What the Ink?!

G-Dragon has two new tattoos, bringing his grand total up to six now if I am not mistaken. That we know of, obviously. Boy could have some stashed away in private areas that only God, the tattoo artist, and whoever the hell he is dating would know about. I like his other tattoos, with the exception of the dragon ball. Why on earth he would get that permanently on his body is still lost on me, but hey if it means something to him, who am I to judge?

I like this one. I am not crazy about it, because it's too much like a white boy who grew up in the suburbs trying to be hardcore ... but more importantly I don't hate it. Do I understand the meaning of it? Yes, I will eternally be a little kid myself, so I get that the mind is what keeps you young. Could he have listened to too much Rod Stewart while thinking of what to get? It is possible. Is it much too big for his skinny body? Oh hell yes it is. GD, you need to eat ... like, severely need to eat. And then once you've gained about ten pounds, then you need to get your newly chubby butt into the gym with Daesung and then I won't mind so much the second tattoo you got.

Dude. 

Again, not judging ... or, trying not to judge ... but this is gross. I know this has to have some sort of significance to you, because you are the type of person that doesn't do something just for the hell of it ... but you could have chosen a better font than that. The font throws me off but whatever ... not my body, not my problem.

But please let's just chill on the tattoos for a bit, and let's put some more thought in the execution of any future ones. 

Please don't end up like Jay Park and his plethora of fug tattoos. Just remember, you WILL get old eventually, your "forever young" tattoo is only for your mind, not your body. Eventually it will be all saggy and wrinkled and it will not look cute or sexy. So if you want to be an old cute Korean man with "hardcore" tattoos, then follow Jay's footsteps.

On the other hand ...

TAEYANG'S IS HOT. SERIOUSLY.

I love this. I don't know what took him so long to get it but I am eternally grateful that he did. I do think it is a little big, but faith in God isn't meant to be small so I get the size of it. Now we need to get him back into the "Prayer" ab days and this will look AMAZING. 

For real, imagine this tattoo all rippled and cut with his many side-abs. Oh ... dear sweet K-Pop Gods you blessed us indeed.

Oh and still totally bouncing over the fact that I called this side-tatt. I must have saved starving children in a former life.

TKPA

Mind BLOWN Over Fantastic Baby

This past weekend I came down with some sort of cold and partially lost my voice, so I couldn't exactly scream with the overflowing excitement that BIGBANG deserves for the newest MV off their Alive album, but there will be sufficient amount of CAPSLOCK typing in this post to make up for it.


Oh, and you know ... I'm like severely kissing BIGBANG's ass in this post, so if you aren't a fan of them, I suggest you don't read.


I have to say that "Fantastic Baby" is my favorite off of the album and knowing that Papa YG is giving us a video for every song, I dreamed of the possibilities that they could do to this song. Could they make it an outrageous club party-atmosphere type of video? But that is too much like "High High," so that wouldn't work as it's been done before. Maybe it will be like an exclusive, sexy half-naked people only club that would somehow end with the overhead sprinklers going off and we'd have half-naked, soaking wet BIGBANG jumping around acting all crazy? 


While, personally, I love my version (though it's been done millions of times over by artists all over), what they came up with blew my mind. 


This is a concept video. You either get it, or you don't. I had a discussion with one of my friends about this video and our take on the video was the "oppression" that BIGBANG has had to face in the media the past year. The marijuana scandal that G-Dragon went through, the horrible accident Daesung was involved in, people saying that this would be the end of BIGBANG and they couldn't come back from this ... even the guys feeling that way. All of that negativity is portrayed by the "STOP MUSIC" signs, the guards with the shields trying to destroy what BIGBANG is doing and tear them down until they are nothing.


The people wearing the gas masks can be seen as VIPs or anyone who has supported BIGBANG, fighting against the criticisms and all of the negativity to fully back and love this group. The way Daesung is falling and caught by the VIPs, after a tremendous effort to show him that he was still loved after that tragic accident. And at the end, when they pull off their masks, it's to signify that they can "breathe easy" now that BIGBANG is back, they're still Alive after all of the hardships they've endured and they are grateful for their fans, the people who have worked with them and believed in them, for continuously supporting them and defending them against "the guards." The last shot of the five of them, sitting on thrones, with crowns on their head is so powerful. They're here to stay, whether you like it or not.

