Epik High - Run

I like this song, especially the chorus. My favourite part is actually the Run, run, run away background voice at the beginning of the chorus LOL. And the MV is touching :). Tablo is really rocking the rocker look! It doesn't feel right that Tukutz isn't there though ^^;;.

Epik High - Wannabe

Song of the day! Totally love the song; it's so catchy :D. And the MV is total crack, LMAO xDD.

Now we need to find our own colour

Epik High - Free Music (feat. MYK)

I think it's amazing how their live performances always sound so flawless *__*.

fake people piss me off like diuretic

LOL!

I haven't listened to Epik High's new album, [e], yet, but I am going to, soon! (I haven't even listened to Map The Soul album that many times yet -.-.) It looks like another epic album. And the album art is so pretty! *__*

For now, here's the acoustic version of the song, Map The Soul!

Beautiful version x).

Epik High's new album..

..is coming out on the 27th! It's gonna be in the form of a book, and only sold from their website, mapthesoul.com, because..

"..traditional distribution routes, since they require a lot of third party involvement, forces the price to be doubled, at the least. Selling it ourselves is a huge business risk but we believe in making our work affordable to our fans. After troubling over this for months, we've decided to take out all the third-party fluff and sell it ourselves. We may suffer business-wise, but it's a risk we're willing to take in order to help our fans."

Wow they're so considerate :D. Look at that CD and that book! WANTT D:. The book is in both English and Korean too! I didn't manage to get Tablo's book and now I don't know whether I can get this album =((. Firstly I don't even know how I'm supposed to buy it since I don't have a credit card and they're selling it only on their website, and secondly there's always the money problem. If it's cheaper than the normal CDs and if some kind fans are going to order for Singaporeans, I'd buy it xD.


EDIT: Previews for the book. OMGsdgkhskadgakdlIWANT!!!

random videos.

Gummy Manwon Happiness (Epik High cut | SS501 cut) -- Epik High is so hilarious; I nearly choked, LOL. Tukutz and Tablo kept doing that wave thing, so ROFL. Her mission was to make them say, "Why is she laughing?", so she laughed, and Mithra immediately said, "crazy person!" LMAOO. The whole 1 minute+ video made me laugh sooo much, lol. (Brian appeared at the end too, by the way xP.) She also did a mission with Kyujong and Hyunjoong; Kyujong was quick to catch the hint and Hyunjoong was being his 4D-leader self xD.

080913 Mnet Japan- SS501 Japan Concert Backstage (1 2) -- I don't know why in the beginning Hyungjoon was the only one walking in and out of the rooms, but he's so, so adorable :DD. Kyujong, Hyunjoong and Hyungjoon looked hot in the white wifebeaters xD. Love those three's hair. Their Japanese isn't that good yet xP. Kyujong seemed really happy to receive that gift from the fan ^^. Hyunjoong was reading the letter the fan wrote and Kyujong asked him to stop; so considerate :). Hyunjoong really likes picking on Hyungjoon, haha (doubleHJ!). The "shake shake~" thing the two did cracked me up, hahaha.

080404 Kpop Zone Interview with SS501 (1 2) -- There was an interview first, regarding their Deja Vu comeback. Then there was some questions thing. Hyunjoong asked Hyungjoon whether he thinks he's the most handsome member, to which Hyungjoon replied, "Of course." Leader then purposely went to interview the other members, who stated that the other members are more handsome, making Baby look bad xP. But Hyungjoon explained that it's because he cut his hair, and went on to thank the stylists, LOL. I think Hyunjoong is the most good-looking (the best-looking Korean, imo), but Hyungjoon is really good-looking too ^^. SS501 is so interesting to watch, haha. The members bully Hyungjoon so much, poor him xP. His laughter makes me laugh somehow. Guh, he's just so hyper and child-like, always making me laugh ♥♥♥.

a couple of videos..

081231 MBC Gayo Daejun performances

SS501 - U R Man + Deja Vu -- The trio performed U R Man first; they did great! (When do they not xP?) I've never said this before but I think SS501 has the best stylists; they almost never look wrong. The boys are looking drool-worthy in black :DD. At the end of the performance the dancers went off stage, the thing at the sides of the stage lifted, TripleS screamed, and Hyunjoong and Jungmin (and later the dancers) joined them on stage! They performed Deja Vu, singing over a backing track. (The solos were LIVE, but I didn't hear anyone really singing for most of the chorus, except for a few lines.) I don't really care if they aren't singing completely LIVE since this is the real SS501 reunion, not just Hyunjoong and Jungmin being dancers xD. Hyungjoon flashed his abs at 5:08; that exhibitionist, haha. TripleS was singing along with them :). Loved the green lightings! It was a hot performance =].

