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7 Oct 2010 was the 100th day of PYH's passing, and while I couldn't participate in the 100th day memorial event organised by Summer Face Japan, his official fanclub in Japan (容夏 is his Korean name in hanja, and it literally means "Face Summer"), I wanted to post this up. Work got the better of me, so I'm a bit late. (In fact, I started building up the post since 24 Sep!)

But here you go, (almost) 100 minutes of PYH footage - 99min 54sec to be exact, I didn't made it that way, I just posted up all the videos I wanted to share, counted, and got pleasantly surprised that the timing came so close to the 100 min target I set.

Mainly focused on his 09-10 LOVE concert tour, meaning his newer songs.

I've posted some of his older videos before here. Check if interested!
 
 

Am battling against the September vox deadline but I cannot not post this. Listening to my mp3 shuffle, and this came on.

When I first heard this song, it was just another love song. But now....if you just overlook a few lines....it's like a song preparing us for days without him. The Japanese and Korean versions are very similar to each other. I was doing a check of the Korean lyrics and started singing along to the song. And within 2 lines, I started crying. I couldn't sing at all, and I sounded so bad, I had to turn up the volume to cover my embarrassing voice.

promise one  하루에 열 번 웃기로 해요
promise two 지금보다 두 배 행복하기로 해요
promise three 힘들 때도 세 번 눈물 참기로 해요
혹시 혼자 있대도 외롭다고 생각 마요
promise one Laugh 10 times each day
promise two Become 2 times as happy as you are now
promise three Even during difficult times, hold back your tears 3 times
Even if you're by yourself, don't feel lonely

Please do not repost the lyrics and translations anywhere without permission.

 

And so I started watching it. I had no intention of watching it because there's this bias that nothing can be better than HYD so I should not go watch it and start comparing. Furthermore, I need to spend more time studying. Demo, what I couldn't stop doing was to go to my imeem playlist to play some music while I study. And then, after a while, I decided to add more songs to the playlist....and then I remembered this song called 내 머러가 나빠서 (aka because I'm stupid), and so went to search for it. And then......................it started. I started watching BOF. It's good, but very similar to HYD, so I was comparing the two storyline...And since I knew the ultimate ending for each subplot already, I was just looking at the details because some parts are slightly different from HYD. Well, you can say part of the fun was lost, but to make up for it, there were original funny moments and of course, eye candy.

As usual, I'm attracted by Rui more. He's called jihoo in BOF and his horse, to my amusement, is called rui. LOL. Yes, they have horse-riding scenes in the drama, which makes the BOF world more...'exclusive'? Man, if only Kamio sensei would write an alternate ending for BOF (NOT HYD!)...then poor poor Jihoo would not be so pitiful (lol I'm only up to ep 8 though haha).

Below are two videos I want to share with you guys. This is the song that baited me to watch BOF (Not the other way round!!) Very catchy melody, by SS501, although only 3 out of 5 members sang this song. The guy who played Jihoo (hyun Joong, the group's leader) didn't sing. I like the guy in the middle most (out of the three singing) and I was initially confused because people called him Hyung Joon and I was like "Hyun Joong? The BOF guy? Doesn't look like him at all!". Their names are soooo similar.

My dear Kyu Jong... I haven't forgotten you!

From allkpop.com

SBS 'Strong Heart' is a popular show that involves guest celebrities unearthing past scandals, love stories, or any other juicy information that would potentially leave the public shocked, amused or puzzled. In particular, the audience was left teary-eyed and moved, on an episode that aired on December 1st. SS501's Kim Kyujong shared a story about his father, which he titled "My Hero, Kim Hong Dok."

The SS501 member described his dad as a 4-time world record-holding archer. However, things didn't look up for his family as their financial situation worsened. "My father was forced to give up sports and opened up a small snack stall. The business was doing well until 'people who used their fists' forced us out."

Kyujong added, "I wanted to become a singer so, starting from middle school, I began attending auditions. I came to Seoul, but there was no place for me to sleep. I decided to stay at my father's place and it was then that I realized he had been living in his office this entire time."

