Finally. My Top 50 Ballads.

I know, as much as I talk about loving ballads, I haven’t even put up an official list yet. So here it is. I actually had a list of 74 but I narrowed it down to 50. They all are accompanied with videos, most the actual music video if available and if not a video with the lyrics or a live will be posted. I must say, I’m not too particularly sure if all of these are ballads, some are just really slow songs with a soft beat, but I still call them ballads.

Enjoy ^.^

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Top 25 Most Played Songs on my iPod

I’ve been in denial for a long time that I actually listened to several songs nearly 2000 times.

25. Colors~Melody and Harmony~ (Yoochun and Jaejoong) 1,741 plays

24. Heartbeat (KAT-TUN) 1,748 plays

23. Manazashi (Honey L Days) 1,768 plays

22. Wrong Number (DBSK) 1,798 plays

21. Intoxication (Junsu of JYJ) 1,799 plays

20. One More Time (Kim Hyun Joong) 1,801 plays

19. Genesis of Aquarion (Akino Arai) 1,820 plays

18. Replay (SHINee) 1,821 plays

17. Real Face (KAT-TUN) 1,831 plays

16. Crazy Love (DBSK) 1,850 plays

15. Love Song (Big Bang) 1,853 plays

14. Beautiful Hangover (Big Bang) 1,859 plays

13. Somebody (U-KISS) 1,862 plays

12. Don’t Go Home (GD &TOP) 1,866 plays

11. Gold (UVERworld) 1,866 plays

10. Love Ya (SS501) 1,894 plays

9. Every Heart (BoA) 1,905 plays

8. Mirotic (DBSK) 1,918 plays

7. Your Love Is All I Need (DBSK) 1,919 plays

6. Wedding Dress (Taeyang) 1,941 plays

5. Fiction (BEAST/B2ST) 1,943 plays

4. Hug (DBSK) 1,960 plays

3. Koe wo Kikasete (Big Bang) 1,975 plays

2. Juliette JPN Version (SHINee) 1,976 plays

1. Take Me Away (U-KISS) 1,986 plays

CHAOS’s Taeyang changes his stage name to ‘Park Taeyang’ due to fan complaints

Earlier this week, Piggy Dolls‘ label revealed that they would be debuting a funky boy group named CHAOS.

Fans quickly noticed that one of the members was named Taeyang, the same as Big Bang‘s Taeyang, and expressed their immediate disapproval over the usage. Since Taeyang is already using the name, fans of Big Bang asked the company to use a different name. The company complied, revealing that Taeyang will include his last name into his stage name, thus becoming ‘Park Taeyang‘.

Winning InSight revealed, “Taeyang’s name isn’t a stage name but his real name. He used to promote under the name Park Taeyang back in 2004. We’ll make sure to include his last name in his future promotions, and hope this clears up any misunderstandings.”

Hmmm. I rarely reblog news, but this was an exception.

This is ridiculous. Fans are too sensitive. Honestly, I don’t see what the problem is with having the same name as someone else. It happens in the world all the time. Besides, his real name is Taeyang, it isn’t even a stage name (Chaos). I don’t think he should have changed his name. He has more of a right to claim “Taeyang” as his name anyway.

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[Ranking] Top 30 Male Kpop Idols with Best Singing Ability

This is ranked by a Korean vocal coach who ranked them based on their tone, tremble, skills, volume, and expressiveness.

