{ K-pop Collective Haul } Nov 2016 - Feb 2017 - Infinite, Seventeen, Big Bang

 Yes, I'm back with more collective K-pop hauls!! It's been so long since I've posted, I collected so many things to post.. hahahaha.... I blame it on the fact that I don't always have time to take photos while it's still bright outside (I need that natural lighting cough cough) or you know, the fact that I'm a potato and I don't wake up early enough to catch the natural lighting, lmao. Anywho, I'm finally back!

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I bought this off of a seller on facebook because I saw it one day and I jumped on it because every item is so cute, especially that earphone plug thing... sadly I doubt I'll ever use these things but I'm so happy that I own them... xD

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So after like, 8? 9? months of owning this album, I realized I never actually posted it here...

I'm talking about Woohyun's Write!
I'm so awful because I consider him one of my top 2 biases in K-pop and this was his first solo album... sheesh, how did I forget?!

Vancouver Inspirits actually did a group order for this album too - it was our first group order project we did after the formation of the group. It was the first Infinite album to come out after we had Infinite Effect in Vancouver 2016 so it was especially meaningful for us :)

Hehehehe, look at these cute little photocards....

Such a pretty album :)
And all the songs are A++ too, please give it a listen if you haven't already!!

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Next up is the Infinite Effect Advance DVD. Especially after attending IE in Vancouver at the beginning of the year, I of course jumped at the group order for this DVD. If only they officially recorded the entire concert in Vancouver... hah....

The DVD for this concert also includes the two live CDs recorded from the concert, instead of like the One Great Step DVD where they sold the CDs separately.

I ended up with Woohyun's photocard :))) Super happy but I also really want Sunggyus >_<

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This year, I also officially joined the Inspirit fanclub as a 6th Generation Inspirit :D
This was the package I received as a special gift.

My name was printed on it!!! :DDD

There were 7 post cards, one for each member....

And three photocards for each member :)

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I finally completed my WooGyu photocard collection from the For You album with the help of my friend Emily, who helped me win the Woohyun photocard off Yahoo Japan Auctions. Woo! Another album down~ Now I'm just missing Sunggyu's 24 Hours photocard ;_; sigh~

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We've finally reached the non-Infinite part.. hahaa. I picked up Seventeen's Going Seventeen album from my friend Jasmine's group order. Such a pretty album, and of course, I love all the tracks on the album. One of my favourites has to be "글쎄".

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Lastly is Big Bang's MADE album. I decided not to get any of the individual M, A, D or E albums in order to wait for the official full album. My friend Cindy did a group order for this one, and I chose the one that came with a mini version of Big Bang's official lightstick in a keychain form for an added cost.

I ended up with the group version of the album, which is exactly what I wanted since I don't really have a bias in Big Bang.... How do you even choose? Lmao

Since we did the group order from KTown4U, and they gave a sheet of stickers for every album, I ended up with one of these too :) Super cute.

Here's the mini light stick in action. It's so cute ;__; I'm still pained that I never got to attend a Big Bang concert before they take a group hiatus for conscripted army service -sigh-

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That's all for this post, stay tuned for more posts! (yeah, it's definitely not going to be Infinite.... lol)

Josie ♥

{ K-pop } My Epik High Concert Experience

So a couple days ago, I went to my first official concert ever. I had the time of my life, it was absolutely amazing!

I was lucky enough to see Epik High at The Vogue Theatre during their encore show. The first show scheduled for May 31st sold out in less than a minute so they decided to add an encore concert on the next night. I'm so thankful for this otherwise I wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to see them perform.

We stood in the pit, on the left hand of the stage (facing the stage), so we were quite close. I was able to take some videos using my phone - of course they're not that great quality and they're also not all complete, but I wanted to record some footage so I could relive it through video afterwards, even if watching the video itself gives only like 1/1000 the feeling of actually being there xD.

the view from our spots

So I've been an Epik High fan since around 2009-ish, and the first song of theirs I ever listened to was "One". To this very day, it's still one of my favorite songs. I was soooo excited when they announced they would visit Vancouver on their tour and I almost died of anticipation waiting for the concert to start xD

it's Tukutz!!!!!

Tablo, Mithra Jin & DJ Tukutz (the quality is horrible, I know. I cringe as a photography enthusiast, but oh well~)

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Here are some videos I took~

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They got Tukutz to sing Big Bang's "Loser" xD It was hilarious! But man.. the way the crowd sang along to Loser... I really wish Big Bang would hold a concert here :(

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This performance was seriously awesome, too. There were so many people singing/rapping along with the lyrics. It was magical +_+

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One! Time is ticking, ti-time is ticking ticking. Time is ticking, ti-time is ticking away! Probably my favorite performance of that night, although Born Hater is a really strong contender!!

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Their last "official" performance of the night was of Fan. Pretty fitting, right?

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Here's the encore performance. Seriously when the beat drops at the beginning of the song... it was just plain awesome. I can't even begin to describe the feeling of actually witnessing that firsthand!

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This was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my whole life. Epik High has some amazing stage presence, and combined with the excitement from the crowd, the synergy was just surreal and intoxicating. I wish I could go to another concert soon :(((

Oh! I also picked up a t-shirt and a snapback before the show!