This speaks volumes to me. You all know how I love myself some G-Dragon and how he is, basically, King. He is untouchable. No one in the K-Pop industry can compare to him, so for him to sit on this throne is not only genius, but the truth. 


Now I don't particularly like the hair ... but it was pointed out to me that the exaggerated length of it could be a little dig to those who shunned him for his marijuana incident. We all know he shaved his head shortly after that, whether as a sign of remorse or because he didn't want his hair tested, so this could be a statement that that incident is in the past, it's behind him and he's free of it now, able to grow his hair as long as he wants. 


Or he could just be pissed at me for the "comb-over abomination" comment.

And only GD could pull off sitting on a throne, rapping, while a civil war is breaking out below him. It would look silly if others tried it, but he makes everything look cool.

OH YES. Taeyang covered in frost is ridiculously sexy to me for some reason. I kind of feel like if I were to stick my tongue on him, that it will stick and I will forever be stuck to Tae-Tae. 


I took Frosty Tae to signify that he has been frozen as this image for so long and now that  image (the ice) is melting away to reveal his true self. He's thawing and essentially, becoming more Alive. Yes, we all loved that shy, slightly dorky, pure Christian Taeyang that never had a girlfriend and probably couldn't speak to a girl without stuttering. Recently, within the past two years, we've seen a much more ... happier Taeyang. He's silly, flirty, spazzy ... and I honestly believe he came into his own and became comfortable with who he is. (Plus, you know, I think Lydia Paek has a lot to do with that too, but that's for another time).

AND HOLY SHIT DID I CALL IT OR WHAT. Last week, at the end of the "Bad Boy" review post, I asked, "And does anyone else think Taeyang would look hot with a tattoo? Not to Jay Park extremes, but like maybe one on his back or like on the side of his rib cage? Mmmm."


GUYS. GUYS. GUYS.


THE CROSS TATTOO IS REAL. IT'S REAL. OH HOW MIRACULOUS OUR TAE-TAE FINALLY GOT A TATTOO. AND HE GOT IT ON HIS SIDE WHERE I SAID HE WOULD LOOK HOT WITH IT. 


Now, logically speaking, Tae-Tae got this before I made that post. I understand that I did not actually "predict" him getting a tattoo on his side, and I am fully aware that he did not read my blog and get the idea. But I still said it before it was confirmed to be real so BOOMSHAKALAKA!

The only symbolic meaning I could possibly interpret from this is that T.O.P is so beautiful, he's like a work of art. If T.O.P were alive in the 1500s, Michelangelo would have painted him on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and then Leonardo da Vinci would have used him to paint the Mona T.O.P. He's one of those pieces in a museum that you just look at and can't help but cry because he's just so beautiful, it leaves you speechless. 

I really should stop being creepy about T.O.P before they ban me from their world tour. 

CJ ... how did your home movies get into this video?

I do like how they interpreted Daesung's part. Solitary, chained and forced to be in a miserable situation. What happened with Daesung was purely an accident that we all know was of no fault of his, yet he blamed himself for what happened. He spent days in his room, alone, confined, sinking deeper into a depression. It represents that he chained himself to that horrible situation and the aftermath that followed. The flexing of the muscles represents him trying to break the chains, break free of the depression, and the guilt that the media has shoved down his throat.


And can I just say DAMN? Someone has been working out and has actually surpassed Tae-Tae in terms of best abs. Never thought this day would happen, honestly. Dae, whatever it is you're doing, can you teach it to T.O.P? Thanks!

Even though it took you almost three years to show me some flesh, Seungri ... it has been well worth the wait. Our little maknae is not so little anymore! Seriously, what better way to signify that you aren't a kid anymore than to surround yourself with girls in black latex and have them rub all over you? Bow down to you and your in-your-face approach to those haters. Major applause from me and again, you just keep doing everything you are doing because you are on fire and it's severely working!


Four last things:

1. Only this man can wear something like this outside of a Tim Burton film and pass it off. 

2. This owl is creepy as fuck and literally scared me.

3. Taeyang's and T.O.P's faces are hilarious.

4. They're back :)


Check out the video for "Fantastic Baby" and have your mind BLOWN!

TKPA

Bad Boys, Let Me Be Your Good Girl

Papa YG must be extremely happy in his home life lately to give us two new music videos from BIGBANG in one week. This coming from the man who likes to troll us fangirls and fanboys and smack us right back into our place.

