at them laughing, like WTH?!

SPAM HAHAHA.

Usually in every boyband, there is one member who is well-known for being the cutest; i.e. "in-charge of the cute image." In Beast, it's Yoseob, because of obvious reasons.


^That clip had me laughing for a full minute, LMAO. Junhyung and Doojoon were laughing so hard too!

HOWEVER, I actually think that Kikwang is a strong contender for the spot too.

I think Yoseob is cute because his face is cute, he's naturally hyper 99% of the time, and he knows he's cute. On the other hand, Kikwang is cute because he's innocent and has a cute eye-smile. If you wanna compare the two to other artists, Yoseob would be like Hyungjoon, and Kikwang would be Junsu of the past.

HMM I still can't decide who is the cuter one. Decide for me? Haha ^^.

張芸京 - 相反的我

I LOVE THIS SONG *__*. Been listening to it the whole day, lol. I like how in the beginning it's soft and soothing, then after the first chorus it becomes all ROCK, with the prominent drums and electric guitar. I like the lyrics of the song too. Jing is sounding really good! She composed this song herself, by the way :).

I like the dark feel of the MV, and I think the whole set worked well with the song. Jing looks great in the rocker outfit x). The whole blondie look didn't work for me, though; I think it's the weird haircut xP.

Previews to Taeyang's solo album, Solar

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I'm really looking forward to Taeyang's upcoming solo album! The previews sound great so far and Taeyang is growing to be one of my favourite solo singers that come from a boyband ^^.

BEAST in Singapore '10! :DD

I'm gonna keep rantings about my unrelated experiences very short and focus on Beast, because hey, who cares about me right xD. But in order for me to not repeat this too many times, I'll say this first here: ALL THE BOYS ARE GORGEOUS IN REAL LIFE. Doojoon seemed approachable, Hyunseung is pretty, Yoseob is adorable, Kikwang is cute, Junhyung is hot, and Dongwoon is very good-looking. I can't say who the best-looking member is; it's either Kikwang or Dongwoon, in my opinion.

So let's start recounting the three awesome events!

23.06.10: HI5

There weren't as many people as I had expected. The boys came half an hour late, which was actually a good thing 'cos me and my friend came late; rushed down after work. They looked mighty fine in suits! They performed Shock, which was a treat. Couldn't see anything 'cos I was standing behind and everyone in front was standing on the barricades, but I could almost hear them amidst all the screaming.

There was a short interview, but I totally couldn't hear a single thing 'cos of the deafening screams. Like, seriously, fangirls, don't you wanna hear them talking?!

The hi5 itself was fast. We were watching the members as the queue was moving, and Yoseob was SO ADORABLE! He'd bend down slightly when hi5-ing the fans, with a big big smile on his face :DD. The order for the hi5 was: Hyunseung, Yoseob, Kikwang, Junhyung, Doojoon and Dongwoon. Hyunseung seemed shy, but he smiled. And he's rocking the curls! I had seen fans hi5-ing the members with both hands, so I thought that I'd do that with Yoseob. After hi5-ing the person in front of me he wanted to hi5 me with one hand, but he saw both of my hands raised and he chuckled a little and hi5-ed me with both hands xD. Kikwang was SO sweet; he said, "Thank you~!" to everyone as we hi5-ed him. I think the girl in front of me said, "I love you" or "Saranghae" to him, and he said, "I love you too" to her omg! I should have said something to them too, but all I could manage was a "Hi" LOL. Anyway. Junhyung looked really tired; he didn't really smile and it seemed like it took some effort for him to even raise his hands :/. He's very cool, though. Doojoon was smiling and seemed really friendly! Dongwoon had this big smile on his face all the time, and he's so good-looking!

That few seconds seemed so surreal :).

After the event, on my way home, my friend who also went to the event called me saying that I should go down to Mediacorp right then 'cos they were giving out queue numbers for the showcase already, even though the official word was that the queue numbers would be given out only the next day. So after a lot of hesitation, frustration and ranting, me and my friend took a cab down. To keep the story short, in the end we got our queue numbers -- 170 and 171 -- and went home relieved 'cos we wouldn't have to queue early in the morning on the next day.

