for your viewing pleasure~

so i'm trying to avoid posting thousands of pictures of bigbang, like i used to.


but this...this...ASJFKLADKLADFKLAFKL.


yes. that is all.


please enjoy this delicious piece of eye candy. [but not too much, because i already called dibs.]

above: all of the reasons why i love korea.

최승현~~생일 정말 축하해요*^^*

for those of you who care [and for those of you who don't but are reading this anyways], today is T.O.P's birthday [aka 최승현 aka my future husband].

by western age, this means that he is now 23 [yeah, i'm older than him...by like four months. whatevs]. since korean's calculate age differently, he's 24 [still--they don't count age by birthdays, but by the new year. soo, he's been 24 all year, even though his birthday wasn't until today. once the new year rolls around, he'll be 25 and so will i, technically.]

to celebrate, i've scrounged up some ridiculously attractive pictures of him. [as if all pictures of him aren't ridiculously attractive?? ㅋㅋ]

sigh.

S.M.O.G.

yesterday was probably one of the greatest days ever. i met a S.M.O.G. *swoons*

[S.M.O.G.=Sexy Man Of God...according to me and my college friends haha^^]

i met my friend jen, and went to church as per usual on sunday afternoons. this past weekend, there was some kind of festival going on at the korean part of my church, but we didn't really know what it was all about. there were posters up, but they just said that some local singers/choirs would be performing, and that sunday's event would start at 4.

normally, i'm long gone from church by 4, since the english service starts at 1:30. but yesterday, i had to go to a meeting afterwards since i am now a greeter. the meeting ended at 3:45, so jen and i decided to stay just to see what the concert was all about.

best decision i've ever made in my life. [or it's at least on my top 10 list.]

they introduced the performer as a famous kpop singer named "brian". my heart started to race, and i looked at jen and said "holy crap, i think it's brain joo!!" and it most definitely was.

brian joo is famous for being a member of fly to the sky, an older kpop group that is no longer active. [but amazing nonetheless.] currently, he's been pursuing solo activities, having [relatively] recently been asked to record the korean version of jason derulo's "in my head". he's also working on releasing a christian music cd along with super junior member choi siwon [another S.M.O.G.].

anyways, he sang 5 songs, and 4 were in English [he's korean american]. and then when he finished, the pastor came out to preach. i suggested to jen that we should leave and try to meet brian, since we wouldn't understand 75% of what the korean pastor was saying anyways.

yet another good decision.

we walked around to the back door and waited there with a small crowd of maybe 30 people. brian did come out there, but he was quickly whisked away to his SUV, so no one was able to talk to/meet him.

not easily discouraged, jen and i left church and noticed a group of about 15 korean girls on the opposite side of the street. we crossed just as his SUV pulled out onto the street. we waved enthusiastically as his car passed by...and then...it stopped. brian rolled down the window, and out of everyone who was there...he talked to ME. well, and jen too.

he asked us if we went to church there, and i said yes. and then jen told him he was amazing and i agreed that his performance was really great. so he thanked us for coming. and then his light turned green and his car drove off and eventually vanished from sight.

sigh.

also, i've recently decided that brian joo is my perfect man: korean, speaks english, incredibly attractive, talented, successful, excellent singer, and he loves Jesus. 앗싸~

everything about this man is HOTT.

enjoy*^___^*

TAEYANG CONCERT [round two]

it is a well-established fact that i am a crazy person, somewhat fangirlish, and kinda obsessed with bigbang. therefore, i fully support the solo efforts of each of the five members of bigbang. so when it was announced that taeyang would be giving TWO performances of his first full-length solo concert [he had a mini solo concert maybe 2-ish years ago when his mini-album, HOT, was released], i knew that attending both would be a necessity to my life.

on sunday, i went to the second and last performance of taeyang's solar concert.

