.my perception.

2019 cam so it’s time to reflect on 2018′s K-pop releases! I will be presenting my favourite songs for each month and at the end I will list my top 10 Kpop songs of 2018. Let’s start!

JANUARY

9. Yuri: Always found you

8. Amber X Luna: Lower

7. N.Flying: Hot Potato

6. Celeb five: I wanna be a celeb

5. Momoland: Bboom Bboom

4. Red Velvet: Bad boy

3. BoA: Nega dola

2. Chung Ha: Roller Coaster

1. Sunmi: Heroine

FEBRUARY

2. NCT U: Boss

1. BoA: One shot, two shot

MARCH

2. Got7: Look

1. Mamamoo: Starry night

APRIL

4. Gfriend: Time for the moonlight

3. Hyo: Sober

2. Super Junior: Lo siento (feat. Leslie Grace)

1. Twice: What is love

MAY

3. SHINee: Good evening

2. (G)I-dle: La ta ta

1. Dreamcatcher: You and I

JUNE

5. Nu’est W: Dejavu

4. Shinee: I want you

3. Taeyeon: Something new

2. Yubin: Lady

1. Black Pink: Ddu-du ddu-du

JULY

6. Twice: Dance the night away

5. Seungri: Where are you from ? (feat. Mino)

4. Gfriend: Sunny summer

3. Chung Ha: Love U

2. Seungri: 1, 2, 3

1. Mamamoo: Egoistic

AUGUST

3. Red velvet: Power up

2. BTS: Idol

1. (G)I-dle: Hann (Alone)

SEPTEMBER

4. Seulgi, Sin B, Chung Ha, So yeon: Wow thing

3.  Girls’ Generation - Oh! GG: Lil’ touch

2. Dreamcatcher: What

1. Sunmi: Siren

OCTOBER

4. N.flying: Like a flower

3. IU: Bbibbi

2. Yuri: Into you

1. BoA: Woman

NOVEMBER

5. Yubin: Thank you sooo much

4. Mamamoo: Wind flower

3. Key: One of those nights (feat. Crush)

2. EXID: I love you

1. Jennie: Solo

DECEMBER

6. TVXQ: Truth

5. Junoflo: Autopilot (feat. BoA)

4. Jessica: One more Christmas

3. Yessung and Chung Ha: Watcha doin’

2. Sooyoung: Winter breath

1. Heize: First sight

TOP 10 list:

10. Heize: First sight

9. Black pink: Ddu-du ddu-du

8. Mamamoo: Egoistic

7. Sunmi: Siren

6. Chung Ha: Roller coaster

5. (G)I-idle: Hann (alone)

4. BoA: Woman

3. Jennie: Solo

2. Dreamcatcher: You and I

1. Sunmi: Heroine *best song and video of 2018*

DISCLAIMER:

This is my opinion of what story does the Hyori’s MV actually tells.

In my opinion this MV talks about Lee Hyori's duality. The real Lee Hyori (with the ‘’black writings on my hands and my stories’’) and the persona she shows the world (hiding her true self: pink haired Hyori).

In the lyrics, Hyori talks about ''hiding behind the colored lenses'', being tempted by ''the colors of the rainbow'', trying to deny her true-self (’’I dyed my hair to deny myself’’). Hyori lives in a world where she denied her true-self because of the temptations the life she use to have offered. She’s singing of ‘’going back to the beginning’’.

She's in a desert (symbolical setting of the video) - spiritual and emotional desert. Hyori is missing something important in her life - the essence of her spirit (the water). The water is an easy symbol to understand: water = life. 

She willingly goes into the desert in a search for water. Going to the desert symbolises going on a spiritual journey of finding her truest Self (the beginning stages of the individuation process). 

In the desert she finds water. Near the water tap, she sees a (black) dog. She greets the dog with a warm smile, as if the dog was her long time friend. The dog has the same response.

She gives the water to the dog and they start playing. When they start to play together - the black Hyori starts to dance. 