24.06.10: SHOWCASE

THE SHOWCASE WAS TOTALLY AWESOME! They performed 7 songs, not in sequence: Beast Is The B2st, Bad Girl, Mystery, Shock, Easy (Sincere ver.), Special, Oasis. They performed really, really well :)). They didn't sound out of breath at all and the vocals were all steady. For Shock it was the ballad version -- which is actually kinda misleading 'cos only the front part is ballad-like -- and Yoseob got to sing his part in the beginning of the song, and omg, he sounded so good! That song is obviously the crowd-pleaser, 'cos everyone was shouting the fanchants enthusiastically. For Oasis, Kikwang pulled a girl from the audience on stage, let her sit down on the sofa at the side, and the members sang to her like OMG! Doojoon held her hand and knelt down while singing to her, Dongwoon sang to her ear, Yoseob made her look at him and sang looking at her, and I didn't see what the others did. SHE'S SO LUCKY! For the encore they performed a remix, half of Mystery and half of Bad Girl; that was cool.

My friend and I got to sit in the last row of the front portion, which is both a good and bad thing; good because it was close and we could see them quite clearly, but bad because the stage wasn't raised at all and the seats were all level so most of the time even though we were craning our necks we could only see bobbing heads and thus we couldn't really see them dancing, and we couldn't show our signboards. But I'm happy enough 'cos we were quite near the stage and Yoseob was often at the side we were standing on ^^. My eyes kept finding him throughout, but I did make myself look at other members and cheer as loudly for them too, okay! Hyunseung and Junhyung were hardly at my side, though, so I didn't get to see much of them. Especially Hyunseung :(. I waved to whoever was right in front of me, which most of the time were Yoseob, Kikwang or Dongwoon, but obviously they didn't see me lol. The fan service made me wish I was sitting right in front. Kikwang and Dongwoon pointed at one fan during one song, Dongwoon looked at one fan and even touched her head (I think), Doojoon was so close to them and he looked at my friend who was sitting there, etc. I think Dongwoon did a lot of fanservice LOL.

It turned out that after the showcase there was gonna be filming for Entertainment on 5, a TV show that apparently airs on Channel 5. So after the showcase, we stayed for the filming of the show, which Beast guested on, performing 2 songs -- Shock and Bad Girl -- and having an interview. During the talk, the boys gave items for the show -- a bracelet, shades, a necklace, and a signed tee. When each members introduced themselves, there were loud screaming for each member, but Yoseob's was the longest, the most deafening, that even I was shocked 'cos the screams continued for some time after I stopped cheering. For the interview, they were asked what each member's interest/talent was. Dongwoon said piano. Hyunseung said dance, and performed a really good dance solo on the spot. Kikwang said sports, and did a few push-ups, which made Yoseob who was seated at the back stood up, laughing. The host also pulled Kikwang's jacket, showing his arms, and cue the fangirls' scream. Junhyung said rap, and performed the rap that apparently is Hyuna's part in Huh, while Doojoon beat-boxed. I don't know the song all that well, but it was awesome! Doojoon said football. Yoseob said, in Korean, that he doesn't have great dancing skills and is not good-looking either, and then said, in English, "Only my voice." OMG I JUST DIED. Then he sang one line off the chorus of Yet, and I died the second time because omg he sounded so beautiful ;__;. Of course I don't agree with what he said 'cos I think his dancing is fine and he looks cute, but his voice is definitely his strongest point x).

Then there was a game, where a fan was blindfolded and she was supposed to guess which hand was Kikwang's, her favourite. She guessed wrongly, and Kikwang dropped his head, pouting in (mocking) disappointment, which was SO CUTE!

Before they left, the members shook hands with everyone in the front row. Sigh they are sooo lucky!

