Why this Kolaveri di ?

Oh man, I tried to avoid this song as long as possible. I know it has gone viral and I can totally see why? Now, I have succumbed to it and was sending it to all friends and family in Canada. The song is da bomb :D

P.S: Kolaveri means 'murderous rage' in tamil. I googled it.

Harry Potter Explained in 99 seconds by Paint

So, these awesomely talented guys made a video and it is a must watch. Harry Potter Fans rejoice :D

P.S: You can buy this song on itunes.

"Don 2 : Zara dil ko thaam lo" feat. SRK and Lara Dutta

So, the new song from Don 2 is out. It is okay. I think it started out strong and then mid way I was like meh. I still like Shankaar Ehsaan Loy and hope they release stronger music. BTW, Lara is so pretty.

SM Entertainment 2012 Global Auditions!

Check out this video by SM Town. The Global Auditions are here and yes they are coming to Canada. Remember they discovered Henry Lau in Toronto.

Drama Updates 2011

Just letting you know about Dramas I am watching or want to watch. First up, I am absolutely loving Vampire Prosecutor. The acting is fine and the story is superb. Yun Jung Hoon is soooo hawt!

Secondly, lots of buzz about Flower Boy Ramyun shop. I still do not have the time to watch it but I'll add it to my list of dramas I will be catching up in December. Dramabeans is recapping this and Vampire Prosecutor. I am also looking forward to Padam Padam. Cannot wait to see my Kim Bum. He looks so manly in the promo pics.

The Taiwanese Drama Office Girls also sounds goods. I have not seen this type of buzz surrounding a drama after Fated to Love You. A Koala's Playground has started to recap this. I am excited and looking forward to the Taiwanese live action adaptation of Skip Beat. Cannot Wait!

In terms of my American TV watching, I have started to watch Happy Endings. It has great cast chemistry and very funny. For some reason The Good Wife has been sorta meh this season. Revenge is an awesome nighttime soapy drama. Person of Interest is also super good. Grimm looks promising as long as I see more of the big bad wolf. He consistently gets the best lines. The Mentalist is decent and so is Criminal Minds. So here ends my drama updates for y'all.

P.S: Both Vampire Prosecutor and Flower Boy Ramyun shop are on Drama Fever.

T-ara Cry Cry MV feat. Cha Seung Won!

I couldn't post this earlier because my speakers weren't working. Man, this video is amazing! I was engrossed in the story the whole time. I love the song. I know a lot of people think T-ara's songs are garbage. I personally found songs like Bo-peep fun. But, this songs truly shows their singing talent. Love it. Go girls!

Toronto the least favourite city in Canada!

Source:torontorealestatedirect.com

So, there was a poll asking Canadians about their opinions on Canadian cities. Surprise, surprise Toronto came out as the most hated. You can read the rest of the article here. What I found amusing is that I am from the suburbs but regularly go to downtown core for education. My brother and I were talking about how during the first time we got lost in the city, the people were nice enough to point at the nearest TTC station. I also have never felt unsafe there although there are places and neighbourhoods with higher crime. Love Toronto and its people.

2ne1 Wins MTV Iggy's Best band in the world!

Right after Big Bang's win at MTV EMA, another YG group has proved their mettle. So, all the blackjacks including moi voted for the ladies and they won. They will be headlining a concert in New York. Read for more details at MTV Iggy.

K-pop and Fetishism

Source; profilethai.com

I was listening to MBLAQ's 'Y' and suddenly it occurred to me that K-pop is full of people trying to cater to people's taste in certain body/personlaity  type. The obvious way to see this is how the  groups are marketed. It is no secret that 2PM are marketed as 'beastly men'. Their selling point is their manly physique and muscles. The obvious fetish here is the obsession over uber masculine bodies. Then you have Shinee, a flower boy group. The boys are all pretty with great skin, they are lean, tall and have androgynous features. If we go past the body and shape differences, you also see idol groups being catered toward certain personality type. You have the quiet one (Minho of Shinee) or the eccentric one (Heechul of Super Junior). What is interesting is how within an idol group such as MBLAQ, the boys are also marketed as certain stereotypes. For example in MBLAQ, Thunder is the cute one. Mir is the maknae/underage kid.* Joon is the jock/muscular type, G.O is the intellectual while Seung Ho is the boy next door. If you look at other boy groups you will find the same parallel. The same differentiation  of specific attributes within an idol group apply to both male and female groups. SNSD is the cute group and famous for their aegyo and sexiness. I find it interesting that how much of their MVs and choreography focuses on their legs. All the outfits are made to accentuate a certain body part and is a clear example of fetishization. 2ne1 is the fierce group and like a lot of groups has a sexy one (Bom), underage/maknae (Minzy), cute one (Dara), the fierce/rebel girl (CL). What is interesting to me is how many of these idol groups actively pander to a specific market. While Noonas (older women) make the biggest fan demographic for Shinee, Ahjussis (older men) makeup the biggest fan demographic for Girl's Generation. Some of the fetishization is not problematic (I guess) but as this  group demonstrates, marketing a group based on a specific physical attribute can backfire. I am no psychologist or sociologist but I wonder if all these pandering to people's fetishes has either a positive/negative consequence for the Korean society. I dunno, I want to know. I also wonder how much manga/manhwa culture has affected k-pop groups.

* Mir is of course legal now just like Taemin but his youth was one of the selling points.

Big Bang Wins 'Best Worldwide Act' at MTV EMA 2011

Congrats VIPs! Big Bang won the awards at this year's European Music Awards. No group needed the win more than them. After the whole Daesung and GD debacle, the group needed a positive news. Woo hoo! To all the naysayers who were saying this group was losing popularity, all the VIPs just proved the opposite. Extra brownies for beating Britney. YAY!

Via: allkpop.com

Wonder Girls 'Be my Baby"

Wonder Girls released their new album. I do like the album as a whole. This song on the other hand might not beat SNSD 'The Boys.' I think this song is confused and needed more time to find its identity. It was all over the place. The choreography I am sure will become very popular but I didn't like it. Hopefully, the more worthy songs on the album will get their own MV.