And what's interesting is that the camera work makes it seem like the black Hyori is actual represented in the black dog. The animal look and movement she has only further back up this claim (this can also been seen when the black Hyori dances at the gas station when she bites to the camera). 

The black dog is, actually, the black Hyori - her truest, animal self (the core of her being). She takes the dog with her on her journey to find water. They struggle to find it and decide to head back home.

In the ending of the video she decided to give all of the water she had to the dog. Doing that she finally started allowing (black) Hyori to break free and enrich her life once again. 

The dog (black Hyori) found the water - the only thing missing in her life. Doing so, Hoyri finally understood that she can live with just being herself. She accepted who she is and started to love herself again. She found that missing link, the thing she needed to go grow further as a human being.

Taking a bath with the dog symbolises the unity of the two (two Hyori’s become one). The whole video is a journey to find water (life, meaning of her life, her inner peace, her true Self). On that journey through the desert she met and accepted her animal self (the black dog). The two of them, working together (Hyori giving the water to the dog, the dog finding the water), found what they were looking for, which led to the unity of Hyori's personas and the process of individuation was complete. Understanding and accepting herself, allowed her to take control of her life again. It’s like The Wonderful Wizard of OZ: Dorothy went on a dangerous journey to find her way back home, not knowing she had the answer with her all alone (the silver shoes). Hyori went to the desert to find water, while in fact she had the water back home. But in the desert she found herself.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, navy, purple   When you seduce my heart Close your eyes in the darkness And feel yourself

The ending of 2017 is upon us! It is finally time to reflect on 2017′s K-pop releases! I will be presenting my favourite songs for each month and at the end I will list my top 10 Kpop songs of 2017. Let’s start!

JANUARY

3. S.E.S.: Remember

2. NCT127: Limitless

1. Dreamcatcher: Chase me

FEBRUARY

4. Taeyeon: I got love

3. Twice: Knock Knock

2. BTS: Not today

1. KARD: Don’t recall

MARCH

2. GOT7: Never ever

1. BAP: Wake me up

APRIL

7. Eunji: The spring

6. Minzy: Ni na no

5. Winner: Really really

4. BoA: Spring rain

3. Dreamcatcher: Good night

2. KARD: Rumor

1. IU: Palette *album bought*

MAY

1. Psy: New face

JUNE

7. FT Island: Wind

6. BoA feat. Mad Clown: Tonight

5. GDragon: Untitled, 2014

4. NCT: Cherry bomb

3. Gummy: I I yo

2. Chung Ha: Why don’t you know?

1. BoA: Camo

JULY

6. Jessi: Gucci

5. EXO: Ko ko bop

4. KARD: Hola Hola

3. Red velvet: Red flavor

2. Dreamcatcher: Fly high

1. Lee Hyori: Black / Seoul

AUGUST

4. GFriend: Love whisper

3. N.Flying: The red

2. Jessica Jung: Summer storm *album bought*

1. Sunmi: Gashina

SEPTEMBER

3. BAP: Honeymoon

2. BTS: DNA

1. IU: Last night story

OCTOBER

3. Super Junior: One more dance

2. Ha:tfelt: I wonder

1. Taemin: Move

NOVEMBER

3. EXID: DDD

2. KARD: You in me

1. Red Velvet: Peek a boo

DECEMBER

2. Hyuna: Lip & Hip

1. Rain: Gang *couldn’t find gif from this mv, so this one is from La song*

TOP 10 list:

Overall, my favourite comebacks were (female): Sunmi, Red Velvet, Jessica Jung, Chung Ha, IU and Lee Hyori; (male): Rain, Taemin, BAP and BTS. So my Top 10 list is as follows:

10. Taemin: Move

9. Rain: Gang

8. Chung Ha: Why don’t you know

7. BoA: Camo

6. BTS: Not today

5. Red Velvet: Peek a boo

4. Jessica Jung: Summer storm

3. Lee Hyori: Black

2. IU: Palette

1. Sunmi: Gashina *favourite song and MV of 2017*

1 Favourite K-pop guy group. I’m not that into boy groups, but currently BTS takes the cake.

2 Favourite K-pop girl group. Until recently, my favourite girl group was Girls’ Generation. Although I’m still a fan, I’m currently paying closer attention to Red Velvet.

