IT HAS A COVER!

OMG IT'S GORGEOUS.

Hyorin looks so pretty! Oh, I love album covers that just go ahead and PUT the faces of their members right across the cover, because Sistar19 deserves it!

It sort of reminds me of their Shady Girl album design, with the pink and white color scheme (with touches of blue) and the large scrabbly title.

This album comes with two new songs, plus and instrumental. Here's the tracklist:

1. Ma Boy

2. Gone, Not Around Any Longer

3. A Girl in Love

4. Gone, Not Around Any Longer (Instrumental)

So there. I'm not sure what this is. Does it count as a mini-album? Really I would just call it a single, with beefed up packaging... I dunno. 

Doesn't matter what it's labeled, though, because I can't wait!

I Can Totally Recognize People

So this is the new teaser group picture thing for I Got a Boy.

And I'm basically posting this here with their names to prove that I CAN IDENTIFY MA PEEPS!!!

(That sounds kind of creepy. But no one reads this. So WHATEVER.)

From left to right: Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Jessica, Yoona, Yuri, Tiffany, Taeyeon, and Sunny,

SO HA. I'M A TRUE SONE.

Also, in semi-related news, did you know that the I Got a Boy album shall be released in TEN DIFFERENT FREAKING EDITIONS? AAAAAAAAH! MIND EXPLODING.

SM. WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO US???

Each edition has a forty page photobook. And there's a different edition. FOR EACH FREAKING MEMBER? And what's the tenth edition? A group edition. The one you'd think they could just MAKE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE. Urgh, it makes my head hurt. The length that SM will go to make sure that I will NEVER GET ALL THEIR PRODUCTS. It's insane.

So it would seem that the pictures on each cover are the same as the teaser pictures that had been released. I can only imagine what the photobooks are like. 40 pages. FOR EACH MEMBER.

URGH I WANT THEM AAAAALLLL SM WHY DO YOU TURN ME INTO A GREEDY LITTLE MONSTER??? :(

Sigh.

Anyways, if I were an amazing rich person like Dylan, I would obviously start with the group, then proceed in this order:

Tiffany

Seohyun

Taeyeon

Yuri

After that it doesn't really matter. I guess I would do Jessica or Yoona next. Anyways, there'll be a ton of unboxing videos to walk. OH GLORY. I'll update you on those.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

(Btw, SNSD has socks just like T-ara)

I don't recall Taeyeon ever having pink hair... but whatever.

(And Yuri spelled Yoori? C'mon now, people.)

Merry Christmas from our Favorite Celebs

It's really sweet that all these kpop people take the time to wish us lower folk their best on this hugely celebrated holiday. I have a large degree of christmas wanting right now. Sigh. It's not just because everyone else is celebrating it. It just seems like such a fun, cozy thing to do. Christmas tree. Presents in the morning, waiting for you all at once. Cookies. Friends. Family. Dad not being sad and lonely.
Maybe next year we could celebrate Christmas.

Anyways, tumblr and twitter are roiling with tweets and pictures and instagrams of celebrities in reindeer ears and Santa hats and whatnot. Really cute. Here are some of my favorite christmas pics all through the ages.

Jessica gets stylish in her new Santa hat.

2NE1 buckle up for a sleigh ride in their costumes as... sexy pink penguins.
From left to right: Minzy, Bom, Dara, and CL (!!)

After School have developed by far the most extravagant setting, as they lounge on a stack of giant presents,
managing to display both their extremely long legs, and their brilliant gold ribbon outfits.

SNSD in various sweaters, socks, antlers, and... high heeled converse. Wow.
From left to right: Yoona, Seohyun, Jessica, Sooyoung, Tiffany, Yuri, Taeyeon, Sunny, and Hyoyeon.
I don't know when they took this picture, but they are all very cute.

Secret seem to be huddled up very cozily on these long winter nights.
From left to right: Hyosung, Jieun, Zinger, and Sunhwa (wow, I can't believe I was able to do that!)

This shot was taken from Sistar's Christmas greetings video last year, which you can see below.

T-ara so young! Pre-Hwayoung, even. They look so cute! I love how all of the other girls are in these
knee high seductive bathrobe things, while Eunjung's just gloppin around in a big snowman suit. :)
Plus Qri's a tree.... AAAAAW...
From left to right: Qri, Soyeon, Boram, Hyomin, Jiyeon, and Eunjung.

Jia posted this picture to her fans. Nice and... morbid, Jia!

AAAAAW! Thank you instagram! This is Jia cuddling with her adorable little kitten.

Someone's a little impatient over at JYP...

Jessica... my little snow angel....

A recent picture of Soyu with... a gingerbread house? Something like that.

Selena Gomez joins the fun. Lookin' good!

Yuri bundles up for a fashion shoot  harsh winter over there in Seoul.

Awww...

Woa, an American? How did that get in here?! Must've snuck in with Selena Gomez...

A series of Christmas performances by T-ara (see below).

Sistar's Christmas card to all of us.

AAAAW TIFFANY... YOUR CHRISTMAS SELCA IS BETTER THAN SANTA!!!

Merry Christmas from your favorite couple! This collection of Eunji holiday pics were found on Tumblr.

Jiyeonie...

So, those are terrific. And then we have a few Christmas greetings by way of video...

This was Sistar from last year. So cute!

T-ara's greetings from this year.

SNSD way back in 2010

Ailee this year... in English! Yaaay!

