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Why are Sad, Tearjerker Kpop Music Videos Loved?
Sunday, September 18, 2011 @ 11:57 PM |
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There has been a lot of stir in Kpoplandia this week. Actually, a lot of things happened during this whole time that I was paying less attention to majority of Kpop's latest album releases. While I was busy doing pretty much everything for the last three weeks or so, I've decided to spend more time camping in dramalandia because of the pending episodes of certain dramas that I have neglected to watch for months. I marathoned every single pending episode everyday, so I became pretty much screwed and disgruntled myself because I had to submit articles on a daily basis to save up for my upcoming expenses. Haha! In addition to that, I have also alloted more time to read because I've been missing out on a lot of the new good books since the first half of the year.
A few good Kpop MVs were revealed this week (mostly from singers who are making a comeback), and although this is just my observation, I have noticed that most of them are in the melodrama side. A solid storyline (mostly sad, related to love, frienship or family) = check! A cast of brilliant, captivating and breathtakingly gorgeous actors and actresses = check! Good cinematography and artsy directing = check. Moments that pull at the heart = check! Trademark K drama elements (piggyback ride, back hug, biking together, OBT around the famous Han River, fab dinner dates in the most expensive restos with matching 3-piece orchestra in the background, desperate and frustrated damsels in distress trying to commit suicide by jumping from a tall building, gangsters and goons, somebody dying at the end of the story...and the list goes on!) = check! As long as you have all of these, believe me, you will never go wrong.
This should not be a surprise to most people because this is something that is common in Kpop. Kpop MVs in general have this leaning to produce MVs that are equally as brilliant and stunning as high-budget movies and dramas and they do it quite well. You know those moments that pull at the heart? (Oh , here we go again!) Haha! The delivery of the lines and the execution of certain scenes also make them all the more unforgettable to melodrama aficionados, which pretty much answers the fascination that the general public has for these kind of productions.
This week, we have three new "sad" MVs from singers who have been acknowledged for their singing prowess. Long before the expansion and globalization of the glitz and glamor that is Kpop, most of the jukebox hits, I believe, were ballads. Most of the singers that I will be talking about in this post have also been singing ballads even before I learned about Kpop, so songs coming from these people are guaranteed hits.
JYJ's In Heaven

Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu (also known as JYJ) are coming back for their new Korean album titled In Heaven. These guys were originally from boy group TVXQ, which is now a duo that consists of Yunho and Changmin, after they left from former mangement agency SM Entertainment. TVXQ debuted in 2003 as a five-member acapella group and they have the biggest fanbase (in Kpop) all over the world, which is according to a reliable source, composed of more than 800,000 people. TVXQ are the idols to beat as far as singing, dancing and performing in general are concerned. I have heard of them shortly after their debut, but I wasn't a Kpop fan at that time yet. Despite that, I've always admired and respected these guys. When I finally got into a Kpop fandom in 2006 (I'm an ELF BTW), they were probably the biggest and most popular group at that time. They sang both powerful dance songs and wonderful ballads. All the members are very talented, so I naturally became their fan while I was learning about them and their music at the same time.
Even though the original members of the group are promoting as two separate teams at the moment, both groups are still making good music in its truest sense. I have listened to all the songs in JYJ's latest album and it's my favorite JYJ album to date. The music video to In Heaven, one of the most loved tracks in the album was just unleashed recently, following the release of their album with more than 300,000 pre-orders in a day, which ultimately caused servers to crash.

