Ladies & Gentlemen, The Thieves.

Choi Donghoon’s latest offering The Thieves has recently released its first movie teaser and official movie poster. The heist movie which was initially pegged as the Korean Ocean’s Eleven boasts of a star-studded cast which includes Kim Yunseok, Lee Jungjae, Kim Hyesoo, Jeon Jihyun, Kim Haesook, Kim Soohyun and Oh Dalsu. From the looks of this teaser alone, I’m pretty sure this movie is going to be one hell of a ride!

I think I’ve spazzed myself out yesterday when I saw this teaser… and good thing too. You have been spared. I would like to say though, that my girl is looking OH-SO-GORGEOUS, and if that supposed cinematic noona-dongsaeng loveline between Jihyun and Soohyun were true, I WOULD BE ALL FOR IT. No questions asked. ^^b CHOI DONGHOON, JUST TAKE ALL MY MONEY!!!

As an added treat, here’s the official movie poster released today. Everyone’s looking so FINE. ♥

Now why does July seem SO FAR AWAY??? ;~; I need this movie NOOOOOOOOOW!

MujikMonday ♬ Kim Taewoo

This Monday, I’m taking a break from indie music and sharing some of my favorite songs by G.O.D. magnae Kim Taewoo because he’s one of the most powerful Korean vocalists I’ve ever listened to so far and I love his songs. Most recently, I’ve been addicted to this collaboration project which was released in 2009 as part of a mini-album entitled T-Virus. The song is called Memory & Remembrance with his G.O.D. hyungs Joon Park, Danny Ahn and Son Hoyoung, and it has such an addicting melody, I can’t stop listening to it once I start. Check it out:

Memory & Remembrance (기억과추억) — Kim Taewoo

Click here for lyrics and translations.

This song was perhaps the last song from the T-Virus mini that I stumbled upon on Youtube (because the next song was the first, and I got hooked on that quite easily), and it was just wonderful to hear all four familiar voices in the song. I didn’t even know Joonie hyung was in it until I heard him rap! It was such a delight~ ♥ Also, the fact that the MV is so laid back and fun makes it all the more charming to me. I kind of miss Kyesang oppa though. Does he really not want to sing anymore? /sighs

Moving on to the next song: Love Rain. I randomly found this song on Youtube while looking for more of Kim Taewoo’s solo work because I only had one song of his on my iTunes, which was Words I Want to Say. So I found this gem of a song and fell in love with its upbeat melody, the whimsical-ish feel of the piano arrangement that goes on in the background (something we also hear in Memory & Remembrance actually), and of course Taewoo’s vocals above all.

Love Rain (사랑비) — Kim Taewoo (English subbed)

Lastly, here’s Echo which was released just last year with Taewoo’s full-length album T-School. As usual, Taewoo charmed me with an upbeat song and an addictive melody, along with his usual powerful vocals. It doesn’t hurt that the MV is also very entertaining. Watch it below.

Echo (메아리) — Kim Taewoo

Isn’t he just the most adorable big bear ever? 😛 I’m looking forward to what Taewoo’s going to release next, and I have this tiny little feeling his songs will be inspired by his wife and baby daughter next. ♥

Yunho and Co. are “Good Downloaders”

One of Yunho’s activities last week included a photo shoot and video filming for a campaign called “I Am a Good Downloader,” which teamed him up with actors and fellow artists like 2PM’s Nickhun, Wondergirls’ Sohee, f(x)’s Sulli, Yoon Dohyun, actress Lee Minjung and actors Ahn Sungki and Jang Hyuk (!!!). The campaign will be addressing the problem of illegal downloads, and apparently this isn’t the first time that the K-Entertainment industry has done this either, since I found some articles and videos on it from 2009 as well.

