Shoulder (connotation : Lean On Me) by Soyou & Kwon Jeong-Yeol

After being an adult and a career woman, I frequently feel lonely. I feel like leaning on somebody. But can't it be possible? I know I should stand on my own feet. I try to keep a steady mind and say I'm okay, but still, I am eager to have someone who can hug my tired shoulder.

 

My Type (iKON) - Long-awaited Debut

Get Ready? Show time!

iKON made its long-awaited debut. 6 boys in 'Team B'- B.I(leader), Jinhwan, Bobby, Yunhyeong, Junheo, and Donghyuk, who had competed with 'Team A(Winner), but failed in "WIN: Who Is Next," successfully finished another survival show, "Mix & Match," and made its debut in the name of 'iKON.'

 During the show, a new member named Chanwoo joined the team, and 7-boy-group, 'iKON,' was finally completed. 

About one year after the show, iKON showed up in the world with its first digital single, "My type"(In Korean, ‘취향저격’(meaning: hitting at my preference'). 

Through the two survival shows (WIN and Mix &Match), all members of iKON are well-known to many people and loved by many fans in the world.   

The Meaning of You ( by Sanulrim(original), and by IU)

The Meaning of You

 

One day, when I was tired and exhausted in the office, a text message came to me - like a pleasant present - from one of my coworkers. I appreciated her words of encouragement, and opened the link on it. It was an old song of Sanulrim, "The Meaning of You." While I was listening to this song - its beautiful lyrics as well as sweet melody, I felt at ease and relaxed. It was like a warm hand stroking my tired heart. With a smile spreading across my face, I kept listening to this song. From then on, this song became one of my favorites. Later, I found another version of this song recorded by IU. Her sweet and lovely voice perfectly matches this ballad song. I like both of them!

 

                                           The Meaning of You (sung by SANULRIM)  

Peaceminusone -- a very, very, late review

During my holidays in August(2015), I felt bored and wanted to take off for somewhere. I decided to visit Seoul Museum of Art to see 'Peaceminusone'-the art exhibition held by G-Dragon. I was wondering what 'Peaceminusone' meant. 

When I bought a ticket, I got a pamphlet, which looked unique with black background and gray letters (It had only two colors!). It said that 'Peaceminusone' was the name of G-Dragon's imaginary world - a peaceful Utopia(Peace), a real world of scarcity(Minus), and an interface between them(One). 

This exhibition was G-Dragon's imaginary stage for visual arts -not for music- collaborated with domestic and foreign artists.

 When I entered the museum, I chuckled seeing several words attached on the wall.

In each word, one spelling was missing! 

(Peace minus one ... spelling?)

 

Road to the Airport ( Lee Jin-ah & Park Jin-young(JYP))

'Road to the Airport', the first project of Sing the Road is a collaboration between Park Jin-young(JYP) and Lee Jin-ah.

Lee Jin-ah, the second runner-up of K-Pop Star season 4, is known for her sweet voice and skillful piano playing. 

When she came to the audition and introduced herself for the first time, I thought her voice was weird and funny. I never thought I would be one of her fans. 

GD's Mouth Is Cheap? (Please Take Care of My Refrigerator)

Korean Idiom: His/her mouth is cheap(or light)

Please Take Care of My Refrigerator - one of the most popular cooking variety shows in Korea - happily invited two world stars, G- Dragon(GD) and Taeyang(TY) to its studio (August 31, 2015)

TY and GD are entering the studio.

Kim Sung-ju, one of the two hosts in the show, jokingly asked both of them to reveal each others' one weakness. While worrying about his old friend's image(GD and TY have been friends for 16 years), TY said, "GD... his mouth is really cheap."

Map So Sa (Oh My God) - G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Kwanghee

Since first aired in 2005, Infinite Challenge (IC) - real variety TV show in South Korea - has been loved by most Koreans. In every two year, IC held IC music festival. It began in 2007 as a small concert, and only IC members(comedians) participated in the festival. But it grew into a large-scale music festival, and became more and more popular among Koreans. In 2015, to celebrate 10-year anniversary of the IC, it held the largest music festival in Pyeongchang, where Winter Olympics will be held in 2018. For G-Dragon(BigBang), Taeyang(BigBang), and Kwanghee(IC member), this place can be more meaningful than others, because all of them were born in 1988, when Seoul Summer Olympics took place.