This Is An Epic Symphonia, Darling.

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Just going to leave this right here and let everyone appreciate the true beauty of this amazing duet ballad song, even if the language is indeed in Japanese and I literally do not speak Japanese—unless sprouting random Japanese words here and there actually count as speaking the language itself. This song is an epic masterpiece and yes, I am not being overly dramatic.

Listen to it, and even if you do not understand a word of it, just appreciate on the beauty of the song. This is one of the little details that make Korean Pop looks ten thousand million times inferior to Japanese Pop. I mean, Korean Pop may be worldwide but only Japanese Pop would ever touch and move hearts like this, ever. Oh Japanese Pop, thank your for existence.

Oh, by the way, the song is 月光シンフォニア (Gekkou Symphonia) by Akino and Aiki, taken from the Aquarion Evol anime. This is actually the ending theme—and I dare to say this is one of the best ending theme song I have ever heard throughout my entire life, aside from Bird by Matsushita Yuya from the Kuroshitsuji 2 anime.

Here Comes The Severely Sad Music Video.

This is simply awkward but I really do not have any word to describe this music video—and this is not in the good speechless way. The song is fabulous and somehow reminds me of the 80s and 90s Malay rock ballad my older sister put on full blast through her car audio system but I could not say I like the music video. Everything looks perfect but does FNC Music really have to have FT Island rely completely on Lee Hong-ki? Not even a two second appearance by any other members? Not even just one of them to act as a passer-by in this six minutes music video? Someone should finish the ritual—every member of FT Island suffers greatly in their music video. When will it be Seung-hyun’s turn to get beaten up badly or just die in their music video?

But seriously, the song is good. I mean good as in marvellous.

Fly High Like The Birds, FT Island.

I could not believe that I will skip class because of FT Island—the consequence of staying up pretty damn late to watch the new music video and listen to all the songs in the new remake album from FT Island make me wake up damn late to attend the morning class in college this morning. The class starts at nine and I find my self waking up at eleven. Yeah, this is like so fucking well to my upcoming grade.



Anyway, back to the original reason for this post—FT Island finally releases the music video for 새들처럼 (Like The Birds) as the title song for the remake album MEMORY IN FT ISLAND they simultaneously release on midnight of October 10.

Oh my God, what in the world is this perfection. It is not a lie that the five boys of FT Island are all pretty much perfect in their own personal way but for the sake of my fucking life—how could they become this amazingly perfect in such a short period of time. The image for the music video is so beautiful, I shed tears of happiness over this piece of perfection in three minutes and thirty seconds.

The original song is quite lovely by its own but the remake from FT Island makes the song a million times more wonderful. FT Island does all the justice in the world for this song—to be able to make an even lovelier song from a song that comes out before any of the members are actually born. This is the kind of song that sticks to your mind after just three to four times. It is smooth and upbeat, mostly a fun song to smile and dance along in whatever situation.

Have I actually mentioned how lovely Hongki sings and how it wonderfully blends in with the harmonizing raps from Seunghyun and Jaejin. I have no doubt that the three creates such a beautiful collaboration and a harmony that not all groups in this growing Korean Pop world would manage to create but this song proves that these three boys are perfect in terms of vocal.

I love how Seunghyun sounds stronger and more powerful in his rap nowadays. He sheds the image of a new member pretty well and he blends in with the flow of the music just perfectly. He raps smoothly in this song and makes a nice collaboration with Jaejin. Jaejin—he has such wonderful voice that it makes me want to cry every time he manages to have parts in songs to sing. He is good in the terms of vocal but his rap talent is incredibly good. As for Hongki—come on, do I really have to say anything about this powerful vocalist with his incredible vocal. His voice is distinctive and very powerful, he makes this song wonderful.

FT Island does justice for all the songs they remake, unlike some.

The music video, again—it is beautiful in terms of the cinematography and the colors and the overall video. It does not have an obvious storyline—or maybe not obvious enough for me except that five boys having a ride on a Jeep which a drummer kid drives while dancing randomly before they begin to run wildly across this empty desert and ends up with their instruments and mysterious sets of spotlights that appear out of nowhere. I am not the Director but I like this concept because it gives a free spirit sense to whoever watches it. Putting aside the usual heavily dramatic and emotional music video from FT Island—lets count the time we cry at the music videos of Until You Return or maybe Heaven and even the oblivious storyline of Hello Hello—this actually gives the boys of FT Island a bright and light environment, probably similar to how they are in the music video of I Hope but minus the romantic time travelling storyline. It is fun and light and makes whoever watches it want to join in the fun. Well, I know I want to be a part of that fun music video.

I do not give a damn about the controversial Jeep or anything. I only pay attention to the great music video and the song itself. As for the boys of FT Island—well, they are like the cherries on top of my favorite sundae. They give perfection and satisfaction, all in the same time—to my ears and my eyes.

What makes this music video fun is the fair share of camera time on each member—this time we could not see too much Hongki like how it is in the music video of Love Love Love or too little time of guitarist Jonghoon like in Hello Hello. We have ample close-ups shots for each member—with an exception of Hongki who of course snags most but who is going to complain anyway—and we have the opportunity to enjoy a solo guitar riff from leader guitarist. All fan-girls will not be able to complain anything now.

We have many eye candy moments to share around.

