An Explosion to the Heart of the Weak

Heart is a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout a person’s body. But today, it stopped. 

       It has been five years since SHINee debuted. It was around 2010 when I decided to enter their fandom. I was very attracted to their dances. No doubt that they were often praised on different shows for being one of the Idol Groups who can sing live flawlessly despite of complicated dance moves. They proved this appraisal from their Replay to their Lucifer. But after the Lucifer era, their choreography seemed to deteriorate, a little.

       I started to dislike their choreo since the Sherlock era. Same thing happened in their next two songs, Dream Girl and Why So Serious. Their dance steps in these songs are not as complicated as before. It didn't showcase their true dancing abilities. They were given quite simple and a little unusual steps. Although it was hard for them to control the microphone stands in Dream Girl, but it didn't give as much impact as their Lucifer dance.

SHINee during their Dream Girl era (credits to owner).

       So now, I started to freak out because they will be having their comeback on October 16. SM Entertainment luckily gave the fans a glimpse of what the song sounds like and what the choreography looks like on October 6 via live streaming during the Gangnam Hallyu Festival. The internet was so lag and I couldn't watch their dance properly. While enduring the snail-like internet, I kept whispering to myself - wishing that the choreo will be better than their recent songs. But I was struck with bad luck and the live stream died. I was only able to see a very, very, very little part of the song.

       Today was the best 30 seconds for the past two weeks. Their teaser video for their 5th Mini Album was released and I… was.. so.. speechless. They're so freaking HOT! And the choreography was crazily intense! The most shocking part was Taemin’s R-18 exposure. He was so manly and cute at the same time. His face and chest looked so manly, yet his cutie little pouty lips made him look cute. The way Jonghyun also smiled was so breath-taking. His puppy eyes covered with glasses and his guy-next-door smile could just take your breath away for three seconds. Onew’s eye make-up makes his face look so enigmatic. His poker face, with his locked plump lips, produces a very mysterious and super manly aura. Key fierceness was also showcased in the video. His chinky eyes with very dark eye make-up and his facial expression make him look like a tiger. The way he walked during the 20th second is like a hungry tiger ready to eat anything he sees. He’s fabulously fierce. Last, and definitely not the least member who made many hearts explode is Minho. His flaming-charisma glare was very evident in the video. The way his thick and dark eyebrows meet and his big round eyes stare can take the sanity of many girls.

       Their new song is purely amazing. It has very unique choreography. My favourite part is when Taemin seem to vibrate – he looked so funny and cute. Another thing that made my heart jump was the 2min-moment in the video (hohohohoh). This is only the teaser and my heart cannot contain all the feeeeeeeelllsss. I am very excited, more than excited to see the whole video. Shinee’s back! (yeeey)

A Lullaby To Your Heart

        Most people think that K-pop groups are only good at dancing and singing auto-tuned music. Certainly, they are greatly mistaken. SHINee’s ballads are, for me, one of the ballads that can really touch the abyss of a person’s heart. I don’t care about the foreign language because I can look it up on the internet anytime.  What I really like about their ballads is that despite of the language barrier, the melodies of these songs can really deliver the true message.

            Released on the 8^th of August, SHINee’s 3^rd repackaged album “The Misconceptions of Us” got the number one spot on Olleh Music, Mnet Bugs and Naver Music. It had my, so far, favorite ballad of SHINee. The song’s title is “The Distance Between Me and You (Selene 6.23)” which was written by their lead vocalist, Jonghyun Oppa. He uploaded his lyric sketches which really helped the fans in understanding why the song had such title.

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           The sketches contained the feelings of Jonghyun Oppa while he was writing the song. There were funny scribbles stating that he was so hungry and that he couldn't write well. In the sketches can also be seen how meticulous Oppa is in choosing the right words. He kept on erasing words and adding comments like the words are too obvious.

