The picture not only shows us a beautiful idol, but also unwittingly suggests that kpop is a hall of mirrors, where distinguishing between truth and illusion can be difficult or even impossible.
This song has brought me such joy. This is another stage where I love the outfits; the stylist has achieved that "unity, not uniformity" look I appreciate so much.
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Tonight’s theme is:
🎧🪩 SHH! It’s a SECRET! 🗝️🔮
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🎵 We all have secrets. Post your guilty pleasures — songs you’d be embarrassed if people knew you listed to them along with what you’re drinking. 🎶
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Girl we need some
Girl we need some !Action!
If we re gonna make it like a true survivor
Every Sunday I look back at the preceding week in kpop and pick out the music video or performance I liked best. This week I have chosen
H1-Key -- SEOUL (Such a Beautiful City). https://youtu.be/KWGgu2XCyPU?si=98ehP_8OIuFEhBTh
What I think can be described as an eighties retro sound appeals to me, and I am particularly struck by Riina – she’s the one with the bob.
I’ve read a number of international commentators describing the MV as little more than a CF for Seoul. Yet it strikes this international fan that to interpret the video as city boosterism or tourism promo misreads it. Watch and you will see hardly any “sightseeing” shots. Then listen to lines like these:
I’ll never stop dancing
I’ll never stop singing
I’ll never stop dreaming
Until the city hears me
Until the city sees me
Until the city needs me
Just watch me...
In fact, the MV is all about being resolved to make it big in the big city, a theme surely familiar to international fans from film, song, literature, and even folklore – Dick Whittington comes to mind as an example.
That interpretation leads me back to the song. Isn’t it refreshing to hear a group singing about confidence and determination in a manner more melodic and mature than the shouting and pouting approach some groups adopt when taking up these themes?
#MaryAnnGanser
22 jaar
4 februari 1948-14 maart 1970
Amerikaanse zangeres. Eén van de 4 #Shangrilas, die Mary samen met tweelingzus Marge en zusjes Weiss vormde.
The Shangri-Las waren één van de populairste #girlgroups van de #sixties tot ze in 1968 problemen kregen met hun platenlabel, het niet uitbetaald krijgen van royalty's, daarop besluiten ze te stoppen. Mary-Ann kampt sindsdien met een drugsverslaving en sterft op 14 maart 1970 aan een overdosis. https://youtu.be/tcE3vxBVR7U #GoneTooSoon