Labels: big bang, livejournal, moving, super junior, top

topic: Not So "Whimsical".

Let me be the serious May for a moment.

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The DBSK income divisions. It's unbelievable. absolutely unbelievable.

I'm sure that all of you have heard of JaeChunSu (Jaejoong+Yoochun+Junsu) going to court to determine the validity of their contracts with SM. Well, the court has recently released some information on DBSK's income. ):

1. “DBSK has received $0 for their album sales prior to July 2008, and only a negligible amount after that date.”

Because before late 2008, their contract stated that they would only recieve 5% of the income from albums that had to sell +500,000 copies. The bestselling album of 2009 (so far) has only sold around 200,000, so even though DBSK was really successful in their previous albums, only Mirotic gave them some moolah. This was modified in late '08 to say that DBSK would recieve %1 profit from every album that sold +200,000. But, SM didn't follow that rule, so they got 0%.

2. “DBSK has received $0 for the sales of concert DVDs and albums featuring recordings from such concerts.”

They work their (hot) asses off in their performances. Backstage, they have to force themselves to practice because they're so tired, and they sometimes can't sleep for consecutive days (example, Yunho had to go through 3 days without sleep when he was filming Heading To the Ground, then had a photoshoot and an interview).
I think that their Tokyo Dome performance DVD topped the Oricon charts? And they still didn't get anything from it. None. Nothing. Zero. Cassiopeia's support was basically for SM, I guess.

3. “DBSK has received $0 for their appearances on TV programs.”

I always thought that they'd at least get something for being so entertaining on TV. I love watching them, and now, it amazes me that they found the strength to force out smiles, laughter, and jokes.

4. “For all other possible sources of revenue, SM subtracts from the total revenue all expenses, including salaries of other staff, stage preparation expenses, rent, travel expenses, food expenses, and the like, then gives TVXQ only a fraction of the remaining amount.”

SM decides how much to subtract, by the way.
I thought that DBSK shouldn't have to pay for some of this. Why? Because this part covers a lot of things. I'll make a list, this post is really long, anyways.

-Performance stages. (Tokyo Dome comes to mind...)

-Food (But then again, SM forces them on diets. Poor Changminnie who loves food.)

-Travel expenses (Plane tickets, hotels, etc...Technically, SM doesn't 'ship them off' to Japan, they have to ship themselves off, y/y?)

-Housing (electricity/water bills, rent, furniture, etc.)

Usually, these are paid by the manager. Yet, SM really just to has to suck as much out of their employees (I'm not going to call them Idols at the moment) as possible. What is left, I wonder.

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back to informal writing may.

i'm kinda...stunned. you know what i mean?
they'v worked so hard...and so, the moment that i heard of this, my head just kept going 'dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit...'
i'm not even as angry as i am sad.
i told my best friend (who does not like kpop much) about this issue, and even she was infuriated. why, because this, imo, goes against basic human rights. in middle school we learn about the unalienable natural rights of all humans gifted upon us by a higher being, and yet, the information about DBSK's payments and such violates those rights. i was so upset, even remi gaillard couldn't cheer me up.

more long long posts coming up soon (to make up for my 1-month semi-hiatus).
many, many thanks to allkpop and seoulbeats for informing me of this unjustness.
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Labels: dbsk, sm ent

topic: G-Dragon's "소년이여 (A Boy)" Song + Translation + Download Link. and my comments (of course!).

so, song is heeere:



beautiful, isn't it? so i found the download link here: http://www.4shared.com/get/125826951/65daed04/G-Dragon_-_A_Boy.html

i also found the translation, which is also beautiful (thx much, lovenostalgiaa on youtube and bakarang3r on wordpress... i kinda combined your lyrics(: ):

GD, your chores
drop it on me

the night is deep but sleep hasnt come
i keep fighting with my growing headache
constantly tossing and turning, lost in thought
grasping my pen again
writing the lyrics as much as i could
which is full of my philosophy
my room, filled with hazy cigarette smoke
home sweet home it's cozy

i ran here without a break at age 13
not knowing my own charm was my biggest weapon
if theres a way up, theres a way down
its too late to go back
i cant let go

*remember back in the day
i cant trust others
dont forget back in the day
i was a boy, with that fine voice
i shout to the world, shine alive

im gdragon, no matter what others say
im small, im young, im gdragon
thats what people say
people say they envy me, that i have so much with me
that celebrities have a relaxing life
just once, try to be in that place
everything's not as you see it

as time went on, my loneliness has grown
my obligation that didnt know charm was my biggest burden
if theres a way up, theres a way down
its too late to run away
i wanna go

*chorus

with 10 years worth of countless questions
with all the beads of sweat ive dropped
all the cold tears ive held back
ah, ah now, lets start now

