Very Merry Xmas from Tohoshinki

Very Merry Xmas, everyone!

I'm so excited for my boys' comeback in Korea to celebrate their 10th year anniversary! Wee~~~ A decade of beautiful music, jam-packed concerts, awesome music videos, hilarious variety shows, addictive dramas and a lot more. I love these guys so much that no matter how rough the road is, no matter how much tears I shed, I'm still keeping my faith.

TVXQ's anniversary will be on the 26th but they will have their comeback early in January next year so for now I'm going to quench my thirst of Dong Bang Shin Ki awesomeness with this beautiful song. It's season appropriate!

TVXQ, force behind Another Wedding

"TVXQ's song Humanoids is blasting through the car stereo. A young woman is on her way to meet the wedding planner. It's a beautiful day to start planning an event that will change a girl's life forever.

The groom is 12 years older than her. When asked what she has to say about that, she'd say... "Age doesn't matter when you're in love. All I know is that because of him I cried for the first time since TVXQ disbanded."

A few days later, together with her Cassiopeia friends, the young woman flew off to Singapore to attend TVXQ's Asia Tour Concert. After all, she has to say goodbye to them before she got married. Especially to Yunho-oppa.

When she got home she married the man she love as much as she loved the rising gods of the east... And they lived happily ever after."

... well, sorf of.

Actually, that's not entirely the plot of Another Wedding. It's just the tip of the iceberg. But that's how I want to promote this drama because I'm a Cassiopeia like the girl in the story and hell if I won't egg on that story line. hehe

Another Wedding is a Drama Special by KBS. A one-episode drama that aired last December. The story is, in fact about Chae Ha Kyeong, a wedding planner, who is given the job that can land her a managerial post. The job is to plan the wedding of Eun Minse, daughter of a huge Japanese investor. The daughter is the young woman in the story above and the fiancé is Ha Kyung's ex-husband, Seo In Jae. Ha Kyung and In Jae has that case of "right love at the wrong time", and they divorced five years ago. Seeing each other for the first time after the divorce brought upon a bag full of memories and hard realizations. Hmmm... If you want to know the ending, happy or not, you have to watch Another Wedding to find out! :D

Now this is the part where I'll drew up the fact that the mention of TVXQ's name in this drama is not entirely random at all. This is a well-planned scheme to give Cassiopeia a taste of nostalgia. And if you caught on that hint, I'm proud of you sister! You are DAEBAK!

Here it goes...

The three main actors, Hong Soo Hyun, Fujii Mina and Jin Yi Han, have all made a project together with TVXQ. Ranging from the latest to the not-so-latest.

Jin Yi Han portrayed the role of  Young Hwi in the 2012 drama Time Slip Dr. Jin. Young Hwi is the best friend of Kim Kyung Tak, Kim Jaejoong's character in the drama.

Fujii Mina appeared in the music video of Tohoshinki's どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？(Why did I fall In Love With You).  The MV tells the story of a man who fell in love with the girl but the girl got married before he could confess his feelings.

and Hong Soo Hyun worked with the boys of Dong Bang Shin Ki earlier in her career. She co-starred in two of TVXQ's SBS Banjun Drama in 2006. Finding Lost Time and Tokyo Holiday.

Finding Lost Time with Yoochun

Tokyo Holiday with Yunho

So there it is people! Isn't that awesome and so not random at all?! I knew this will be a drama worth watching the moment I heard Humanoids in the background. ^_^

What do you think of this drama and its connection to TVXQ? Please let me know in the comment box below. AKTF!

[KPOP Review] Mine MV by Kim Jaejoong

Without a doubt January 2013 is a Jaejoong month. I just recently watched The Jackal Is Coming which is full of Jaejoong-awesomeness that I felt a certain level of euphoria watching every scene that he's in. Today, he released the MV of Mine, the second track of his latest mini album that blew my mind. And next week he will celebrate his birthday.

But before Jeje gets the chance to blow his candles, I'm going to put on my KPOP fan girl hat and review the Mine MV. Why in the world would I do that? Well, "그냥..."

[K-Drama Review] Full House Take 2

No matter how much I force my brain to recall all the good stuff that Full House Take 2 had surprisingly pulled out in its whole run, I always came out with one thing only. That one thing is this drama's magnetic force. I'm talking about the bromance between Tae Ik and Kang Hee a.k.a. The TAKE ONE Duo.

First day of Christmas

It's the first day of December 2012 and Christmas is just around the corner.

JYJ is Free and what I feel about it.

I came across the name TVXQ in 2009. I watched the MV of Mirotic and joined Cassiopeia right there and then. I fangirl like crazy in a matter of weeks after that with the help of my best friend. Bibor gave me TVXQ videos and shit that I couldn't possibly get a hold of on my own. Little did I know that my happiness within the fandom would be short-lived. Shit got real literally. Junsu, Yoochun and Jaejoong left SME while Changmin and Yunho stayed behind. TVXQ was split into two groups, JaeChunSu and Homin, and all hell broke loose.

