Another one of those K-pop weeks...

I have to admit that my taste in music is a bit...
...Odd?
...Eclectic?
...Rad (just maybe)?

In 5th grade I made a very important decision (at least to a fifth grader with her reputation on the line)  that I would only listen to rock/grunge/alternative music. At that time I started band, and would ride to school with the junior high students, and I decided that I needed to stop listening to KUBE 93.3 and start listening to 107.7 THE END (what all the cool kids were listening to).  And good thing I did, otherwise I would have missed out on Kurt Cobain and Soundgarden (Smells Like Teen Spirit, and Black Hole Sun are two of my all-time favorite songs).

For the longest time, I was the biggest music snob, and I guess I still can be today. I don't like most country, rap, R&B, and the sugary sweet pop music that is so common nowadays.

That's why it's so ironic that ever since Super Junior rocked my world with Sorry, Sorry, I've been hooked on Korean pop music. My intern Chanel laughs at me whenever she comes into my office. Some days I'll be listening to Florence + the Machine, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, etc. and the next I'll be listening to G.NA, SS501, SuJu, or all the other groups whose names I don't really know beacuase they are in Korean characters.

Anyhow, this past week was a K-pop week. I even bought some on i-Tunes. That's kind of a huge deal.

Here is one of the songs I got by an artist named Taeyang.

Please enjoy!

Happy Weekend!

I have a confession...I'm a geek. Seriously, I am. Do you want to know why? Well, maybe you don't, but I'm going to tell you anyway.

I love K-pop. Korean Pop. And I'm proud of it. I have to admit that listening to K-pop in the morning really makes the rest of my work day bearable. It's a ray of sunshine in my somewhat depressing underground office, no matter how ridiculous that ray may be.

Do you want to know what else? I LOVE Korean dramas. Last week was a tough one:

 crummy work week+ getting hit by a car while riding my bike= unhappy Shannon. 

So I decided to hole up in my room and watch Boys Before Flowers, a fabulous drama that was recommended to me by several friends (really cute guys, a love triangle, rich vs. poor, soul mates --what more could you ask for?). I just could not get enough. I had to know how it ended!

(The guy in the middle is my new celebrity crush. Sorry James McAvoy. Better Luck next time.)

 Luckily, my friends Windy and Kelsey both happened to be watching it that very same week (ironic because we live in 3 different states, and it was completely unplanned), so I was able to voice my frustration to them.

By the way,

 nothing brings

 girls

 closer together 

than a cheesy

 chick flick

 with really

 cute boys!

Anyhow, I dedicate this week's music video to Windy, who just so happened to introduce me to this group, SS501. 

(Oh, and you're possibly wondering what the connection is between Boys Before Flowers  and SS501. Well, one of the lead singers stars in the show, but you couldn't tell because he looks completely different. See if you can spot him. In the picture, he's the one on the far right.)

Into the Archives...

So, my good friend Connie, posted an amazingly awesome video of our time in Taiwan, and it reminded me that I still needed to post this beaut of a vid.

Date:                The last day of school
Class:               MK
Song:               Sorry, Sorry by the one and only Super Junior
Dance moves:  Classic

New HOTness!

So this song and dance is all the rage in Taiwan right now. I've been hearing about it for weeks now, but I have to admit that I saw this video for the first time yesterday. This dance is so hot that my first graders know it! But I have to admit that I kinda like it. Who would have thought that I would like Asian pop?

Please enjoy!