I'm honestly so happy right now because my EXO lightstick ver 2 just arrived yesterday and I can't be anymore happy knowing that my long awaiting 3 months are worth it. To be really honest, I'm a little bit sad right now because of some things, but my lightstick is really making me happy. It looks so beautiful and so classy.
Okay first of all, there must be people who don't know what a lightstick is and what the function is. My friend even thought it's a flashlight, well, that's partly true, but like, it's more than that!
I love Kpop (I've been bragging and highlighting this so many times already), and I love EXO (well it's not a secret), and every fandom or every fans of every Kpop group has their own lightstick. EXO has their own fandom lightstick, and so do other Kpop groups. Each lightstick varies from one to another, and it's like, their identity? Like you can differentiate each fan looking from their lightstick. We use the lightstick to support EXO, and to show them that we come to the event they are in, and we are part of the fandom.
I've been bragging about whether I should buy EXO lightstick or EXO'rDIUM concert ticket in this post last February. Well, I made a decision by buying the lightstick because it's out of stock and it probably needs a decade to wait for it to be available again. The stock is so limited so I had to buy it fast, and that's exactly what I did. I ordered it on February, and SMent was producing it on April. And it arrived on late May. Well, 3 months of waiting.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, there is no EXO'rDIUM concert in my country and I definitely don't know what to feel. I've been saving my money for this and then they decided to not holding a concert here. But it's okay, at least I get my lightstick! Fair enough.
The box of the lightstick is so neat and so classy if I may say. I didn't have the heart to open it and had the urge to just hug it forever. The box size is around 15 cm x 30 cm and there is an EXO logo on top of the box, and there's "EXO, Official Lightstick" written on one of the sides.
Call me stupid or anything, at first I didn't know how to open the box! I thought that I have to push on one side and then it will come out, but actually, I just have to open it like the way I open a pencil case. Well, at least I once had a pencil case looking like that. There is a hologram logo on the back of the lid of the box.
For your information, there are also fake lightstick on the market so people are scared to buy lightstick like this. I personally think this is a big matter, because I remember I had watched a video on Youtube last year about how to differentiate which one is the real EXO lightstick and which one is the fake one. It's being said that the fake one will have no EXO hologram logo on the back of the lid.
I feel relieved!
It's a good package deal.
Consists of the lightstick itself, a white lightstick strap, the spare silver battery lid, and an envelope consists of a warranty card, instruction paper, lightstick stickers, and a photocard.
I almost squealed at how handsome all the members are on the photocard.
Friendly reminder that the real lightstick must have a warranty card and a SMent hologram on it. Please remember this in case you decided to buy it.
Oh! Once again, the lightstick is so huge and so heavy and I was like whoa hold on mate what the hell is this I'm holding right now but it absolutely looks gorgeous.
Oh, I forget to tell you about how I hate the part when I had to put the batteries inside the lightstick. I had to buy 3 batteries first at the supermarket because batteries are not available and not included. I was dreaded to put the batteries on, I had to watch some beginner for EXO-Ls videos on Youtube to master this battery department.
It's also difficult to put the battery slot inside the tube! I was struggling, and scared, truly scared, because it looks so fragile.
The most awaiting moment is here.
There is an EXO button on the lightstick and it will shine so bright once you push the button. When I say it's so bright, believe me, it's bloody hell too bright. You can push the button once to turn it on, and you can push the button again to make it blink every 1 second, and you can push the button once more to make it blink so fast your eyes start to water.
You can connect the lightstick using bluetooth to this application called Wyth, to make it change colours. So amazing.
It looks so gorgeous, I wanna cry...
I made a video of me turning it on in the dark so you can see it better. Sorry for some cursing I've done here in the video, well I'm human and human does say oh shit maaaan sometimes. Or it is just me.
New semester starts on February 13th 2017. As a third year college student, I've been frustated with my thesis proposal, yes, I'm starting my thesis this year. I was dreaded with the fact that I have to retake this certain class in the next semester because I got C. I want to cry...
Back to the topic, I'm feeling conflicted right now! My friends on Twitter are all talking about how excited they are for EXO'rDIUM concert that will be held in their own countries. EXO'rDIUM in Manila will be held on February 25th and 26th 2017, EXO'rDIUM in Malaysia will be held on March 18th 2017, and EXO'rDIUM in Singapore will be held on April 2nd 2017. EXO will also explore North America for their concert this year before they make a summer comeback. EXO'rDIUM in Newark will be held on April 25th 2017, EXO'rDIUM in Mexico will be held on April 27th 2017, and EXO'rDIUM in Los Angeles will be held on April 28th 2017.