Wonder Girls + Big Bang Special Stage -- My knowledge of Wonder Girls only covers their names, ages and a couple of their hit songs (Nobody is catchy like hell!), but this performance is very good :). Every Big Bang member was wearing something pink; the top, jacket, etc; some of it was hilarious lmao. SunYe sounds nice! I've heard Yoobin rapping in one of Minwoo's songs and I really love it; her rapping is way cool ^^. Daesung and YeEun did Haru Haru; Daesung nailed his falsetto (:D!) and YeEun has a nice voice, both of them sounded really great during the chorus :)). SunMi was sitting on T.O.P's lap with almost the whole of her thigh exposed at the beginning of their performance; hey she's only sixteen DD:. I think T.O.P must be feeling awkward, 'cos he was looking away the whole time and only looked at her after she stood up, LOL xP. It ended with Big Bang performing So Hot and Wonder Girls and then together with Big Bang performing Last Farewell.

Epik High - One + Fly -- They're looking spiffy in black suits :D.Tablo switched his microphone with Mithra's in the beginning for whatever reason, haha. He kept asking the fans to scream, who gladly obliged, but I laughed a little haha. Loved the fans singing along to One! At the end of One Tukutz walked to the DJ-ing thing (I don't know what it's called xPP) and I LOL-ed when he bumped into one of the dancers, hahaha xD. How long has it been since they performed Fly? Ages, I think ^^. Great performance by the boys, as always :).

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Seungri's solo - Strong Baby MV -- I'm okay with the song; it's one of the typical Big Bang songs. Nothing is special with his vocals in the song; he has always sounded like that, which is quite a good thing. I was kinda surprised by the performance at SBS Gayo Daejun - since he was dancing those kind of moves with some girls - but it was still a good performance. Now I'm honestly disturbed by the MV. He was totally making out with the girl, which looks hot if I'm not reminded time and again that he's only 18. This solo is supposed to signal that the baby of the group has grown up, but I prefer to think that I already know that, even without him trying to tell us that by going all sleazy with some girl. I think it's just me being old-fashioned, haha.

SBS Gayo Daejun 2008 performances

Junsu and Taeyang piano battle

(Don't watch here but click on the video to watch it in glorious HD on Youtube!)

*_______*. I love the sound of a piano even though I admittedly don't practice nearly as much as should and I like guys who can play piano. This is nothing like the piano battle in Secret, but still awesome! Taeyang started first, singing Don't Wanna Try. His English is relatively decent and his singing is good :). I almost laughed when his voice cracked, though; sorry Taeyang xP. The piano parts are sweet :D. (I LOL-ed, though, when the camera went to Junsu in the beginning and you can hear the a horde of fangirls cheering, that he almost smiled at 0:39 xP. But seriously, the fangirls always cheered every time the camera was on him, even when Taeyang was performing =X. Cassiopeia, why do you have to disappoint me?) Then Junsu went next, singing My Everything. Junsu's English is.. well, Engrish xPP. This song focuses more on his vocals than the piano, I think. Or maybe I was just too distracted by his WONDERFUL singing, lol. But you can hear the piano in the background too ^^. Taeyang was clapping and grinning like a fanboy at 5:13 haha; so cute xD.

Daesung - Look At Me Gwi Soon

The first time I heard this song was actually when Hongki and Jonghun performed a short part of it on Star Golden Bell (they were so cute xD), but that's not the point. Daesung joined some other people halfway through the song, I think, and look at GD laughing at his seat, LMAO. His voice is really suitable for trot ^^. Seungri was doing the hand motions, too :D.

F.T Island - Love After + Girls Don't Know + Heaven

They all have some black eye thing going on; I personally think that some guys look hot with eyeliner (Hongki and T.O.P, to name a few) but this is kinda over-the-top for me, making them look like rocker wannabes =X. The instruments are all PLUGGED and the four are totally rocking it, man :)). Jonghun's guitar solo part is totally awesome! But HONGKI! The moment he started to sing I knew that he was sick. He messed up the timing in the later half, sounded so hoarse and even stopped singing for some time during Heaven. It was like he was forcing himself to sing, and he looked stressed because he messed up =((. Watching the performance was painful 'cos I couldn't stand seeing him like that and I could feel my heart in pain. But I still watched it, twice, because at the same time I admire his professionalism. Get well soon, Hongki ♥!

Dance Battle

The people are: Taemin (SHINee), Seungri (Big Bang), Eunhyuk (Super Junior), Jaebum (2PM), Yunho (DBSK). All of them are obviously good dancers to be included in this segment, so I won't say much xD. Eunhyuk was wearing a silver outfit+mask while dancing a robot dance; it was great :). Love Yunho's outfit, dance, attitude (yeahh!) and that smirk at 3:18 :DD. His hat fell off in the beginning, but I don't know whether it was intended 'cos he didn't flinch or anything xD.