"Bad Boy" is amazing. Simply put.


I really love the beat of the song. It's very different from any other, not only K-Pop song, but also for BIGBANG. You can't help but dance when you listen to it, whether you're dancing well or like a fool, it just has this great flow to it. I love the raps in it, I love the vocals. It's just perfect from beginning to end.


I fell in love with this song when the teaser came out for it, with G-Dragon in the studio just chilling and just being his cocky-self. 

So when the video came out I knew that I was going to love it. I tried my best to hold off judgement of what they were wearing when the behind the scenes paparazzi-esque video came out (that lasted two seconds before I took to Twitter), but I was waiting to see what it all looked like pieced together in the video.


And surprisingly, no real complaints ... obviously aside from GD's Marilyn Manson hair, Taeyang's spray painted polka dot jeans and ugly ass hobo hat ... no complaints.

There's my bb. There he is, leaning up against that corner, looking like a true New Yorker bad boy street thug, with that one-third aviator, one-third boy scout, and one-third muppet jacket. You lookin' good, GD. 

In all seriousness, when they featured GD on the left side of his face, I went batshit crazy over how flawless he really is. Whenever the wind blew and let that ... thing be seen on camera, then it was like someone threw me off the Titanic and into the ocean and it kind of killed it for me. So for the rest of this post, we will forget about the comb-over abomination that is weaved into GD's scalp and only focus on the left side.


One thing I did have a problem with is that the girls in the video were super boring and showed zero emotion. Like, if you really don't want this guy who is singing that he's sorry he's a bad boy hanging all over you, you're not going to just shrug your shoulders to get him off you. No, you're going to look pissed, you're going to storm off, you're going to possibly take out the pepper spray in your purse and use it on him if he doesn't get the hint. 

Not that I advocate pepper spraying Daesung in the face, but you get the point. 


Papa YG, so glad that you got more than one girl for the group this time around (unlike "Blue" and every other BIGBANG video before it) but next video can we please work on not having zombie models in your video? Throw in some eye rolls, some looks of disgust, some head turning or SOMETHING other than a lame half-hearted push.


By the way, I see Tae-Tae likes them young. (Good thing I'm younger than him ... by two months).

GIRL FROM THE "BLUE" VIDEO. DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE PUSHING AWAY FROM YOU?! So unworthy to be in that fine man's presence.

DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE WALKING AWAY FROM, MOTORCYCLE PATCHWORK JEANS GIRL? YOU ARE WALKING AWAY FROM THE OFFICIAL PIMP T.O.P, AND THAT IS A NAME THAT HE GAVE HIMSELF BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH. IF T.O.P WITH BLUE HAIR OR RED HAIR OR FUCK EVEN IF HE IS BALD, WANTS YOU, YOU GROVEL AT HIS FEET AND SAY THANK YOU AND FEEL BLESSED THAT HE IS EVEN LETTING YOU BREATHE THE SAME AIR AS HIM. YOU DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM THIS PERFECT MAN.

Flawless.


I have a feeling I will fangirl attack him during their world tour. 

Seungri looks really awesome, once again. I am loving this look on him and I firmly believe it needs to stay. He really came into his own these past two videos and I am super excited about  what he will have to offer in the future. 

And does anyone else think Taeyang would look hot with a tattoo? Not to Jay Park extremes, but like maybe one on his back or like on the side of his rib cage? Mmmm.


Check out the new video for "Bad Boy" by BIGBANG!

TKPA

I'm Definitely Not Singing the Blues

They're baaaaaaack!!


Aren't you all totally excited for the long awaited comeback of the one and only, gloriously sexy and amazingly talented, BIGBANG? 


EXCITED DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO EMPHASIZE WHAT I AM FEELING AND HOW I FELT AFTER WATCHING THEIR NEW VIDEO.


I will admit, like majority of you ... I was put off and somewhat angry at their "concept," or whatever the hell that emo-mess is that G-Dragon is calling hair (totally different subject matter that I will get to later in the post). But I've watched "Blue" about fifty times already, and it is just flawless and it makes me do a little dance in this chair as I type up this post. There will be giddiness and spazzing, as a forewarning, so if you ... say, I don't know ... dislike BIGBANG ... then you probably shouldn't read further because everything I say will be obnoxious from here on out.