*chorus
just once

remember back in the day (go back)
we are the woo woo
cant ever trust others (forget)
Like that woo woo
dont forget back in the day (way back)
i was a boy, with that fine voice
i shout to the world, shine alive

come back to me now woo come back to me now
even if 10 years pass
come back to me now woo come back to me now
the times have passed, my entire heart

*chorus

-end.

i think that this part:

with 10 years worth of countless questions
with all the beads of sweat ive dropped
all the cold tears ive held back

is about the hardships of his current life; but this:

i was a boy, with that fine voice
i shout to the world, shine alive

is his reason for fame, and his want to be famous.
i'm starting to understand him a little bit. it's pretty incredible, isn't it? i mean, the whole point of celeb-idolism is to try to get to know them and understand the life, and here's gdragon, showing the whole world the truth. really, i think the whole entertainment industry is full of lies and all a show.
this is a bit sad for me because normally, i act like a happy, naive, and confident person that smiles through everything...i think that's a bit like donghae, of super junior? he once said that he'd only show the world a side of him that smiles all the time. not that smiling is bad, but the whole acting thing is bad for both me and donghae...
we can't help it, though. it's the world that forces us to act this way. the only way to get through life at the moment is to keep your inner unhappiness inside, and act like you can handle anything... this is part of the reason that i have started questioning the meaning of life (of which i think there's none)

so, look forward to me being stupid and senseless soon(: see i've already started the act. i'm pretty impressive, non? haha.

(even tho i can hardly believe anything in this world anymore...)
(or does the fact that i'm super-chinese (yes, chinese, not korean even tho i listen to the music) have something to do with my non-stop skepticism?

-always keep the faith<3

Labels: a boy, gdragon

topic: i LOL'ed. hard.

so i found this picture today...

Labels: dbsk

topic! JYP auditions! :O

http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/the_jyp_usa_audition_tour/

i would really really spazz over this, but i'm calm enough to know that i should only spazz if i even had the slightest chance of making it into JYP. you're supposed to dance, right? well, i have never ever ever tried dancing before. never. i'm actually a bit disappointed, because i asked to go to dance classes this summer, but we haven't set up any arrangements yet. it's been 4 months.
if i were to audition, however...i would probably audition for the 'singing' part (partially cuz i can't dance, act, mc?, or model).

but today, i took my phone and recorded myself singing to 'why i like you' by super junior. then i sang 'stand by u' by tohoshinki...i needed to work on 'why i like you'. i'm being honest with myself, it could have sounded tooons better.
i guess i'll never give up my love for singing, so if there's a chance of becoming, well, famous, i think i'd take it (i don't want to be plastic tho...ick. if my natural self isn't good enough, my plastic self certainly won't be *coughtiffanysnsdcough*)
maybe. someday. i'll reach this dream(: but for now, i'm content. a bit. very little.

Labels: jyp auditions

topic: stars that charm the heck outta me[:

so today, i was watching g-dragon's Breathe performance on sbs inkigayo (which was awesome)...and i realized that i smiled every time he smiled his adorable smile. and then i realized that i did that during his music video too!

and so, now, i want to make a list of very very charming kpop celebs (but please note that i'm in america and i'm kind of a newbie in this)

-GD<3

-Changmin (DBSK). he smiles, and is all proud of himself every time he hits a high note perfectly in a live perf. so cute, too. and like allkpop said, he may not have the sex appeal of his fellow brethren, but he's excellent eye candy.

-Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun (Super Junior) all of the super junior boys are charming, but they're the cutest of the bunch. Sungminnie keeps getting cuter. Eunhyuk's smile shows all of his gums (in a cute way). Ryeowook's cute, but seems so shy. and Kyu...well, you wouldn't expect it, but his voice is kinda sorta really sexy in 'reset'.

-Henry (Super Junior M) he can play the violin well. he can DANCE while playing the violin well. he looks really hot while playing the violin well.

-hehehe. i'd put all of the suju boys here bcuz i'm a cassie&and elf at the same time (which is fine bcause the groups are like siblings), but then i'd start writing essays about each and every one of them. which wouldn't be good because i've got 3 projects I need to do at this time.

till later! byebye.
love those boys.

Labels: charming, dbsk, gdragon, super junior

topic: STAND intl.

As mentioned before, I am an anti of SNSD. I recently (Googled and) found a site called standintl.motionforum.net, and I really gotta say, I LIKE IT :D Unlike other people's antis, these people are civilized. They have actual reasons for disliking SNSD, unlike this person I found on youtube called antiSJ and he's got all these weird videos about suju and plastic surgery. Alla the pics are so obviously fake. Oh well.