DBSK - Wrong Number + Mirotic

They did well, as always. (What else can I say? xD) The entrances are quite hot ^^. They showed off their bare backs at the end, which is so LMAO haha!

Brown Eyed Girls + Epik High + Eun Ji Won - Where Is The Love (Korean ver.)

My favourite performance of the night! I didn't know there's a Korean version of this song LOL xD. I would have loved seeing Tablo rapping in English, but ohwells this is good too xP. I've seen Eun Ji Won at some variety shows (he was from Sechs Kies), and I adore him; he's such a humorous guy! I didn't know he raps, though :). I loved one part where Tablo and him were rapping to each other and Tablo went, "jongmal?" and Ji Won nodded xP. One of the Brown Eyed Girls sang while the other rapped; they're good. And Epik High? They're always awesome; no arguments there ♥. Loved Tablo's little introduction in the beginning. They're looking great =].

This may sound weird, but.....

..I'll say it anyway.

I love Younha so, so much ♥♥♥.

If I wasn't straight, I'd want to marry her xDDD.

You may think I'm a bi or something now.

Sometimes I suspect as much, LOL.

Nah, I'm kidding. I'm as straight as a stick, actually :).

But still, I do love her a lot.

Nuna, saranghaeyo~! ♥


EDIT: Okay that does sound weird xP. So here are videos of her singing 미워하다 (Hating) on the piano and 기억 (Memory) with Tablo on his radio show, two of my favourite songs in her 2nd album. As usual, they're awesome :D (the same goes for Tablo ^^).

I actually went to watch some SNSD girls' singing clips, and I must say they aren't that bad (at least the ones that I saw, Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany). Honestly the reason I went to watch them was because I had grown to like Taeyeon's singing after 2 solo songs of hers, and because I had a growing dislike of one of the members, which I thought I needed to get rid of as fast as possible by convincing myself that at least they aren't just pretty faces on skinny bodies xP. (I didn't want to turn into an anti, you see.) Taeyeon is good :).

I think because I'm a female, it's harder for me to really like any female singers. (You can start rolling your eyes, but I can still unashamedly say that I like more than 10 male singers/bands.) So far the only ones I really like are.. Ella and Younha. But a lot more for Younha, which was why I was kinda shocked myself xP.

..I actually like her more than half of the guys included in my tags xD.

some Epik High performances.

081017 @ Music Bank - 1 Minute 1 Second



Love the whole setting, how they recorded the whole performance twice and showed the black and white scenes for the verses *__*. The colours are pretty too, watch it in high quality!


201008 Mnet Madame B Salon- Fallin' & 1 Minute 1 Second


I love Fallin' a lot, especially Tablo's furious rapping starting from 2:52. Taru was there for the second song; she sounds shaky at some parts, maybe because it's her first time performing this song. I really really like Mithra's low voice in the background during Tablo's singing verse.


EDIT: Tablo teaching Tukutz English. ROFLMAO.

I read about Tablo going to release a book at Soompi. He supposedly wrote it in English then translated it to Korean. If he were to release the English one, I am so buying it.

Epik High ♥♥♥.

Epik High - 1 Minute 1 Second (feat. Taru)

The first single off their new mini album, Lovescream. So many good albums released consecutively; I haven't even got around to listening to each album proper. But anyway! This^ MV is played backwards, it's kinda cool. I love the scene of Tablo playing the piano; I was staring at his fingers lol. And the song itself is nice! Taru's voice fits the song well and Tablo actually sang in it, he sounds good :D! The mini album has 7 songs, including the interludes. I think now they're using less electric sounds and more of piano, which is quite a nice change. The instrumentals are so pretty *__*. I love Epik High so hard ♥. But I won't tell you that I love Tablo as much xD.

Younha - 기억 (Memory) (feat. Tablo)

My eyes my ears
My hands my feet
My lips my heart
My soul remembers you

Even when he cracks a smile
In my eyes, you, you're smiling
Even when I hold hands with him
My hands feel your hands, only yours

My mind erased you
My heart emptied itself of you
I was sure I erased you
But I still can't

[Chorus]
Now, even if time tries to erase you
And I try to empty my mind of you
My body still, my body still remembers you
(I remember still, with you)
Even if I put away the pictures in which we were smiling
And I try to empty my heart of you
My body still remembers you

The memories which become clearer the more I try to erase them
The memories which come to me like excuses the more I try to hate them
They're living inside me
About when will I close my eyes in the darkness
Anyway when I walk forward, you're there
Even when I turn back, you're there

Even when I'm in his arms
My body feels you, only you
Even when I'm walking with him
My feet are with you, they are rooted beside you

[Chorus]

In my eyes, I only see you
Tears for you still gather
My two hands feel only you
As if handcuffed, I'm bound to the memories of you
Even passing strangers give off memories of you
I'm still going crazy 'bout you, because
My body still remembers you

It still remembers you
Even after erasing you away
(deleting you)
My everything remembers you


Credits: yonnieyonnie and bborigun @ youtube


I actually combined the translations from the two users. Will edit when I find one version that I feel is the best. Don't the lyrics scream "TABLO"?

