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TuElite

Canada2123 Posts

November 07 2011 05:21 GMT

#36861

Day 7. Step and Winter Magic

My thoughts: fuckin amazing! Step is in my opinion KARA`s best song. Energetic. Uplifting. The song`s really really good and fits each members in a nice unique way. The choreography is really good and I like the fact that DSP seems to be focusing more on the dancing, stage presence and overall entertainment experience rather than the singing. We know they`re not amazing singers but they sure are great dancers, personalities and performers so keep focusing on that. So yeah Step was amazing, I was running on Korean Standard Time the whole week during their comeback because the promotions were so good, didn't want to miss anything, first time that ever happened. The album is also probably their best album, Rider and Follow (따라와) are really good songs, Date (My Boy) and the Kamilia song are pretty good as well. Good package.

Winter Magic was great and a nice followup to the Japanese promotions, after an energetic, hot and strong song like Step it felt good to chill out to a cool, mellow, relaxing ballad. Not an amazing song, it won't get played munch in my itunes but boy was the closeup MV ridiculously good. 2nd best Kpop MV of all time after the Girl's Day one lol.

Nicole wise, as you can tell by the (soon to come) multiple spoilers sections, someone really liked that part of her career. At first, I was like everyone else, skeptical of the new hair style, going for long hair, I wasn't too sure about that... Let me just say that it did not take me long to be convinced otherwise. DAT LONG HAIR IS THE SH!T, FOOL! The (soon to come) pictures in the (soon to come) "Public appearances" section are the ones that immediately converted me. She is killing it, she matches her clothes with her hair it seems like. Fashion sense on another level. Her performances were crazy amazing, Step is just her type of song, you can tell she was enjoying herself on stage. Musically she did good too, got to rap. I'm a little disappointed she didn't get the high notes that she normally always gets, her voice is perfect for them cute high notes that kills me softly but oh what can you do, can't have everything.

Step

Performance pictures Part 1 (Most are HQs. might not wanna view on phones)
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Part 2 (Again, mostly HQs)
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Part 3 (Images heavy but no HQs)
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Performances GIFs (REALLY NOT PHONE FRIENDLY)
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You though you knew about stage presence eh? Sup now.

MV GIFs & Caps
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Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

November 07 2011 05:24 GMT

#36862

I think he means that Step got beaten in like 3 weeks, by Huh Gak and by Davichi too at some point, promotions were very short tho. I think people just assume that theyl be dominating charts for weeks on end even without promotions cause they are the #2 girl group(or something like that).

also I was kinda suprised that the ELFS didn't show up on the cha cha repackage, but whatever.

also nice MS paint skills lolz, hoping for sum good pics.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

November 07 2011 05:28 GMT

#36863

^^Can't tell if he gave up or if it's always like this and he edits everything in and I just haven't been here during the process

unichan

United States4223 Posts

November 07 2011 05:30 GMT

#36864

On November 07 2011 14:28 DystopiaX wrote:
^^Can't tell if he gave up or if it's always like this and he edits everything in and I just haven't been here during the process

He edits it in~

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

November 07 2011 05:31 GMT

#36865

On November 07 2011 14:30 unichan wrote:

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He edits it in~

Oh, cause I thought it might be his commentary on Step and Winter Magic.

Seditary

Australia7033 Posts

November 07 2011 05:33 GMT

#36866

Hmm, seems like T-ara has changed plans around again.

Comeback on Music Bank on the 18th now instead of the 25th with Cry-Cry, Lovey-Dovey pushed back till December instead of coming out at the same time.

TuElite

Canada2123 Posts

November 07 2011 05:40 GMT

#36867

On November 07 2011 14:28 DystopiaX wrote:
^^Can't tell if he gave up or if it's always like this and he edits everything in and I just haven't been here during the process

Times have been hard. I've been blocked by the TL/Imgur upload limit multiple times. Probably will end up busting my ISP`s upload limit. But giving up? Never!

Yeah, i edit it in, it takes a while to upload everything, especially when the upload limits kicks in and blocks me for like 2 hours...

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

November 07 2011 05:42 GMT

#36868

On November 07 2011 14:33 Seditary wrote:
Hmm, seems like T-ara has changed plans around again.

Comeback on Music Bank on the 18th now instead of the 25th with Cry-Cry, Lovey-Dovey pushed back till December instead of coming out at the same time.

Heard this, makes more sense to have 2 songs. Doesn't split their userbase/votes for awards or whatever, means that they'll be promoting after SNSD and WG are gone (although not IU)

edit- also imagine it must be hard to learn routines and shit for 2 songs with 30 minute MVs, given that they also do dramas and other shit.

andyrau

13015 Posts

November 07 2011 05:44 GMT

#36869

>They will also release their brand new mini album "Black Eyes" on the 18th, instead of the original date of the 25th.
>In addition to that, they will show two completely different sides of them with "Cry Cry" and "lovey-dovey". Originally they were going to promote them at the same time, but have made a last minute final decision to promote "lovey-dovey" a month later starting in December because of their two incredibly distinct concepts.

http://www.tiaradiadem.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18621

UrASofty

Canada772 Posts

November 07 2011 05:53 GMT

#36870

so you actually like post there?

dayum

Synapze

Canada563 Posts

November 07 2011 06:17 GMT

#36871

You've converted me. Nicoles current hair in those latest pics.. <3

I really think shes hot now... im drooling brb.

unichan

United States4223 Posts

November 07 2011 06:18 GMT

#36872

On November 07 2011 14:44 andyrau wrote:

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You just made my week
Hopefully they don't change it again T_T

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

November 07 2011 06:20 GMT

#36873

On November 07 2011 14:53 UrASofty wrote:
so you actually like post there?

dayum

I lurk there, because their news team has T-ara news before AKP does. I don't read their forums though, they're terrible.

andyrau

13015 Posts

November 07 2011 06:53 GMT

#36874

On November 07 2011 15:20 DystopiaX wrote:

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I lurk there, because their news team has T-ara news before AKP does. I don't read their forums though, they're terrible.

I check it for updates as well.
for what it's worth, while I doing my posts to fulfill the silly reqs, I found that the average post there is miles better than ones at ssf.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

November 07 2011 06:58 GMT

#36875

^yeah, but that's true of most fan forums. More people=more shit

Ym1r

United States1164 Posts

November 07 2011 07:28 GMT

#36876

Most fan forums are pretty shit, but the actual content is okay. Soshified is also probably one of the more well organized ones too, they even managed to set up the fan meeting with SNSD (I think). I have to give a lot of credit to that one.

Craton

United States17281 Posts

November 07 2011 07:36 GMT

#36877

I doubt there's a site in existence with a worse community than theirs.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

November 07 2011 07:41 GMT

#36878

KMK and Minah to new drama "Vampire Idol"

I'm in

Sunaj

Canada2041 Posts

November 07 2011 07:44 GMT

#36879

On November 07 2011 16:36 Craton wrote:
I doubt there's a site in existence with a worse community than theirs.

Sure there is, because as shit as the community is, they do have a good subbing team. Somewhere out there there is a community that's just as shit without even that to somewhat salvage the IQ drop one gets from going there.

Ym1r

United States1164 Posts

November 07 2011 07:46 GMT

#36880

On November 07 2011 16:36 Craton wrote:
I doubt there's a site in existence with a worse community than theirs.

Have you ever been to the AKP forums?