"Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones..."
'The one where it all started...'
I just love this phrase. The little thing which was followed by a huge journey. I underwent a huge makeover in terms of music recently which has left me more breathless than ever.
I'm talking about my k-pop fever which started a while ago and before I knew it, I was already enjoying it.
Originally, I was not a huge kpop fan- I wasn't even sure if I could distinguish one Asian from another, leave alone korean bandmates. So, I wasn't really keen about this stuff. In fact, I scorned on people who held kpop in high views, because no one had ever taught me that music/art is unbound by barriers.
A few years back, my friend pulled me into the Korean wave with her and that's when I binged my first Korean drama- Descendants of the sun, an action-packed romance. (Which by the way, as I concluded, the most awesome drama I had ever watched).l simply loved it. Here's the official poster...
Descendants of the sun: Official poster
Flower of Evil- A psychological thriller: Official poster
Anyway, one of these was the drama called Boys over flowers which shook the Asian entertainment world in 2009, as a matter of fact. Based on a manga (comic) of the same name, BoF forced me to enter fandom. Just ask a fan what F4 means and they'll just chat with you about everything from the weird-yet-endearing onscreen hairstyles to undying friendships displayed in BoF.
The OST was great for BoF, but one of the melodies hit me hard and made me smile like crazy though I didn't understand a word of lyrics, like 90% of the time. It was Stand by me by the boy group SHINee (pronunciation: Shiny).
I don't know why, but it felt so good to listen to it again and again and think about BoF. The language barrier felt nonexistent. I could feel every emotion in the melody though I couldn't place a single word in its rightful position. It still feels the same-
Together make it love. Forever, make it your smile. Stand by me!
The lyrics are really magical and never ever fail to put a smile on my face.
To be honest, at first, I didn't want to get involved in the pop stuff and purely enjoy only the drama world. I didn't really want to check out k-pop due to reasons incomprehensible. But, it's always the curiosity that kills the cat. Or maybe provides some nice music. I don't know what.
Amazingly, I'm a Shawol and it all started with 'Stand by me'.
Keith Richards, Musician.
'The one where it all started...'
I just love this phrase. The little thing which was followed by a huge journey. I underwent a huge makeover in terms of music recently which has left me more breathless than ever.
I'm talking about my k-pop fever which started a while ago and before I knew it, I was already enjoying it.
Originally, I was not a huge kpop fan- I wasn't even sure if I could distinguish one Asian from another, leave alone korean bandmates. So, I wasn't really keen about this stuff. In fact, I scorned on people who held kpop in high views, because no one had ever taught me that music/art is unbound by barriers.
A few years back, my friend pulled me into the Korean wave with her and that's when I binged my first Korean drama- Descendants of the sun, an action-packed romance. (Which by the way, as I concluded, the most awesome drama I had ever watched).l simply loved it. Here's the official poster...
They say that reading first page of a book leads to the second; then, the third and so on. That's how I became fascinated by so many other crunchy and sizzling storylines- The legend of the blue sea (historical romance and fantasy), Gangnam beauty (high school genre), Flower of evil (psychological thriller and mystery),To the beautiful you (athletics and comedy). I overcame the barrier of nationality/race in appreciation of art. In doing so, I permanently erased my prejudiced notion of westerners' sole superiority in the entertainment industry. And also, supplicated some rare and precious Original Soundtracks (OSTs).
Anyway, one of these was the drama called Boys over flowers which shook the Asian entertainment world in 2009, as a matter of fact. Based on a manga (comic) of the same name, BoF forced me to enter fandom. Just ask a fan what F4 means and they'll just chat with you about everything from the weird-yet-endearing onscreen hairstyles to undying friendships displayed in BoF.
The OST was great for BoF, but one of the melodies hit me hard and made me smile like crazy though I didn't understand a word of lyrics, like 90% of the time. It was Stand by me by the boy group SHINee (pronunciation: Shiny).
I don't know why, but it felt so good to listen to it again and again and think about BoF. The language barrier felt nonexistent. I could feel every emotion in the melody though I couldn't place a single word in its rightful position. It still feels the same-
Together make it love. Forever, make it your smile. Stand by me!
The lyrics are really magical and never ever fail to put a smile on my face.
To be honest, at first, I didn't want to get involved in the pop stuff and purely enjoy only the drama world. I didn't really want to check out k-pop due to reasons incomprehensible. But, it's always the curiosity that kills the cat. Or maybe provides some nice music. I don't know what.
Anyway, after Stand by me , I felt hungry for more of nice songs. So, I decided to give a shot to SHINee because that was the only band which made me feel nice and basically, I only knew about them.
It took a while, but me and my into-kpop-stan friends, started googling SHINee and while doing so entered the unknown world of Grade-alpha dance choreographies. The choreography always leaves me craving for more. And, trust me, I can watch it infinite amount of times though previously, I had like, zero interest in any form of dance.
Now, I just can't skip a day without listening to my personal SHINee fav playlist like- Hello, Ring ding dong, View, Replay and SHINee member: Taemin's singles "Want" and "Move". And that's when I became a 'Shawol'-SHINee World (Shawol is the official word for SHINee fans).
It took a while, but me and my into-kpop-stan friends, started googling SHINee and while doing so entered the unknown world of Grade-alpha dance choreographies. The choreography always leaves me craving for more. And, trust me, I can watch it infinite amount of times though previously, I had like, zero interest in any form of dance.
Now, I just can't skip a day without listening to my personal SHINee fav playlist like- Hello, Ring ding dong, View, Replay and SHINee member: Taemin's singles "Want" and "Move". And that's when I became a 'Shawol'-SHINee World (Shawol is the official word for SHINee fans).
Amazingly, I'm a Shawol and it all started with 'Stand by me'.
Annyeong!
P.S.- Due to content development constraints, I wasn't able to put more mesmerising songs in here. I hope, I blog about every single one of them in future. Binge it!
Waiting for more OSTs!
ReplyDeleteSure, stay tuned!
DeleteLegit cool blog !!! I am a total k fan and I live for dramas and korean pops ! Reading this has given me contentment. It's so awesome that someone is equally drawn to Korea as I am ! Its like.. you know...A rapture of delight💫🌼💥
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, always a new domain of surprise and happiness- that's K-pop for its fans...😉😂
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