Most fan-girls and that includes me, probably miss the time when FT Island comes out with heavy dramatic and emotional music videos that make us cry and want to kill someone or just simply cut our wrist in exasperation—watching the boys severely beaten or just simply killed off by some villain we still have vengeance on—but to have a space to breath and just have fun in music videos are actually quite fun. The only time we manage to see them brightly smile or jumping around like the kids they will always be are probably in their Japanese music videos—the overdose of jump scenes in Let It Go and the swag moments in Flower Rock, who could forget. I give out my compliment to the director for this chance for the members to just let go and be free to have fun in this music video.

Yes, I have listen to all five songs in the remake album and yes, I have already point out my favorites. I do not know if I will have the time to write a review on each song but I guess it will probably happen within this week. I am not quite sure about the first comeback performance from FT Island—whether they will appear on MNET M!Countdown or not but I certainly know that they will perform on SBS Inkigayo on Sunday.

With the upcoming comeback from the girl group I still refuse to write in my blog because on certain reasons that piss me off big time and Secret—my new favorite girl group—I surely do hope that FT Island will eventually win something on music show charts. I miss the time when they have the chance to say out their acknowledgement upon a victory. Korean music world needs something that branches out from their usual Korean Pop bubblegum pop songs with dance moves that has somehow bore me—like the music from a band like FT Island. FT Island deserves to win. They deserve to win more than anyone else and I am sorry to say this to fans of other groups but they really need to win. FT Island needs to win.

Anyway, I need to perform my prayer right now. I will get back into considering the review on MEMORY IN FTISLAND soon. In the mean time, let us all pray that FT Island will have a huge success with this remake album. FT Island, all the best.

FT Island Says, "Like The Birds".

Oh shit, thank you FNC Music for actually giving me a reason to update my dying blog. And yes, thank you the five boys of FT Island for making me want to write about your perfection again. Yes everyone, it is finally the time of the year—the time when I died, and came back to live, died again and still, return into the world of the living for the greatness of FT Island has shown.



FT Island is set to make a comeback after months of hiatus since their last release of mini-album Return, on October 10th. The band of five gorgeous members will release a remake album—Memory In FT Island—on October 10th and the teaser for the title song, 새들처럼—translated as Like The Birds—has been released on October 7th.

And yes, allow me to shine some light upon this perfect fifty-three seconds teaser. Dear every other entertainment companies out there—yes, I am talking to each and every one of you—please take example of how amazing FNC Music does with the teaser for their artists. They do not put in something that will ridiculously disappear in the main music video, some random music bits that does not even have anything to do with the original song. Learn how to tease properly like FNC Music does.

Good job, FNC Music. That was one hell of a perfect teaser that literally tease.

Next, let us talk about how gorgeous the boys look in the teaser. Song Seunghyun my dear, I know I practically want to kill someone when I saw your current hairstyle previously but now that I managed to accept with an open heart, I think it suits you perfectly. This goes to all of the members—Hongki, your curly hairstyle receives two thumbs up from me, don’t worry. As for Jaejin, I am so freaking thankful you cut it shorter. Even if it is still blonde, I like it. Leader Jonghoon, why do you always look ridiculously perfect? Please don’t ruin my bias list. And hey youngest Minhwan, God you look awesome.

Anyone wants to join in the troll session as I can’t get over Minhwan driving the jeep?

The song is a remake of a 1988 song by Byun Jisup. Yes, I have heard the original song and yes, it was amazing. But it was in a slower tone. FT Island just made it into a song worth the head-bang and the dorky dance. Yes, it worth destroying that controversial jeep. I don’t see the harm in it. Mr. Jeep Owner, you are a big time troll.

I still could not figure out a storyline, basically just a music video about a group of five boys cynically vandalize a jeep in the middle of the dessert while throwing random music notes and dance around like monkeys before they find their place with the spotlights and instruments to rock their heart out. Okay there dear Mr. Director, I see what you have there.

Now I demand the full music video to be released now.

How am I supposed to go through until October 10th without constantly raping the replay button on YouTube? I don’t feel like doing anything else and thank God it is already Friday here in Malaysia and the weekend is coming. I am going to continuously die with this teaser.

And hey, if there are news about how other artists are avoiding making comebacks in the same month as the girl group I refuse to mention in my blog because on some particular reasons is also making the so-called epic comeback this month, I can see that FNC Music does not fear this. FT Island is still going to release their album, may come whatever in their way.

It is not about the winnings on weekly music shows or the CD sales that matter, it is the gift they want to give to their fans and the music they want to do. I don’t give a fuck if they do not win anything. All I ever care is that FT Island is making a comeback. My whole family will have the weekly dose of FT Island on television with this comeback. Wait until I tell my mother, she will completely freak out.

The full music video is set to release on October 10th, along with the remake album.

Now, it is time to beg my mother to lend me some money to get this into my collection.

We Are Definitely Not Rockstars, Honey.

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It is not peculiar to say that I am crazy about a band with five freaking handsome members from South Korea who mainly assume that they are practically doing rock music although I could not completely consider their music in South Korea as rock but as pop rock or rock ballad. Whereas, if they are categorizing their music in Japan as rock, I completely agree—come and kill me, I do not care because listen to Let It Go or Flower Rock, even stupid people could say that are rock songs.

However, it is a bit peculiar for me to say that I am a fan of rock music. I do not really like rock music as an overall—I could not like the genre of music as an entire genre—and perhaps I have the least rock songs on both my Windows Music Player and my mp3 player.

I know I might scare someone out there—some friends or not—if I confess that I am a fan of My Chemical Romance and Panic! At The Disco.

