Team Colorbar!

I thought they will call their group Monstar and these group of kids caught up by a "poop incident" dare to challenge their schools resident band "All for One". I love this show so much and last night when I watched episode 7, I'm loving it more and more. I was saddened to read that it is just scheduled for 12 episodes, which means only 5 episodes more to go. This episode is packed with a lot of nice songs, which starts with the swoon-worthy song for I believe Se-yi, duet of Sun-woo and Na-na, All for One's rendition of Amazing Grace and lastly, Colobar's performance.

SPOILER AHEAD!

This episode is a Kim Na-na episode. I knew that she has a powerful voice. I mean she will not be put there without any exceptional talent. As I read through different comments on dramabeans, I learned that she (Kim Na-na) is a member of GLAM (GirLs be AMbitious) and her name is Dahee. We already saw her singing abilities on episode 6. The only one that we don't know whats her talent is, is Eun-ha aside from writing fanfics and a good friend. 

  first song in episode 7, I still don't know the title

Bad Kang Ha-neul! Bad! Why do you strum the guitar and sing like that? I was not supposed to root for you. I learned the hard way how rooting for the second lead, leads to nothing. Hello? He/she will not be called second lead for nothing. If only we can take him with us -- those wasted second leads. But I heart you. Can't blame Na-na either. Sigh.

Sun-woo catches Na-na... swoon!

Usually, with this kind of face-off plot of a musical, we know how things works. One member gone missing and just comes in just in the nick of time to save the day! That's Kim Na-na for you! When Seol-chan said "Thank you", its like saying "prepare your minds to be blown away". I like the confidence that he had and it binds the group somehow. And boy they rock!

Colorbar

Colorbar's performance is part 5 of Monstar OST. Hit play to listen. and you can check various site to see Monstar online (dramacrazy, gooddrama).

Don't Make Me Cry (날 울리지마)

Ra.D

With my growing interest in K-Indie, I found Ra.D! Such simple name but this guy can do so much. Even with that statement, it still lacks the praise that Ra.D needs. I was taken aback from looking for who is Ra.D because of the name. You know how KPop mix capital letters and punctuation marks, anyway, I skipped the entire article in seoulbeats because of the name. And now that I would like to know more about Ra.D and he doesn't even have a wiki page. BOOOOO! A fangirl got to know his birthday, height and blood type more that his discography. hehe! 

How did I learn about Ra.D? Who is Lee Doo Hyun by the way, born in 1980, and debuted in 2002. My friend asked me if I know the background music on episode 5 of Dating Agency: Cyrano, kdrama that features SHINee's Taemin :). Yes I have to put a smiley face there! His voice is not new to my ears and got a few guesses thinking that its an old song. I googled it and found nothing. I told my friend to give it 2 days and soon, everybody will be asking what that song, and a kpop geek will say what it is and who sang the song. Well I was not mistaken! First, everybody is asking for the same song too! Well not everybody, I mean at least to those who is watching the show. Second, yes after a couple of days, somebody gave an answer, and the name Ra.D appeared! I was about to rip the video file to an audio file and take only the part when the song is being played!

The song by the way is "A Certain Heart Fluttering" (어떤 설레임), part 3 of Dating Agency: Cyrano OST. I like the song a lot, and I love Ra.D's voice! Apparently he collaborated with a lot of artist already and was surprised that my growing list of Kpop songs on my hard disk already got a couple of Ra.Ds there for I have IU, and Lee Seung Gi albums. He even got rendition of "Jesus Loves Me", a popular Christian song for kids and I remember growing up learning that song too! Its cute for it features a kid also, singing with him. 

I'm sure I'll not forget to buy his albums when I get back to Korea next year! I wonder who will be my next indie artist and I actually don't know if he is still considered indie since he is with Loen.