Click HERE to download the song and here for a LIVE performance.

Younha's album is so freakin' amazing, man. So many good songs, I can't pick one favourite. The song of the moment is Memory (it changes everyday), which features Tablo in rapping and is also composed+written by him. This explains why the song has this Epik High feel to it; it's kinda quiet and one can't possibly sing this song well without the right emotions. In fact, I feel that in the LIVE performances the atmosphere is always so heavy, that I'd forget to breathe for a moment. The pitch is very high too, which makes it very difficult to sing. But Younha pulled it off flawlessly. Tablo's rapping is great as always, too. Both are them are so talented; gosh I just love them. *___*

LEE MIN WOO.

Happy 29th, Minbong! ^^ Keep the passion for music burning! Most importantly, be healthy and happy. =)

partone: MUSIC. It's first, 'cos that's what M is all about. *beams* Minwoo is good both as part of Shinhwa and as a solo singer. He plays the piano and composes quite a lot of songs, for Shinhwa, himself, or other singers. He looks best when he's on stage. And one more thing. erm. For the LIVEs, beware of the sex. Seriously.

This is an extended post from this one; so just refer to that for descriptions and this one for more videos. (some videos I linked there have been removed) As usual, I'll list all of his songs that I rated 5 stars. ^^

* - my favourites; click HERE to download!

Un-Touch-Able












I don't like this album as much as the rest, but there are quite a few nice songs in it. And apparently Just One Night caused fans to be angered 'cos his image was "too sexy", lol.

One in A Million (LIVE)
Just One Night* (MV / making of | LIVE 1 2 3)
Sweet Girl (LIVE)
비야 (I Can't Let Go)* (MV / making of | LIVE 1 2)
Untouchable (LIVE 1 2)


IInd Winds








The album that introduced me to Minwoo as a solo singer. It's a really good album; there isn't a single song I don't like. And that was even when I wasn't really used to his genre yet.

Fighter (LIVE)
신기루 (LIVE)
Last First Kiss* (MV / making of | LIVE 1 2)
Bump!!!* (MV / making of | LIVE 1 2 3)
Let Me Love You (feat. Tablo) (LIVE 1 2)
Girl Friend* (MV / making of | LIVE 1 2 3)
Sometimes (MV | LIVE)
Battle (Jump! Jump!) (LIVE 1 2 3)
L.U.V
Sweet Sound (MV | LIVE)


Explore M









I thought that the 2nd album was great, but Minwoo has outdone himself again. You can find a spazzy post on this album on the previous Minwoo music post. Gorgeous album; musically and visually.

Showdown (feat. Eric) (LIVE 1 2)
The M Style (MV | LIVE 1 2 3 4)
Boy Friend (audio | LIVE)
Stomp (MV | LIVE 1 2 3)
La Noche Bonita (LIVE)
AM 07:05* (audio | LIVE 1 2)
Play My Song (Feat. Tiger JK)* (LIVE)
너뿐이라고 (Untouchable Part II)* (LIVE)
Pretty Woman
One Last Cry (LIVE)
L.O.V.E
My Child (98.03.24)* (LIVE)


singles/mini album:
If You..* (MV / making of | LIVE 1 2 3)
Overdoze (LIVE 1 2 3)
사랑이란 예쁜 두 글자 (Love is a Beautiful Word)* (MV | LIVE 1 2 3)
Back to the Funk (LIVE)

other artists' MVs featuring Minwoo:
CiCi - Cinderella (MV)
SAT - Eraser (MV | making of)
HyeRung - One Ring (MV | making of)


parttwo: PICTURES. Minwoo may not be have the best-looking face in Shinhwa, but he's definitely the most stylish one, which explains why he looks good in anything - he knows what looks good on him. ^^ I'm not even going to talk about him shirtless. xPP

(I've been waiting to do a picspam for a long long time lol.)

Click HERE to download a zip file of the pictures if you don't want to save one by one. =)




























































































































































































































Credits: Shinhwa Changjo + soompi + as tagged.


partthree: VIDEOS. He's sexy and hot when performing, period. But other times he's so cute, too, you can just die from his aegyo. And he's so hyper when he's with the Shinhwa members. xP

First, dancing! 8D The best part of Minwoo's dancing is how much he seems to love dancing and enjoy himself on stage. His dance is always creative and entertaining. He doesn't just show off his technique; he flirts with the audience and basically just makes his performances fun to watch. His dance has this natural feeling to it, like he doesn't choose the music to suit his dance but just moves his body to suit the music. And he makes complicated dance moves look easy for him. So I won't say much and just link you the videos. =D

Dancing cuts (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12) -- hahaha this is just textbook HOT. xDD Some of them are funny too. xD

Dance battle - Minwoo+Junjin vs Se7en+Wheesung -- Junjin's robot dance is cool. Minwoo is hot as always. And Se7en is a freakin' good dancer too, in case you didn't know.

