A.W.W. [ AEGYO ]

pronounced: ag-yeoh

Defined by Urban Dictionary.Com:

1. A korean word that derives from the Chinese characters "love (ae)" and "beautiful (gyo)". 2. generally attributed to women who can charm men and elders through a careful balance of sweetness, cuteness, poutiness, modesty, thoughtfulness, and submissiveness.

Examples:

Eeek! I fall prey to Minho's aegyo!

Her aegyo gives me goosebumps.





HUGE thing in Korea. Honestly, it can get over the top very quick. I really hope there are not guys out there who really really enjoy this kind of "adorableness." Actually, I've tried some of this, not to the extremes...I've gotten varied results. The best way to explain aegyo is to show you an example of it. There are a lot of female and male examples of aegyo, SNSD's Sunny is notorious for aegyo that gives you goosebumps or aegyo that makes you want to hit her over the head.

K-Pop Obsession: SHINee's Sherlock

Babadabada da da da da, SHINee's back! SHINee's back! The boys are back and their new album, Sherlock, is the best so far! The only thing is the consistency of their comeback. Are they going for the old-timey Sherlock Homes sort of deal or is it the modern American Indian look? I'm not sure if the two blend too well. And did you see the five different album covers you can get?! Wow! I'm liking the graphic design...geekin'

Visual Concept: ♥♥♥♥/5 Video Concept: ♥♥♥.5/5 Singing Talent: ♥♥♥.5/5 Music/Sound: ♥♥♥♥/5 Dancing: ♥♥♥♥♥/5 English Usage: ♥♥/5

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥♥/5

K-Idol Commercials

So I was surfing around, bored out of my mind, on YouTube and I came across this really funny commercial featuring BigBang's G-Dragon and TOP. It led me to even more commercials in which idols endorse certain products in really funny ways. Check out some of the best I've found:

GD & TOP - Sparklingade


SNSD - Banana Milk


SHINee - Chicken


CNBlue - Experia Mini


2PM - It's Skin Ver B


2AM - BHC Chicken


2NE1 - 11st


Uee - Cool Soju

She asks, "Are you my first?"

BONUS!!! Britney Spears for a Japanese Candy (1999)

Join the Club - SHINee World

This week SHINee (Shiny!!!!) fans take over as SHINee World. SHINee fans also refer to themselves as Shawols, a combination of their first hit album "SHINee World" Shya + Wol = Shawols. I personally love SHINee's Ring Ding Dong (it's my ringtone) and Lucifer. Their dancing in phenomenal (especially in Lucifer), but I cannot forgive them for wearing pastel skinny jeans so much. Why Minho?! Why must you make me cry?! T^T This group has tons of fan girls...more recently the member Jong Hyun got a girlfriend and it caused quite a scandal and heartache. This group is also known for their fashion sense. The Korean media dubbed it the "SHINee Trend" among students; consisting of colorful hightop sneakers, skinny jeans and bright sweaters. They are also known and photographed for their airport fashion.

Fanclub Name: SHINee World
Official Site: http://fanclub.smtown.com/
Company: SM Entertainment
Origin: Named after their first hit album. Fans also call themselves Shawols.
Color: Sky Blue
Fee: 15,000 won (Koreans, Foreigners living in Korea), $43 USD (Out of Country)













Benefits:

♥ Membership card with new visual picture of ARTIST
♥ Invitation for grand opening party with ARTIST (1 time)
♥ Subscription to S.M. ARTIST Official Global Fanclub Magazine
♥ One time ARTIST Official Global Fanclub Special Goods
♥ ARTIST Official Global Fanclub Community information service (Coming soon)
♥ Mobile Global Fanclub Service (Coming soon)
♥ Invitation to participate in public broadcasts and events (Determined before the performance)
♥ Invitation to participate in ARTIST Official Global Fanclub tour live taping events (Price details available at the time of the event. Tickets will be first come first served.)
♥ Special benefits when purchasing merchandising at the S.M. online mall (Coming soon)
♥ Invitation to participate in ARTIST Official Global Fanclub international concert tour of ARTIST (Tickets will be first come first serve. While membership benefits provide you with a ticket to the concert, you must still pay for transportation to and from the concert, as well as accomodation and other personal expenses except the concert ticket.)