Cryfest with Gu Family Book Episode 21

What do you do to fight your tears from flowing when you are watching something that you will definitely cry? Well for me, I like to multitask, sometimes I paint my nails or grab my phone and check Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and what have you. Last night while watching episode 21 of Gu, I was playing Pumpkins vs Zombies and I just glance here and there (my friend is wondering how can I watch a show, read the subtitles and do something else) but my goodness! My chest suddenly felt heavy and tears fell.

Its a good ending to their love story. Good in a sense of how it was written, it is so fitting. Fitting to let you grab the sleeves of your shirt, if your tissue is far from reach. Its the voice over of Wol-ryung that hit me, “I didn't hate you. I only missed you. I didn't resent you. I only loved you with all my heart. I love you. I love you.” waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! 

I love how they put the acoustic version of Best Wishes to You (잘 있나요) as the background music of that scene, and its Wol-ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk) actually singing which made it more heartfelt! 

I love how Seo-hwa admitted that she was young that time and that her heart was not that big to cater for his love. I love the lines of Wol-ryung that sorta say his action tends to look like hatred and resentment towards her but truly, it just that he misses her so much and loves her so much. waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh. How many times we see a negative but in reality it is meant for our good. 

Choi Jin Hyuk, I've loved you in I Need Romance, and I love you more in Gu Family Book! Last 2 episodes next week!

Big Baby Driver - A K-Indie Gem

I have a great find today and its Big Baby Driver! Okay, first the name is catchy, I mean these words "big", "baby" and "driver", if use them all together produces a curiosity to the readers. You'll get several  ASLs if you use that inside a chatroom. Its not your usual KPop name, you know the mixture of  capital and small letters and sometimes punctuation marks like SHINee, f(x) to name a few, not to mention that you have to know if you are pronouncing it right. Second, I was surprised that she is female, and third superb music!

image credit: koreanindie.com

So Big Baby Driver is an indie band and can't find a wiki article about her. ugh! Anyway this guy/gal wrote something about her (thanks!).

When you fall in love with KPop and you are a bit mature, the tendency is to dig more to the scene, thus finding greater talents than those on the mainstream. Well that statement could be entirely wrong for you, but for me it is so true. Although I am just a rookie on the KPop scene, I thirst for moaaarrrr Korean music.

I am a fan Sarah Mclachlan, Jewel and Fiona Apple, so maybe that is why I am attracted to Big Baby Driver's music. 

The first song that I heard from her is the "Tuesday Song", OST of King of Dramas, which I did not know that it was sung by her. Now Cyrano Dating Agency have several songs from her too and this is how I learned about her music. At first I was trying to find the background music on episode 5 (its by Ra.D, another artist that I like now) and find out about the drama's OST, and most of them is saying that they like the song of Big Baby Driver. I googled and found her other works which includes the song that I like in Joowon's drama, Level 7 Civil Servant, "A Stranger". I was surprised that I can understand her English. I hate to admit that most English on mainstream Kpop makes me cringe. I like "You Gonna Quit me Blues".

Tracklist:

1. You Gonna Quit me Blues
2. Big Baby Over 38,000 km Away
3. Your Sun is Stupid
4. I'm Leaving Here Now
5. I Am a River Dolphin
6. Constantly Vanishing Me
7. Everyday Blues
8. Marca's Wedding
9. You're a Jumping Zebra
10. Let's Breaking Down
11. Tomorrow
12. Singing for the One Less Lonely Mind

You can get it here. Thanks to this user on kiwi6.com. I'll buy her album once I get to Korea next year in autumn. I've got one K-Indie album that I bought when I was in Korea, its the second album of Urban Zakapa!

[Lyrics & Download] Our Love Like This - Answer me 1997 OST Part 2

At first I didn't like the song, well as much as I like All For You. As soon as it was released, I downloaded the MV and ripped it to mp3. I sent it also to Odessa for her to enjoy and we kinda the same with the not-so-liking-it-as-much-as-All-for-you kind of thing. But after I've seen the duet in Mnet Countdown last week, I fell for the song. It seems that it has more heart now that All For You. Just now I thought of searching lyrics the romanized so that I can sing along a little bit, and the English translation which blew me away!

