K-Pop Obsession: G-Dragon's One of a Kind & That XX

I really wanted to feature G-Dragon when he released his music video for "One of a Kind" but I was busy and lost track of time. Before I knew it, he had released his first single and music video for "That XX"!!! Ahhh! So this week's feature is going to be the two release singles off his new comeback album One of a Kind.

What I need to say is, these singles are very G-Dragon yet very different from one another. In one single, he's very quarky, odd and off beat with fast beats and rap. Then in the next, he's smooth, dramatic and melodic. Both I loved, but I have to say I probably like "One of a Kind" just a little bit better-he's just so charismatic and the beat so infectious I can't help it! The single, "That XX" is rated 19+ in Korea because of the used of the Korean word "bastard" so that's why it's annoyingly bleeped in the music video.

Watch "One of Kind" for fast rapping, stern but sexy dancers hip thrusting in pilot outfits, an earworm autotuned "Helloooooooooooh", and G-Dragon's ugly yellow corn rows (yup that's G-Dragon's kinda style this time).


Watch "That XX" for good/evil G-Dragon, beautiful imagery, and a cameo by a member of new rookie girl group mentored by G-Dragon himself.

K Pop Obession: PSY's Gangnam Style

Tons of new music suddenly coming out this week! BEG's "One Summer Night", BAP's "No Mercy", and Jang Wooyoung's solo "Sexy Lady" were all released within a week of each other! Crazy! Not to mention my favorite K-Pop girl group 2NE1's "I Love You." So today I decided to go with something I would never ever normally listen to.

PSY from YG has finally made a comeback with "Gangnam Style." Hilariously tacky good! Feeling a bit down from the awful weather? Listen to Gangnam Style! I really don't know where to begin with this music video, every part is my favorite part! It's just so funny and random. It even has sexy Hyuna from 4Minute in it! You have to watch it to believe! "Heeeeeeeyyyyy sexy laaaaadddy!"

Gangnam is 1 of 25 districts that make up Seoul, it is one of the most affluent areas of the city.

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥♥/5

K-Pop Obsession: Super Junior's Sexy, Free & Single

After nine months, Super Junior is back! As a whole, the song is a little different from what I had heard in the teaser. I thought it would be a little more robotic and electronic. To be honest, the song has me a little bored. Otherwise, they took a very different approach to the dancing style and it's very noticeable. I like it!

And I don't know if anyone else notices this but they always have Siwon start singing his part in the beginning part of the song and then never again...he always does that in all the songs.

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥/5

K Pop Obsession: TeenTop's Supa Luv

TeenTop just came back with their new single, "To You" but I didn't really like it...It kinda sounds like, "Do you..." I actually am not a huge fan of these boys. They definately have the vocal and dance skills to really kill it, but I'm not too fond of their music/song themes. I also am not too fond of some of the members, they look a little "slimy?" So instead here is a TeenTop song I love better, "Supa Luv."

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥/5

K Pop Obsession: JJ Project's Bounce

Not too much I'm interested in this week...here is something a little more unusual for me. I've never heard of them, but I guess they are signed on with JYP. This weeks obsession is the silly and "bouncy" JJ Project's "Bounce."

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥.5/5

K Pop Obsession: Infinite's The Chaser

Omg! Omg! OMG! My favorite boy group has comeback! Sooooo awesome!!!! "The Chaser" has a very different sound than what is currently popular in the k-pop scene and I love it! It suits their image perfectly...and the music video is not too bad either! I love you Infinte!

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥/5

K Pop Obsession: B.A.P's Power

Nothing really new in the K-Pop world this week, well...nothing that was really exciting, so I'm making sure to bring up B.A.P's latest MV "Power." It's already been 100+ days since their debut and they are still going strong! This music video is just as good as "Warrior." I still love "Warrior" more than "Power" but who doesn't like interplanetary travel???

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥♥/5

K Pop Obsession: TaeTiSeo's Twinkle

Another obsessive week has come and there are so many to choose from! Seriously, just two weeks ago there was literally, nothing. I mean it, NOTHING! Now there's so many it's not fair I have to choose one. So if I have to then this week it's gonna be Girl's Generation's subunit TaeTiSeo's "Twinkle." The group is made up of leader Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun and the song came out better than I thought it would. It has a really nice, rich, roaring 20's sound to it that is echoed by the voices of the girls. Good job ladies!

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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥♥/5

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-Pop Obsession: SNSD's The Boys

This weeks music video is none other than Girl's Generation (SNSD) "The Boys" freshly released yesterday October 18, 2011. Now unlike all the other music videos I have featured so far, this song is actually not stuck in my head. I love SNSD, but I was not really in love with the song. There has been a lot of hype and teasing for the release of this music video that also coincided with their return to Korea and the release their third album "The Boys." SONe's have been waiting patiently a whole year for their comeback, but maybe that's why it was a little bit of a let down?

Don't get me wrong, these ladies are as beautiful and talented as they've always been and their English pronunciation is spot on, but the concept for the video was...weird...It didn't make sense to me. Why are they in a diamond world and then in rose petal world? Why is Jessica throwing a dove? What does this have to do with boys? Why? The girls certainly had a different vibe in this video, gone were the "cutsey" innocent looks and replaced it were more alluring and mature style...in that sense, it was refreshing and followed their overall concept of their 3rd album. SNSD will most likely be going worldwide, Interscope Records in the US have listed them as one of their artists and they have billboards up in New York! Can't wait to see if they will debut in the US!

English Version


Korean Version


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

Overall Rating: ♥♥♥♥/5

K-Pop Obsession: Infinite's Be Mine

This weeks obsession is Infinite's Be Mine. Infinite doesn't seem to be as popular as other boy groups, but I really like listening to their songs, they have a nice sound. I actually think they are some of the best dancers in the K-Pop world. Another song to check out is their newest single, Paradise.

K-Pop Obsession: BEG's Sixth Sense

This weeks edition features the fabulous girl group Brown Eyed Girls (BEG)!!!! Yay! I've been waiting for their comeback for a long time, they always have unique songs and music videos and always to seem to make a little controversy along the way. The only thing I would change is the meowing? Anyways go BEG!!!!

K-Pop Obsession: B2ST's Fiction

I don't usually listen to B2ST (BEAST) but I really loved their song and music video for "Fiction." I've been listening to it all day!!!! Fiction, fiction, fiction...anyways, the song was released earlier this year but it's so good.

K-Pop Obsession: After School RED's In the Night Sky

Okay, so last week's obsession was the group 2NE1 in general...this week is another girl group that's totally opposite. After School is an eight member girl group that is majorly talented. Every time they have a comeback performance I am utterly amazed, first it was an impressive drum line and the latest was a tap dance performance! Now they have split into two groups; After School RED and BLUE in a little competition. I personally love After School Red, whose image is more of a "sexy" kinda vibe. Their song, "In the Night Sky" is catchy and their music video has great visual appeal. It's a little hipster but I still love the style!