October 27th, 2016

Wow life got the better of me. Mostly work so I have been away from the kpop scene for quite awhile. I'm spending the next couple of days catching up. But omg Pentagon has finally debuted!!! I have been anticipating them all year! I loved pentagon maker and now they are finally here!

So of course I will include them in my song of the days.

Gorilla - Pentagon

Omg I can't pick a bias! Like always cube rocked the debut! Now let's see if this time they can keep the momentum!

Home-Ailee ft. Yoon Mirae

My girl Ailee had a comeback so of course I have to support! I love the song as usual and totally digging it!

Better Day - 100%

This group is lesser known so they are my highlight for the day. This song has some pretty solid vocals and the MR removed of this song is really good. I don't really pay attention to them much but they definitely have talent and deserve more limelight!

J-NOMZ! August 9th 2016!

After exactly a month of not posting I am finally done my exams and will now have some free time. How much of this free time will be spent on this blog instead of pokemon go though is another issue. I think I already plan to go to school tomorrow for the sole reason of pokemon hunting so...

My Taiyaki turned out pretty well as well as the dangos. The Taiyaki was the best it just tastes like a slightly sweet batter and chocolate. The sauce for the dangos was good too.

I also did another package a couple weeks later.

These takoyaki's did not taste like the real thing and did not taste good overall. The flavours were trying to be true to reality. Those octopus pieces were salty...which was really weird. I honestly think they should have just made it candy flavoured. The mayonnaise tastes like mayonnaise and the sauce was a sweet caramalized chemically soy sauce.

And now for a random picture:

That's me making a derp face with green tea mochi...which I really want so I'm going to go buy some tomorrow...and maybe some sushi...and maybe some raman...lol

July 9th, 2016

High Heels - CLC

12:30 - Beast

Summer Again - Matilda

July 7th, 2016

University has been quite time consuming lately but I finally have a short break today. Soo songs for the day:

Cheer Up! - Twice

Didn't like this song at first but I've been humming it recently.

Bang Bang Bang - Big Bang

Breathless - Astro

This is more for the video than the song which I think is hilarious. My bias is the duck.

Highlight (formerly BEAST) Throwback!

In my fears that BEAST will also disband because it seems that we are coming to the end of the 2nd generation of Kpop, I wanted to do this highlight and throwback on them before it became too late. It already hurts to see what happened with Hyeunseung and I am scared that by the time I get this throwback done, the group itself will be done.

Debuted: 2009
Group Number: 4 members
Company: Cube Entertainment (2009 - 2016) Around Us Entertainment (2017 - present)

Yoon Doojoon

Birthday: July 4, 1989

Height: 177 cm

Weight: 66 kg

Position: Leader, Sub Rapper, Vocalist

Notes: Former JYP Trainee almost debuted as part of 2PM or 2AM. Acts in various dramas. Well known for Let's Eat Series. Dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player as a kid. Enlisted on August 24, 2018.

Yang Yoseob

Birthday: January 5, 1990

Height: 171 cm

Weight: 56 kg

Position: Main Vocalist

Notes: Former JYP and M Boat trainee. School mates with Kikwang. Does Musicals. Has solo albums. Enlisted on January 24, 2019.

Lee Kikwang

Birthday: March 30, 1990

Height: 171 cm

Weight: 58 kg

Position: Lead Vocalist, Face of Group

Notes: Debuted as soloist AJ. Former JYP Trainee. Acts in various dramas. Well known for High Kick Through the Roof. Has a solo album.

Son Dongwoon

Birthday: June 6, 1991

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Position: (lead?)Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae

Notes: Former JYP trainee. Can speak Korean, English and Chinese. Has a Japanese solo album.

Former members:

Jang Hyunseung

Birthday: September 3, 1989

Height: 177 cm

Weight: 58 kg

Position: Lead Vocalist

Notes: Left officially in April 2016. Former YG trainee and almost debuted with Big Bang. Was in subunit Troublemaker with 4minute's Hyuna. Has solo albums.

Yong Junhyung

Birth name: Yong Jae Soon

Birthday: December 19, 1989

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Position: Main Rapper

Notes: Officially Left in March 2019. Former member of boy group Xing with U-KISS' Kevin. Produces music as part of the duo Good Life. Has a solo album.

Beast debuted in October 2009 with the mini album "Beast is the B2ST" which featured title song "Bad Girl". They also released a documentary entitled MTV B2ST which recorded the story of Beast's debut. They filmed official music videos for "Bad Girl" and album track "Yet" and an amateur video for "Mystery". Unfortunately "Yet" was banned from airplay due to controversial "swearing". In December of that year they won Rookie of the Month award.

In February 2010, they were awarded Best Newcomer Award.

In March 2010, they released their second mini album "Shock of the New Era" which featured the title song "Shock". This grabbed them their first win on M! Countdown. They were recognised as a group with extraordinary singing ability.

In August 2010, they received the Golden Disk Award from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. They were also awarded the Cool Star Award at Mnet 20's Choice Awards.

In September 2010, Beast pre-released the ballad single "Clenching a Tight Fist" before releasing their third mini album "Mastermind". The title track "Soom" won first place.

In October 2010, they won the Asia Influential Artist Award.

In November they released their fourth mini album "Lights Go On Again" with title track "Beautiful".

