And, we begin! Hello, I'm unscrewedhorses, and welcome to my brand new blog dedicated to my personal thoughts and opinions on Asian pop music. And by that I mean basically JPop and KPop. Yes, so far my horizons are very limited and mainstream. We'll see if that changes as time goes on. In the meantime.
I suppose I'll kick off this blog with a bit of an introduction to my recent fandoms. In no particular order, let's take a look at the groups I'm following as of late. Click on the pictures for a better look.
Now, I'm not real hardcore about following these girls; I mostly know the senbatsu and Under Girls members only. However, with so many adorable, widely varied girls, it's hard not to find at least one reason to like them. In typical idol-girl style, they have catchy songs, cute outfits, and entertaining members. Personally, my oshimen is Takamina, with Takajo following in second. Although I can't be bothered to research much beyond their single releases, they never fail to entertain me if I'm in the mood for it. AKBingo is a fantastically entertaining show.
My first introduction to SHINee was through their version of Hello Baby, and honestly, I think it's impossible not to fall in love with them after watching that show. After I had watched every episode in a row slightly exaggerated, but not by much... I looked up their video for Lucifer and was completely blown away. Right now I only own their latest album and don't know many songs outside of that album, but if they continue on the trend that they set with their second album (and if they keep being the lovable dorks that they are) I'm sure my relationship with SHINee will be a long and happy one.
Oh boy. I've only known these guys for about a week now, but damn if I'm not impressed by them. Love, Love, Love is a fantastic video and a lovely song, and their idol-like looks combined with the traditional instrument-specific members definitely has piqued my interest. I haven't had much time to dig more deeply into their work other than the other few singles that I've listened to, but I'm very much intrigued by them.
Okay, so they're not a JPop group; they're Visual Kei. Visual Kei was my first love when it came to Asian music, and was what sparked my interest in Asia in general. Visual Kei changes at a rapid rate, however, and while I still appreciate many of the bands that I used to listen fervently to, the GazettE is the only one whose latest releases I still continue to buy. I used to be a huge PS Company fan, but as of late their image has changed a bit, especially with the addition of SuG, and my affection has waned. Somehow I never tire of these five guys~. Little Ruki with his fancy make-up, sparkly costumes, and deep voice; dorky Uruha with his ducky lips and girly looks; Kai with his candy smile and arm-flailing performances-- they never fail to deliver, in my opinion. In the middle of the cutesy girl groups and heart-melting male idols, the GazettE has always been a constant love for me, and will probably continue to be so for quite a while.
Currently my biggest fandom. I have a huge, huge weak spot for adorable, dorky boys, and SJ fits the bill perfectly. Their strategy of having many members with different strengths and weaknesses works great for me, since it provides so many ways for me to entertain myself. No matter what I'm in the mood for, SJ can provide entertainment: I can laugh my ass off at Leeteuk, be blown away by Eunhyuk's dance moves, completely melt from Kyuhyun's voice, or squee uncontrollably at Donghae's squishiness. The fan base, E.L.F., is also a very cool community and it seems like the more I get into the fandom, the more likely it is that I'll stay there for a good while. I could write tons of stuff on these 15 boys, but there will be plenty of time for that later.
There are many other groups that I'm interested in in some way, and I'm really looking forward to being able to write my opinions about them here. Hopefully after a while, I'll even have a couple people coming here to read them. Here's hoping. Thanks for reading, and hope to update again soon!
