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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 ".

It's the first day of Guest Blogger Week on Oddness/Weirdness and, like last time, I want to start out with a bang.  This post is from Moni , writer and owner of the blog Frock Yeah , and it's about something near and dear to my heart: Kpop fashion.  Enjoy! Swag Check, Mic Check: How Fashion Keeps Your Oppas and Unnies at the Top I’ve heard lots of stories about how people got into k-pop: learning about Korean music through Gangnam Style , flipping through the international TV channels at 4 am, even *cough* someone forwarding a video of Taeyang humping the stage in all white *cough* Full disclosure: that last one is definitely what happened to me, but it’s not why I jumped feet first into the fandom and stayed. Actually, it was the styling that got me. After drooling over Taeyang, I happened to see Girls’ Generation ’s video for “ Gee ”. I’m not usually a fan of music that leans on the cutesier side, but I could not stop watching this music video

I'm usually fawning over G-Dragon's style on this blog but today I had to take a step back and wonder what the hell he was thinking when he woke up and chose his outfit for the day.  This outfit looks like a hodgepodge of pieces thrown on just to have something to cover his body, but you know what?  I'm quite sure he picked each piece for maximum effect.  Behold G-Dragon's airport style for today, as he came back from Japan:

When I found the official video for T.O.P from Big Bang 's November 2011  1st Look magazine editorial I knew I had to post this on the blog.   Calvin Klein and 1st Look flew T.O.P to Brooklyn, NY for this James Dean inspired editorial and had him walk around while they took pics.  All he had to do was stand there and look normal  yummy.  Then they had him do a voice over for the official video, in which he talks about things like: “I like the wind. I like the liberating wind.  In the midst of the wind, I am present.”   It's a bit much, but still... Mmmm...  Be sure to scroll down for the video.  Enjoy T.O.P's face, because I sure did. Rebel Without A Cause

If you've followed this site for awhile, you're well aware that I usually fawn all over G-Dragon 's fashion, while not really paying attention to the other four members of Big Bang .  I do tend to think their airport style as a whole is relatively intriguing, even though there's usually at least one person wearing something that's just ok, if not downright scraggly (Yeah I'm talking about you,  Taeyang ).  Today, however, they all managed to capture my attention with the following airport style pics, which were taken on their way to Nanjing, China

Big Bang 's Taeyang and G-Dragon will be featured in next month's issue of Vogue Korea and this editorial is shaping up to be a hot one.  We know Vogue Korea treats GD very well (like this beautifully creepy 2009 editorial), so I was anticipating that this editorial would be excellent and they sure did not disappoint.

The full length mv for Daesung 's (aka D-Lite ) cover of the Japanese song " The Singer's Ballad " has been released.  This song is from his upcoming album " D'scover ".  Support Daesung and watch it now:

Big Bang 's Daesung has released a short version of his mv for the song " The   Singer's Ballad ", from his soon to be released Japanese language solo album.  The album will be titled " D'scover " and it will be unleashed on the world on February 27th.  Watch the mv below:

On January 31st, the boys of Big Bang were on hand at the 22nd Seoul Music Awards to perform and accept due praise for all their tons of accomplishments last year.  I've got some videos for you and quite a few pics, plus I'll be discussing their fashion. Read on:

Big Bang has been gallivanting around the globe with their Alive Tour since March 2, 2012, so it's been almost a year since they embarked on this epic world tour.  Today marked the beginning of the end of these concert experiences, which they're calling Big Bang Alive Galaxy Tour The Final . The final concerts are taking place from Friday, January 25th through Sunday, January 27th, which means I woke up today to tons of tweets on my tlist about them.  VIPs took to Twitter to either bemoan not going to the concerts or freak out over being at the venue, waiting for everything to start.   I'm so jealous! I've gathered some pics and fancams from around the net of today's performance, so scroll on down to get started.

How did I not know Taeyang had a YouTube page with, like, two videos on it?  Also, why is he trying to make me cry with his rendition of Chris Brown's "Don't Judge Me"?  Taeyang uploaded this video on September 17, 2012.  You might have seen this one before but I think it's worth a second look.

Sadly for me, and for many others I'm sure, most Kpop news happens or is announced while I'm sleeping.  This particular piece of news was revealed while I was wide awake and too sleepy to write about it, actually, but I was fangirl squealing all the way.  Yep, you read the title correctly.  Big Bang 's G-Dragon will be going on a "world tour".

Oh G-Dragon ... How you slayed me this past year with your perfectly shorn locks of crimson, magenta, cerulian and blush!  How I longed mightily for your hairdresser's digits and a home visit... Ahhh, I can only stare at you in admiration and sigh.  

2012 was an interesting year for me and Oddness/Weirdness blog.  A lot of good things happened to me last year, blogging-wise, and I wanted to share my good fortune with you guys in a year- end post.

The end of the year is here and we all know what that means in Kpop land. That's right... the Gayo Daejuns ! Kpop fans know these shows can either be awesome or tiresome or even a mixture of both. I assure you it was the same this year but there were some performance and special stage gems to squee over sprinkled throughout all the shows. Let's watch and critique shall we? Be sure to scroll down to the end for links to playlists of the 3 shows! INFINITE on the SBS red carpet.

Alright T.O.P, I'm all for you wearing funky patterns and crazy colors.  I get it... you want to be fabulous and there's nothing wrong with that.  I've seen you in some Prada coats recently and, even though some people have been talking crap, I've had your back.  I thought you looked really good.  However, let's get something straight: This is where I draw the line-

Seungri has been a busy man this year, what with all that touring the world business and the  feeling up on random Japanese starlets' goodies business, amongst other things .  But still, one of the absolute best things he's done this year continues to be his (super funny)  usage of his Twitter account .

We're back with another Top 10, and by "we" I mean Stormy and myself.  This time we're talking about the top 10 videos of 2012 and as mentioned in the title, it's strictly for the visuals.  We won't be bringing you our thoughts on the bestest Kpop songs of the year, as we already did that, or even the best songs/videos.  This post is just about the videos released in 2012 that wowed  us visually. Yes, some of the songs on this list are the same as on our Top 10 songs list but that's because it just so happens that, in our opinions, both the song and the mv are perfection. Don't agree with us?  No problem!  Scroll on down to the comments section and let your fingers fly.

It is currently the time of year when every kind of site, magazine, radio station, etc., starts making their "Top Whatever of 2012" lists and I wanted to jump in on that bandwagon with my First Annual Top 10 Songs of the Year list.  Of course I have to do it my way, and that entails me asking my friends for their help. My friends and I have been talking about Kpop music and music videos all year, so they're as qualified as I am to make judgements and pronouncements.  In other words, not qualified at all, but hey, that hasn't stopped us yet! Joining me will be MyMusicRadar! aka Stormy to her friends.  Like me, Stormy also runs a Kpop blog and Tumblr  and has written for this site before ; I couldn't have done this post without her.  Also joining us (for contrast) is Dasiey28, an avid Kpop enthusiast and Kdrama watcher extraordinaire.  If you ever need to find any Kpop mv or need to know where to watch a Kdrama, ask and she shall find.  She is the Kpop-finding