Monday, April 15, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
PJO Fever
So I've been obsessed with Percy Jackson this week. It's weird. I wasn't really before. Then I found some amazing fanart, and I just... realized how cool it was.
I guess I'll start with a list of favorites.
FAVORITE BOOK IN THE SERIES SO FAR:
Well, in the PJO series... either the first one... or the last two. Which? Um... Hard question. I don't feel as strongly about that series. Um, maybe Battle of the Labyrinth. That was pretty cool.
In the Heroes of Olympus... The Lost Hero. It was the most... satisfying of the books, for me. It had a lovely familiar texture. I'm looking forwards to House of Hades though, because the tension is building so much! Very exciting.
FAVORITE CHARACTER:
NICOOOOOOOO!!! Nico is by FAR my favorite character in the series. He has lots of emotional depth. I love him. He's so cool. And like that part in the Battle of the Labyrinth? Where he banished Minos and called himself the Ghost King and then stabbed the sword into the ground... EPIC NICO YOU ARE AMAZING.
OKAY I'LL UPDATE THIS LATER WITH MORE STUFF AND YOU CAN'T NAG ME ABOUT IT BECAUSE NO ONE READS THIS BUT ME.
I guess I'll start with a list of favorites.
FAVORITE BOOK IN THE SERIES SO FAR:
Well, in the PJO series... either the first one... or the last two. Which? Um... Hard question. I don't feel as strongly about that series. Um, maybe Battle of the Labyrinth. That was pretty cool.
In the Heroes of Olympus... The Lost Hero. It was the most... satisfying of the books, for me. It had a lovely familiar texture. I'm looking forwards to House of Hades though, because the tension is building so much! Very exciting.
FAVORITE CHARACTER:
NICOOOOOOOO!!! Nico is by FAR my favorite character in the series. He has lots of emotional depth. I love him. He's so cool. And like that part in the Battle of the Labyrinth? Where he banished Minos and called himself the Ghost King and then stabbed the sword into the ground... EPIC NICO YOU ARE AMAZING.
FAVORITE FAN-ARTIST:
Viria on tumblr - she is AMAZING. She draws all the characters like I picture them! I will upload a gallery of my favorite artworks later, but there's SO MUCH great stuff and I'm too lazy to compile it right now. I will show you my favorite drawings of Nico... (which pretty much means all of them).
So that's that. I love her so much!
I guess singing is just the thing to do now...
So guess who else sings, now?
Sasha Pieterse! That's right, the 16-year old star of Pretty Little Liars is not only a stellar actress and brilliantly hot, but she is now a singer - and she can sang!
Sasha's voice is really tough and awesome in the country rock single called "This Country is Bad Ass". It's about how cool the opportunity is in this country for hard-workers. Sasha is an immigrant from Johannesburg. She thinks America is cool. It's sort of a patriotic song.
I really like it, but there are currently three songs that I want to buy on iTunes:
- "This Country" (I'm just going to call it that :P)
- "Blonde Bombshell" which is a song I discovered. It's pretty punk-y and is very satisfying to listen too. I bet it would have a great place in my Alanna playlist.
- "Expectation" by Girls Day. I don't feel as strongly about this one, but it's been tickling the edge of my brain for a while - the chorus is really catchy.
I really want the first two, but I'm nervous because of Selena Gomez's upcoming album. I'm so irritated, because I don't even know when the album is coming out, let along how many songs there are.
It just bugs me to no end. I only have $20 left in my account. Ugh, how did that happen? I just don't want to have to pick and choose over the SG album. I love buying all the songs and then putting them on shuffle. That was one of my first experiences with Selena Gomez, my iPod, and pop in general. BLEARGH.
I'm going to hold my patience for now... I hope. *FRUSTRATION* One solution is to sneak out with the cash that I now have and buy a small iTunes gift card. But is that worth it? Sigh. Sigh sigh sigh. I just know that I CAN'T UNDO IT IF I BUY THEM AND I MIGHT REGRET IT FOREVER.
$2.28 for the both of them. MASSIVE SIGH.
Do it? Don't do it? Anyways, that's not the point. The point is - Sasha Pieterse as music. There. Done.
Sasha Pieterse! That's right, the 16-year old star of Pretty Little Liars is not only a stellar actress and brilliantly hot, but she is now a singer - and she can sang!
Sasha's voice is really tough and awesome in the country rock single called "This Country is Bad Ass". It's about how cool the opportunity is in this country for hard-workers. Sasha is an immigrant from Johannesburg. She thinks America is cool. It's sort of a patriotic song.
I really like it, but there are currently three songs that I want to buy on iTunes:
- "This Country" (I'm just going to call it that :P)
- "Blonde Bombshell" which is a song I discovered. It's pretty punk-y and is very satisfying to listen too. I bet it would have a great place in my Alanna playlist.
