Oddness/Weirdness

It's SHINee's 5th Anniversary today!  Can you imagine?  This fabulous group of boys have been SHINee for 5 whole years and still going strong.  This boggles my mind because people are always talking about the 5 year curse in Kpop, but  SHINee just keeps getting better and better.  Instead of succumbing to infighting or any of the other woes that other Kpop groups have broken up over, these boys seem to just get stronger.

Last week SM Entertainment shocked the Kpop world with their announcement that EXO would at long last be releasing a full length album.  The album will be called " XOXO (Kiss&Hug) " and tons of image teasers and their first video preview have been unleashed on us unsuspecting EXO fans.

Jonghyun is back!  Yes that's right, my Shawol friends, SHINee is finally 5 again.  Earlier this morning the boys appeared on  M! Countdown for their first " Why So Serious? " goodbye stage.  There's been lots of fangirling and fanboying (is that fanperson-ing?) going on all over the world and, in fact, we even managed to trend  a Korean phrase on Twitter for over an hour.  How fun is that?  Read on for a ton of screencaps and some pics & video:

Let the partying begin, because SHINee 's Jonghyun is finally back, and is making his " Why So Serious? " debut on M! Countdown .  He's only been gone for 2 months but it feels like forever, doesn't it?  Shawols everywhere are almost peeing their pants in excitement (including me).  It's pretty sad that he'll be back just when they are doing their goodbye stages on all the shows.  Sigghhh.  Want to see something awesome though?  Look at this business:

2NE1 CL 's solo album debut is fast approaching , and I've got some fun news about that.  Seems as if her label mates and bffs GD and YB will be helping her out with her mv for her upcoming single.  How fun is that?

The other day I wrote a post about how SHINee performed " Replay ", sans Jonghyun , on KBS 's 700th Episode specia l and, well... sucked.  I thought that if we watched other performances of "Replay", it would cleanse our brains of that sad spectacle and help us move on to bigger and better things, namely Jonghyun's return and their upcoming Japanese release .

Stormy 's back with part 2 of her previous post about Taemin on We Got Married .  As usual, she's pissed off and wants everyone to know why.  Lol nah... she's not mad, she's just concerned.  Read on! This is a cross post from her blog  MyMusicRadar !  You can also visit Stormy at her tumblr site  Under The Radar! That Silly Little Sitcom " We Got Married " Starring SHINee's Taemin PART 2 Extreme Style! *Spoiler Alert* by StormofStarzZ2 I was really Really REALLY  mad  watching the 130519 episode of  We Got Married .  To the  extreme !  YES, Yes, yes I  KNOW  it's scripted; still nothing stops our magnificent maknae from speaking his mind!  We all know him well enough to see that many of his reactions are the real thing.  He never could hide his real feelings.

It's that time of the week again!  Time for some Taemin and Na Eun on We Got Married   episode 4, English subs included.  Is everyone enjoying Taemin on the show so far? If you've missed an episode, you can catch them all by clicking here .

SHINee was on KBS's Music Bank today for the show's 700th Anniversary Special .  The boys performed a special stage of their forever classic " Replay ", along with " Why So Serious? " and if you haven't at least watched the "Replay" stage, you should.  Take a look:

More information is out about SHINee 's 2nd full Japanese album.  As you know, it will be called " Boys Meet U " but I know what everyone is wondering.  Will it just be a whole bunch of Japanese remakes or re-releases of their previous Japanese songs?  Read on to find out a bit more...

Well Taemin fans, as you probably realized I totally forgot to post episode 3 of " We Got Married " with  A Pink's Na Eun .  So sorry about that and here you go:

The big YG Entertainment reveal has been made and the huge surprise seems to be that CL is coming out with a solo album.  Cue celebratory music for CL and a game show buzzer sound for 2NE1 .  I'm shocked, because as some of you might remember, CL was talking about this in February and mentioned that she would be coming out with her solo album after 2NE1 was done with their own promotions.   As you can tell, we've been trolled but whatever... This is just as exciting.  Read on for more info.

