Switching to LJ

Tis highly likely I'm going to switch to Livejournal, I hate this format.

But I'm not very familiar w/ LJ, I just have an account to join some awesome Kpop and downloading communities.

Should I just post from my "journal" or should I form a community - most downloading sites I know of are LJ communities?

Currently watching: My Sassy Girl

I've been watching this for the last 2 months and finally finished Part 4, I think. With any luck I'll finish it over break, finally lol...

MSG Part 1

MSG Part 2

MSG Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

End

Tri-Angle (Chinese) Single - Review and Download

TRI-ANGLE
Released 2005.05.01

I must first say I am exceedingly amused by their Chinese names. Jae's and Su's are so off pronounciation-wise....but unsurprisingly, Changmin's is closest lol
* Jaejoong = Zai Zhong 在中 (literally, "in the middle" lol)
* Yoochun = You Qian 有仟 (literally, "has a thousand" but sounds like "has money" or "rich" :P)
* Changmin = Chang Min lol 昌民 (not sure how to literally translate this...prospering people, perhaps)
* Junsu = Jun Xiu 俊秀 (LOL this is a nice name XD both words are some variation on "handsome")
* Yunho = Yun Hao 允浩 (uh, these words together don't make any sense so...yeah)

Comments:

1. I Believe (我相信)
I really like the original. This one...doesn't mess it up, thankfully.
Their pronunciation is difficult to understand though :-/
Rating: 3/5. youtube, lyrics

2. TRI-ANGLE (三角)
I guess it's too hard for them to sing somewhat quickly in Chinese, they totally slowed it down, so it really isn't good :( IDK if BoA is the one who sings her part, but it sounds like frickin Cantonese lol. The pronunciation is...interesting.
The lyrics are really silly, also.
Rating: 2/5. watch, lyrics

3. My Little Princess (我的小公主)
Though their pronunciation is, again, rather poor...since it's a ballad and slow, they didn't exactly mess too much up.
Rating: 3/5. watch, lyrics

4. The Way U Are (你是如何)
Ahhh yes this one. I had this in my music collection, labeled poorly except for the words Chinese, decided it was absolutely not Chinese, and asked Laura to verify that it was Japanese. She told me it was neither Japanese nor Korean, but rather she thought it was Chinese? Or a mystery language?
Finally after careful listening I realized it WAS Chinese.
So yeah, the pronunciation is poor.
Rating: 2/5. watch, lyrics

5. Hug (抱抱)
Same comments are most of above - slow enough not to be effed up, but pronunciation could use some work.
Rating: 3/5. watch, lyrics

Download - within 7 days, Yousendit again
[lyrics credited as above; MP3's...I don't remember, Asianload *or* DBSKer]

More vids of them trying to speak Chinese
This one has literally 10 seconds of Chinese in the middle, but it's effing adorable when Min corrects Yunho about how to pronounce DBSK in Chinese XD
And Jaesu singing Hug...wow, is Su's Chinese bad lol.

HUG (International) Single - Download and Review

HUG
Released 2004.11.25
From wiki.theppn: "HUG is Tohoshinki's first Japanese single though it is not counted as their debut. It reached #77 on the Oricon charts and sold 3,931 copies."

Single:
1. HUG (International Ver.)
2. HUG (International Ver.): Radio Edit
3. HUG (International Ver.): Inst.

OMSK, this just should never have been made!!!! The engrish!!!!
No review/rating really necessary, it is just frightening. Ruined a perfectly great song with their engrish - in two ways, the actual lyrics make no sense, and their pronunciation is terrible (and yes, I do get to complain about that b/c their pronunciation in One Sweet Day was perfectly tolerable).

The video is also just not good. Jaejoong's hair is THE GHEY. Although Changmin is just adorable.

See for yourself.