my seats were located on the third floor, sixth row, right side. the previous night, i sat on the left side of the first floor; it was good to get a different view of the concert. since the concert hall was very small, the third floor seats weren't bad at all--i actually had a really good view.

the second concert was amazing and perfect in every way, just like the first performance. there were a few minor differences, and two major differences between the two. the minor differences included slightly different dances and lyrics.

the concert began with the intro track from solar playing, along with a video showing taeyang entering the concert hall. the lights dimmed. the fangirls screamed. and then, slowly, a white circle was lowered down onto the center of the stage. taeyang, dressed in a quite bling-y white outfit with his signature aviators, was standing in the circle. he stepped onto the stage and the band began to play the opening notes of 기도 [prayer]. i screamed enthusiastically--기도 is my favorite taeyang song.

every song was perfection [or at least, near-perfection]. i was amazed at how the band was able to transition seamlessly from song to song. and at how perfectly the song order had been chosen. he sang songs from all three of his albums: mini-album HOT, solar, and solar international.

my one criticism is that he sang the song "you're my" which i absolutely and utterly despise because it is pretty much the worst song ever [ok, so maybe not...but it's not good]. although, i will admit that hearing it live is approximatly one million times better than hearing the recording. also, when taeyang sang "you're my" he was looking pretty spiffy [and by "spiffy" i mean "hott"] in a suit.

the best outfits [worn by taeyang and his backup dancers] were, in my opinion, the ones worn during the songs "superstar" and "breakdown" [<--my favorite song from solar]. they looked like part of a drum line: red military style jackets with white pants worn by the guys, and the girls wore the red jackets with red miniskirts, white boots, and red hats with a white poofy feather on the front. sooo cool.

actually, "breakdown" was probably my favorite performance during the show. i lovelovelove the song, the outfits were amazing, and the choreography was excellent. also, taeyang just looked like he was having a lot of fun during that song.

IU was there as a guest performer both nights. [she's so cute.] she and taeyang sang a duet, and then she sang a solo song. both songs were in english. [taeyang sang 2 other songs in english as well during the concert.] it was quite impressive.

he ended the concert with a remixed version of 나만 바라봐 [only look at me]. sooo amazing. after finishing the song, he walked off the stage and the lights dimmed. but the audience wanted more, screaming for an encore for several minutes. suddenly, the band began to play once again, and taeyang came back [as we all knew he would]! he sang "where u at" and "take it slow"--a perfect encore. "take it slow" is a song written by taeyang himself, and is absolutely gorgeous live; it suits his voice so perfectly [and that boy can sing].

both the saturday and sunday show were like that...but, on sunday...

...OH.MY.GOSH. 2NE1 was there!! they are definitely my favorite of the kpop girl groups, and they sang 2 songs off of their new album: "can't nobody" and "go away".

also on sunday...

TAEYANG GAVE A SECOND ENCORE.

it was much, much later. the house lights came on, and EVERYONE started to leave. myself included. i was waiting in the lobby on the first floor when suddenly, i heard screaming. i wasn't about to wait and see what was going on, and instead, i immediately took action.

i went running back into the concert hall. some security people said something to me, but i didn't listen. i didn't care. all i knew was that taeyang was walking back onto the stage and i was absolutely going to be there to see it. due to my quickness and stealth, i found myself FREAKING EIGHT FEET from the stage and from taeyang himself. OH.MY.GOSH. i nearly died.

also--and importantly--i'm pretty sure that taeyang saw the sign i made. [결혼하고 싶어요 "i want to marry you".] me and my sign also [briefly] made it onto the screen during the second encore ANNDDD, before the concert, me and my sign were filmed by someone from some tv show. which means that my plan of making bigbang aware of my existence is moving along quite nicely. excellent.

during the second encore, taeyang sang 나만 바라봐 and "take it slow". during 나만 바라봐, he let the audience sing the chorus, and it was beautiful and wonderful and amazing and perfect. i really didn't want it to end.

sigh.

the concert hall at kyunghee university.

me and my famous sign...with taeyang ^^

coleen, allison, and me...sooo ready for the saturday night performance

at the sunday night show...the crown headband is totally legit [it's bigbang's symbol]

i was THAT close during the second encore on sunday--EEEEKKKK~!

