Comments | satopi3104: JYJ, SKK scandal, and Shinee

satopi3104

JYJ, SKK scandal, and Shinee

Nov 05, 2010 23:42

JYJ performed in HK the night that I came back from big China trip. I didn't go. Was this a bad decision? I saw clips and the English stuff (as a native English speaker) sounded kinda weird (I think it was also because it was them singing in English rather than Korean) . But I am currently obsessed with SKK scandal and a lot of the music for that ( Read more... )

shinee, dance analysis, dbsk

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oviparous November 5 2010, 16:52:10 UTC

dude, you are siao.

oviparous November 6 2010, 07:02:29 UTC

oh yes i forgot to say: this post is seriously the culmination of all your pent-up whatever, since you've been watching this juliette (ohh!) thing for weeks on end and finally it has translated into words on your blog. WELL DONE, YUKOPON.

i miss you.

aegistheia November 5 2010, 20:59:39 UTC

Disclaimer: I only know some of SHINee's music and none of what the boys look like.

So I think it's really interesting that someone as untrained in dance as me can still pick out the dancer who excels (who, when I read your post later, turned out to be Taemin) without much difficulty! I completely understand what you're saying about his similarity to dance with Ohno - they're both self-contained and concise. There's something in the way they hold their body and ease out their moves that I have no words to describe. Plus, I love their footwork; they must have such strong ankles. Taemin even silhouettes like Ohno does, too!

I also get pretty caught up by Key, especially in the second, darker half - it's the hip-hop attitude he puts into his arms. But maybe that's just me.

Truth be told I'm kind of awed by the synchrony and the sheer level of skill of SHINee's dance, especially the ripple of hipthrusts from the back to the front in 2:02. Precision, how I've missed you! I've been...used to J-Pop's (and especially Johnny's, woe) ( ... )

satopi3104 November 26 2010, 04:58:11 UTC

hey! thanks for commenting.

It's cool that you also see the similarities between Ohno and Taemin. And yeah, they both must have killer strong ankles. Are those ankle rolling moves called silhouettes?

and yes re Key's attitude. He's definitely got some hip hop flair and i love it.

yeah, as someone who is such a stickler for quality and talent, it's hard for me NOT to choose kpop over jpop. I still love Arashi, but they are more the exception and much of my love does not derive from their dancing/singing skills. even groups like snsd or wonder girls has something about them that draws me even though i don't think any of them are singing or dancing powerhouses like the members of dbsk or shinee.

thanks again for reading!

aegistheia November 26 2010, 05:43:05 UTC

LOL I have no idea what those ankle rolling moves are called. By silhouette I simply mean that if I were to hit pause at any given moment in the video, they tend to be holding themselves in such a way that show how well they know their bodies and how to move them.

I'm speaking more from an artist's perspective here, but think of it as them having really interesting (and disciplined) poses. Their structures are visually stimulating, and their motion even more so.

I certainly don't love Arashi primarily for their music or dance, either! (W-well, except for maybe Ohno.) I generally find the Korean pop stars more visually and musically appealing (though that doesn't say much because pop is emphatically not my musical genre of choice).

Thank you for sharing!

satopi3104 November 28 2010, 14:27:07 UTC

oh cool - what is your genre of choice? I ask because pop isn't my genre of choice either. I am a huge classical music geek. to vastly simplify my tastes, i love mozart operas and beethoven and brahms symphonies.

and yes, i agree with you that they have very disciplined poses. i know they aren't ballet dancers so maybe words like line are not appropriate, but i think that is what you are getting at. They both have beautiful line and that is so key in being a good dancer.

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maiaide November 6 2010, 20:12:32 UTC

I would read this, but I don't know which one Tae-min is. >_> I love that you're so hardcore into this. I miss Kpop sometimes. I've been in a huge hole since school started, no lie. Not cool!

Ps. HI!

satopi3104 November 26 2010, 04:50:45 UTC

HI!!

But I point out who Tae-min is! He's Mr. Blue-pants/Striped Pants. Do check him out even if you don't read this lol.

You wouldn't miss KPop if you were to come over to the dark side *cue menacing music*

Yeah I hate how school = rest of your life stops.