J-Pop and K-Pop Craze

It has happened again. I am caught in the wave of k-pop and j-pop again lol. It is just like when I was still in secondary and college time. Back then I was crazy about Japanese artistes like Utada Hikaru, Ayumi Hamasaki, Mika Nakashima, W-inds, Da Pump, V6, L’Arc-en-Ciel, Malice Mizer, etc. until the extend that I would buy their expensive original music CDs and cassettes instead of pirated ones which were readily available or downloads. Blame it on too much anime exposure and Final Fantasy RPG games. Dang, I was so caught up with the Japanese culture that I even thought of going to Japan to further my study after secondary school and hope to get some Japanese girlfriends. I was even willing to give up my Malaysian citizenship....okay I was kidding about that part lol.

*Zup, Zup, Zup* (sound effect of fast-forwarding). As time goes by I lost interest in J-pop as I started to get hooked up with stuff like Coldplay, James Blunt and 50 Cent. The story about how I started to like K-pop was when I watched The Story of a Bright Girl on TV3. IMO, it was one of the best Korean drama series I have ever watched and because of that, Jang Na Ra became my first favourite Korean actress. The OP and ED songs were also damn nice and touching even though I don’t know what the meaning. I guess I related the songs to the series. My interests in Korean music became deeper as I watched more and more of Korean dramas and movies.

Things really got out of hand when I was introduced to the ever-popular Korean reality TV series hit We Got Married. It’s one of the best damn shows on Earth I tell you. Freaking good! The songs which the producers and participants used for that show are so nice and suitable. I love the show so much I started to search for almost all the songs I heard on it. From that I found out about artistes like Big Bang, Clazziquai, Shinhwa, SS501, Crown J, Wonder Girls, HwangBo, Fly to the Sky and etc.

Anyway, my current favourites are Big Bang which a lot of people are crazy about nowadays, Rain whose comeback song Rainism is freaking cool and W-inds who released their new single Can’t Get Back which is really nice and fresh.

W-inds.

I'm sorry baby at the end,
Bystanders definitely noticed my attitude
Looks like I’m getting lost on this road
That expression you had the first time I saw you

You were be meek 'til we stopped fighting
And yet, I couldn’t apologize
'cause of my troublesome PRIDE

I wanna see you
one love you again
…But when I realized I’d lost something, it was too late
I'm just a real fool
It wasn’t until now that I could understand the meaning of the word “memories”

I can't get back that time
[I can’t return to the past now]
When you were surely mine
[I won’t love anyone else…except for you]
I can't get back that time
[it’s like I’m going backwards; I can’t see anything but the future]
When you were surely mine
[I won’t forget you, but I won’t remember either]

There shouldn't have been this kind of cliche
Back then, we were together a lot, but [now] there’s nothing we can do;
Giving up; not awakening [there are also dreams]
A widening gap

I’m looking for the mistakes I've made
The “ideal” and “truth” are different from what they were before
Investigating, erasing.
…I’ve lost you

(Even in my dreams) The things I always wanted to say
I still remember all the wonderfully pleasant moments (wait you)
You said it too, right?
"I'll go any time, any hour"

I can't get back that time
[I can’t return to the past now]
When you were surely mine
[I won’t love anyone else…except for you]
I can't get back that time
[it’s like I’m going backwards; I can’t see anything but the future]
When you were surely mine
[I won’t forget you, but I won’t remember either]

Today overpowered yesterday
Is it the same? It’s too similar…whether you make-believe or grieve
Look, today’s sun is starting to set a little already
As tears color the path of my cheeks
“I want to see you..”

I can't get back that time
[I can’t return to the past now]
When you were surely mine
[I won’t love anyone else…except for you]
I can't get back that time
[it’s like I’m going backwards; I can’t see anything but the future]
When you were surely mine
[I won’t forget you, but I won’t remember either]

when you were mine, baby

Rain

I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy

Feel your sight
How do you feel make some noise
Even if you avoid it still can feel my rainism
I make it rainism the rainism
Now you completely fell in
I’m gonna be crazy now yes crazy now
Now you cannot get out of it

I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy
I’m gonna be a bad boy

Inside of my spinning body broadcasting my magic stick
Unable to overpass sentiment

body shake

I make it rainism the rainism
Feel my body is cast off
I’m gonna be crazy now yes crazy now
Felt you saw my everything

Break down

I make it rainism the rainism
Now you completely fell in
I’m gonna be crazy now yes crazy now
Now you cannot get out of it
I make it rainism the rainism
Feel my body is cast off
I’m gonna be crazy now yes crazy now
Felt you saw my everything