It has just been announced that SM Entertainment 's wannabe supergroup EXO is finally making a comeback.  This will be their first full length album, which will be called " XOXO (Kiss & Hug) ". Boy was I surprised when I saw this on my Twitter stream:

As mentioned in my previous post, SHINee has announced plans to release their 2nd Japanese album , which is called " Boys Meet U ".  In related news, Jonghyun has been spotted coming in and out of the SM Entertainment building quite a bit recently: Jonghyun 130514

Well hello readers... I'm back!  I was away for 4 days on a trip so I didn't get to post anything on here.  No laptop + away fun = no blogging for me.  That's ok though, because I have lots of stuff to blog about.  This is one of them: SHINee is going to be releasing their 2nd full length Japanese album on June 26th.  That's right.  Surprise!

Yesterday 2NE1 released new teasers for their as yet unannounced project, 2NE1 Loves .  Actually, who knows what the name of the project is?  They haven't announced it yet.  The teasers were  Minzy and Park Bom 's:

I was just sitting here listening to a relatively unknown band that I've been into for the past few years and musing over how good they are.  I started to think about how I could get more people acquainted with their music and then I realized: Well duh... I have a blog.  So let me introduce you to IAMMEDIC . L to R: DJ Yup , Danny Park , lead singer Enik Lin and rapper Andre Harris .

I've got Stormy  of MyMusicRadar ! here with another Another Odd Opinion piece, because this lady is so opinionated.  This time she's talking about SHINee and wondering what's going on with them.... You'll see what I mean if you read on. Has SHINee Peaked? Let's play "Can SHINee Top This?" Written by: StormofStarzz,  MyMusicRadar!

The mystery continues as the new 2NE1 Loves teaser is released!  Watch Dara fling her flowy scarf around and look beautiful to the tune of their song " I'm Busy " from the " TO ANYONE " album.

On May 5th the Queen of Kpop, Miss  Lee Hyori,  staged an aptly titled "comeback" with a new preview single off of her upcoming album.   After being away from the music scene for three whole years, Hyori has managed to surprise and delight me with this fantastic black and white mv for her new song " Miss Korea ".

Just a few minutes ago a teaser featuring 2NE1's CL was released and the internet is awash in speculation... Is a comeback in the works?

SHINee continued on with their music show appearances this weekend and even though they haven't won anything for "Why So Serious?" yet, we're still rooting for them to do so.  Let's see what else they were up to, shall we?

As of earlier today G-Dragon has completed his two days of concerts in Beijing, China.  His good chingu Seungri was there to party with him and give his sprained ankle some much needed rest.  Are you curious to see what went on?  Well I've got tons of gorgeous HQ pics and some fancams for you, so what are you waiting for?  Go look!

This post has been UPDATED with English subs: Episode 2 of " We Got Married " has been released today, so fans of SHINee 's Taemin and A Pink 's Na Eun aka TaEun should be happy as hell.  Watch their cuts from the show down below, plus you can also find episode 1 of "We Got Married" here .

Today Minho and Key of SHINee attended the grand opening of a new flagship department store in Seoul called H:Connect .  Apparently it was a big deal, as other Kpop and K-drama stars also  were paid to  decided to attend the shindig.  The guys were looking quite fresh in their H:Connect brand spring duds, with Minho rocking his ever-present breton stripe preppy look.  Key also managed to pull together one of his ultra trendy outfits with these basic pieces.  It's all in how you wear it. They know how to hold "the pose" so well.

I've been slacking lately.  I say I'm all about blogging about G-Dragon AND SHINee but I've mostly been blogging about SHINee lately.  Shame on me, right?  This is partly because GD has been doing his concert thing, which YG Entertainment has been blocking fancams of left and right.  That sucks, dudes. Besides releasing his " MichiGO " mv , GD has mostly been seen posting tons of stuff on Twitter and Instagram and that's about it.  What really inspires me about GD is his fashion , but lately I haven't been as inspired (imho Thom Browne suits are cute as hell on him but come on).  This, however, shouldn't stop me from posting about all some of the random stuff he does, since I'm supposed to be blogging about GD .  Jeezzz...  So without further ado: UPDATED: with the full press con. G-Dragon at his One of a Kind concert press con in Beijing

Stormy's got a bone to pick with netizens today, so she decided to write about it.  She's pretty annoyed, my friends... Take a look! This is a cross post from her blog MyMusicRadar !  You can also visit Stormy at her tumblr site Under The Radar! That Silly Little Sitcom 'We Got Married' Starring SHINee's Taemin Written by: StormofStarzz, MyMusicRadar!

