EDIT* just had to add in this picture of Xiah thighs.Since their disbandment :( :( :( it's been hard to keep tabs on all the TVXQ boys individual schedules, and to be honest I only have time for contsant favourite Hero Jaejoong and his incomprehensible pixie good looks twinned with his endearing baby dinosaur teeth, such an otherworldly beauty! Hero's been busy with his Japanese drama and much to my delight apparently hanging out with some Johnny's and other Ikimen (dreams can come true!), Mickey's been skirting the line between Good Mickey and Bad Mickey and has a Korean drama in the works, Changmin and Yunho have been have been looking hot at airports, supporting the big bad management company and hanging out with SHINee at someone's wedding. Meanwhile Junsu received some critical acclaim performing in the Mozart musical which I refuse to acknowledge except to say that it was THE WORST HAIR CONCEPT / OVERALL LOOK I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE WHOLE OF KPOP and it gives me nightmares. Since this he has been working his charms in Japan and released his first solo single there.
Initially I was sort of uninterested. Its not like I don't have enough to be getting on with. Although he's not a favourite, I've always had a soft spot for Xiah's whispery voice, puffy face and computer gaming addiction, but I haven't been the biggest fan of Tohoshinki's vocally powered hits in Japan (If I had it my way they would just keep re releasing Mirotic, Wrong Number and Baloons, on repeat, forever) so I was dubious, but pleasantly surprised and in for a shock...
Junsu seems to channeling the spirit of RAINISM.
... well, at least in terms of outfit choice and lyrical content anyway.Usually I'd say watch the video first and then read the lyrics, but its important this time that you read the lyrics first and understand what you're letting yourself in for. I'm going to rate them NC-17 so please divert your eyes if you are underage :
Xiah Junsu - INTOXICATION
"I make you shiver a little
By overlapping our skin, it's foreplay,
What my fingertips have found is
deep inside deep inside deep inside crazy
Touch you baby Again and again
I'll squeeze you baby
Let me feel your madness
Stroke your light, girl (?!)
I'll go crazy oh~
Tell me what you want
Let me, do you want me?
You say baby now
I know that you want me oh no
I want to make you say it baby now
Kiss and touch me
Taste and touch me baby
Eat you apart make love
I can touch me
Killing touch me baby
That is intoxication
We start with our fingers, then even our bodies tangle
I keep looking for the secret syrup (!!!YIKES!!!)
Below the soft moonlight that's not turned off
I'm about to come because of your wavering voice
beautiful
Tell me what you want
Tell me, do you want me
You say, baby now
I know that you want me
It's about to overflow baby now
Kiss and touch me
Taste and touch me baby
Like I want to make love
I can touch me
Killing touch me baby
That is intoxication
Kiss and touch me
Taste and touch me baby
Don't tease me making love
I can touch me
Killing touch me baby
You fall in intoxication
Using a way of communicating without words
You're making me go crazy
More, more until I get swallowed completely
Tell me what you want
Tell me, do you want me
Just say, baby now
I know that you want me
I want to make you say it baby now
Tell me what you want
Tell me do you want—"
YIKES. Junsu is somewhat confusing. He wants you to kiss and touch him, but also killing touch him (or in another translation kill, and touch him...) then he says "Tell me what you want Let me, do you want me?, You say baby now, I know that you want me oh no" he also want you to tell him, but he seems to want to tell you, and then he wants you to "communicate without words" which is possibly for the best, if he's going to start telling you to "stroke your light girl" i'm not sure how that would come across in the heat of the moment...
I'm kind of speechless, sexy pop songs are no revelation to me but this is not even trying to be subtle. "this is foreplay" oh right, thanks for making that clear right at the start just so we didn't get the wrong idea or something.
Anyway, now you can watch the video, but try and remember what he's singing about whilst he teases you with his bare shoulders, rubs his hands together in slow motion and gets down on the floor for some thrusting (that bit is so RAIN):
Meanwhile, back in Korea, after giving us the "overtly sexual" Love Song MV, guaranteed to please erotic K-pop King Rain has moved onto promoting "Hip Song", the semi club banger hit from his latest mini album, and believe it or not it seems to actually be a song about dancing, as opposed to dancing as a metaphor for the horizontal, between the sheets kind of dance. So if we compare him to Xiah Junsu's erotic poetry then for once Rain is actually tame in comparison:
"Lay back and clap!
with your chest! Clap!
with your hips! Clap! (That’s right!)
to the left! Clap! (Yeah!)
Hold off the right side and clap with lips! (This lady)
(Although this never happened before but…)
It’s my heart
it’s my body
I’ll catch and cage your faltering heart
I’mma hold onto you, sexy
(I got no problem with that but…)
This is hip song rock tonight
Sway your hips
Don’t worry about whatever I’m doing
Trust me and sway it just like me
(Hip song, hip song, hip song, hip song)"
Rain has spoken. We shouldn't question it, but yet I do have questions, many questions. "I'mma hold onto you, sexy, I got not problem with that but..." BUT WHAT? Rain? I need to know what the "but..." is? it could be something important! finish your damn sentence. I think ive brought this up before but I want to question the appalling attempt at a wolf howl half way through, what possessed you to do this? I imagine GD is literally crying with laughter everytime he hears it, I could even question why you are attempting to rap when everybody was fine with your smooth r & b vibes (myself included and i'm not even even that kind of girl, I just made an exception for you). Finally, this is my big question, you say "don't worry about whatever i'm doing" "trust me" and then you decide to promote your song dressed like this:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS OPPA?