The song is essentially about a really bad break up and the depression you feel after it, feeling like you'll never love again, you're destined to be alone and that your heart is "dyed blue" from sadness. During T.O.P's part, he says (according to the subs I found which can only be reliable to an extent) "It's no big deal, I don't care. Inevitable wandering, people come and go." For anyone who has had a bad break up, you know there is that point where you lie to yourself in order to make you feel like you're moving on. It's no big deal, I'll find someone else that is better, I don't care about him/her anymore, etc ... It's a simple line, but I really like it because it is part of the "break up cycle" people go through.


I get why the girl "vanishes" throughout the video. They're "blue" with depression over no longer having this girl in their life, and so they "see" her in the most obscure places or places they used to go. When Seungri is in the driver's seat and looks at the empty passenger seat ... we know it's empty, and he knows it's empty, but that longing and pain his heart feels "tricks" his mind into seeing her. It's more of a desperation and somewhat of a haunting aspect of it. You're forever haunted by the love you lost ... that's some really deep meaning to a music video.


I do not, however, understand why they insist on having one girl for the entire group. Would it really kill them to find four other girls, so the group's name doesn't take on a whole new meaning? (Think about it). Papa YG ... ONE GIRL PER MEMBER. And if you're stuck on who to pick for the next video, my contact information is at the top of the page. 


With the style, it's hit and miss for me. Surprisingly, the one that I felt was the most put together and the most "DAMN" worthy ... was actually Seungri. I know! I KNOW! I've never ever said that, but he stole all of my attention. And I have to say ... it's about damn time this man stepped it up. I knew he had in him, but his cockiness and arrogance always covered it up to make him seem like a kid trying too hard. But now? Oh, he's matured and that cockiness turned into confidence.

And it definitely shows. From now on, you are no longer a kid in my eyes, Seungri. You're a man now. Keep it up. (Oh and thank you for finally showing those abs. It took about two years of me complaining, but I'm glad someone else thought it was about damn time).


At first when I heard that Daesung was blonde, I was wary. I do not like any other man besides G-Dragon to be that unnaturally blonde. 

But he actually looks really good for some reason. I think it could have been a little bit darker, more of like a golden blonde, dirty blonde color rather than Valley Girl tanorexic blonde ... but it still suits him very nicely and that was a big risk that thankfully turned out to be the right decision.


T.O.P is just flawless.

This needs no further explanation.


G-Dragon ... for the love of all things holy ... what ... really?

I will take this over The Cure hair any day, but still this is not your best, boo boo. You've had so many looks it's hard for me to pinpoint my absolute favorite. Actually, no ... that is a complete lie. My favorite look was when you went back to black and had it all cockatoo looking at the MAMA awards. You know ... when you split your pants. That's my favorite look. Can we bring that back please? I just don't like that synthetic looking hair clip thing you have as bangs under that hat. Unless that is your real hair, in which case, we need to stop dying it before you go bald. 


And while that ugly ass hat is mentioned, I feel like I need to take a time out from talking about the video to address the horrible trend that is going around. THOSE DAMN HATS ARE STUPID AND IF YOU WEAR IT LIKE THAT, WITH ALL THAT SPACE IN THE FABRIC ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD YOU LOOK LIKE A HOMELESS MAN. STOP LOOKING LIKE A DAMN HOBO AND PULL IT DOWN ALREADY. GD DID THIS, TAE DID THIS, AND APPARENTLY IT'S THE "STYLE" NOW FOR GUYS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO LOOK LIKE A FUCKING BUM. STOP IT. STOP IT NOW. YOU ARE TWO OF THE RICHEST MEN IN SOUTH KOREA, THERE IS NO NEED TO LOOK LIKE YOU SLEPT ON A PARK BENCH WITH A NEWSPAPER BLANKET. CUT IT THE FUCK OUT NOW.


I hate those stupid ass, ugly hats.


Taeyang ... oh, I saved you for last for a reason, boo. You have two looks in this video: amazing and awful.

This is the amazing one. Absolute perfection, no complaints, I would bow down and worship at your feet with this look. 