- "Expectation" by Girls Day. I don't feel as strongly about this one, but it's been tickling the edge of my brain for a while - the chorus is really catchy.
I really want the first two, but I'm nervous because of Selena Gomez's upcoming album. I'm so irritated, because I don't even know when the album is coming out, let along how many songs there are.
It just bugs me to no end. I only have $20 left in my account. Ugh, how did that happen? I just don't want to have to pick and choose over the SG album. I love buying all the songs and then putting them on shuffle. That was one of my first experiences with Selena Gomez, my iPod, and pop in general. BLEARGH.
I'm going to hold my patience for now... I hope. *FRUSTRATION* One solution is to sneak out with the cash that I now have and buy a small iTunes gift card. But is that worth it? Sigh. Sigh sigh sigh. I just know that I CAN'T UNDO IT IF I BUY THEM AND I MIGHT REGRET IT FOREVER.
$2.28 for the both of them. MASSIVE SIGH.
Do it? Don't do it? Anyways, that's not the point. The point is - Sasha Pieterse as music. There. Done.
T-araN4
It's Friday the twelfth... and that means we know more about T-ara's subunit!
The subunit is named T-araN4, which apparently stands for "T-ara Brand New Four." I'm not thrilled with this title. As with Sistar19, subgroup names that just stick random numbers or letters onto the end of their name as a full group just aren't that interesting. Not that TaeTiSeo was that creative... but I was hoping for some cool title! Like Orange Caramel gets their own cool name.
Anyways, the name doesn't really matter. What matters are the girls and the music!
Speaking of girls, this information was released along with Hyomin's teaser picture! It's not what I was expecting from Jiyeon's - Hyomin is dressed much more simply (if exotically stylish) and has wet-yet-epic hair. It makes me wonder if the others will look just as unique in their promotion posters.
The subunit is named T-araN4, which apparently stands for "T-ara Brand New Four." I'm not thrilled with this title. As with Sistar19, subgroup names that just stick random numbers or letters onto the end of their name as a full group just aren't that interesting. Not that TaeTiSeo was that creative... but I was hoping for some cool title! Like Orange Caramel gets their own cool name.
Anyways, the name doesn't really matter. What matters are the girls and the music!
Speaking of girls, this information was released along with Hyomin's teaser picture! It's not what I was expecting from Jiyeon's - Hyomin is dressed much more simply (if exotically stylish) and has wet-yet-epic hair. It makes me wonder if the others will look just as unique in their promotion posters.
I like this picture more than Jiyeon's. Even though Jiyeon looked stunning and the background was a lot sleeker and less cluttered, Hyomin is wearing a Hyomin expression, while Jiyeon was wearing a not-quite-Jiyeon face. They both look gorgeous!
You can see on the poster that it says "Would you mind waiting a bit longer?" and then crosses out the current date, replacing it with 4.15 - April 15th. That is when the next teaser poster will be released. Will it be Eunjung or Areum? Who knows? Whichever, I can't wait!
Also, according to t-araworld.net, the next poster will be accompanied by a music teaser for the song. I like how each one comes with new information and a date for the next release - like a treasure hunt. I'm predicting that the final poster will come with an actual music video teaser. It seems as if these are being released every three days, so far, but that would suck if after getting the mv teaser (On April 18th, if this pattern continues) we would have to wait more than a week before getting the full thing.
Looking forwards to their comeback on the first of May!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
T-ara's Sub-unit of Epicness
This has actually been on my brain for a long time, but there was a lot of uncertainty surrounding the topic, so I didn't feel confident talking about it until two days ago. Then I got into my blogger mode and took a stand!
I suppose it will be most effective to get to the meat of the matter first, and then explain the treacherous backstory.
Okay, here it goes.
T-ARA IS MAKING A KOREAN COMEBACK.
OR SHOULD I SAY...
T-ARA'S SUB-UNIT!!!
That's right. Considering that they have been around for four years and had reached the status of third most popular girl group in Korea, it's surprising that they haven't taken this step a long time ago. They might have been preparing it when Hwayoung left the group, heavily denting their popularity.
Anyways, guess who the members are?
EUNJUNG
HYOMING
AREUM
AND FREAKING JIYEON.
Y'all know me, cuz y'all ARE me, so you understand that this is like a dream come true. It can't go wrong! They'll each get so much more screen time and lines too... so happy.
The name of the group will be revealed tomorrow (Friday the twelfth) and the single - "Country Life" will be released May 1st. The concept seems to be similar to their Breaking Heart look. I hope the name is something jewelry related. Like "Diamond" or "Ring" or something. Because that would match with T-ara/tiara!