Can you love me even though I’m not enough for you?
I have nothing but love to give to you so do you still love me?

Let’s not say those kinds of things from now on – your heart right now is enough for me
Because we have loving hearts, which are bigger than anything in this world

Someday (far ahead) even if we get old and tired (get tired)
Let’s promise to love just like now – till the day you are in my arms
And we close our eyes (even on that day) let’s be together

I was always lonely – without you, time was long and dark
Now I feel happiness because I have your scent with me

I feel something as I pass the darkness to meet the sunlight
Now I’m not afraid of anything because I am in your arms

After time passes (far ahead) and life becomes hard (becomes hard)
Let’s promise to lean on each others shoulders
Remember today until the day we are together

I have no regrets because we have our love

Far ahead in the days, when life gets hard, let’s lean on each others shoulders
Till the day you are in my arms and we close our eyes (close our eyes)
Until the end of the world, let’s be together

Just like now (just like now) Just like right now (just like right now)
Forever

Awwwww, this will be a good wedding song. You can download both songs here, All For You and Our Love Like This. I still have to see the movie which it was first used as OST. I've got the original version too but its on my laptop at home

lyrics credit: mabzzz

Answer me 1997 - Episode 11 and 12 - RAW

Its up! But raw, I saw it this morning. yay! Will the million dollar question will be answered with those 2 episodes? Or will it just break our hearts? I'm not yet done with episode 10 for I have to attend class last night. Love to see Hoya dance!

But..but..but! Seo In-Guk and Jung Eun-Ji (the two that I hope will end up together) recorded a duet! DUET! Its a cover of the song "All for You" (heart melting now) Is that telling us that they will end up together? Is Yoon Jae the father? I love his smile and how his eyes smiles too when the ultrasound photo was placed on the table, after their friends commented on how the baby gets the father's eyes! Only to see Taewoong tuck something on his pocket! Boo! hahaha!

Anyway, here it is, (the duet) I got it from dramabeans!

That Word - Bridal Mask OST - Part 5

I don't know about you, but me, I enjoy every drama OST as much as I enjoy the drama itself. I sometimes fill the longing for the next episode with the drama's OST and reminds me of the certain scenes in a drama through its OST. Just finished scanning the uploaded raw video of Gaksital episode 23, and this song is in it!

Now a new song for Gaksital is out! Goodbye Day is still my favorite though. Got this from this site. You may download it here as well.

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Gaksital - Wishing its always Wednesday!

I stopped at episode 6.  By the way this might contain spoilers, better watch it with subs at kimchidramas or dramacrazy.

I refrain from watching it week by week for I know I will find it difficult to kill my anticipation for the next episode. But the feeling of being behind in appreciating a very good drama, kills me even more, so I promised to see the episodes that I missed. Next week will be episodes 13 and 14.  Will they have a kiss this time? They just manage to embrace, that melted my heart.

I love how this year, I manage to catch good dramas, a very good drama for that matter.  When it comes to drama, action is not really my cup of coffee (hehe), but this one just give the right amount of drama that I need, and right amount of action.

I still don't know what this lady-from-noble-family-turned-geisha-daughter-of-samurai-club-leader role in this drama. Maybe the slapping of Chief Kimura.  I am glad, whenever he gets a slap, for she is the only one that can do it. I'm hoping for a mind blowing twist for her character.  Though we already know that she has some crush on Kang-to and us too! Let me correct that I loooooveeeee Kang-to.

One thing that I like so much in this drama is that nobody is acting fool.  Details that were put in each scene will be explained later, which will complicate things!  I like it when Gaiso, spotted how our Kang-to reacted (he reached for his gun) when Shunji is about to slice the head of Boon Yi aka Mok Dan, aka the ultimate bait for catching Gaksital.  Its good that this spy/leech circus member which I don't bother to research her name, is finally caught by Kang-to.  I laughed at myself when I am screaming at my screen "Kang-to, don't fall into their trap!' while biting my fingernails.