This monstrosity, on the other hand ... who dressed you? I know this isn't 100% your fault (at least I am hoping it isn't) but what stylist in their right mind looked at this put together and said, "This looks great!" I mean, seriously ... I can't tell if it is zebra print or just abstract shapes on your pants, but a good rule of thumb is if you can't tell what it is, it probably shouldn't be worn, and an ever better rule of thumb is if it is zebra print on a grown man's pants, it should be burned. Seriously, Tae ... my three-year-old niece has zebra leggings and they look like that. That's so bad. 


And I know this isn't your fault, but dude you have to learn to say NO sometimes. Everything else is fine with what you're wearing except those damn pants. I am absolutely positive that if you had switched those pants out with white pants, you'd look amazing. In fact, if you or one of your stylists or anyone who knows you is reading this, put Tae in the same damn outfit with white pants, or hey even a dark denim, and it will be astronomically better than what was worn in the video. That's how strongly I feel about it, if I measure it in astronomical terms. 


That took a little longer than I thought it would ...


Few other quick little things that should have been done in a better way:

1. Tae has acne problems. We all know this. Those pesky little buggers like to stay on that beautiful jaw line. Lighting is so crucial sometimes, and the way the camera was angled, plus the lighting, you can really see the acne bumps and scars on his skin. It should have been caught and either left out of the video or re-filmed if need be. (You might not be able to see it in the above picture, but it is very noticeable in HD when you watch the video).

2. No one should ever let this man run in a music video. Ever.

Seriously, ever.

3. The "pants" that are running in the video belong to the girl, not Seungri. Every time they show the girl, the coloring of the film is different, very grainy too. I don't know why they didn't have Seungri run in the video. Maybe he runs worse than Tae.


One more thing I feel the need to address, as I have not yet fully expressed my thoughts on the subject matter ...


BIGBANG IS HAVING A WORLD TOUR. BIGBANG IS COMING TO AMERICA. I WILL SEE BIGBANG IN PERSON. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD.


That means fives things:


1. G-Dragon, black cockatoo hair.
2. Taeyang, fitted hats.
3. Seungri, show your abs.
4. Daesung, smile that beautiful smile.
5. T.O.P, just show up.


I'm coming for you, boys. Get ready.


Check out "Blue" by BIGBANG!

TKPA

Happy Monday!

Well, as happy as any Monday can get, at least. 


All morning I have been printing out tons of documents for the new semester (which starts tomorrow and that means no more summer) and I needed a break for my mind. So after watching a few kpop videos, I had a strong desire to watch the MAMA performance with G-Dragon, T.O.P, and Taeyang. I just wanted to start my week right, you know?


And it was so amazing and made me all giddy and excited as if I was actually, physically there to witness this in person. And it made me happy.


So I'm passing on the happiness to you!

It's going to be a good week! But if for some reason you start to feel yourself slipping in the aggravation that the week plagues upon you ... just come back here and watch it again. I know I will surely be grateful for my YouTube app.


For those of you going back to school, good luck with all of your studies! 


Also, for those of you who live in Puerto Rico, I'm very glad there was no extreme damage due to Hurricane Irene. If you're in the Bahamas or the east coast of Florida, please be safe! 


TKPA

The Butterfly Effect

You know how there is that common theory called the butterfly effect, where if a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa, a hurricane will affect the Caribbean? An unfortunate chain of events, basically.

Well, the "butterfly" is the electric razor. The "hurricane" is TKPA.

This picture makes me so sad. I loved his hair. I secretly liked the thrill of seeing all the crazy shit he would do to it, and I guiltily looked forward to bitching and complaining about it, even though on the inside I felt like a ridiculous tumblr "secret," too scared to let you all know how I really felt because I have a freaking rep to protect.

And even though it makes me sad, I kind of can't help but smile and part of me really really really ridiculously abnormally likes this. Okay, I love G-Dragon's new hair. One hundred percent in love with it.

At first I was mad, like how the hell could he just SHAVE it off? How the hell am I going to make fun of him now, when there's no hair to make fun of?

Now I'm cool with it, because it looks so soft and fuzzy. I just want to rub the crown of his head and sing, "Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. So Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?" only cute-like and make him laugh and we'll both giggle and it'll become "our thing" and he'll keep shaving it so we can continue on with our stupid little giggle-fest for all eternity.

That's why I'm cool with it. Because I'm a perpetual child.

In all seriousness, it's just hair. It will grow back. More than likely, GD had to shave it because his existing hair suffered damaged to all the crap he's done to it. And he's done so much to it that I'm surprised it hasn't just fallen out completely.

