HOMGHOMGHOMG TODAY TODAY TODAY sdafhsl fhsdjk' hjkch
I
SAW
DBSK
PERFORM
ALTOGETHER!!!! -squeals-
Okay, so it was an old performance, from last month at a-nation. But still... it was aired only yesterday. Cassies all over the world (including me) must be incredibly relieved to see our favorite five guys-- DBSK-- performing together. And their song choice was good, too. I think it reflected what they were thinking.
Stand by U was to let us know that they appreciate the Cassies' support. They performed it so splendidly~
Survivor was to let us know that htey'll definitely last :]
I didn't realize how much I missed them until I saw that post on allkpop.com... AHHH, CHANGMIN <33
They seemed so relaxed and energized at a-nation; it was as if they were already free from SM's constant nagging.
I wished they could have gone to the Asia Song Festival :S 2PM, too. At ASF, the crowd seemed dead. And Big Bang's Daesung wasn't there, either. The atmosphere felt all... weird.
On a side note, if you watched ASF, there was this freaky girl from Ukraine named Ruslana... she just killed the mood with her scary song D: SHe was so SCARY and FREAKY... it wasn't cool. -shudders-
Ahh, the a-nation performance... I can't get over it. WHen I was listening to Stand By U, I wanted to cry because a) I was so relieved that they were so energized, and b) they were singing so well <333 The Survivor performance had me so hyped up. They were living off the stage hype, and that only.
And also today, I learned wh at Vocaloid is. It's a program that allows users to synthesize singing. At first, I thought, "THat's pretty cool, that you can synthesize singing." But then... if you can just pretend you can sing using Vocaloid, then what's the point of singing? And it doesn't even have much emotion in it.
To me, a musician, Vocaloid is a threat. If everyone starts to like Vocaloid, which is computerized, more than actual performers, then what happens to us? Is the world going to be dominated by emotionless songs?
I feel that, no matter how computerized the world gets, music is the one thing that we can't digitize. Sure, we can synthesize instruments and voices, but where's the passion of the music? I listened to a person cover a Vocaloid song, and I think the person was better because I could feel the emotion; I could feel the different levels of energy she put into each note. The Vocaloid, though, was stagnant.
In my opinion, DBSK's live covers win out Vocaloid songs, no matter what. DBSK always tries to put feeling into their songs, regardless of how weary they are. And it shows us that we're all human; that even the best vocalists can become weary.
I think that something is off about a completely digitized song. It's all right if the background music is made using like, AutoTune or something, but if the singer is a computer... that just takes the magic out of the song. Like an orchestra. If there's no person playing the instrument, it just doesn't feel magical at all.
Maybe I'll try covering that Vocaloid song... it's called "Love is War". THe song itself is good, but I don't really like the fact that it's completely computerized.
I don't know. I really want to sing, but like... :S My sister once told me that I sound horrible. Maybe I'll stick to DBSK for a bit and train my voice (their songs are actually a bit hard; they sound easy only because it's DBSK singing them) so it gets a bit better. But maybe it's just my sister; when I went to go karaoke with the tennis girls, they said I had a really good voice. Maybe that was just the mike.
At any rate, I'm going to start singing again :]
By the way, for those who are curious, here's the a-nation link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPx5akKpGhY&feature=player_embedded
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Getting killed, and killed again...
Well. Woo-hoo. :D School has started, and tennis matches have begun. We started off yesterday by going against Edison, my best friend Christine's school. I was really excited to see her, and playing against her school made me determined to win (just for the bragging rights ;D).
I was up 2-1 against their #3, Kimmy (is that how you spell her name?), when Christine left. After that, I just dozed off or something. I wasn't paying attention anymore. Melissa Le (our #2) thought that it was because Christine was distracting me when, in all honesty, it wasn't her fault. -sigh- I lost 2-6. She really pushes out through the ball, though. I got killed by the #2, Brittany, who was really consistent and had a reliable slice. And the #1, Sarah (I assume her name has an "h")... -whistles- Damn. She is good. SHe's ranked. She reads the ball really well, and didn't break a sweat playing me. I want to beat her someday...