The fact that EXO is coming to America, but not Indonesia, which is nearer, caught me off guard. What kind of headassery is this.
The promotor who invited EXO to hold a concert last year, Mecimapro, said that they won't be inviting EXO again this year because they can't find for a proper date for the concert because EXO has a really tight schedule. I don't know whether I have to cry or I have to cry. I'm waiting for another promotor to invite EXO but until now, there is no solid news about it. I have filled a petition for My Music Taste so that EXO'rDIUM will be held here too.
I didn't attend EXO's first concert on September 2014, The Lost Planet, because I had to do my new student orientation on my university and I couldn't miss that, of course, and in addition, my parents wouldn't let me. I also didn't attend EXO's second concert on February 2016, The EXO'luXion, because I was doing student exchange.
The thing is, this year is the only chance I have to attend a concert, because I will be extra busy next year with the thesis and internship. I'm supposed to graduate next year and I hope I can do that. I have saved my money for EXO'rDIUM, but the promotor decided not to invite EXO here. I wanna scream, I wanna yell at people, I wanna cry so bad! I can't believe there is always be a barrier everytime I want to attend EXO concert.
I'm so frustated, to the point I have used half of my savings for EXO'rDIUM to buy skincare products. Yes, I've been oggling on skincare websites, and vlogs a lot and I'm tempted to buy at least one product for every step to fulfil The 10 Steps of Korean Skincare Routine. I can't resist, and now I wanna cry to the possibility of EXO'rDIUM to be confirmed here in Jakarta.
And I want to tell you, that EXO lightstick version 2, has been sold out since forever and there's no stock for it anymore in S.M Town Coex Artium, a shop selling so many goods from S.M Entertainment. Three days ago, there was a news from one of an online shops I know, that SMent will restock the official lightstick on April 2017 and they will only sell 5000 lightsticks. That's such a small amount! My friends on Twitter are all looking for the lightstick, especially the ones who will attend the concert but haven't bought the lightstick yet. You may say that this lightstick is rare to find and hard to get.
I'm confused whether to buy the lightstick or no. If I buy it, then I can't possibly attend EXO'rDIUM if it's confirmed to be held in my country, because I don't have enough money to buy the standing ticket. And if EXO'rDIUM won't be held here, I will still be able to have the official lightstick and cry myself to sleep. If I don't buy the lightstick to wait for EXO'rDIUM to be confirmed, and let's say if EXO'rDIUM is confirmed, I still can buy the standing ticket, even when I don't have the lightstick. Let's say I wait for EXO'rDIUM to be confirmed, and EXO isn't going to come here, I will be doomed because I miss the deadline of the official lightstick preorder. I'm so conflicted, why is EXO making me frustated?
The preorder for the lightstick will be closed on February 23rd 2017, and it means I have to make decision whether I have to buy it or just wait for the concert that only God knows when.
The lightstick is so pretty, in the picture, and I bet it looks prettier in my hand.
I didn't buy the first official lightstick (the black colour one), because I thought that I can always buy it anytime in the near future. I don't know that SMent is actually releasing a new version of the official lightstick (the white colour one)! I got scammed. This is why I have to buy it for real, who knows there will be EXO-Ls official lightstick version 3, perhaps?
This official lightstick version 2 is more expensive than the first one, because the first one only has one colour, but the second version has 12 colours which can change colour if you connect it to this certain Wyth application from your phone! Isn't that cool? If you attend EXO'rDIUM, the lightstick will change colour automatically controlled by the staffs of SMent at backstage.
You can see here in the videos below that the lightstick changes colour automatically and it is so so so so beautiful how the whole venue is filled with the colour! I have to witness this at least once in my lifetime!
I want to cry!!!!!!!! I really hope I can attend the concert one day.
Time flies so fast and it's 2017 already. All I did is blink. Anyway, happy new year! I hope I can do well this year, and I hope I can do all of my life resolutions and completing the 2016 life resolutions. Haha.