The real problem here is not that whether I love or detest rock music. I like bands—I mainly like people who are able to perform and play their own music rather than just writing and composing it—and most of my attention in bands music is referring to the fact that I am a completely bias and die hard fan of that Five Treasure Island. But I would not tolerate if someone—cough, that someone actually refers to a friend who considers her self without my acknowledgement as my best friend, cough—tells me that I know nothing about rock music and talks badly about my favorites when I do not do any harm against her favorites.

Here is the deal, I have my own list of favorites and she has her own list of favorites. I do not care if she says she is a die hard fan of any rock bands because I would not care. I do not even bother to judge her because everyone has personal favorites. I respect her favorites and I will accept it with an open heart, God blesses my soul.

It just happens that she starts to get on my nerve—by judging me for the music I listen to. First, if she considers her self as my best friend—although I am not doing the same, because I do not need a friend like her, even more a best friend—she will not once talks badly about my Five Treasure Island. No, do not do that. I will definitely kill her, I mean it seriously. There is no need to say that my favorite band is no better than anyone else in the world of Korean pop. That is enough, I mean it literally. I do not need a friend—even if it is only her who assumes that—to say bad things about the vocalist and criticizes the songs from that band.

Now, I really need her to shut her mouth or else I will definitely murder her, chops her body and throws bits of it into some river and let her death unknown to the entire world.

I could take it if she hates the band I like but I do not need her to continuously talk about it. Never will I talk badly about the girl group she incredibly admire—cough, that girl group with so many members who are basically so popular I would not care about it anymore, cough—even when I completely detest that group. I will not try to do something that would somehow hurt her. But does it necessary for her to hurt me by talking badly about my bias? It is really necessary?

Now, as if it is not complete by just talking badly about my first bias, she continues to bash my favorites bands—My Chemical Romance and Panic! At The Disco. Oh girl, she is going way too far that I might one day kill her. Listen here, I have listen to My Chemical Romance way longer than the period she takes to listen to her favorite bands. I am a fan of My Chemical Romance since high school and I have listen to band music way longer than she does. She does not have the rights to criticize my favorites.

She says she likes rock music, okay—I am actually quite fine with that. But is she really does likes rock music, would it be more appropriate if she says she listens to some real rock bands—I do not know, maybe Scorpions (it is a bit more older than our generation but hey, the music is amazing that no argument is relevant when it comes to the scorpions) or maybe Thirty Seconds To Mars (could I say that this band is slowly making its way into my favorite lists for its amazing songs and music videos) or perhaps Linkin Park (my all-time favorite since high school, the years I spend screaming my heart out to all of its incredible songs) or something even more moderate like Simple Plan (ah yes, the times I consider my self as a fan, those times are the best still in my memory) and if she could listen to Tokio Hotel, Paramore or even the all-time Nirvana, that would be even better.

It is rather obvious that my interpretation of rock music is way different than her interpretation of rock music. Well, she does listen to that one band just because she is in love—maybe—with one of its member.

If I choose to listen to rock, I will choose a real rock band. I will choose a music that really reflects rock—hard and loud guitar riffs, songs that make me want to bang my head onto the wall or just scream my heart out—rock songs that are sort of like that. If I listen to something lighter, I will admit I am a fan of pop rock or rock ballad.

It still hurts to listen to her words and feel like murdering her every time she brags about her favorites yet criticizes my favorites. I am a pretender; I am good in putting up a façade to lie. I am still going a good job because she still thinks I am not harm to her life. Well, we will see up until where this will take me, girl.

And now, I am off to bang my head onto the wall with some My Chemical Romance previous hits. I still love all of its songs—even after so many years of becoming a fan. And perhaps after that, to soothe my aching heart, I will give my self a plentiful dose of some lighter rock by FT Island. I need some rock ballads, those songs will never do any harm into my life.

This Time, Let It Go.

According to my pessimistic side, it seems like FNC Music is trying to squeeze every fan of FT Island out of money by the end of this year with all these continuous releases—not that I am here to actually complaint about it—but considering the previous releases that I have not yet been able to actually buy, I might as well be homeless and moneyless for all these good releases by my favorite band.

Okay, enough about that. Let us all refer to the nice video I attached to this post.

It has only been a month or slightly more since the previous release, Hello Hello—but the fabulous Five Treasure Island is off to release yet another amazing release. This time, the five boys of FT Island are going to release Let It Go—yes, another Japanese single. The thirty seconds teaser for the upcoming release is out and fans are allowed to hyperventilate. Please do, I have already did my part.

Why does this bring so many memories of Flower Rock and Brand New Days? Do not get me wrong, I love their Japanese releases but nothing beats their debut single, Flower Rock. I am still in love with every bit of that rock song. Let It Go brings back that rock feelings, I feel as if I want to jump along, even just through the thirty seconds teaser. The Japanese record label does not actually give interesting storyline to the music videos by FT Island but beggars can’t be choosers. I will take whatever they are going to give.

I am a happy fan as long as the song and the music video have enough ear and eyes candies.

God, the boys have killer schedules. They are off to perform their Goodbye Stages this week on all music shows and will begin the Summer Tour in Japan for one whole month. In the same time, they will release Let It Go, and of course will go on some promotional work. In August, they will be back with a concert in South Korea—although I am still taking this is as a rumor—and probably an Asian Tour, of which, my pessimistic side still say that Malaysia will definitely be off the list—again.

FT Island, do you think you do not have enough fans in Malaysia?