              The way he made the title was so creative. Selene is the Greek goddess of first moon. He didn't use Artemis, who was also a goddess of moon, because it sounds so god-ish; so to give it a taste of realism, he preferred to use Selene.  The number 6.23 represents the date of the Super moon which happened last 2013 -06-23. Super moon is the time when the Moon is at its closest distance from Earth.  So basically, the song is about a one-sided love with a person who is so far and unreachable. No matter how loud the he screamed, or how far he reached his arms out, he couldn’t reach the one he loves. He was just a ‘nobody’ for her. But even if he will never reach her, he will continue to love her.

            Jonghyun Oppa also revealed that this song was, in some ways, an appreciation to their fans, who always support them no matter what. Shawols unceasingly support them even if they are out of reach. We [Shawols] always just get passed by and aren’t recognized. SHINee doesn’t even know our names. But still, we will love them until hell freezes. Jonghyun Oppa should receive a very big group hug for being this empathetic to us.

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A Letter to the Wind

Dear Oppa,

        Hi! How are you doing? I see you are so busy these days. Please don’t forget to take care of yourself. When I see your airport pictures, I always get worried on how tired you look. But still, oppa, you are very handsome. Your black hair makes you look younger, like in your Amigo era.  Your look manlier with that hair, and surely many fangirls would agree with me.

      But, let me get to core of the earth. Oppa, you have always been my inspiration – the reason why I daydream by day and have sweet dreams by night. Everytime I see your eye-smile when you laugh, I hear the chirping of the bird, the tranquilizing sound of the wind caressing the leaves, and the sweet smell of the flowers. It brings me to paradise. The feeling I get when I see you is like the feeling you get when you drink your favourite Banana Milk. Oppa, you make my heart go dugeun dugeun.

        But lately Oppa, I think I’m having a heart ailment. My heart has been experiencing so much pain. Pain that is as painful as big needles stuck in your nails. But then I found out the source of this great unhappiness and emotional distress. Yes, I think you guessed it right, your We Got Married.

          It started this 27^th of April but I feel like it has been a millennium since my heart went dugeun dugeun for you. When I saw a video clip of you attempting to kiss her, I felt like dropping a nuclear bomb to the taping of WGM (but I’m saving you of course). Since the airing of that episode, I refused to watch any video or clips that involve your WGM scenes. It just hurts so much. It felt like being castrated using a toy knife.

Even though many netizens say that a good 90% of the show is scripted, some fans, including me, are worried by the possibility of you falling in love with her. Well, it’s okay for you to fall in love since we all know that you badly wanted to have a date ever since you turned legal.  But Oppa, knowing the capabilities of sasaeng fans, falling in love with her may cause troubles both to you and to her. But in the meantime, none of us can do anything to stop the scriptwriters from letting you do sweet things together. So Oppa, please finish it ppalli so you and Minho Oppa can leave together in harmony again. 


Forever loving you,
Banana-Milk Taemint

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The Unavoidable Distress

          South Korea is known for having a military conscription for every male aging from 18-35. When men come to legal age (20) they undergo different physical and mental examinations to identify if they are capable of enduring the training in the camps. These men need to serve in the military camps for 22-26 months. Men who had undergone serious injuries and who have unstable mental state have chances of being exempted. But being an idol doesn't pose a valid reason to be exempted from this conscription. 

          On September 2, 23013 MBC’s ‘Feel Good Day’ released a list of male actors and singer who will be enlisting this year. On the list are Choi Daniel, Yoo Ah In, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Jae Joong (JYJ), Park Yoo Chun (JYJ), Kim Junsu (JYJ), Jang Geun Suk, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Min Ho, Seo In Guk, and TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho. Yes, you read it right. Jaejoong, Junsu,Yoochun and Yunho will be enlisting any month this year. If this is really a legit list, then does this mean that JYJ will be on hiatus?

