ay_link June 25th, 2008
Hyun Bin, Shin Mina and Ryu Seung Beom are doing a commercial together for the new LG notebook, XNOTE. I haven’t seen the CF yet, but from I’ve seen from these pictures, this looks like a mini movie instead of a commercial clip.
From the Yahoo! Korea news article:
The sophisticated Hyun Bin, stylish Shin Mina and all-around entertainer Ryu Seung Beom are picked to be the new models for the LG Electronics notebook brand “XNOTE”. This new ad champaign starts with the new LG Electronics ‘Note your life, XNOTE’, reflecting the new trends. This new ads will come out in July, broadcasting on cable TV, online sites and theatres.
Tags: News
ay_link June 25th, 2008
A few days after “Come To Play” Special part 2 was aired, I found this picture at dcinside gallery, but haven’t got the chance to blog about it, keke.
Take a look…
Pay attention to where In Young put her right hand at.
Hahaha… I love this couple! The way they’re so comfortable with each other, it’s just so… real and no pretense. When I saw this picture for the first time, I searched the video to look for it, and it’s from Come To Play part 2, around 11:40′ish. It was for split seconds because the camera moves around from couple to couple. Like for example, while they were so cozy like that above, Alex & Shin Ae, well, they were… consentrating. lol.
But… sharp-eyed will say, “Hey look. Alex’s left knee touches or almost touches Shin Ae!” LOL. They’re still my #1 couple though, no matter how stiff or awkward they can get.
And in the mean time, on the hotseat, they probably thought, “Oh, the camera is moving around a lot, so I can relax a bit.” Or, perhaps Andy is thinking, “Oh my~ look at J and In Young.. tee hee…” shy~ shy~
Hahaha…
And just to show how much Crown J and In Young did their little skinship~
See? When the camera moves, In Young’s hand is still on J’s lap, and both of them are still sitting so closeeeee to each other. Mmmm~~~ keke…
Tags: We Got Married
ay_link June 24th, 2008
Cyworld Digital Music Awards was help on June 22, in the garden stage of Jamsil Lotte World at 7pm.
Cyworld Digital Music Awards are given to the most notable singers whose songs are the most played or hosted as the background music in their Cyworld personal sites (cyworld is the most popular blogging system in Korea; comparable to Myspace in US).
Alex’s digital single “Flower Pot” (originally by Loveholic) received the “Song of The Month” awards, while “Rookie of The Month” is grabbed by the new rising boyband, Shinee. (their first single “Nuna you’re so pretty” got really popular nowadays in Korea)
Personally, I’m so happy “Flower Pot” won the awards, as it becomes very popular since Alex sang it live for Shin Ae at the recording studio on “We Got Married” episode 8. The original artist, Loveholic didn’t even get to this stage when they first came out with the song, though it was used in “Coffee Prince” as one of the background song.
Tags: Alex, News
ay_link June 23rd, 2008
Another great article found in today’s news about Alex and “My Vintage Romance.” Wow, is he on the spotlight or what thesedays? =) So happy for him though.
This article is a great reading for me. So glad they interviewed him about his view and take on the album, as what he had in mind gives me more insights as when I re-listen his album again and again.
Alex “What I had to give up to make my album”
2008’s romantic guy Clazziquai’s Alex takes off his ‘mask’ before public. He recently released his first album “My Vintage Romance”, the album that Alex himself challenged himself as his own music producer. For four years, no doubt his musical view is influenced a lot by Clazziquai, but this album was actually planned to be released last year, lbum has already been released late last year to plan for six months between the time the album has more space, tailored work.
As Alex looked back into his past, he said, “I wasn’t prepared. I felt like I would regret it if I continued on like this. So eventually I decided to circle on Clazziquai’s 3.5 album.” Regarding his solo album, he mentioned that “It is completely different from Clazziquai and it is my own music.” Alex gave up the familiar style of Clazziquai music style and even the nuance as a whole and just made a whole new album.
“When i was in Clazziquai the only thing we did was have fun with the recording. I was just an instrument in DJ Clazzi and my scoop was limited to only singing. But in this album, I am the main producer, so I get to pick which songs I want, and when I wrote the lyrics, my emotions and interpretation are imprinted in them. Including the album artwork, there are no parts where my arguments for and against aren’t included. “
While his style in Korea is seen as elite electronica styles, for his album, he tried writing different styles of music as he has broaden his music view after Clazziquai. “The track with Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko was a mixed of hiphop music, and the “Waltz Lession” has a image of girlfriend and having her on top of your shoes dancing along the music. I needed a song where everyone could enjoy at a concert such as “Lovers” so that’s why I included this song and “Daisy” is a song where you can sing along straight away”, he added.
“I bravely threw away the desire to compose music. Instead of making an ablum that will be in my memory fits my satisfaction, I wanted to make a well-made album,” said Alex.
“From my durablitiy, it is still hard to accomplish… ” he said it truthfully.
And as we know, Alex was working on his album which was the reason why he had to leave the show (”We Got Married”). Because of this he got questioned by many, but his reply was short and simple, “I don’t gamble in a game where I don’t have success. But I gave up many things but I think I gained so much more… “
And at the end of the article, the writer of this article concludes, “I think Alex is smarter than he appears.”
Well, can’t argue on that for sure =)
(*special thanks to sanbi & kiki08 for the quick help*)
Tags: Alex, News
