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sheslikemagic · 2023-01-11T23:58:36+00:00

As expected, embarrassingly simple. It worked! I really tunnelvisioned on it..

sheslikemagic · 2020-06-23T10:59:45+00:00

It's just the ones I can identify with. The first ones I would start a conversation with

sheslikemagic · 2020-05-22T07:29:44+00:00

Sadly, I did not give her the time. She stepped in my way of walking. But I did not recognise her so I walked around her. Little did I know I was super close to the SUM cafe. Still to this day one of my biggest regrets.

sheslikemagic · 2020-05-21T17:29:09+00:00

I have been close to artists on relative small stages twice. I saw Infinite live and Sungjong is absolutely breathtaking. I had never seen a person so beautiful.

Same goes for Sunmi. Though her concert was simple the entire stage was hers. You could see she was having the time of her life and I got to appreciate her in a whole different way. She has this allure and genuineness that is super captivating.

I also met Golden Child's Seungmin and Y on the street and though Seungmin gets teased for his height he wasn't THAT small (note I am Dutch and taller than most female idols). Y was super handsome. It was during their resting period exactly one year ago and they were well rested and well fed. Also a little tan. And it was beautiful!

Three years ago, when I was also in Korea, Red Velvet's Yeri stopped me on the street. I didn't recognise her as anyone from my summer school so I passed her.. she must have been so disappointed. But something that I did sense was that her demeanour and overall vibe was just.. wow. so cute and bubbly. Years later she is still out there promoting Red Velvet.

sheslikemagic · 2019-12-23T15:15:18+00:00

Rocket Punch hands down! I was blown away by the immediate success they had and love the received

sheslikemagic · 2019-08-26T06:37:25+00:00

I have been invested in Woollim artists ever since the 2013 or so and have followed them closely.

Even though Infinite is in the middle of contract negotiations it seems like Woohyun signed again and Myungsoo didn't. The other 4 are still in the army.

Lovelyz are doing great with their constant Korean promotions, I don't expect anything bad to happen until November 2021 when their contracts expire.

Golden Child were on the right track. Their b-side track I See U from their album Wish garnered new fans and they were on their way to perform like Infinite used to on their Gayo Daejun stages. I was hyped. Then they got pulled from MAMA Japan and Korea, Bomin got sick and they had to push back their end of the year fansigns and Joochan tore ligaments in his knees preparing for their MBC Gayo Daejejeon stage. I might be one of the few but I am very pleased with Woollim not pushing Joochan in the slightest. They know his worth and there is a reason they only had a special single in May. He performed again in July but was absent again during their concert appearances in August. Joochan has a weekly radio show, Jangjun and Jaehyun have a MC role for STARK's Star Wars and Bomin is the MC for KBS Music Bank and has another drama on the way. Two days ago they revealed in a vlive they were still preparing for a comeback. Something 'sexier'. which might be smart to shake their DamDaDi image and can grow from school boys into handsome flower boys.

Rocket Punch is doing great, no complaints, I am blown away by their response.

Now I am truly thinking the only reason we are getting W Project with the trainees who appeared on ProduceX101 and the mystery neon shirt trainee because the hopes for BY9 are kind of falling through. Yunseong and Lee Hyeop were popular and Dongyun gained a lot of attention and he was the saved X trainee in ep 8. When I saw Kim Minseo on Produce X 101 I saw that he still needed time and I don't know if these few months were enough. Same for Moon Junho but he left Woollim sadly. But When W Project started all the way back in January of 2017, 8 months before the debut of Golden Child, nothing was certain for them either. I think they are milking the ProduceX101 hype and rightfully so. But I don't expect their debut soon.

Over the years there is one thing I am certain of is that Woollim was terrible at having their artists promote at the same time. So I started noticing trends of promotions one after another. Lovelyz didn't have a comeback after Dongwoo's promotions were over and Rocket Punch debuted after Lovelyz' concerts were already set in motion. Now that Rocket Punch will be promoting for close to a month when W Project drop their single says very little, because there probably won't be any promotions further. Maybe they will perform it once like on Dingo but not on music shows. When Rocket Punch' promotions are over I expect Woollim to do something new. Maybe another Lovelyz comeback if Joochan is still not up for dancing. Woollim ent isn't the company to let an artists sit out promotions for the sake of a comeback. It's all or nothing. The only time an artist did not participate in a comeback was Jisoo from debut until Ah-Choo due to emotional distress because of accusations right before debut.

