Ack! Sorry for all the A’ST1 and SHINee comparisons. It’s just that they’re both so new. Need to evaluate.

Okay, music videos.

A’ST1 – 1.2.3.4. Back MV

Little things I noticed. Within the first 10 seconds, I spotted someone that I thought looked a lot like Aaron Yan from Fahrenheit (but now I don’t think so) Another guy kinda looked like Hankyung from Suju. Very nice colors. Mostly black, grey, red, white. Also learned some of their names. The person with the high part that I liked…I think is Tomoki. (correct me if I’m wrong. I’m not so certain). I think he’s my favorite for now (though I haven’t followed their personalities much). At least for now. Okay, back to the MV. I felt that some of them were a little too heavy on the eye make-up. Like Han Byul with the eyeliner. A tad much. The dancing was great, though. Reminiscent of SS501. Some parts actually reminded me of DBSK! So weird…

SHINee – 누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay) MV

Hah! I’m actually scared of rewatching it for the sake of close analysis, because I’ve listened to the song SO MUCH that I’m afraid I’ll get sick of it. Well, for the common good. Jonghyun looks so good in the begininning! (still getting used to his singing voice). Outfits arent bad either. Very matching….red, black, white. And Jonghyun’s bandana scarf thing. Key’s part was next. (I’m getting the names down!). OMG! Taemin’s dancing is amazing for his age! Haha, I remember his high voice from the UFO message. When they first greeted, there was an unusually high voice (which I’m not used to from listening to a lot of their sunbae-nim’s). Of course, it turned out to be the youngest, Taemin. Again, I’m side-tracked. Back to the MV. Taemin dances with a lot of enthusiasm in the front (with the yellow sweater/flannel in the outdoor parts). Minho and leader Onew were also good. (Ahh! future obsession). Leader Onew’s parts were really convincing. My favorite dancing part was the stuttering “I-I-I…” part. Like a wave! First Taemin starts dancing, then Jonghyun and Minho behind him, then Onew and Key. AWESOME WAVE!!!

Other music stuff:

Prologue of F.T Island – Soyogi PV

By the first guitar riff, I could sense a good song (very Japanese too). Then, cut to HongGi…HIS HAIR!!! It shows his whole forehead! With the clips and everything…I’m not so used to it (I like his normal korean hair!). His Japanese is…okay. I could tell that it didn’t flow as well, but that’s to be expected. They’re new to the J-scene. So the whole time, I was distracted by his Japanese skills, and not as much the song. Still, his voice is amazing as always. (More ballad like to me, though). Then, Wonbin’s part! His Japanese seemed more natural to me (and the vid made his lips look bigger than ever for some reason. Maybe a lot of gloss). Wonbin’s voice, to me, is really J-rock ish. Oh, can’t ignore Jaejin, Minhwan, and leader Jonghun, either (though we didn’t get to see much of them besides the whole group parts and the little cuts of them doing stuff, like Minhwan tying his white shoes). More focus on everyone else wouldn’t hurt. Hah, there’s this one part where Jaejin’s just jammin’ with his big sweater on. All in all, a really good song (though I miss their k-ballads) Ahh! I’m so sad because it seems like they’ve grown so much since the M.net “Wanna Be My Girlfriend” eps. They’re no longer the youngest male group (according to my idol birthdays page. Being outdone by SHINee). So anyway, the single’s tracklist includes some of their songs from their first album like “F.T Island” and “Primadonna”. Basically the upbeat ones…so sad…T-T

As One – Kiss Me MV

Whoa…girl duo. So unlike me, but it has been stuck in my head for a while. I saw it on KBS America’s Music Break, and I’ve never seen the MV before that, so the beginning really through me off. It was so serious, with the guy yelling. I was like “what ballad is this?”. I really liked the piano part in the begininning (which made me think it was a ballad at first). Then, at the “Double Star” poster part, I went “Oh….it’s As One” (I’ve seen the single around). After that…the most pink you’ve ever seen! It’s a pretty catchy “girl song” (which isn’t my thing), but I think it’s okay. The dance is very girlish. I liked the hand movements for the “kiss me over and over” part. Basically all I have to say about this. Too bad there’s not the ballad version of “Kiss Me” like the piano part in the beginning… (Sidenote: OMG! Wonder Girls “Tell Me” just came on on another page! Now it’s not coming out of my brain. It’s revenge for not liking girl groups. I’m just letting it play for some reason. Hah, HamtaroMax’s warped version he sings to annoy me is also getting to my head.)

MVs I should have posted earlier:

Kim Dong Wan – 비밀 (Secret)

OMG! I love this song! Ever since the first time I heard it. Maybe because Dong Wan has tried something different this time. His first album was really ballad-y (though I thoroughly enjoyed “My Love” with Eric). This one has used techno. The actress looks extremely familiar! I forgot which drama she was from! All I know was she played a villain. I like the little xylophone intro. Hah! And the dancing girls on the roof all around him. Good for him. Pshh…cigarette burning on the nightstand. I can’t stop laughing at how the girls are just dancing around him (with the head roll) while he’s just singing. Hilarious! I liked the movement by movement part of the dance. Interesting. Basically, the whole MV encompases: dancing on the roof, club scene, him in his room, him in his car. I learned the basic dance from watching Star Golden Bell, haha.

Cho Shin Sung/Supernova – Superstar

I love this song! The song’s been out for a while now, but their own MV is finally out (was the Yeon Ga 2008 MV before). I watched their music bank performance, and it was AWESOME. Love the dance. Parts of it remind me of that one new-ish Janet Jackson dance. Other parts were like the “peanut butter jelly time”, but it’s not like that at all (just has the feeling). So this MV has violence, dancing, “escaping” with the help of your fellow Cho Shin Sung members…etc. I gotta say, Gwangsu looks way better in this MV now that his rapping is showcased. Geonil’s hair…interesting. It was up. Like how Gwangsu’s hair just droops over his face in the action scenes. (Somehow, I’m not sick of the song yet. Doesn’t come up a lot on shuffle)

All I’ll post of for now. Sorry for neglecting Jun Jin’s “Wa”, Andy’s “Proposal”, Fly to the Sky’s “Drunken Truth” and all the others I liked. I’ll get to that in another post.