1. JYJ’s Junsu

Tone: 8.5

Treble: 4

Skills: 4

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 8.5

Total: 29.5

2. PARAN’s Ace

Tone: 8

Treble: 5

Skills: 4

Volume: 4.5

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 28.5

2. JYJ’s Jaejoong

Tone: 7.5

Treble: 4.5

Skills: 4

Volume: 5

Expressiveness: 7.5

Total: 28.5

3. Big Bang’s Taeyang

Tone: 8.5

Treble: 3

Skills: 4

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 8.5

Total: 27.5

4. F.T. Island’s Hong Ki

Tone: 9

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 26.5

4. 2AM’s Changmin

Tone: 6

Treble: 5

Skills: 4.5

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 26.5

4. SHINee’s Jonghyun

Tone: 7

Treble: 5

Skills: 4

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 6.5

Total: 26.5

5. C.N. BLUE’s Yonghwa

Tone: 7.5

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3.5

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 25.5

5. MBLAQ’s G.O

Tone: 7

Treble: 4

Skills: 4

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 25.5

6. SHINee’s Onew

Tone: 8.5

Treble: 3

Skills: 3

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 25

7. SS501′s Young Saeng

Tone: 7.5

Treble: 4

Skills: 3.5

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 6

Total: 24.5

7. Super Junior’s Kyuhyun

Tone: 8

Treble: 3

Skills: 3.5

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 6.5

Total: 24.5

7. Super Junior’s Yesung

Tone: 7

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3.5

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 7

Total: 24.5

8. 2AM’s Jokwon

Tone: 6

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 4

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 7.5

Total: 24

9. Super Junior’s Ryeowook

Tone: 7.5

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 6.5

Total: 23.5

10. TVXQ’s Changmin

Tone: 5

Treble: 5

Skills: 3

Volume: 5

Expressiveness: 5

Total: 23

10. U-Kiss’s SooHyun

Tone: 6

Treble: 4

Skills: 3

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 6

Total: 23

10. BEAST’s YoSeob

Tone: 6.5

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 6

Total: 23

11. JYJ’s Yoochun

Tone: 6.5

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3.5

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 6

Total: 22.5

11. C.N. BLUE’s Jonghyun

Tone: 8

Treble: 2.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 2.5

Expressiveness: 6.5

Total: 22.5

11. 2PM’s Junsu

Tone: 6

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3.5

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 5.5

Total: 22.5

12. Big Bang’s Daesung

Tone: 6

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 2.5

Volume: 4

Expressiveness: 5.5

Total: 21.5

12. B1A4′s San Deul

Tone: 6

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 3.5

Expressiveness: 5.5

Total: 21.5

12. 2AM’s Seulong

Tone: 7

Treble: 3.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 5

Total: 21.5

13. Super Junior’s Sungmin

Tone: 6

Treble: 3

Skills: 3

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 5.5

Total: 20.5

14. SHINee’s TaeMin

Tone: 7.5

Treble: 2.5

Skills: 2.5

Volume: 2

Expressiveness: 5

Total: 19.5

15. Teen Top’s Niel

Tone: 6

Treble: 2.5

Skills: 3

Volume: 2.5

Expressiveness: 5

Total: 19

16. TVXQ’s Yunho

Tone: 4

Treble: 3

Skills: 2.5

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 3.5

Total: 16

16. 2AM’s JinWoon

Tone: 6

Treble: 2

Skills: 2

Volume: 2

Expressiveness: 4

Total: 16

16. SHINee’s Key

Tone: 4

Treble: 3

Skills: 2.5

Volume: 3

Expressiveness: 3.5

Total: 16

17. Big Bang’s Seungri

Tone: 5

Treble: 1

Skills: 2

Volume: 2

Expressiveness: 3

Total: 13

Agree? Disagree?

Don’t Wanna Try Covers

I love this song by itself. I love most of Frankie J’s songs anyway. But I’ve found quite a few covers to this song.

I actually liked Niel’s voice here. I usually get annoyed by it, but I really liked it here. Not to mention L.Joe’s amazing piano skills :)

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I don’t usually hear Nichkhun’s singing voice often.

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Don’t you just love his Engrish? And I just favor Taeyang’s voice.

 

30 Kpop Questions Challenge

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1. Breathe by Miss A OR Breathe by G-Dragon?
2. Without You by U-KISS OR Without U by 2PM?
3. Lies by BIG BANG OR Lies by T-Ara?

CHOOSE A GROUP! (or solo artist)
4. BEAST OR MBLAQ?
5. BEAST OR SHINee?
6. KARA OR SNSD?
7. SNSD OR After School?
8. KARA OR T-Ara?
9. 4Minute OR 2NE1?
10. BoA OR Lee Hyori?
11. Jay Park OR Taeyang?
12. Se7en OR Rain?
13. Son Dambi OR Lee Hyori?
14. Outsider OR E.Via?
15. Miss A OR SISTAR?
16. INFINITE OR Teen Top?

CHOOSE AN IDOL!
17. Jia from Miss A OR Victoria from F(x)?
18. Junsu from TVXQ OR Junsu from 2PM?
19. HyunA from 4Minute OR CL from 2NE1?
20. Taecyeon from 2PM OR TOP from BIG BANG?
21. Goo Hara from KARA OR Yoona from SNSD?
22. Daesung from BIG BANG OR Onew from SHINee?
23. Bom from 2NE1 OR Taeyeon from SNSD?
24. Changmin from 2AM OR Changmin from TVXQ?
25. Taemin from SHINee OR Dongho from U-KISS?
26. Hyoyeon from SNSD OR Minzy from 2NE1?
27. Hongki from FT Island OR Yonghwa from CNBlue? Ah this was hard~
28. Kikwang from BEAST OR Taeyang from BIG BANG?
29. Nana from After School OR Tiffany from SNSD?
30. Jokwon from 2AM OR Key from SHINee?

[Ranking] Most Fashionable Jpop and Kpop Idols

I haven’t done a poll/list post in a while. This one I found kind of funny though.

KPOP FEMALE IDOLS

  1. CL
  2. Dara
  3. Park Bom
  4. Tiffany
  5. BoA

KPOP MALE IDOLS

  1. G Dragon
  2. T.O.P
  3. Key
  4. Taeyang
  5. Jaejoong

JPOP FEMALE IDOLS

  1. Scandal (all members)
  2. Namie Amuro
  3. YUI
  4. Ayumi Hamasaki
  5. Kana Nishino

JPOP MALE IDOLS

  1. Gackt
  2. Yamapi
  3. Kamenashi Kazuya
  4. Matsumoto Jun
  5. Akanishi Jin

Satisfied with the list? Maybe pictures later.