Other notable/spazz-worthy things: Doojoon slapping Junhyung's thigh; Junhyung dragging Yoseob away during a song (JUNSEOB!); Dongwoon speaking some sentences in English; Yoseob sticking his tongue out to a fan; Dooseob fanservice (I forgot what); Yoseob missing the beat in the beginning of Bad Girl during the encore (I think), laughing and getting laughed at by the member beside him (EDIT:)Doojoon; Yoseob laughing with his head back during the interview; OKAY I SHALL STOP TALKING ABOUT YOSEOB.

To summarise, the showcase was worth every single freakin' penny of that $24.95, and SO MUCH MORE. It was amazing, and I'm really impressed by Beast's live performance :).

25.06.10: FANSIGN

The events of the day before the fansign itself weren't that great for me, filled with despair, a ride on the rollercoaster of emotions, and traffic jams. (LOL.) But I'll not bore you with the gory details. There were actually a lot of people at the fansign, but the boys finished signing for every single one of us, because even though they actually had to rush down 'cos they're leaving for Malaysia next, they wanted to sign for all of us. How sweet of them, right? Even though they must be tired and all. Thanks a lot, boys :)).

So for the spazzy part. The boys were sitting in this order: Yoseob, Doojoon, Hyunseung, Dongwoon, Kikwang and Junhyung. I was really excited when I went up the stage, so the moment I was in front of Yoseob I started to wave both of my hands, calling his name while smiling widely. Then he looked up, looked at me and winked, and then when he looked at me for another two seconds, I said, "Saranghaeyo~!" with what I think would be an uncontrollably wide grin. (I think I said that partly because I was flustered, since his eyes seemed to stare right into your soul and that's DANGEROUS.) His expression didn't change, so I don't know whether he heard or not, and I moved on to the next member. The other members did look up at me while smiling and our eyes did meet, and I waved both my hands while saying, "Thank you!" to all of them, because I was feeling very grateful that they signed for everyone. Junhyung didn't look up, though, which was kinda disappointing. I wanted to say, "Yo, Junhyung!" to him, but didn't dare to 'cos he has this intimidating aura around him, y'know. Dongwoon's smile is seriously BLINDING, man! I think he gained lots more fans after this trip ^^. Doojoon is really friendly, like really!

After I got off the stage, it hit me that Yoseob winked at me. And it wasn't the usual oh-so-cute wink, it was a wink with a hint of a smirk and damn, he was hot. So I was almost bouncing around, thinking, "YOSEOB JUST WINKED AT ME!" in my head. Seriously, I think I'll just need to think of that second and I'll start giggling to myself, like I did when I was on my way home. LOL MADNESS.

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All in all, these 3 days have been the most awesome days this year. I'm so proud to be a B2uty, because these boys don't only look good; they perform well and are really nice to their fans. There were quite a few fanboys as well during all the three events, which is something LOL. Thank you so much for everything, Beast! Please remember to visit Singapore again during your next leg of promotions :).

LALALA I just died and am in heaven 'cos YOSEOB WINKED AT ME~. What, I know he probably winked at 3,000 other fans today, but can't I be happy for a moment? x)

spring cleaning.

I'm going to be moving into a new house at the end of the month, so I was clearing up my junk -- dusty textbooks, files, and more books. Because of my family's stringent personality trait, we had previously kept even books from Secondary School. However, because we're moving, we have to throw away some in order to not have so much baggage to move. I was supposed to "sort" my old textbooks today, and with one look, I told my parents that I want to throw everything away. It's not as if I'm gonna be a teacher in the future, and I don't know anyone who might need them, so why bother keeping them, right? In the end, because of my mum's nagging that my brother might want to teach tuition in the future, I set aside the Science and Math books from upper secondary. For myself I took a Chinese dictionary, a book about Chinese measure words, and Charlotte's Web.