Anyway, let us all have our fingers cross for the wish to actually happen. I am going to sell my brain to see FT Island live in concert. Yes, I will do that without hesitation. As for now, let us all pray for FT Island—for their health and for their success. It does not matter if they do not win first place in any music shows in South Korea, we all know Japan loves our FT Island. Let them kill the Oricon chart this time, God blesses them.

Everybody Say Hello, Hello, Hello.

BREATHING AND BEING ALIVE ARE IRRELEVANT, THE AWESOME BOYS OF FT ISLAND ARE BACK WITH HELLO HELLO.

I have died, got back to life, died again and was revived just in time to make this update. My favorite boy band has finally returned with such an amazing comeback song, Hello Hello.

FNC Music, although I am expecting the amazing guitar riffs in this song and music video, I am completely grateful that for once, you managed to give an amazing song to the most amazing boy band I ever encounter in my life. I mean, I love this song to bits. The lyrics and the rhythm—they are no longer just another boy band with mellow ballads. They start to sound darker and more into the rock genre, finally.

Although, I do not mind if they take out the bridge part, the one that goes everybody say because it sounds so much like their junior counterpart. I mean, the whole sound is totally different from their junior counterpart but that particular bridge makes them similar. I love FT Island sound, it is more define and sounds rock better than the junior counterpart but the bridge makes it all similar. The bridge however, could act as a fan service—imagine how the fan chant will be—it will be awesome. The verses are amazing—remind me more of My Chemical Romance, but slightly lighter. The chorus is well made; it got stuck easily and easy to remember.

The music video however, I am still in the process of interpreting it into my own understanding. You are allowed to share your opinions about it though. I am guessing that Hongki died, trying to save the rest of the band. But I am not sure, it sort of feels like a déjà vu or an imagination. Or is it the other way around, the four of FT Island died and the vocalist is outside, watching.

But oh my God, no one has ever look as sexy as Seunghyun in a tight red pants. And there is a goat on the fire truck, Jaejin—who sits there amidst of a fire like a boss. There needs to be more Jonghoon and Minhwan though, I mean—look at Jonghoon’s guns. Since when does he have such great guns, I am drooling over it. I dare to say this Hello Hello era is the best era for the five boys of FT Island. No disastrous hair and even the blonde ones look good. I love the styles they are putting on, a bit more stylish that before. They should keep this look for a very long time, I approve.

I love the cinematography of the music video and the creativity too, congratulation Mr. Director. I love the appearance of all ethnicity in this music video too—I mean, I see Caucasians, Asians, et cetera. If you wondering where they are filming the music video—and if you answer New York, you are wrong—they did it all in South Korea itself. I saw a picture of the filming site on DCGallery. They manage to fool you with the New York Fire Department, Flaxton Street.

I am willing to break my piggy bank to buy RETURN mini-album because the songs are amazing, all of it. There are no mellow ballads, just upbeat, rock songs with a sweet sound tune among the five songs. I am going to break my head to get my hands on the mini-album.

The Return of The Five Treasure Island, Almost.

And you are expecting me to actually study diligently for my final examinations—well, I am proud to say that you are all just absolutely wrong. How am I supposed to focus on my studies when I have difficulties in breathing upon what happens to be the most hyperventilating forty-six seconds in my life, seriously.

Congratulations FNC Music, you have successfully teased all fan girls of FT Island around the world, you probably has no idea that some of us just have our brains exploded due to the excitement.

I approve this instrumental teaser and I double approve the hotness that goes along with it—I mean, what will be better than the boys of FT Island to be good boys turn bad boys. Honestly, who does not need a dose of those delicious music and overly dramatic music videos nowadays. I need those and much more, like freaking right now.

All hail the comeback of the black nail polish.

Dear Song Seunghyun, I do approve you and your red pants. Yes, you have heard me right; I approve you in this music video. All I need now is the full music video, because I am already hyperventilating over the reality that this music video might just have dramatic storyline—and yes, I need that instantly. I am anticipating a rap to be inserted somewhere along the song, yes please.

This is an eye rape—if that is even a word—and the song will soon be an ear rape.

Right now, I could not think straight. FT Island boys made me says the weirdest things—they bring out the eccentric vocabularies I own.

Okay, I need to get back to study—although it is three in the morning here in my place. I could not concentrate, because all I could think about is how long will it takes to be on the May 24. FT Island, I need you right now.

I am already molesting the refresh and replay button, to think about the full music video to release on May 24—I might just rape my own computer that day.

Five Treasure Island And Its Satisfaction.

This is actually a surprise—FT Island has releases the music video for their latest Japanese single, Satisfaction on April 5. I remembered that the teaser was released just a little less than a week ago. Anyway, I am not going to complain about it because I like my satisfaction to be sent in early too.




The slow-motions scenes in the music video of Satisfaction must have been the slowest yet the best slow-motions scenes I have even encounter in my life. These slow-motions scenes give a fan girl the perfect moments to stare at the perfections of these five gorgeous boys. Although I have to unwillingly agree that the music video is a bit dull and slightly too simple, but—God saves me—the boys have never look as awesome as they are in any other music video but this one.

Satisfaction—the song is a better improvement than their last Japanese single, So Today—which has to be my least favorite Japanese single from them since their major debut in 2010. I am sorry but I don’t really have So Today as my daily dose of FT Island. I would skip that song most of the time, sorry. But this has a nice anime feeling to it and considering that it is an ending theme for an anime currently, who would argue about that. I love the amazing beat and the flow of the song from its beginning to its end. One thing I particularly like about Satisfaction that it has fair flow of the voices from amazing vocalist Hongki, Jaejin and my absolute bias Seunghyun. I like his rap parts; it adds some edge and funkiness to this song. It gives somewhat an energetic feel to it.

