History on Mnet Countdown

So I saw History perform "Tell me Love" on Mnet Countdown. First thought was "Do they have the same stylist as BTS?" It reminded me of when my mom would dress me and my sister up like twins because the two youngest were twins. Just because you dress us the same doesn't mean we are the same. What exactly is the label trying to do here?



History is a pretty new group that debuted April of this year. Under the label LOEN Entertainment, they have released several YouTube videos to highlight the members as well as involve the fans in some fun and games. From a marketing perspective that's always a good idea but is it working for these boys?

Now, I honestly don't know any of these boys, but then again I am usually bad with remembering names.I did however see the video for "Dreamer" and I thought that they undeniably have talent. Their vocals and harmonizing are amazing.

Back to MNET countdown...I feel like the package here is lacking. Why wear [i]that[/i] when your song is cutesy and upbeat? It definitely would have been better with some bright colors, maybe a little more B1A4-ish (Ahhh Baro and CNU). Visuals and performance didn't match for me but they did perform wel and They love the camera.

My highlights:

Cute but with all the competition, they really need to work on their dancing. I look forward to seeing the progress of History as time goes by. (I was sooo going to write a pun using their name but decided against it.)

Fangirling:// Master's Sun

Sensitivity, insight and gorgeousness.  What fangirl can resist?

Recap:// Attention Please Episode 5

Poor Misaki, poor innocent Misaki.  She really gets put through the ringer in this episode.  Not only is she misguided by others, she also falls prey to her own misunderstandings, and has to cope with an internal struggle against her denial.  Does she come out the other side of this crisis a changed woman? One can only hope.

The cabin attendant trainees are learning about applying makeup, taking into consideration the dim lighting conditions in the aircraft.  Instructor Mikami walks around the room making suggestions to brighten up their appearance.

EXO- Growls Again?!

EXO's second video for "Growl" was released. By second video, I don't mean a drama version, I mean yet another dance filled version that I have deemed completely unnecessary.

Granted, you can see the boys better in this version due to some close ups and different camera angles, but was it really worth it? There's some fast zooms and camera actions that make it slightly appealing to the eye, and by some I mean a very insignificant amount. There's even some scenes of the original video in this one.

Personally, I think that time and money would have been better spent if they released a second version of "Growl" as a continuation of the "Wolf-Drama version". More cameras doesn't make a better video guys. Who's in charge here?!


Korean Version:



Chinese Version:



Original Versions: MV Breakdowns by Yours Truly.

Recap:// Attention Please Episode 4

You gotta love Misaki for sticking to her style no matter  how glaringly inappropriate it is.  The fact that she doesn't know she'll inevitably have to conform if she's going to achieve her goal is amusing.  If she wasn't so charming and sincere in her denial, it would be annoying.  And that's where this episode starts off.

Instructor Mikami checks everyone's appearance in the class.  Misaki receives the most corrections;  her skirt is too short, her shirt open too low, her jacket isn't buttoned up and her hair is too messy.

MV BREAKDOWN:// Tasty: MaMaMa

Yay, finally!

With the release of their second mini "Spectacular" comes a brand new website and the video for their single "MaMaMa". The song sports lyrics written by Hoya and Dong Woo of Infinite/Infinite H. The beat has a bumping brass and percussion ensemble with a slight swing feel to it with towards midsong.

After a few days of slight website changes that involved just a video or image of the boys I am quite pleased with the unveil of www.tasty2wins.com The colors work well and the prismatic feel matches that of the video. Good job design team.

Since I have been posting a few times regarding the video release its tough to figure out what to say about it.
I guess I will post screenies and some more to this later, but for now, enjoy the video.

Video Teaser:// Tasty MaMaMa

I've been keeping my eye on the Twins comeback and noticed their teaser for the video "MaMaMa" was released. With the MV being set with a release date of August 8, its almost a year since the release of "Spectrum".

At the 30 second mark you can catch a quick glimpse of Hoya and Dongwoo (Infinite/Infinite H). -Thanks PupChan for noticing Hoya while I noticed Dong Woo. The Infinite Boys are very supportive of the Twins, and that's great to see.

The song has a hip hop meets swing music type of feel and August 8th can't get here soon enough. I am also hoping the www.tasty2wins.com official website will be nicely put together as well. These speedy website changes are killing me as a graphic designer. Effort people.
Here's the teaser. Grab a taste.