3 Your ultimate K-pop guy bias. Hmmm... Rain.

4 Your ultimate K-pop girl bias. This one is hard. I actually have two of them. But, the one who has been my bias from the start is the forever wonderful Jessica Jung.

5 Any other K-pop guy biases. Mostly actors. I’m a huge fan of So JiSub and Lee JungJae.

6 Any other K-pop girl biases. I like IU very much, but the girl/artist I’m obsessed with is the queen herself - BoA.

7 Favourite K-pop song by bias guy group. BTS - Not today.

8 Favourite K-pop song by bias girl group. Red Velvet - Ice cream cake.

9 A K-pop song that makes you cry/sad.  There are a lot of K-pop songs that make me sad. Some of them would be: BoA ‘Implode’, IU ‘And so love is’, Gummy ‘Looking in the mirror’,  Davichi & T-ara ‘We were in love’, My name ‘Baby I’m sorry’ and others.

10 A K-pop song that makes you happy/smile. There are a lot of songs like that, that’s why I love this genre so much. But currently, BoA’s ‘Fox’ is on the top of that list.

11 Favourite K-pop dance. Basically any BoA’s dance. But if I had to choose would be the dance for ‘Shadow’.

12 Favourite K-pop music video by both girl/guy bias groups. Red Velvet - Russian Roulette and BTS - Not today.

13  Favourite K-pop music video of all time. Even though BoA’s ‘Camo’ has an amazing aestethic in the video, ‘Disturbance’ has a great story telling aspect, I can’t help but to choose ‘Shadow’. The video is simply intriguing and filled with hidden meanings and variety of plot explanations.Simply superb music video!

14 First K-pop song you heard.  2ne1 - I don’t care.

15 K-pop group you hate. No such group.

16 A K-pop idol you wish was your older brother.  Rain.

17 A K-pop idol you wish was your older sister. Lee Hyori.

18  A K-pop idol you wish was your younger brother. Jungkook.

19 A K-pop idol you wish was your younger sister. IU.

20  Most underrated K-pop artist. There are a lot of them actually, but I personally think that Dreamcatcher deserve more recognition.

21 Favourite cover by K-pop artist of American/English song. Jessica Jung - Gravity.

22 A K-pop song you never get tired of. BoA - Number 1.

23 K pop artist you look up to. That’s easy, I look up to only the best. BoA.

24 K pop idol with the best smile. Again,easy. It’s BoA. Love those dimples. ♥

1. Buffy the vampire slayer (1997 - 2003)

Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, Nicholas Brendon, James Masters, Emma Caufield, Michelle Trachtenberg, David Boreanaz...

2. Xena: Warrior princess (1995 - 2001)

Stars: Lucy Lawless, Renée O’connor, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith...

3. Fringe (2008 - 2013)

Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble...

4. Penny Dreadful (2014 - present)

Stars: Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Harry Treadaway...

5. Roswell (1999 - 2002)

Stars: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Majandra Delfino, Brendan Fehr...

6. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013 - present)

Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Ian De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Brett Dalton...

7. Veronica Mars (2004 - 2007)

Stars: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni...

8. Lost (2004 - 2010)

Stars: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Terry O’Quinn, Naveen Andrews, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim...

9. Lucifer (2015 - present)

Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German...