Just think, when his new hair grows out, it will be soft and silky and it will totally give us all complexes that this dude has prettier hair than us.

CAN'T WAIT!

TKPA

This is Unacceptable, American K-Poppers

Yes, K-Poppers. Not VIPs. I'm calling everyone out on this.

We can now on Facebook vote for BIGBANG to come to our home country as part of this global event. Whether or not they will still add America to that list (since they want to debut here anyway), we don't know. But why would we take the chance?

We know that Papa YG wants to bring the boys here, so let's show him that we want them here!

Think of it this way ... I'm sure a lot of other idols are paying attention to what BIGBANG is doing right now. Opening it up to the world, broadening the k-pop horizons and seeing where exactly in the world they have fans. Point being, if they see that there are a lot of K-Pop fans in America, guess where they are going to want to go next?

As a whole fandom, not just a VIP or an ELF or a Hottest, Cassie, A+, B2uty, Shawol. etc, etc, etc ... we should really help each other out on this. Vote for BIGBANG to come to America, and maybe 2PM will follow on their own tour. Maybe Super Junior will hop on the bandwagon, bringing SHINee along.

Just because it isn't your bias that we are talking about doesn't mean that it has nothing to do with you. Even if we were talking about a girl group, I would vote for those of you, my readers, who do listen to them and love them.

Help a K-Pop brother and sister out and vote for BIGBANG to come to America!

ALSO, for my readers in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Romania, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines,Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and China (basically those of you who aren't in Division 1 in the voting), you can vote for a country that isn't in your division! You can vote in all three divisions, so vote for America after voting for your home country!

Why should you vote for America? Because if they come here, I WILL GO. AND I WILL STALK. AND I WILL TAKE PICTURES. AND I WILL BLOG. AND I WILL FAN GIRL MY ASS OFF FOR ALL OF YOU.

Click here to open the Facebook page. You'll have to give the application permission, but it's worth it!

TKPA

I Wish More Music Videos Were Like This

This, my friends, is the best music video I have ever seen. Not because it's BIGBANG (well, it doesn't hurt that's for sure), but because it truly is an amazing video from an artistic standpoint.

When you get past the initial they're in a desert with one random telephone pole and what seems to be remnants of cars and a bus from a bomb explosion, you realize that this is all in ONE SHOT.

ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT. NO STOPPING. NO SWITCHING BETWEEN CAMERAS. ONE SHOT.

Do you know how hard that is to accomplish? To have everything timed so perfectly, to have the entire thing choreographed so precise that one tiny mistake will mean doing everything over again? It is amazing and it makes me want to cry from sheer happiness that BIGBANG worked this hard to deliver this to their fans.

Even when they're standing in a v-formation at 1:12, it is pure amazing what GD does to keep the fluidity of everything.

And then as the camera starts to move to the right, you see GD start to spin.

And then BAM! As soon as T.O.P becomes the center of the camera shot, GD finishes his spin, altering the v-formation to follow the camera.

Do you see how genius this video is, guys? This honestly makes me want to cry from how brilliant and pure amazing this is.

I know a lot of people have been making fun of how they've been "spinning" so much lately, but you do realize that this is why they've been spinning so much? They've been trying to get the fluidity of it down because they've probably been rehearsing and choreographing this particular MV for quite some time. Kind of makes you feel a little silly now, doesn't it?

There are only two other things that I can compare this to. The first one being the dramatic version of "It's You" by Super Junior. They could have done away with incorporating the choreography into the video and strictly made the dramatic version the whole MV. The other one isn't even K-Pop. No, it's my favorite movie of all time, GoodFellas. If you have never seen this movie, I suggest you go rent it ASAP. Anyway, there is one scene with the steady cam shot that lasts over two minutes and you'll see just how timing is truly everything.

BIGBANG IF YOU'RE STALKING THIS BLOG, I LOVE YOU FOR DOING THIS! To me this proves that you don't have to have some batshit crazy plot where you give birth to a mannequin head covered in goop to have your music video considered "art." Less is more.

(Oh, but GD ... you could lose the one dangly earring. That would make this even more perfect).

Check out BIGBANG's new MV for "Love Song" and be amazed.

TKPA

YGE, Why Did You Bitch Slap Us?