Here’s a news clip that featured what went on behind-the-scenes:

An interesting thing about this campaign shoot is that they had this little Q&A thing which aired in SBS One Night Entertainment (not sure this is the exact title of the show). Check out Yunho’s cut (unsubbed yet, sadly) below:

There are some rough translations and news articles that came out regarding this video though, one of them being about Yunho not having a girlfriend at the moment. Yoon Dohyun asked him something along the lines of “When do you feel like you want to have a girlfriend the most?” and Yunho replied with “When I’m sick.”

Collective awwwwwwww. I’m pretty sure the queue of women wanting to take care of you could circle around the world a couple of times and even reach Pluto and back again, Yunho. You’ll see me there, too.

The second article that came out is about Yunho wanting to act with Jang Hyuk, which kind of gave me a mini (good) heart attack the moment I figured it out. OHMYGODYUNHO YES EXCELLENT CHOICE! I have to say, though, you’re going to have to improve on those acting skills to be able to take on Jang Hyuk because man, HE IS GOING TO EAT YOU ALIVE acting-wise. The man is a monster. But anyway… Jang Hyuk and Yunho sitting together (you can see that somewhere in the clip and on some other clips floating around Youtube) just makes my fangirl heart happy. Talk about epic fandom collisions. ♥ Now all we need is Jang Hyuk’s Windstruck leading lady and Yunho to meet, and my fangirl life would be practically complete.

Come on K-gods, you can make that happen, can’t you?

EarCandy ♪ Se7en’s When I Can’t Sing

Surprise! Surprise! Not only is Se7en back with a new mini-album, he’s also collaborated with Park Jinyoung (AKA JYP, yo man) with the single When I Can’t Sing, whose MV is featured above. It’s a nice, soft ballad that asks, simply: “Just for the reason that I am me, can you still continue to love me?“

Do I hear a collective awwww? Sure I do. Put into the context of “if-I’m-not-this-famous-Korean-singer-and-just-a-regular-dude-would-you-look-at-me-the-same-way?” of course you’ll awwww. I think I’ve awwwwed too much at the teaser and the video itself that I ended up crying after a while. Just thinking of a big, grand stage of my favorite idols singing this song just makes me want to give them all a hug. Of course I will still love you all. (Especially you, you with the stupid blonde-colored hair right now. Yes you, Jung.)

While some people may argue that the song is a little boring, I think it’s just alright. I’ve loved Se7en’s Come Back to Me and Come Back to Me, 2 so this is like original, old-school sound somewhat. I love old-school sound, most especially recently. ^^ Apparently, this song was written for Son Hoyoung (?), but it ended up with Se7en instead, and although I love Hoyoung oppa, I think Se7en’s voice suited this song well and he breathed beautiful life to this song. ♥

My favorite part of the video would have to be… well, yes, the dance break. I am a sucker for people who can dance, obviously, but apart from that there’s this part where a young boy breezes past Se7en in skates and it instantly reminded me of Come Back to Me. Even his concert performances included those skates, and it’s just one of the highlights of his performances for me. Seeing that little bit in the MV made my heart flutter, but it also made me quite sad, knowing that this may be Se7en’s last release before he goes into the army. ;~;

Aaaaaanyway… enjoy the song and MV, and let’s cheer for Se7en’s comeback performances soon! ^^

Cafe Droptop Releases First TV CF with Jeon Jihyun

And I thought this day would never come. Cafe Droptop launched two TV CFs on their Facebook page yesterday, signaling the start of what seems to be an in-store event. Check them out:

30s version

15s version

Teehee. Jihyun unni’s back with her not-so-subtle faces, I love it. ♥ I wish they’d release more CFs for Cafe Droptop to be honest. The cafe interior is just so pretty I’d love to spend a day inside it if I lived in Korea. If they’re not releasing CFs soon… how about new photos instead? And can they get a male endorser she can date in the promotional photos?

LMAO. I’m pushing the envelope too far, aren’t I? Fine, fine.

Have some coffee this fine Wednesday morning, everyone! ♥