Download if you must!
music (I used Yousendit so DL w/in 7 days!), video (LQ)
[credits for lyrics & MV to DBSKer; MP3's from DBSKer and Asianload]

Tri-Angle Downloads

MINE - Zip file with everything that I have:
* all songs on album [credit to DBSKer & asianload]
* full Hug single [credit asianload, see below]
* The Way U Are single - all but The Way U Are (cos that's redundant!) and Whatever They Say instr. - but the full single can be DL'ed below, as well as individual songs at DBSK archives [credit DBSKer]
* a few cover pics
* Tri-Angle music videos: a subbed, full version; mv2 and mv2- are just edits (I either started with taking out the Trax for MV2, then further taking out the intro for MV2-, or the other way around...) - all MP4 (iPod format) [credits as tagged in beginning of vid]
* The Way U Are live performance - not sure why I have this, I think this is the one where Su loses his shoe [DBSKer]
* first 3 storybooks (Hug, The Way U Are, and LA [Thanks To, I'm pretty sure]) [DBSKer]
So I'm just missing a few music videos.

I planned to use Yousendit at first, so the files would expire in 7 days and I wouldn't have to worry about copyright crap, but it's too big :( so megaupload it is.
link


From Asianload - Hug single, The Way U Are single


From DBSKer:

album - individual MP3's (not rar)
singles - unique songs and instrumentals (individual mp3's again)

videos -
Tri-Angle [{LQ} 20.9MB] [Karaoke + Subbed {HQ} 77.1MB]
Whatever They Say (Acappella) {MQ} 39.6MB
My Little Princess {HQ} 154.58MB
My Little Princess (Acappella Version) {LQ} 8.35MB
The Way U Are {MQ} 21.3MB
Thanks To {LQ} 13.3MB
Miduhyo (Version 1) {HQ} 129MB
Miduhyo (Version 2) {HQ} 129MB

storybooks -
The 1st Story Book - 'Hug'
The 2nd Story Book - 'The Way U Are'
The 3rd Story Book - 'TVfXQ! Special Photo Essay in L.A'

live performances from that time period (not necessarily songs from the albums/singles though) [commentary is DBSKer's, not mine] -
040702 KBS Music Bank - One Sweet Day (feat BoA)
040730 KBS Music Bank - Heal The World (feat. BoA)
040731 MBC - The Way U Are (Junsu drops shoe)
041120 MBC LA Korean Music Festival 2004 - Miduhyo
041121 SBS Inkigayo - Miduhyo (Micky cried) HQ [MU][MF]
041204 MKMF - Magic Castle + Hug + Tri-Angle
041205 SBS Inkigayo - Miduhyo (Changmin screams weird >.<) 041210 Seoul Music Awards - Tri-Angle041223 M! Christmas Concert - Magic Castle
050102 SBS Tri-Angle (White)
050807 MBC TVXQ + BoA + CSJH
Step By Step (New Kids On The Block ver.)
Dance Battle - Junsu + Yunho
KBS Music Awards - Junsu + Yunho (Old+New Dance) + Musical (feat. Junsu)
MBC HD The Way You Are (#8) (Changmin got left behind >.<) MBC HD The Way You Are (#5) (Caged Performance)
050626 TBC SBS - I Wish + Hi Ya Ya
KBS Music Bank Comeback Special - I Wish + Hi Ya Ya
050807 MBC Korea Music Youth Festival - Hi Ya Ya + The Way U R
050817 KM Melon Concert - The Way U Are, Miduhyo, Hi Ya Ya
060709 Thailand Channel [V] MV Awards - The Way You Are

Tri-Angle Video Reviews

Miduhyo Vers. 1
The first version takes place at a beach house of some sort hehe. This video is HILARIOUS, totally unintentionally. The shots are all so ridiculous, between Yoochun's car, and the basketball game, and the fricking fruit.
Every shot of Jaejoong is retarded, lol...and they are trying way too hard to be sexy, despite his uber femme hair. Minnie is so cute though! If very elfin (he has gigundo ears in some shots! lol). Xiah is also really cute, though this is so not my fave hair on him.
The most WTF part of this video, though, is THE FRUIT. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE FRUIT????
Rating: 3/5

Miduhyo Vers. 2
I wasn't sure if this one would be as ridiculous as the first; this one is set on a ... bridge? LOL. But it issssss bwahhaa. OMSK at the poses. I cannot handle it.
The Coca Cola bottle on Yoochun's piano is the WTF moment of this video.
And around 0:57, Yunho does this very odd low voice thing, and it literally looks like he burped or something lmao.
Rating: 3/5

