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Hmm. No, actually, I think I can withstand quite a bit more, bring it on.
A shipwar has resulted - although, as always, it's 1% people being miffed and 99% other people freaking out about the 1%. It struck me, though, that a shipwar is simply a failure of imagination. Now, imagination is something fans are very, very good at, from the simplest private fantasies to the most elaborate fanworks. If you're certain that character A is sexing character B (and these are characters, stage and public personae, we have next to no access to the real people and that's as it should be) and then something wicked occurs between characters B and C, why not just work that into the narrative you've been constructing? Plenty of opportunities for drama and filth. Or is this the equivalent of a canon war - an argument over which events that didn't occur, occurred? Why is it our preferred narrative has to be validated? Is it like the thing where new writers haven't yet realised they have the power to change every single element in their stories? Well, that's deep, back to the pr0n.
Paen Seobiseu (and hǎo!)
Jul. 22nd, 2012 08:28 amSHINee's concert last night included such a raunchy number that people in the audience were tweeting the details live. The reactions on Tumblr have been hilarious - in the best possible fannish way. Remember that delightful video of the two young women reacting to Professor Yana's stopwatch? Like that, but with more porn, funny animated GIFs, and dead bodies. (Even the dissent is largely polite and/or cheeky.)
This sort of thing.
(By a happy coincidence, these are the two members of the band I personally find the most sexually attractive. That's Taemin at right, who has just now turned 19 in Western reckoning, and Jonghyun at left with the tattoos - the names of his online fan clubs! - and the handcuffs.)
This sort of thing.
(By a happy coincidence, these are the two members of the band I personally find the most sexually attractive. That's Taemin at right, who has just now turned 19 in Western reckoning, and Jonghyun at left with the tattoos - the names of his online fan clubs! - and the handcuffs.)
My impression of a SHINee concert
Jul. 7th, 2012 08:09 pmHaving now absorbed sufficient "fancams" of my favourite K-pop band performing their latest single, "Sherlock", live, I believe I can now accurately render for you the audience reaction. Thusly:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
SHINEE'S BACK! SHINEE'S BACK! BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
LEE TAEMIN! LEE JINKI! KIM JONGHYUN! KIM KIBUM! CHOI MINHO! SHERLOCK! BITNANEUN SHINEE!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ALL STOP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH FREEZE!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH TOE JOE BABY
OH I'M CURIOUS YEAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH SHINEE I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH SOY UN DORITO
OH I'M CURIOUS YEAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BITNADA SARAJYEO BITNANEUN SHINEE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH ***THUD***
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH TOE JOE BABY
OH I'M CURIOUS YEAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH SHINEE I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHINEE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHINEE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
(The THUD is me. It occurs when Jonghyun does THE THING with his hips.)
ETA: Key imitates THE THING at about 11.35 here, making me suspect it's a wholly intentional piece of terpsichorean showoffery. :) THE THING itself can be viewed at about 2.34 here, or more clearly here at about 2.55. Teojyeo, baby!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
SHINEE'S BACK! SHINEE'S BACK! BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
LEE TAEMIN! LEE JINKI! KIM JONGHYUN! KIM KIBUM! CHOI MINHO! SHERLOCK! BITNANEUN SHINEE!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ALL STOP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH FREEZE!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH TOE JOE BABY
OH I'M CURIOUS YEAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH SHINEE I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH SOY UN DORITO
OH I'M CURIOUS YEAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BITNADA SARAJYEO BITNANEUN SHINEE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH ***THUD***
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH TOE JOE BABY
OH I'M CURIOUS YEAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH SHINEE I'M SO CURIOUS YEAH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHINEE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHINEE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
(The THUD is me. It occurs when Jonghyun does THE THING with his hips.)
ETA: Key imitates THE THING at about 11.35 here, making me suspect it's a wholly intentional piece of terpsichorean showoffery. :) THE THING itself can be viewed at about 2.34 here, or more clearly here at about 2.55. Teojyeo, baby!
... but y'all may as well meet my bias, gluttony fairy with goddess beauty, flower boy Taemin:
If nothing else, the subtitles will amuse you. (Not that I'm complaining! Fan translation basically makes this fandom possible for me, and I'm jolly grateful for it. Besides, it's meant to be silly. :)
ETA: And here's a little sample of the lad strutting his stuff:
If nothing else, the subtitles will amuse you. (Not that I'm complaining! Fan translation basically makes this fandom possible for me, and I'm jolly grateful for it. Besides, it's meant to be silly. :)
ETA: And here's a little sample of the lad strutting his stuff:
Saranghae I haven't a Clue + Note
Jun. 21st, 2012 02:04 pmlol, XAMFM is accidentally playing the Japanese version of "Sherlock" for the second time in ten minutes. Not that I'm complaining (or obsessed, or anything :).
Nope, nope, not at all obsessed!
Nope, nope, not at all obsessed!