Clearing my JC files wasn't as easy. As before, I had decided that I want to throw everything away, but my father insisted that I take out all the notes and keep the files for future use. But honestly, I really don't want to. Those files aren't just files; they contain two years of memories that associate them with a particular subject, memories that relate to a certain stage in my JC life, memories that I'd rather not remember. Even taking those thick stacks of notes out made me feel a tinge of melancholy, thinking about how earnestly I had been flipping through those notes when I was mugging for exams, and now, how useless all those things are. Can't I step into University on a new blank page? Right. Talking 'bout University, since I'm gonna be studying Business in the future, my parents are insisting that I keep the notes of at least one subject; that only subject I studied that is related to Business. That stack of notes was the first one I had wanted to dispose of, actually. And who knows, even if they make me keep it, after we move, it might just mysteriously disappear from the storeroom.

Joke of the day: I found a dead baby cockroach in one of my JC files. Guess which subject it is! HAHA, the ironies of life never fail to amuse me.

2AM - 바보처럼 (Like A Fool)

You should know what drama I'm watching now right xP. Anyway, everyone sounds wonderful! Jokwon's voice SIGHHH. Well actually, it's more of his singing than his voice. I love 2AM :)). Watch the recording of the song! Jinwoon is so silly haha ^^.

LMAO.

Hyungjoon is so hilarious HAHAHAHAHA! I think he'd be an interesting person to hang around with x).

He did a lot of parodies on his radio show, Music High. (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) OMG THESE VIDEOS CRACKED ME UP SO BAD! Why didn't I watch them before o___o. I'm determined to watch/listen to Music High now ^^. Imagine listening to all these at 2 am; LOL this would surely wake me up xP. Anyway, embedded are Brown Eyed Girls' Abracadabra, Super Junior's Bonamana and MBLAQ's Y.

He's so crazy LMAO.

A fan compiled (1 2 3) the Music High covers, and while he sounded great in the serious ones, some parodies almost made me choke LOL! Even when he was playing around, I think he sounded good! It's kinda amazing how he managed to make those sounds, changing his pitch every few seconds HAHA.

He sounds even better when he's singing seriously. (1 2 3 4 5) I think his voice suits R&B a lot.

He's not the best singer around, but I love his voice ♥. And his laughter too xDD.

And you wonder why Hyungjoon is my favourite SS501 member LOLOL.

woots.

I'm sure that got your attention, because it totally got mine xDDDD.

I'm glad Jay is recovering his old friendships; Xiao Zhu went to watch one of the nights of his concert, Jolin sent flowers for one night and guest-starred in another.

Reading the news reports, his concert sounds awesome. Can't wait for July 24th! :))

Kim Tae Woo - 빗물이 내려서 (Dropping Rain)

One of the songs off Personal Taste. I like!

side effects.

Caffeine has the same effect on me as very strong booze would, I'd think. Or maybe, that particular cup of coffee does. Every time I drink coffee, my mood instantly lifts, and that remains true till now. However, besides that, the last time I drank that coffee, I got a really bad headache and I felt like vomiting. I even took 2 Panadols, which didn't work at all. It was so bad that I had to leave early from work, taking the MRT and walking home in a daze. After that I abstained from coffee for a few weeks, and then one day I drank one from a different place, which didn't give me any problem. So today, since I was in a crappy, crappy mood, I drank that coffee again, which I actually like a lot, since I thought that since I was fine the previous time, maybe the problem doesn't lie with caffeine, after all. True enough, I felt happier after that, but shortly after, the side effects kicked in. Headache, argh. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as the first time, but now I know what the pain feels like -- a hangover. I had felt like this, when I woke up in the morning after getting tipsy from drinking the previous night. The difference is, while I didn't get a headache when I was floating in the clouds right after I drank, after drinking that coffee, I was bouncing up and down on earth with the headache. Would that how drinking stronger alcohol make me feel?

籃球火 (Hot Shot)

(Dramawiki)

When this drama first came out, I actually wanted to watch it because of 小猪, but because of the seemingly unrealistic basketball playing, I lost the motivation to watch it. Later, after I got interested in Jerry Yan after watching Down With Love, I decided that I'd give this drama a try, haha.