10. One Tree Hill (2003 - 2012)

/in no particular order/

1. BoA - Only one (2012)

Tracklist:

"Only One" 

"The Shadow" 

"네모난 바퀴 (Hope)" 

"Not Over U"  

"The Top"  

"Mayday! Mayday! (너에게 닿기를 간절히 외치다)"  

"One Dream" (feat. Henry of Super Junior-Mand Key of SHINee)

"Only One" (Instrumental)  3:37

"The Shadow" (Instrumental)

2. Dido - Life for rent (2003)

Tracklist:

"White Flag" 

"Stoned" 

"Life for Rent"  

"Mary's in India" 

"See You When You're 40"  

"Don't Leave Home"

"Who Makes You Feel"  

"Sand in My Shoes"  

"Do You Have a Little Time"

"This Land Is Mine" 

"See the Sun"  

"Closer"

3. Evanescence - The open door (2006)

Tracklist:

‘’Sweet Sacrifice’’

‘‘Call Me When You're Sober’’

‘‘Weight Of The World’’

‘‘Lithium’’

‘‘Cloud Nine’’

‘‘Snow White Queen’’

‘‘Lacrymosa’’

‘‘Like You’’

‘‘Lose Control’’

‘‘The Only One’’

‘‘Your Star’’

‘‘All That I'm Living For’’

‘‘Good Enough’’

4. Tarja Turunen - My Winter Storm (2007)

Tracklist:

"Ite, Missa Est" 

"I Walk Alone"  

"Lost Northern Star"  

"Seeking for the Reign" 

"The Reign" 

"The Escape of the Doll" 

"My Little Phoenix" 

"Boy and the Ghost" 

"Sing for Me"  

"Oasis"  

"Poison"  

"Our Great Divide"  

"Sunset"  

"Damned and Divine"  

"Die Alive"  

"Minor Heaven" 

"Ciarán's Well" 

"Calling Grace"  

5. f(x) - Pink Tape (2013)

Tracklist:

"Rum Pum Pum Pum" 

"Shadow" (미행 (그림자)

"Pretty Girl"  

"Kick"  

"Signal" (시그널)

"Step" 

"Goodbye Summer" 

"Airplane"  

"Toy" 

"No More" (여우 같은 내 친구)

"Snapshot" 

"Ending Page"  

6. Britney Spears - In the zone (2003)

Tracklist:

"Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)

"(I Got That) Boom Boom" (featuring Ying Yang Twins)

"Showdown"

"Breathe on Me"  

"Early Mornin'"  

"Toxic"

"Outrageous"  

"Touch of My Hand"  

"The Hook Up"  

"Shadow"  

"Brave New Girl" 

"Everytime"                                                                              

"Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna) (Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix)

7. Within Temptation - The Unforgiving (2011)

Tracklist:

"Why Not Me" 

"Shot in the Dark"  

"In the Middle of the Night"  

"Faster"  

"Fire and Ice"  

"Iron" 

"Where Is the Edge"  

"Sinéad"

"Lost" 

"Murder"  

"A Demon's Fate"  

"Stairway to the Skies"  

8. Sia - 1000 forms of fear (2014)

Tracklist:

"Chandelier" 

"Big Girls Cry"  

"Burn the Pages"  

"Eye of the Needle"  

"Hostage"  

"Straight for the Knife"  

"Fair Game" 

"Elastic Heart"  

"Free the Animal"  

"Fire Meet Gasoline"

"Cellophane"  

"Dressed in Black"  

9. Ayumi Hamasaki - Love Again (2013)

Tracklist:

"Wake Me Up"  

"Song 4 U"  

"Missing"  

"Sakura"  

"Melody"  

"Task'n'Bass" (instrumental)

"Bye-Bye Darling"  

"Snowy Kiss"  

"Sweet Scar"  

"Petal"  

"Glasses" (instrumental)

"Untitled For Her ... Story 2"  

"Gloria" 

"Ivy" 

"You & Me"  

10. Amy Macdonald - A Curious Thing (2010)

Tracklist:

"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" 

"Spark"  

"No Roots"  

"Love Love" 

"An Ordinary Life"  

"Give It All Up"  

"My Only One"  

"This Pretty Face" 

"Troubled Soul"  

"Next Big Thing" 

"Your Time Will Come"

Rules: 

Put your Itunes, Windows Media Player, etc on shuffle

For each question, press the next button

YOU MUST WRITE THAT IDOL NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS

Choose your favorite song at the moment, then click next. Start!