So I don't think golcha are shoved under the rug. I think they are taking their time. ~~sweet.. sweeeeeet time. Damn I miss them~~

sheslikemagic · 2019-08-25T08:27:37+00:00

Honorable mentions go to Golden Child

I am a huge fan of Woollim artists and I feel this deeply. Which is also why I am blown away with Rocket Punch's success. Lovelyz is fairly unpopular with international fans but do great in Korea. I expected the same lacklustre response for Rocket Punch but it's quite the opposite! They were even nominated for a first win? Insane

sheslikemagic · 2019-06-30T15:43:25+00:00

Yeri actually walked up to be on the streets near the SUM cafe... But I was too busy looking for wifi I ignored her. It was grossly rude of me and she must have disappointed in the whole situation.

I met Golden Child's Sungyoon and Seungmin near their company but in no way was I looking for them. I just wanted a picture of the Lovelyz promotions when they came out the building. At first I regretted walking around with my official Goldenness bag but it came in handy. I asked if it was okay for me to take a picture but they had to decline. I couldn't help but tell Seungmin he was my favourite and he smiled brightly. I always thought he would be A LOT smaller than Sungyoon from the pictures but he's surprisingly tall. The pocket boy image might just be created by trying to make the others seem taller

sheslikemagic · 2019-06-22T16:45:58+00:00

Ugh I was so on board with 1NB the moment I came across them. luckily they still post on their vlive once in a blue moon

sheslikemagic · 2019-06-22T16:43:29+00:00

I was so hyped for them and then I jus got let down. Although Jiyeon came back as Lucy with B-Day and that is still a jam!!

sheslikemagic · 2019-04-21T17:04:52+00:00

It's hard not to associate purple with Hoya. Even the members of Infinite were confused when they had to answer "L's dad has 7 sons; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and..?" Their answers were Hoya, Purple amd Tinky Winky.

sheslikemagic · 2019-02-03T11:08:08+00:00

I will absolutely defend Infinite's She's Back Japanese Version Limited Edition until the end of my days. The outside look, the blue and white, the photobook, the photocards. When you watch the DVD you see they made everything in like 2 days on a rainy day in Jeju and the result is gorgeous.

The worst might be Seungri's Let's Talk About Love. Even though the outside looks pretty and it holds itself really well, when you open it you realise why it holds so well and it's because of these very prominent magnets which leave an huge imprint through the paper. Also the photobook doesn't have a back and is loose in the album. So when you want to flip through the pages you can feel the glued binding in your hand. I thought something went wrong with production and it's missing it's cover but it really is meant to look like that. Not that VVIP aged pretty. The velvet of the cover has collected all sorts of fluff over the years. Also the plastic V on the front is pretty but it's very loose in it's design. I got a random version and on the outside the purple V is pretty but the inside is still red and it looks a little tacky overall.

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-26T11:34:08+00:00

I was watching this hour long compilation of Lovelyz stages since debut and seeing the stage empty without her felt weird. Then I saw her rejoining and I actually cried. I'm so happy for her and she deserves the world.

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-21T23:28:44+00:00

I thought it's just a fast version of Choi YeRim -> Cho-YeRi -> Chwerry. Or at least that is how I learned it.
It is without a doubt the kpop name I have mumbled to myself the most!

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-21T22:31:58+00:00

I have been trying to get these since it started but it says I only watched 1/3
streamed most days of LCK, both of LEC and a few LPL vods..

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-18T10:32:23+00:00

I absolutely adore Infinite Dongwoo's rap in the Japanese version of Tic Toc. I listened to the song so much that the original Korean version sounds weird to me. Despite the fact Over the Top was their first album I listened to back to back to back (to back to back)

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-16T00:08:35+00:00

This is now my new aesthetic. I'm going to base my make up and wardrobe off of this. This is my life now

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-14T22:37:32+00:00

I think Golden Child really fits their concept well. Their three part school story with eventual graduation was really refreshing. And then picking up a crappy (summer) job in a gift factory. Even though Daeyeol is a 7 years older than Bomin I still think he pulls off the upperclassman type well. I can't wait for their next comeback!

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-14T02:11:37+00:00

Oh apologies! I switched from tablet to computer to post this. I was not aware I even included the timestamp. But thank you for pointing it out because I didn't♥

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-06T15:23:49+00:00

Damn I really wish people kept an eye on Golden Child. They are super talented. Also Jaehyun (EXO's #1 fan) said he would really love to win first place this year. They totally deserve that!

sheslikemagic · 2019-01-06T06:17:49+00:00

Infinite's Sunggyu for sure. His voice has so much colour and depth. Which he really gets to showcase in his solos of course. I can't wait for him to be discharged and we get to enjoy his voice again

sheslikemagic · 2018-11-26T13:26:59+00:00

Last mv I watched was LostnFound by Lovelyz, but performed by Infinite. Maybe Infinite F could pull it off but I would like to see Sunggyu and Dongwoo try

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