"When everything's so bright, all the darkness you feel subsides"

That's what I felt like when I checked out David Choi's album, Only You. As you may or may not know, David Choi is one of many who have risen to prominence by posting performances of both covers and originals on Youtube. I had first heard one of his songs, "Won't Even Start", through learning that Wongfu Productions (whom [wtf, I never know when to use this word] I loveeeee) had made the MV for it. This song instantly caught..er..my ear? LOL. David's crooning vocals are pure and earnest with a Jason Mraz-y quality (haha "mrazy") ; the lyrics, though at times cliche-sounding, sound honest and heartfelt when sung by David. Every song sounds so personal and real, as if David is in the room, serenading you and pouring his heart out with each word. And, yeah yeah, its not exactly a sound that hasn't been heard before but I'm still lovin' it. I love how simple and back-to-basics all of these songs have, with no excessive synthesized beats and riffs or over-used Autotune to be heard (or maybe not? ). So far my favorites would have to be "Won't Even Start", "Hold On", and "Windmill". Check it out and hopefully you'll drift away along with David's well-crafted melodies as much as I did. :)

Speaking of "drifting away", there's a MV I watched for the song "Drift Away" (see how I did that? niiiiceee :P) that I thought was really really sad.. The song is by a group called Magnetic North, and they're a hip-hop duo (one of which, is a girl named Theresa Vu, who's hella beastly). Basically, the MV it's about a guy who loved music and then lost his hearing, but still wears his headphones and tries to jam along with the music in his head. That's how I took it anyway. Being a musicslut and all, I almost cried during the part where he was tearing down all his posters and throwing his CD's on the ground. :( I'm super grateful I can still fully enjoy music in the beautiful blessing, and escape, that it is. :D The link for da MV is here.
Note: What the..this MV is by Wongfu too! I'm noticing a trend here...T__T
"Gimme that beat boys, gimme that flow Let me live within the rhythm, let me free my soul, and drift away"

Currently listening to: I'll Take Everything, by John Mayer
Have fun sending your brothah off to college, Sharon!
-Lisa

Happy B-day, G-dragon!

I almost feel like there's too many hyphens in that title. But, anyways, yeah, a very happy B-day to G-dragon. If you happen to be reading this and you don't have the slightest idea who he is, he's a member of a Korean boy-band called Big Bang. I watched the MV for his new song Heartbreaker, and it's pretty good. Not sure I'm digging the platinum blond hair, but hey, its effing G-dragon, he can do whatever the heck he wants to his hair and still be awesome. A full album preview can be found here.

Haha yeah, I do listen to K-pop recently. Maybe more of my asian-ness is coming out. Idk the funky thing is, I have TONS AND TONS of K-pop, more so than those who would say that they're just testing the waters, but not enough to be considered a true listener I guess? My music taste is wide and varied at the very least, and very eclectic. I have music from Korean boy-bands like DBSK and 2PM, and at the same time from those oh-so popular pop-punk bands like Paramore, All Time Low, The Academy Is... I have songs from mainstream pop artists like Lady Gaga. I have a small sampling of alternative rock, like Anberlin and The Killers. I even, I admit, have a few songs by the Jonas Brothers. I have bands known by many, and bands known by few, and the funny thing is I don't have much of a preference for any particular genre or music style.

me: im a musicslut i think

i just made that word up

Eunice: HAHAHAHA

me: i say that because i just do all kinds of genres

Eunice: thats a crazy word

BWEAAHHA

me: and all kinds of music styles

Eunice: i was going to ask you

me: but no strings attached

Eunice: how that worked out

hahahahaha

me: wow. that actually

made sense

sort of

wow.

And even I was suprise at how well that word seemed to describe me. Because really, my relationship with music is very relaxed, a relationship with all the benefits but "no strings attached" as I so eloquently said. I'm not an indie-only snob, or a crazy boy-band fangirl (this could be argued). I just like music for what it is. I think music can be a very powerful way to convey a message or an emotion, or at the same time can just be made to simply to get your blood pumping and you moving. But to me, all music has it's merits and is worth discovering, from soulful R&B, to power ballads of emo angst, to the head-banging, riotous punk music, and even sugary-sweet bubblegum pop. I can find examples from each of these genres that I fully enjoy and have 10+ songs of. Admittedly, my taste does change from time to time, and I find myself only listening to certain genres of newly downloaded songs at a time that I obsessively tracked down via iTunes/Google/Youtube. But hey, half the fun is in changing it up and discovering new things eh? God, I really am a slut. xP

A sampling of my Recently Added Playlist:
Dear Vienna by Owl City (I'm sort of allergic to cuteness, and I still like this band)
Drifting Apart by Nell (REALLY nice indie-rock (says Wiki anyways) band worth checking out, and if you don't speak Korean [like me], eng translations also worth checking out- lyrics are amazinggg)
Alone En La Vida by L'arc-en-ciel
Hot Mess by Cobra Starship
Energetic by BoA (not bad for her debut in the US!)
Inevitable by Anberlin (song introduced to me by Sharon XD)
Leader by Phantom Planet
Sky by Joshua Radin ft. Ingrid Michaelson
Fanatic by Epik High (Check out their originals too! You can't go wrong with Epik High)
Heaven by FT Island
What I've Done by Until June
Romeo N Juliet by Clazziquai
Returns by MC the MAX
So yup, there you go. A little insight into the randomness of my music library.