SHINee Time

Hey everyone!

I decided to post about one of my most favorite K-Pop groups, SHINee, as you can hopefully tell from the title. They're a group of five members, who first debuted in 2008.

Their members are Onew, Jonghyun, Taemin, Minho, and Key. Taemin is definitely my bias, but he's also one of my top favorite K-Pop people period :D They have sooooooooooo many great songs, but my favorites are probably Hello, Juliette, SHINe, Colorful, and Dream Girl. Ok, onto the member profiles!

Stage Name: Onew
Birth Name: Lee Jin Ki
Date of Birth: December 14, 1989
Height: 178 cm
Position: Leader and lead vocalist
Fun Fact: He speaks Mandarin and he LOVES to eat chicken

Stage Name: Jonghyun
Birth Name: Kim Jong Hyun
Date of Birth: April 8, 1990
Height: 174 cm
Position: Main vocalist
Fun Fact: He is a very skilled guitar and piano player

Stage Name: Taemin (My bias <3333)
Birth Name: Lee Tae Min
Date of Birth: July 18, 1993
Height: 179 cm
Position: Vocalist and main dancer
Fun Fact: He is the youngest of the group, but he is considered the best dancer

Stage Name: Minho
Birth Name: Choi Min Ho
Date of Birth: December 9, 1991
Height: 184 cm
Position: Main rapper
Fun Fact: He enjoys playing soccer and basketball. He also took part in a fashion show in 2008

Stage Name: Key
Birth Name: Kim Ki Bum
Date of Birth: September 23, 1991
Height: 181 cm
Position: Lead rapper and vocalist
Fun Fact: He is good at cooking dumplings, he knows English the best in the group, he like water-skiing, and he has a love/hate relationship with horror movies

That's all of the members! I hope you enjoyed getting to know a bit more about these guys :) Go check out some of their music if you haven't already! Thanks for reading and I'll try to post again as soon as I can.

Top 10 Favorite MVs (EXO, SHINee, K.Will, Super Junior, B.A.P, etc.)

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I know I've been posting really frequently lately, but I just have so much I want to talk about :) For this blog, I decided to go to more of the performance aspect along with the music by giving  you a top 10 list of my FAVORITE K-Pop MVs (music videos if you didn't get it). I chose them, first of all for the music, but also for the quality of the video and just the amazing choreography put into the video.

First, we have "Please Don't..." by K.Will. I literally cry almost every time I watch this music video his voice just fits perfectly. It really is a high quality video and beautifully sad song. Second, I'd have to go with "No Other" by Super Junior. It's just a really cute song and video so you should check it out :) Third, we have "Love Love Love" by Roy Kim. It's such a sweet song and Roy has SUCH an amazing voice... nuff said. Fourth, I definitely would go with "One Shot" by B.A.P because the video is INTENSE and really well done. The song itself is pretty good too so you should definitely check it out. Fifth, we go to "Gone" by Jin. The only reason why it's not first on my list is because I can't help but cry when I watch it or even just listen to it, but it's still a super fantastic song and Jin has such a beautiful voice :) The rest of this list is much more difficult for me to choose because there are soooooooo many other really great K-Pop songs, but I'll do my best to choose five more. For sixth, I think I'd have to choose "Hello" by SHINee. I just can't help but feel happy when I listen to it and see they're adorable smiling faces :) Seventh, I'd go with "Growl" by EXO because the choreography is amazing and it's such a catchy song. Eighth, I would have to go with one of my most favorite K-Pop songs, Pain the Love of Heart by Speed. It's a reeeaaallllyyy catchy song and the video is pretty cool. Ninth, I think I'd choose Butterfly by GDragon. It's such a sweet and beautiful song. The video that goes along with it is actually really cool and made really well. For the final, tenth choice, I have to give two videos because I really can't choose between the two. One is Janus by Boyfriend and the other is To You by Teen Top. Janus is a really unique song with a really cool video while To You is a really catchy song and the video really tells a story.