Rain, I though you were over this. The last time we saw you in boxing gloves it was teamed with a matching visor and it was 2002. Is that really the image you want to evoke again? I actually think this time is worse than the visor, I can't even identify the sports your outfit came from, but im pretty sure a lace up male bolero is not regulation attire. And its not like boxing gloves are even that original, we've all seen the fashion tragedies of 1996 and H.O.T candy legacy. As for the hair in the first picture above, don't ever do that to me again.Apparently he got some criticisim for copying the look from the late Kim Seong Jae's first and only solo stage back in 1995. So all in all, this wasn't Rain's best idea (and usually he's such a genius, putting a shirtless dance routine in a ballad, creating the perfection that is MBLAQ, all GREAT IDEAS)
Imagine my delight when finally Rain performs Hip Song in a proper suit, no baggy seat pants, no ridiculous sportswear, just a straight up red hot Rainism suit and shades. I'm going to ignore the tie and waistcoat combo is giving off Best Man vibes and this looks like it could be a wedding reception performance (maybe SHINee and ChangHo are there...) and just settle for what i've got. Thank you Rain.
Actually loving these YouTube comments, especially Maysie93 "is this guys name dairy i think ? ?" "whoever tht future women of his will be she wud be sooo lucki 2 have him, cuz if it wazs mee i'd dooo him all..." WHOAH Maysie93 I'm going to stop you there gurl...
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ADDITIONAL EDIT 29/05/10
So I just learned that Xiah is saying "bite and touch me, KILL and touch me" and disappointingly he doesn't say "stroke your light girl" but he does in fact say "stroke you like an arpeggio, yeah"!! even better. Proof from his recent Music Station Performance (loving his flash of agyeo whilst he says "foreplay" at 32secs in)
- BUNNY
4 comments:
So many comments that should be made about this. Innumerable I feel.
Xiah, oh Xiah. I kind of love him for having such a dirtbag song. It acutally propels him forward from one of the furthest back lines on my K-popping scale. I always have him down as a bit of a bed wetter. but apparently not the kind of bed wetting that I should have had him down for, if you get my drift. If not, look at these lyrics just onece more. Seriously though, I really did think that he was a bit lame. But not anymore.
And though I think he is still into the terrible necklace wearing tricks that he has always been into, at least they are not the chokers of the Mirotic/Wrong number days, thank goodness.
So yeah, these lyrics really do just get better and better. Seems like he will not be upsurped by his brother any time too soon.
And the darling shorts and loafers shot. Yes. More of this and less of the creepy heair and necklaces please. It suits you babes. The over plucked eye brows are surely the for-Japanese audience look, so I wont say too much on the matter, apart from, I'd rather you didn't, if it's all the same to you.
And finally, I'm sorry Bunny, but I have to say that I had actually screen shoted that Rain performance with the lace up bolero and T-shirt, but not for the same resons as you babes.
I did it because I liked it?! I feel guilty now, like that is a terrible thing to admit. But I can't quite honestly tell you that _I don't still like it, even after your bashing. I guess my mind works in ever more mysterious ways. And I like the fun time look? Admittedly the suit is great and the slick back hair is not. I'm osrry. Forgive me, like I did you (**** - you know what these four alphabets stand for I'm sure).
As for Xiah wanting to be Rain...I'm not sure that will ever be attainted. But there are worse role models for sure. Aim high babes, that's what I say.
I would like this video more if it wasn't largely centered around his REDONKULOUS ring!!!!
Jesus Christ! Every chance they get, there it is!
Every chance HE gets, there's something dangling or on the contrary, asphixyating him.
Now, I'm not one to shy away from repetition and consistency.
There are 7 mouthwipes in the 3 minutes and 59 seconds of Shinee's Ring Ding Dong Video!! 7!!!!
And by god, I love every one of them!!
But this unabashed ring rigamarole is just too much. Do your swashbuckling elsewhere Xiah. Be flamboyantly reckless with accesories in your own time.
But apart from that...he's quite attractive.
Yes he really is propelling himself into the front lines of my vision, he's knows we cant look away if he pulls this kind of a stunt and he is certainly outrunning his brother's chase this way too.
bed wetting ahahahhahahahahaha hah ha! oh jessica!
please lets not talk about the Japanese and eyebrows, some of my boys have a really tough time of things over there, lets just move on, enjoy the loafers and shorts and move along.
Its strange that both you ladies are referencing accessory crimes and yet, somehow, I didn't even notice?! any of them! I wasn't looking at his jewels... or was I? Now im terrified to rewatch any videos in case I now find them ruined by offensive accessorising. its a risk ill have to take.
Jess ! you liked the lace up bolero??? what is this madness. Maybe, MAYBE this could be pulled off by GD, but Rain??! it was weird, really really weird, and even weirder that you liked it... but you know, you like what you like , sometimes there is just no sense to it. I know what you're getting at. ****. :(
And I think we're all agreed, while this is an impressive work from Xiah, Rain he is not, nor will he ever be.
I'll let the eyebrows be, for now, but please do know that I do take issue with the overpluck..
Accessories. Really, this is one thing our boys do have a real problem with. Watching Junho finger grose white leather accessories in the S-body stoot was almot adorable, but not. PUT IT DOWN! is all i could think. Step away for the terrible terrible things. They do not need accessories, that are beautiful and cool enough as it is. Earrings can occasionally be ok, when they look like small plugs i'd eve say I like it, like on DooJoon and at one point Shinwoo. But stop there.
I'm sure oneday I will write a thesis covering this point thoroughly oneday.
As for the bolero, I really can't say much more. Inexplicable i guess. I think I liked the t-shirt most out of the outfit, and maybe this detracted enough from the lace up leather to make me settle on the idea that it's a-ok, who knows. I appreciate the space you leave me here.
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