WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?
It's time to present Part II of my 2PM pimp post. :)
Well, I lied. You don't have to listen to their music, but one of the things I love about 2PM is when they go on the radio and sing. Especially English covers. I'm not gonna lie- the early fanfiction was what got me interested into 2PM along with freefallskyline's constant bullying, but it was the radio covers that got me hooked.
There's something different when you can understand the lyrics, and something more when you're familiar with the melodies, rhythms, structure. Listening to music is an emotional experience. In my opinion, 2PM's strength is in their versatility working in either Korea, Thailand, or the United States. Check it out.
Click to view2PM covering & dancing to Ne-yo's "Because of You"
When I first heard this, I thought Wooyoung was fluent in English. Little did I know... that 2PM is just lucky to have three fluent members to coach them.
Jaysu radio covers are my favorite. I love this pair so much.
Jay and Junsu singing Keyshia Cole's "Love"
If you've never heard the original song, the trills(?) are going to sound weird, but actually they do a good job covering it. Nichkhun, Junho, Jay, and Junsu cover it again on a music show.
Jay and Junsu singing Sisquo's "Incomplete"
My favorite song ever by my favorite duet. I don't care if every Korean singer and their mother has covered it, I LOVE IT. Also, Junsu does this sexy modulation near the beginning♥
Jay and Junsu singing Chris Brown's "With You"
With other members:
Jay and Khun covering Usher's "Confessions Part II"
...just pay attention to Jay and his rapping and cussing.
Jay, Taec, and Khun singing Ruben Studdard's "Superstar"
Jay, Junho, and Junsu singing Rain's "I Do"
I know it's in Korean, but everyone loves Rain and it's a pretty song and why would you ever pass up an opportunity to love Junho.
Solos:
Navi feat. Jay singing "Because My Heart was Hurt"
Jay actually wrote the rapped lyrics in English.
Jay singing Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"
I know no one can do it like Michael Jackson. But hey, it's not something you see everything in Kpop, right? This was before MJ's death.
Junsu singing Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone"
Another tribute to the King of Pop.
Khun singing Frankie J's "Don't Wanna Try"
In which Khun evokes a collective female ";________; KHUN ♥♥♥" response... for good reason.
So... they do interviews in English. The information is pretty basic, but it's only kind of hilarious.
So that's it! This post is meant to give you a taste and a ~different~ side of 2PM, because the fun, of course, is when you discover things for yourself. (And I totally mean this without sarcasm... and there's also the fact that I refuse to write up another ridiculously long post)
2PM Youtube uploaders/info:
lllmilll
Madam2PMsubs
Symbelmyns
time2sub
yanaftw
freefallskyline 's random youtube spam
omonatheydidnt's 2PM tag
Notes;
→ Please do not hotlink! My Photobucket is currently dying.
→ Originally I was going to make this epically long as the first part, and then I realized that... damn, watching Youtube takes a long time. So I'm only showing you the interesting highlights and linking you to uploaders so that you can watch at your own pace.
→ With that said, GO WATCH IDOL ARMY. If you even want to call yourself a 2PM fan, you have to watch this. I'm not being elitist; you'd just be missing out on the fun. Hot Blood, featuring One Day (2PM and 2AM together) is worth watching too.
→ I know that I didn't show as many Chansung or Wooyoung vidoes, but they have their own charms outside of the radio station. They sing Korean covers, so make sure to check that out if you're interested!
→ If there's something that I've missed or if something is broken, please let me know! Thank you. :)
→ This wouldn't be possible without sushikabob89, for being new to the fandom and reminding me that this post was necessary. And I also need to thank my flist for being patient with my html fail. T_T ♥
PART I