Anyway, we played at the Wilson First Serve tournament today, and got like... fourth or fifth as a team. We probably could have gotten third, but... o_o;; We had to leave. I killed the first girl, from Capo Valley, 8-0... I got killed by the girl from Troy, 1-8... and I half-killed the last girl (can't remember what school she's from xD;;) 8-4.
DUUUUUUDE. I was so pissed at the last girl D: SHe kept calling my shots out when they were like, on the line or safely in! GAAAH. I was so pissed! I lost two games 'cause of that >_> I should have won 8-2.
But I feel pretty good about myself now :D I beat a junior. Hopefully, I'll be able to build my confidence enough to play all-out against Melissa and beat her... and claim the #2 singles spot! -pumps fist-
LOL and on Wednesday night, my sister came to me and was like, "____, you're going to teach me the 'Noona Nomu Yeppeo' dance." So I spent an hour of my time trying to teach her the dance from SHINee's debut song, and even though we finished, it looks horrible when she does it =__=;; I'm in the middle of learning La Chat Ta :D Maybe I'll do it for GGHS Tennis Banquet or something.
I was up 2-1 against their #3, Kimmy (is that how you spell her name?), when Christine left. After that, I just dozed off or something. I wasn't paying attention anymore. Melissa Le (our #2) thought that it was because Christine was distracting me when, in all honesty, it wasn't her fault. -sigh- I lost 2-6. She really pushes out through the ball, though. I got killed by the #2, Brittany, who was really consistent and had a reliable slice. And the #1, Sarah (I assume her name has an "h")... -whistles- Damn. She is good. SHe's ranked. She reads the ball really well, and didn't break a sweat playing me. I want to beat her someday...
Anyway, we played at the Wilson First Serve tournament today, and got like... fourth or fifth as a team. We probably could have gotten third, but... o_o;; We had to leave. I killed the first girl, from Capo Valley, 8-0... I got killed by the girl from Troy, 1-8... and I half-killed the last girl (can't remember what school she's from xD;;) 8-4.
DUUUUUUDE. I was so pissed at the last girl D: SHe kept calling my shots out when they were like, on the line or safely in! GAAAH. I was so pissed! I lost two games 'cause of that >_> I should have won 8-2.
But I feel pretty good about myself now :D I beat a junior. Hopefully, I'll be able to build my confidence enough to play all-out against Melissa and beat her... and claim the #2 singles spot! -pumps fist-
LOL and on Wednesday night, my sister came to me and was like, "____, you're going to teach me the 'Noona Nomu Yeppeo' dance." So I spent an hour of my time trying to teach her the dance from SHINee's debut song, and even though we finished, it looks horrible when she does it =__=;; I'm in the middle of learning La Chat Ta :D Maybe I'll do it for GGHS Tennis Banquet or something.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Park Jaebeom D:
'Kay. Seriously? Netizens need to get a f****** grip.
Jay/Jaebeom Park of 2PM (the leader and my favorite) has left Korea and his team, his brothers, because of a MySpace comment he left on a friend's page... five years ago. The message, apparently, berated Korea. Korea netizens and 2PM anti-fans blew this completely out of proportion, making him apologize in public on the group's one-year anniversary, and ultimately leading to his departure from Korea and 2PM.
Seriously? I am completely shocked. Get a f****** grip, netizens and anti-fans. Have you ever been to an alien country? Probably not, if you're getting mad at Jaebeom for not liking Korea when he got there. You're not going to like going to a completely foreign country, especially if you're not fluent in the language like he was.
And even I admit-- when I went to Vietnam for a month, I hated it at first because yeah-- even though my cousins were there, I wasn't fluent at all (and still am not), and missed my friends terribly. Come on; Jay was born and raised in America! How was he to know he was going to be a Korean pop idol? If he did, he probably would have studied more (Nichkhun, too).
Jay left Korea on the 8th-- yesterday. I was so sad to know that he would leave; he's my favorite of 2PM! Who else is going to muck up the Korean language like he does? D: And honestly, they need to get a grip.
