I am Mad about 東方神起!!

First and formost, I'll give a brief intro of the guys, starting from the oldest.

Xiah.Micky.Hero.Max.Uknow

Stage name: Hero Jaejoong (Youngwoong Jaejoong)
Real Name: Kim JaeJoong

DOB: 26/01/1986

Height: 178
Position: Main vocals

• Good sense of humour,
• Mood-setter of the dong bang crew,
• Camera-hogger,
• Personality is the total opposite of what his looks portray.

Stage Name: Uknow Yunho
Real Name: Jung YunHo
DOB: 06/02/1986
Height: 183
Position: Baritone/Rapper (Leader)

• Sense of responsibility,
• Representative of dong bang,
• Toilet-hogger,
• Best dancer in the entire group.

Stage Name: Micky Yoochun
Real Name: Park YooChun
DOB: 04/07/1986
Height: 180
Position: Bass-Baritone

• Cheeky,
• Fluent in English,
• Has a flare in song composing,
• The sexy, deep voice in english belongs to him.

Stage Name: Xiah Junsu
Real Name: Kim JunSu
DOB: 15/12/1986
Height: 178
Position: Baritenor

• King of Cold Jokes (He's easily tickled),
• (According to Hero,) his voice can bring out the true meaning of the lyrics,
• (On screen,) he's always teased by the other members,
• Loves soccer to the core.

Stage Name: Max Changmin (Choikang Changmin)
Real Name: Shim ChangMin
DOB: 18/02/1988
Height: 184
Position: Tenor

• He may be the youngest, but the youngest and the oldest in the group often switch identities (both don't act their age),
• Most IT savvy in the group,
• Least rebellious as a student (relative to the others),
• Used to be shy in front of the camera, but has opened up alot (way too much) recently.

And then you must be wondering how in the world did I find out about this "unknown" boyband!? I owe it all to Kim Jeong Hoon.

It was mega-KJH season on Youtube and I came across a Korean gameshow called Xman. After watching all the KJH episodes, I randomly picked an episode and there was Uknow, performing on the dance introduction section. There was Glitter in my Eyes.

I searched for another episode of Unknow in the dance introduction section. *Drools*

These were probably episodes from more than 2 years ago.

(See if you can spot young KJH in the background of the scenes where Uknow is wearing Orange.)

Mega-KJH season turned into Uknow Exploration. Then, I got to know 東方神起. I was alittle put-off at first when I learnt that Uknow is from a boyband. Nevertheless, I Googled/Youtubed on 東方神起. My Jaw Dropped.

My favourite dance act on Xman

Songs, Wow. Looks, WowWow. Dance, WowWowWow. Voices, WowWowWowWow.

And so, my journey to buy their album starts.

What? Did I hear you talking under your breath? Part 1

Did you just thought that those were just a bunch of good-looking untalented guys?
I'll have to agree with your thinking....

But...
only until I heard this:



From late 2005, Tonight by TVXQ. I like how they start slow and soft, gradually building their vocals, finally showing off their voices. And everyone shows what they are good at, their individual trademarks.
Starting with
Micky - Sexy voice (Ooo)
Uknow - Emo vocals
Max - Versatility
Xiah - Voice that brings the true meaning of the lyrics (according to Hero).
Hero - Wide-range vocals

Stupid names... yea I kno. I'll give a proper introduction another day.

Btw, I found TVXQ's 1st Album: Tri-Angle!! Hooray! Now I'm only left with the 2nd Album: Rising Sun. Argh! Gonna search all of Singapore until I get it.

Replay

I refer to December 08, 2006 entry on Killed.Cute.

There were some technical errors due to my blogskin. I assumed that most (not all) who read that entry wouldn't have bothered to find out what was it about. So now that i've fixed my skin, I'll make sure all of you see this.

May I once again introduce to you: TVXQ - Balloons

Choosey Lover

At my wits end

I can't seem to find Dong Bang's 2nd and 1st album anywhere... Not in HMV, not in any other CD stores, not online. I can't find full and good quality dls either. Should I spend $99 on their compilation album?

First time going head over heel for a boyband - to think they are Koreans, whom I swear to never take notice of them in the past. And to think I used to loathe boybands because they can neither sing nor dance. And there were no boybands good looking enough to make my head turn around.

And then, there was light at the end of the tunnel. Wahahaa.. Unexpectedly.

Anyways, if anyone reading this has news, articles, reports, videos, songs, CDs about TVXQ, Tag Me!

Life. Fragile, handle with care.

After 18 years of life then I realise the severity of life and death. I always took everyone around me for granted and never knew the day of eternal separation will ever occur, until she was called home.

Yesterday, 13th March 2007 was the 49th day of her departure. I went to visit her for the first time on 11th March 2007. I never went earlier because I was a coward. Even on the day I saw her, I didn't know what to say to her.
That night, I dreamt of her:
It was just like every other night. I was beside her on her bed, watching TV. She was having backaches so I offered to give her a massage. She asked me where was her ointment and I replied her, "I threw it away."
Then I thought to myself, "why did I throw her things away?"
I woke up upon realising that it was a dream that seemed so real.
I miss her.

Afew days before she entered Earth's torture chamber, I told a friend, "I wouldn't be surprise if my she would live another 5 more years to see me graduate and probably get engaged/married."
I spoke too soon, because you can never be so sure.

Last year, I was boasting to my friends about how healthy she was. It was something I am and should be proud of. I'm not embarassed.
This year, I'm anguished.

It was only the first month of 2007 and I felt like a whole new year have passed me.
Things will never be the same again. My life entered a whole new route after your departure, an unplanned, unexpected route and I don't like it, but I do anything about it.

Only after so long then I am able to write all these out without stopping halfway. There were countless of unfinished drafts, all which started with tears and never ended.

If tears could build a stairway, memories a lane, I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.