True enough, some of the basketball part is unrealistic. Yi Lang actually stopped and swam mid-air, and the basketball he threw caught fire, like WTH LMAO. But it's not all bullshit, for other than those totally out-of-the-world things, the moves are legit.

Dong Fang Xiang is totally cool, but his actions are so comical sometimes hahaha. He is one freakin' awesome basketball player, not only because he's got great techniques and physique, but also because he's cool-headed. Jerry is a good actor, especially in emotional scenes. (I think he improved even more in Down With Love ^^.) He is so 帅! His hair is shorter here and he looks younger. And he's got such a gentle speaking voice, SIGHHH.

Yuan Da Ying is SO hilarious, like OMG HAHAHAHA! He seems like an idiot at the first glance, but he is actually not dumb; he's just innocent and naive. I admire his never-say-die attitude! Xiao Zhu's acting is very, very good. I don't know how to explain it, but his expressions are all so spot-on. My heart ached for him, even though I was still doubtful about the plot. 小猪很帅. 我再次强调: 小.猪.很.帅. It's the hair, the eyes, everything! He's also very ADORABLE guhhh. And why the heck is he so funny?! Sigh, I really love him a lot ♥♥♥.

The two male leads are definitely the best things about this drama. They look good, and most importantly, they act very well. It almost feels like they're constantly competing with each other, in terms of acting, charisma and presence. That is good news for us viewers, because we get to see great actors on the screen :).

Jie Er has a twisted view of friendship; good friends, or even best friends of opposite genders, don't hold hands, let alone hug. She should totally watch 羅志祥's 好朋友 MV -.-. I didn't feel anything for her character, which in some ways is because her character is under-developed, and in others, is due to the actress' sub-par acting. But I understand that it must have been difficult for her, since she's relatively new and the lead actors are such good actors.

The biggest downfall of this drama, I feel, is the romance part. It is really unnecessary, like just because it's a drama, they had to have a girl there. Now I know why in the initial stages of production there were news that it was difficult to find the leading girl for this drama; it's because in this drama, the focus is on the guys and basketball, and the girl is almost like an extra. And other than unnecessary, I think the romance is really IRRATIONAL. It's totally weird, and it's like the scriptwriters are trying too hard to bring the two leads together, no matter what. Or perhaps, the romance can be more convincing, if the actress can make us believe in it, when we can see her face. (MAJOR spoiler, but I don't wanna say anything 'cos that whole plot made me super irritated.)

I like W (Li Ying)! She's very smart, and hot too at that. And instead of those red sleek sports cars hot girls usually drive, she drives a jeep! How cool is that :D. I usually don't like 姐弟恋, but I wanted her and Da Ying to be together xDD.

Wu Zun is very handsome. George Hu is in this drama too! He's cute :3. I ALWAYS thought that he looks like Wu Zun, and in this drama, they acted as brothers LOL! The guy who acted as Du Fei is cute! There are really a lot of cute guys in this drama HAHAHA. I like the Qi brothers too.They're good basketball players and dancers. I like the whole basketball team :D. Michael Zhang is here too! It's kinda funny seeing Jerry Yan and him together again, since they acted together in Down With Love too ^^. He acted really well in the last two episodes, where he got to express emotions other than hatred lol.

The behind-the-scenes are so hilarious LOLOLOL. The guys are very close, and they always joke around. But I guess wherever Xiao Zhu is, there will be laughter, haha ^^.

All in all, I think Hot Shot is a pretty enjoyable drama -- it is fun, funny and some parts are touching. The ending totally sucks, but I shan't elaborate because then this post would get way too long. Ultimately, I think you should watch this drama if you're looking for something light-hearted to watch, or maybe some eye-candy xDD.

Lee Ryan - How Do I?

Lee Ryan has a really nice voice, which, coupled with his broad range, great vocal technique and an amazing ability to express his emotions through his singing, amount to AWESOMENESS ♥. I love how he sings this song; it sounds very raw, very heartfelt and it's just totally gorgeous guhhh. And if you thought it wasn't humanly possible, he performs (1 2) even better than the recorded version *___*! He took part in writing this song, by the way.