Dance battle vs Jang Woo Hyuk -- Showdown of two of Korea's best dancers! Woohyuk won. But they have different styles - Woohyuk focuses more on technique while Minwoo focuses more on what the crowd wants. Woohyuk's stronger in terms of technique, but Minwoo's dance is more entertaining. Both are hella good dancers. ^^

Dancing on Xman featuring Jang Woo Hyuk -- How I wish I was the girl, lol. Cool outfit, freakin' good techniques. We can't really tell from his performance, but Minwoo injured his leg in this. He was professional and danced till the end, though. =)

Various dancing cuts with JWH (1 2 3) -- Because Minwoo+Woohyuk= the dancing duo! 8D What do I call them, woosquare? xPP

Gayo Show rehearsal -- Love the outfit. And of course the dancing.


Manwon Happiness cuts:
Brian cut -- Minwoo imitated Hwanhee a bit, sounding really similar to the original. Brian sold a piece of food to Minwoo for 50 won.

Hwanhee cut -- In the beginning the Shinhwa members tried to help Minwoo complete his mission (getting the machine thing to vibrate more), then Minjin imitated Hwanhee singing, and then Minwoo got Hwanhee to help by getting him to run and sticking the machine to Hwanhee's throat while he sang. Hwanhee looked eager to help; he's cute. xP

Hyesung cut -- Shinhwa was in the dance studio; at first Minwoo got them to guess a word for his mission, then there was some Minjin (cute!!), and then Minwoo started dancing to a children's song and suddenly the rest of Shinhwa joined in. They're all so cute and noisy, lol. In the end the other members did "JoJungRin hwaiting!" but Eric did "Minwoo hwaiting!" and made the heart sign, so Dongwan pushed him away. xD

vs Boom (1 2) -- In the beginning Minwoo went to the rooftop to eat the fruits that he 'planted', so cute lmao. But of course he couldn't get away with it and was fined 700 won. Then Minwoo got a mission to"win in a game", and Hyesung was there in the room watching his own performance in television, so Minwoo pulled the plug to get his attention lol. The smart Hyesung knew that it was a mission straight away. Minwoo then got Hyesung to play the palm-pushing game, but he lost and ended up falling on Hyesung, and Minsyung hug! lol. They did "Boom hwaiting!" at the end, haha. Hyesung is pretty, by the way. xP Then it shows Boom's mission, and he got Younha to guess a movie title, which she did, and then she sang a little. (girlcrush!) Then Minwoo got a mission again and Kangin and Brian showed up. Brian cracked some lame jokes, haha. Boom then collected leftover food from Suju's 2nd anniversary party. In the end Minwoo passed the Manwon bag to Crown J.


miscellaneous clips:
Minwoo Hidden Camera -- This is a MUST-WATCH. Basically HyeWon, a very pretty MC, confessed her love to Minwoo, and we see how he reacted. Andy was there too. In the beginning HW gave a mesh shirt to Minwoo, and asked him to try it on. So he did. Then HW started confessing hat she's liked Minwoo since Shinhwa came out, but Minwoo kept thinking about the 8-years age difference lol. They then exchanged phone numbers and HW asked him to go out with her after she gets to college, and gave him her necklace as a token of the promise, so he gave her a jacket. Back to the going out question, he said that he can go out with her if her feelings for him grow or if she fell in love with him. And when she asked him to promise, he said, "I can promise, but until then, let's not change", which I thought was really sweet. HW then called her mum and told her that she was gonna go out with Minwoo, lol. Then Andy came back into the room and HW left. Minwoo said,"It was so awkward I thought I was going to die." LOL! When Andy asked, he said that HW is nice and kind, and when Andy told him to go out with her, Minwoo said, "Ey.. A man can't go out with someone that easily. Am I you?" ROFL. HW then sms-ed him, revealing the hidden camera. haha. Minwoo is a nice guy! =)

Minwoo house tour -- I remember watching this with clear subs before but I guess it got removed, so I can just link you to one with blurry subs. =( They visited Minwoo's house, and it was surprisingly empty, there's little food or furniture. Minwoo is just really adorable throughout. I think it wasn't long after Shinhwa lived separately; he seemed lonely without the members and seemed to miss them a lot, especially Eric. You get to see his extensive wardrobe, proof of his good style. =) Then he had rehearsal with the other Shinhwa members; Dongwan was being a dork (as usual lmao), Andy sweating a lot after practice, the usual playing around (well, they're all dorks xD) and Minwoo giving Junjin a sweater which can be worn inside out too (cool!).