Last week SHINee came back with their " Why So Serious? " and " SHINe " stages, and this week they continue to make us smile with their fabulous-ness.  They performed their butts off on Music Bank and Music Core , then moved on to Inkigayo on the 28th.  I've got quite a few videos for ya, so let's get started.

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

Ok fangirls and fanboys, it's the day that you've been waiting for!  I've got an unblocked video of the first episode of " We Got Married " featuring SHINee's Taemin and A Pink's Na Eun .  I searched far and wide...  Ok not really, it only took me about 15 minutes.  I like to exaggerate, if you haven't realized that already. Sadly all the cut versions seem to have been taken down from YouTube so you'll have to watch the whole show.  Hey, at least you can watch it right? UPDATED: With English Subs!  Damn that was quick.

Earlier today SHINee shook their stuff on MBC's Music Core , once again performing " SHINe " along with " Why So Serious? "  Even though there's still only four of them, they had no problems showing us just what it takes to own the stage and have the crowd in the palms of their hands.

After releasing their follow up to " Dream Girl " last night,  SHINee went all in today with their comeback stages for " Why So Serious? ".  They also performed their new song " SHINE " AND sang live.  A SM Entertainment group singing live for their first comeback stage?  Whattt?!?  I'm shocked I tell you!

Those fabulous SHINee boys, ahem... men... have officially released their mv for " Why So Serious ?", as well as the album " Why So Serious? The Misconceptions of Me ".  Are you excited?  I know I am.

I've compiled more teaser pics for SHINee 's " Why So Serious? The Misconceptions of Me " album.  What better time to check them out than when we're waiting anxiously for the " Why So Serious? " mv to be released?  Just scroll down and enjoy, and keep calm, because SHINee's back!

As sad as it seems, today is the last day that I'll be writing this phrase: Watch SHINee's Wonderful Day .  That's because episode 10 of the show has been English subbed by our wonderful and favorite subber,  airyarielle0718 .  Let's watch, and then we can always talk about our favorite parts of the past 10 episodes.

SM Entertainment decided to delight and amaze us today by releasing the " Why So Serious? The Misconceptions of Me " album highlight medley.  Join me in taking a listen to this gem:

SM Entertainment revealed the teaser for SHINee' s eagerly awaited "Why So Serious" mv today, with a big surprise:  No Jonghyun .

Are you ready to see the mv teaser for SHINee 's " Why So Serious ?"  Well it's not out quite yet but I do have the new album cover and some more pic teasers for you.

As I'm sure many of you have heard, it was recently announced that SHINee 's Taemin would be appearing on the show " We Got Married " and that he would be partnered with A Pink 's Na Eun .  As soon as I heard this I started laughing for obvious reasons.  Why was I laughing?  Well I know nothing about the show, really, but I do know that it involves 2 Kpop stars "dating", "living together" and "getting married". Obviously this news started a shit storm of protests.  Taemin stans were shocked, they were appalled and they are guaranteed to be sitting around their TVs watching when his episodes are first aired.   The "We Got Married" producers are ratings geniuses, I tell you!  Let's take a look at the teaser that was released today: Taemin's loving look.

Today's the last day of Guest Blogger Week on the blog and we started with a bang, so we're going out with a bang.  I'm bringing you a very strongly worded post from Line (aka Nani ) of Nancakes.org .  She's from Denmark but currently living in Seoul, South Korea (jealous!) and I met her through this blog because I posted a video of Shinee 's Key at Seoul Fashion Week here last year and she was in it.  How funny is that??  Nani is infamous for her rants about stuff, so I knew when I asked her that we'd be in for it. :)  She also blogs and vlogs about makeup and Kpop, amongst other things.  Just remember, if you don't like curse words, or are easily offended, don't read on.  Enjoy! Nani Rants About Kpop F ans Written by Nani of  Nancakes.org Let's start an argument among kpop fans, shall we? (just kidding... maybe ) I'm not really gonna talk about the crazy-ass nut job "fans", also known as the infamous "sasaeng

The day has finally come, even though I thought it would never get here.  I'm talking about the fact that G-Dragon has finally released the mv for " MichiGO ", but it was certainly worth the wait, don't you think?  Let's take a look, but make sure you watch it in HD to really appreciate the pops of color.

