The K-Pop Spam Thread

[sadude]

I need a new source for kpop release dates. My previous source dried up. What do you guys use?

[Shoujo Q]

I just look at Allkpop and when something interests me, there you go. Either that or Omona.

[sadude]

I just want kpop release dates (i.e., something posted the day an album or single comes out), not most of the inane crap that makes up those sites.

[Ap2000]

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I just want kpop release dates (i.e., something posted the day an album or single comes out), not most of the inane crap that makes up those sites.

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I think allkpop has a tag with releases, so you don't get their other stuff.

[sadude]

Where? I couldn't find it. The closest thing I could find was a "Music" category, and that included MV releases as well as some guy releasing a teaser photo.

Also, RSS would be preferable to checking a site. [/old fogey]

[Ap2000]

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Where? I couldn't find it. The closest thing I could find was a "Music" category, and that included MV releases as well as some guy releasing a teaser photo.

Also, RSS would be preferable to checking a site. [/old fogey]

[/quote]



You're right, I mixed it up with the "comeback" tag.

But they keep screwing around with their tags all the time anyway and seem very inconsistent with them... so, better forget I actually recommended them. lol

[AEUGNewtype]

Now for the ultimate spam: stuff I've bought recently at the Kpop store near my house!



CDs I've bought and a sweet embroidered SNSD hat:





The 2NE1 shirt I got free cause I bought a few CDs :) (don't really like 2NE1, but it was free and most of the other shirts were boy bands..)





And some of the posters I got:

[Noa]

So jealous of the Sistar CD ;-; I've loved them since their debut but still haven't gotten anything of theirs.

[Wapiko]

Thanks to the bbs, I'm back in a K-pop listening mood and found a handful of good songs during a random Youtube crawl :D



really liking:

Elizabeth - PPAPPA PIERROT

Fat Cat - My Love

JQT - PeeKaBoo

Rania - Pop Pop Pop



Any other recs for songs/artists like these?

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Wapiko' timestamp='1339971532' post='127560']

Thanks to the bbs, I'm back in a K-pop listening mood and found a handful of good songs during a random Youtube crawl :D



really liking:

Elizabeth - PPAPPA PIERROT

Fat Cat - My Love

JQT - PeeKaBoo

Rania - Pop Pop Pop



Any other recs for songs/artists like these?

[/quote]



Depends on how "recent" your comeback to K-Pop is and how much you've missed, but I love T-Ara's Roly poly album.

[Zaeleus]

[quote name='Wapiko' timestamp='1339971532' post='127560']

Any other recs for songs/artists like these?

[/quote]

Kan Mi Youn - Going Crazy

f(x) - Danger

Sunny Hill - Midnight Circus

The GRACE-DANA&SUNDAY - One More Chance (Dana, the one with the longer, darker hair, looks surprisingly like Fujimoto in some shots of this video.)

CHI CHI - Longer (Remix ver.)

Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Senth

4minute - READY GO (Japanese ver.)

Miryo - Dirty

Nine Muses - Ticket

Sunny Hill - Princess and Prince Charming

[Ap2000]

I'm going to do a short presentation about K-Pop in Japan on Wednesday and already got some interesting stuff together, but nothing about the boybands or solo artists (IU etc.).

Since I feel obliged to at least mention some of them, does anybody know what male Korean groups are at least somewhat popular in Japan ? Or are they not popular ?

[Anderei]

TVXQ, 2PM, Beast, and Shinee have all done pretty well. You can check out generasia if you want sales numbers and things like that.

[Ap2000]

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TVXQ, 2PM, Beast, and Shinee have all done pretty well. You can check out generasia if you want sales numbers and things like that.

[/quote]



Thanks, just needed some names since I couldn't find any when I flew over the Oricon 2011 album sales.

[Noa]

Super Junior too.

[Anderei]

This deserves a mention:



4minute - VOLUME UP (The Indian Version)



Oh, Korea.