I do not do Japanese translation because I have ditch my Japanese lesson years ago so I will not complain much about the lyrics. Based on observation though, I hear not much of English words but the word Satisfaction in the rap part. I like that it does not have some random English lyrics here and there (in reference of Flower Rock and my favorite Brand New Days).

As for the appearance and the eye candies of the music video, I would have to say that this has to be the most normal yet absolutely amazing appearances of the boys of FT Island that I have ever see. I like this, simple yet it brings out the awesomeness of each member. Although I am missing the blonde on Seunghyun lately, I could not agree more than his current black makes him looks younger by five years. I love his blue jacket, someone please buy one for me. I also like what leader Jonghoon is wearing, it brings out the leader charisma—of which I do not know why I feel it that way. I approve Hongki and his hair, with no extra rant attach.

Jaejin makes putting on a jacket looks so amazingly sexy in the slow-motion scene. It is not easy to make something easy looks sexy but Jaejin pulls it off. I was staring at the screen of my laptop like crazy over the slow-motion scenes. I already expect Seunghyun to do something no one else will—jumping. But hey, he must be the coolest person to jump and looks good simultaneously in a slow-motion shot. Good job, my favorite guitarist. One thing to rant though is the lack of drummer Minhwan and Jonghoon in this amazing music video. Come on, directors tend to have this flaw from one music video to another. Why can’t you satisfy all us fan girls?

Now that I am complete head over heels for this song, I am considering the option of buying the single. Although with the news that FT Island is going to release a Japanese full album—with their previous hits and new song s include in May—I am also thinking about just buying the full album instead. But if I could stare at the perfect album cover of Satisfaction all day long like an insane fan, why would I take the time to wait anyway? I believe FT Island will have it big with Satisfaction, now that it reflects their awesomeness plus it is featured as the ending theme for anime Toriko. Good publicity never hurts, and they are awesome in their own ways anyway.

Escape All Reality, Sucker Punch.

Call this a new madness or just a plain new hobby of mine but I think I love this thrilling ride of watching movies whenever I need an escape off my reality. I have finally found a slight hole in my busy schedule for me to escape and watch Sucker Punch after much consideration since its premiere week. I thought, if I continue to hesitate to actually just go and watch the movie, I might not be able to watch it at all. I should just drop everything I am holding on to and just get some two hours off my life and just go watch this movie. The deal is that the movie worth every minute I steal from the twenty four hours off my life.


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Sucker Punch is basically an action-fantasy movie—like Alice In Wonderland but minus the insane characters and the bunch of random colors thrown here and there but replaced by girls in sexy outfits and machine guns and all sort of weapons a man could possibly imagine. I am not really good in trying to describe this whole situation, you should just try Wikipedia. I know that usually it would be the males who are practically excited over movies with hot babes and as much guns as they could find in one movie—but I do not know why I am excited for Sucker Punch too. I guess I am weird in all the wrong way—not that I have mutual interest with any of the female casts. I am just a fan of things that are creative and beyond imagination.

Baby Doll—of whom I assume the main protagonist—is send off to an asylum after the death of her mother and the incident that caused the death of her younger sister. In the asylum, she encountered an altered reality just before a lobotomy procedure. Her alternate reality consisted of her as an orphan, sold to a brothel and she is scheduled to be sold to High Rollers in five days. Surely Baby Doll met the dancers of the brothel—Sweet Pea and her sister Rocket, Amber and last but not least Blondie. Although most girl did not actually get along with Baby Doll well, except Rocket, they soon became friends who planned to escape by searching the four things they needed to escape the brothel while Baby Doll mesmerized everyone else with her somewhat passionate dance and entered her third alternate reality—a world where she became a fighter with her fellow friends and fought against all sorts of machinery and creatures.

It basically tells a tale about a girl and her alternate realities, as it has been the only way she could escape the cruel reality that she has to undergo lobotomy and suffers inside an asylum after the death of her family. She met friends who are brave enough to follow her and her escape plan.

Personally I think that the movie is creatively produced. I mean, who would have such imaginations to create a movie like this. The storyline is rather clean and neat although for some who might not think much while watching movie, this could become quite a question. I like how it plays around with our minds, to dig deeper into as much alternate realities a human could posses. I love that it transform a reality into another reality that is sweet and promising that no one would ever want to leave. I don't know what the director thinks when he directs this movie but I like the way the movie flows until the very end. I even like the way it ends, the way it twists our thinking and finally presents us with an ending that is rather almost perfect.

Honestly, I like the character Amber by Jamie Chung and Sweet Pea by Abbie Cornish. It is not that I do not like the character Baby Doll—it is just that I don't like to like the main protagonist that much. I love how Amber has her own sense of insecurity and how Sweet Pea is defined as the toughest and the one who have control over her self. I love the way Sweet Pea made her self strong and brave for her sister, Rocket.


The music featured in this movie is amazing—the song Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) performed by Emily Browning is currently my new favorite original soundtrack song off the movie itself. Who knew such cute actress could sing nicely in such song. Throughout watching the whole movie, I am partially interested in most of the songs featured in the movie. The songs used fitted the mood of the movie just nicely and it created a more intense feelings while watching it.

Overall I do think that Sucker Punch is quite a good movie for a fan of any action-fantasy movie. I mean, where else could you get a movie with hot babes running around carrying machine guns, swords and all sort of weapons and kill creatures and machinery. Even my lecturer agrees that this movie is one way of escaping reality for a moment it self. I dare to say, I am listing this movie as one of my favorite action-fantasy movies. You should spend some time off your reality and go watch this movie too, I bet you will like it as much as I do.

