Create your Dream Team Girl Group on allkpop.com!

Alright, so I'm definitely guilty of always checking up on notorious K-Pop entertainment blog allkpop so I can keep up with the ups and downs of current K-pop news. I was delighted to come across an article that allows you to make up your own female idol dream team based on a few select choices (this was right after I was let down by seeing that I had missed the same thing for male idols). 

I was given an imaginary $15 to spend on my choices, and each girl for their respected roles in a group held a different price depending on how desirable they were. I immediately rushed over to the dancer role and looked for my all-time female bias, Hyoyeon of SNSD, and felt a mixture of relief and offense when I saw she was only worth $3 instead of the full $5. But I selected her without hesitation, bringing my budget down to $12. Glancing over at the rapper category, I picked CL right away because, come on, she's queen, even though she was worth $5, drastically dropping my budget down to $7. Next, I looked to vocalists, and although I love SNSD Taeyeon ($4), I had to pick Hyorin of SISTAR ($5) because her vocals not only have a beautifully unique sound to them but I think she has a lot more control than Taeyeon. 

Only left with $2 to select my leader and visual, my choice was basically made for me. I had to pick Irene of Red Velvet, which wasn't too bad considering I love the rookie group, and Seolhyun of AOA, a group that I also love. Both girls were worth $1 each so that finished off my funds.

So in the end, my female idol dream team was ranked 32 on allkpop fantasy league with Irene, Seolhyun, Hyorin, CL, and Hyoyeon. Not a bad group, eh?

Now, I want all of you to make your picks and let me know who you decide on and where you're ranked! 

Click here to create your own female idol dream team on allkpop!

"SWING" by Super Junior-M- English Lyrics (rewritten by Annabelle)

Note: Feel free to use these lyrics for your covers as long as you give me credit for them by including either the link to these lyrics or a link to my video for this song somewhere in your cover (if it's on YouTube, post it in the description box). Then, leave a comment with the link to your cover because I would love to see it!

Anna's Lyrics

Hey mister, the time has come
Better toss away your problems
I refuse to even deal with one
Don't hold back that voice of yours
Scream and shout and let it out
Take a breath and go back for more

(Shall we dance) Forget your loneliness, hold my hand
(Shall we dance) You'll never move on if you don't stand
Bring out the person you wish that the world knew
The rules are up you

Hurry up everyone and shout out with the music
Say swing never never give up (swing) 
Doesn't matter what they think so let's just lose it 
And swing never never give up (swing)
Even with your worries, no big deal, you'll forget them tonight
Hurry up everyone and shout out with the music 
And swing never never give up

Hey-e-yeah (x2)

Sometimes I feel a frequency where I understand what you need
So relax, be cool, come with me, I'll show you how to live a dream
I know it's hard to feel so free when you're gettin' hit with everything
So relax, be cool, come with me, I'll show you all that I can bring

Open your eyes and feel the surprise 
You'll see a whole new life

Hurry up everyone and shout out with the music
Say swing never never give up (swing) 
Doesn't matter what they think so let's just lose it 
And swing never never give up (swing)
Even with your worries, no big deal, you'll forget them tonight
Hurry up everyone and shout out with the music 
And swing never never give up

Sometimes you lose your way
You think you'll never be the same
But come with me, I swear that I won't bite
Dance with me tonight
And swing!

Hurry up everyone and shout out with the music
Say swing never never give up (swing) 
Doesn't matter what they think so let's just lose it 
And swing never never give up (swing)
Let me happily announce that you're the honored guest tonight
Hurry up everyone and shout out with the music 
And swing never never give up

Hey-e-yeah (swing)
Hey-e-yeah
Swing never never give up
Hey-e-yeah (swing)
Hey-e-yeah
Swing never never give up (swing)

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First Dance Cover! "I GOT A BOY" by Girls' Generation

Yes, it happened. I hopped on the 'I Got A Boy' dance cover bandwagon and joined in the fun of basically every K-pop fan in the world (if you're a fan and you say you haven't at least attempted to dance along, you're clearly lying). Although 'The Boys' by Girls' Generation was my first K-pop MV, the colorful IGAB one has stood out to me more and I just couldn't resist covering the dance at one of my rehearsals.

So, here I am at 1:42 in the morning writing this post after uploading the cover only minutes ago. I don't care how deliriously tired I am after spending the whole day at the NYC Korean Food Festival and then two hours at I Love Dance's dance sessions. I just really wanted to post the damn video.

It's a really short cover because I feel that the dance loses its magic without the large numbers and formations. The part I chose to do is pretty straight forward and they don't really do any spectacular things with their formations so I thought it would be perfect, as well as it being my favorite part of the dance in general. I really wanted to get something out to show off my dancing skills after already posting a strictly vocal cover (Click here if you want to check that out! It's JYJ's 'In Heaven').

