Release Your Kpop Spasms!

Here goes the self-promotion...

I have been into Kpop for quite some time now; and just like every other fan, I watch Dramas and Variety Shows, listen to Albums and Live Performances, and while doing these, I very frequently chance upon stuff that I believe the whole world - or perhaps all those into Kpop - should know.

And share I did. While there are social media like Facebook and Twitter, I don't always want to fill all my friends' feeds with my endless Kpop Spasms. So when I see something share-worthy - from latest news to interesting pictures to rare videos - I post them here.

However, what I post here is really just the tip of my Kpop iceberg, there are just so many other things that I want to share but later consider them too trivial for a blog post. So, with 2 of my fellow fans and friends, I created a portal just for sharing this bits of Kpop Spasms:

KpopTard!

No prize for guessing where we got the idea from.

    So here's how the portal work:
Firstly, like mentioned above, when you feel the urge to share something but doesn't want to bother your non-Kpop friends on normal channels, visit KpopTard, click on the "post" button and post away. You can share all the images and YouTube videos knowing fully well that no one will complaining about your spamming. (right now, that's no need for you to get an account to make a post)

Secondly, it's for when you have the Kpop cravings but doesn't know where to go. allkpop may have too many irrelevant stuff while fans on major fans sites may post every little thing about the idols, thinking that all the news are interesting (even if they are not). So when you're just done with a drama or back from a concert, feeling that life has no other meaning, visit KpopTard and see all the BEST rated content.

That's right, there's a rating system: you "like" the posts that you like, and posts with most likes become popular so others can see what you like. That said, this require for KpopTard to have a sizable community first and as of now, KpopTard is just born - or baked, if I may - so please be patient with it,

    join the community,
        contribute by posting,
            liking,
                and commenting!
(and perhaps giving me your most honest feedback)


On a side note, my friends and I have been using and will continue to use this portal to release our kpop spasms, so even if you have no interest in the portal, do drop by if you want more of my kpop rantings.

Just a Drawing

Here's a really nice (at least to me) fan drawing:

credit: 铅白@T-araChina
Click for mega big version

That's it. I'm feeling lazy today; and tomorrow, there shall be some self-promotion on something that I've been working on with some friends...

Rejected Definition of T-ara

Some time ago, on my old blog, there was this post about my trying to define T-ara on Urban Dictionary.

In gist, I realized T-ara is not defined on UD while snsd has lots and lots of definition,

so I wanted to try adding my own:

Unfortunately, here's the reply:

Thanks for your definition of T-ara!
Editors reviewed your entry and have decided to not publish it.

I wonder how all those random definition got onto Urban Dictionary when my definition is so accurate.

Inkigayo Special Songs

I just realized that on most episodes of Inkigayo, there'll be a PSA song, and after digging around, here are some T-ara ones.

Korean Beef

If you paying attention to what they are doing, you'll realize that there's actually some plot to the Music Video.

Another Place to get Pictures

As I have previously shared, there are many great places to Find Pictures of T-ara.

Here's another source, and what's great about this? It's an official source, pictures of performance on Mnet Countdown by Mnet. Here, http://global.mnet.com/program/programdetailphotodetail.m?searchProgramVO.program_id=74&searchProgramVO.img_id=35626

By the way, if you have a facebook account, there's a screen capture contest going on right now.
<Mcountdown One Asia Tour : Hello Japan> Capture Event

SoYeon, Singing with a Crutch

Oh my goodness, I think So Yeon is injured too. I'm not a fan of reporting news, I have to share this; so here's the video of T-ara performing some songs, with So Yeon singing by the side, supported by a crutch.


She still managed to wink and smile.

T-ara Survived This

With the impending revolution, I did some reading up on some past criticisms and problems T-ara managed to pulled through. Here's the share:

Qri's role as a "vixen" is a variety show to test how strong the love between a real couple actually is. As a result, Netizens leave hateful comments on Qri’s minihompy
This was before debut when she's only 21.

Qri Starts All The Songs!

If you haven't already realized, the first person to sing in most of T-ara's recent promotional songs is usually Qri. Let's count:

Latest one that I've seen:

Explicit Content

Here's something I've been reluctant to post; however, since I got a good wtf moment from watching it, I think it deserves to be shared:


Please be warned that explicit lyrics are involved.

Good Things Must Be Shared

On my old wordpress blog, there is this page call the "Everything T-ara", and the more specific "Everything [insert member's name]". It is where I keep an archive of video clips/ pictures/ animated gifs or anything else that I find interesting but not yet worthy of a post just for it. Here's an example:


Now, I'm trying to set up something similar here,

T-ara's by not-T-ara

Due to my trying to learn the guitar, recently, I have wondered into the road not taken - fan covers.

I suppose most 'normal' fans would ignore those fan cover videos when browsing on YouTube; however, I would suggest that - once in a while - you click on one of those videos, and you may be surprised by what you find.

Enough talk, here's what clicking on cover videos lead me to (not really fan covers though)

SNSD > T-ara > the rest?

Here's something that I found recently - results of an "ideal-type" voting android app