Listening to: All of the songs in EXO winter album, For Life. I also listen to EXO's December 2014 all over again because I was listening to EXO songs in Youtube, and that song was suddenly playing and I was like fuck whose song is this and I was beamed at that because how the hell can I forget such a beautiful song like that! I used to play it nonstop and now I forget the title and the beat and everything. I also listen to Hyung OST sung by EXO's Kyungsoo and Cho Jungsuk, Don't Worry My Dear.
Watching:Marmut Merah Jambu on TV. I've never thought that this movie would be that funny, but for plant's sake, it's so funny. I watched it with Dianar and Putri who barged into my house because we were pretty unemployed at that time, because of new year holiday. We laughed so hard I think my neighborhood heard my loud clap and snicker, and laughter.
Loving: My Skype session with my Twitter friends, Danty and Jia. In December, there are so many year-end music events and of course EXO will be attending all of them. I decided to stream SBS Gayo Daejun on December 27th and Skype called Jia. I would like to call Nani but she deadass rejected my offer I can't believe this slander. Jia's internet connection was bad at that time and our call ended after one hour. Two days after, I streamed to KBS Gayo Daechukjae on December 29th and decided to call Jia and Danty. We jammed to the songs a lot. Our Skype session is mainly about Jia side-eyeing Twice & Danty and I complaining about our lagging stream. They are so loud I need Nani to accompany my quite and calm side. (((She will have final exams that's why, good luck fam.)))
Reading: Fanfictions. Again.
Have been thinking to: EXO'rDIUM concert a lot. Last week, the promoter of EXO'rDIUM Manila announced the ticket price of the concert and the most expensive one is like 12500PHP or $250 for plant's sake. It's so expensive like so so so expensive??? And I'm scared of how much is the ticket price for EXO'rDIUM Jakarta (if there will be one of course). The most expensive ticket for EXO'rDIUM Bangkok is like 6000 Baht or $167 and that is fine for me??? I hope the ticket price will be around that number or else I'm going to sell my fats for money.
Anticipating to: Kyungsoo's next movies, Room Number #7, With God, and Underdog. I'm so hyped and pumped! Oh and I'm going to go to Jakarta for holiday next week and I'm planning to watch movies with my friends, so yeah, I'm anticipating. I ALSO ANTICIPATE KYUNGSOO'S BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 12TH 2017. This ray of sunshine is turning 25 (Korean age), I can't believe.
First of all, I have told you so many times before that I love Kyungsoo from EXO so much, and the second one, I have told you so many times that he is enrolling in a movie called Hyung or you can just call it as My Annoying Brother. This movie is aired in cinemas, especially CGV, since November 23rd 2016 if I'm not mistaken.
They had done so many movie premiere greetings all around cinemas in Seoul, it hits more than 1 million views within 4 days from its release, and until December 2016, they successfully gain more than 3 million admissions. Such an amazing achievement!
Movie: My Annoying Brother (English title) / Brother (literal title)
Revised romanization: Hyeong
Hangul: 형
Director: Kwon Soo-Kyung
Writer: Yoo Young-A
Cast: Cho Jung-seok, Doh Kyung-soo, Park Shin-hye
Producer: Cinematographer
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Runtime: 110 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Comedy / Brothers / Blindness
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea (Source: asianwiki)
You know, as a Kyungsoo stan, a certified Kyungsoo trash, I really am excited for this movie because Cho Jungsuk, the other main lead is my favourite actor ever. He has been enrolling in some dramas like Oh My Ghost and Jealousy Incarnate and I can conclude that those two dramas are my favourite dramas. Cho Jungsuk is known as an actor who can do well in the comedy-romance department, he is so fucking good you don't have idea.
When I heard that Kyungsoo will be the main lead actor in this movie together with Cho Jungsuk, my knuckles turned white, I had laboured breathing, I was balding, okay joke, but damn I was anticipating this movie since last year!
As you can read the plot I attached above, Kyungsoo will act as a national judo athlete who turns blind because an injury he's experiencing during a match. A blind Kyungsoo, it must be so tough for him! And he has to practice a lot to learn about judo, that's why he grows some muscles and he is becoming much more bulkier and bigger. When he is flexing his biceps I think I just died.
Okay, yeah, inspite of being released on November 23rd, My Annoying Brother is aired on December 21st 2016 in Indonesia. And only in CGV Blitz. And there is no CGV Blitz in my city. And I was crying because of that. And I lost my shit.