Wonbin Says, C'mon Girl.

Oh God, please save me this from sexiness. I mean, there is nothing more sexy than witnessing my first Korean crush—Oh Wonbin—looking all mighty fine with all the hand gestures and lip rubbing, plus one hell of a sexy smirk all in fifteen seconds. Sexiness overload, yes. Wonbin, don't make me want to molest kiss my laptop because you are just too perfect and too sexy for my words to express my feelings right now. Oh Wonbin will release his first Japanese single “C'mon Girl” on March 14th. I am watching this damn short yet super sexy teaser for the thirty seventh times and still squealing like a crazy girl over this perfect sexiness. I will have him singing this tune to me anytime, anywhere for sure. This is distracting me from finishing my assignments, seriously. Thank you God, for creating such perfection in the form of Wonbin for me to drool over.

The Eyeliner, The Mistake, And The Awesomeness.

Hands down for the best year-end festivals of 2010. This is what I call a song festival. The greatness that flows and the energy that comes along with it. I am not disappointed, thank you very much. The expectation I have upon the revelation of the Band Battle and Combined Stage of two great idol bands, FT Island and CN Blue is just too freaking awesome to be described in words.

I found no words to describe the performance, accept for the fact that the dearest vocalist of FT Island, Lee Hongki has failed magnificently when I think he kind of forget the fact that cute rapper, Song Seunghyun did have a line in the performance. I don't think that was intentional though. Or was it? Oh well, even when that mistake happened, I am just too fascinated by the performance itself to notice (although afterward I laughed my head off at how Hongki sang as if nothing really happened until he stopped and Seunghyun just started rapping as if it was amusing to do so).

And along came Onew from SHINee, Junsu from 2PM, Luna from F(x) and IU. And there came the most awesome performance of the song festival. The great and amazing performance of the night and I would rather miss a New Year celebration to watch over and over again.

Okay, I am just completely biased but hands down for the best band of the night, FT Island. I am not sure about the Blue and White Team because I am just too confused to care for but I am rooting for whatever team FT Island is in.

Don't blame me, dear. Blame this bias towards the five freaking gorgeous boys in white tonight.

Guess What, Here Comes 2011.

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It is finally the time for everyone to say goodbye to 2010 and welcome the year of 2011 with open hearts. I have so many memories—both detestable and loveable. I am happy to say that it is finally the time to let go and chase after what I am dreaming upon the future. In this 2011, I am going to open a new book and write beautiful memories in it. Hopefully, 2011 will not be a hard year for me. For many reasons, I am going to smile and wish for the best in many years to come. Even after a dull night during New Year's Eve—the lack of social activities to be blamed again—however, I have freaking much fun watching the awesome performances of Korean music. Hey, I am not lying—it was freaking fun.

The not so beautiful thing about 2011 is that I have to revise my notes for the upcoming final examination. Oh great, a good way to spoil my New Year mood. Everybody, school is going to start very soon so go and get your things ready for first day of school. To my college mates, good luck for the final examination. I am wishing you all well. Okay, I am wishing my self well too.

2010 has been a fun ride—there are so many ups and so many downs altogether. Let us all hope that 2011 will bring us gazillion good memories. Say hello to 2011, people. We are going to have the company of 2011 for another 365 days.

Another note to self, I will be coming back with my 2010 Favorites List—the continuation of what I have done way back in 2009. And not forget of course, the fan girl post of the vocalist with eyeliner and the other four boys who rocked the white outfit and the whole performance tonight as well. Let us remember back on what bring us the most joy in 2010, should we?

2010 And The Best Of It.

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This is not something I do out of boredom—this is something I do as a continuation of what I have done last year on the last day of 2009. So right now, I am going to welcome 2011 by the same way—to list all of my favorites (of which have been heavily influenced by bias so you have been warned).

20 Favorite Songs—Excluding FT Island's Song—of 2010.
1. 좋은 날 (Good Day) – IU
2. 죽어도 못 보내 (Can't Let You Go Even If I Die) – 2AM
3. 루팡 (Lupin) – KARA
4. 정신이 나갔엇나봐 (Losing My Mind) – Lee Seunggi
5. I My Me Mine – 4Minute
6. 사랑해 또 사랑해 (I Love You And I Love You) – Oh Wonbin
7. Madonna – Secret
8. 마법소녀 (Magic Girl) – Orange Caramel
9. Hello – SHINee
10. Breathe – Miss A
11. 미인아 (Beauty) Bonamana – Super Junior
12. 죽을 만큼 아파서 (Because It Hurts As Much As Dying) – MC Mong feat. Mellow
13. 잘해줘봐야 (Nothing Last Forever) – Girl's Day
14. 결혼까지 생각했어 (Even Thought Of Marriage) – Wheesung
15. Beautiful – Beast
16. Go Away – 2NE1
17. 위톨이야 – CN Blue
18. 내가 너무 아파 (I'm Hurt) – T-Ara
19. Lucifer – SHINee

2010 however, my ultimate favorite band—FT Island—does not released a full album instead, they released one successful mini-album, three Japanese singles and a digital remake single of which all consisted of fifteen songs. I am going to rate fifteen songs according to my most favorite and to the least favorites.

