PSY - Gentleman

It is hard for anyone to have missed that PSYs new video Gentlman is out. As his first video after Gangnam Style it has already got a lot of attention. The most usual though about it is that it is a catchy song and a funny video but not at all in the same class as Gangnam Style.

Gentleman have right now got almost 19000000 views and it is said that PSY now also got the "most views in one day on youtube"-record, a record that Justin Bieber earlier held even with the Gangnam hysteria. 

So what is the fuss all about? A lot of people is talking about how the video and song is lacking the deeper meaning, that Gangnam is famous for. It is also a lot of voices out there who is sad that it isn't Gangnam once again. To the first group of people I can say that somehow I can find a deep meaning even in this song, even if it maybe isn't done in the same kind of way. To all those who is sad because it isn't a replica of Gangnam I also say; If you want Gangnam, watch the old video. You cant make the same thing twice, and if you tried it would be totally ruined. PSY have still a lot of the Gangnam Style references in the Gentleman-video so you should find stuff there that satisfies you. 

So what do we really find in the video? If we shall start with the Gangnam-stuff you find a crazy PSY doing not so good stuff and at the same time makes you kind of like him. He spend times with this old people, having crazy clothes, doing crazy things (some really mean things) and at the same time have these hot girls surrounding him. You find once again a elevator in the video, this time it is Jae-Seok in his yellow suit that is in it, and by the look by it he really need to go to the bathroom. PSY also have one really famous kpop artist in the video dancing with him. This time it is Ga-In (or Gain) from Brown Eyed Girls and not HyunA from 4minute. Maybe best of all, you once again finds a silly dance to adapt.The dance is in fact taken from Brown Eyed Girls hit-song Abracadabra, well known for people that have  been interested in kpop for years. As you understand the video is packed with stuff and you have to watch it a couple of times to really understand and notice all of them. 

 

So is this video really nothing more than a silly video, and is the lyrics really as blunt as they say? I think it is some different ways to think when it comes to it but first I want to really remind you all that even if the video doesn't have a meaning more than that PSY is a party-freak, he isn't the only one with empty lyrics and a fast beat, a lot of the songs in the radio doesn't have a deeper meaning at all. 

If we still shall try to find something we have to lift the biggest thing about the lyrics thats up for discussion. It is the use of Mother Father Gentleman. Of course you can translate it as "I am a gentleman, you can let me meet your parents" but the worlds Mother Father is also used in Korea as a substitute for Motherf***er, something you cant openly sing about (or talk about on national television). If this is what PSY really mean with the chorus, then we have something to use. The meaning of the song suddenly is mor in the lines of "I am a bad boy who likes to party. You are so sexy. I can trick you and pretend to be a gentlman (who can met your parents) just to get what I want from you". I hope you understand what I mean? 

This makes PSY seem like a really bad guy and some would argue that this is not the meaning of the song because it would ruin his reputation. I just wants to remind you how many songs there is out there about sex and using each other, who is really popular!  You should also remember PSYs way of doing things. In Gangnam Style he sung about being one of those hypocritical people from Gangnam that works hard on there image by day but party all night. This would only be another way for PSY to show the bad behaviour from an inside point of view. 

I don't know if this is really the true meaning about the song and video, but it is interesting to speculate. What do you think? I myself is at least trying to not think to hard about it, I like the song, it is catchy, and I think that is enough. It is also fun that I kind of already know the dance to the video, I can stand up and dance right now! Here, I posted abracadabra for you who haven't already seen it. Be sure to check it out, it is really a classic!

On a side note I can tell you that I watched PSYs live stream of his Happening-consert in Seoul yesterday. That man knows how you keep the audience happy. You should really watch it if you have the time. He even got guest performances from 2ne1, Lee Hi and G-dragon and there were over 150000 watching over the live stream at the time.

Hopefully

They say that it is two different kinds of people that wants to become a teacher, the ones that was really good in school and those who had it really difficult. The last category wants to become teachers so that they can make it better for the new generation. 

I don't really know witch category I belong to. I didn't have such a hard time with my studies even if I sometime was lazy an other times had to high ambitions. But at the same time some periods was really hard even if it had nothing to do with the school work... I guess there is also a group in between, people like me, that know that they maybe can help people as a teacher.  Hopefully...

B.A.P - One Shot

B.A.P, I missed you guys, but finally you are back with the right sound! No matter what I wrote last time, I really do love this side of you. Even after almost 10 days after the realeas I still like it as much. I havent had the time to write about it before now. Hopefully that is a good thing? 

One Shot isn't my favourite B.A.P song but it is still really awesome. This is the way I like them to sound. One of my favorite things about the video is that it is like a short movie. It tells a story about these awesom men that sacrefices there safetly. they start out in the airplane hangar looking as cool as ever. They start dancing to the B.A.P's heavy beat with a lot of heavy movements in there hands and knees.

Then they changes location to the garage, where one of the members is hurt by a drive by and they get a video of Youngjae being held captured and  getting beaten. The other gang wants money for there prisoner. The members are realizing there bad situation and they starts planing something  with a lot of maps, cameras and weapons. Hopefully they will succeed in getting the money and save there lost member.

They attack a money truck and even if they hurt the guards they got the money for the ransom. Then it is time for the exchange, the money for the gang member. The other gang then shoots the prisoner instead of letting it go according to plan and the gangs start to fire there weapons at each other. They all falls one after another, coughing blood and loosing there life. They fire one final shot to kill the other gang leader.

And here you have two different endings: the first one results in every member being dead at the end and the other is a rewind version where Youngjae reveals being an undercover cop and that all the members getting arrested by the police. Either one of the endings is kind of bad for the members and some fans believes that the whole story is that you only have one shot at life, it is important to make the best out of it. So don't get involved with gangs my dears!

