My Ultimate Bias and Ultimate Bias Wrecker Anecdote

In my journey of being sucked in the K-Pop world, I did not have an ultimate bias at first. A couple months went by, and I’d spent a lot of time going back and forth between Jungkook of BTS and Baekhyun of EXO. After a lot of thought, I came to the conclusion that Baekhyun would be my ultimate bias.

I’d been an EXO-L for a couple months now, and Baekhyun had always been my bias. The more I watched EXO’s live performances, the more I realized how much of a talented vocalist he is. He’s got a beautiful voice as well as an incredible range. Every time he’d sing a note, I’d be completely excited and die over and over again. Not only that, but he’s got such a cheerful, caring personality that brightens everybody’s moods. No wonder why he’s part of EXO’s beagle line alongside Chen and Chanyeol. Baekhyun had never ceased to brighten my days whenever I’d feel down in the dumps. And I hope he knows how much love and support the EXO-Ls have for him.

Then, as far as ultimate bias wreckers are concerned, I initially did not have one when I first became a K-Pop fan. I suddenly started to ponder about my many bias wreckers in all the groups I stan. I thought I was fine with Kai of EXO being a possibility. But then recently…THIS guy came out of nowhere and attacked me REALLY HARD! I never even thought it would come to this. I’d realized that Yoo Kihyun of Monsta X is the one who made me question my life choices as well as my loyalty to Baekhyun. Therefore, he’s my ultimate bias wrecker.

Why him, you ask? That’s because he’s got a golden voice and an even more golden smile. Watch his performance of “Hyeya” from the survival show No Mercy, and you’ll know why.

Trainee KIHYUN - HYEYA@1st debut mission (메인보컬 기현 - 혜야 @ 1차 데뷔미션) I NO.MERCY 2화

I have no regrets with this epiphany, and so far I’d never prepared myself for how Kihyun will wreck me next time. LOL!!

My Thoughts on the You-Tube K-Pop Channel Controversy

    Hey everyone! How are you all? Hope you are doing well. 

So...recent happenings had come to light in regards to the K-Pop world as well as a lot of K-Pop reaction video creators with their own channels. In case you may or may not had read the news on the Internet, CJ E&M, a giant multimedia company based off of South Korea, has been giving copyright strikes on YouTube channels (i.e. JREKML, BRISXLIFE, etc) that had posted reaction videos on live broadcasts of music shows such as M Countdown, MNet Asian Music Awards, etc. Some of these channels had even gotten deleted, which is making some of us who have our own K-Pop channels re-evaluate the necessary actions we need to take in order to continue sharing our love of this genre with our audience. 

For a more in-depth explanation of this controversy, I will leave you two videos that were made by a YouTube channel named "Form of Therapy."

As far as my thoughts are concerned, I find it very disheartening that a lot of K-Pop YouTubers had their channels taken down. I have enjoyed the creative process of filming/editing my videos for Youtube. I have so much appreciation for all the hard work that they had put into their videos for us to enjoy. I personally did not get a copyright strike for any of my K-Pop reaction videos (at least not to my knowledge), however I unfortunately had to remove a reaction video of a performance from M Countdown for precautionary reasons. The hard part of it was that the aforementioned video that I made had the most views on my channel. I felt so happy that a lot of people enjoyed it. 

Even though this copyright strike controversy is a challenge for a lot of us K-Pop fans who have our own Youtube channels, I will not throw in the towel on the creative process. These recent occurrences are making me step back and re-evaluate what I need to do and how I can prevent myself from losing all my hard work. Therefore, going forward, I will continue to post reaction videos of comeback MVs as well as dance practices because those had been released by Korea's entertainment companies and are in accordance to broadcasting laws. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this post, and I hope you all have a wonderful K-Poppin' day!

Hope World is Here (Hixtape Review)!!!

So last week, after waiting to get out of work and not looking at any spoilers on social media, I finally listened to BTS J-Hope’s long-awaited mix tape entitled, “Hope World”. Oh my god! Let me tell you...Hobi has arrived and killed it like a boss!! The mix tape consists of 7 songs, including “Daydream” which he released to YouTube.

The mix tape starts off with the title song "Hope World", and from the starting lyrics "Yeah it's my life!" J-Hope introduces the listener to his own world. The song gives off an upbeat vibe which sets the mood for the rest of the mix tape. The next track, "P.O.P. (Piece of Peace pt. 1)" incorporates elements of trap beats with a sort of island vibe while fusing a melodic chorus. Hoseok manages to stay in rhythm with his rapping flow that becomes addicting to the listener. "Daydream" then takes the listener to a whole other dream world while sonically giving off a hip-hop/jazz vibe. I will tell you personally that I had a moment of anxiety a few days ago, and once I started playing the song I focused on nothing but J-Hope's enticing voice. So for that, I thank him. He precedently proceeds to get all gritty with "Baseline" which infuses bits of jungle/trap beats. "Hangsang" is reminiscent of the "Mic Drop" remix, and it gives Supreme Boi a chance to show off his rapping skills. The dreamy track, "Airplane" which recently was released to Youtube gives J-Hope a chance to demonstrate his more laid-back, melodic side.

    

Concluding J-Hope's debut mix tape, which had gone on to hit #1 on the iTunes charts in more than 60 countries, is the outro entitled "Blue Side". It leaves the listener feeling hopeful for better days.

Hoseok has proven with his mix tape that he finally took the opportunity to shine after the rest of the BTS rap line, RM and Suga, released their own mix tapes to share with the world. In my honest opinion, I am very proud of Hobi for all the hard work he put into creating this work of art. I'm looking forward to witnessing many endeavors from him as well as many more from the 7-piece group.