Music videos can find incredible command in the outcome of a certain song's either success or demise--at least, I find that to be true in my personal experience. For example, I remember being obsessed with Christina Aguilera's song, "Hurt" back in 2006. I relayed my obsession to my best friend at the time and she commented,… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #39: Movie References in TWICE’s “What is Love?” Video
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Tuesday Tunes #34: Sunmi is My Heroine
One thing that I seem to find happening to me quite frequently is not realizing that I've become attached to a certain musical artist. I'll be listening to YouTube Music or Pandora or whatever streaming platform I decide for the day, and a new song will come on that totally rocks, and I'll be all,… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #34: Sunmi is My Heroine
Tuesday Tunes #21: Gashina
You know how you get obsessed with a song, and you watch the music video, and then both the song and the music cycle through your brain basically ALL day? Well, when it's a song/music video that's in your non-native tongue it's even worse because you have no freaking clue what the actual lyrics are. Sure,… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #21: Gashina
Tuesday Tunes #20: Barefooted Youth
I've been watching Korean dramas again--taking a break from binging Riverdale--and I fell upon one that surprised me with how fantastic it is. I'll probably binge the rest of the series tonight and talk about it for tomorrow's Watch Wednesday, but for today I want to talk about the music of the series. Titled Go Back Couple,… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #20: Barefooted Youth
Tuesday Tunes #19: Tight Race for Best Song in the 2017 Melon Awards
Only in its eighth year, the Melon Music Awards is an annual major music awards show held in South Korea. Judging criteria for the awards involves judge scores as well as digital sales, but a good chunk of the determining vote goes to online voting. The polls for the 2017 Melon Awards have barely been open… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #19: Tight Race for Best Song in the 2017 Melon Awards
Tuesday Tunes #1: Why K-Pop Groups Are So Big / “Cheer Up” by Twice
So, Tuesday Tunes is pretty simple. Every Tuesday, we're going to share with you a bit of music from a variety of nerdy sensations from around the globe. But this isn't just us burning CDs for each other--a large part of what we all geek out over is culturally significant as well. Some posts are… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #1: Why K-Pop Groups Are So Big / “Cheer Up” by Twice
