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I'd like to look back and remember what I did in my life so here in my private space, I will blog about news that interests me, things I want to share, and thoughts that cross my mind. Cheers!
a few years back, musicals and plays were just for the artsy fartsy crowd.. i'm not part of that crowd but i guess i'm one of the few people who loves watching theater plays.. back then, the only plays that were widely known to pinoys were any play that lea salonga is in.. miss saigon, baby, they're playing our song, etc.. now, more and more younger artists are crossing over to theatre (kc concepcion, karylle, sam concepcion to name a few) and this has been one of the reasons why pinoys have starting watching musicals.
another thing that making plays seem hip is that this year, the 2 big production houses, Atlantis Productions (http://www.atlantisproductionsinc.com) and Repertory Philippines (http://www.repertory-philippines.com), have staged several musicals/plays that are more modern and appeals to the younger audiences.
here's a rundown of the musicals/plays staged by Atlantis and Repertory for the previous years: Atlantis Productions
of the above, i was able to catch Spelling Bee, Hairspray (Michael de Mesa), Avenue Q (Aiza Seguerra / Rachel Alejandro), Beauty and the Beast (KC Concepcion).
as i mentioned in my previous post, i'm a huge huge fan of Brown Eyed Girls. when they released their new album, Sound G, they changed their music style to electrodance and changed their looks to a sexier, mature image. the second single off the album is called, Abracadabra. when i first heard the song, i thought the song was just blah, and kinda weird, esp with the "Do you love her" chant in the middle, but then it became so popular in korea and everyone was copying the "hips - sway dance" and Ga-in's sexy dance that i listened to the song again... and again.. and again..
now, i'm hooked. addicted. i downloaded 2 versions of the MV - the one with the semi-story
and the dance version.
and i downloaded the fraktal voodoo remix and alikstae remix (in my previous post)
then i downloaded some of their live performances.. turns out Ga-in changes her dance in every other performance.
here's a recent performance during the MAMA awards where KARA and BEG mashed-up their hits "Mister" and "Abracadabra" and performed the "butt dance" and "hips sway dance" together.
and as they say, imitation is the highest form of flattery, and the fact that lots of people are making parodies of this song just goes to show how much popular this is!
the most popular parody is 2AM and 2PM's Dirty Eyed Girls version.. okay, i'm a huge fan of 2PM (my current fangirl moment).. but watching this creeped me out! how can the beastly idols 2PM perform this dance... makes you think if they're gay, or so confident of their maleness or just plain dorky!
here's Lee Hyori dancing to Abracadabra during a recent episode of Family Outing here's popular comedian/singer Boom's version:
here's young idol groups SHINee and FT Island's version:
and of course, ssanti dance king Jo Kwon of 2AM's version:
my answer will be jollibee spaghetti, no doubt. i just love it. the taste, the color, the smell.
it's my comfort food. when i'm in a good mood and craving for something yummy to eat. when i'm feeling low and i want to uplift my spirits. i always head to jollibee for some spaghetti. at lunch time when i want to go out. at dinner when i'm on my way back home. or in-between when i'm hungry.
what makes jollibee spaghetti so irresistible? is it the big red ham and hotdog that i just have to eat it without the noodles? or is it the noodles that's cooked so right, you just want to gobble them up? is it the sauce that's so sweet and delicious, you wish you can have more?
i dont know and i dont care as long as jollibee keeps making them i'll keep on eating them. definitely the spaghettiest!
due to the outbreak of swine flu, airports have added a control point when arriving in a country. the traveler should sign a health declaration form and disclose any symptoms she/he may have. normally, i always answer "no" so that there won't be any further questions/hassles upon arriving in another country. however, i have always wondered what would happen if i did check "yes" to one of the symptoms.
i had the chance to find out when i went to HK last week for training. I had been coughing like crazy for the past week (coz i didn't take medicine at all) and I thought there was no way I can get past the health officials with signing a clean health declaration form so I did the right thing and checked "cough". When it was my turn to had over the form, the officer saw that I wrote down I had a cough so he asked me to go with him to do some temperature test. He gave me a face mask and escorted me to the makeshift area downstairs. Even though I know that i'm not sick and i definitely do not have swine flu, I am still feeling a bit nervous because I have a terrible cough and is feeling cold from the plane and airport. The lady in the area took my temperature (through my ears) and to my relief, said, "Okay. No fever." She wrote my temperature (37.2 degrees Celsius) on the form, signed off and gave it to me. I walked back to the health officer, submitted the form and proceeded to the immigration area.
To date, I have...
33 books and
4 magazines
that i bought as far as one year ago
but i've left unread and gathering dust on my bookshelf.
To date, I have ...
6 Jdrama
2 Kdrama
3 Tdrama
3 American series
that I have started but have not finished watching.
Either I've lost interest or not in the mood to watch them now.
To date, I have...
20 Jdrama
7 Kdrama
5 Tdrama
18 American series
that I have not started watching at all.
Either I'm not in the mood or delaying watching them lest I finish them too fast.
To date, I have...
more than 30 movies in
original,
pirated or
pc format
that I have not watched yet.
No excuses this time, I just never found the time.
I like buying them for the sheer pleasure of buying them.
I like hoarding them for the immense satisfaction of collecting them.
I like to pile the books on my shelf and watch it get filled with new and old books of various sizes and smell.
I like to buy magazines from different countries or for its pretty cover and stack them on my side table.