There were two designs: "Epik High" and "Born Hater". I wanted to get both designs on each piece, but they ran out of merchandise the first night :( Oh well. I still wanted some awesome souvenirs to remember the night by.

Alrighty, that's all for now :) Hope you enjoyed.

Josie ♥

{ K-pop } My Recent Playlist - BTS, Big Bang, Infinite, Kim Sunggyu, EXO, Niel (Teen Top) & EXID

Ahh~ I've wanted to post about some recent Kpop songs I've been loving for a while now, and I'm finally doing it! Yay!!!

Alrighty here we go, again in no particular order.

1. 방탄소년단 (BTS) - I Need U

I'm absolutely in love with this song. I've been listening to it soooo much ever since its release. Every single part of it is perfection, the rap verses, the bridges, the chorus omg THAT CHORUS! It's such an incredibly catchy song, I love blasting it in the car while I drive :P

Anyway if you haven't heard it, go take a listen to BTS' I Need U!!!

There's 2 other songs that I really like from their new album too!


방탄소년단 (BTS) -  잡아줘 (Hold Me Tight)

BTS does that angsty R&B genre verrrrry well (see Let Me Know from their last album). It always comes out really well and I think I just like this type of music a lot :p


 방탄소년단 (BTS) - Converse High

I love the vocal parts to this song, but I can't say the same for the rap parts. I think it may be Suga or J-Hope? Anyway it's the second rap verse, I feel like it's way too... rough, it doesn't sound good with the rest of the song. Unfortunate, but I still listen to it regardless.


2. Big Bang - Loser & Bae Bae

Big Bang is finally back!!!! They kicked off their 5-month long comeback schedules with Loser & Bae Bae. Both songs are super catchy and easy to listen to. When I first heard Loser via a fancam of their MADE concert before the official release, I already loved it and I found myself humming the song even though it wasn't officially released yet. Amazing. That's what Big Bang is. I can't wait to see what else they have for us until the release of their full album in September.


3. Infinite - 24 Hours

Yes, this is not a Korean song, it's Japanese. But Infinite's still a K-pop artist okay! Haha. Of course I love the new song released by Infinite - although I guess it's nothing super special, it's still very melodic and easy to listen to, which is why it's stayed on my playlist since its release.


4. Kim Sunggyu - 27 [Album]

Okay, I basically love his whole album, so 4/5 of the songs from his new album 27 have stayed on my playlist since its release.

a) Kim Sunggyu - 너여야만 해 (The Answer)

I adore the simplicity of this song - it allows Sunggyu's gorgeous vocals to shine. The melody is so beautiful and the lyrics, so meaningful. Definitely one of my favorite tracks off this album.

b) Kontrol

Yes, it's Kontrol with a 'K', not with a 'C' :P

This song is very Nell-ish, although given that Nell's Kim Jongwan was in charge of the album's production, that shouldn't be too surprising. The drop at the chorus gives me life to be honest :) The music video's aesthetic is extremely beautiful as well. It's rumoured that the story in this mv is dedicated to an Inspirit (Infinite's official fanclub) who died during the Sewol Ferry incident. There are several clues alluding to that very student. Although Sunggyu himself denied the mv being about the Inspirit student, I still believe that the mv was extremely carefully and purposefully constructed to tell this story. It's an unforgettable mv, please take a watch if you haven't already~

c) Alive

Another really simple but pretty song that allows Sunggyu's voice to shine, the piano is just so pleasant~ I love the sound of the piano ;~; The song starts off slow and quiet but builds up to the second half smoothly. Another song I adore from his album.

d) Daydream (Feat Borderline: Tablo & Kim Jongwan)

You have NO idea how excited I was when I saw that Tablo would be featuring on a track in this album. After what took place between Woollim and Tablo/Epik High a couple years back, I wondered if the Infinite boys would ever get a chance to interact or work with Epik High ever again. I guess since Kim Jongwan featured on Epik High's songs after they left Woollim and joined YG, it shows that Tablo is still close with them. Anyway, this song is fantastic. I love the rap featuring from Tablo and Kim Jongwan sneaks his voice in there at the very end. Even though I love this song, I kinda wish they left out the autotune on Sunggyu's voice. The song didn't really need that element in my opinion and I much prefer to just listen to Sunggyu's voice on its own. That's just my opinion though and I still love the song.


5. EXO - Call Me Baby

I dunno about being an EXO fan and all that, but what I do know is that EXO's quality and style of music is always enjoyable to me (okay, except for Wolf, lol). This song is no exception - catchy, upbeat, fun and extremely EXO-ish. EXO always finds a way into my playlists, haha.


6. Niel - 못된 여자 Lovekiller (feat. Dok2)

No, I'm not really a huge Teen Top fan or anything, but I have liked some of their music. I guess sometimes my music taste is really... basic? This song is honestly nothing special and it's very basic, but I just find it to be so catchy and easy to sing along to. Niel found his way into my playlist with his first solo endeavor, Lovekiller. 


7. EXID - Every Night, Up & Down, Ah Yeah

Yup. These girls are still on my playlist! I have to admit I think I'm finally starting to get tired of their songs, but they definitely have some undeniable talent and some catchy songs.

That concludes my recent K-pop playlist~ Bye! ^^

Josie ♥