           I am worried that with all these new groups rising JYJ will be much underrated after their hiatus. The three lost some fans because they were banned on TV Shows due to their on-going case with SM Ent. And if they become so underrated, I’m afraid that it will affect them emotionally. I know, even if they don’t show it, that they are still in despair over their parting with the other two members Yunho and Changmin. And if Yunho also enlists this year, it will mean that Changmin will be left alone, thus, leading also to the hiatus of TVXQ. What I want to happen if ever this enlistment is true is that they will be assigned in one camp, and reconcile all the misunderstandings, bond together again, and pour out all emotions they've been hiding from years now. And after all these 2-year conscription, they will come back again as five. Although it sounds so hysterical, I know thousands of fans also pray same thing to happen. I think emotionally, this is the best thing that should happen to them. Genuine happiness is when they stand together again in one stage.

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On Onew's Blondeness

            I had always adored his cute face, with very chinky eyes and a very contagious smile. Whenever he smiles, his eyes seem to disappear from his face and when you stare at his perfectly shaped lips, you’ll find yourself smiling too. He is a living proof of a person who can really ruin your bias-list. He had turned into a tall, manly-but-cute man from a fragile-looking, rabbit-like boy when we first saw him. As he grew up, his hair color also varied in each era, although the shades are quite similar.

            He started with a black hair during the Replay era. It gave him a fresh look and maybe their management chose black because they were still newbies at that time. On their Romeo album, his hair turned into somewhat like a medium copper or golden blonde. He looked so cute with it. He was like a baby tangerine that makes you squeal when you eat it. A darker shade of this hair color came up on their next single, the Year Of Us. It was supposed to give a more mature look, but since his hair was short and his cheeks were so fluffy, he still looked like a baby. In the next eras, Lucifer and Hello, he had a long hair in medium golden blonde. It was my favourite era of all. His physique got better and his face became a little mature than the past eras. The hairstyle and color made him look like the type of guy who would tie your shoe laces, hold the umbrella for you, let you sit properly and the one who would pat your head whenever you are upset. In the next eras, his hair color ranged from a medium blonde, to dark copper and back to black. But like the bombing incidents in Zamboanga, there have been many violent reactions to the expose brought by this fluffy bunny.

            After almost four years, this chinky-eyed and puffy-cheeked man finally learned how to dip his hair in cheese. Yes, he finally has a yellowish blonde hair.Some waited for it and some wanted it to never happen. But one thing can be concluded with this newly released bomb - he looked manlier. But for me, this hair color gave him a somewhat badboy personality. His cuteness seemed to diminish... a little. Personally, I don't like it as much as I liked his hair colors before. But some are really fangirling in this new cheese-like hair color. But whatever the reactions are, what's done is done. As fans, I think we should support this new "innovation" and hope that it'll look better when fixed properly (since he doesn't seem to fix his hair). Maybe he wanted to try something new - a kind that can draw attention of the fans. But nonetheless, whether it looks good or bad on him, as fans, we will always be there for him and for SHINee. And, he will always be that fluffy chinky-eyed bias-wrecker.

The Floating Dance Machine

         Jung Yunho is the leader of the legendary K-pop group called TVXQ. He was born in Gwangju, South Korea. He got casted into SM Entertainment at the age of thirteen after winning a dance competition. This 185-tall man was born on February 6 in the year 1986. Yes, he is 27 years old but his face, together with his fit body, make him look like a 20-year-old bachelor. Behind his glorious face and powerful dance moves, are very unique facts about him.

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          The internet owns a large number of random and funny and unique facts about him. He has talents that most of the people can’t do. He is ambidextrous. That means he is right and left handed. And because of genetics, he can make 3-leaf and 4-leaf clover shapes with his tongue and he can bend his pinky finger 180 degrees.

          He is also easy to prank and sometimes, a little absent-minded. He once watched an “adult” movie and got caught by his mom. He immediately told his mother that it was a school work. During trainee days, he bought a jacket online and two Super Junior members teased him that it was fake. He was pranked by the two to burn it in order to prove that it is genuine. Without thinking and hesitating, he instantly burnt his jacket, and there it goes, turned into ashes. His loneliness can drive him crazy too. When he is alone, he goes outside and sometimes talks to crows. He really is a dork leader. It must have been very hard for him to maintain the god-like fame of TVXQ since 2010. Even if only the two of them, Yunho and Changmin, are left, they still manage to give the fans godly music.

