Who Goes Out On Mondays? (Mid Year Singles, 2014 [and a couple albums])

[koganbot]

Even with S. Korea having canceled spring on account of the ferry disaster (as Subdee says), I'm woefully behind on K-pop, and my listening elsewhere has been too random and intermittent even to be called scattershot. But anyway, int'l dance cheese goes strong at its most opportunist (Chainsmokers, Orange Caramel, Badkiz [the "Party Rock Anthem" influence still potent in Seoul], PungDeng-E, Arcade Fire, Mia Martina), whereas the boring int'l amalgamated danceR&Bglaze&crud that's been weighing down charts worldwide since 2009 somehow manages to sound touching in the hands of a Shakira and a Rihanna who've had all their distinctive characteristics removed. Danity Kane go retro, referencing Teena Marie; equally retro Dal★shabet, who still can't sing for shit, nonetheless find themselves immersed in great freestyle riffs. Ole punk manages not to be dead in the hands of poignantly desperate and angry Kate Nash and Courtney Love. T-ara, Jiyeon, and Puer Kim veer smoove and After School master smoove. Few boys' mouths, as is usual on my lists these days; fewer still who sing. And as the biz still invests almost nothing in us oldsters, funky fresh young Crayon Pop represent on our behalf.

SINGLES:

1. Wa$$up "Jingle Bell"
2. The Chainsmokers "#Selfie"
3. BiS "STUPiG"
4. Kate Nash "Sister"
5. Courtney Love "Wedding Day"

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6. Orange Caramel "So Sorry"
7. Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q "2 On"
8. Nicki Minaj "Lookin' Ass Nigga"
9. Crayon Pop "Uh-ee"
10. After School "Shh"
11. Future ft. Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino "Move That Dope"

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12. Shakira ft. Rihanna "Can't Remember To Forget You"
13. Puer Kim "Manyo Maash"
14. Danity Kane "Bye Baby"
15. T-ara "First Love"
16. Badkiz "Ear Attack"
17. PungDeng-E "잘탕 (잘 시간이 어딨어)"

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18. Dal★shabet "B.B.B (Big Baby Baby)"
19. Arcade Fire "We Exist"
20. Shakira "Empire"
21. Bass Drum Of Death "Black Don't Glow"
22. Neon Jungle "Braveheart"
23. Lady Gaga "G.U.Y."
24. Mia Martina ft. Dev "Danse"

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25. Jiyeon "Never Ever"
26. SNSD "Mr.Mr."
27. Louie ft. Boy Wonder "Twilight"
28. Low Pros ft. Young Thug & PeeWee Longway "Jack Tripper"
29. After School "Rock It"
30. Kach "Tension"
31. T-ara "LA'booN"
32. Brantley Gilbert "Bottoms Up"
33. Rascal Flatts "Rewind"

ALBUMS

1. After School Dress To Kill [Avex Trax]
2. Kali Mutsa Souvenance [Shock Music]

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Comments

D comeback of Z creature of the night

[davidfrazer.livejournal.com]

Only a year and two months after her debut, Z.Hera has released a comeback teaser that looks like the trailer for some kind of fantasy romance surf movie epic...

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P.S. Z.Hera has also appeared in a BuzzFeed video. She's the one with green hair, except when she isn't.

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Re: D comeback of Z creature of the night

[koganbot]

Can't tell if the first is just an mv the evokes a story, or is an actual story vid. Can't tell if the second is scripted or if it's a reality show.

Re: D comeback of Z creature of the night

[davidfrazer.livejournal.com]

The BuzzFeed video is scripted. There are credits in the description:

Cast:
LEIGH (Big Sister) -- Grace Su
ESTHER (Middle Sister) -- Hannah Jun
WINNIE (Little Sister) -- Z.Hera
YOUNG LEIGH -- Evelyn Warner
YOUNG ESTHER -- Kyla Kikkawa
YOUNG WINNIE -- Kadyn Ito
MOM -- Barbara Woo
DAD -- Stephen Woo

Special Thanks To:
Z.Hera's Team
On location in Seoul, South Korea