The story is really massive if you ask me, I really like videos where you can understand the big picture like this, not just get a lot of different settings without a story. the thing I finds a little disturbing is the breaks in the video where you hear the change in the music. It matches the video well but if you, like me, likes to play the videos on Youtube and at the same time doing a lot of other thing, just listening to it, you get a bit disturbed when the song just stops in the middle a couple of times. But hey, a music video is for watching not just listening so I know I have to live whit it. Besides that I don't really have anything more negative to say. It was a good video and a nice song. Keep up the good work!

Ni No Kuni

Finally I have been able to test the game. If you are wondering why I havent written i so long it is because I have only focusing on studying and gaming the last few days. Both takes a lot of my energy and time.

Maybe you allready know but I have been waiting for Ni No Kuni for a really long time now and now when I have it, it is as good as I hoped! I love how they really captured the ghibli-feeling in the game and how it is like playing a movie. The story is really moving along the usual story-structure of an anime movie. And the art is awesome! it is so nice and bright and detailed. It makes you happy just watching it. 

I still haven't come very far in the game, even if I have played for 8-9 hours right now. Maybe I will make a new update when I can write more about the story?  Tell you all if I finds something I don't like with it or so?

Jaejoong - Mine

The first time I listened to Jaejoong's Mine I really started to remeber why I love Asian music. It got me thinking about jpop (even when it is a kpop song) and everything I loved about Jpop back in the day. The dark theme mashed up with a beautiful piano, the wonderful symbolic and the heavy feeling. I didn't expect this from Jaejoong (not from many Korean artists at all) and it was a wonderful surprise. It is like one of those awesome anime intros that you remember for the rest of your life, not just because it is a good song but also how it matches the story and your feelings. I think this is my favourite song this far in 2013!

I am not going to write more about this song here, a lot of other people have already done so, but I really wanted to share it with the people out there who haven't seen the video yet. Be sure to check it out!

Boyfriend - I YAH!

I realized that I haven't done a real post about Boyfriend, at least not since I started to write in English. Maybe it is time? I think so, especially when the opportunity arises with there new music video for I Yah! 

I took me almost a week after its release before I watched the video, mostly because I have had a lot of other things to do, but I liked it the first time watching it. 

Maybe I have to turn back time a little and explain myself to you. The first times I got in contact with Boyfriend I didn't really like them that much. I Thought that they were just any other boy band out there with a couple of nice boys. Sure I heard there music but it wasn't more than that for me. But now I have started to realise how many of there songs I really frequently listening to. They are one of those bands that just creeps into your play-list and then they starts to take over the whole thing!

Another thing that I suddenly realised is how good they really are, they have only been active for two years and they sing and dances great! and judging by there new music video they also tries to not only be those cute boys but really step it up a bit!  

So the video and music then. The song is really catchy, especially the chorus. I got the I Yah in my head for life now! The dance is also cool with kind of easy but nice moves that matches the song quite nicely. At least they look awesome doing it with little chest-rubbing and leg-flipping. And don't forget the out-calling with the hands. And the arm dance where they almost touches each other!! Gaah!! *overheating*... (Sorry, something is wrong with me today >___< )

The lyrics is also nice even if some of it maybe is not that easy to understand. When I read it I get the feeling that there is this love story and that somehow it is painful. My first thought was that the song is about growing up and be capable to catch love, or the interest of the girl at least. They both want the girl to do the work (if you can say it like that) by suddenly realise that the boy are there, but there is also talk about how the boy will get her attention himself. Catch her in his hands. The story is an easy one, how painful it may be, and it is the same old story of unreturned love. But the video grasp that concept with the cute girl in school and I have to be happy about that. 

School huh? I understand the thought behind this as well. The band members aren't that old yet, yes the leader is born 89' but three of them are still 17, and they haven't been working for so long. School is a natural place for these young bands videos because it is appreciated by all even if I had hoped to see something different.  At least the band is on its way away from this pretty-boy-image, just look at the leather and studs in the dance-sections of the video, but then it is back to the school uniform in the story. I think these two clashes a bit with each other. Don't you? Maybe I have to accept it as it is and just be happy about the bad boy-feeling you get at the end when the boys grows up and is helping the girl. Standing up for her when she is in trouble, driving her home on there motorcycle... Yeah, I can appreciate that.

And then we have the whole all-members-and-one-girl-thing that I don't really know if I should comment or not. They did succeed with the story so it matches the lyrics but I still think that they could all be in love with different girls and still make it this good. Maybe even better. Different girls could have given the boys all a different story and could have matched with there personality's a bit more! but hey, that is my opinion and they made it work. 

So finally, what did I think. It isn't my favourite song of the year but it is rather cool. I like the way it easy get stuck in your head and the way it will be easily remembered. So it is really good even if it isn't the best video ^__^

Diet, day 8

Yes, now I have made it trough my first week of dieting and it works. I have lost almost 3 kg (2,9) and the calculated was 1,2 for my attack-period. I am happy! But it was a bit hard, my body misses all the sugar so a couple of nights I have really been craving it, I have also easily been cranky over small things and I think that also is because of my body and everything it is used to have and wont right now :/ But I succeeded! So now I can start adding veggies to my food and it is going to be so good <3 

It feels like my fiancé doesn't really care if he is dieting or not so I have to stick with it even harder right now, I want to loose some more! I know that we both will cheat a bit on Saturday, we are invited to a party, but sometimes you have to have fun as well!

Before then my new course is going to start, history 1. I am both happy and afraid, they say that this is one of the hardest courses you can read on this level of studies but at the same time is it going to be so fun to study something new. Hopefully it is going to be ok, I am waiting for the first lecture now. In the mean time I will be able to listen to some old and new music ^__^