And I as I was watching the official Korean coverage of him leaving, I felt like crying. Tears came up, but since I was in the library, I didn't let them fall. I mean, it's so sad to see someone so talented and so popular fall because of a MySpace comment from five years ago. And the look on his face; the pure dejection and repent... It's just heartbreaking.
I really hope Jay comes back to 2PM... I don't think he belongs anywhere else. Jaebeom, 2PM, fighting!
Jay/Jaebeom Park of 2PM (the leader and my favorite) has left Korea and his team, his brothers, because of a MySpace comment he left on a friend's page... five years ago. The message, apparently, berated Korea. Korea netizens and 2PM anti-fans blew this completely out of proportion, making him apologize in public on the group's one-year anniversary, and ultimately leading to his departure from Korea and 2PM.
Seriously? I am completely shocked. Get a f****** grip, netizens and anti-fans. Have you ever been to an alien country? Probably not, if you're getting mad at Jaebeom for not liking Korea when he got there. You're not going to like going to a completely foreign country, especially if you're not fluent in the language like he was.
And even I admit-- when I went to Vietnam for a month, I hated it at first because yeah-- even though my cousins were there, I wasn't fluent at all (and still am not), and missed my friends terribly. Come on; Jay was born and raised in America! How was he to know he was going to be a Korean pop idol? If he did, he probably would have studied more (Nichkhun, too).
Jay left Korea on the 8th-- yesterday. I was so sad to know that he would leave; he's my favorite of 2PM! Who else is going to muck up the Korean language like he does? D: And honestly, they need to get a grip.
And I as I was watching the official Korean coverage of him leaving, I felt like crying. Tears came up, but since I was in the library, I didn't let them fall. I mean, it's so sad to see someone so talented and so popular fall because of a MySpace comment from five years ago. And the look on his face; the pure dejection and repent... It's just heartbreaking.
I really hope Jay comes back to 2PM... I don't think he belongs anywhere else. Jaebeom, 2PM, fighting!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
La La, Irokke Cha~ Cha, Cha-ru Ah~
Despite my twelve hours of sleep last night, I'm worn out. Seriously.
Last night, I seriously couldn't stay awake. At my light dinner (ravioli ;D), everything started spinning... it was kind of weird. My eyes wouldn't stay open, even though it was only 8:30. I finally got pissed enough to just go to sleep without another protest.
I woke up this morning at 9 because of a call from my cousin (freakin' Thanh >_>) asking if i was going to go to this memorial service for my grandmother at the temple (which he ended up not going to anyway). When I hun gup, I faintly heard my dad laughing. He walked into my room, telling me to talk to Thanh right after he talked to me.
"I just hung up on you; why am I still talking to you?!" I demanded irritably, the sleep overcoming me again. I handed the phone back to my dad and tried to go back to sleep again, to no avvail.
And now, almost thirteen hours later, I'm exhausted enough to fall asleep where I sit. The only thing keeping me awake is the noise here xD I'm at a cousin's birthday party, with my fresh-off-the-boat cousins making a ruckus about cards and betting lol. I'd sleep if I could, but I can't.
It's times like these that I envy my dad. As my uncle put it (he said it in Vietnamese, so this is just a translation), "Anywhere he can lay his back down is a place where he can sleep." I want to be able to do that, too T_T
There's a new girl group by SME :O They're called F(x). I didn't think their debut song, La Chat Ta, was very addicting at first, like 2NE1's Fire, but I'm pretty addicted to it now xD I saw their debut stage, and suddenly I want to learn the dance o_O
Speaking of which, I found out I'm not alone when I learn K-pop dances :D Mori-chan, as I call Michaela, is learning Sorry Sorry by Super Junior, Nobody by the Wondergirls (they opened for the JoBros o_O), and Gee by Girl's Generation. I know little bits and pieces of those dances xD I know bits and pieces of a lot songs, actually; but only about three or four complete songs-- SHINee's Replay and A.MI.GO., DBSK's Mirotic, and 2PM's Again and Again (my current project-- I haven't quite finished Chansung's and Taec's rap dances, but I'm almost there). F(x)'s La Chat Ta is going up on the "To Learn" list :D
SERIOUSLY. La la irokke cha~ Cha cha ru ah~ xD It's been stuck in my head, even though Sorry Sorry is playing on my MP4 player xD And AMBER LOL. She would be a freakin' hot guy, seriously. I think Luna is the prettiest :S I can't tell the difference between Sulli and Victoria yet; I need a better look at them. And Krystal is Jessica's (from Girl's Generation/SNSD) sister o_O Personally, though, I think Luna has the best voice so far... if I'm right xD;;
Looking forward to more from K-pop's dance group, as SME describes F(x). La la, irokke cha!~ Cha, cha-ru ah~ :D
Last night, I seriously couldn't stay awake. At my light dinner (ravioli ;D), everything started spinning... it was kind of weird. My eyes wouldn't stay open, even though it was only 8:30. I finally got pissed enough to just go to sleep without another protest.