I will tell you a lovely story about fandom. Last night, watching K-pop related videos as is my current wont, I came across a clip of boy band SHINee's (slightly) bad boy, Jonghyun, crying on stage. Now, Jjong is noted for his tendency to burst into tears of joy, as when the song he helped write, "Juliette"*, came first place on the show Music Bank in 2009.
However, this wasn't a happy occasion. These kids work like dogs, and are always getting sick or injured. Jonghyun, whose ankle was bust, was apologising for being unable to dance at the concert. If you watch the video, you'll hear a chant begin to rise from the audience: "Gwaen-chan-ha! Gwaen-chan-ha!"
This sets him off sobbing helplessly, gasping "Mianhaeyo, mianhaeyo" - "Sorry, sorry." Gwaenchanha is how you respond to an apology in Korean: it's OK, that's all right, it's nothing.
I don't know whether the chant just happened, or if it was planned and/or led by the fans. But suddenly, instead of the selfishness that can give fandom such a bitter flavour, there was nothing but compassion and support. (And instead of a scowly sex puppy, there was a vulnerable twenty year old.) While watching it I may possibly have become slightly emotional.
* Everything to do with Baz Luhrmann and nothing to do with the Marquis de Sade. It's a remake of Corbin Bleu's "Deal With It", for which Jonghyun wrote original (and rather more romantic) lyrics.
However, this wasn't a happy occasion. These kids work like dogs, and are always getting sick or injured. Jonghyun, whose ankle was bust, was apologising for being unable to dance at the concert. If you watch the video, you'll hear a chant begin to rise from the audience: "Gwaen-chan-ha! Gwaen-chan-ha!"
This sets him off sobbing helplessly, gasping "Mianhaeyo, mianhaeyo" - "Sorry, sorry." Gwaenchanha is how you respond to an apology in Korean: it's OK, that's all right, it's nothing.
I don't know whether the chant just happened, or if it was planned and/or led by the fans. But suddenly, instead of the selfishness that can give fandom such a bitter flavour, there was nothing but compassion and support. (And instead of a scowly sex puppy, there was a vulnerable twenty year old.) While watching it I may possibly have become slightly emotional.
* Everything to do with Baz Luhrmann and nothing to do with the Marquis de Sade. It's a remake of Corbin Bleu's "Deal With It", for which Jonghyun wrote original (and rather more romantic) lyrics.
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May. 10th, 2012 12:58 pmDespite a nasty little cold I continue to struggle with the La Brea that is chapter 9, while simultaneously proceeding with my exploration of Korean pop music. Apparently, Super Junior is the one band on Earth who have as many members as Yes. (Like Yes, they don't have them all at the same time.)
Actually, hang on, I'll see if I can embed some of my fave chunes so far.
SHINee, Sherlock: This is the song that lured me in the first place. Daft video, fab dancing.
Super Junior, Mr. Simple: there's about thirty seconds of lounge music intro before the song itself starts. Pleasingly, this band includes a more heavily-set member (a good-looking chap, too) alongside the usual skeletal teens.
2NE1, "I Am The Best": check out the "punk" bit at about 2.30 - after which there's a striking bit with a pyramid and blindfolded drummers. No china dolls here, folks.
Fat Cat, "My Love Bad Boy" or something apparently untranslatable. Incredibly, this does not appear to be a girl band, but an individual performer.
Saved the best one for last:
SHINee again, Lucifer. Holy flaming cow.
Actually, hang on, I'll see if I can embed some of my fave chunes so far.
SHINee, Sherlock: This is the song that lured me in the first place. Daft video, fab dancing.
Super Junior, Mr. Simple: there's about thirty seconds of lounge music intro before the song itself starts. Pleasingly, this band includes a more heavily-set member (a good-looking chap, too) alongside the usual skeletal teens.
2NE1, "I Am The Best": check out the "punk" bit at about 2.30 - after which there's a striking bit with a pyramid and blindfolded drummers. No china dolls here, folks.
Fat Cat, "My Love Bad Boy" or something apparently untranslatable. Incredibly, this does not appear to be a girl band, but an individual performer.
Saved the best one for last:
SHINee again, Lucifer. Holy flaming cow.
Is this the reality that you guys wanted?
May. 9th, 2012 02:20 pmI only meant to describe a character's hat, but have gone off into a lengthy meditation on the conquest of space (or rather, one of my characters has). Still have not described hat. Not to worry, it's all word count. Now for lunch and more Korean jailbait of the reality show to which I have assigned the personal title Five Clots and a Baby.
PSI jest, they're legal. And frankly too young to turn me on. But very pretty nonetheless. ETA: ho ho ho, that innocent little phase didn't last long, did it?
PPS Fansubbers get an automatic entry pass to heaven. :x
PPPS
A question we all ask ourselves at times. ETA: And one which turns out to be a catchphrase of the show and of the fandom. :)
PS
PPS Fansubbers get an automatic entry pass to heaven. :x
PPPS
A question we all ask ourselves at times. ETA: And one which turns out to be a catchphrase of the show and of the fandom. :)
