20. Touch My Body - Sistar Week 4 | -14 | Peak = 5
{ Honorable Mentions } NONE
{ Off The Chart } 니가예쁘다 (U Beauty) - 100%, 괜찮아사랑이야 (It's Okay, It's Love) - Davichi, Back - Infinite, Darling - Girl's Day, 예쁘게입고나와 - Boy's Republic, Her - Block B, Day 1 - K.Will, Hot Baby - Bestie, Up All Night - Beenzino
{ Back On The Chart } NONE
{ Notes } Winner's album is great. Looking forward to Kara and Jay Park.
1. 아까워 (Feat. 민우 of 보이프렌드) - Junggigo NEW 2. 빨개요 (Red) - Hyuna NEW
3. Back Seat - JYJ NEW 4. A - GOT7 Week 6 | +2 | Peak = 2 5. Touch My Body - Sistar Week 2 | -- | Peak = 5 6. 니가예쁘다 (U Beauty) - 100%Week 4 | +8 | Peak = 6 7. Back - Infinite Week 2 | -3 | Peak = 4 8. Day 1 - K.Will Week 2 | +1 | Peak = 8 9. Nana - Jay ParkNEW 10.Betting Everything - Royal Pirates Week 2 | -7 | Peak = 3 11. Darling - Girl's Day Week 3 | -9 | Peak = 2 12. Ain't Nobody - HA:TFELTNEW 13. Her - Block B Week 2 | -5 | Peak = 8 14.Up All Night - BeenzinoWeek 2 | +13 | Peak = 1 15. 해요말고해
- High4, Kim Yerim NEW 16. Happiness - Red Velvet NEW
17. 괜찮아사랑이야 (It's Okay, It's Love) - Davichi NEW
18. Hot Baby - Bestie NEW
19. Solo Day - B1A4Week 3 | -9 | Peak = 9
20. 예쁘게입고나와 - Boy's Republic NEW
{ Honorable Mentions } Beauty Beauty - Kim Hyun joong, Dream Drive - Play the Siren, Madly - Clazzi, 날아올라 - Phantom, History - Taewan
{ Off The Chart } 별처럼 (Like a Star) - Bestie, Delilah - Bigflo, 꽃이폈어요 (Blossom) - Wings(Feat. 배치기), Good Bye Bye - NU'EST, 움직이지마 (Don't Move) - Davichi, Fantastic - Henry, Nice Body - Hyomin, It Girl - Homme, AEAO - Dynamic Duo, Saturday Night - god
{ Back On The Chart } NONE
{ Notes } This is on time yayy! I listened to a lot of music but couldn't fit everything on the chart but these are the top for the week. I might talk more in detail about some comebacks at a later date.
아까워 (Feat. 민우 of 보이프렌드) - Junggigo, 예쁘게입고나와 - Boy's Republic, Nana - Jay Park, 소울메이트 - Dick Punks & Jiyoon
{ Off The Chart } HIS HABIT (Feat. 김예림, 칸토) - Kim Hyun Joong, TopDog - ToppDogg, Short Hair - AOA, 기가막혀 (So Into U) - LU:KUS, 숨소리 (Breath) - ZE:A, Good Luck - B2ST, 헤어졌다만났다 (Again) - Davichi, 하나더 (One More) - Fiestar,나랑만나 (Let's Love) - C-Clown,
{ Back On The Chart } NONE
{ Notes } This was actually extremely difficult for me to put in order but I did it! Lots of new stuff this week which made me pretty happy.
After watching the 4th, 5th, and 6th episodes of the Kara Project, I was honestly kind of disappointed to learn that Youngji was given the spot in Kara. First, they should have filled both spots, because now all of Kara's old songs are going to have to be re-choreographed and lines are going to have to be re-distributed amongst them, and all of that would have been made easier if there were two spots filled.
Second, I am shocked that Somin or Sojin were not given the chance to be in Kara. Somin especially was always impressive with her live performance and charisma and her overall demeanor on stage and off stage. In the last couple episodes, Youngji made several mistakes, in the recording room and on stage, holding up the performance, etc. and her solo stage wasn't nearly as impressive as some of the other girls. I don't really understand why she was chosen.
Part of me is thankful, because it means the other six can just debut without her, and honestly she was my least favorite, but it all kind of feels unfair. Not to say she isn't talented, but compared to the others, and after watching her progress through the show next to theirs, I would have chosen a different outcome.
Aside from that, all of them grew in outstanding ways and improved greatly and I can't wait to see what is in store for them. I am hoping DSP debuts them soon because they would do really very well. They are all talented and work very well together.
I was also hoping that The Kara Project would show some clips of Kara meeting Baby Kara, but that didn't happen. So many disappointments. No Kara + Baby Kara stage either. They could have done more to promote both groups of girls but I guess they didn't have the opportunity to. Who knows.
All in all, I'm looking forward to seeing where Kara goes and we'll see if adding Youngji does any good or bad to their comebacks.
20. HIS HABIT (Feat. 김예림, 칸토) - Kim Hyun Joong Week 2 | -13 | Peak = 7
{ Honorable Mentions } NONE
{ Off The Chart } Ice Baby - Tiny G, 백투더퓨쳐 (Back to the Future) - Airplane, Red Light - f(x)
{ Back On The Chart } NONE
{ Notes } I listened to a lot of the same music as last week this week, and I was pretty distracted this week and last weekend so I haven't been really that organized with my music lately and haven't been listening much save during my workouts. This is also late...but it's here so yeah..