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The Cold Blooded Angel

            The most cold-blooded human face you will ever see belongs to a man named Kim Jaeioong. He was born in Gongju, Chung-cheongnamdo, South Korea. He was originally born on the 4th of February 1986, but his parents thought it was kinda unlucky so they changed it into January 26, 1986. He got casted in the SM Entertainment in 2001 and debuted as the lead vocals of TVXQ in 2003. His face may deliver not so warm impression, but his true personality is as warm as the sun at 12 o’clock and as funny as a worm wiggling its butt (if it had one hahaha).

             It’s not so known but he has a somewhat phobia with Coke. Back when he was still an ordinary boy, he entered in a coke drinking contest but when he started drinking it, he fainted. I guess his body isn’t really made for soda drinks (ahhaaah). Speaking of body, he is known for having an ‘ant’ waist. He's so thin that his stomach can already kiss his spinal column. But he can do a very unbelievable stuff with his very thin belly. He can enlarge in into a big lump measuring 36 inches. Aside from this funny talent, he can also move his wing bones freely. He makes it look so easy to do. Guess he really is an angel.

             It's so painful how this angel gave up is happiness. For almost 3 years now, he had been away from TVXQ. He, together with Junsu and Yoochun, formed JYJ. The three filed a lawsuit against SM Ent in mid-2009. It is because of the unjust profit distribution and the super long 13-year contract. It must've been very difficult for the five. Can you imagine parting ways with your closest friends whom you went hardships with for more than 7 years? Jaejoong is the most vocal about his pain. He have been tweeting his feelings on how much he misses them. But of course, they are read-between-the-line tweets. His twitter name is "mjjeje" and you can see there photographs of him always drinking. He had been drinking so much lately, maybe because of loneliness.But until now, fans have really strong faith that they will be together again, soon. Cassiopeias really believe that someday, their genuine smiles will be back and their beautiful music will serenade the whole world again. But for now, all we can do is to keep all five of them happy. One way of making Jaejoong happy is to give him unique underwears and elephant toys.He likes them very much. Now that he is not as happy before, I guess it is our time now to make him a little bit happier. Let make this visual shock angel smile again. AKTF!!!

SHINee 101: Welcome to the Contemporary World

"Our fans are the rice and SHINee is the soup— an irreplaceable existence." – Taemin

             SHINee is a Korean pop boy group who is in the genre of contemporary and R&B. They are under the management of SM Entertainment. On May 25, 2008, the group made their debut performance on SBS Inkigayo with their song Replay.  They have been known for the SHINee trend. It is a fashion style where in a person wears colourful skinny jeans and funky shirts. Beside their colourful outfit, their background is also quite as colourful as them.

             The group consists of Lee Jinki (Onew), Kim Jonghyun, Kim Kibum (Key), Choi Minho and Lee Taemin. The leader and the oldest of the group is Onew, while the maknae or the youngest is Taemin. The members got casted in the agency in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, Jonghyun auditioned in the S.M. Casting System and Taemin auditioned in the S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting. The other members auditioned in 2006. Onew was discovered by the founder of the agency during the S.M. Academy Casting. Key, who lived in Daegu, South Korea, grabbed the opportunity when SM Ent went to Daegu and he auditioned in S.M. National Tour Audition Casting. Unlike the others, Minho was casted through Street Casting.

             The name of the group came from the English word “shine” and was added by two letter e’s (ee). The name is pronounced as “shiny”. The members explained the meaning of their name to be the ones who receive light. But for fans, the name means that every member shines. The group’s official fanclub name is Shinee World and is represented by the colour Pearlscent SkyBlue. People reacted negatively on how childish the fandom name is. But SHINee stuck with it. They later explained the reason behind the somewhat child-like name. It is because they want to have fans who would always be there for them and would support them. SHINee wanted to have a ‘world’ where people always support and love each other. Now, the fans are continuing to grow in number. They support SHINee in all their concerts, no matter how far the venues are and no matter how big the expenses can be. SHINee, in return, is working hard to give their fans very good music and to repay their support.