These three are so talented that they are not only certified hitmakers, but also staple faces in the entertainment industry. Yoochun and Jaejoong are currently one of the most sought-after leading mens in the business. Their every move is always a hot topic, and every series or movie that they do is always a hit. Junsu, on the other hand, is an acclaimed musical actor. He is one of Kpop's best vocalists and he is also the main lead of their In Heaven music video. It also stars actress Song Ji Hyo (Goong/Princess Hours, Frozen Flower, Wishing Stairs), who together with Junsu, make a really beautiful couple in the MV.
Check it out below!
Huh Gak's Hello
Huh Gak was the grand prize winner of the talent search Superstar K2 on cable channel Mnet. After winning the competition, he was awarded a recording contract plus other big prizes and is currently under A Cube Entertainment, a sub-label of Cube Entertainment. Huh Gak is a really good singer. His singing voice is especially good with ballads because his voice is clear and he has a good diction. His MV features a slew of popular young stars namely actress Kang Sora, that cute guy from Heartstrings who has a very good singing voice (I'm sorry, I don't know his real name. LOL!) and boy group BEAST's Junhyung. Junhyung is one of my favorite BEAST members (the other one being Gi Kwang) and I think he did a great job in the MV. It's sad that he didn't get the girl in the MV, but that's okay because he has KARA's Goo Hara in real life anyway.
Check it out below!
Sung Si Kyung's Even Now
Sung Si Kyung is one of Korea's most reknowned ballad singers. His first album was released in 2001 and he has been a well-loved singer ever since his debut. While watching a ton of Super Junior variety shows over the last 6 years or so, I've learned about Sung Si Kyung because of Super Junior's youngest member Kyuhyun. The latter always mentions him as one of the few senior singers that he idolizes the most. Out of curiousity, I looked him up on Soribada at that time and that was how I learned about him and his music. I personally like him because of his dreamy and soothing voice. He has a lot of good songs too and is labelled as the "King of Ballads." For this MV, he stars with beautiful actress Jo Yeo Jeong.
Check out the MV below!
I have noticed that even if a plot gets recycled for the hundreth time, no matter how old it is or how familiar we are of a certain story (especially in the case of book, manga and manhwa adaptations that are being remade over and over again in various countries), we will always embrace it because it pulls at our heartstrings. Ballad songs also go well with sad MVs, don't they? In order to spice up and raise the quality and market value of a ballad song about, say for example, heartbreak, a melodrama MV is always a good way to go.
Source: LoveKpopSubs7@youtube.com + XanXhi5@youtube.com Labels: beast, Even Now, Hara, Hello, Huh Gak, In Heaven, Jaejoong, Jeo Yeo Jeong, Junhyung, JYJ, Kang Sora, Max Changmin, Micky Yoochun, Park Yoochun, sm entertainment, Sung Si Kyung, tvxq, Xiah Junsu, Yunho
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The Blogger
Not a lot of people know (or would even understand), but I am also a victim of drama obsession. I've been camping in dramalandia since I was 13 years old, and that's where you will most likely find me when I have nothing to do.
One of the symptoms of this disease is daydreaming about dramas everywhere whether you are at work, walking down the stairs, sleeping, even as you are walking...creepy isn't it? Hahaha!
I am also a big Asian music fan and I think Asian music rocks! I go back and forth from Cpop to Kpop and Jpop, so I may be different (and strange) compared to other people that you can find around. I am an elder sister , a dreamer , a believer , a gamer , wanderer , blogger , an optimist , an ultimate foodie and a, hands down, fangirl . I love reading books , writing , music , photography and traveling.
I am a nurse by profession who is also a copy editor and a freelance writer . I enjoy learning how to play musical instruments and learning various languages . I am crazy, loud, spontaneous, free-spirited and most of the time, a klutz.
Eren Asentista a.k.a. Eray, 23, female, from Dumaguete City, Philippines. My personality...it's complicated. :D Believe me, you wouldn't want to know who I am. Hahaha! XD
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In the coming days, I plan to watch...
In Asian Entertainment, I fancy...
(This is still lacking, but this is more or less it. LOL! I will most likely be updating this in the future to accommodate my growing list of biases but check em out!)
 
The things that I want to do before I die are the following:
An Asian cruise.
Templestay in Korea.
An African safari adventure.
Backpacking to Europe.
Traveling through the European railways.
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Why are Sad, Tearjerker Kpop Music Videos Loved?
Sunday, September 18, 2011 @ 11:57 PM |
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There has been a lot of stir in Kpoplandia this week. Actually, a lot of things happened during this whole time that I was paying less attention to majority of Kpop's latest album releases. While I was busy doing pretty much everything for the last three weeks or so, I've decided to spend more time camping in dramalandia because of the pending episodes of certain dramas that I have neglected to watch for months. I marathoned every single pending episode everyday, so I became pretty much screwed and disgruntled myself because I had to submit articles on a daily basis to save up for my upcoming expenses. Haha! In addition to that, I have also alloted more time to read because I've been missing out on a lot of the new good books since the first half of the year.
A few good Kpop MVs were revealed this week (mostly from singers who are making a comeback), and although this is just my observation, I have noticed that most of them are in the melodrama side. A solid storyline (mostly sad, related to love, frienship or family) = check! A cast of brilliant, captivating and breathtakingly gorgeous actors and actresses = check! Good cinematography and artsy directing = check. Moments that pull at the heart = check! Trademark K drama elements (piggyback ride, back hug, biking together, OBT around the famous Han River, fab dinner dates in the most expensive restos with matching 3-piece orchestra in the background, desperate and frustrated damsels in distress trying to commit suicide by jumping from a tall building, gangsters and goons, somebody dying at the end of the story...and the list goes on!) = check! As long as you have all of these, believe me, you will never go wrong.
This should not be a surprise to most people because this is something that is common in Kpop. Kpop MVs in general have this leaning to produce MVs that are equally as brilliant and stunning as high-budget movies and dramas and they do it quite well. You know those moments that pull at the heart? (Oh , here we go again!) Haha! The delivery of the lines and the execution of certain scenes also make them all the more unforgettable to melodrama aficionados, which pretty much answers the fascination that the general public has for these kind of productions.
This week, we have three new "sad" MVs from singers who have been acknowledged for their singing prowess. Long before the expansion and globalization of the glitz and glamor that is Kpop, most of the jukebox hits, I believe, were ballads. Most of the singers that I will be talking about in this post have also been singing ballads even before I learned about Kpop, so songs coming from these people are guaranteed hits.
JYJ's In Heaven

Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu (also known as JYJ) are coming back for their new Korean album titled In Heaven. These guys were originally from boy group TVXQ, which is now a duo that consists of Yunho and Changmin, after they left from former mangement agency SM Entertainment. TVXQ debuted in 2003 as a five-member acapella group and they have the biggest fanbase (in Kpop) all over the world, which is according to a reliable source, composed of more than 800,000 people. TVXQ are the idols to beat as far as singing, dancing and performing in general are concerned. I have heard of them shortly after their debut, but I wasn't a Kpop fan at that time yet. Despite that, I've always admired and respected these guys. When I finally got into a Kpop fandom in 2006 (I'm an ELF BTW), they were probably the biggest and most popular group at that time. They sang both powerful dance songs and wonderful ballads. All the members are very talented, so I naturally became their fan while I was learning about them and their music at the same time.
Even though the original members of the group are promoting as two separate teams at the moment, both groups are still making good music in its truest sense. I have listened to all the songs in JYJ's latest album and it's my favorite JYJ album to date. The music video to In Heaven, one of the most loved tracks in the album was just unleashed recently, following the release of their album with more than 300,000 pre-orders in a day, which ultimately caused servers to crash.

These three are so talented that they are not only certified hitmakers, but also staple faces in the entertainment industry. Yoochun and Jaejoong are currently one of the most sought-after leading mens in the business. Their every move is always a hot topic, and every series or movie that they do is always a hit. Junsu, on the other hand, is an acclaimed musical actor. He is one of Kpop's best vocalists and he is also the main lead of their In Heaven music video. It also stars actress Song Ji Hyo (Goong/Princess Hours, Frozen Flower, Wishing Stairs), who together with Junsu, make a really beautiful couple in the MV.
Check it out below!
Huh Gak's Hello
Huh Gak was the grand prize winner of the talent search Superstar K2 on cable channel Mnet. After winning the competition, he was awarded a recording contract plus other big prizes and is currently under A Cube Entertainment, a sub-label of Cube Entertainment. Huh Gak is a really good singer. His singing voice is especially good with ballads because his voice is clear and he has a good diction. His MV features a slew of popular young stars namely actress Kang Sora, that cute guy from Heartstrings who has a very good singing voice (I'm sorry, I don't know his real name. LOL!) and boy group BEAST's Junhyung. Junhyung is one of my favorite BEAST members (the other one being Gi Kwang) and I think he did a great job in the MV. It's sad that he didn't get the girl in the MV, but that's okay because he has KARA's Goo Hara in real life anyway.
Check it out below!
Sung Si Kyung's Even Now
Sung Si Kyung is one of Korea's most reknowned ballad singers. His first album was released in 2001 and he has been a well-loved singer ever since his debut. While watching a ton of Super Junior variety shows over the last 6 years or so, I've learned about Sung Si Kyung because of Super Junior's youngest member Kyuhyun. The latter always mentions him as one of the few senior singers that he idolizes the most. Out of curiousity, I looked him up on Soribada at that time and that was how I learned about him and his music. I personally like him because of his dreamy and soothing voice. He has a lot of good songs too and is labelled as the "King of Ballads." For this MV, he stars with beautiful actress Jo Yeo Jeong.
Check out the MV below!
I have noticed that even if a plot gets recycled for the hundreth time, no matter how old it is or how familiar we are of a certain story (especially in the case of book, manga and manhwa adaptations that are being remade over and over again in various countries), we will always embrace it because it pulls at our heartstrings. Ballad songs also go well with sad MVs, don't they? In order to spice up and raise the quality and market value of a ballad song about, say for example, heartbreak, a melodrama MV is always a good way to go.
Source: LoveKpopSubs7@youtube.com + XanXhi5@youtube.com Labels: beast, Even Now, Hara, Hello, Huh Gak, In Heaven, Jaejoong, Jeo Yeo Jeong, Junhyung, JYJ, Kang Sora, Max Changmin, Micky Yoochun, Park Yoochun, sm entertainment, Sung Si Kyung, tvxq, Xiah Junsu, Yunho
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