I have three options regarding this matter:
1) I have to go to another city (Jogjakarta), 3 hours away from mine, and watch it in CGV Blitz there.
2) I have to wait until January because I'm planning to go to Jakarta after New Year, and I can watch the movie in CGV Blitz there!
3) I can just die waiting for someone out there to subs it and upload the movie to the internet, even though it's illegal.
After so much time meditating, I decided to do option number #1, because my younger sister has to go back to her dorm in Jogja to take some clothes and I have to accompany her. It's also because one of my friends said that Korean movies usually air for just 2-5 days in CGV Blitz, so yeah I can't wait until January. This thirst is real.
My sister and I went to the cinema at 6:30 PM and we arrived at around 7:00 PM. The last movie is aired at 7:10 PM and I was so scared if I didn't get the tickets. When my sister and I were queueing to get the tickets, my sister said, "Wow, it must be already sold out," and I was almost crying because fuck I can't imagine it, because if the tickets are all sold out, all efforts I've done are useless. I have to leave the city the day after in the morning so I can't go back to the cinema the next day and that night is my only chance.
But, good God, I got the tickets and I got comfortable seat!
I will not give spoiler and tell you the whole story in detail either. Nope, you have to watch it by yourself.
Cho Jungsuk is doing well with his role, and Kyungsoo is improving so much in acting department. He has tan skin when he's filming that movie and it makes him look so so so so hot. I have to grip my sister's clothes tight and I couldn't stop whispering to her how gorgeous Kyungsoo is. I am always so fond of Kyungsoo's acting skill. His voice is so deep and it gives you this chilly feeling. Like, I can spend my whole life listening to Kyungsoo's voice only! It's deep like that! I can't help but tearing up because Cho Jungsuk and Kyungsoo can show us such a beautiful chemistry as brothers. Both of them look like each other and they look so similar. Cho Jungsuk is back at it again with his comedy acting skill and I can't help but keep laughing the whole time. Kyungsoo is being such a little brat to Cho Jungsuk there in the movie and they both look so cute. The fact that this movie got more than 3 million admissions caught me off guard because Kyungsoo must be happy hearing this news. I remember he said to the magazine interviews that he really wants to retake his roles in every project he had all over again because he felt like he wasn't doing them well. He isn't satisfied with his acting. As we know, his previous movies Cart and Pure Love don't really do well in sales and I think that makes Kyungsoo insecure. I wanna cry so bad. I will fight everyone who says that it's easy for an idol to act in a movie or drama. Kyungsoo starts from zero, and I'm sure he has learned a lot of things. He is trying to improve himself because acting is becoming one of his muses. Remember when Jo Insung said, "Kyungsoo and I have a lot of scenes in the film, some people might suspect that he got many scenes because of EXO's fame, but Kyungsoo gives me a special (good) feeling, I was glad the director and producers found such a good actor like him. I would always feel very surprised when I film together with him." Kyungsoo got hate comments A LOT, when he started his acting career. The hateful comments go along with can he just sing and don't act, he is there because he is EXO member, he is famour because he is from EXO, he is not good looking why he acts in a drama, he will leave EXO for acting, and etc. I'm disappointed, really, because idols are not restricted to singing, dancing, and rapping only. They will not forever be idols, they have to find for another muse to be able to live. Idol is literally a term for someone whom you idolize or look up to. For the most part, they sing, yeah. But are idols not allowed to act? Acting after all is just another platform of entertainment. Stop putting it on such a high pedestal. That's like banning good dancers or visuals from entering idol groups. And that's also like telling those actors and actresses to stop singing and releasing songs. Idols have the rights to enrich their field of expertise, and we shouldn't judge them for what they do. About him leaving EXO, I told you, Kyungsoo had said it so many times that he will choose EXO no matter what. He loves to sing, he loves his fans. He said sorry so many times that he sometimes can't do some activities as EXO member because of his acting schedules. Remember when he went back and forth from Goheung to Seoul so many times to film Pure Love but he still can keep up with EXO activities and concerts? He is dedicated like that. If you fight me by saying of course he will do that it's his job afterall, he can just tell the manager that he can't possibly do the EXO activities because his hectic acting schedule, but yeah he still comes and he doesn't show his fatigue to us fans, and keeps smiling throughout the entire performance. He loves his