We've been waiting for what feels like a lifetime for BIGBANG's comeback. We were teased mercilessly with a plethora of new photos of the boys looking so amazing. We were hit with the news that they're gearing up for an American debut. We were given a freaking countdown to their official comeback date. We had a sneak peek at a teaser for "Tonight."

And then comes this morning. The day we've been waiting for. The day our fangirl and fanboy calendars have been marked, with hearts and smiley faces covering the tiny square of today's date. People who live in California, a whole seventeen hours behind you in Korea, woke up before seven in the morning so they could be there the moment it struck midnight in Korea. And I'm sure some people didn't even sleep.

Midnight hits ... and all we get is a longer freaking teaser?

Dude.

Seriously?

I'm extremely happy that we can pre-order it on iTunes, that the songs have been released. But Papa YG, I was counting on that three and a half to four minutes of staring and drooling and pledging my life and soul to these five men, and I felt like you bitch slapped me and put me back into my fangirl place.

I feel like I have been craving the most delicious cupcake from my favorite bakery all day. This is the best cupcake my taste buds have had the pleasure to taste, the best in the world. It's moist and perfectly baked, and it makes your eyes roll into the back of your head with each bite. The frosting feels like sin made of powdered sugar, butter, and milk. My mouth has been salivating all day just thinking about the piece of Heaven awaiting me ... only to have it be slightly burnt, dry, crumbly, with frosting that is runny and overly mixed.

This teaser is my dry cupcake, Papa YG.

I know you'll make it up to me and soon. Please do not let it be six months before the full album is released. Because then I have to come up with another baked good analogy and that's really hard, man.

Check out yet another teaser for "Tonight"!

TKPA

BIGBANG, Stop Before it is Too Late

I'm going to use my newfound knowledge of actually being somewhat important/relevant in the K-Pop industry to try and plead with YGE and its stylists and BIGBANG to stop making some mistakes. I know the boys are going to debut in America and they're working toward that goal, but now it's serious. They can't come here looking like this or else they will get torn to shreds.

Can we please stop with this disaster print that looks like you've snuck onto a Native American reservation and stole some quilts line-drying? TVXQ did it and they looked awful and ridiculous. There's no need to put a whole outfit of that on Taeyang. I will admit, the hoodie with the fur-lined hood on Daesung looks really good, because it isn't overkill. It isn't too much for my eyes to handle.

The same goes for the pants that are on T.O.P. It looks sloppy and that man never looks sloppy. I get the impression by looking at his entire outfit, that he reeks of marijuana and does nothing but lounge around in a damn bean bag chair all day playing video games. What happened to the sexy, mysterious, smoldering T.O.P we have all come to know and love? I want that guy back, not the guy that looks like he's going no where with his life. I want my sleek and sophisticated T.O.P back. The leather jacket is way too big; if you can barely see his hands, you know it doesn't fit.

I'm not feeling the pants on GD, either. I know that is a little more his style, and I think if there was maybe a different shirt underneath his open jacket, I would feel differently about it. I do however absolutely love the wolf ears on the fur hood. Not only does it tie in my whole theft of Native American quilts, but it's so bizarre and off the wall that it shows us the side of GD that we love.

The only two I don't have a problem with are Daesung and Seungri. They're flawless. There is not one thing wrong with how Daesung is styled. His hair looks fantastic, the jacket, the pants, even the red shoes fit together so well. And Seungri is perfect. He could lose the leather gloves, but he can also keep them and it still looks good.

By this picture alone, in my opinion, the only two who are ready to come to America, image wise, would be Seungri and Daesung. GD could maybe get away with it, but T.O.P looks like an 80's stoner and Taeyang just looks ridiculous.

I have slightly less problems with this picture. First of all, T.O.P looks significantly better. This is T.O.P to me. I'm not too crazy about the shirt, but everything goes together and he looks great. The only problem I have with him in this picture has nothing to do with what he's wearing, it's the fact that the stylist should have known that hats with that kind of pattern in the fabric never photograph well. So it looks blurry and distorted and it takes away from him.

Seungri needs to lose the glittery jacket, but other than that he is absolutely flawless. Daesung, again, absolute perfection. And I really wish I could say the same about Tae and GD, but I can't. This is killing me because you all know that I hardly ever pick on Taeyang for what he's wearing, because he always looks so good. I don't know what happened, but the metallic purple leopard jacket is a heinous idea. That needs to be burned immediately.