15 Favorite Songs From FT Island of 2010
1. 사라 사랑 사랑 (Love Love Love)
2. Flower Rock
3. 슬픈 언약식 (Sad Promise)
4. Brand New Days
5. Treasure
6. 미친 듯이 너 하나만 (Crazily, Only You)
7. Boom Boom Boom
8. Baby Love
9. 돈키호테의 노래 (Song of Don Quixote)
10. So Today
11. 구든 살이 박여버려 (Like My Hardened Skin / Calluses Being Stuck)
12. Music Life
13. Revolution
14. Wing
15. I Change For You

15 Favorite Music Videos—Including FT Island—from 2010.
1. 사랑 사랑 사랑 (Love Love Love) – FT Island
2. Breathe – Miss A
3. 죽어도 못 보내 (Can't Let You Go Even If I Die) – 2AM
4. 전활 받지 않는 너에게 (To You Who Doesn't Answer My Phone Call) – 2AM
5. 미인아 (Beauty) Bonamana – Super Junior
6. So Today – FT Island
7. 마법소녀 (Magic Girl) – Orange Caramel
8. Flower Rock – FT Island
9. Bang – After School
10. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Lee Hyori
11. 가식 걸 (Shady Girl) – Sistar
12. Run Devil Run – Girls' Generation
13. 죽을 만큼 아파서 (Because It Hurts As Much As Dying) – MC Mong feat. Mellow
14. Mister (Japanese Version) – KARA
15. 시간아 멈처라 (Please Stop The Time) – Davichi

Unfortunately, 2010 has been a year where I spent most of my time watching movies and listening to music rather than watching the great dramas of 2010. I believe that I should not rate a drama without watching it because the only drama I loyally followed in 2010 was 내 여자친구는 구미호 (My Girlfriend Is A Nine-Tailed Fox). I am still in love with that drama, period. I ship Dimple Couple forever.

2010 in general has been a great year in the Korean music industry and also for my own local music industry. I listen to almost every genre and although I am sticking with my bias forever—I am still open to any kind of music. I don't need anyone to bash me and my list because this is honestly what I like from 2010. I don't need any bashing or critics, because I am free to tell anyone what I like. I am free to listen to what you have to say—about your favorites from 2010.

At least I have finally witnessed my bias won awards for their excellent work in 2010. I love watching their success—and now I feel like a freaking mother to all those gorgeous boys. I also enjoy watching the success of others so let us say goodbye to 2010 and welcome 2011, in hope that it will bring even more happiness and success.

Dear Vocalist, You Make Eyeliner Looks Hot.

I guess the year-end music festivals for this year finally give a little space for my favorite band to perform. I do not expect any grand performance for this first year-end festival; given the fact that the boys have just return to South Korea from Japan about several hours before the show itself. However, I am proud to tell you, boys. I am freaking proud of your performance tonight. Everything else doesn't matter, all that matter is that your performance may seemed simple yet it was awesome.

Although I strongly believed that the other older vocalist of the other band featured together with FT Island might have ruin the mood and the whole song by FT Island itself. But beggars can't be choosers. Let us wait for tomorrow.

2010 Special Mash-Up.

I declare myself a new fan of DJ Masa and his awesome remixes—mostly the ones that include Korean songs. His remixes are by far the best I have ever heard and I am not exaggerating on this. Honestly, I don't really like remixes—I think they are just confusing most of the time—but these good remixes by DJ Masa are just too good not to like. This is an awesome way to conclude the amazing year of 2010—the year which I assume to be the best one when it comes to the matter of music. I mean, I don't like the fact that there are just way too many rookies debuting all in the same time but seriously, this year has been a good one in the Korean music industry.

This is just the remix done for the second half of 2010. You are able to find his other amazing remixes in his YouTube channel here.

Sixty songs in one great remix to end the year of 2010. As for my guilty pleasure, I admit I have downloaded this remix. The first ever remix to be in playlist and to stay in there for a very very long time. So goodbye the good year of music industry. I will be meeting you again next year with a higher expectation.

I don't believe in Santa and whatsoever because obviously I don't celebrate Christmas but my only wish for tonight is to be in Taipei—so that I could attend Beautiful Journey Live concert in Taipei. I want to spend Christmas—despite not celebrating it in any religiously or formal way—with my five (make that six in Taipei) favorite boys in the whole wide world.

Joyeux Noël everyone ! Have a Merry Christmas !

Band That Performs The Best.

They could continuously feed my ears with rock, pop rock and even something alternative—yet still I would choose their mellow and soothing ballads anytime without hesitation. The wonderful vocal that is no match to anyone else with its amazingly arranged music—I could say I am deeply impressed and amazed. They have once again proved themselves to be the best band ever. I mean, this band is literally the pioneer of all the idols that should venture into making serious music—in this mean, ballads. Give me more ballads rather than destroying my ears with all those auto-tuned junks that should have been banned already. They could rock any genre given and perform flawlessly in any given situation. They are so freaking underrated among all those muscular and crazily dancing idols. So freaking underrated yet still, proves that even among all those ridiculous perspectives, they remain the best in their field. This is what I call talent. Everyone could sing, but not everyone could do music, beautifully just like FT Island does. So long 2010 and the glorious year of this beautiful and perfect love rock ballad. I will be expecting even a more glorious song from you in 2011.

I know I am five days late on this particular performance but I have been blinded by its simplicity and perfections that I have dedicated so many times in watching it over and over again yet I could not find the time to write a proper post to go along with. A year of which I am introduced to the beautiful world of music by FT Island. I will be missing 2010 for this.

Freak Show Has Done It Again.

