The first korean boyband (take note: boyband) that I got myself hooked into is: "Big Bang" which clearly surprised me. I was not into being a typical fan girl squealing every 5 seconds, spazzing about (what I called) nonsensical male beings trying to sing and dance at the same time but failing to do so, due to 'lip-syncing'. I was into 'western music' and OPM (Filipino Music - ballads and such), but oddly enough; I loved them. Why? They aren't those typical male beings, which I don't actually despise a lot right now, I can bear with it better than before; but they are artists who produce REAL music. Music that they enjoy and what the audience would remember for a very long time.
The first member who ventured into the solo scene is Dong Young Bae [Tae Yang], and he didn't disappoint me, mainly because I'm really into RnB most of the time, and I loved everything in his album. He made an album that is just as awesome as his 2008 'HOT' mini-album. His album has different genres that people with different backgrounds would enjoy. Clearly, he put his all into making this album work (it actually did and so much more), and with that I actually purchased it, and not just the normal edition, but the limited deluxe edition.
I was very fortunate, along with my best friend that we were one of the 30,000 VIPs (what they called Big Bang's fan club, which I'm a member of, locally though. Yeah~ yeah~ I ate my words in not joining any FCs) who now enjoy the limited deluxe edition. Imagine competing with all of the VIPs around the globe for a spot in the 30,000 limited ed. Whew~ (Thanks though, to our FC admin, Meg)
I loved Western boybands, yes that's true. I loved the music...but I don't follow every news about them. Weirdly though, that's what I've been doing this time around. Late bloomer perhaps?
Oh, and I'm Kwon Jiyong [G-Dragon] (and a little bit Kang Dae Sung [Dae Sung]) bias..but that's another story~~
(Lee Seung Hyun [Seungri] and Choi Seung Hyun [TOP] to complete the gang.. :P)
Music clearly knows no boundaries~~