Minwoo and JWH acting JWH's first kiss -- This is HILARIOUS. Apparently they lost some game so this is the punishment. Minwoo acted as Woohyuk's girlfriend, and he acted so girly (but not gay), it was SO CUTE! (He can pass off as a girl hahaha.) In the beginning Minwoo smoothed his hair and started acting feminine, then when Woohyuk said that his girlfriend was a daring type, he acted accordingly lol. Woohyuk looks lost haha! Minwoo is such a good sport. =)

Minwoo and JWH acting old -- A cut from Loveletter, I watched this episode with subs before I think; if I'm not wrong Bae Seul Gi requested them to act what they would say to her after they grow old together. Very cute! Minwoo break-danced and Woohyuk did his robot dance too. ^^

090707 St Shindongyub SBSU Minwoo cut -- I can't read the small Chinese subs, but the main point of this video is that Minwoo is so good with his tounge, LOL. xDD

Romance Dangyunhaji with Chae Yeon -- The usual mushy exchanges, and Minwoo sang Girlfriend for her. Look at Hwanhee's expression at the back; hilarious ROFL. Minwoo lost when ChaeYeon said, "I don't like easy love." haha.

Chae Yeon Star Scope Minwoo cut -- Chae Yeon and Minwoo met at the gym, and they joked around. Minwoo talked about how Chae Yeon seems to glow when she's exercising (..I need to exercise loll xP), and at the end Chae Yeon talked about his abs. They're quite cute together, actually. ^^

Brain Survivor Minwoo cut -- In the beginning Minwoo, then Eric and Minwoo did beatboxing. Then there is the usual Shinhwa playing around (they coordinated their every action, lol), and there was talk about how Minwoo changes when drunk. It's funny how Minwoo said he can't remember anything, and Dongwan recalled how Minwoo told him, "I really treasure you" when he was drunk, lmao. (WOODONG! xD)

Minwoo prank -- Minwoo dressed up and acted as an old woman, and asked some random guy to piggyback him to some place. He looked and sound funny, lol. But poor guy, must have been heavy. The best part is the ending, though, where Minwoo asked the guy to put him down, stood up and ran away, doing summersaults. DORK. xDD

Going crazy in the car -- The title says it all. It's about 1:30 into the video; I think he was on high. xP I love how nice he is to his fans. There's some Jinsyung and Ricwan being dorks at the end too. ^^

Acting Being cute (1 2 3 4 5) -- Minwoo is naturally cute without needing to act, when he does act cute, it's.. really really cute. xP

Fan-made videos (1 2 3) -- These fans really know which clips to use. 8D


partfour: ACTING. So far Minwoo has acted in Nonstop 5 and the movie Holy Daddy, but that's about it. I actually think that he has potential in acting, and will do well if he continues acting. But he's very busy being a singer alone, so that's kinda difficult, I guess.

Nonstop 5 episode 252 -- I haven't watched all the Nonstop 5 episodes, but I did watch a few and I really really like this one. Basically JungRin liked KyungJoon, but KyungJoon rejected her before (even though he liked her too), so she wanted to get over him and pretended to date Minwoo, who was their mutual friend. Tablo and HanHyoJoo are so cute too; Tablo was holding a birthday party for her, but everyone kept getting distracted by JungRin's love triangle, lol. (Tablo is so cute lmao.) Anyway, initially Minwoo said he'd help JungRin get together with KyungJoon, but apparently he liked her too, so he was torn between his feelings and JungRin's feelings towards KyungJoon. He took her on a date (he was so cute teasing her haha), but in the end helped them get together. I almost cried for Minwoo. T.T

Holy Daddy - A movie starring Minwoo and Haha. Wontak (Minwoo) had a bad relationship with his father, YoungGu. When YoungGu died, he asked an angel (crazy angel lmao) to be given a chance to be Wontak's best friend, even for an instance, so he was rebirth into Wontak's classmate, DongHoon (Haha). I think this movie is really underrated. I enjoyed this movie a lot; it is a really touching story about a father and his son. A lot of funny and cute moments too; Haha is hilarious as the out-of-place student, and Minwoo is hot as a hooligan. Haha got beaten up a lot in this, poor him! He did a really good job, though. Minwoo too. ^^

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I spent a long time finding all the videos and uploading the zip files, so please do not hotlink!

