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Guys!  What's up??  It's been FOREVERRRR!  I know, I know, it's been too long.  I didn't write anything about Taemin 's solo , I didn't write about Jonghyun 's solo ... I'm just a bad, bad Shawol aren't I?  I've been incommunicado and that's because I was super burnt out.  Trying to keep up with all the SHINee news and pics and videos and..and... everything  was just a lot and it made me think I might never want to blog again.  But guess what?  That's obviously not true, because I'm at my desk right now typing about SHINee's comeback!  Yesssss, because SHINee's back!  Or they're about to be back anyway, on May 18th, 2015.  I AM SO EXCITE!

Fangirling in Seoul: A Fan Account Written by- Kattack I came home from Seoul a few weeks ago and let me just tell you- O.M.G.SEOUL.IS.AMAZING. I will be writing a nice long post on all my adventures for Oddness/Weirdness in the coming weeks, but in the meantime I wanted to share a little teaser of my trip-  a fancam at a free concert event at the World Class College (WCC) Convention in Samseong-Dong, Seoul! Featuring the amazing Zico from Block B ! *excited bouncing* Not only was it my first fancam, but my first experience being a real "fangirl". Storytime! So, a friend who I met up with in Seoul is immensely talented at finding out what's going down in the K-Pop world around her. She announced that VIXX and Block B would be performing a free concert on the Saturday (VIXX) and Sunday (Block B) of this World Class College Convention, and would I like to go. HELLS YES I WOULD! I'm in Seoul, I'm taking advantage of absolutely every opportunity to get my...

Today I find myself sitting at my computer, wanting to blog something SHINee related but unfortunately SHINee's been pretty damned quiet recently (that's a good thing, right?   Right ???).  What to do?  Thankfully someone on the Facebook page gave me the idea to play a little game with you guys, because the following pics of Key are just begging to be captioned. Kim Miya of Mama Miya restuarant in Seoul uploaded these extra FAB-u-lous pics of her bff Key to her Instagram account today: #editorial#highend#만능열쇠#queen#miya#내가왕이로소이다

I'm back!   But only kind of today because my first foray back into blogging is a guest post.  Did I hear someone say "But whyyyy??" from here?  Well, I happen to think you'll like this one a lot.  This post is by Kat , Associate Writer extraordinaire for Korea.com , who I met in the comments of this here blog and promptly befriended.  We bonded over SHINee belts... don't ask.  Anyway, Kat is here to give you an in depth view into why we all like Kpop and also to give you a way to explain it to those pesky non-Kpop lovers. Did You Just Ask Why I Love K-Pop? Others: You like K-Pop? What, like that Sigh guy?" Me: Yeah! Others: But I’m so sick of hearing that gang -nam song, such a one-hit wonder. Me: Actually Psy has been a significant figure in the Korean music industry for over 12 years now and he has produced a lot of really fantastic music during that time… Nope, I’ve lost them. I guess it's understandable how people associate K-Pop to ...

Hey friends, fans and fellow Oddities!  I know it's been over a month since I posted anything on here, and I apologize for that. (There's an appropriate SHINee gif for every occasion, as you probably know) Mianhe!  Jeong mal mianhe!   So here's my explanation:

Ok let me just warn you that things are about to get real up in this blog.  Why??  Because earlier today Taeyang released his dance performance "RINGA LINGA" mv and I lost my shit.  Totally lost it... it's gone.  Can't find it, which is why this whole post is about to be full of legit fangirling alright?   Good. YB's instagram 131108: #ringalinga#dancers thanks guys

Are you ready guys?  It's almost November 1st, which means that Taeyang 's 2nd album, " New World ", will be out tomorr... oh wait.  This newest teaser says November 8th?  Ok now I'm confused.  Watch the teaser spot for Taeyang's 1st single, " RINGA LINGA ".

Today is October 31st, which means I had to do a SHINee Halloween post before heading out for some good times.  I'm just going to take this chance to wish you a great Halloween, little kid card style (whut whut!): I had way too much fun making this because I am a nerd.  Shhh don't tell anyone.

SHINee won again for " Everybody ", this time on Music Bank !  Good  job Shawols and SHINee!  I think this is my favorite outfit of them all, because they look incredible in all black. SHINee's me2day update with f(x) at Music Bank.

Big Bang's Taeyang will be releasing his much anticipated new album, " New World " on November 8th (supposedly), three years after 2010's " Solar ".  He's certainly done a lot of changing since then, and this photo shoot is proof that the 2010 version of Taeyang is long gone. As of today YG has announced that this new album is a total departure from his usual style .  While that is no big surprise, I'm really interested to know what direction he went in and to see how well it will work for him.  Good luck, Taeyang!  Hopefully you won't need it, but I'm thinking you might. Edited to add: Full English trans of the interview + Unseen pics from the photoshoot.

