Why, hello. Today was the first day of class for me and it was rather mellow. I believe I’m taking high school Physics all over again. What fun. Looking forward to an interesting semester. Tutoring, interning, BCAS, and classes. Woot.

• Scans – I added some scans of Marié Digby from her “Breathing Under Water” album.
• HQ Image Gallery – added pictures of 2NE1, 2PM, Shinee, and G-Dragon.

For those of you still following the K-pop scene, you may have heard about f(x), a new girl group SM has conjured up. I don’t know if their name is supposed to be related to Calculus in any way, but it’s pretty corny. Victoria Song, the leader of the group, is actually Chinese. Represent! Too bad she (who is 22) is stuck with a bunch of 15 and 16-year-olds. Not that I have anything against teens since I was one myself before, but that probably means she’s not deviating from the cutesy image any time soon. Another girl, Krystal Jung, is actually Jessica’s (of SNSD) younger sister. And let me just say, if she’s anything like her older sister, I am not going to like her. Something about Jessica just annoys me to no end. Of course, the most talked-about member is the androgynous (or so it seems) Amber, who is also a Chinese-American (yay!). Unfortunately, SM is selling her as a handsome dude. And, well, if she happens to be straight, which I think she is, then I feel sorry for the poor girl. And how awkward, too.

Here’s their 40-second MV teaser. By the way, the full song isn’t all that impressive, unlike Shinee’s debut song, “Noona is so Pretty (Replay)” (which is actually the only song I like by them from their debut album). But their voices sound a bit more mature than SNSD’s, ironically. Kind of like CSJH’s (who, by the way, SM totally ditched! And they have actual talent!).

[ music ] Fire // 2NE1

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I miss hearing this song in clothing shops at the underground mall in Nanjing. =( I love Dara; she’s adorable. And she’s getting better at singing live.

Anyway, here’s an actual update! Oh snap.

• Tutorials – added one tutorial on how to put text inside a shape.
• Scans – added 8 scans of Mika Nakashima from her “Best” album.
• HQ Image Gallery – added pictures of 2NE1.
• PNGs – added 1 of Jaebom (of 2PM) and 4 of CL (of 2NE1).

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I am still experiencing extreme China withdrawal symptoms. And I think all my friends are, too, as more pictures (some incriminating) from the trip are uploaded onto Facebook. Everywhere I go, I get reverse culture shock and compare America with China. Ah, fun times. We should have a reunion. Pronto.

But for now, I will entertain you all with a new song from 2NE1 called “I Don’t Care.” It has a nice summerish feel, and it’s really not a bad song. But it’s not exceptional either. Nonetheless, have a listen to it in 320 kbps.

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Also, rest in peace, Michael Jackson. Truly one of the greatest.

[ music ] Fate // Four stay Mary

What the heck? An actual update? Yessiree. After all, it’s Spring Break, although there’s a ton of work to be done. 3 papers, 2 flyers, 2 group projects, volunteer, completing service forms, regular homework, etc. What fun. Can’t wait till I’m out of the country next month.

• Scans – I decided to take them out of the Coppermine gallery to try and see if they actually show up on search engines when they’re integrated into Wordpress via pages. It was really annoying posting all those pictures, I tell you.
• HQ Image Gallery – added some new pictures of 2PM and 2NE1.
• Animated GIFs – one of 2NE1.
• Banners – 1 of Boys Before Flowers (Soeul fandom, yo).
• LJ Icons – new post with Buffy, Wonder Girls, Park Hyo Shin, and Boys Before Flowers. My icon making is super rusty at the moment.
• Tutorials – added 1 of how to make GIFs with .mov files.
• Wallpapers – added 1 of 2PM.

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