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GAME 1:

1. Who is your best friend? (leader)

SHINee - Spoiler --> Onew

2. Who is your boyfriend/girlfriend? (maknae)

T-ara & The See Ya & 5dolls - Painkiller --> Jiyeon ♥

3. Who is your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend? (first person who sings/raps)

Jay Park - Yoah --> seriously? XD

5. Best singer in Kpop? (choose who)

Girl’s Day - Female president --> Minah

4. Who will ruin your wedding?

Hyolin - Crazy for you (Master’s Sun OST) --> LOL

6.Best dancer in Kpop?

BoA - Valenti --> okay, this is so damn true! U.U

7. Who is secretly dating Gdragon?

TaeTiSeo (TTS) - Baby Steps --> the whole group? :o

8. Who is secretly dating Yoona? (leader of the group)

Kara - Mamma Mia --> Gyuri ♥

9. Who is secretly dating Suzy? (main dancer)

Girls’ Generation - Dancing Queen --> Hyoyeon

10. Who do you really admire? (lead dancer)

TaeTiSeo (TTS) - Love sick --> this is a vocal group, no lead dancer. :/

———————————

GAME 2:

1. What is your life’s theme song?

BoA - Every heart

2. What will your boyfriend/girlfriend dedicate to you?

Girls’ Generation - Kisssing you

3. What is your wedding song?

Son Dam Bi - Tears are falling

4. What is your favorite song?

Girls’ Generation - Gee

5. How do you feel about school?

f(x) - NU ABO

6. What will play at your funeral?

Super Junior - Bonamana

7. What is your biggest secret?

Seungri - Gotta Talk to you

8. What is your greatest fear?

T-ara - Sugar Free

9. Does the person you like also like you back?

2pm - Today Marks the 1st Day

10. What will you sing for a kpop audition?

Lee Hyori - Miss Korea

11. What describes your enemy?

Seungri - I know

12. What describes your math teacher?

T-ara - Lies --> hahahahahaha xD somehow acqurate

13. What song do you fall asleep to?

2pm - Go back

14. How do you feel right now?

Miss A - Goodbye

15. How do you feel about KPOP?

Orange Caramel - My copycat

———————————

GAME 3:

1. What is your name?

2Yoon fet. Illhoon - Nightmare

2. How do you feel today?

Super Junior - Mamacita

3. What do your friends think of you?

B.A.P. - Stop it

4. What is your motto?

B.A.P. - Warrior

5. What do you think of very often?

Girl’s Day - Something --> acqurate. lol

6. What do you think of when you see the person you like?

FT Island - Tears are falling

7. What will they play at your funeral?

Girls’ Generation - Way to go

8. What is your biggest fear?

BoA - Smash

9. What is your biggest secret?

Yoonmirae with Tiger JK & Bizzy - Angel

10. How does the world see you?

Seungri - What can I do

11. How will you be remembered?

G-Dragon - One of a kind

12. What is your current theme song?

Jimin & J.Don - GOD

13. What is/was highschool like? 

Philtre with Younha - Fade

14. What do you like in a guy/girl?

2Yoon - Why not

15. What do you say when life gets hard?

RULE: Bold every phrase that your answer to is ‘yes’ and leave it unbolded if it’s ‘no’ etc.

