Why, Oh Why?

So, a couple of days ago I decided to check out my friends blog to see if she posted anything new. She's not an everyday blogger (neither am i. promise it's just cause i'm on break). Anyway, the last post that I saw she had up was about Korean Mega-Artist Rain (비). It's really funny, definitely check it out. Toward the end she has these two links, one of ss501's Kim Hyun Joong and one of Super Junior's Shindong, both performing Rainism and ask you to choose which one you think danced it best. I've seem KHJ's performance before so it was little ol' Shindong's turn. Freaking Hilarious!!! He performed it on Strong Heart and right in front of Rain too, with Leeteuk and Eunhyuk as backup dancers. Not only did he perform Rainism, he also performed a part of this song called Love Song. Now I had never seen or heard of Love Song before watching this video, but Shindong's performance got me interested in wondering what the real version was like. I thought it was gonna be one of Rain's old back in the day songs or something (i'm really not up to speed with this guy yet). But no, it's one of his new singles from his current album 'Back to the Basic'. There's only one word to describe this music video- hotness.


That word is really surprising coming from me, because I'm not a Rain fan. My friend fell in love with him after she saw him in Speed Racer. I, on the other hand, wasn't convinced. She showed me his music videos. I thought he was a jerk. Why did all of his songs have to be about him? It's Raining. I'm Coming. Rainism (seeing any patterns here?). But one thing I had to admit was that the guy could dance. I can't dance. Yes. Yes. It's a common misconception that all black people can dance. My friend and I did have this reigning joke (pun intended) that Rain had stolen our blackness. We couldn't dance, because our ability to dance, by nature, had been given to a Korean. This was even before I knew the country was filled with talented artists just like him.

Nevertheless, all that's in the pass now. Maybe I've matured or Rain's image has improved, but I don't have a bad word to say about him anymore. The first thing I wanted to do this morning after coming to work, besides go to my school's clinic cause I felt like I was dying, was listen to Love Song (could've been into it a month ago, if it wasn't for my previous Rain biased). I think I even used the word cute to describe him when I was commenting on my friends page. He looks much better with a short normal haircut than his Speed Racer, Ninja Assassin styles (Lee Joon just looks better with hair period).

My sister tells me that 2PM's Junho looks kind of like Rain. I thought she was crazy at first, but now I'm beginning to see it in reverse. Is that a good thing? Well Junho is a cutie. So does that mean I think Rain's a cutie, too, by default? Maybe. Like when he smiles, he looks so Asian and gorgeous, who wouldn't melt (try getting me to say that two years ago). If you haven't checked out the video yet, do so now. You won't regret. Oh and just ignore his crazed out running face in the beginning. The chorus dance will more than make up for it. After you're finished watching the video check out TheBeatboxHitman's Love Song beatbox. It's really good. I've never heard him do a ballad before, but he proved to be just as talented as always. Gotta love people with true artistic abilities!

There are two versions of Love Song- Korean and English. So which one do you like better? No duh, it's gonna be the Korean version for, like, everyone. I think the Korean version is sexier, but that's only cause everytime I hear it I picture the music video too. The English version is really good. It sounds like one of those love songs (no pun intended) that was really popular back in the 90s. A truly classic feel. The link is to the Korean MV with the English words and subs, so you won't have a "the Korean version's sexier!!" cause of the music video bias like I had. Both versions are good, period, so I hope you enjoy!