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I am so fucking disappointed right now; I don’t even know what I am supposed to say anymore. Fine, let us all do it your way, that one particular broadcasting company. Half the population of the world—okay that is a bit extreme, I know—Primadonna voted for FT Island for the Best Band Performance on MNET Asian Music Award and in the end the other band won? I am not having any grudge against the winning band but seriously?

Then just don’t ask fans to vote for their favorites in the first place, damn it. If you are going to give the awards to those who attend, then fine. Give out the winners list the moment you give out the nominees. Then it wouldn’t be this disappointing. Oh damn it, I thought you will not do that again after what happened last year but it is happening all over again.

It feels like a freaking déjà vu—the same thing happened all over again, two years in a row. If this is the way this company is going to direct its award show, then be it. I found it uninteresting to have a certain band wins the online vote just to lose it afterward. Fine, don’t expect me to watch this freak show anymore next year and the years afterward.

Get the fucking management of yours to do its fucking job better. Letting fans vote like crazy and watch our favorite on top only to lose in the end is just too extreme for us to bear. Okay, maybe I am the only one who says this. If you are going to be this bias from the beginning, don’t mind creating such awards to annoy us fans. Just give those freaking awards to those you love and will help in increasing your ratings.

I am done watching MNET and its award show since 2007. The only best show last up until that year and after that, it just become some freak show that awarded those who could give them high rating. My press release looks way more interesting than watching your show. This is no award show. There is no fairness in this show. No wonder everyone is not attending. Just awarded those biases of yours and get the hell over with this.

Quickie Updates Before It Gets Too Late.

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There have been one thousand and one things that happened in the past week that I wanted to share with almost everyone. I mean, there have been various kinds of ups and downs recently that made me realized about so many things. I would love to write and rant as many as I could but time is being extremely envious of my life.

Okay, let me put the grand highlights of the week. I gave myself a well-deserved one week off from classes just because I am lazy like that. I celebrated Eidul Adha to the fullest with my whole family gathered together at our house. I took pictures with my DSLR like crazy on one day that I accidentally converted a video that couldn’t be deleted off my files in my laptop. I skipped Public Relation’s class so amazingly. I played, screamed and yelled as much as I want with my nephews. I spent like crazy on clothes and novels. I went to Shout Awards 2010 and had both fun and depression afterwards. I fell in love with a the host from 8TV who unknowingly waved at me while I was alone waiting for the event to start as if he knew how lonely I felt. I met so many celebrities that I never have interest in. I walked across the National Stadium bare-footed at midnight with my two best friends. We missed our train and listened to a dad babbled about stuffs that shrunk my heart. I suffered the consequences of wearing three inches heels to the event with cramped legs and swollen feet. I rushed to finish my assignment until two in the morning.

I know I have the longest post about my attendance in the Shout Awards 2010 but I don’t think I have enough time to do that now that I am sitting inside the library of my college, staring at the dimmed screen of my laptop (I swore I need to get my dad to fix this screen) while listening to FT Island. I mean, I am waiting for my friend to finish her assignment in order to get a free ride back home just because I am this close to being broke. I will try to post the damn long post about Shout Awards 2010 later.

I Love You and I Love You, Oh Wonbin.

My favorite member—oh wait, make that ex-member—of FT Island finally comes back as solo artist. Like a dream, Oh Wonbin finally makes a comeback after almost two years since he left FT Island in early 2009. God granted my prayers—Oh Wonbin is finally back. I know this is super late but, I just don’t have the time to actually dedicate my heart and soul for Wonbin this week. I am so sorry.

The first time I read an article on ALLKPOP about the comeback of former FT Island member, I literally screamed in happiness (you can ask my younger sister who witnessed it). I almost got a cardiac arrest. For almost two freaking years, I have only been missing Oh Wonbin from time to time—he finally returns.

사랑해 또 사랑해 (I Love You and I Love You) is his debut single—in collaboration with Miryo of Brown Eyed Girls. But let me get this straight. He once told that the reason why he left FT Island was because of music differences—by mean, he didn’t want to go with the same flow with FT Island in terms of music anymore. But why in the world would his debut single sounds so much like something FT Island—okay, if not maybe FT Triple—would possibly do in an album? Don’t get me wrong. I love the song because it was wonderfully made but I am expecting something literally different. I am not going to argue—I love his debut single and I love him even more now that he is back—but seriously, I just don’t get it.

The single; overall it was beautiful. I love the instrumental—I literally listened to the instrumental version of the song over and over again because it is just too damn beautiful. Wonbin obviously improved drastically in rapping and singing but I am sorry to say that I love Miryo’s parts even more in this song. I am so sorry, Wonbin. Miryo is just too awesome to not be noticed. But I still love their collaboration. The music video; it was nicely made—simple and clean cut—nothing over the top, just plain and nice. I like it, in fact, I think I like it a lot.

I have mixed reviews upon this single. I mean, I freaking love the fact that Wonbin is officially back. I also love how incredibly handsome he looks nowadays—he looks as if he got younger and taller. On the other hand, his debut single isn’t really something amazing because it resembles FT Island’s songs in so many ways (let me be honest, it sounds so much like Love Letter or Lie). I do love his debut single though, I really do.

Despite all of my questions, let us all just celebrate the fact that Oh Wonbin is back. I will always love him—although the space where he used to stay in my heart (and in my purse and in my pencil case and next to my bed) is no longer his place when I accidentally fell in love with Seunghyun—and will always be his fan. The best part about this comeback however, remained to be the fact that my mom thinks he is incredibly cute.