I tag anyone who wants to do this

You have a problem with bias wreckers

You get jealous when other people like your bias

You own K-Pop merchandise

You have at least one poster of your bias

You are a fan of K-Pop for more than 4 years

You have a blog only about K-Pop

You have at least one friend who likes K-Pop

You like ALL songs of your favorite group

You have imagined your bias naked at least once

You have written at least one fanfiction about K-Pop idol/s

You have read at least one fanfiction about K-Pop idol/s

You have read at least one smutty fanfiction about K-Pop idol/s

You follow at least one K-Pop reaction blog

You have had at least one dream about your bias marrying you

You don’t mind sexualization in K-Pop videos (unless it’s objectification)

Most groups you like are from SM entertainment

Most groups you like are from YG entertainment

You have named something after a K-Pop idol

You live in South Korea

You would like to live (visit) in South Korea

Your first Korean song was “PSY - Gangnam Style”

You watched a drama with a bias starring in it

You have watched “To The Beautiful You”

You have watched “I Remember You”

You have not watched a K-drama before

You have seen your ultimate bias shirtless

You have seen your ultimate bias in a dress

You have introduced someone to K-Pop by playing “SHINee - Ring Ding Dong” (It was part of the intro period)

You have other interests outside of K-Pop

You have told your parents/guardians about your ultimate bias

You have been to a K-Pop concert at least once

You have voted on MAMA at least once

You know more than 10 Korean words

You use at least one Korean word on a daily basis

You are learning Korean

You found out about K-Pop by yourself

You are listening to K-Pop right now

You are listening to Girls’ Generation right now

You are listening to Big Bang right now

You have regretted getting into K-Pop at least once

You are in more than ten fandoms

You own any group’s lightstick

You can speak Korean fluently

You have more than 100 pictures of your ultimate bias saved

You watch Eat Your Kimchi

You know someone who does not like K-Pop

You have an OTP

You have made a ship name for you and a K-Pop idol

Your ultimate bias has a solo album

RULES: Write down your top 10 biases and then answer the following question.

In no particular order:

1.       JESSICA JUNG

2.       BOA

3.       KRYSTAL (fx)

4.       GAYOON (4Minute)

5.       Gyuri (Kara)

6.       JIYEON (T-ara)

7.       YEZI (Fiestar)

8.       SO JI SUB (actor)

9.       IU

10.     Seunghyub (N.flying)

1. BETWEEN 1&4: WHO WOULD YOU RATHER KISS?

2. BETWEEN 2&7: WHO WOULD BE YOUR BEST FRIEND?

3. BETWEEN 5&10: WHO HAS THE BETTER VOICE?

4. BETWEEN 1&8: WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?

5. BETWEEN 6&9: WHO WOULD YOU DATE?

Hardest one so far....but...

6. BETWEEN 9&10: WHO WOULD YOU DO A COLLABORATION WITH?

7. BETWEEN 4&8: WHO IS THE BEST DANCER?

I’ve never seen So Ji Sub dancing so I’d say....

8. BETWEEN 3&5: WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY MARRY?

Hard one, they are both kind of similar...

9. BETWEEN 1&7: WHO WOULD YOU NURSE WHEN THEY ARE SICK?

Both actually, but if I have to choose one....

10.  BETWEEN 2&3: WHO HAS A BETTER SMILE?

11. BETWEEN 6&8: WHO WOULD YOU VACATION WITH?

TOP 3 solo artists (female):

3. Ha:tfelt

2. HyunA

1. BoA

TOP 3 solo artists (male):

3. GD

2. Seungri

1. Rain

TOP 3 groups (female):

3. 4Minute

2. Girls’ Generation

1. T-ara

TOP 3 groups (male):

3. SHINee

2. BTS

1. Big Bang

TOP 3 actresses:

3. Han Ji Min

2. Lee Si Young

1. Gong Hyo Jin

TOP 3 actors:

3. Park Ki Woong

2. Lee Jae Jung

1. So Ji Sub

TOP 3 K-movies:

3. Wonderful radio 2. Plan Man 1. Killer Toon / Webtoon

TOP 3 K-dramas:

3. Athena

2. Who are you?

1. Master’s Sun

BIAS (female):

. Jessica Jung

BIAS (male):

. So Ji Sub

Follow your heart, we got your back! Jessi hwaiting! ♥