Miss A from last year.

And now, a collection of my favorite Christmas performances. Enjoy!

The Countdown Continues

So yesterday, remember how all those teaser pics were released?
Well today SM published a COMPLETELY NEW BATCH!!! Like, Seohyun's official one leaked yesterday, so no new one for her... but OMG SM ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS EVERY FREAKING DAY???

I don't know how they can afford to do that... If these pictures will be used in a photobook or something, how can they?

On that note, here ya go:

TIFANNY!!! OMG, she looks like YOONA here. Totally bizarre.  Wow, that hair color is super awesome!!!

Jessica, OMG. I love these pictures because they are closer up. Her hair is awesome.
Plus she has those cutesy little eye gems.
And lol, does that badge say Sweet Potato? Awesome.

OH MY GOD THANK GOODNESS.
Pant pant pant.
Oh, thank god.
Sunny! Your hair is back to purple! Awesome purple! Not crazy yellow-green! Cuz that would be DISGUSTING!
Phew. Phew. Phew. THANK YOU SUNNY.

Woooooooa. Yuri.... you are so freaking punk. You're gonna rock this comeback.
Oh, I really really REALLY hope SM gives her more air time!
She barely had any lines in Flower Power.
I WANT MORE YURI! Her voice is so nice... I like it.

Aw... aren't you cute, Sooyoung. Green suits her.  She has sort of a green voice.
Her hair bunch is really cute.

Yoona. Yayayayayayay. Yoona. YAAAAY.
Her eyes are back to normal :).

YAAAAAAAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAAAAAY!

OMG AAAAAH. Her hair is back to normal! And it's awesome! So cute! Taengoo!

Yup, still this....

The Signing Angst

Angst angst angst.
Everything on eBay comes with signed editions of albums and stuff! At only $20!

My plan is to request of my parents one ore two of So Cool, Black Eyes, and Breaking Heart.

I don't need signed stuff from T-ara - so many signatures. I'll go to individual cards or posters for that.

But the top result for Sistar So Cool is a signed copy... for $20 rather than fifteen. It has this big badge:

FREE ADDITIONAL SIGNED PHOTO SET.

In red. Plus rather obvious signatures on the picture. Do you think Mom will just skim over it looking for the best price? Or think it doesn't really matter?

Or will she see it, at only $5 more, and be like "Oh my gosh, that would make Julia so unbelievably happy!" I almost want to request specifically that I get the signed copy... but I don't want to go up and say that, it would be better if they could surprise me...

Maybe I could set Benj up to the task? He couldn't buy it himself, but he could conspire with Mom... I'll talk to him later. I just have this urge.

There are signed copies of every freaking Sistar thing (and T-ara, really) and I'm like "Screw this, I should just buy it all myself!"

The cheap copies of the T-ara photobook are still available. Hang in there! Surely most people will have already rushed to get them... Of course, I know I'll always be able to get them at sale price. Is it worth $50?
...
HELL YES!!! I'm insane like that.

But even if the five $27 copies get snatched up (which I'm trying to doubt, seeing as how long they've already been there, but maybe other people will get them for holiday presents too? Good thing Hannukah's so early this year...) there are still more expensive $40 and $35 copies available.

I'm having photobook angst. And album angst. I need to think about what I AM getting soon for certain. My macbook. At least one album. Look at my lists. Calm down.

Stop being bad.

T-ARA

T-ARA

Source of the most epic music videos EVER! No powerhouse vocals here, really,
but they are popular for their catchy pop tunes and arrangements.

Members:

AREUM (Maknae)

QRI

HWAYOUNG (former rapper)

JIYEON (AAAAH!)

EUNJUNG (B's Crush)

SOYEON (Current leader)

BORAM (Sasha look-a-like)

HYOMIN

Former member Hwayoung:

We shall miss her!

Joining member Dani:

To debut in December.

Debuted: 2008           Company: CCM Entertainment
Popularity: 7/10         Subgroups: None

Leader: Soyeon
Former Leaders: Boram, Eunjung, Hyomin
Maknae: Areum
Former Maknae: Hwayoung, Jiyeon
Lead dancer: Jiyeon
Other main dancers: Eunjung and Hyomin
Lead rapper: Areum
Other rappers: Eunjung and Hyomin
Former Lead Rappers: Hwayoung and Eunjung

General Rankings of Member Usage:

1) Hyomin	Soyeon	Eunjung
2) Jiyeon	Areum
3) Boram	Qri

More Defined Individual Rank:
1. Soyeon
2. Hyomin
3. Eunjung
4. Jiyeon
5. Areum
6. Boram
7. Qri

Hit Songs:
-Bo Peep Bo Peep
-Like the First TIme
-Breaking Heart
-Make Me Crazy
-Roly Poly
-Why are You Being Like This?
-Yayaya
-Cry Cry
-Lovey Dovey
-Day by Day
-Sexy Love

My Member Ranking:

	Beauty	Singing	Favorites
Hyomin	2	1	2
Eunjung	6	2	5
Boram	6	4	5
Jiyeon	1	2	1
Soyeon	4	1	5
Areum	3	3	3
Qri	5	5	4

Benjamin's Member Ranking:

	Beauty	Singing	Favorites
Hyomin	3	3	2
Eunjung	1	2	1
Boram	4	4	4
Jiyeon	2	1	3
Soyeon	5	4	5
Areum	4	4	5
Qri	5	5	4