job. Kyungsoo breaks that sentiment about idols can't act well in drama or movie. I remember some producers complimenting Kyungsoo's acting in his movie and said that they had not even known Kyungsoo is originally an idol at first, they thought Kyungsoo is a rookie actor. In my opinion, that's such a huge praise coming from them. Some said Kyungsoo's eyes are so clear and so expressive, that's one of his advantages. Yun Jeong-ah, who acts as Kyungsoo's mom in movie called Cart, has even said that, "Kyungsoo is someone that deserve all the praises. He is good in acting and is also kind. He has all the qualification of being an actor and I can't find any bad points about him. I have personally seen him dancing and his expression acting is good. He has so many talents." I am so shookt. I have mentioned this a lot already but yes I'm gonna bring this again. Kyungsoo's movie, Pure Love, only reached 300.000 admissions and it didn't fill the expectation. There were so many people saying that the movie is boring and has a really usual romance plot. The movie is coming from low budget company and I can't complain. Pure Love also had to compete againts Zootopia and Deadpool, also some Korean movies. In my opinion, this movie is good though, not to be biased, or maybe I'm just weak for sad story, I don't know, but Kyungsoo can expresses his love for Soohyun so much and it's really cute. It's a light movie that makes your heart warm, because the main character tries hard to make the main girl character happy. But I agree that the ending is so ugly, and it leaves you hanging, but once again, you win some, you lose some. There are ups and downs. Kyungsoo had gained good praises because of his previous projects like It's Okay It's Love, I Remember You, and Cart. And I hope by now, Kyungsoo can be more confident and be a better person (not that he is not a good person or anything, man he is perfect). Even the most successful actors around the world have had projects that didn't do as well as people hoped. Kyungsoo has proven everyone that he has potential. People say that it's disappointing for Pure Love to flop like that but I just want to say that not every movies with good actors/actresses can be ensured to make it huge in Box Office. Because Kyungsoo is from EXO, people set high expectation about the movie. But please, it's not because his acting, it's because the movie has usual plot and not so many Koreans like to watch this kind of genre in cinema. Man and A Woman by Gong Yoo and Jeon Do Yeon did worse than Pure Love, a movie in its same slot with the same melodrama genre. Another Pure Love's competitor, Like for Likes, is doing average too for a movie with Yoo Ah In and CJ as its distributor. So yeah, it's not because of his acting. But damn, Kyungsoo feels insecure about this one.
When he was doing Be Positive webdrama premiere, one of the journalists asked Kyungsoo whether his webdrama can surpass 30 million views and Kyungsoo was like, how to say, feeling sad again, and you can see his expression that he feels doubt and insecure, he doesn't want to make a promise like what he did in Pure Love movie premiere. Kyungsoo then answered that he won't promise anything and he isn't sure whether Be Positive can surpass his former EXO member, Minseok's webdrama, Falling for Challenge. I was so sad at that time because Kyungsoo seems so doubtful of himself. When I heard that Be Positive ranks #1 in Naver Cast Webdrama and successfully surpassing almost 50 million views, I'm so so so happy because Kyungsoo doesn't have to be worried anymore because many people watch his webdrama. I'm so proud of him.
And then with his newest movie My Annoying Brother, which had been surpassing 3 million admissions, I feel so happy for him. He can do well in this movie and the admissions also do well. He also improves his acting skill a lot and he got so many praises from many producers and actors, actresses, and netizens. He will be enrolling in a movie named With God and Room Number #7 that will be aired in 2017. He also dubbed as a dog named Moongchi in an animation movie called Underdog. I hope he will also do well in those movies and I hope he is happy with everything he has done. I hope those movies do well in Box Office and I hope 2017 will be good to Kyungsoo and also for all of EXO members.
If months ago I wrote my very first review ever, about EXO 3rd Full Album EX'ACT, now I'm going to write a review about EXO newest winter album, For Life. I'm sorry to inform you that this is going to be a Kpop Area all over again, just because.
EXO members are already busy enough with all of those EXO'rDIUM concerts, and they made a Japanese comeback recently with Coming Over. I just want them to take a rest, spending their christmas with their family, but they decided to surprise us again with a winter album that has been released on December 19th 2016.
Frankly speaking, I'm not surprised that EXO will release another winter album this time, because they alway release winter album since 2013. But I'm still dead nevertheless. Winter will always be hot if they do this every year.