Thanks to
I love the soft focus effect haha. And Jaejoong trying to hard to be ghetto with his hood, despite the femme hair. It's a nicer vid though haha. Less funny. It's kind of cute.
Rating: 3.5/5

Tri-Angle
OMSK, how can I ever commentate this video justice haha. It's so epic. The outfits, the hair! gah!
All I can say is you must watch it to appreciate it.
Besides BoA, who looks amazing, everyone looks ridiculous in this one. Jaejoong almost pulls his hair off...but in the end, I'm thinking it doesn't do much for me lol.
Rating: 4.5/5

Whatever They Say (AC)
Very amusing. The outfits are ridiculous, the water (???) on the floor is WTF, and the slow rise up to Jaejoong in the beginning is unnecessarily exciting to me. *flustered*
Rating: 3/5

Hug
ahh idk what to even say about this video lol. It's so ridiculous. Yoochun's shots are ... omsk lol. The shaving? The checking out in the mirror? THE LIPGLOSS OMG lol. bwah! And Changmin is way too adorable, with the cat. It's bordering on stupid. The slowmo intro is also...errr...
I'm murderously jealous of the b!tch who gets to hug Jaejoong.
Rating: 3.5/5

My Little Princess
guhhh the outfits are sooo bad. And the gorgeous Lee Yeon Hee doesn't even look that good in this vid. AND the mouth-music matching is horrendous. gahhh.
Changmin is really cute though. But he needs chapstick.
Rating: 3/5

My Little Princess (AC)
same outfits, and much of it is just from the original video. I like this vid a bit better though.
Rating: 3.5/5

The Way You Are
nice concept, hot girl who is a perfect match for all of the members. But, um...DBSK looks horrible in this vid. Not just the hair/outfits, which are deathly frightening. I mean, Jaejoong looks...BAD - as in, his face! Maybe he forgot his eyeliner or something
It says a lot, really, that I actually think Yoochun is best looking out of everyone in this video >_<. I even think his little laugh/smile near the end of it is kind of cute, shinki forbid!
But the absolute highlight of this video is Changmin. He looks SOOOO creepy in this one, with his psycho stalker stare. Seriously, that boy will haunt my dreams now, not in a good way lol.
Lee Yeon Hee looks absolutely gorgeous though, she makes this video worth watching.
And I'm sure many girls would kill to know Su's hair secret - that volume! whoa! how does he do it, that hair defies gravity! If not for the terrible hair/clothes, he would look ridiculously adorable when he puts his face in his hands and gets that confused pouty look.
It's a tragedy, really, that such a potentially EPIC EPIC EPIC video has to be ruined not by the video girl (as is often the case), but by usually gorgeous DBSK members :( Like, seriously, you can have no way of understanding how devastated I am that this video sucks as much as it does
Rating: 3/5


I'll review live performances when I get the chance.

Tri-Angle Singles (Hug, The Way U Are) Reviews

HUG

1. Hug

2. My Little Princess

3. Oh Holy Night (Feat. BoA)
ok, engrish alert. But otherwise it's nice, it's a cappella, and their vocals are amazing of course.
3.5/5

4. My Little Princess (Acapella Version)
not much to review. It sounds like the original but a cappella...lol. And their vocals are great of course. I don't usually rate "versions" of songs, so yeah...no rating for this one.

5. Hug (Instrumental)
well...it's just Hug w/o vocals lol. if you'd like to listen, here...lol


The Way U Are

1. The Way U Are

2. Whatever They Say
huh, non AC version! well, it's about the same as the original version...but with music doy. lol. idk which I prefer, actually.

3. 옹달샘 이야기 1 ~ Mountain Spring Story 1
This is a *talk* track. I have absolutely no idea wth it's about...but I like hearing their voices lol, and their laughs. Especially Su's voice (squeaky! awww!) and Joongie's laugh :P

4. 달샘 ~ Mountain Spring
It's a GBNG AC. The engrish kills me. And I still don't get wtf this Mountain Spring business is!!!!! wth???
3.5/5

5. 옹달샘 이야기 2 ~ Mountain Spring Story 2
another talk track...lol

6. Whatever They Say (Instrumental)