Big Bang
What have I been
obsessed with lately? Big Bang! No, not the show on CBS
about those nerds (although that show is pretty funny). I'm
talking about the Korean singing group, Big Bang. For those of
you who don't listen to Korean music (which I'm guessing is most of
you), it's actually not as weird as you think. Imagine a Ne-Yo
song for the boy groups and an early Britney Spears song for the girl
groups sung in Korean and that's pretty much accurate. There
are many (I mean seriously a lot) of Kpop (Korean pop) groups out
there in Korea, but my favorite, by far, is Big Bang (2NE1 is a
distant second).
I
first heard of Big Bang when I spent a summer studying abroad in
South Korea. I had never really listened to Kpop before but
everyone else in the program was really into it. All of the
stores in Seoul (capital city of South Korea) blast Kpop like there's
no tomorrow, so you can literally hear it 24/7 if you want. My
friends would always let me know who the singers were and pretty
soon, I came to be able to identify many Kpop groups. The first
song I heard by Big Bang was Tonight and
that song remains one of my favorites to this day. Then I saw a
music video for GD & Top's (I will explain what these are
later) Knockout and
fell in love.
Big Bang is made
up of five members. They are (from left to right on the picture
below): Taeyang, Seungri, G Dragon (GD), Top, and Daesung.
Top and GD are the
rappers while Taeyoung, Daesung, Seungri, and sometimes GD again are
the singers. Daesung actually has the most powerful singing
voice, but Top is the one I fell in love with. He has the
sexiest, most amazing voice that I have ever heard (this includes JT
and Usher!) Not only does he have an amazingly amazing voice,
but he is frocking nice to look at as well. And he has the
cutest personality (not that I've ever met him). He is
supposedly really shy and reserved. And even though he can't
dance that well, it kind of adds to his charm.
I guess what I'm getting at is that I just want everyone to know how amazing Big Bang, and more specifically Top, is. But just remember people. Top is mine!
And be sure to check out Big Bang's latest single, Bad Boy. Seriously, this song and music video are amazing!
Until next time, 안녕 (that means bye)!