EXO's 1st winter album is Miracles in December (MID), which was released on December 9th 2013. It has two versions, as always, Korean and Chinese version. It consists of 6 songs and Miracles in December is the title of the main track for comeback. This album is so lit, the Music Video for MID is also so sad and so angst, and I kinda miss the comeback because EXO still had 12 members at that time. It's okay, never accept rejection as failure. Look at the album cover!
This album has a really cute concept. They performed with suspenders, and fans call this as suspenders era. But I still don't understand with those ugly hair they pulled out on the teaser pictures. Like, what the hell? And why are they closing their eyes? I don't have any idea. Because it's EXO, I let hem pass.
EXO didn't make a winter album comeback on 2014, maybe because at that time, there were so many things going on, for your information, EXO had lost 2 members in the same year, and I think that's why SMent didn't release a winter album. It's okay. At least they can get more time to repent and take a rest. It was such a gloomy year for EXO and fans, so yeah I understand.
EXO's 2nd winter album is Sing For You (SFY), which was released on December 10th 2015. It also has Korean and Chinese version, and consists of 5 songs. People especially fans really welcomed this album because it was two years since the last time they did a winter comeback. I definitely love this album, and SFY is such a really sad song and the Music Video is also sad. I told you, EXO will never have a happy christmas songs. I'm fine and contented.
This album also pulls a weird concept, but still cool at the same time. There is an astronaut facing a really huge whale in an outer space (as you can see above, it's the cover of the album).
Fans started to make so many theories about the meaning of this concept. People said, that huge whale is a really rare species in the world, called a 52-hertz whale. It is an individual whale of unidentified species, which calls at the very 52-hertz frequency. It has been described as the world's loneliest whale. It sings a song like no other. Some say it wanders alone across the Pacific Ocean, crying out for companionship that never comes.
What a beautiful concept, indeed. Oh, and don't forget about the teaser pictures! They look so flawless, and so so hot. But, look at those fake snowflakes. I'm impressed.
Okay, now we hop onto the main topic, EXO's 3rd winter album, For Life!
As always, SMent surprised us with something different in every year. This year, they drop a really nice and aesthetic picture of 9 ice cubes in a transparent glass. The thing is, those ice cubes look like snowflake, and it actually reads EXO. EXO has 9 members, therefore they put 9 ice cubes there inside the glass. Excellent!
I'm going to state my opinions about these teaser pictures of every member! I'm excited!
They released the teaser pictures with two members in every picture. Because EXO has 9 members, an odd number, SMent decided to combine Baekhyun teaser pictures with the cover of the physical album. Baekhyun looks so aesthetic, and so cool. He looks like he is posing for a magazine. I like how he looks down and stares at his hands so we can see his perfect left-side face. He looks so gorgeous, what should I do :(
Okay, we have Jongdae (left) and Junmyeon (right) here in the teaser picture. Look at Jongdae's perfect highlight and eyebrows! He has a really beautiful pair of eyebrows. And wow that haircut though, so damn perfect. I love his facial expression so much, he looks so serene looking at his right like that. He looks to the right because we left. #badumtss
With Jongdae's close angle, now we can look at Junmyeon who calmly sits on a desk? I don't know what is that, but look at his far-away look expression! He seems troubled but hot at the same time and I love his pair of shoes. Are those socks am I seeing???
Wow, next one is Jongin (left) and Yixing (right) teaser picture! I personally love Jongin teaser so much because the director took it with a perfect angle, and damn I'm trembling!!! Jongin seems to love this pose so much because he always does this pose in every individual teaser. He knows he is attractive. I love how he looks straight to the camera with that solemn expression and the camera seems to focus on his face and blurs his sweater. Such a beautiful sight to ever happen in my life. His shoulder covers his lips so it leaves us with this mysterious feels? Or is it just me?
Yixing, the King of China! Damn, that wild haircut and that cute pose. He looks warm with that sweater and look at those long sleeves that cover both of his hands! For real though, where can I get the sweater? Oh, I love his stay-still standing pose, and he looks to the left because we don't treat him right. #StopNuha2k16 #YixingAppreciationPost
Can we talk about how hot Sehun (left) and Chanyeol (right) here in the picture? Sehun had his hair blonde when he did this photoshoot and not to be overly dramatic but he looks so so so young and gorgeous. He has perfect line for eyebrows, so sharp and straight. Look at those manly hands, he looks like he is about to choke himself by pulling out his neck sleeve like that. He is handsome, he can do anything he wants.