I woke up this morning at 9 because of a call from my cousin (freakin' Thanh >_>) asking if i was going to go to this memorial service for my grandmother at the temple (which he ended up not going to anyway). When I hun gup, I faintly heard my dad laughing. He walked into my room, telling me to talk to Thanh right after he talked to me.
"I just hung up on you; why am I still talking to you?!" I demanded irritably, the sleep overcoming me again. I handed the phone back to my dad and tried to go back to sleep again, to no avvail.
And now, almost thirteen hours later, I'm exhausted enough to fall asleep where I sit. The only thing keeping me awake is the noise here xD I'm at a cousin's birthday party, with my fresh-off-the-boat cousins making a ruckus about cards and betting lol. I'd sleep if I could, but I can't.
It's times like these that I envy my dad. As my uncle put it (he said it in Vietnamese, so this is just a translation), "Anywhere he can lay his back down is a place where he can sleep." I want to be able to do that, too T_T
There's a new girl group by SME :O They're called F(x). I didn't think their debut song, La Chat Ta, was very addicting at first, like 2NE1's Fire, but I'm pretty addicted to it now xD I saw their debut stage, and suddenly I want to learn the dance o_O
Speaking of which, I found out I'm not alone when I learn K-pop dances :D Mori-chan, as I call Michaela, is learning Sorry Sorry by Super Junior, Nobody by the Wondergirls (they opened for the JoBros o_O), and Gee by Girl's Generation. I know little bits and pieces of those dances xD I know bits and pieces of a lot songs, actually; but only about three or four complete songs-- SHINee's Replay and A.MI.GO., DBSK's Mirotic, and 2PM's Again and Again (my current project-- I haven't quite finished Chansung's and Taec's rap dances, but I'm almost there). F(x)'s La Chat Ta is going up on the "To Learn" list :D
SERIOUSLY. La la irokke cha~ Cha cha ru ah~ xD It's been stuck in my head, even though Sorry Sorry is playing on my MP4 player xD And AMBER LOL. She would be a freakin' hot guy, seriously. I think Luna is the prettiest :S I can't tell the difference between Sulli and Victoria yet; I need a better look at them. And Krystal is Jessica's (from Girl's Generation/SNSD) sister o_O Personally, though, I think Luna has the best voice so far... if I'm right xD;;
Looking forward to more from K-pop's dance group, as SME describes F(x). La la, irokke cha!~ Cha, cha-ru ah~ :D
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Irritated, yet... relaxed? What the...?
Today, I'm oddly irritated, but I'm also really calm at the same time.
I guess I can attribute to the calmness coming from going to the beach this morning. There's something about going to the beach that just makes me feel absolutely carefree... so much so that I forgot about going to Amy's house today ^^;; I heard she left me a few angry messages at my house phone (which I still need to listen and then delete).
And I can also take a wild guess and say it's because I saw Music Core (one of many Korean music shows) on TV today :D I saw SHINee performing "Juliette", 2PM performing "I Hate You", and So Nyuh Shi Dae (SNSD/Girl's Generation)'s comeback stage, featuring "Etude" and "Genie/Tell Me Your Wish". Arlene called me down in time for me to see "Juliette", and I stayed for a while, hoping to see 2PM.