[KPOP Review] Catch Me MV by TVXQ

I don’t have much to say about TVXQ's Catch Me music video because:

• It’s not a mini-movie kind of MV. I want my video to have a story so I can decipher it at every angle and bash the girl who gets to romance Yunho and Changmin. Bummer!
• It’s more of a dance routine MV. What am I supposed to say about it?  I am no dancer!

But I'm going to improvise and write my own story for this video because I can. Consider it as a fan fiction written by a hallucinating fan.

Let the crazy begin!

TVXQ is back!

I remember a couple of weeks ago, Yeoshin (a Cassie friend) and I had a little chat. We talked about our fandom and I told her that I could really use a new Korean album from TVXQ right now. For the first half of 2012 the boys are active in Japan and there's hardly a new KPOP song from them. It was January last year when they released Why (Keep Your Head Down) and that's, like, 20 months ago.

I need a new Korean song from TVXQ! I need a new Korean music video to write about!

Is it okay to fangirl this much? Answer Me 1997!

I LOVE THIS DRAMA TO THE BONES!!!

It’s just too good for words and I don’t even know where to begin but I will try to write something coherent for the love of Reply 1997 (a.k.a. Answer Me 1997)!

[KPOP Review] Uncommitted MV by Xia Junsu

Actually, this is not a KPOP MV but the artist is, first and foremost, a KPOP artist who happens to be singing an English song.

Prior to the release of the full music video I didn't watch any of the teasers. I want to experience (for once) the pleasure of watching a video and listening to a song without a clue on what's in it or what’s it about. The memory of that Tarantallegra teaser that nearly ruined my excitement for a new Junsu song is still fresh and I don't want to experience that again. Tarantallegra was, after all, a beautiful song with a highly-praised devil-may-care MV. It was just the teasers that ruined it for me.

I was online the minute the full MV of Uncommitted was released and I went to YouTube faster than I can say Tarantallegra. I had the intention of focusing on the music video and understanding it before I blurt out nasty comments but when I was watching it I was distracted with the English or rather Junsu’s English-language speaking skills.

[KPOP Review] Tarantallegra by Xia Junsu

On May 15 2012, Xiah Junsu of JYJ released a full length album entitled Tarantallegra.

Wait, what??!

That's a spell in Harry Potter!

Yeah! I'm a Potterfreak. A connection between my two parallel worlds is something that gives me whiplash everytime. Like Shim Changmin being a Potter-fan is DAEBAK!

One year with Running Man

This month I celebrate my one year of being a Running Man fan. Cheers for fangirl milestone like this. I couldn't be more proud of being a Running Man follower!

[KPOP Review] GET OUT MV by JYJ

Time and again Jae Chun Su proved that they are talents worthy of being admired and praised and I will not tire of declaring that to the world. (or anyone who visits this blog site.)

I've listened to the entire album already and bless them for being so damn good in their craft. Their music is their life and I can feel the heart at work when I listened to the songs. 'In Heaven' is still my favorite among the four new songs... blahh..blah..blah..

[KPOP Review] In Heaven MV by JYJ

You know a fan can't get enough of her idol when she can't stop writing about them eventhough no one cares. [...So what? I'm a frustrated writer who happens to own a blog. More entries, more satisfaction, ayt? And I'm a fan! My idols are what I write about! *angsty mode*...] That is what I'm doing now. I'm back for another JYJ blog. (",)v

THE CURSE IS ON ME

Now that I think about it, maybe the curse is really on me.

Why HoMin?

I am unequivocally a CASSIE. The East Gods know that. My circle of friends know that. And my Cassie friends know how I fight for Cassiopeia honor. So don't let the title fool you. It holds true to some of my fangirl beliefs but doesn't say much of how much a fan I am of TVXQ. I made this blog purely to answer a very disturbing question I stumbled upon on Tumblr. [StumbleUpon and Tumblr in one sentence. heehee]

The question goes "Did you just became a HoMin fan because you are a HoMin-shipper even before the TVXQ break up?"

The KPOP World

KPOP world is amazing. It is a place of pure entertainment and heart-fluttering encounters. How I stumbled upon this world is a funny and embarrassing story but I long since forgotten that embarrassing part because I can’t bring myself to regret the decision I made to enter and be part of this world.

I Miss DBSK in Korea

My heart is breaking. I can’t help but be emotional while watching the old videos of my boys. I terribly miss them. I miss them to the fullest extent. I know it’s silly to feel this way but this is how I really feel. I am not one of those fans who spent their last five years with the boys but I feel the same way towards them. I love them with all my heart.

JOURNEY OF A TVXQ FANGIRL

Written: February 7, 2010
Posted: Today

It is quite an experience having stumbled upon a world where I can easily relate to and would love to explore every corner - the world of KPOP and KPOP fangirling. Not long ago I discovered the Kpop group “Dong Bang Shin Ki” (also known as DBSK/TVXQ/Tohoshinki) a not so good circumstance. It’s embarrassing to admit how I came to know them; nevertheless I am grateful it happened because every minute devoted to them was bliss. It was my very own sanctuary.