In December 2010, they were awarded the Yepp Newcomer Award as the only rookie goup in 2010 to have sold more than 100, 000 copies of their albums. They also released the digital mini album "My Story" which featured three duet songs. "Thanks To" by Yoseob and Junhyung, "Let It Snow" by Hyunseung and Kikwang, "When the Door Closes" by Doojoon and Dongwoon.

In 2011, Beast received a Bonsang. In May, they released their first full-length album "Fiction and Fact" with pre-release song "On Rainy Days" which won first rather than their title track "Fiction" which won later.

In 2012 they released their fifth mini album "Midnight Sun" and their title track "Beautiful Night" won a triple crown.

In July 2013, they released their second full-length album "Hard to Love, How to Love" with title track "Shadow".

In June of 2014 Beast released their sixth mini album "Good Luck" with title track "Good Luck"

In October of 2014 they released their seventh mini album "Time" with title track "12:30".

In 2015 they released their eighth mini album "Ordinary" with title track "Yey" and pre-release "Gotta Go to Work".

After much controversy and a difference in musical taste Hyunseung left Beast in April 2016. The group decided to continue as a 5 member group. Later that year, they released their third full length album "Highlight" with title track "Ribbon".

Beast departed from Cube entertainment in 2016 and rebranded as a group known as Highlight!

On March 20, 2017 Highlight releases their ninth mini album (the first as Highlight) "Can You Feel It?" with title track "Plz Don't Be Sad" and pre-release "It's still Beautiful".

June 11th, 2016

Alright the kpop song featurings for today are!!!!!

Good For You - Eric Nam

IF You - Big Bang

Mamacita - Super Junior

IOI Highlight!

Normally I don't do profiles or highlights of groups until they are at least 4 years old, and then I do a throwback on their entire career. BUT IOI is a project group that won't last longer than a year so I decided that I would do a profile for them!

Debuted: 2016
Group Number: 11
Company: YMC Entertainment

Lim Nayoung

Birthday: December 18, 1995

Height: 171 cm

Weight: 50 kg

Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist

Notes: Pledis Trainee, auditioned for JYP three times, writes lyrics

Kim Chungha

Birthday: February 9, 1996

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 44 kg

Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocolist, Rapper

Notes: M&H Trainee, Ex-JYP Trainee, Auditioned for YG, lived in Texas for Eight Years

Kim Sejeong

Birthday: August 28, 1996

Height: 164 cm

Weight: 48 kg

Position: Main Vocolist

Notes: Jellyfish Trainee, previously on K-pop Star 2, worked as a fitting model

Jung Chaeyeon

Birthday: December 1, 1997

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 49 kg

Position: Visual, Vocalist

Notes: MBK Trainee, Part of Girl Group DIA

Zhou Jieqiong

Birthday: December 16, 1998

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 47 kg

Position: Lead dancer, Visual, Vocalist

Notes: Pledis Trainee, from China

Kim Sohye

Birthday: July 19, 1999

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 48 kg

Position: Vocalist, Rapper

Notes: Redline Trainee, Actress

Yu Yeonjung

Birthday: August 3, 1999

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 52 kg

Position: Main Vocalist

Notes: Starship Trainee, Ex-SM Trainee

Choi Yoojung

Birthday: November 12, 1999

Height: 159 cm

Weight: 44 kg

Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Lead Vocolist

Notes: Fantagio Trainee, Writes lyrics

Kang Mina

Birthday: December 4, 1999

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 48 kg

Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist

Notes: Jellyfish Trainee

Kim Doyeon

Birthday: December 4, 1999

Height: 170 cm

Weight: 50 kg

Position: Visual, Vocalist

Notes: Fantagio Trainee

Jeon Somi

Birthday: March 9, 2001

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 48 kg

Position: Lead dancer, Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Face, Maknae

Notes: JYP Trainee, participated in sixteen, born in Canada, Dutch Father-Korean Mother

IOI debuted on May 4, 2016 with their mini album Chrysalis which featured the title track, "Dream Girls" as well as the song "Crush" from Produce 101 finale.

After promoting together it was revealed on May 27, 2016 that the girls will start promoting as sub units and solos.

Following this announcement members Kim Sejeong, Kang Mina, Yu Yeunjung and Jung Chaeyeon would be returning to their own companies. Sejeong and Mina have debuted in girl group gugudan while Chaeyeon has rejoined girl group DIA for their June comback. Yu Yeunjung will become the 13th member of girl group Cosmic Girls.

The rest of the members will continue promoting as IOI's subunit with the release of a second album.

I will continue to update further on this group...also Chungha has the same birthday as me :O.....

IOI's subunit consisting of Lim Nayoung, Kim Chungha, Pinky, Kim Sohye, Choi Yoojung, Kim Doyeon, and Somi have released their new single, "Whattta Man (Good a Man)", on August 9th. The song is inspired by Linda Lyndell's What A Man and choreographed by Chungha.

On October 14th, 2016, music video for "Very Very Very" was released. This title track is for their second and final full album "Miss Me?" and features the whole group. The song was composed by JYP and he also oversaw the music video production.

It has been revealed that this album is their final promotions together before disbanding. The trainees will return to their respective agencies and groups after this.
The disbandment date has been set for January 31st, they will have a solo concert entitled Time Slip and final promotions before disbanding.

On January 17th they released their final comeback single "Downpour", a ballad written by Seventeen's Woozi.