Luckily for us, we have been gifted with Jiyeon's amazing teaser picture... I don't know when she had time to do that to her hair, but it looks epic. It kind of reminds me of the weird hair changes that occurred with SNSD's "I Got a Boy" comeback, but this is kind of cooler, if I'm aloud to say that...
I suppose it will be most effective to get to the meat of the matter first, and then explain the treacherous backstory.
Okay, here it goes.
T-ARA IS MAKING A KOREAN COMEBACK.
OR SHOULD I SAY...
T-ARA'S SUB-UNIT!!!
That's right. Considering that they have been around for four years and had reached the status of third most popular girl group in Korea, it's surprising that they haven't taken this step a long time ago. They might have been preparing it when Hwayoung left the group, heavily denting their popularity.
Anyways, guess who the members are?
EUNJUNG
HYOMING
AREUM
AND FREAKING JIYEON.
Y'all know me, cuz y'all ARE me, so you understand that this is like a dream come true. It can't go wrong! They'll each get so much more screen time and lines too... so happy.
The name of the group will be revealed tomorrow (Friday the twelfth) and the single - "Country Life" will be released May 1st. The concept seems to be similar to their Breaking Heart look. I hope the name is something jewelry related. Like "Diamond" or "Ring" or something. Because that would match with T-ara/tiara!
Luckily for us, we have been gifted with Jiyeon's amazing teaser picture... I don't know when she had time to do that to her hair, but it looks epic. It kind of reminds me of the weird hair changes that occurred with SNSD's "I Got a Boy" comeback, but this is kind of cooler, if I'm aloud to say that...
I have mixed feelings about this teaser picture. It's obvious that Jiyeon will look stunning in this concept, and I'm eager to see how it suits the other members... but at the same time, this isn't the most Jiyeon-ish picture possible. I know that that happens all the time with kpop pictures, but her expression is just... a non-familiar expression on Jiyeon's face. I can't wait to see her in the music video too.
Okay, so what happened with this story? Well, maybe two weeks ago, Allkpop reported CCM announcing this sub-unit and I was soooo happy. Then t-araworld.com had an article, and all the other sites fallowed some time after... but, the very next day, there were some comments on the allkpop article that said "No, this is fake, the company denied it, they were hacked..." or something like that.
I didn't really believe them but when I went to check t-araworld.com, the article had been TAKEN DOWN, probably just due to uncertainty. I was so confused and it made my heart break because it WOULD have been the best sub-unit ever.
Then allkpop released another article saying that there were more details about the concept... it was just fuzzy.
Luckily, everything has been cleared up. The company reassured the fans, t-araworld.com posted another article and everything is good now.
The one icky-ish feeling I have is that the comments that the company made about the comeback were a little... over-confident. They made aspirations to dance anthems like YMCA and Gangnam Style, which frankly I just think is a BAD IDEA. I'm sure the comeback will be amazing and catchy and sexy and will blow everyone out of the water, but comparing it to Gangnam Style... I just doubt it will work. Nothing can match Gangnam Style, and T-ara might receive hate for not living up to the hinted glory.
Sigh. So excited!
Come and Get It
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| I like this picture more than the screaming one... |
So I told you that Selena Gomez was releasing an album entitled "Come and Get It". Well... that sort of happened. The song was released on album, as well as the full audio online. Buuuut... there is no available music video or full album, and as far as I can tell, there is no upcoming release date.
I don't really know what's going on... but I hope the album comes out soon! Apparently she recorded like 23 songs and put 16 of them on the album... but why isn't there a date? Does no one know? I'm so confused!
This song was EPIC. It wasn't what I had expected from the teasers. The tribal synth element was still there throughout the whole song, but the lyrical component was WAY more pop-esque than I had anticipated. The melody in the teaser turned out not to be the chorus, but the bridge.
I really really really love this song. It's just super catchy and epic and cool. On the minus side, the song didn't showcase growth in Selena's singing talent as much as I'd hoped it would. :( I'm sure there will be more singing-focused tracks on her album though.
Here's the song... I'll let you know when I know more!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
NEW THINGS ARE AWESOME
Hi. I skipped like a month on this blog. It sucks. But no lingering in the past - that's what I say!
I'll give you a quick recap on all the stuff that has been going on since February, then a summary of all the things we have to look forwards to!
1) T-ara released Bunny Style and the 9 other singles in all their HEAVENLY GLORY. Unfortunately, music videos for the sub-unit singles, which I had been eagerly anticipating, turned out to not exist. :(
Here's the Bunny Style music video:
They all look lovely in the music video - especially Jiyeon, Areum, and Qri. I like the dance - it's easy enough that I could learn it :) I really liked how the lines were evenly distributed between members.