Maybe just a solid color purple jacket if they wanted to have that outerwear factor and maybe channel Justin Bieber, but it isn't necessary. Especially when he has a neon pink squiggle of leopard print on his chest. Taeyang is manly, sexy, sweet, passionate. That squiggle is anything but masculine. Then when you add the green belt into the mix? I'm not sure if they just took a color wheel and closed their eyes and played eenie-meenie-miney-mo to see what colors to dress him in or what, but it just doesn't go together. Black pants, black shirt, deep purple jacket, purple belt, black shoes. There you go stylists! It wasn't that hard.

Oh my sweet GD. I know this outfit screams you, but I can't deal with this, bb. Not the leather fringe hanging down your back, not the excessive amount of leopard print. Not the way your jacket looks like it is composed of sequins, not the way it sparkles. I don't understand the pink belt at all. I even hate the way your pants are so tight it looks like you're wearing jeggings. THIS NEEDS TO STOP, JI YONG. YOU ARE BETTER THAN THIS.

However ... thank you for going back to blonde, because it has truly made me the happiest little fan girl ever :)

BIGBANG and their stylists, and even Papa YG if you're reading this, you need to work on this image of the boys. It might be perfect for Korea, but it will not work in America. Back off on the leopard print, I really mean it. I know Koreans gravitate toward it like a bear to honey, but men wearing it in America will NOT be received positively.

TKPA

Apparently, This Blog is a Big Deal

Who would've thought?

All morning I've been trying to keep my cool and not freak out and hyperventilate or cry. And I kind of did a face-plant into failing miserably with that objective.

According to Bernie Cho, President of DFSB Kollective (you can read an interview with him here!), who was interviewed by Bloomberg (a really, really big name in the international business world), the top three K-Pop blogs or fansites that are in English generate more traffic than Korean music portals, based out of Korea that are written in Korean.

And who was the second blog that Bloomberg showed?

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!

And it isn't shown just once. Oh, no. Whoever pieced this article together must have loved this blog, because they decided to feature some of the GTOP love.

And then, right after this clip, you see a bunch of Korean girls all bundled up in the freezing cold and there they are. GTOP themselves at a press conference. AND THEN THEY ARE INTERVIEWED.

So, let's just roll with this, okay? Follow me on this train of thought ... if this blog generates that much traffic ... does that mean that these artists truly do read this because they want to know how they're portrayed outside of Korea?

I think this goes to show that there are a lot of perverted and sexually frustrated people across the world who listen to K-Pop.

Check out the video here! Skip to 10:40 to see the part all about Korean music! And make sure you watch the GTOP interview, as well!

TKPA

GTOP Left Me Speechless and Confused

Really, I have no words. I'm going to try like hell to form coherent sentences about the MV for "Knock Out." Which will be hard, because the whole video was anything but coherent. I can say without a doubt that this will be the number one "what the fuck did I just watch" video of 2011. I don't see how anyone can beat this except for GD and T.O.P. I know they're bound to come out with another WTF video at some point this year.

I like T.O.P's hair in this video. Mainly because it looks like cotton candy. And I'm not the only one who thinks that it does, because look at the girl to his left. She looks like she's about to pounce on him and devour his hair, because it does in fact look like the best cotton candy you'd ever taste, and she probably starved herself in order to be chosen to sit next to him.

GD is on his way to the rave, guys! How else can we explain the plethora of glow-stick necklaces he's wearing and the acid-dropping wardrobe choice?

Everything in this video makes me laugh. Laugh hysterically until I have tears. Literal tears in my eyes and side cramps from not being able to breathe. There's not one part that doesn't crack me up.

From the bubble wrap scene:

To the Segway riding in a very Tim Burton environment:

 

When they're sitting with all the dog mannequins:

To the tank that makes absolutely no sense and has no purpose, but since this is a video filled with WTF, it somehow belongs:

But guys ... the best part, and I mean the best part of the whole "Knock Out" video is at 3:13. I almost missed it, and I don't know if anyone else caught it too. I took the liberty of screen capping it for those that did.

Win. Complete win.

On a parting note, I have finally realized where GD is getting his hairstyle inspiration from. I knew it looked familiar and it finally hit me.

I present to you Kid from Kid 'n Play.

Check out the cracktastic new video by GD&TOP below!

TKPA