1.) Please Don't... - K.Will https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdUiCJnRptk
2.) No Other - Super Junior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnMoDDbEccE
3.) Love Love Love - Roy Kim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfkolh96-rc
4.) One Shot - B.A.P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zRzl1d5vNU
5.) Gone - Jin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJXmOugipmg
6.) Hello - SHINee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skZxb5sBoiU
7.) Growl - EXO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUs-hBjU9w8
8.) Pain the Love of Heart - Speed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUwJxKkhNo
9.) Butterfly - GDragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qqghzKAMM
10.) Janus - Boyfriend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPhfnAQGB0E
To You - Teen Top https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn4R8Y-hRfY

I really hope you guys check some or all of these videos out! Feel free to comment about MVs or songs that you really like in the comments. Thanks for reading :)

The Life of a K-Pop Artist

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I decided to deviate from the usual posts about K-Pop groups and the music, but instead talk about what life is really like for someone who is in the industry. You might think that they're living the life with fame, money, and everything they want at their fingertips, but that's not the case. I just want to write this blog to show you what really happens and so that you may have an even greater appreciation for your favorite groups and artists for all that they go through. 

Bekah, a former K-Pop group member of After School said that the worst part about being in the industry was the lack of sleep. There was constant activities that they would be rushed to and the most she would get to sleep was an hour or even less. She said that if their became even more successful, it would only lead to even harder work and even more activities. In order to promote for new music, they have to do many concerts and performances to show off the new songs and dances that go along with it. Even at concerts, they go through terrible treatment. They barely get to eat a meal, but instead they have crackers and water or bread and maybe, if they're lucky, a bowl of soup. Backstage, it's very crowded and cramped, and very, VERY busy. They have to put on makeup, get in their different outfits, and of course practice for their performance. Now I don't want to make it seem like they're treated badly or that they hate what they do, because that's not true. The artists really do love what they do, despite all the difficulties. Bekah said that she was so overjoyed to see the reactions of her fans when she would perform and that all the setbacks, couldn't compare to the joy she saw. 

I really hope that after reading this, you came to appreciate all that these guys and gals do for us :) I mean, they're all really awesome and they always put a smile on my face at least. Leave a comment if you want me to go over a K-Pop group or something else that has to do with K-Pop! 

Thanks for reading!

All About Block B

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It's been a while since my last post and as we start this new year, I decided to talk about another one of my favorite groups Block B. If you read my previous post about EXO, then you'll know how this post is going to work. I'll just go over the group in general and then do a member profile for each of the members.

Block B is a group of 7 members, Zico, Jaehyo, B-Bomb, P.O, Kyung, and U-Kwon.

I'll straight off the bat tell you that U-Kwon and Kyung are my biases. I really can't choose between them because they are both so freaking awesome :) They have a BUNCH of great songs like Nalina (Nanrina), Be the Light, Very Good, and Nillili Mambo. I'll just go to the member profiles now.

Stage Name: Zico
Birth Name: Woo Ji Ho
Date of Birth: September 14, 1992
Height: 182 cm
Position: Leader and main rapper
Fun Fact: He composes the music for Block B

Stage Name: B-Bomb
Birth Name: Lee Min Hyuk
Date of Birth: December 14, 1990
Height: 178 cm
Position: Main dancer and vocalist
Fun Fact: He plays the piano

Stage Name: Taeil
Birth Name: Lee Tae Il
Date of Birth: September 24, 1990
Height: 167 cm
Position: Main vocalist
Fun Fact: He enjoys fishing on his free time

Stage Name: Kyung
Birth Name: Park Kyung
Date of Birth: July 8, 1992
Height: 176 cm
Position: Lead rapper
Fun Fact: In Korean, Kyung means Bible and he is a Christian too :)

Stage Name: U-Kwon
Birth Name: Kim Yoo Kwon
Date of Birth: April 9, 1992
Height: 176 cm
Position: Lead dancer and vocalist
Fun Fact: He plays the guitar and he LOVES to read (I love him... <3)

Stage Name: P.O
Birth Name: Pyo Ji Hoon
Date of Birth: February 2, 1993
Height: 181 cm
Position: Rapper
Fun Fact: He likes to act

Stage Name: Jaehyo
Birth Name: Ahn Jae Hyo
Date of Birth: December 23, 1990
Height: 182 cm
Position: Lead vocalist
Fun Fact: He likes to play both basketball and baseball

If you want to check them out, just click on the link below :) Hope you like them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AYJZvHeKFo

Thanks for reading :)