I like to download and buy tv series and complete the whole season before I watch them.
I like to buy DVDs of foreign movies and classic films from my favorite artists.
I don't know when and if I'll ever get the time to watch and read them all..
I probably could if I really want to.
But what's the rush? They're mine and I have all the time in the world.
At least if I was stuck in my room for an entire week with no one to talk to
I don't need to worry coz I'll never get bored.
During the past 2 years, my music taste has slowly moved to sweet and melodious indie and smooth and groovy electropop music. even though mainstream korean music is still dominated by cutesy girl groups and boy bands, i'm surprised that south korea has a rich underground rap/hiphop/electropop/indie music. i've never been a hardcore rap lover so i gravitated towards indie music.
the most successful indie group that has cross-overed to mainstream is Clazziquai. Composed of Alex, Horan and DJ Clazzi, they gained a following after two of their songs, "Be My Love" and "She is", were used as beginning and ending credits for the highly popular drama series, My Lovely Samsoon in 2005. To date, they have released 4th studio albums and 3 remix albums.
the other groups that i'm listening to have somewhat similar sounds and beats.. the female singer always sounds sweet while the male singer has a deep smooth voice.
Beansprouts - Play Me Your Song
Release date: Nov 3, 2009
Genre: Pop / Indie
01 랄랄라 하늘여행
02 에게만 들리는 노래
03 미래를 만나는 시간
04 L.O.V.E. is what you need
05 Play me your song
06 But without you Download RossyPP - Cozy Rossy Mini
Release Date: Oct 15, 2009 Genre: Pop / Indie
01 Sugar Honey
02 Falling In Love
03 검은 방
04 Fairy Dust
05 튤립
01 생일
02 바보 마녀의 하루
03 손꼭잡고
04 나에겐
05 Driving
06 B.I.S.H
07 하프물범 (Letter To Arctic)
08 잊혀진 이야기 09 Christmas Carol (제1탄 크리스마스 트리의 신비한 힘)
010 Christmas Next Day
011 손
Hada 하다 - After Hours Release Date: Sept 29, 2009 Genre: Electropop 01 In Your Atmosphere 02 With Us 03 Lubovi (Love) (inst.) 04 Skyway (inst.) 05 With Us (English ver.) Download
Lee Hyori (이효리) is currently the highest paid female entertainer in South Korea. Why? Coz she's just amazing!
Profile
Born on May 10, 1979 in Cheongwon, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.
Music Career
She started her career as part of the Korean girl group Fin.K.L. (Fine Killing Liberty) back in 1998 and was considered the prettiest and most popular member of the group. She was discovered while taking pictures with her friends and was actually the last to join FinKL. Being the oldest of the group, she became the leader. FinKL won numerous music awards until its unofficial end in 2002 and has become one of the most popular and successful Korean groups of all time.
Here are some of Hyori's performances with FinKL (and some of my fave FinkL songs). Back then, all groups lip-sync.
Waiting for You
Now
Feel Your Love
When FinKL went on a hiatus in 2002, Hyori decided to launch a solo career and changed her image to a sexy starlet. She released her first album, Stylish...E in 2003 and nearly swept the 2003 Daesangs, the most prestigious South Korean music award, winning more than 7 of them, including 3 of the 4 Daesangs. Her popularity in her various activities eventually was dubbed as the "Hyori Syndrome" in South Korea, and the Korean Media nicknamed 2003 "The Year of Hyori" as she was rarely out of the news all year.
10 Minutes MV
Hey Girl MV
10 Minutes and Hey Girl live performance
Her second album, Dark Angel was released in 2006 with hit songs like "Get Ya" and "Shall We Dance".
Get Ya MV
Shall We Dance MV
Dark Angel and Get Ya live performance
In November 2006, it was revealed that Lee had signed a three-year contract with M-Net Entertainment for ₩2.2 billion, becoming the highest paid female singer in South Korea. Meanwhile, Lee prepared to appear in a new "mini-drama" during February 2007, despite the failure of her previous drama, Three Leaf Clover. She starred alongside Lee Dong Gun in "If In Love... Like Them" which ran for four episodes on MNet. She sang the 3 songs in the soundtrack.
Toc Toc Toc MV
She released her third album "It's Hyorish" in 2008.
U-G-Girl MV
Hey Mr. Big MV
Invincible Lee Hyori and U Go Girl live performance
Love her colorful but a bit skanky outfits for U Go Girl.. one fan mixed all of her live promotion outfits into one video.
Endorsements
Hyori is one of the most sought after commercial endorser in Korea and she's famous for her Samsung CFs.
AnyMotion CF with Eric Mun
AnyClub CF with Eric Mun and Kwon Sang Woo
AnyStar CF with Lee JunKi and Park Bom
Anycall CF with North Korean dancer
She has endorsed products ranging from shampoo, car, Chili paste, Soju and beauty products.
Sunchang Sauce CF
Soju CF part 1
Soju CF part 2
Vidal Sassoon CF
TV appearances
Not only is she known for her sexy image, Hyori is also dubbed as the "Nation's Fairy", due to her lively and bubbly image whenever she appears in variety shows. She is currently a mainstay in SBS "Family Outing" shown every Sunday.
chinita geek. kpop fanatic. movie addict. certified bookworm. witty and quirky. in my alternate universe, i'm an a-list rockstar and a bestselling novelist.
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