Chanyeol.......I don't know, I have conflicted feelings about his curly hair. The hair stylists did him dirty this time. The same like Sehun, Chanyeol looks so young here. I love his expression here, he looks straight to the camera and he seems like he is about to ask for a duel. He wanna fight me. Challenge accepted.
The last one, is Minseok (left) and Kyungsoo the Great (right) teaser picture! Minseok really impresses me with that pose! How can he do that? He lays down on that desk and look at to the camera??? How rude??? He has brown hair this time, and he also looks so young here I give up. Those lips! Shit!
Okay. Bear with me this time. Not to be overy dramatic and sensitive, but PLEASE LOOK AT KYUNGSOO THE GREAT PICTURE. God, he looks so tempting, and so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How dare he to do that to me? First, I want to thank the director to choose this perfect picture. Or art? Yes, art! He looks to the ceiling or what, the fuck man. Second, his jaw, look at his jaw! I will admit that I couldn't stop staring at this picture when it was released. I was so so so emotional, and so enchanted. He looks so beautiful here. I 11/10 love his facial expression. He looks up because we bring him down. Okay maybe I have to stop with the joke. But please, tattoo this beauty on your mind. Third, look at that adam apple, and that slender neck. Look at those lips! Okay okay stop, please stop I have to stop! But I feel like touching that jaw and see if my hands bleed after that. Just curious.
Different from previous albums, For Life album only has one version but consists of two CDs, Korean and Chinese version. As for your information, year-end award events are getting nonsense in determining the winner criteria. I forget which one, but one of music company, decided to count EXO album separately. They will count the Chinese album sale separately. I mean, this is not an issue last year, and years before that. But why now? Salty much?
SMent is being smart here for combining both of the albums and coming out from the comfort zone to proof everyone that EXO will still be fine with one version of album.
For Life album consists of two CDs and each CD consists of 5 songs. Let's begin!
1) For Life
This song is mainly about a sincere guy promising his one and only love for life. It has a really touching meaning, like how a guy wants to make his lover happy and all. Never gonna let you go, giving you my heart and soul. I see this song as a song dedicated from EXO to fans who have been there and stay with EXO all these time, shit I'm getting cheesy. For Life is a romantic pop ballad song driven by beautiful piano and strings, that talks about love that never changes. This song starts with a really beautiful piano sound, that will lull you to sleep. It's so beautiful, and sad. Baekhyun sings the first part, followed by Chanyeol. Can we just open forum group discussion about Chanyeol's voice in the start of the song? He does an improvisation and that is so beautiful. He improves a lot in singing. Not to be biased but I'm addicted to Kyungsoo singing giving you my heart and soul, starts from minute 2:10 until 2:20. He sounds so perfect, all of them sound so perfect. I always love Kyungsoo the Great's voice, so I almost cried when I listen to this song for the first time. That's so close. I'm very upset that Sehun only gets 2-3 seconds of singing parts. He deserves more than that. I also get addicted at chorus part when Baekhyun sings never gonna let you go, because the piano starts to sound sharp and precise, this is difficult to explain (just listen to minute 2:55). Oh don't forget Kyungsoo sings the last part of the song and HE IS FUCKING HUMMING IN THE END OF THE SONG AND I JUST SNAPPED. It's so rude, Kyungsoo. You just killed me, like, 99 times. Bravo!
And then, let's talk about the Music Video. It is also so sad. Only three members being featured in the MV; Jongin, Junmyeon, and Chanyeol. You have no idea how messy my Twitter timeline is when the news came. There are so many individual solo stans here, so people start to complain why only three members being featured in the MV. I mean, if you say you stan EXO, you should have stanned all of the members though, and not being selfish by not wanting to watch the MV because your bias isn't there. That's like, so so so immature. How dare you to ignore the art aka For Life MV. Jongin looks so hot but I don't have idea why the hell he wears bad boy clothes here in the MV. It doesn't fit the plot. Junmyeon is so gorgeous here even when he just sleeps there in the forest, and Chanyeol shows us his perfect acting skill. He almost kissed the girl in the MV! That's such a close call! With a really packed schedule, I'm wondering when the fuck did they film the MV and record for the album. I'm becoming worried because they are busy as hell, and they still have time to film and did album photoshoot. I don't understand. Oh yeah, they don't make life performance for For Life because year-end events are so packed, so they don't have time to sing it life. I'm sad, but happy at the same time.
