It's ridiculously as to how FAST my upload/download speed is. So I am uploading stuff to share on the variety of music communities I am and shall do some link dropping here as well.
Some of my favorite BoA English tracks. hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/t1chbv(I wish Meri Kuri had an English version!) Intro to SM Entertainment hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/j7vs7a
(39 tracks of singles from f(x), Girls Generation, Shinee, SuJu, etc.) I was bored and wanted to update my playlist, out of the 500+ tracks I gathered, these are the 39 I enjoyed/stood out. TVXQ - 29 Japanese tracks hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/wxqxbf
(That's basically it, 29 of their singles/some b-sides from their Japanese discography.)
Since I don't really know MUCH about kpop, I have to say:
#1. It's so DAMN annoying that bands can have multiple names/spellings/variations. I mean it took me a while to realize SDSN and Girl Generation AND Shoujo Jidai are the SAME group. And what is this tvxq with their 200000 names.
#2. The repackaging-thing. Once I think I have a complete album on my HD, I realize it doesn't even have the single track I want because it's on another version of another album. Not cool. I was mortified by all there is with the SUJU discography. I need to thin that out and tackle that. I can only imagine it's all quantity over quality.
#3. Korean counterparts are much more sexual than their Japanese rivals. I mean, I've seen more skin/abs/leg than I expected, which I don't have an issue with but it doesn't help that I feel I am getting a glance of a 8 year old's gams. O_O. (when infact she's really 18+, they all look SO YOUNG!)
On the PLUS side all the pop music is just SO DAMN GOOD and cheerful and gives me major nostalgia of the older days when jpop was SO EFFIN' GOOD and it wasn't all r&b-ish. I miss the sounds of Ami Tokiko, old ballads from Shizuka Kudo, the vocals of Minako Honda and mah boys SMAP. I could go on, but I like pop when it's upbeat and fun; so far these guys are filling the void.
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