[fpd]

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[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1340119928' post='127716']



TVXQ, 2PM, Beast, and Shinee have all done pretty well. You can check out generasia if you want sales numbers and things like that.

[/quote]



Thanks, just needed some names since I couldn't find any when I flew over the Oricon 2011 album sales.

[/quote]

From what I know, CNBlue is insanely popular in Japan.

[Ap2000]

I couldn't find any of the boybands in the Oricon 2011 singles nor album charts.



And they're not not tracking non-Japanese albums. Lady Gagas crap is at #4.

[Zaeleus]

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I couldn't find any of the boybands in the Oricon 2011 singles nor album charts.

[/quote]

Tohoshinki (Korea: DBSK, China: TVXQ) is a Korean boy band that made it to both the singles (Feb 7 with "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)") and albums (#20 with TONE) charts.

[Ap2000]

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[quote name='Ap2000' timestamp='1340208919' post='127825']

I couldn't find any of the boybands in the Oricon 2011 singles nor album charts.

[/quote]

Tohoshinki (Korea: DBSK, China: TVXQ) is a Korean boy band that made it to both the singles (Feb 7 with "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)") and albums (#20 with TONE) charts.

[/quote]



Ah, thanks !

I didn't check all their different names.

[Anderei]

I only have first week sales, but some of these ended up selling a lot more.



2PM - Take Off

2PM - I'm Your Man

2PM - Ultra Lover

2PM - Republic of 2PM (album)



Their recent single sold 140k but it's not 2011.



Beast - SHOCK

Beast - Bad Girl

Beast - So Beast (album)



TVXQ goes by Tohoshinki in Japan. They have over 30 singles there.



TVXQ - Keep Your Head Down

TVXQ - Superstar

TVXQ - Winter

TVXQ - Tone (album)



Is this enough, or do you need more groups?

[Ap2000]

Aw, you didn't need to research all that ! All I needed was their names and position in the Oricon charts so I can point out they're actually selling. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />

But I'm really appreciating you guys' work !

[Ap2000]

Presentation went well, thanks for the help !

In case anybody wondered; in my class (Japanology, 6th semester's final Japanese practice) of 19 people (6 male/12 f) only ONE person (a girl who likes boy bands and singers like Rain) said she likes K-Pop.

I do know at least one other girl also listens to 1~2 SNSD songs (she admitted it afterwards). hah



[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1340170137' post='127798']

This deserves a mention:



4minute - VOLUME UP (The Indian Version)



Oh, Korea.

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Man, that was not as funny as it first seemed... =/

They should have went all-out batshit insane bollywood crap with marriage, mass dancing (and not just CGi), drama and horrible acting.

[Nacchi]

Nu'Est's new teaserphoto

they areplanning a comeback in mid-July ^^

[Shoujo Q]

The guy is still too damn pretty to be a guy.

[Zaeleus]

CHI CHI is back with "Love is Energy". It's nice to see they stuck with the sound they had in "Longer".

[Shoujo Q]

Found this on AllKpop, the North Korean "Girls Generation" is what they call them. Though they just dance really, not sing.



[Watch the video, it's worth it!]



All I can say is, Daaaaaamn! And You thought T-ara's managers were strict, I can only imagine what these girls have to go through to get that perfect.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1341769608' post='129667']

Found this on AllKpop, the North Korean "Girls Generation" is what they call them. Though they just dance really, not sing.



[Watch the video, it's worth it!]



All I can say is, Daaaaaamn! And You thought T-ara's managers were strict, I can only imagine what these girls have to go through to get that perfect.

[/quote]



That's more like a varieté than an actual girl group. lol



Also, those costume changes are fucking insane !

[Nacchi]

The teaser for Nu'Est:s MV "Action"



I just love these boys

[Pflaume]

YESSSSSSS. OH YES. It's Psy! Gangnam Style! You know you want that in your ears and eyes!



It's so beautiful. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... R#>/8o.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='8o' />