My chest hurts when Shunji told Kang-to how he feels.  A complete deja vu for Kang-to.    Its beautiful how the drama told us about the same agony of the then Gaksital to our present Gaksital.

Sniff sniff at the scene when Kang-to realizes that Shunji is becoming like him, the Kang-to that is so obsessed at finding Gaksital.And even worse, he (Gaksital) is so close and even shares the same room with him. Waaaahhhh!

This entry can go a mile, for I watched 6 episodes, 2 last night and 4 today. its 1am and still have to work tomorrow.

As I write this, I am listening to Ulala Session's "Goodbye Day", Gaksital's OST.  I love this song so much.  Of course this drama is packed with good OST, the musical score is just fantastic! Can't wait for the full OST. Speaking of Ulala Session, I didn't expect that I will like them.  I saw theM wearing colorful suites, in My Immortal Song 2, singing against K. Will. Of course I cheered for K Will, now when I see them again, for sure I will now cheer for them.

Last note, Joo Won, my hands are down with your acting, really I heart you!

The King 2 Hearts OST - Filling the Void

We were left with this scene of episode 18.  I just saw it last night and actually saw the 4th part, bearing the scene from above just this morning for our internet connection sucks.  Such a cliffhanger and they did not show any preview.  As I searched for the OST of this drama, I was so careful of not reading a possible spoiler!

To fill the void of my longing for this drama, I am currently listening to its OST and as usual, I am loving it! Thanks to ockoala!

The King 2 Hearts Episode 6 - You Let me Bit the Cords of my Earphones!

Swooon!  I was disappointed with dramacrazy.net because the uploaded stream on their site is the one from viki.net in which it doesn't work here on this part of the globe--Dubai!  Was about to quit and wait for another host of the stream and even consider downloading it but I cannot find it at doramax and even a more desperate move, watch it raw and just relay to dramabeans' recap.  Anyway I thought of kimchidramas.net and BINGO! it was there!

I said "SWOOON" right? I thought that this drama will drag the romance shenanigans.  At episode 6, I didn't expect a kissing scene, I thought that it will be interrupted again and that I will have to wait till episode 15 or worse 17 for a kissing scene (especially for a 20-episode drama).  But this drama, this episode let me bit the cords of my earphones! hahaha!

P.S. Got to have that outfit! Can't wait for next week's episode.

I really do not think that Club M is necessary in this drama.  I hope they will not make it big (eat the half of the drama) coz I want more romance!

Taeyeon's 미치게 보고싶은 (Missing You Like Crazy) can be downloaded at this site (thanks!) or over at mediafire.  Loving this drama's OST.

**Images from dramabeans.

49 Days OST

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Tracklist:

1. There’s Nothing – Jung Yeop (Brown Eyed Soul)


2. Can’t Let Go (of you) – Seo Young Eun


3. For a Single Day of our Life – Jo Hyun Jae


4. Always – Park Bo Ram


5. Just One Step -  Jung Yeop (Brown Eyed Soul)


6. Flying Tears – Shin Jae


7. Can’t It Be Me? – TIM


8. Feneste Che Luciv – Oh Hyeon Ran


9. Three Tears – Jae Hee


10. Scarescrow –JungIlWoo


11. I Can Feel It – Navi


12. Do You – Jeong Kyu


13. No Matter What – Re New

The Moon that Embraces the Sun - OST

Your Kdrama will not be complete without an OST.  For such a good drama like The Moon that Embraces the Sun, it is of course equipped with a very good OST.  And if you are watching and anticipating each episode to come, you surely heard this song -- To Turn Back Hands of Time by Lyn.   You can download the OST from this site.