Well, Lee is awesome by definition, if only because he co-wrote and totally owned Breathe Easy, which happens to be one of my favourite song of all time x).

out!

I went to Science Centre today with two of my colleagues, because one of them bought a magazine that had free tickets for the Pixar exhibition being held there, which also includes free entry to Science Centre. The exhibition was SO cool! If I could draw like that, I'd quit studying, build up my portfolio and apply for a job at Pixar LOL.

Before we went to the Science Centre, we went to the CD Rama just outside the Jurong East MRT station, which is having a clearance sale; CDs selling 3 for S10. What a steal! I ended up buying four albums which weren't even in my to-buy list, lol ^^;;. I still have quite a lot of things to buy this month! Movie DVDs, books, albums, etc etc. Gotta control my spending before I go broke, lol.

100605 SS501 Comeback @ Music Core

Let Me Be The One -- They have grey suits on now! Those look good also ^^. Hyunjoong's fringe isn't curly here so that's an improvement from yesterday, but he still looks kinda off to me lol. Kyujong looks really good here, I thought. Again, the performance was vocally stable. Dancing-wise, I think they should practise more to coordinate with each other better, haha ^^;;. Overall it's a good performance though! My favourite part is at 1:15 lolol xPP. About the stage, the pendulum bulb moving back and forth behind is quite distracting ^^;;.

Love Ya

Now instead of just backless outfits, they have translucent sleeves too. I really wish they'll get rid of BOTH outfits FAST. But anyway. Jungmin still sounds quite off during the chorus; I think it has something to do with the pitch not being exactly right. And the dance coordination can be improved. Other than that everything was fine. The cameraman was better today than yesterday, but there weren't any impressive lightings and effects.

100604 SS501 Comeback @ Music Bank

Backstage -- HOW ADORABLE! Everyone looks really good in spiffy white suits. All of them have great hairstyles, except for Hyunjoong whose hairstyle looks kinda hideous and makes him look older than he really is. I think it's the lighting; everyone looks like they're glowing :DD. Kyujong looks like a young boy ^^. And LOL Jungmin is as random as ever xDD.

Let Me Be The One -- I didn't expect this song to have a choreography, haha ^^;;. It's good though! The choreography isn't too intense and it fits the song, and I think it's cool how they started out sitting down, then stood up and at the end sat down again. Some parts were not coordinated enough, though; Jungmin made a mistake in one part and the rest has to do with certain members' personal style being too obvious, lol xP. The performance was great vocally. Youngsaeng's high part was awesome! We can see their hairstyles more clearly here; I think Jungmin and Youngsaeng have the best comeback look :).

Love Ya

AWESOME comeback! Vocally it was good. The boys didn't sound out of breath, and the stick-on mics weren't giving them much problem. Jungmin sounded off-beat during his part in the chorus, but other than that it was all great. The choreography is great and the stage is really impressive, with fireworks and dramatic use of lightings. Loved the dance break in the middle, and THE RAP PARTS OMG! The backless outfits still made me laugh, ROFL. I hate Hyungjoon's hair like that, and I must admit that when he dances and his gelled-up fringe moved I laughed HAHAHA. Hyunjoong's look better than the previous one. Love how loud TripleS was cheering :)). THEY HAD BETTER WIN SOMETHING SOON!

張芸京 new album teasers

HOLYYY. *slaps self* Hoookay. I'm really looking forward to her second album! The piano melody used in these teasers sound great. I like the words shown on the screen; they reveal raw emotions that a lot of people feel in certain stages of their lives. And dang, she looks reaaaally good *____*.

SS501 - Love Ya

AWESOME. I LOVE this song and the MV is great. I like the lighting used in the MV; it makes everything looks pretty. The choreography looks solid. The boys are looking good, even though I'm not sure about the backless-looking outfits. Looking forward to their comeback!