Hey, everyone. As you can see, I decided to switch up the sandals banner to one featuring Jay. Yay! I’ve been meaning to make a layout with this picture for a while since it’s so fierce. Man, those Wild Bunny photo shoots were awesome. Most of the scans circulating around of 2PM’s Elle Girl spread are kind of small and have watermarks on them. So here are some bigger scans without the watermark that I found on Daum. A little overdue, but enjoy!

• HQ Gallery – added some images of 2PM, Hyolee, and B2ST (just one of Dongwoon – why do the magnaes always look so mature?).

By the way, I do believe that Jay is going to return for 2PM’s next album/single/mini-album. Before he left Korea, he said he was going back to Seattle to “study music.” But from reports I’ve read about his current activities, he’s doing  a lot of b-boying and working in a friend’s garage. That doesn’t constitute as studying, does it? Which reminds me – I should go back to studying for finals.

[ music ] Muzik // 4Minute

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Strange, I didn’t think I would end up being a fan of 4Minute, but their first mini-album “For Muzik” is pretty catchy, despite the abuse of auto-tune. I wish their choreography for “Muzik” was a bit crazier, though, since it’s a fast song.

• HQ Image Gallery – added new pictures of f(x).

My first impression of f(x) was that they were nothing special. Actually, I still believe they’re average. But their song “Lachata” is starting to grow on me even though the lyrics are completely pointless. By the way, the full MV is out (see below). Luna is my favorite member – she’s pretty, sings well, and dances well. Kind of reminds me of BoA in a way. And I like the moon reference to her name. haha

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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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[ 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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