Remember how much I hated Top Combine's stylist? How s/he made them look like Chinese-ified DBSK? This time, s/he has gone too far. For one thing, the brilliant composer/violinist Mars looks like a Japanese druggie. Wow that sounded kind of racist. I mean he looks Japanese and like a druggie. Nothing wrong with Japanese, but they're one of the first best Chinese bands, can't they look more Chinese? Bird and Kenny have pretty much the same haircuts, and maybe Xiao Wu but I can't really tell because it's always spiked up. The style looks fine on Kenny because it's similar to what he had before, but on Bird.. I don't know, it just doesn't look shun you know? I can't find the English term for it right now; I guess it just doesn't feel right. He doesn't look too bad when his hair is gelled though. Kenny just looks more like a girl, but he looks cute as a girl so I won't complain +] Caesar looks like he has too much hair. I mean, he already has a lot of hair (I think), and now it's all piled up on 3/4 of his head 'cause it's blown to one side or something. Either way, it looks kind of strange. Although he wore a giant headband (which btw not everyone can pull off but he did, somehow) at this one fan meeting and that went pretty well with his outfit. The only makeover I actually approve of his Xiao Wu's. It's drastically different from his cutesy boy image, but... well to put it simply--he looks really hot. It has a reddish tint and kind of a mohawk. It's sort of like G-Dragon's hair during their "Lies" days. And to top it off Xiao Wu has a giant spike through his ear.
Without further ado, Top Combine!
Mars
Bird
Lol they look like mug shots:
Kenny
Caesar
Xiao Wu (when did get the tattoo on his neck??)
Lol I just wanted to upload this photo of Bird because that hat is friggin' awesome.
Or rather, what's happening after it? Well Top Combine's first official concert will be at the Beijing Century Theater on that day, and right after that their newest album will be released! They've already revealed two of their songs on Day Day Up [which has not been aired yet] called "Protagonist" [not to be confused with Outsider's] and "On the Way". It's like a month away!!! On the bright side, Big Bang's comeback is supposed to be this month. And B2st has a new album or something. The "Lights Go On Again" full song is supposed to be out today. The teaser MV was definitely a whole new style, and it sounded pretty good. I hope this month's comebacks are good, my iPod is in need of a new playlist.
Is it me or is anyone else reallllly looking forward to Top Combine's new album? Kenny's weibo [what's the difference between a blog and a weibo?] said he was done with his part a few days ago. They're also practicing the choreography for their MV possibly. I'm guessing it'll be another month or two. I wish they did more magazine photoshoots, like SHINee. They just have a photobook, and I can't even get access to one because I'm on the other side of the flipping world. I need more photos for my screensaver XD
I saw a couple of days ago on Kenny's blog that they're back from the US so does that mean they have a new album coming out soon? Btw, I don't stalk their blogs. I was just showing my friends some selcas of pretty boys and I came across it ^^ Yeah, that's not much better. Whatever.
Anyone seen Wang Leehom's new movie, Love In Disguise? It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I don't have very high expectations for movies directed by singers. They're new so I cut them some slack. Parts of his movie were kind of ridiculous, but in a funny way. Go watch it, judge for yourself.
Rant Time! Ok, so-- I have some real issues with my volleyball coach. She thinks she knows everything and it's hilarious when she tries to demonstrate the "correct" way and she screws up three times before finally getting it right. Way to go Coach. Her constructive criticism is not constructive at all. The words "coach" and "constructive" don't even belong in the same sentence without the word "not" in between. She always makes really demeaning and sometimes even straightout rude remarks about our passing or whatever it is we're working on. She just doesn't understand that we need time, especially since we have people who have never played on our team. Now that I've gotten that out, I'm gonna go focus on something that actually matters in life: homework.
One: That landslide in China? Pretty bad. I heard the death toll's higher than the earthquake, but I'm not sure which earthquake. I would assume it's the Qinghai back in April since it's the most recent, larger one to compare with. I really wanna help but they only accept cash and I would prefer to send clothing or canned goods or something. I'm in high school, my cash isn't very accessible. Not a good year for China disaster-wise. First the earthquake, then floods, now the landslide. Ouch.
Two: O.K. so WongFu Productions and some other Youtubers started this ISA (International Secret Agents) Concert thing back in 2008 and it's gotten quite big. This year, they've got Poreotics and Jay Park. I thought it was just a Youtube thing, but wow Jay Park's gonna be there. It's a great way to get more people to learn about Asian media, or at least realize it exists. Now I wish I'd gotten tickets.
I lied, one more. This is kinda trivial but I thought it was pretty cool. I was getting my hair cut today and I saw this photo of Kenny from Top Combine above the mirror. I always thought that photo looked familiar.. It's a bit strange though, since my hairdresser is Korean and I didn't think Top Combine is popular in Korea.
I have this recent obsession with Happy Camp, this Chinese variety show. I've been trying to watch all the episodes and when Top Combine guested on it, the Happy Camp hosts did a surprise sanitation check on their dorms. It was revealed that Caesar is a bit of a neat freak and reads cookbooks before bed every night. And then it gets stranger. When they got to Kenny's room he was... well kinda weird to be honest. He had Doraemon pjs and his bed was Doraemon colored and he had a special section for his millions of Doraemon toys. Who would've known he was such a Doraemon fan.