Besides Bunny Style, my favorite of the Japanese singles are Qri's, Hyomin's, Jiyeon's, and the sub-unit EunJiMin's.
2. T-ara has been promoting Bunny Style and their past Japanese releases in Japan, and the journey was documented online in video diaries, available with english subs. They will also be airing a Japanese reality show called "Princess T-ara".
3. SNSD has been going on their 2nd Japanese Arena tour, featuring their most recent album, Girls & Peace.
4. The third season of PLL ended. The fourth season is set to come back in June.
5. Dasom starred in yet another hilarious music video by K.Will. K.Will was actually in the music video this time - briefly. Dasom was gorgeous!
4. Lee Hi released two singles: Rose and Over.
That's not all that happened, but those are the main things. Then, we have UPCOMING things! These are what's on my mind right now.
1. Many sights have published articles about this, but t-araworld.net seems unsure, so I have my doubts. APPARENTLY... T-ara will be making a Korean comeback with a sub-unit containing my favorite members - Jiyeon, Hyomin, Eunjung, and Areum. Allkpop reported this first, then T-ara World, then all the other places. The thing is - t-araworld.net TOOK DOWN their article. Are they just waiting for more certain confirmation? I don't know.
Then Allkpop released a second article... so I just have to wait and see!
2. Sistar is supposed to release a second album by June. Yay! I was hoping it would be out in May though, so that I could order it with my end-of-school order. Sigh.
3. Soyu has done a feat. on yet another song! The full song isn't out yet, but her voice is AMAZING in the teaser. I can't find it on the youtube search thingy, so I'll show it to you later.
4. SELENA GOMEZ IS RELEASING ANOTHER FREAKING ALBUM IN FOUR FREAKING DAYS AAAAAH.
It's called "Come and Get It" - that's the lead single. There's a freaking teaser out! I'm SOOO excited. It's so close!
AAAAH YAY
5. SNSD is releasing a not-high-budget music video for a B-side of Girls & Peace called "Beep Beep". They've so far released a teaser and a short pv (basically a minute of the full one). The complete music video is scheduled to be released tomorrow. Hooray!
So pink... maybe Tiffany directed it :P
That's all for now. I'll update you with more!
I'll give you a quick recap on all the stuff that has been going on since February, then a summary of all the things we have to look forwards to!
1) T-ara released Bunny Style and the 9 other singles in all their HEAVENLY GLORY. Unfortunately, music videos for the sub-unit singles, which I had been eagerly anticipating, turned out to not exist. :(
Here's the Bunny Style music video:
Besides Bunny Style, my favorite of the Japanese singles are Qri's, Hyomin's, Jiyeon's, and the sub-unit EunJiMin's.
2. T-ara has been promoting Bunny Style and their past Japanese releases in Japan, and the journey was documented online in video diaries, available with english subs. They will also be airing a Japanese reality show called "Princess T-ara".
3. SNSD has been going on their 2nd Japanese Arena tour, featuring their most recent album, Girls & Peace.
4. The third season of PLL ended. The fourth season is set to come back in June.
5. Dasom starred in yet another hilarious music video by K.Will. K.Will was actually in the music video this time - briefly. Dasom was gorgeous!
4. Lee Hi released two singles: Rose and Over.
That's not all that happened, but those are the main things. Then, we have UPCOMING things! These are what's on my mind right now.
1. Many sights have published articles about this, but t-araworld.net seems unsure, so I have my doubts. APPARENTLY... T-ara will be making a Korean comeback with a sub-unit containing my favorite members - Jiyeon, Hyomin, Eunjung, and Areum. Allkpop reported this first, then T-ara World, then all the other places. The thing is - t-araworld.net TOOK DOWN their article. Are they just waiting for more certain confirmation? I don't know.
Then Allkpop released a second article... so I just have to wait and see!
2. Sistar is supposed to release a second album by June. Yay! I was hoping it would be out in May though, so that I could order it with my end-of-school order. Sigh.
3. Soyu has done a feat. on yet another song! The full song isn't out yet, but her voice is AMAZING in the teaser. I can't find it on the youtube search thingy, so I'll show it to you later.
4. SELENA GOMEZ IS RELEASING ANOTHER FREAKING ALBUM IN FOUR FREAKING DAYS AAAAAH.
It's called "Come and Get It" - that's the lead single. There's a freaking teaser out! I'm SOOO excited. It's so close!
5. SNSD is releasing a not-high-budget music video for a B-side of Girls & Peace called "Beep Beep". They've so far released a teaser and a short pv (basically a minute of the full one). The complete music video is scheduled to be released tomorrow. Hooray!
So pink... maybe Tiffany directed it :P
That's all for now. I'll update you with more!
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