New Obsession: VIXX!

WARNING: I literally just wrote this blog post so I could rant about my VIXX feels.


I don't quite know why I have basically fallen in love with another group after swearing to myself no more. I guess they must be taking over from EXO as I just lost interest in them a few months ago.. But here we are! VIXX!

OK no.. I know why I've fallen in love with these guys!

BECAUSE OF LE DERP.
And because of friends being obsessed with them and reblogging funny gifs of them on tumblr..

I had a slight dilemma arising about 13 episodes into VIXX MTV Diary which was that I kinda liked two members instead of the standard one that most people have, or zero if you're picky like me! During the first couple of episodes feels started developing towards Ken but I was never sure if he was actually biasable as, well, half the time I didn't know what he was saying as THE AMOUNT OF RANDOM UNSUBBED EPISODES IS JUST CRUEL and yeah. Then out of nowhere in episode 13 Ravi just popped up and was like "Hi have you noticed I'm pretty well built and hot?" and I was intrigued as nobody had ever before confronted me like that.

So yeah I think I've pretty much settled it and ended up with that derp of a man pictured above.. He shall be my first AB bias! Most of my biases tend to be type B with a handful of Os and two As! Usually I stay away from the ABs.. I guess that one guy who was a brief guest as a token AB type on U-Kiss Vampire has just scarred ABs in my mind.. But I like this Ken Ken derp so he can stay.

In terms of their music.. None of it has blown me away but that isn't a bad thing! I have been singing the "Just can't control" part of Hyde for the past two days and On and On is quite the tune. I guess I need to check out more non-promoted tracks of theirs as the ones on the Hyde mini are the only I've heard and I really liked Light Up The Darkness! Plus the more I listen to songs the more I get addicted and I can easily see this happening with VIXX!

On the other hand in terms of mvs... Wow! Hyde is all kinds of awesome! On and On would have been better if it wasn't for the really awkward singing in the mini rocket pod thing.. I really liked that arcade set in Rock Ur Body. And Super Hero was...well that was their most average one but we'll forgive them for that.. It was their debut so most of them are terrible in my opinion! I guess that makes them like Block B in terms of mvs as their debut one was extremely meh whereas Nillili Mambo is freakin' awesome!
So if you haven't seen it yet here's Hyde~

EDIT: Ravi is a life ruiner.
EDIT2: Oh dear I think I have 2 biases. That NEVER happens.

Hating On Rookies: Are People Too Harsh? (Part One)

This week saw the debut of probably more groups than I noticed but two groups in particular caught my attention, G.I. and Delight! Scrolling through comments I've noticed they've both been receiving hate so I decided to give my view on these two rookie girl groups. I've decided to split this into two, focusing on the two groups separately in separate posts.



G.I. (지아이)~

   G.I. debuted with Beatles, a song most definitely not named after the band. From what I've seen this group have not been receiving as much criticisms as Delight and perhaps are, so far, the more successful after just a week or so of being in the spotlight.
   The main criticism I have seen from people in regards to this group is about the amount of autotune in this song. Now personally I have never really been a huge fan of a lot of autotune in songs, however I have to admit that if it fits the type of song then there shouldn't be a problem with it! After listening to this song I believe that, sure maybe they could have toned it down slightly in some parts (mainly around the 1 minute mark in the mv) but altogether I think it suits the song!
   The one main problem is the fact that they are rookies and this is their debut song. Debut songs are supposed to showcase the group's talent! Show off the powerfully vocals, the fierce rapping and whatever else. Layering vocals with autotune does not enable the group to do so and as potential fans we are left wondering about these rookie's musical abilities as we simply cannot tell due to the extremity of the autotune!
   One of the aspects of their debut that bugs me a lot is how they only have released a single that features Beatles and a remix of Beatles. As I said before, debuts should showcase a group's talent! Just one song is not enough to do so! I want to hear G.I. take on different genres to show off different member's strengths and so each of them get a piece of the limelight. But unfortunately this wasn't the case and so has left me really disappointed with Simtong Entertainment.

If you haven't seen it check the Beatles mv out now and decide what you think yourself~

 
   Now the one thing that stopped me from automatically deciding whether or not I liked this group was the autotune. I had to wait for their debut performance to check out how they handle this type of song live. Worst case scenario was them not being able to create an interesting live version of the song due to the lack of studio quality autotune.
   After watching the debut stage I had one definite positive reaction, whether it was the dance moves or the camera angles or the stage lights and background, they seemed to have a pretty good stage presence for a debuting group!
   Vocal-wise definitely some members stood out as being great and not so great. Now I don't know any of there names (seriouslyithinkallrookiesshouldwearnametags) so I shall refer to them in the video below. The girl with the hat with the fringe/bangs is really the only questionable member. Perhaps it was nerves, perhaps it was her microphone, perhaps she just has an airy voice, well whatever it was I felt she definitely needs to produce stronger and louder vocals to keep up with the rest of the group's power. The girl with the cap and the girl with the turquoise hair seemed to be a bit weak but have potential. The blonde rapper girl was pretty solid for a rookie. The blue haired girl definitely stands out the most. Easily. I can't wait to see more performances from her in particular as she will hopefully get even better even though for a nervous debut stage she performed really well.
   In terms of style their trousers reminded me of EXO's shiny trouser which I never was a fan of. Also their lab goggle type glasses were a bit strange but I didn't dislike them that much.
 
Check out their performance here~

All in all, it was a pretty good debut in my opinion and I look forward to seeing more from G.I.!