i just felt like posting something today.
i can't sleep.
nobody to blame, it's just me being hyped thanks to the release of SNSD's 3rd album.
what bothers me is how much effort SM is putting in on SNSD compared to other artists under it's belt. nowonder HanKyung left. =/

anyways, let's just say, i'm a huge fan of SNSD.
infact, the word 'huge' itself is an UNDERSTATEMENT!
i have a history with SNSD. =P
they were the first Kpop artist whom i actually liked.
and thanks to them, i ventured further into the Kpop industry, going gaga over other Kpop artists as well, until today.
in fact, i would actually chase Kpop more than the mainstream english songs.
but then again, there is a down factor in Kpop; their vocals aren't as strong as the westerners.
one up point that Kpop have, however, would be their dancing.
it somehow grew, and seemed to be growing still, which is good, because Kpop today, is like some viral, attacking every corner of the world, exception to North Korea that is.

let's start with how i got into this Kpop fandom-kingdom.
i just shifted school and i had to let go of a newfound passion; cheerleading.
and since i can't get myself into anything related to cheerleading anymore, the closest to cheerleading would be dancing.
this was about 2007.
i was paying a visit to my friends from my previous school and was wondering why were they so hyped up about some people singing and dancing to some foreign language.
it get me thinking, "what on earth? korean? you understand anything meyh?".
but then they showed me SNSD.
by then they already had 'Into The New World' and 'Girls' Generation' (a self titled single, haha!) and my friends were all excited about the release of the latest single, 'Kissing You'.
i initially thought, "woi! why you all screaming and saying; "omgomg! she's so cute!" when she's a girl and you're a girl?!".
but what caught my attention was their dancing.
not much of the singing, but the dancing.
i immediately went home and begin learning the dance to 'Into The New World'.
and poof. my love for both SNSD and Kpop was ignited!
ever since, every single time SNSD releases a new song, i would be hogging the computer and learning the dance.
not only SNSD. if i come across any cool or adorable dances that catches my attention within that Kpop industry, i WILL learn!

little did i know, the whole world seem to be drowned by the hallyu wave now.
and i am sad to say, sometimes i am embarrassed to be a fan when i see a fan who says; "i'm a big fan of SNSD!" or any other groups, and starts dancing and singing to it.
what embarrasses me is that, they think they are good at what they're doing.
it makes me cringe when they claim that they are the biggest fan of a certaincertain kpop artist.
it'll make me go, "oh, really?"
because i, myself am not considered 'the biggest fan'.
in fact, there is no such thing as 'the biggest fan', because if you love your artist, okay, NOBODY NEEDS TO COMPARE WITH YOU!
because, there is not way that love can be measured, right? ;)

and i also find it really hard for me to follow when these kpop artist begins to venture to different countries, like Japan and the States.
for example, we have Wonder Girls.
dear earthlings, the song 'Nobody' was released in the year 2008.
and now, it's already 2011, can you people PLEASE STOP SINGING IT?!
you people are only singing it now, because JYP was the smart guy who made Wonder Girls venture into the States.
i initially liked Wonder Girls too. but they ventured into foreign market and had never come back to the Kpop scene but had that intention of making the song, 'Nobody' recognised worldwide, was pure bullcrap to me.
owh wait. they came back last year. with the song, "Two Different Tears".
They only promoted it for a short time and left the scene again.
apparently, they were REALLY BUSY in the States.
as of now, i no longer like Wonder Girls.

SNSD did venture into the Jpop scene.
which got me quite upset in a way.
but thank goodness my loyalty did not disappear. HAHA!
because eventhough they were in Japan, they were still considerably active in the Kpop scene - korean version of 'Mr. Taxi'.
that was about it during their Japan promotion.
and now, we have SNSD coming back to the Kpop scene with 'The Boys'.
not only that, they even produced and english version of the song.
in a way, it is making SNSD venture into the international market, as in 'finding a way to penetrate' into the States' market.
=D
i'm pretty sure they are going really BIG this time.
haha!
i can rest in peace, the album is in korean!
but i guess if they go venture to the states, i'll follow them still.

Kpop itself is a topic 'too-big' to talk about.
i would need to be given a specific topic about kpop in order to talk about it.
otherwise, i will definitely get myself confused. =P

p/s: i have almost all of SNSD's albums.
also a big fan of Super Junior, but ultimately, it would still be SNSD. =)

please do go check out their new MV in english, 'The Boys'. ;D