OH.MY.GOSHHHHH. [i stole this picture from coleen ㅋㅋㅋ]

TAEYANG CONCERT [round one]

태양 [taeyang]: famous for randomly ripping off his shirt and having perfect abs. oh, and also for being a super talented dancer, singer, and pianist. [or something like that, his abs are kind of distracting.]

so last night, i went with coleen and allison to taeyang's first solo concert: solar.

AHH-MAY-ZING [does not even begin to describe it].

coleen and i sat on the left side of the auditorium [the concert was held at a college campus, which was beautiful, by the way]. first row on the second section of the first floor. row fourteen. like, thirty feet away from taeyang. holy crap. and when he sang on the side stage, he was even closer.

he ripped of his shirt like two times. and he threw it out into the audience. i guess he can't throw thirty feet, though.

he brought a girl out of the audience to sing to her on the stage. i hate her a little bit.

there was a g-dragon sighting before the show. but, even though taeyang collaborated with him on a song, g-dragon never made an official appearance.

also, T.O.P never made an appearance. i would be sad, if taeyang wasn't so amazing.

i made a sign that said "결혼하고 싶어요". which means, "i want to marry you". i am uncertain whether or not taeyang actually saw the sign or not, but i'm just gonna go ahead and assume that he did.

today i'm going to see taeyang again. because i am slightly crazy. but it's ok, because he's worth it.

above: hottness.

ohh, hello again, korea~

today is my first full day back in korea and i'm so tired i feel like i might die. or fall asleep.

i'm at school right now because i had to work today because i didn't plan out my vacation time very well.

bigbang released a brand-new music video today. so i'm just going to go ahead and assume that it is my "welcome back to korea" present from bigbang/T.O.P.



as a bonus surprise, taeyang also re-released his newest music video. in english. ummheckyess.

boy, i need a boy

tired of being alone. sick of being single. i think i need me a [boy]. i need a [boy] like...?

...like any/all of them.

replace "boy" with "girl" and you've got the intro for taeyang's title track "i need a girl" from his new solo album solar, which was FINALLY released yesterday. [i mean, taeyang teased us with "where u at" and "wedding dress" waayyyyy back in october.]

so i nearly had a heart attack yesterday because i literally could not find his album ANYWHERE. [because i was dumb and didn't pre-order it...what was i thinking?!?!?] i had given up on finding the cd, when i stumbled across a store that had only 2 copies left [much thanks to christi ^^] by this time, it was 10:30 pm. since i was--thankfully--able to obtain the deluxe edition, it also came with a t-shirt and a super hott picture of taeyang [as if a not-hott picture of him exists]. HECKYESS.

i've been listening to the cd nonstop since then. [not gonna lie, i'm listening to it right now. at school. ㅋㅋㅋ]

solar starts off amazing. and with each song, it seems to get even more and more amazing. there's absolutely no way that i could write a non-biased, objective review of the cd, because i just love taeyang [and the rest of bigbang] entirely too much. i will say, however, that the first couple of times i listened to "superstar", the second track on his album, i wasn't overly fond of the song. the trumpet intro--to me--seemed a bit cheesy and over-the-top, but i will say that the song has grown on me the more i listen to it. [i mean, it's not like i hate the song, and i'm not gonna skip over it every time i listen to the cd; it's just not my favorite.] i am going to hate on the metaphors he uses in the song "you're my". like seriously, who ever wrote this song--it's not ok. "you're my ice cream, my sweetest ice cream." really??