But hopefully my dance/vocal cover of Super Junior-M's 'Swing' comes out soon! We're trying to find time to finish up the editing. But for now, here's a teaser of the MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHYNBMcsaM0&index=2&list=UU5QIHZS3WOc-m3UR0981c5g

I know that not too many people read this blog yet but if you do, let me know what you think of the dance cover! I'd love some feedback as well as suggestions on what else I should cover, whether it be a dance or a vocal cover (now it's clear I do both!).

Teaser for "SWING" English Rehearsal MV

My first vocal AND dance cover, and I'm super amped about it!! Even though this is sort of more like a demo for my K-pop endeavors, I still hope everyone really likes it especially because there's a lot of choreography that I had to create myself. It's still sort of a dance cover because I used some of Suju-M's original moves but there was a lot I changed so GAH I hope everyone enjoys! Full video coming soon along with a lot more!

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"IN HEAVEN" by JYJ- English Lyrics (written by Annabelle)

Note: Feel free to use these lyrics for your covers as long as you give me credit for them by including either the link to these lyrics or a link to my video for this song somewhere in your cover (if it's on YouTube, post it in the description box). Then, leave a comment with the link to your cover because I would love to see it!

Anna's Lyrics

As of right now, I can't say anything

The miracle of you

It all seems like a fantasy

The last image of you, oh

It seems to be locked up

Oh, in my memories

I wonder if you are watching me up there

Deal with regret

It's too late, I can't see you no more

The shadows of my memories

These tears are overwhelming me

Your light has dimmed but you still shine to me

Oh, I can't

Oh, I just can't

As much as you were by my side

I'm sorry but

I really can't

It all keeps flooding back each time

The more I wait

And wander through my dreams

I'm afraid I'll close my eyes

And lose all sight of you

Please don't leave, oh please don't leave

Why can't you stay right here with me

I'm hearing lies but in your eyes

I can't see anything

I love you, oh I love you

Need to hear you love me too

I love you, oh I love you

Need your love here again

Don't leave, don't leave

Can't you stay

These lies, it's lies I push away

I love you, love you

Speak to me

I'll love you to infinity

Don't leave, don't leave

Can't you stay

These lies, it's lies I push away

I love you, love you

Speak to me

I love you, please come back to me

Please don't leave, oh please don't leave

Why can't you stay right here with me

I'm hearing lies but in your eyes

I can't see anything

I love you, oh I love you

Need to hear you love me too

I love you, oh I love you

Need your love here again

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Reflection: JYJ's "In Heaven" in dedication to Ladies' Code EunB & RiSe

I desperately wish that the only reason why I heard of Ladies' Code wasn't initially because of EunB's death. An American friend of mine who is only faintly familiar with some of the K-pop greats such as Girls' Generation was actually the one to text me and inform me of the car accident, knowing how much I love K-pop. And you know what, that greatly upsets me because now listening to the music Ladies' Code released, I feel that they deserved much more attention and praise, especially with some amazing songs such as "I'm Fine Thank You", "SuperGirl", and "So Wonderful". I know that they were new to the scene but so are Red Velvet (nothing against them, I personally love them) so they could've and should've made it so much farther.

But now, it delights me to hear about all the success that K-pop fans of every fandom have been giving the group in honor of EunB and RiSe. It just proves that despite fandom feuds and competition, we can all join together to support the remaining members and their fans and family and pay our respects to the two beautiful girls. I've never been prouder to be a K-pop fan because of all the strength and love displayed during this horribly difficult time. We've given them everything they deserve.

For me, writing lyrics based on a subject that I'm emotionally invested in takes a very short amount of time as the lyrics are able to just flood out of me. Because of this, I was able to re-write "In Heaven" in just a few hours. Of course, I use an already translated version of every K-pop song I re-write, but those translations are very rough so I always end up modifying most lines so that it still connects with the original translation but doesn't sound as awkward.

So, writing the song was the easy part, yet hard because of the emotions that came with the words. Recording was also hard because I wanted it to be as good as it possibly could be to properly honor EunB and RiSe. I don't even think it's still at the level I want it to be at but I wanted to get the song out as soon as possible to show my support.


My heart still aches thinking that something so awful happened to Ladies' Code as whole, nobody deserves to have their life shortened so tragically like this. All my love goes out to the remaining members, the families of EunB & RiSe, and the fans of Ladies' Code. I can't imagine what it must be like to lose two people so close to them in such a short period of time, it seriously breaks my heart. For EunB & RiSe themselves, they not only have my love, but also my respect and admiration. They seemed like incredible girls who lived their life happily and I hope they've found each other in heaven and are still smiling together. They will never be forgotten and I hope they are still honored in some way every day.

♡RIP EUNB & RISE♡

Links:

Ladies' Code's dedication for EunB & RiSe

Eat Your Kimchi discusses the car accident and safety issues in Korea (I highly recommend watching this if you haven't already)
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