You know that recent performance w/ Taeyeon and Park Hyo Shin? She ruined it for me D: the Sones are saying that it's hard to harmonise with him? what?
i actually don't think she's cute, by the way. she just looks like she's trying a bit too hard.

and Jessica's going to be in Legally Blonde the Musical? But...she's kinda...all different from the character she's going to show...
and...is it just me or does her persona not fit? ayooo.

Oh and recently I also posted a comment on youtube on a video called [anti snsd] It's You- suju [9 bitches]. The video was a bit harsh, but there was somebody called againstANTI and he/she was arguing w/ AFSSubbingTeam (the video poster). (btw, this is gonna be pretty long.)

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againstANTI (2 weeks ago) -4
well fuck all you antis. its all because of people like you jaebum was forced to leaveall you antis are no better than racists: hating a group and wishing them suicide when you dont even KNOW them at all. these people train their asses off to provide entertainment for fucking ingrates like you. get a life.
AFSSubbingTeam (2 weeks ago)
jaebum didn't do anything wrong fuck u!!! these crazy bitches need suicide indeed, cause they have no manner. jaebum didn't even do anything as stupid or disrespectful as those 9u should get a life! cause we're only ANTI THOSE 9 SLUTS
againstANTI (2 weeks ago) -1
oh, and what did snsd do wrong that was so bad?from that one hour of them you see on tv, you can make a judgement on their character? we're all humanhating snsd antis, hating jaebum antisare you snsd antis really any better than the people who made jaebum leave?if you have enough time in your life, do community service or something, instead of doing harmful things like thisyou antis are just sad jealous betches.
AFSSubbingTeam (1 week ago) if u have enough time in your life, do community service or something cause WE did do COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR AFS with >5000 members.we hate them cause all the shitty things they did & their music SUCKS! hate ANTIs ---> Against anti --> u're like US. WE're the SAME! don't act like crazy animals escaping from the zoo! f*uck!
againstANTI (1 week ago) -1
i don't hate YOU, because i don't KNOW youlearn from my example betch. i hate the things you antis docausing celebrities to commit suicide, hating them for something their management decides...really now? is this "community service"?causing suicide rates to rise among korean entertainers who work their asses of to provide entertainment for people, is community servicei am against antis, just like i am against racists. same thing.there is nothing wrong with that.
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i don't even get most of it xD but i was a bit annoyed w/ againstANTI watching anti vids and posting comments like that on it, so i said

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ferrerorocherluvv (4 days ago)
@againstANTI:most snsdantis don't wish suicide, the just wish for the disbandment of SNSD. becuase they're basically crowding up the kpop scene with their plasticness. eek.
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so he/she retaliated with, um, i think two long comments O.O maybe he/she ran out of room?

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againstANTI (1 hour ago)
reeeeaddd our statement.and AFSsubbingteam were the ones who made the reply to one of my comments"those nine bitches should suicide.." or something like that.WE DO NOT HATE ANTIS. WE HATE WHAT THEY DO & THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEIR ACTIONS.tell me, what is the difference between antis and racists? dont they both hate people that they dont know?do antis even know these celebrities well enough personally to hate them?how can you tell their personality from like one hour of variety shows?
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againstANTI (1 hour ago)
oh so you JUST wish for the disbandment of SNSD....that TOTALLY makes sense noww...so you want to ruin their dreams, what they trained hard for their whole lives, and leave them jobless because they got plastic surgery? good reasoning. =___=
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they don't get it. and they're way too serious about things like this.

Labels: snsd, stand intl., youtube comments

Okay, so after having to work on the template for about, say, 1 and a half hours?! I have finally decided on this one. It's got a simple gray floral background to contradict the slight girliness xD Because I don't like very very very girly stuff.

ANYWAYS.
let me rave on.
actually, i think that the whole point of me getting a blog was so that I could rave endlessly about my obsessions, yeah? awesome.

G-Dragon's new music video for 'breathe' was released yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32HNGeOQFuo

I heard that there's something stormy going on w/ GD tho D:
He's 'slammed for plagiarism' by Sony. Apparently, Heartbreaker was derived from Right Round by Flo Rida. I hate this situation because aside from the opening tune, the rest of the song was different. Right Round was all about sex, and the singer wasn't cute like G-Dragon! I think the main difference is that, unlike Right Round, I actually really liked Heartbreaker.
I also heard that Epik High might be mocking GD, but it's just a rumor. Epik High's new song, Wannabe, sounds kinda like GD's Breathe, which wasn't plagiarised. They're plagiarising the plagiariser. Impressive. I also find it amusing that there's a Green DRAGON in the new music video for Wannabe.

Well, I support both of these groups and if I continued on, I'd be arguing with myself, although, overall, Epik High is a bit more...better?

Labels: epik high, gdragon