the songs are mixed really well, and the slow rhythms really compliment taeyang's silky smooth voice. like, omygosh, it's even better listening to it with earbuds. it's really hard to pick a favorite. but right now, i'm really loving "i need a girl" and "just a feeling". [ok, so "break down" just came on and i remembered how much i love it too. aigoo.]

you make me say "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"

also, taeyang dropped his new music video for "i need a girl". and it is BANGIN'!! for realz. [ok, so i still think that T.O.P's new video is the hottest thing ever. but that's because he's my number one, and also allison would kill me for crushing on her man. she totally won him during 가위 바위 보.]

plus, g-dragon makes an appearance in the video, significantly adding to the hottness factor. [my favorite part is when g-dragon makes the announcement "i love girls", in case anyone needed to have that clarified ㅋㅋㅋ]

for your viewing pleasure:

my final rating for solar: two out of two fangirls.

this is the best kind of rating.

need more taeyang?? check out reallywally's totally biased [she is his #1 fan, after all], but more thorough, review here.

the HOT list [volume one]

so. i have no classes today. which means i'm desk-warming. which also means that i'm quite bored.

thus, the idea for the "HOT list" was born.

today's topic will be [drum roll, please]...

...THE TOP 10 HOTTEST KOREAN MALE CELEBRITIES in no particular order

#1: rain/비/정지훈

known for: being a singer, dancer, actor, producer, designer, and model. and also for being--quite possibly--the sexiest man in the world.

why he's hott: i think the picture explains it all.

#2: T.O.P/최승현

known for: being the rapper in BIGBANG [빅뱅]

why he's hott: he's amazingly attractive--from his intense eyes to his deep voice--he's the good guy disguised as the bad boy that every girl wants. he's also a really talented rapper. which is superhott.

#3: 이민호/lee min ho

known for: his role as 구준표 [gu jun pyo] in 꽃 보다 남자 [boys over flowers]

why he's hott: he acts. and he sings. and he played one of the hottest characters on korean television.

#4: 김재중/jaejoong/hero

known for: singing in the kpop group TVXQ/DBSK/동방신기

why he's hott: because he's a great singer. also, being in--arguably--the best/most popular kpop group helps, too. he also acts and models.

#5: taeyang/태양/동영배

known for: his obvious talent as a singer/dancer/pianist. also for taking off his shirt during BIGBANG [빅뱅] concerts and being super hott.

why he's hott: see above. and below.

#6: 김현중/kim hyun joong

known for: being a singer in SS501 and for his role as 윤지후 [yoon ji hoo] in 꽃 보다 남자 [boys over flowers]

why he's hott: he sings. and he plays the guitar. i should also mention that he cooks.

#7: 이승기/lee seung gi

known for: being an entertainer and for being in every commercial currently on television.

why he's hott: because he has the cutest smile ever. and he's pretty funny.

#8: 이창민/changmin

known for: being a singer in 2am

why he's hott: he sings in what is probably the most vocally talented kpop group.

#9: 정용화/yong hwa

known for: singing and playing guitar for cnblue. and for his role as 강신우 [kang shin woo] on the drama 미남이시네요 [you're beautiful].

why he's hott: umm. he sings and plays the guitar.

#10: g-dragon/G.D./g-드래곤/권지용

known for: singing, dancing, rapping, writing songs, and being the leader of BIGBANG [빅뱅]. he's also a fashion icon.

why he's hott: no reason, he just is. also, he plays the piano.

TONIGHTTONIGHTTONIGHT

i will be standing mere feet away from this guy:ohh yess

this is because my friend, allison, scored front row tickets to his concert.

and by "his concert" i actually mean "brain mcknight's concert".

that's right. this guy is the opening act:

and also the only one i want to see

so i'm just a little excited to see my future husband...'s friend.

because taeyang is hott

pictured: the future husband...and friend.

also, i really hope that he sings this song:

so i'm not sure what it is about this that makes it so hott...

...but i'm thinking it's the eyes...

...or the voice.

that's my future husband right there