2) Falling For You
This song is different with For Life who pulls a really sad theme, Falling For You sounds so happy and cheerful. It's healing your wound after you listen to For Life. This song is famous for the ooh ah ooh ah, ooh ah ooh ah part, you have to listen to it for you to understand what I mean because I sound so stupid describing it like this without you listening to the song HAHAHA. Chanyeol once again hits me hard with his singing voice. Kyungsoo sings the first part of this song and Jongin following right after. This is such a happy song! Sehun's yeah girl, come on makes me bald.
3) What I Want For Christmas
Winter album and christmas can't be separated for real. This song is so beautiful, so R&B and you know what? If I say R&B then I mean Kyungsoo, because his voice really fits for R&B songs. Jongdae, the lead vocalist of EXO, starts the song with a really beautiful voice, when he pronounces christmas, I just snapped. After that, Kyungsoo sings his parts. I don't want to be lame or anything but when his voice appears on minute 00:18, I cried, I literally cried, tears ran down on my cheeks and I can't stop whimpering because his voice is so so so beautiful, and calming. And the sound of the R&B vibe doesn't help at all. Until now, I can't keep calm everytime he sings those part, I thank you, hangsang, you babe, teukbyeolhan seonmureun piryo eopseo, cuz you, you’re the one I want for christmas. He did that!It also doesn't help me to keep calm when Kyungsoo says yeah, in minute 1:32!!!!!!!!! He just says yeah and I lost my shit! Okay, move on. I love how Jongdae, Junmyeon, Kyungsoo, and Baekhyun complement each other's voice by adding some adlibs here and there. It's so perfect. Another favourite part is when Kyungsoo hits a highnote at minute 2:22. Gosh, I love Kyungsoo so much.
4) Twenty Four
I thought this is Hotline Bling by Drake because the start of the song sounds the same??? Shit I shouldn't drake and drive next time. I got really shocked because this is actually a really hiphop song??? After What I Want For Christmas??? I was shookt! Jongin's voice sounds so perfect here and he gets so many singing lines. It's mainly about them singing you are my twenty four on repeat until they die. Okay, joke. Sehun and Minseok voices are so clear here and my cutiepie Sehun gets many singing lines here and I'm so happy :') You can even hear his lisp and it is so cute??????? My favourite part is Chanyeol singing in minute 1:01, it is so lit man he raps like a mad man, a hot one. I'm so shookt with every part of this song. Twenty Four's beat is like that kind of beat you hear from rapping program Show Me The Money. Don't forget Jongin doing adlibs in minute 3:04 and singing nanana nanana oh oh at minute 3:25 and that's so lit my ass burns. Also Minseok ends the song with twenty four, twenty four, twenty four, yeah perfectly! He is pretty much ending every fangirls' life too.
5) Winter Heat
The song turns to be slower again, not upbeat like before, but still slay nevertheless. The reff part sounds more upbeat and cheerful than the rest of the song. Kyungsoo does adlibs in the very first part of the song, and I can feel shiver ran down my spine. Good God. He also sings the first part, I'll be waiting for ya, waiting for ya. Chanyeol then raps perfectly with that heavy voice of his. Jongdae sings the reff part together with Baekhyun. If I think about it, my favourite part is when they sing han beon deo, ttatteushage anajwo. Don't forget Sehun raps in minute 1:35 and I can't help but feeling overwhelmed because this boy sure is precious. Kyungsoo also does adlibs so many times starts at minute 2:41, and man I'm so in love. Baekhyun also does a lot of adlibs. EXO vocals are no joke.
Overall, every single song in this album is worth listening. Anyway, if you want to download all of the songs, come here! I love all of the songs, and as always, if I'm being asked to list from most fave song until less fave song, I'm gonna answer:
For Life - What I Want For Christmas - Twenty Four - Winter Heat - Falling For You
I like For Life the most because it gives me chill everytime I listen to it, and mainly because I'm weak for ballad and angst songs. I less fave Falling For You because, I don't know, it's good but yeah, still can't beat the other 4 songs. The conclusion: dead.