"If 2PM comes on, I will scream. No joke," I told my sister.
And guess what? After two songs, there was a short commercial break of seven guys break dancing. And only one group in South Korea has exactly seven members-- 2PM! Arlene and I started freaking out and hyperventilating because, goshdangit, 2PM is freakin' AWESOME. No joke. Love them.
Speaking of 2PM, an incident about their leader, Park Jaebeom arose yesterday-- on their one-year anniversary. I was pretty pissed about it, because it was just a bunch of overreactions. Netizens dug up a MySpace comment from Jay about five years ago (he lived in Seattle until about then, and wasn't very fluent in Korean) that talked about how he hated it in Korea. THey made a big deal about it on their anniversary and made Jay apologize about it on their anniversary. I mean, how stupid is that? That was five years ago, when he wasn't very fluent in Korean. I can totally understand him. WHen I went to Vietnam last year, I didn't really like it either. It was totally hot, I stuck out like a sore thumb, and I wasn't fluent (hell, I still am not fluent). But I'm sure he doesn't hate Korea anymore; after all, he's got 2PM with him :D
That's reason A of why I'm irritated. I mean, come on; making such a big deal about something small on their anniversary? I think that's a bit messed up. Reason B is a bit less noteworthy, but it still ticked me off so I'd like to write about it.
Today, my cousin came over, and he and my brother wanted to play Rock Band. Seeing as I'm the only one who knows how to set it up, my mom made me set it up for them. I discovered that the USB jack for the wireless guitar was gone, and got pissed because none of the kids or my mom moved it. My dad did, apparently. We found out after we searched for about a half hour.
I want to see Music Core again... maybe I'll catch like, Big Bang or something :D Or even better, 2NE1!! -spazzes- And maybe it'll have this gigantic flashback and go back to October/November of last year and let me catch DBSK's comeback stage! -extreme spazz-
-sigh- But I'm exhausted... the spazzing that I did today and the rough waves at Newport beat the life out of me... all I want to do is sit here and play on the computer...
I guess I can attribute to the calmness coming from going to the beach this morning. There's something about going to the beach that just makes me feel absolutely carefree... so much so that I forgot about going to Amy's house today ^^;; I heard she left me a few angry messages at my house phone (which I still need to listen and then delete).
And I can also take a wild guess and say it's because I saw Music Core (one of many Korean music shows) on TV today :D I saw SHINee performing "Juliette", 2PM performing "I Hate You", and So Nyuh Shi Dae (SNSD/Girl's Generation)'s comeback stage, featuring "Etude" and "Genie/Tell Me Your Wish". Arlene called me down in time for me to see "Juliette", and I stayed for a while, hoping to see 2PM.
"If 2PM comes on, I will scream. No joke," I told my sister.
And guess what? After two songs, there was a short commercial break of seven guys break dancing. And only one group in South Korea has exactly seven members-- 2PM! Arlene and I started freaking out and hyperventilating because, goshdangit, 2PM is freakin' AWESOME. No joke. Love them.
Speaking of 2PM, an incident about their leader, Park Jaebeom arose yesterday-- on their one-year anniversary. I was pretty pissed about it, because it was just a bunch of overreactions. Netizens dug up a MySpace comment from Jay about five years ago (he lived in Seattle until about then, and wasn't very fluent in Korean) that talked about how he hated it in Korea. THey made a big deal about it on their anniversary and made Jay apologize about it on their anniversary. I mean, how stupid is that? That was five years ago, when he wasn't very fluent in Korean. I can totally understand him. WHen I went to Vietnam last year, I didn't really like it either. It was totally hot, I stuck out like a sore thumb, and I wasn't fluent (hell, I still am not fluent). But I'm sure he doesn't hate Korea anymore; after all, he's got 2PM with him :D
That's reason A of why I'm irritated. I mean, come on; making such a big deal about something small on their anniversary? I think that's a bit messed up. Reason B is a bit less noteworthy, but it still ticked me off so I'd like to write about it.