It's been revealed today that SHINee will be releasing the 1st teaser for their upcoming sequel to " Chapter 1: Dream Girl- The Misconceptions of You " on April 22nd.  Yes!  Not that far from now.  A second image teaser was also revealed.  Read on for more info:

Ok SHINee ... Unf!  Get out of here with this pictorial for High Cut magazine's 100th issue !  Ok no, really please don't, because they're looking really yummy in these pics.   Onew looks especially tasty, laid out like that, but let me not get ahead of myself.  I also like Minho's suave low-cut-double-breasted-suit-with-no-shirt action.  Wait!  All of you need to see the yummy goodness, then we can talk about it in the comments.  Warning: There is a real possibility that you might go blind from all the hot.   I'm just saying !

Guest Blogger Week continues with a post from my good chingu Stormy of Under the Radar! , who I've known for awhile.  In fact, she (along with Stephe of CloudUSA ) was instrumental in my decision to start blogging, so thanks guys! :hugs: Stormy is an avid music lover and die hard Shawol who got into Jpop in 2007, segued into Kpop in 2009 and hasn't looked back since.  Stormy started out writing for her blog   My Music Radar!  but has taken a brief hiatus from there for medical reasons and is currently blogging on her Tumblr  Under the Radar! .   She hopes to return to  My Music Radar!  soon, so look out for that. Idol Beauty and an Inconvenient Truth Written by Stormy of  Under the Radar

Day 3 of Guest Blogger Week is here and today I've got another fabulous blogger for you to meet.  Her name is La Shauna and she runs the site  Asia 24/7 .  She started the site in 2011 and it has slowly turned into a one stop site for all the things a Kpop fan looks for, from lyrics, to reviews, to news, and more.  La Shauna is here today to give you some of her thoughts on what life is like for idols after they leave the three biggest entertainment companies in Korea. Life After The Big Three Written by La Shauna of Asia 24/7 For any artists leaving their agency at the height of success can spell all kinds of trouble for their career. In Kpop we've seen artists, and agencies of all magnitudes go their separate ways. There’s rapper E.Via , now Tymee , who made a quiet split from her agency, Dline Media , due to lack of payment in 2012, and Hwayoung who was kicked out of T-ara and Core Contents Media causing one of the biggest controversies of 2012. Then

What a sad day for Shawols.  It's sad because the the last episode of SHINee's Wonderful Day was released... :sniffle:  No more cuteness... Aigoo!  What to do with myself now?  Actually, it's probably a good thing that SHINee's part 2 to "Dream Girl", "Misconceptions of Me " will be released shortly, because we'll soon have something else to spazz about.  As for now, let's go watch:

It's Day 2 of Guest Blogger Week  on Oddness/Weirdness and today I bring you April from PinkFashionNinja.com .  This is what April has to say about herself: "I'm April from Kansas but unlike Dorothy I'm not wishing to get back home.  Currently residing in South Korea.  BoomShakaLaka" April blogs about Kpop and Kpop fashion, and since she lives in Korea you can count on her to give you the low down on the latest concerts and on how to get that Kpop style without breaking the bank.  You can also check out her vlogs on YouTube  for more of her unique viewpoint.  Read on for some of her thoughts: April's Two Cents Written by: April of  PinkFashionNinja.com First off a quick message: Hello everyone, My name is April aka The Pink Fashion Ninja and I run a fashion/kpop blog called the Pink Fashion Ninja .  I also Vlog about life in Korea!  I wanted to address something before I begin my Kpop rant. :D I’ve gotten a quite a few inquires over the