I was looking at some old (well maybe not that old) interviews of Top Combine and I found this one of them on The Story Behind. There was this really sad part where Jin Ensheng/Kim Eunsung/Xiao Wu talks about his experience with a car bomb. Video's down below but if you don't have the time to watch it, it goes something like this: Xiao Wu and his older sister and mom were in a taxi one day when a car bomb in the taxi blew up. Xiao Wu came out unscathed because he was sitting on his mother's lap and thus, was protected by his mother. His sister on the other hand, was close to death. His mom walked (?) all the way to the hospital carrying Xiao Wu and dragging his sister. Unfortunately, the doctor said that there was no hope for his sister so his mom knelt in front of the hospital for an entire day until the doctor agreed to try to help his sister. His sister did survive, and ended up in a coma. The hospital bills were extremely expensive and the family did whatever they could to make ends meet. The next year though, Xiao Wu's father died and left his mother with the responsibility of taking care of the children, including his sister's bills. His mother even considered the possibility of suicide, but decided that her children needed her. Now that Xiao Wu is all grown up, he thought that he could finally repay his mother for everything she did for him and his sister. But now that Xiao Wu is all famous and in China and everything, he can't be there for his family. I heard somewhere that he used to cry every night when he first went to China. The kid's still somehow optimistic. His teachers called him Sunshine Boy hehe. I bet you can't find a sadder story behind a boy band than Top Combine. Xiao Wu, jia you!
If you're wondering about the flower in front of his face, it's because he fell in the shower the night before and got six stitches, so he had to keep the wound away from light.
I'm going through a Cpop phase. Cpop playing all day long-Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, Will Pan. I've been looking for good mainland artists ever since I heard about the new wave of Chinese boy bands and the like. First of all, BoBo. I've recently become very very very obsessed with them. Like, in the past two hours XD I can't believe it's taken me this long to be obsessed. I'm not really a big fan of ballads, but I suppose they're not too bad. Their new album, Let's BoBo, has a few upbeat tracks, like Just Love. BoBo's quite poetic. And they're super cute ^^
Julia says this isn't the most attractive picture ever, but she had all of her immaturity sucked out of her at birth.
I'm pretty sure Fu Xinbo is a part-time shape-shifter. He looks different from every angle-- Danson Tang, Jaejoong, Show Luo, and even a little bit like Shun Oguri.
Moving on, Top Combine. First great mainland boy band. I can't say I liked them too much at first, but they've grown on me. Especially Cotton Candy. It's quite catchy. Top Combine is very much Korean-influenced. Their stylist, choreographer, and director are all from DBSK, Shinhwa, and another korean band I can't remember the name of. Plus, their maknae, Xiao Wu (otherwise known as Jin EnSheng/Kim Eunsung/Tanas), is Korean (name makes it pretty obvious). The song that he composed for their new album, Love Live , sounds pretty kpop. I just wish they didn't look like a DBSK replica. Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like their stylist DBSK-ed them. Or maybe I just don't like their shorter hair and the fact that you can't see their eyes if their hair is a tiny bit out of place. Being Asian and all, it's already kinda difficult to see one's eyes >.<
Before: After:
I wonder why Xiao Mei is always in the middle? Shouldn't the leader be?
And this is the cutest dance ever!
Top Combine is co-hosting a new show too. I'm not exactly sure what it is but it's like uhmm a remake of Huan Zhu Ge Ge where contestants practice acting as characters from Huan Zhu Ge Ge or something like that. TC's getting chao popular.
He's pretty, isn't he? ^^
Yeah that's Jay Chou on my browser bar. XD
I was looking at some old (well maybe not that old) interviews of Top Combine and I found this one of them on The Story Behind. There was this really sad part where Jin Ensheng/Kim Eunsung/Xiao Wu talks about his experience with a car bomb. Video's down below but if you don't have the time to watch it, it goes something like this: Xiao Wu and his older sister and mom were in a taxi one day when a car bomb in the taxi blew up. Xiao Wu came out unscathed because he was sitting on his mother's lap and thus, was protected by his mother. His sister on the other hand, was close to death. His mom walked (?) all the way to the hospital carrying Xiao Wu and dragging his sister. Unfortunately, the doctor said that there was no hope for his sister so his mom knelt in front of the hospital for an entire day until the doctor agreed to try to help his sister. His sister did survive, and ended up in a coma. The hospital bills were extremely expensive and the family did whatever they could to make ends meet. The next year though, Xiao Wu's father died and left his mother with the responsibility of taking care of the children, including his sister's bills. His mother even considered the possibility of suicide, but decided that her children needed her. Now that Xiao Wu is all grown up, he thought that he could finally repay his mother for everything she did for him and his sister. But now that Xiao Wu is all famous and in China and everything, he can't be there for his family. I heard somewhere that he used to cry every night when he first went to China. The kid's still somehow optimistic. His teachers called him Sunshine Boy hehe. I bet you can't find a sadder story behind a boy band than Top Combine. Xiao Wu, jia you!
I'm pretty sure Fu Xinbo is a part-time shape-shifter. He looks different from every angle-- Danson Tang, Jaejoong, Show Luo, and even a little bit like Shun Oguri.
I wonder why Xiao Mei is always in the middle? Shouldn't the leader be?