This post is long overdue but I'm going to touch on a couple recent comebacks.
Boyfriend - Obsession
When the teaser was released, I was tentative about the concept, first because it is their first real attempt at the "bad boy" image, and second because it did not at all seem like their style. I understand trying to showcase their mature sides, like they had done with Janus, but I feel like this was a step backwards for them. The music video didn't really make much sense to me, with the Peter Pan references and all, so I was a bit unhappy with it, but more content with the song than I thought I would be. As for the live performances, I honestly found the intro poorly choreographed and boring to watch, and the "Obsession" choreography is nothing special either. I've always found Boyfriend's choreography to be impressive without having to be very powerful or manly, which is part of what makes them unique, so this comeback was a bit of a letdown in terms of the concept and choreography. But the song is not bad, and though it isn't my favorite of theirs I still do like it.
Taeyang - Eyes, Nose, Lips
First of all, Taeyang's album is absolutely great. When this song was released, I wasn't so sure I would like it, but I am pleasantly surprised at how much it has grown on me. I'm not usually impressed with music videos, and I honestly didn't make it through this one entirely, but the song is definitely very well done. His live performances are on point as well. You know a song is good when everyone starts covering it, and this song has some of the best covers since Let it Go...so yeah, good song. I love Tablo's version as well.
ZE:A - Breathe
In my opinion, this song should have won some music shows. Not only is it a great song on its own, but they are honestly very good live. Dongjun's vocals never cease to impress me, and the harmonization at the end of the song is always pretty good during their live stages. ZE:A to me is one of the more underrated groups out there, and it's unfortunate that they aren't promoted as well as other groups because they are to me extremely talented. I didn't like that the music video was literally exactly the same as Beast's Breath at the beginning, but I like the rest of it for its whimsical and simple concept, and I am just honestly in love with the song. I think the dance also goes nicely with the song, simple but graceful. All in all a great comeback and probably my favorite from the summer so far.
B2ST - Good Luck
There are no words for how happy I am about this comeback. B2ST was finally given a powerful comeback with more challenging and intricate choreography. I don't have much to say about the music video because again, I didn't make it all the way through, but the song's concept is unique and despite the awkward English lines in Junhyung's rap, the lyrics are well-written in my opinion. B2ST is always pretty good live and Yoseob's voice is always clear and powerful. Great song, great comeback.
Hyomin - Nice Body
I know there is always a lot of controversy surrounding girl groups and girl soloists when they do songs like this but I honestly am in love with this song. I was impressed to find that the outfit that Hyomin wears on stage and in her music video with the numbers on them are her measurements, and that she is using a tape measure as a prop for her dance. I found the concept extremely unique and intriguing, and I have no problem with the dance at all. I think it's a good balance between being sexy and being "too" sexy or provocative. Usually, I get bored watching live performances, but I've watched hers many times. I was also pretty glad to see Sungmin get a chance to show off his rapping with her on stage. What I like most about this song though are the lyrics, mainly because they're just honest. It's true, every girl wants to be skinny and pretty and be loved, and be able to say that she has a nice body. And honestly, everything that Hyomin is saying in the song is exactly what I have been thinking all summer while I have been dieting and changing to a more healthy lifestyle. The lyrics are things that girls think, but don't want to say out loud. So I have no problem with the song or concept and I honestly praise this kind of comeback. I think it is extremely well done, and this is coming from someone who is not a fan at all of T-Ara.
GOT7 - A
I'm not a huge GOT7 fan, or I wasn't really until recently, but I am a fan of this comeback, mainly because it's a cute song, perfect for summer, and it's catchy and fun to listen to when you want to hear something lighthearted and upbeat. It's not a very deep song, but I like it nonetheless. It's flirty and they're all very energetic on stage and in the music video, which is bright and peppy and all the kinds of things you want in a summery music video. I've been listening to this song a lot since it was released, and it gets stuck in my head alot, so yeah, I like it. It's not the best thing ever but it's not bad.
{ Off The Chart } Take Out (Feat. 메이슨더소울) - Untouchable, 한여름밤의꿀 - San E & Raina, Can't Stop - Aoora, No Way - Bob Girls, Hug Me (feat Gaeko) - Crush, Not Today & Not Tomorrow - 15&, 눈, 코, 입 - Taeyang, Amazing, Bad Lady - Cross Gene, Mr. 애매모호 - Mamamoo, Psycho - History
{ Back On The Chart } NONE
{ Notes } This week was kind of a hard one for me personally but I am SO excited at all the new music that is out, and more is still coming! I cannot wait for Girl's Day and I'm looking forward to B1a4 as well. This week I was excited because there's a lot of variety in the new music that is out, and I'm loving most of the releases. Davichi lately has been on point and I can't stop listening to their recent stuff. C-Clown, NU'EST, 100% and LU:KUS have managed to impress me as well so overall I am happy with this week. I had a hard time picking favorites because I like so many of the new songs.
Hi I'm Hanna~ I really like 이창섭 and cats. Anyway a lot of times I have thoughts about Korean media that I can't really articulate in conversation so I try to write my thoughts down as sort of a way to document my opinions through time.