My title pretty much encompasses how I felt about SHINee finally winning something for " Everybody ".  They took home the gold goblet on Show Champion yesterday and I was all "YAYYYYYY!" and "Phew!" :wipes brow:  I'm just going to post all the good videos + some pics here for ya and I've even got some English subs, because Shawols are (as usual) awesome.

Big Bang's T.O.P ,   aka Choi Seung Hyun , is currently being featured all over the Korean media for his role in the upcoming movie The Commitment , which is great for us because we'll get to see a lot of his beautiful face in the upcoming months.  Take a look at his editorial for L'Officiel Hommes in which he is all suave and studly, and then scroll down some more for the interview with English translation.

WHYYYY am I just seeing this now?  I swear, you take a Kpop sick day and you come back and realize you missed 23083054 things.  Ugh!  But I digress: Ok SHINee ... seriously?  Seriously??  Stop trying your hardest to make me eat my previous smack talk about your mv and choreography  with this " Everybody " dance practice video, because it's not going to work!  I refuse to like it!!  I refuuusssee!!!

I've finally gotten around to reviewing SHINee's "Everybody" album , but this time I decided to do something a little different: I've decided to do this collaboration style.  My Kpop blogger friends and I have been discussing (and somewhat bitching about) SHINee's latest album ad nauseam so I figured, why not get them to write their thoughts down?  The following contains the opinions of an OG (original gangster) Shawol on down to a newbie Shawol.  I hope you like it (if you don't you can always berate me in the comments below)!

Welcome to the last Guest Blogger Week post!  It's been so awesome to host these fabulous women here on Oddness/Weirdness for the past week.  I thank them from the bottom of my heart for taking the time out of their busy schedules to participate, and I hope you enjoyed the posts as I did. This last post is by  nancakes 's Nani and she's written another slightly controversial post, this one about her take on South Korea's beauty standards.  If you haven't read Nani's previous Guest Blogger Week rant about crazy Kpop fans, you can do so by clicking here  and, as always, if you agree or disagree you can sound off in the comments below. The Oh So "Superficial" South Koreans Hello folks of the interwebz. I'm bringing to you an entry that touches upon a topic widely known within the kpop fandoms: beauty ideals (and plastic surgery) - and why looks matter so damn much in the country of oppas and gee gee babies. If you want further an...

I met Julyssa , the author of today's Guest Blogger Week post, in the most random of ways, but I'm very glad I did.  She's got the best stories to tell, and this one is no different.  This post is about how Julyssa got into Kpop and some of the interesting things she's doing with the genre all the way up there in Scandinavia.  Enjoy, and let me know how you got into Kpop and how you spread that Kpop love in the comments below. Follow The K-Pop Brick Road In less than two weeks I am hosting and producing the very first K-pop concert in Scandinavia. VIXX is coming to Sweden for a very historic concert.   It’s a historic moment that pretty much is still very surreal for me. I have so much work to do but I don’t feel like any of this will be real until the concert is over. I am extremely afraid, nervous and terrified but somehow this concert became a dream and it’s time to fulfill it. It’s funny how all of this started. If anyone would’ve told me f...

This post is about SHINee's Jonghyun (or as I affectionately call him, Trollhyun ) being short on M! Countdown today.  Yes Jonghyun is always short but today he had the misfortune to have it thrown in his face once again. UPDATED: with video

Day 4 of Guest Blogger Week is here, what what!  Are you ready for today's post?  This one is somewhat of a rant about K-Dramas utilizing the ever so fun "Y U NO" meme.  You'll totally relate to this one if you've ever watched a few dramas and wondered why they do the things they do in every single one .  When you're done reading, be sure to let us know about any K-Drama tropes that really bother you in the comments below! K-Dramas: Y U NO Make Sense? K-dramas. We love to love them, love to hate them and hate to love them, all within one episode. But I can't quit them. Can you?

As promised, here are the beautiful images from SHINee's "Everybody " album photobook.  Fyi, I tried not to include any of the previously released "Everybody" album images, but click here to see them .   Linger over them, savor them and enjoy them because you know I certainly did!

Day 3 of Guest Blogger Week is here and today we're all about SHINee 's Minho and his fine self.  I've been meaning to do a fashion post about him for the longest time, so I was very happy to get this one in my email.  Behold, an ode to Minho's style: Dibidibidis, My Name is Minho: A Fashion Appreciation Post SHINee , since their debut, has always been prefaced by ‘contemporary’ to their name.  Meant to signify the group’s experimental take on K-Pop, SHINee’s fashion, like their music, always been trendy and attention grabbing. But what about when they’re not onstage?  Self-professed fashion lover Key is the most prominent style-wise, taking selfies with House of Holland designer HenryHolland and chilling with Carri Munden of Cassette Playa . Conversely, as arguably the most publicly recognized face in SHINee, Minho ’s fashion sense has been overlooked. Which is interesting but understandable: where are your eyes going to linger in this ...