Love Me Tender

Last night I attended the Polysics concert in Toronto. It was amazing! Two bands went on before them but it was worth the wait. The performed mostly songs from their latest cd, We Ate The Machine [stream the music here]. They performed in Montreal yesterday and they’ll be in London tomorrow. I’m tempted to drive down to London just so that I can see them again.

We were really lucky last night. I got to meet Hiro (lead singer) twice! Once before they went on and after they finished. The first time I had to stare at him for a while to determine whether it was him (he wasn’t wearing the black glasses). I finally got up the courage to ask him and when he said yes I contained my fangirl squeals and asked if he would take a picture with me and my sister. He agreed and even shook my hand after. He’s such a nice guy and really attractive. I hadn’t really noticed before until I saw him in person. Maybe I’m just smitten because I was actually in his presence. Haha…*cough*.

Anyway, we had a good time and I can’t wait until they come back for another performance. Here is another review of the concert and some pics I took. POLYSICS OR DIE!!!

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THESE PICTURES WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

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This is a pretty dated clip but I just love Tim’s voice. And this song is great. It totally melts my heart (because of the words…Tim’s voice helps too =P).What I would give to hear him sing once a week…*sigh*

Tim is going to be performing with Son Ho Yeong and No Brain on August 16 in Seoul Olympic Park. Those lucky fans. =(

References:
1. Kbites

Episodes 1-8 of We Got Married have been subbed and are available for downloading and streaming. I received this link through a commenter. Thanks Hind! The epsiodes are cut into three parts (all high quality) and they have English hard subs. Thanks subbers and uploaders! CLICK HERE FOR THE DOWNLOADS

You can also read up on the recent news concerning the show at Coolsmurf’s Domain. He has quite a few articles about Solbi and Andy’s promotion of the show, including the latest news of Solbi leaving a drama she’s been acting in by having her character resign due to her upcoming marriage to Andy Lee. Really, they are shamelessly milking their fame through the show, but I guess artists just have to do anything to stay on top.

I’m also excited to see Alex and Shin Ae’s reunion episode. They have already filmed it and will be shown on June 8. Boo! I won’t be here to watch it (I’m going on a trip for two and a half weeks). Oh well, it’s worth waiting for. =)

References:
1. Coolsmurf: Alex and Shin Ae confirms their return to We Got Married
2. Coolsmurf: Solbi quits Life Special Investigation Team citing “Marriage”

This story isn’t exactly recent, but for those who missed it — myself included — here is the video. This little dance-off took place on May 5, 2008, a conclusion to the Rain-Colbert feud. If you haven’t heard of the feud, keep reading this post.

The feud began last year when Rain defeated Comedy Central’s faux news host, Stephen Colbert, in Time magazine’s online poll of 2007’s most influential person in the world. This resulted in a little back-and-forth smack talking between Colbert and Rain — which included Colbert making his own K-pop video, and Rain responding by telling Colbert to not “quit his day job.”

To settle their battle over world dominance, Colbert challenged Rain to fly to NYC and to appear on the Stephen Colbert’s show, so the two can have a dance-off. Being a good sport, Rain actually flew in, and the rest is history.

Too bad neither of them topped Time’s list this year though. So who was the ultimate winner of 2008? None other than Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind Mario and the hugely successful Wii console. Rain and Colbert ended up being second and third, respectively, on the list this year — yes, Rain still beat Colbert.

This whole thing has been pretty good publicity for Rain, who is trying to enter the US market, and Korean entertainment in general. It’s a shame People Magazine couldn’t get a right photo of Rain in their recent issue — are people that retarded?

I just watched the subbed clips from Coolsmurf of episode 7 of We Got Married. This is the one where Solbi gets her mom to help her make kimbap to take for the Shinhwa members. Shinhwa are so dorky and I loved how they made Andy and Solbi kiss…three times. W00t! This episode was so was unbelievably amusing. I watched each clip at least twice, and there are four all together! Yes, I’m a dork that way. Anyway I’m really excited about them so I thought I would post it on here for others to see…and for me to have quick access to them ^_^;. If you really want to see a spoiler screencaps, click here.

Episode 7 of Andy & Solbi:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

References:
1. Coolsmurf Domain: screencaps
2. Coolsmurf Youtube: subs and uploads

Related Posts:
1. New ‘We Got Married Couple’: Hwang Bo & Kim Hyun Joong
2. We Got Married Episodes

I was sad to hear that Alex and Shin Ae wouldn have to leave the show We Got Married because of Alex’s schedule, but I must say that I am intruiged by the couple who is replacing them: Kim Hyun Joong and Hwang Bo. This will definately be interesting since they both have hard-headed personalities. Hopefully Hyun Joong will wake up on time for the show *har har*. And umm…what is the age difference between those two? I guess this couple appeals to all those boys who love their nunas. This is the way I see the couples:

Andy & Solbi: Appeals to younger viewers who are into cute relationships and reminds older viewers of how they used to be.

Alex & Shin Ae: Appeals to viewers in their 20s+ who are more into romance than sickly sweet cuteness.

Crown J & In Young: The comedic relief in the show. Appeals to those who want a good laugh by watching useless marriage squabbles and immature freakouts. I definately enjoy the ‘push-ups to releive stress’ bit.

I can’t really say much about Saori and Jung Hyung Dong since I haven’t watched their parts of the show (they aren’t subbed). click here for a list of subbed clips.

References:
1. Coolsmurf: News on the Hwang Bo and Hyun Joong
2. We Got Married: Episode links

I love the new Korean show, We Got Married. There are eight celebrities who are paired off into four couples and they get married on the show. Then every two weeks they are filmed as a newlywed couple with missions to complete, which involves some bonding activity that bring them closer together. The four couples in no particular order are: 1) Andy Lee (Shinhwa) and Solbi (Typhoon), 2) So In Young (Jewelry) and Crown J, 3) Alex (Clazziquai) and Shin Ae, 4) Saori and Jung Hyung Dong.

I know it’s not real, but Alex is so charming and I have a crush on him ^_^. Haha, actually he’s not really my type, but his charm is quite irrestable. Anyway, here are links for parts of episodes with English subtitles thanks to coolsmurf.

Ep 1:
Andy & Solbi: Part 1, Part 2, part 3

Ep 2:
Alex & Shin Ae: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Andy & Solbi: Part 1, Part 2

Ep 3:
Opening: Part 1
Alex & Shin Ae: Part 1, Part 2
Andy & Solbi: Part 1, Part 2

Ep 4:
Andy & Solbi: Part 1, Part 2

Ep 5:
Andy & Solbi: Part 1
Alex & Shin Ae: Part 1, Part 2
Crown J & In Young: Part 1, Part 2

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Ep 6:
Andy & Solbi: Part 1, Part 2
Alex & Shin Ae: Part 1, Part 2
Crown J & In Young: Part 1, Part 2
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Credit for uploading & subbing: coolsmurf