Today, my cousin came over, and he and my brother wanted to play Rock Band. Seeing as I'm the only one who knows how to set it up, my mom made me set it up for them. I discovered that the USB jack for the wireless guitar was gone, and got pissed because none of the kids or my mom moved it. My dad did, apparently. We found out after we searched for about a half hour.
I want to see Music Core again... maybe I'll catch like, Big Bang or something :D Or even better, 2NE1!! -spazzes- And maybe it'll have this gigantic flashback and go back to October/November of last year and let me catch DBSK's comeback stage! -extreme spazz-
-sigh- But I'm exhausted... the spazzing that I did today and the rough waves at Newport beat the life out of me... all I want to do is sit here and play on the computer...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
... and it's back?
Coach is getting pissed at Priscilla and Melissa, our #1 and #2 Varsity singles players, and Christa... a player? I don't know. But he's getting pretty mad that they're not coming out to hit with him, and is thinking of bringing up some JV girls. He said "Hanin and Mahina, maybe" but mentioned no other person... so does that mean I'm Varsity singles again? I'm confused.
And also today, I played a JV doubles player from last year and won, 6-4 :D When I started the game, I was all tense, but because of DBSK and their song "Balloons", I was just in a relaxed state of mind and played better than I did against Hanin-- aside from the fact that my eyes stung 'cause they're dry.
But AAAH <3>
I've got math with Henry and Julie, but that's all I know, actually... and tennis with a crapload of people.... xD;; And that's basically it.
But aaaaaaaaah <3333>
And also today, I played a JV doubles player from last year and won, 6-4 :D When I started the game, I was all tense, but because of DBSK and their song "Balloons", I was just in a relaxed state of mind and played better than I did against Hanin-- aside from the fact that my eyes stung 'cause they're dry.
But AAAH <3>
I've got math with Henry and Julie, but that's all I know, actually... and tennis with a crapload of people.... xD;; And that's basically it.
But aaaaaaaaah <3333>
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
It's gone...
The #3 varsity singles spot that I enjoyed for such a short time has slipped out of my reach. -sigh-
So today, I played Hanin again. My score the other day against her was 7-6 (7-3), meaning it was a close game. Coach Lou decided to have me play her to see if someone could win with a larger margin.
And so, after a rather short match, I lost 1-6. I was really mad at myself because A) I wasn't playing like I know I can, B) I was self-destructing, and C) I was just mad. I really think I could have done better.
After I took a walk, Coach Lou had me play Melissa Le, #2 singles on Varsity. I lost to her 2-6, but I was playing better in that set. I was making her run, hitting good serves; the good stuff. She came up to me and was like, "Freakin' _____! I have a headache 'cause you kept making me run! If you can play like that, how did you lose to Hanin?!"
Arlene told me not to worry about it because, since our lineup is so weak this year, it's going to be a lot of moving around. And coach told me that "Winning and losing are part of the game. You win some, you lose some. Don't start crying over part of the game."
Either way, I'm going to challenge Hanin, and Melissa and Priscilla, too-- just to see how well I can do. It's the best way to gauge my strength.
So today, I played Hanin again. My score the other day against her was 7-6 (7-3), meaning it was a close game. Coach Lou decided to have me play her to see if someone could win with a larger margin.
And so, after a rather short match, I lost 1-6. I was really mad at myself because A) I wasn't playing like I know I can, B) I was self-destructing, and C) I was just mad. I really think I could have done better.
After I took a walk, Coach Lou had me play Melissa Le, #2 singles on Varsity. I lost to her 2-6, but I was playing better in that set. I was making her run, hitting good serves; the good stuff. She came up to me and was like, "Freakin' _____! I have a headache 'cause you kept making me run! If you can play like that, how did you lose to Hanin?!"
Arlene told me not to worry about it because, since our lineup is so weak this year, it's going to be a lot of moving around. And coach told me that "Winning and losing are part of the game. You win some, you lose some. Don't start crying over part of the game."
Either way, I'm going to challenge Hanin, and Melissa and Priscilla, too-- just to see how well I can do. It's the best way to gauge my strength.
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