Epik High (feat. Younha) - Umbrella

Before I even realized it the rain gathered around my feet
The tears that I kept from falling are pooling in my eyes
I cry

Sounds of the clock in a barren room
The noise of the rain on the roof and my lips
Inside the pocket of the coat I rarely wear
is the ring along with the overwhelming memory
I haven’t seen the city in a few days
The gathered rain are like little mirrors
I struggle within them because of the pain
Because without you I’m a chair with a short leg
The umbrella was too small for the both of us
but the umbrella shielded us from the cold world
Now it seems much to big and awkward
Your left shoulder always got so wet
I hang my head with the weight of the memories
My shoelaces are untied, undone
And all that's next to me is the rain and wind
(not there) is a person that will hold my umbrella for a while
and I cry

Before I even realized the rain gathered around my feet
The tears that I kept from falling are pooling in my eyes
I cry

[Chorus]
You were the umbrella above my head
In the night where the cold rain fell above my shoulders
You being by my side was a habit
I can’t be without you
alone in the rain

Alone in the rain, rain, rain
Nothing but pain, pain, pain
Girl I just want you to know
Alone in the rain, rain, rain
Nothing but pain, pain, pain
And I just can't let you go

The ground has gathered the tears of the sky
I can see the moon behind the clouds that block the stars
The sound of lonely shoes echo down the alley
I turn around, it's just a heart wrenching night
A shadow that looks just like me
The two of us that couldn’t see “us”
Are we now two people?
The answer is so lonely
The picture in my mind and my response is vague
The umbrella was too big in my eyes
The umbrella I will close facing the world that made me cry
The umbrella that I opened with the promise of forever
Under the ripped umbrella are the two hearts
I guess even though I turn around you wont be there
I put my two hands deep inside my pockets
Even though I walk as if carefree
My two cheeks will become wet so easily

Before I even realized the rain gathered around my feet
and the tears that I kept from falling are pooling in my eyes
I cry

[Chorus]

I opened the door of my heart
you’re the umbrella above my head
You are my shadow, I am your shade
You’re the umbrella above my head
I opened the door of my heart
you’re the umbrella above my head
You are my shadow, I am your shade
You’re the umbrella above my head

Because you are not next to me
With an umbrella, outside your house
I waited for you
I cry

You were the umbrella above my head
In the night where the cold rain fell above my shoulders
You being by my side was a habit
I can’t be without you
I need you back in my life

You were the umbrella above my head
In the night where the cold rain fell above my shoulders
You being by my side was a habit
I can’t be without you
Forever in the rain

Credits: http://moogledesu.wordpress.com/
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There are a few versions of the translations, but basically they are all the same. I really love this song; you can always trust Epik High to combine ballad and hip hop to create a wonderful song like this. Their voices blend together really nicely; Epik High actually thought of Younha when they were writing this song and took out a lot of their parts just for her to sing it. Younha sounds like she's repressing her feelings in this song. Her part is SO hard to sing. It doesn't sound so but really, try singing it and you'd realise that the pitch is high and a lot of control is needed. I think I've said enough how much I love her, so I won't say anymore. And Epik High guys always sound awesome, so really, just listen to this song. =)

I'm kinda disappointed that Younha, Mithra and Tukutz didn't appear in the MV, but it's okay, I guess. Tablo is so drenched in it, I hope he didn't catch a flu. The scene where he brushed his teeth with the rainwater is funny, haha. The ending with the rainbow coming out of the two people's heads are LOL. xD



Its first LIVE performance on 20/07. Younha sounded nervous in the beginning, but after that she sounds awesome as always. She's so pretty, omg major girlcrush. *.* Tablo's get-up looks good and Mithra is cute with the specs. The fans were holding umbrellas, lmao.



I've never embedded so many videos of one song in one post, but I DON'T CARE I love them. This is the second performance on 25/07, and it sounds as awesome as always. I'm saying this 'cos they always manage to sound exactly like in the recorded version. Tukutz looks cute with his mini keyboard. =D


I hope Epik High and Younha will have more collaborations in the future; they're awesome together. =)

blo!

Happy 28th, Tablo!




















credits: Epik Flow


Rock on, genius. =)

hahaa.

I told you Tablo and Eunhyuk look alike. lol. xDD


And so today's upload is Epik High - Lesson One (Tablo's Word). It's only Tablo rapping, and in English. 8D (I didn't include it in the previous zip file)


Lesson One (Tablo's Word)

Do we learn math to add the dead's sum
Subtract the weak ones
count cash for great ones
We multiply but divide the nation
Break down like fractions
send our sons away to die

Do we learn science in defiance of faith
To make alliance with fakes
for an appliance's sake
We ask for the real but
make artificial intelligence
To make smarter kills of
other's presidents

Why do we learn history to
fix stories for the guilty
Make angels look filthy
and the devils look milky
if the victor writes the books,
then what have we won
Are we battleships for authorship,
a rich man's guns

Do we learn to read to receive the lies
to deceive the eyes from
seeing between the lines
We use words to bring forth
sticks and stones
to sing psalms of hate that
fill the streets with bones

Unseen or heard
a king with words TABLO Lyrical assassin
Mak-Make me vision the better livin'

Unseen or heard
a king with words TABLO Lyrical assassin
Make me vision the better livin' (I'm the truth)

Is our day job more than self-slavery
when we're locked watchin'
the clock impatiently
We sweat for the dollar bills
the checks and the credit cards
but that dollar kills
breaks the necks of our inner hearts