He continued, "During practices, I would mooch off food from the other members. However, I grew angry at the thought of not being able to repay them back, so I asked my father for an allowance. It was then that saw my father working for the first time. He was wearing training clothes, carrying cabbages. It's not like he was doing anything bad, but I felt strange because I had always seen my father as a strong and dignified person. I was about to turn around and leave when my father called to me and gave me a hefty sum (at the time) of 100,000 won (around $100). I took the money, but it hurt my heart to do so and tears began swelling up in my eyes. While reflecting on my actions, I felt so immature."

In the end, Kyujong even relayed a personal message for his father: "When I entered the real world, I came to understand your heart and I promised myself that I would become a great father like you in the future. Even though you may be having a hard time now, I will fulfill all the promises we made together so please be strong and... I love you. I hope you can be reborn as a father with a strong heart again."

With all the essential scenes (confrontation, a third person whom one of the pair loves, scene at the airport where one of the pair leaves and the other rushes to stop that, the near-miss) and typical k-drama background music, this would make a good korean drama. Maybe.

The brightest star in episode 14...

Who do you think was the brightest star in episode 14?

For me, it was him...

who shone in spite of the sorrowful darkness that filled those few minutes,
who took over from Shin Woo to be this episode's star,
who beat even Tae Kyung's sweet (though unoriginal) kiss.

Let's recap those heartwrenching moments... 

While waiting impatiently for my copy of  the Arashi PV dvd, I've finally gotten myself to download SS501's new mini album, released 1 yr and 7 mths since their last album. I shouldn't have because now I am really tempted to order a copy of it. No, make it two. One Kor version with 2 posters and a 100 pg photo diary, and one Tw version with 1 clear file and a dvd including the PV, making off and trailers. Really! I've got the window opened since last night! Had previously intended to buy it when I go to Korea next yr, but now I'm super tempted...

I did a translation of the song I loved most in the mini album. I liked all the songs, really, surprisingly, on first listening. No wonder SS501 said that this is as perfect as they can get. But, this last song on the album, is a light piece, and I felt really happy after listening....it's a soothing piece. And after I googled abit about it, I realised that it's written for fans by SS501! It's called "green peas" - SS501 fans are also called green peas, a pun on the korean word for peas. The melody is light, the tune easy to sing along to, and with the injection of random phrases, it felt 'live' and is easy to connect to. Compared to Arashi's 5x10 song of thanks to fans, it's a totally different style.

So here I bring you the translation
 

(Didn't like the change in image for the cover at first, but now they're starting to get to me!)

Why Kaminari 雷? Because Thunder follows Storm. 嵐の中に雷がいる。

It started with an innocent comment made during work. I was bored, and it seemed fun...

But I didn't expect to get into the team, coz my singing, while not like Jun, is not Ohno either.

So we got together, sang, and sent. That was just 2 weeks ago.

Suddenly, everything started moving so quickly. We made it through, and we've got to learn the dance moves.

For the past week, we've practiced almost everyday.

And today, the big day.

Though we didn't get through, it was fun! Really. And I learnt quite alot. I'm glad I made the reckless move.

Banner by xkayex@Quainte 

Ok, I promise this will be the last spam post I'll be posting. This time, it's about a guy called

パク・ヨンハ    박용하    Park Yong Ha

Borned August 12 1977, he was known for his role as Bae Yong Joon's love rival, Kim Sang Hyuk, in Winter Sonata. Well, I've never watched it before so I didn't know. But apparently, based on one interview by him, he had visited Japan to promote the drama there and during one of the events, he sang My Memory from the drama's OST and was later invited to release a cd in Japan. Hence, he debuted as a singer in Japan in 2004. Since then, he has had a rather successful music career in Japan, selling many cds which ranked high on the Oricon charts and held numerous concert tours.

As a singer, he had won numerous awards at Japan's Golden Disc Award 日本ゴールドディスク大賞 .

2005 : New Artist Of The Year (International)
2006 : Song Of The Year (International) // Japan-Korea Friendship Year Special Award  
2007 : Single Of The Year (International) // Best Asian Artist (along with F4 and Shinhwa)
2008 : Single Of The Year (International) // Best Asian Artist (sole recipient)