If the police are role models
for the righteous
why does Justice depend on
guns and nightsticks
Mr. officer don't punish me,
with brutality
These streets got me singin'
Mavin Gaye off-key

Why do we need church to
get to heaven's gates
Can holy water quench the
thirst of those whose fates
started in the wrong place
with the wrong face
Can the poor and the hungey
survive solely on grace

Can this rap game ever bring changes
When MCs would rather floss
a cross than be saviors
Will I last in this game,
be blasted with shame
Will I stand for my name
and never blaspheme for fame

Unseen or heard
a king with words
TABLO Lyrical assassin
Mak-Make me vision the better livin'

Unseen or heard
a king with words
TABLO Lyrical assassin
Make me vision the
better livin' (I'm the truth) -

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I LOVE YOU, TABLO. But I think you know that. xP

EPIK HIGH.

Epik High is made up of Tablo (leader!) and Mithra who rap, and DJ Tukutz who is obviously a DJ (and dances very well too). I'm not a fan of Hip-hop, but seriously, I can't NOT love Epik High. I don't give a shit for looks, really 90% of the time, so don't expect me to talk about hot guys all the time. xP

I actually knew Tablo from way back, but I only start really listening to Epik High after Anyband. I really love Tablo's rapping (remember the line "Music, she's my life, so I'm loving her through day and night"?) and his English too (he graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English Literature; his English is wayy better than mine! and it sounds hot xD), Mithra sounds good too, plus Tukutz' scratching parts go together with the songs nicely. They perform LIVE really well. =)

One of the things I love about Epik High - their lyrics. They don't rap about hot girls and such; their lyrics are deep and intense (I don't understand some of them =X). Some of them are controversial, even. The love songs are meaningful, not fairy-tale like, sappy or cheesy. Most of their MVs are hard to understand though. Oh and they did say that from the 4th album onwards, there is gonna be "no genre, just music". They have quite a few decent almost-instrumental or talking songs too. So no matter how much you hate Western Hip-hop (like I do), you just have to try them out, 'cos I say that you won't regret it!

I'll just list every songs that I rated 5 stars in each album (excluding talking tracks), but there may not be any link to listen to them online, so just tell me if you want them. =)

* - my favourites

Map of the Human Soul











풍파 (feat. 한상원)
I Remember* (MV)
10년 뒤에 (Dear Me) (feat. Leeds) (LIVE)
Lesson One (Tablo's Word) (audio)
Love Song (Feat. 박성웅) (audio)
Free Love (LIVE)
막을 내리며 (Dedication)


High Society











High Skool (LIVE)
평화의 날 (Day of Peace)* (MV | LIVE)
My Ghetto (feat. 김연우)
Lady (High Society)
피해망상 Pt. 3 (with TBNY)
11월 1일* (feat. 김재석 of Wanted) (audio)
뚜뚜루
혼자라도 (Being Alone) (feat. Clazziquai) (MV)
Daydream (audio)
뒷담화


Swan Songs











Fly (MV | LIVE 1 2)
그녀는 몰라 (Feat. MYK)
이별, 만남... 그 중점에서* (feat. Alex)
Paris (MV | LIVE)
Let It Rain* (LIVE 1 2)
도시가 눈을 감지 않는 이유 (Feat. 이정, I.F.)
사진첩 (Photo Album) (LIVE)


Remapping the Human Soul











백야(白夜)
알고 보니* (feat. Jinbo)
Mr Doctor (audio)
Still Life
피해망상 Pt. 1* (feat. Junggigo)
희생양 (feat. Sweet Sorrow)
Nocturne (Tablo's Word) (audio)
혼 (LIVE)
Flow* (feat. EMI Hinouchi) (audio)
Fan* (MV | LIVE 1 2)
Love Love Love* (feat. 융진) (MV | making of | LIVE 1 2 3)
Girl Rock (feat. Jiae)
행복합니다 (feat. Nell)


Pieces, Part One











Be (audio)
Breakdown (LIVE)
One* (MV | LIVE 1 2 3 4 5)
연필깎이 (Pencil Sharpener) (feat. Kebee) (audio)
Girl* (feat. Jinbo) (audio)
The Future (feat. Yankie) (audio)
Ignition (feat. 나윤권) (audio)
우산 (Umbrella)* (feat. 윤하) (audio)


Quotes:
Can the poor and the hungry survive solely on grace? --Lesson One
Fly! No matter what the world says. --Fly
Love is pain. --Let It Rain
Promises are broken as easily as you would be able to break your little finger. --알고 보니
No one knows what I'm feeling. Actually, you're the only one who doesn't know. --Love Love Love
Hope is a paper boat that sinks, isn't it sad? --One


I decided to upload the * songs, so CLICK! You know you want to. xD